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Trump fires AG Bondi amid Epstein frustration, failed prosecutions of political foes

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President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi amid mounting frustration over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and her office’s failed bids to prosecute his political opponents — while publicly praising her as “a Great American Patriot.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George review troops during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George review troops during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, latest senior military leader to be sacked

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President Donald Trump, far right, speaking during a cabinet meeting with Secretary of Housing, Eric Scott Turner, left, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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Trump says it would be ‘intolerable’ for Iran to have nuclear weapons

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