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Trump Secretary Spent Last Year Making Reality TV Show With Family

The U.S. secretary of transportation is supposed to oversee America’s transportation policy, but Sean Duffy has spent most of his tenure on vacation.

yesterday 6

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

RFK Jr. Exploring How to Ban Popular Antidepressants

Americans could soon lose access to some widely used antidepressant medications.

yesterday 3

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Marco Rubio Reveals Cringeworthy Message He Gave to Pope From Trump

State Secretary Marco Rubio’s meet and greet with Pope Leo XIV didn’t squash the White House’s beef with the Vatican—instead, it seemed to...

yesterday 2

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Democrats’ Massive Voting Map Victory

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned its state’s redistricting referendum, stalling Democratic efforts to gain more seats in the House.

yesterday 3

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Trump Throws Temper Tantrum When Asked About Gas Prices

Donald Trump either can’t or won’t face the music.

yesterday 2

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Senate Republicans Defy Trump and Shelve Signature Legislation

It seems that no one is coming to rescue the SAVE Act.

previous day 2

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“Everybody Made Money”: Campaign Staff Are Betting on Their Candidates

Political insiders have found a new way to make cash off of election season.

previous day 1

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RFK Jr. Makes It Easier for Kids to Get Skin Cancer

The future is looking bright for America’s youth—bright orange, that is.

wednesday 2

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Trump Thinks It’s a Compliment to Call People “Animals”

Donald Trump is insulting his supporters—again.

wednesday 1

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DOJ Sues Colorado Over Gun Law Implemented After Mass Shooting

The Justice Department sued the state of Colorado Wednesday over a gun control law that has been on the books for more than a decade.

wednesday 1

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DOJ Swoops in to Save MAGA Representative From Criminal Probe

The Department of Justice has dropped thousands of criminal cases in order to aid and abet Donald Trump’s agenda—and now it seems to be on the...

wednesday 2

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

California GOP Governor Candidate Flails After Brutal Live Fact-Check

Wannabe California governor Chad Bianco tried to pull a trump card during a GOP debate on CNN, and ended up humiliated on live TV.

wednesday 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s Revenge Cases Derail Key DOJ Office

The Miami U.S. attorney’s office is in turmoil.

05.05.2026 2

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Marco Rubio Rushes to Claim Trump Didn’t Threaten the Pope

Even the president’s Cabinet is having a hard time subscribing to what Donald Trump is saying about Pope Leo XIV.

05.05.2026 8

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Trump Is Losing His Political Juice, Right Before Midterms

Donald Trump does not have the same sway that he used to.

05.05.2026 3

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Trump’s Iran War Is a Bigger Bust Than We Knew, Leaked Info Shows

The war in Iran has done very little damage to the country’s nuclear capabilities, according to U.S. intelligence assessments.

05.05.2026 5

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Lindsey Graham Has Utterly Idiotic Definition of Victory in Iran

MAGA’s best case scenario for the war in Iran is, apparently, a return to the prewar status quo.

05.05.2026 3

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Senate Republicans Freak Out That Mike Johnson Is Losing Control

Insecurity about the midterms is rising—and Republicans are shoving some of the blame onto House Speaker Mike Johnson.

04.05.2026 4

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White House Lawyers Secretly Prep Trump Team for Brutal Midterms

The White House is forecasting a rough November for congressional Republicans.

04.05.2026 7

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Trump’s Justice Department in Crisis as Thousands of Lawyers Quit

The Justice Department is running out of attorneys.

04.05.2026 6

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Has Trump Ever Actually Played UNO Before?

Donald Trump has the reputation of being a bit of a card shark—but apparently, he has no idea what he’s doing at the table.

04.05.2026 6

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Trump Blames Democrats for Rudy Giuliani Being in the Hospital

Even aging and illness is the fault of American liberals in the MAGA worldview.

04.05.2026 6

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Trump’s FBI Reassigned a Quarter of Entire Agency for Bonkers Reason

The Trump administration massively restructured the FBI in order to accommodate its deportation goals.

01.05.2026 4

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InfoWars Finally Goes Dark, as Alex Jones Issues Ominous Warning

Alex Jones’s final meltdown on InfoWars was a defiant rejection of the company’s new ownership.

01.05.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Sons Land Massive Military Deal as Family Corruption Grows

The president’s elder sons are making money hand over fist off of their father’s office.

01.05.2026 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Visibly Declining Trump Demands Candidates Prove Mental Wellness

Now that he’s no longer eligible for the office, Donald Trump—a 79-year-old who routinely falls asleep in critical meetings—believes it’s...

30.04.2026 4

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Trump Ramps Up Threats to NATO Allies Who Won’t Help Him on Iran

The way the White House is operating, it seems that the United States doesn’t want allies.

30.04.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Pete Hegseth Can’t Explain Why He Made It Easier to Kill Civilians

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored military officials when he gutted a Pentagon oversight office designed to limit the risk of civilian deaths in...

30.04.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Here’s What Trump Wants to Do With States’ Voter Rolls

Trump administration officials arranged to share sensitive voter information with an outside group keen on undermining America’s electoral process.

30.04.2026 6

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Maine Governor Suspends Senate Campaign Due to Lack of Funds

Maine Governor Janet Mills withdrew her campaign to represent the state in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

30.04.2026 4

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Trump Tries to Goad Artemis II Astronauts Into Bashing NATO With Him

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II visited the White House Wednesday to celebrate their successful mission around the moon, but they ended up roped into...

29.04.2026 6

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Hegseth’s Own Words on Illegal Military Orders Come Back to Bite Him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s blind loyalty to the Trump administration has put him at odds with his own beliefs.

29.04.2026 7

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Hegseth Short-Circuits Trying to Explain How U.S. Is Winning Iran War

The Trump administration is failing to explain how the U.S. is coming out on top in the Iran war.

29.04.2026 6

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Ex-Official Warns People Fleeing in Droves as Trump Weaponizes DOJ

Justice Department attorneys are decamping from the Trump administration, leaving behind an enormous staffing void within the nation’s top law...

29.04.2026 5

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Trump Secretly Admits to Team He’s Nowhere Close to an Iran Deal

Publicly, Donald Trump has promised a quick and resolute end to the war with Iran—but talk of the conflict is entirely different inside his inner...

29.04.2026 9

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Pentagon Demands Congress Burn Millions to Make Name Change Official

The Trump administration’s various projects to reshape the government—even the symbolic ones—are costing U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

28.04.2026 8

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Trump Declares Himself King in Cringe Photo With King Charles

The White House has literally elevated Donald Trump to “king” status.

28.04.2026 9

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Trump-Appointed Judge Abruptly Quits Because He’s So Miserable

A federal judge is tapping out of the Trump administration.

28.04.2026 6

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Trump Issues Deranged Filing Begging Judge to Let Him Build Ballroom

The president is losing his grip over his proposed White House ballroom.

28.04.2026 9

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Missing GOP Rep. Breaks His Silence After Being MIA for Over a Month

New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. has finally addressed the public regarding his multi-week absence from Congress.

28.04.2026 5

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Terrifying Details Exposed on Who Built Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch

A prominent commercial contractor with government ties built a secluded residence in the New Mexico desert for Jeffrey Epstein.

27.04.2026 8

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Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”

One of the Trump administration’s newest immigration judges said that some women are just a “warm, wet hole.”

27.04.2026 9

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Trump’s U.S. Mint Is Helping Cartels Launder Their Gold

The U.S. Mint claims to be a symbol of the founding principles of America, its gold coins a product of the country’s personal success. But that’s...

27.04.2026 10

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“Don’t Trust These Courts”: Trump’s Terrifying New Immigration Judges

The Trump administration is attempting to clear its immigration backlog by cramming the court system with MAGA-aligned “deportation judges.”

27.04.2026 10

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Trump Held Up Secret Service During WHCD Shooting for Dumbest Reason

Questions abound after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, inspiring a mix of speculation and conspiracy across social...

27.04.2026 10

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It Doesn’t Sound Like Missing GOP Rep. Is Coming Back to Work Soon

Republican Representative Thomas Kean Jr. of western New Jersey hasn’t voted on a single bill since March 5. Apparently, he’s been ill.

24.04.2026 9

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State Department Openly Admits Israel Pushed Us Into Iran War

Even the State Department recognizes that the U.S. entered the Iran war on behalf of Israel.

24.04.2026 10

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Trump Has Lost All Gains He Made With Young Voters—and Then Some

Young voters across the country overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But less than two years into his term, the MAGA leader has...

24.04.2026 7

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Trump Has Mindblowing Reaction to Insider Trading on Maduro Capture

Insider trading is of no concern to the Trump administration.

24.04.2026 8

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Trump Makes Bonkers Claim About What SPLC Lawsuit Signifies

Donald Trump appears to believe that his administration’s targeting of an anti-extremism civil rights organization can be leveraged to overturn the...

24.04.2026 9

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