Trump admits Republicans ‘likely’ to lose midterm elections unless they go ‘nuclear’ and end Senate filibuster

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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President Donald Trump says Republicans will lose the midterms unless the Senate filibuster is ended, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts her MAGA colleagues on 'The View,' and a suspect is arrested after an 'intentional' explosion at Harvard University.

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1 | Trump admits Republicans 'likely' to lose midterm elections unless they go 'nuclear' and end Senate filibuster

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2 | MTG soaks up cheers during lovefest on The View as she blasts Mike Johnson and 'weak and pathetic' MAGA world

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3 | That time Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face and the Texas man apologized for getting shot says it all about Bush VP

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4 | Moment teen is cuffed in violent sexual assault case that ended with him receiving a slap-on-the-wrist

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5 | Harvard explosion suspects arrested after 'intentional' blast at school

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The pattern of hurricanes veering away from the U.S. this year is due to what meteorologists call the "Bermuda High": a high pressure system in the Atlantic basin with clockwise winds that can push storms either west or east depending on the system's strength.

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