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Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the ...

Jon “Tracer” Treacy, who briefly ran for U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 2019, said Trump’s choice for defense secretary, former ...

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Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley ...