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POLITICO Nightly: Trump’s empty embrace of Starmer

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By  Calder McHugh Presented by  President Donald Trump, right, meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington today. | Chris Kleponis via CNP LIMITED GUARANTEE  — When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Washington at Blair House — the presidential guest house opposite the White House — he was greeted by a gesture of goodwill: the Union Jack flying outside. The only problem? The  flag was upside down  . The honest mistake proved emblematic of Starmer’s visit, a well-intended gesture that didn’t exactly accomplish its intended result. The prime minister and the president didn’t make much concrete progress and had little to announce beyond expected platitudes about increased cooperation. Starmer has learned to speak Trump’s language, flattering him and praising the United States enough that Trump appears to have genuine affection for the center-left prime minister. And yet Trump remains unmove...

RSN: Andy Borowitz | FBI Believes MyPillow Guy Committed Crimes Beyond Selling Shitty Pillows

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    18 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News THE ALARMING DEPARTURE OF OUR LARGER DONORS — In the past three months we have see a sharp decline in larger donations. What had been a good climate for larger contributions is now rapidly becoming a bad one. Even donations in the one-hundred dollar range help tremendously to augment the smaller donations, that are continuing. With urgency, matching donations please! Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   Andy Borowitz | FBI Believes MyPillow Guy Committed Crimes Beyond Selling Shitty Pillows Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the cell phone of Mike Lindell, better known as the MyPillow guy, in the belief that he may have 'committed crimes beyond selling sh*tty pillows,' an F.B.I. spokesman has confirmed." READ MORE Migrants wait near the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris after being dropped off Th...