Laura Loomer sets her sights on her next target to get the boot from the Trump administration

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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Far-right activist Laura Loomer made her next Trump administration target clear,  Alyson Stoner confessed feeling 'suffocated' by Demi Lovato's power as teens, and President Donald Trump used a Soviet-era name to describe Russia's second-largest city ahead of the summit with Putin.

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1 | Laura Loomer sets her sights on her next target to get the boot from the Trump administration

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2 | Girlfriend charged with murder nearly two decades after dismembered remains of woman found

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3 | Trump suffers another geography fail after calling Alaska 'Russia' as he rants ahead of Putin meeting

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4 | Disney Channel star says they felt 'suffocated' under weight of Demi Lovato's 'power'

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5 | Los Angeles schools are prepping 'safe zones' to keep ICE agents away as students return to classroom

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Ten years after his career as a television star ended when he launched his first campaign for the White House, President Donald Trump is returning to his TV roots as host of this year's Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony this December.

The president, who appointed himself head of the Kennedy Center shortly after taking office, made the announcement at a press conference to unveil this year's slate of honorees.

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