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Politico Europe reports: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen lashed out at President Donald Trump’s U.S. administration for putting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland, as she slammed the upcoming visit to the Danish territory by U.S. Second Lady Usha Vance. “This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,” Frederiksen said, about the scheduled trip involving Vice …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump’s crackdown on lawyers is having a chilling effect on his opponents’ ability to defend themselves or challenge his actions in court, according to people who say they are struggling to find legal representation as a result of his challenges. Biden-era officials said they’re having trouble finding lawyers willing to defend them. The volunteers …

CNN’s KAITLIN COLLINS: “I want to start by getting your reaction to what we heard from Secretary Hegseth there, saying that ‘Nobody was texting war plans.’ Given you were privy to this group chat, is that how you saw it?” JEFFREY GOLDBERG: “No, that’s a lie. He was texting war plans. He was texting attack plans. When targets were going …

The Denver Post reports: President Donald Trump’s official portrait in the Colorado Capitol was taken down Monday night after the president took to social media to complain about what he claimed was a “purposefully distorted” portrayal. In a statement, House Democratic spokesman Jarrett Freedman said Republican leadership had asked that the portrait be removed. “If the GOP wants to spend time …

“You are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again. To include the, I don’t know, the hoax of Russia, Russia, Russia. The fine people on both sides hoax. The suckers and losers hoax. This is guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does. I …

Mediaite reports: The challenge for politicians in our digital age is that it’s all too easy for digital sleuths to dig up video clips of their past selves and smack them with charges of hypocrisy. Such is the tale of National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who accidentally added a reporter on a group chat discussing secret war plans but less …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump reacted after reports surfaced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accidentally included a journalist in a group chat in which sensitive U.S. military plans for strikes against Yemen were discussed. Asked about Monday’s story by The Atlantic that top cabinet officials and aides used Signal to text war plans to a reporter, Trump said, “I don’t …

“This is friendliness, not provocation. We’re dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to their being properly protected and properly taken care of. “They’re calling us. We’re not calling them. And we were invited over there, and I thought it would be great. But we’ve been invited, and they really …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump praised Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s MAGA family members and told OutKick founder and conservative radio host Clay Travis he’s invited the Super Bowl losers to the White House. Over the weekend, Travis scored an exclusive sit-down interview with Trump aboard Air Force One that featured plenty of questions you probably wouldn’t hear in …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that purchases oil from Venezuela. “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse. Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25% to the United States on …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump Jr. is headlining a group of conservative gun activists joining the board of online firearms retailer GrabAGun as it plans to go public later this year, the company announced Monday. GrabAGun is in the process of merging with a holding company led by businessman Omeed Malik, whose conservative-leaning venture fund 1789 Capital has invested …

NBC News reports: A federal appeals court panel of three judges will hear arguments today over the Trump administration’s deportation of five Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will listen to arguments by both sides on the government’s request to reverse U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order, …

Politico reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday to “tread very carefully” following the lawmaker’s recent remarks voicing support for Elon Musk to be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we’re going to fight to protect all of …

“Why would the now highly discredited 60 Minutes be doing a total ‘puff piece’ on George Clooney, a second rate movie ‘star,”’and failed political pundit. He fought hard for Sleepy Joe’s election and then, right after the Debate, dumped him like a dog. “Later, I assume under orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for ‘Kamala,’ only to soon …

“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before. “The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the …

USA Today reports: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he believes the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy was carried out by Lee Harvey Oswald but asked if the gunman had help. When asked if he believes Oswald killed JFK, Trump responded, “I do. And I’ve always held that, of course he was, was he helped?” Trump told …

The Intercept reports: President Donald Trump’s administration wants to force people in the U.S. applying for green cards or citizenship to fork over their social media handles, in a move with far-reaching implications as the government cracks down on pro-Palestine activists. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, which oversees naturalization and immigration, earlier this month proposed requesting social media …

The Daily Beast reports: Education Secretary Linda McMahon won’t rule out having Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. take over vaccines in public schools. Noting that shuttering the Department of Education as the Trump administration intends would require redistributing its responsibilities, host Dana Bash asked whether Kennedy—a vaccine skeptic—could be tasked with overseeing state vaccination mandates. “Would he be involved …

ABC News reports: Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, vowed Sunday that the Trump administration would not defy court orders stemming from legal challenges over its invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to help deport undocumented immigrants from the United States. Still, speaking exclusively on ABC’s “This Week,” on Sunday, Homan also said, “I don’t care what the …

CNN reports: The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties. The sponsorship offers range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a …