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‘Loyalty Enforcer’ Laura Loomer Targets Additional Officials

The far-right activist is continuing to use her close association with President Trump to go after those she deems insufficiently loyal.

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After being denied jobs in both President Trump’s campaign and in his administration, Laura Loomer has set out to prove that she is a better judge of personnel than the president’s people are.
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Army Secretary Orders West Point to Pull Appointment After a Laura Loomer Complaint

The military academy’s appointment of Jen Easterly, who had been director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, was canceled after complaints from the far-right agitator Laura Loomer.

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Jen Easterly, who also once worked for President George W. Bush’s national security adviser, had been named to a prestigious position in West Point’s department of social sciences.
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Trump Prosecutor in L.A. Seeks to Drop Two High-Profile Criminal Cases

The new administration had already courted controversy in both cases. Now the Justice Department seeks to end them entirely.

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The acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, left, and Vice President JD Vance during a news conference last month in Los Angeles.
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China Sees Gaps in U.S. Defenses, Ousted National Security Official Says

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, the former head of both the National Security Agency and Cyber Command, gave his first interview since he was fired.

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Gen. Timothy D. Haugh during a congressional hearing in March. He was forced out of his positions in April after Laura Loomer, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and Trump adviser, accused him, without evidence, of disloyalty.
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How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now

By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.

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President Trump at the White House on Friday.
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Even After Bondi Gains Trump’s Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question

The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general’s focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office in April.
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