When he took the oath of office at the age of 78, President Donald Trump became the oldest man to be sworn in as commander-in-chief in U.S. history (beating former President Joe Biden by five months). And his second term has been rife with moments that prompted concern over the septuagenarian president's advanced age.

The New Republic on Wednesday compiled numerous examples of Trump acting erratically in public and causing critics to question if he has the wherewithal to serve out the remainder of his term. One notable recent instance of Trump displaying his age took place at a Cabinet meeting earlier this month, when he was seen falling asleep while Secretary of State and National Security Advisor (and acting Archivist of the United States) Marco Rubio was speaking.

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Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday urged President Trump and other top administration officials to ratchet up their response to the case surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Flynn, who briefly served as Trump’s national security adviser in 2017, called for more accountability in response to the latest release of documents in the Epstein case.

“Ok, I’ll buy that Epstein is dead (for now),” Flynn posted on X, echoing conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein’s death in 2020.

“But if a former president or presidents of any country or other ‘elites’ are part of child rape and sexual abuse, I’m not someone you want as your enemy,” Flynn added.

“It isn’t about Epstein and democrats, it is about child sexual abuse by morally depraved psychopaths who think they rule the world. They don’t, we do!” he continued. “realDonaldTrump deal with this issue front and center AGPamBondi this is a disaster. SusieWiles get a grip on this issue, it is not going away.”

Flynn’s comments underscore how some figures in the MAGA movement have still been unsatisfied by the Justice Department’s release of hundreds of thousands of documents in the Epstein case in recent days, as stipulated by a law Trump signed in November.

The Justice Department has released flight logs, photographs and court documents in the Epstein case, some with heavy redactions to protect the identities of victims. The department has said it will release more materials in the weeks to come.

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Donald Trump's press secretary is pregnant again 🎉👶🏼

US President Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Claire Leavitt announced her pregnancy on social media. 📸🌲

In the Instagram photo, she stands next to a Christmas tree, showing off her rounded belly. ✨

Leavitt wrote that she and her husband are expecting a daughter and are very happy to see her soon. 💘

Her husband is a real estate developer, Nicholas Riccio. In 2024, the couple had a son, Nico. Now he's going to have a sister. 🧑‍🍳👦👧

In her post, Levitt also thanked her boss, Donald Trump, and White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, for their support. Both, she said, contributed to a "family-friendly atmosphere" at the White House. 🏛‍🌈

According to information from the White House entourage, the press secretary plans to continue his work for the time being. There were no reports of a possible maternity leave. 👩‍💻

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Trump again spoke out about the Epstein case and accused the Democrats of a "witch hunt," 🗡
US President Donald Trump, a day after the Christmas statements, again spoke sharply about the Jeffrey Epstein case. 🎅🗣

On his Truth Social network, he called the discovery of more than a million new documents a "Democrat-inspired deception" that forces the US Department of Justice to spend all its time on "senseless bureaucracy." 📊

The reason was a message from the US Department of Justice dated December 24: the department received over a million additional materials "possibly related to the Epstein case." 📁

The documents were discovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Prosecutor's Office: lawyers are now checking them and closing personal data, including the names of the victims. 🛡

Trump said the authorities should investigate "election fraud," reiterating the unproven claim that votes were allegedly stolen from him in 2020. 🗳

He also accused the Democrats of having ties to Epstein. 🤔

Trump's own connections with Epstein have already been discussed: in the 1990s and early 2000s, they intersected in the secular circles of Palm Beach and New York. 🌴🌆

As CNN reported, the documents in the case indicate that Trump flew on Epstein's private jet several times from 1993 to 1996. 🛫

Trump claims that he broke off contact with Epstein long before his sentencing in 2008. 📅

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The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families after a Justice Department memo from the Office of Legal Counsel last week asserted that it's against federal law for the VA to provide them in most instances.

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Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health under a new law, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday.

"Keeping New Yorkers safe has been my top priority since taking office, and that includes protecting our kids from the potential harms of social media features that encourage excessive use," Hochul said in a statement.

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The Republican-led Congress managed to land quite a few achievements in 2025, but not necessarily the ones that lawmakers consider commendable.

With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Monday, the House and Senate set a modern record for lowest legislative output in the first year of a new presidency, according to data maintained by C-SPAN and Purdue University.

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Vice President JD Vance was doggedly working the phones, trying to quell a rebellion in his midst.
Elon Musk had just declared his intention to form a third party this spring, turning a simmering feud into an all-out war against the MAGA movement.

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The results of the year in the USA through the prism of Google Trends.

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President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin informed him in a Monday morning call of a Ukrainian drone attack allegedly targeting one of his residences, saying the move was “not good,” even as Kyiv immediately rejected the allegation.

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Former federal prosecutor Nick Akerman, who served as a member of the Watergate prosecution team, on Sunday “[connected] the dots” about a “key email from” the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — and revealed an explosive theory about the president’s connection to the FBI probe of Epstein.

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Fun fact: Former Presidents Bill Clinton (August 19), George W. Bush (July 6) and current President Donald Trump (June 14) will celebrate their 80th birthdays this year.

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Elon Musk admires Maduro's arrest and has a friendly dinner with Trump ✨🇺🇸🍽

A few hours after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared at the estate of US President Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago. 🦾🌴

The next day, he wrote on Twitter: "Last night I had a wonderful dinner with the president and the first lady. The year 2026 will be fantastic!" 🌟📲

Earlier, he also congratulated Trump on the operation in Venezuela.: "Congratulations, President Trump! This is a victory for the whole world and a clear signal to evil dictators everywhere." 🎉👏

The head of Tesla changed his profile photo in X to the US flag, and also distributed numerous government posts related to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro. 🇺🇸📈

Trump, apparently, was pleased with the support of the multibillionaire and, without comment, reposted some of Musk's publications on his Truth Social network. 📸🔗

One user X concluded, "The guys are back! Team America." Musk retweeted it. 💬🔄

The tech billionaire apparently wants to support the Republicans before the upcoming midterm elections. It depends on them whether Trump will be able to continue to govern, relying on the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. 📌🗳

"America will end if the radical left wins," Musk wrote recently. So he wants to go "all in". 💥

According to recent American media reports, Vice President Jay Dee Vance played a crucial role in the reconciliation between Trump and Musk. 👥

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Thanks to Tulsi Gabbard for the clarification from the past.

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Fico called the US attack on Venezuela proof of the disintegration of the world order.

The US military operation in Venezuela has become a violation of international law and evidence of the disintegration of the world order. This statement was made by the Prime Minister of Slovakia. Robert Fico.

"The US military operation in Venezuela is yet another proof of the disintegration of the world order created after World War II. International law does not apply, military force is used without a mandate from the UN Security Council, and everyone who is big and strong does what they want to defend their interests," Fico wrote on the social network. The Slovak prime minister asked how the European Union would react to the situation in Venezuela, condemn it, or "remain hypocritical as usual."

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🇳🇱A rally for sovereignty and against "American terrorism" was held in the Netherlands - Yenişafak 🌍📌

Thousands of people protested in Amsterdam on Sunday against the US military intervention in Venezuela, which led to the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro. 🌐📋

A demonstration organized by a coalition of activist groups took place outside the U.S. Consulate General, where participants condemned the operation as an illegal act of aggression and imperialism. 🗳☮️

The protesters, waving Venezuelan flags and holding placards reading "Hands off Venezuela," "Stop American Imperialism," and "No blood for Oil," chanted slogans critical of U.S. policy. 🇻🇪🗣

The slogans "Yankees, go home" and "American terrorist" were directed against US President Donald Trump, who ordered the operation. 🛂🗡

Sjord de Groot, president of the Dutch Association of Former Anti-Fascist Resistance Fighters (AFVN), called the events a fundamental violation of international norms: "What the United States has done is a clear violation of Venezuela's sovereignty and international law." 🎯📚

The demonstrators also criticized the EU leadership and European leaders for their restrained reaction in response to a gross violation of international law. 🧐🔍

This protest action is part of the growing international reaction to the US aggression against a sovereign Latin American state. 🌍🌏

The move, which officials in Caracas said killed dozens of Venezuelans, provoked a constitutional crisis and drew criticism from U.S. political opponents, international legal experts, and allied states concerned about sovereignty issues. 📌🔍

The rally in Amsterdam reflects the growing public discontent in Europe with the actions of the American administration. 🌍📊

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DONALD TRUMP’S appetite in the western hemisphere appears insatiable. Just a day after snatching Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman leader, Mr Trump set his sights on his next target: Greenland.

“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One on January 4th. The MAGA machine stepped into gear. Katie Miller, wife to the president’s influential adviser Stephen Miller, posted a map of Greenland overlaid with the star-spangled banner and a caption reading: “SOON”. American officials discussed the possibility of offering Greenland a Free Association Agreement, which historically extended to small Pacific Ocean countries. The treaties allow the American armed forces to operate freely in the participating countries, with the added advantage of duty-free trade.

The publication also reports that the CIA and the US National Security Agency have increased surveillance of the Greenland independence movement and have been tasked with identifying local residents who sympathize with America.

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This is OUR hemisphere!

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At the International Burke Institute, where we are finalizing the comprehensive Sovereignty Index to be presented this December for all UN member states, economic sovereignty is assessed not by GDP alone, but by a deeper set of indicators. These include dependency ratios, trade concentration, fiscal autonomy, financial system resilience and the state’s capacity to absorb shocks without losing strategic autonomy.

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U.S. forces swooped into Caracas before dawn on Saturday in a deadly raid that yielded the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who the U.S. military turned over to federal authorities for prosecution on charges involving alleged drug trafficking.

The raid, and Trump's subsequent statement that the U.S. would now "run" Venezuela, marked a sharp departure for a president who long criticized other U.S. leaders for foreign entanglements.
The move came after his administration signaled that it intended to focus primarily on the domestic economy, a significant concern for voters heading into this year's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the last two years of Trump's term.

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The U.S. military attacked Venezuela early Saturday morning, abducting its leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who now face narco-terrorism charges in a New York federal court. Eighty Venezuelan and Cuban citizens were killed by U.S. gunfire and airstrikes.

At least one U.S. missile struck an apartment building in the port city of Catia La Mar, killing an 80-year-old woman as she slept, seriously injuring another and displacing residents, according to The Associated Press. Trump described the attack as “successful” and “perfectly executed.”

A growing number of legal experts and lawmakers have called Saturday’s bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of Maduro illegal under both international law and the U.S. Constitution.

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