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Trump's 'gala for a communist' is ripping apart his own red state base: lawmakers

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool

The White House Is Turning Access Into Obedience

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Raw Story reports that Justice Department lawyers argued that allowing CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to cover President Donald Trump’s White House posed a national-security risk, while Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she “shouldn’t be here” at a gathering of world leaders. The report also described plans for Trump to welcome Chinese…

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