A phone call between Trump and conservative tech billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly turned 'pretty contentious'

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Thiel, once a loud and proud conservative, has grown quiet on his support for former President Donald Trump, and now Trump is fighting back.

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Trump campaign backtracks claim that he bought a Glock handgun in South Carolina after it became clear that would be illegal

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Former President Donald Trump.

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Former Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson says Trump's reelection chances will be maximized if the federal government doesn't treat the migrant crisis as an 'all hands on deck' situation

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Former Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson.

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Fetterman: It's a 'strange world' when people care more about the dress code than Menendez's having cash in envelopes that 'would make the Goodfellas blush'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania

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Allegations that Ron DeSantis force-fed an inmate at Guantanamo Bay don't check out because he was just a low-level grunt at the time, ex-colonel says

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Menendez says the cash found in his home was from his 'personal savings account' which he kept for 'emergencies' due to his family 'facing confiscation in Cuba'

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Sen. Bob Menendez and the wads of cash found in his New Jersey home.

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House Democrat says there's still time for someone to try to deny Joe Biden the party's nomination: 'The country is begging for alternatives'

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President Joe Biden and Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota.

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A former guard at one of Putin's luxury palaces said it's like a toxic 'little town' where everyone is snitching on each other

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Valery Brizhaty says he worked as an FSO officer at the Olivye palace complex in Crimea.

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US investors can't place wagers on the 2024 election, financial watchdog rules

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden are seen as the frontrunners for the 2024 presidential election.

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Gavin Newsom got grilled on '60 Minutes' about whether he intends to run for president. This time his answer wasn't 'no.'

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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