"Jared Kushner’s Revenge Exposed: Chris Christie Claims Donald Trump’s Son-in-Law Got Him Fired From Key Job for Sending His Dad to Prison"
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"Vivek Ramaswamy’s chances of losing in Ohio governor race—Poll"
Republican candidate for governor in Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy, trails Democrat Amy Acton by 10 points, a new poll from EMC Research, Inc., shows on Thursday.
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"The national debt isn’t $39 trillion. One economist says it’s actually $100 trillion"
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4 deaths confirmed in US military refueling aircraft crash in Iraq
Four of the six service members onboard a refueling aircraft died when the plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed on Friday.
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"Bending the knee has it's price!"
Gulf countries press for end to Iran war with push for diplomacy
Gulf countries are pushing for an end to the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran, a rare moment of unity in a fight they tried to avoid.
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No one else, and certainly not a criminal who betrays her band of murderers and narcos in order to survive, can hold such an honor."
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The first legitimate president of Venezuela will be, following some elections that must not be delayed much longer, this heroine of the Venezuelan people.
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European Parliament member Hermann Tertsch, on X: "I hope that no one is misled by transitory maneuvers and deliberate confusions.
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We'll give each other that long-awaited hug that we'll soon repeat in Venezuela and with our families! Let's all meet, preparing for the reconstruction of our country that we'll achieve TOGETHER."
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What People Are Saying
Machado, on X earlier this week: "My dear Venezuelans in Chile, what excitement to be able to see each other this Thursday, March 12, in Santiago.
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"She let you steal the oil that belong to Venezuelan!"
"She is doing a great job, and they are all doing a great job," Trump said. "We've taken hundreds of millions of barrels of oil out already."
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However Machado remains the country's most popular politician even as her political capital continues2diminish the longer she stays abroad.
Last wk, Trump referred2Rodriguez as a "wonderful president" who is leading a "great situation" in the country4 the time being.
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At the moment, Venezuela remains under the rule of acting President Delcy Rodriguez, who previously served as Maduro's vice president.
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What To Know
Those familiar with the conversation said Trump only advised Machado, and that what he said was not any kind of order to the Venezuelan politician.
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"She won the election you d*ck head! She has the support"
However, Trump previously said he thought Machado was a "very nice woman" but that "it would be very tough for her to be the leader" and "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country."
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The U.S. earlier this year captured and extracted Maduro from Venezuela so he can face charges of international narco-terrorism, which put Machado squarely in the frame as a potential successor.
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"Then dishonor that medal by giving it to 🍊💩!"
The NNCommittee said it was honoring Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
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Why It Matters
Machado rose to international prominence for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro, for which she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Times, citing a U.S. official and another person briefed on the meeting, said that Trump and Machado met for breakfast at the WH on Friday, where they spoke for two hours.
Newsweek reached out to the White House on Thursday evening via email for comment.
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Donald Trump has helped cool expectations for Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, telling her that she should not return to her homeland for now, according to The New York Times.
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"Translation: I 'm making lots of money from your people from oil I am stealing and don't want you to mess it up!"
Trump Tells Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Not To Return Home: Report. By Peter Aitken
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New Mexico authorities search Zorro Ranch formerly owned by Epstein. By Michael Williams
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Mahdawi adds, "Women who changed their name when they got married may also face a logistical nightmare: reports show that as many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse's name don't have a birth certificate that matches their legal name.
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While just over 8& of self-identified white American citizens don't have these documents readily available, the Brennan Center found the number is nearly 11% among Americans of color."
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"Per one Brennan Center Study, more that 21 million American citizens, many of whom are engaged voters, do not have easy access to these documents.
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"If it became law, the Save Act would require Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or other citizenship document to register or re-register to vote," the columnist explains.
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That thing is called the Save Act &if the Trump Adm gets its way, it could have an oversized impact on the Nov midterms particularly when it comes2minorities &married women being able2vote."
Mahdawi contends that the SA goal is "disenfranchisement" of female voters.
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So I'm very sorry to say that I'm here to ruin your weekend by giving you yet another thing to worry about.
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The SAVE Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2025 but is stalled in the U.S. Senate.
In her Sunday, February 1 column, Mahdawi argues, "As the U.S. grows increasingly violent, increasingly cruel, every day brings a legion of new horrors.
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Mahdawi is especially concerned about the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility), which, if passed, would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require "documentary proof of United States citizenship" in order to vote.
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