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Musk was done with politics – until Trump offered a $1.6B contract

yesterday 10

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Trump may pull Blanche's nomination, but he's not going anywhere

previous day 10

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Millions could've kept health insurance. Trump spent it on Iran.

thursday 10

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With no plan for inflation, Trump calls affordability 'made up'

Democrats seeking to win or hold onto seats in Congress in November's midterm elections probably hope that President Donald Trump keeps going on...

27.07.2026 10

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NJ's voting software glitch doesn't prove Trump's delusions

23.07.2026 10

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When it comes to elections, Trump loves telling on himself

22.07.2026 30

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Trump's election speech hid the details in what he didn't say

18.07.2026 20

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Trump, Republicans are using election fraud lies to cheat

15.07.2026 10

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Housing law is clear midterm win for GOP. Why didn't Trump sign it?

11.07.2026 20

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Trump is still pushing the SAVE Act. It still won't pass the Senate.

09.07.2026 20

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Trump's 'beautiful' bill is ugly for voters – and Democrats know it

08.07.2026 20

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Acting AG Blanche will put Trump first in Epstein files release case

02.07.2026 20

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Why is Trump using scare tactics to get your support? Easy answer.

01.07.2026 20

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Why one expert believes Iranians are 'mocking' President Trump

28.06.2026 20

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Trump is still trying to control voting, as judges tell him to stop

24.06.2026 10

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What 'intrigue'? Trump derails Senate hearing with petulant post.

18.06.2026 30

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Trump is his own party's worst midterms enemy

16.06.2026 30

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Trump's decisions keep making things harder for Republicans

12.06.2026 20

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Forget Biden's memoir. Former first family needs to disappear.

10.06.2026 30

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Republicans couldn't replace Obamacare. So they made it more expensive.

27.05.2026 20

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More Americans are registering as independent. Not enough get a say.

20.05.2026 40

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Americans want no part of Trump. Republicans could learn that soon.

Imagine being a Republican in Congress right now, seeking another term in November's midterm elections as President Donald Trump drops like a...

19.05.2026 40

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Americans want religion and government separate. Trump doesn't care.

17.05.2026 40

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Trump wants you to support an American road trip you can't afford

13.05.2026 50

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Fetterman lost Dems by catering to Republicans. That doesn't make him one.

08.05.2026 50

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Your Republicans in Congress are servants to Trump's agenda

05.05.2026 30

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By going after Kimmel, Trump hopes you'll ignore the rest

29.04.2026 50

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Trump wants the Epstein files to go away. That doesn't seem likely.

28.04.2026 50

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Trump wants our tax dollars to save Spirit from his own mess

27.04.2026 40

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Warsh had a clear path to Fed chair. Trump just tripped him.

22.04.2026 50

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Trump will keep trading prosecutors for loyalists until he runs out

21.04.2026 60

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Here's how Trump's plan to oust Jerome Powell may backfire

17.04.2026 50

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Team Trump's strategic Epstein outrage ramps up as midterms near

16.04.2026 50

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I had two questions for Trump's DOJ. Here's what they said.

15.04.2026 50

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Trump, who votes by mail, is now attacking voting by mail

10.04.2026 50

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Pam Bondi tried to act above the law. It's come back to bite her.

Pam Bondi, who was fired on April 2 as attorney general by President Donald Trump, has said that she is moving on to an "important private sector...

07.04.2026 60

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Trump's threats to pull US out of NATO won't make his war popular

05.04.2026 60

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Want to tell Pam Bondi what you think of her power grab? Here’s how

31.03.2026 60

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DOJ's legal gymnastics show they don't trust Trump to protect himself

29.03.2026 50

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Congress had a plan to pay TSA. Trump would rather sow chaos with ICE.

24.03.2026 50

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Trump never had a plan for Iran. Now he's scrambling.

23.03.2026 60

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Trump claims counterterrorism head he hired was 'weak on security.' Perfect.

18.03.2026 60

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MAGA was never anything more than Trump's cover

15.03.2026 70

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Trump's war with Iran has been very helpful – to Russia

11.03.2026 60

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Congress gets one more chance to derail Bondi's cover-up

08.03.2026 80

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Trump needs an 'emergency' to federalize elections. Convenient.

04.03.2026 70

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Democrats can't just kill the SAVE Act. Voters need to know why.

01.03.2026 60

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We've forgotten Obama's immigration legacy. Trump's building on it.

12.02.2026 50

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Trump rode Obama's immigration failure to a win. Has the tide turned?

12.02.2026 50

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I said Trump's attacks would be a windfall for Mark Kelly. I was right.

03.02.2026 50

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