Bettina Anderson was quick to slam Vogue on Instagram on Wednesday after the fashion publication wrote a scathing piece about the first lady's official White House portrait.

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Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violenceMeta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit originated in 2021 when Trump sued the social media company for suspending his accounts after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been confirmed by a Meta spokesperson.The majority of the settlement, $22m, will go toward a fund to pay for Trump’s presidential library, according to the Wall Street Journal. The remainder will pay for legal fees and go to other plaintiffs listed in the case. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’Kash Patel sought to allay concerns about his fitness to serve as the FBI director at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, but declined to engage with questioning that explicitly asked whether he would use his position to investigate some of Donald Trump’s top political opponents.The hearing revolved around Patel’s provocative public remarks attacking the FBI and his ability to resist political pressure from the White House, a topic that has come to the fore with the justice department rocked by the ouster of prosecutors who worked on cases against Trump. Continue reading...

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Trump nearly spoke for eight hours during his first week back in the White House

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Donald Trump offered condolences before plunging into politics as he delivered air crash update in the White House briefing room on Thursday morning.

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As they nibbled miniature lobster rolls and sipped mezcal cocktails, the well-heeled guests toasted the coming reign of Donald Trump.

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As they nibbled miniature lobster rolls and sipped mezcal cocktails, the well-heeled guests toasted the coming reign of Donald Trump.

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Spouting wild innuendo about the tragedy unfolding in the Potomac River, opening a new migrant detention camp in a very familiar place - and making wildly false claims about sending condoms to Gaza. Here's what you need to know

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Elon Musk is bringing his 'hardcore' work ethic to DOGE as he's reportedly told allies he's been sleeping in their Washington offices.

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