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JD Vance’s bad week gets worse
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Hi readers, happy Friday! What a week, right? My colleague Caitlin Dewey has spent the last two days unpacking some of the midterm results and their implications for you, and there…
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Stephen Miller primed to fire Susie Wiles’ top aides after seizing White House: report
Two of Susie Wiles’ deputies could be out of a job as Stephen Miller takes over as President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff, WIRED reported. White House aides are bracing for more departures, according to the Friday report. James Blair, who put together the GOP’s midterm strategy, and fellow Wiles deputy Richard Walters…
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Stephen Miller’s rise to chief of staff indicates Trump isn’t ready to move on
President Donald Trump’s decision to name hard-line loyalist Stephen Miller as his top aide cemented what many Republicans were already privately fearing: There will be no party-wide GOP reckoning with this week’s midterm bloodbath. Instead, with Trump still in office for another two years, most have grown resigned to the reality that the president is…
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California says 6,500 homes near shuttered Exide plant are ‘clean.’ But soil samples raise questions
California has cleaned up lead-contaminated soil at thousands of homes in neighborhoods surrounding a shuttered battery recycling plant in southeast L.A. County, state officials say. The former Exide facility in Vernon spewed toxic dust for decades as it melted down lead-acid car batteries for recycling. Its operations released lead dust across Boyle Heights, East Los…
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Trump DOJ’s ‘farcical’ Supreme Court leak probe exposed as scapegoat hunt by legal expert
Podcast host and legal expert Katie Phang called the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson draft opinion “farcical,” suggesting investigators may be looking for someone to blame. In a Thursday episode of her podcast, Phang cited a New York Times report that a grand jury has…
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Netflix’s Plan to Buy Radford Studios Lot Stalls
Netflix’s conversations to acquire the Radford Studios lot seem to have stalled out. In an earnings call with Hudson Pacific CEO Victor Coleman, he explained that the proposed acquisition of the lot has stalled. The streamer reportedly is said to be weighing how much studio space they actually need in Los Angeles going forward. “Netflix…
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MAGA lawmaker who called out Trump faces federal recount fight: report
A Florida Democrat went to federal court Friday to keep Miami-Dade’s elections chief off the recount in his race against Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, after the official said Salazar would win either way, NBC News reported. Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia told the Miami Herald on election night that “Maria Elvira is the…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle returns to MAGA central — just weeks after spectacular fall from grace
WASHINGTON â Kimberly Guilfoyle has re-emerged in the heart of Trump land, attending a glitzy conservative gala at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night and bringing a very MAGA gift. The former ambassador to Greece, who resigned after reports of behavioral and financial issues, was thought to be in exile from President Trump and his world after…
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WNBA couple Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd secretly split ‘over a year’ ago, beg fans to stop commenting on romance
WNBA players Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd revealed they secretly parted ways a year ago — before Fudd was drafted into the Dallas Wings in April. “Paige and I have something we want to share with everyone,” Fudd began during the “Fudd Around and Find Out” podcast on Friday, which saw Bueckers appear as a…
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The Cybertruck’s Death Is Actually Great News for EVs
Tesla will end production of the Cybertruck at its Texas Gigafactory next year. It’s a uniquely toxic electric vehicle, between its divisive design and Elon Musk’s embrace of you name it. That toxicity certainly contributed to subpar sales, along with a number of recalls. But the end of the Cybertruck is also another sign that…