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Mitch McConnell sounds the alarm: Is this the most dangerous period since World War 2?

September 4, 2025 • 9 mins
In a stark warning to the nation, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has called today “the most dangerous period since World War II.” McConnell highlighted the rising political tensions, the state of American democracy, and the unprecedented challenges facing the country. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen P...
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World leaders snub Trump at Beijing military parade, as Putin, Kim and Xi mark the end of WW2.

September 3, 2025 • 9 mins
Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who made a rare foreign trip to attend, flanked President Xi as they ascended to the viewing platform overlooking Tiananmen Square and watched the display of military hardware and marching troops. Observers say the joint appearance was a show of unity against the United States. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBq...
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Trump 'broke Federal law' with National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, says judge in court ruling.

September 2, 2025 • 11 mins
A federal judge ruled today that Donald Trump’s administration “willfully” broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area in early June after days of protests over immigration raids. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - deliveri...
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Is Trump trying to rig the 2026 midterm elections?

August 30, 2025 • 10 mins
Like many authoritarian rulers, Trump now finds himself in the trap of his own corruption: he cannot afford to lose power. To relinquish office would be to invite criminal prosecution and potentially, prison. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - deliverin...
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Trump fires CDC director over rejection of RFK Jr's dangerous vaccine conspiracy theories.

August 28, 2025 • 9 mins
Trump fires CDC director Susan Monarez, who declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel selected by anti-vaccine conspiracist R.F. Kennedy Jr. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, u...
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Greenland accuses U.S. of influence campaign and summons diplomat Mark Stroh, amid meddling claims.

August 27, 2025 • 9 mins
Denmark’s foreign minister has called in the senior U.S. envoy in Copenhagen following reports that American operatives attempted to sway political developments in Greenland. “Greenland’s strategic importance means it will always attract attention from abroad,” Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in a statement. “It would not be surprising if we see renewed efforts by external players to try to shape the Kingdom’s future.” ...
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Trump denies he is a dictator whilst executing illegal orders and investigations into his opponents.

August 26, 2025 • 10 mins
Donald Trump’s second term has unleashed sweeping abuses of power across immigration, education, healthcare, public health, and the environment. International students and scholars have been detained or deported without cause, universities and law firms punished for dissent, independent agencies undermined, and federal workers threatened. Cuts to healthcare, research, student aid, and small business programs have endangered familie...
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Abrego Garcia blackmailed in bid to deport him to Uganda, now blocked by Federal judge.

August 25, 2025 • 8 mins
A federal judge on Monday said the Trump regime is “absolutely forbidden” from removing mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S., for now. Judge Paula Xinis blocked Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Uganda until she can hold a hearing to determine whether the administration will let him contest his removal to the third country. The bid to deport him comes just 3 days after he was freed from custody in a criminal case...
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ICE hiring retired federal workers to grow taskforce to abduct people of color in racial crackdown.

August 22, 2025 • 8 mins
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up training for new agents as the agency's director said he wants to train 10,000 new agents by the end of the year. ICE is recruiting retired federal workers to join its enforcement, legal and investigative units as a part of a broader campaign to beef up hiring to rid the nation of people of color. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.co...
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Vance, Hegseth & Miller booed by DC residents protesting militarization of city by Trump regime.

August 21, 2025 • 14 mins
As Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington continued on Wednesday, protesters booed Vice President JD Vance during a photo op with the guardsmen stationed in the city. People jeered Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as they visited Union Station, blocks from the U.S. Capitol which has seen it's police federalized in a fake claim of a crime wave. Join...
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Trump plan to rig election by ending mail-in voting with illegal voter suppression executive action.

August 19, 2025 • 10 mins
Donald Trump is preparing to sign a new executive order that he hopes will do away with mail-in voting, as he falsely claims mail ballots can be manipulated and voting machines are “highly inaccurate” in a bid to suppress the vote and hold on to power. SPONSOR: Head to http://www.joindeleteme.com/fiveminutenews and use promo code fiveminutenews for 20% off. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.you...
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Trump outsmarted by Zelenskyy and European leaders as he delivers Putin talking points at summit.

August 18, 2025 • 14 mins
Donald Trump thought he was hosting an episode of the EU Apprentice as he was outsmarted by European leaders at the White House during his farcical Ukraine summit, delivering Putin's talking points, and saying a whole lot of nothing to end the war. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, ine...
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Trump humiliated by disasterous Putin meeting with no deal agreed for Ukraine ceasefire.

August 15, 2025 • 10 mins
Despite meeting for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage Alaska, Donald Trump emerged without announcing any agreements and with little to share publicly. Known for using international platforms to his advantage, Trump was notably restrained, offering almost no specifics when standing alongside Putin at the summit’s conclusion. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube....
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DC Mayor beats down Trump's authoritarian attack on Home Rule in the courts, in a win for Democrats.

August 15, 2025 • 7 mins
The Trump regime has agreed to scale back, in part, attorney general Pam Bondi’s executive order, specifically the aspect that puts DC metropolitan police department fully under the control of DEA administrator Terry Cole, rather than DC police chief. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics,...
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Putin’s quiet victory at Trump’s Alaska summit won't end the Ukraine war or help European allies.

August 14, 2025 • 9 mins
When Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the cameras will capture handshakes, flags, and grand claims of peace. But according to diplomatic insiders, the real outcome will be far less celebratory — and far more dangerous. The Anchorage summit, billed as a breakthrough to “end the war” in Ukraine, is shaping up to be the moment Putin secures exactly what he set out to achieve when he launched his invasion: permanent control...
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TAKEN: Trump sends migrants to Hawaii prison from U.S. mainland as ICE detention facilities overflow.

August 12, 2025 • 9 mins
ICE's new resources will fuel an intense initiative to recruit as many as 10,000 new agents who will have a presence in cities like New York City and Los Angeles, and throughout the United States. And the money comes as a windfall for private prison companies, who have already rushed to pitch the administration on new contracts to run detention facilities. For now, ICE is deporting migrants across the Pacific, to Honolulu. SPONSO...
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Trump lies about D.C. crime to federalize police and use military to take control of sanctuary city.

August 11, 2025 • 14 mins
Donald Trump said he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency and his administration would be removing homeless encampments. Washing D.C. images courtesy of Time Travel Walk YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com...
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Why does Trump want to be alone with Putin at Alaska summit on Ukraine?

August 11, 2025 • 10 mins
As Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska later this week, European leaders have stressed that Ukraine must be included in any talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine. But Trump wants to be alone with his counterpart. Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Com...
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Out of control - Trump calls on military for drug enforcement and threatens to federalize DC.

August 9, 2025 • 8 mins
Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to use the military to carry out law enforcement against foreign drug cartels. The Republican’s decree provides an official basis for undertaking direct military operations on foreign soil and in corresponding territorial waters against organized criminal groups. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute...
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Trump's fake tariffs kick in as economy slows and the world holds its breath for U.S. recession.

August 8, 2025 • 11 mins
On the day that tariffs kick in, Donald Trump called reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present fake charts that he claimed show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute New...
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