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Trump Lies About Supreme Court to Avoid Paying E. Jean Carroll

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to weasel his way out of paying E. Jean Carroll involved a bold-faced lie to a federal judge.

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Trump’s Pathetic State Fair Reduced to Livestreaming an Empty Field

The Great American State Fair seemed to attract dozens of attendees ahead of America’s 250-year Fourth of July celebration. Now, it’s attracting...

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Trump Announces Iran Deal Is Over After Launching New Strikes

The Iran deal is dead, according to the U.S. president.

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Mitch McConnell Allies Scramble to Insist He’s Still Alive

Republicans are rushing to Mitch McConnell’s defense as rumors swirl that the former Senate majority leader might be dead.

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Graham Platner’s Volunteers Are Ready to Replace Him

Even Graham Platner’s volunteers are reportedly closing the chapter on the politically troubled Maine Democratic Senate candidate.

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What’s Going On With the Probe Into ICE’s Killing of Renee Good?

It’s been six months since a federal agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, yet virtually nothing has come of the federal...

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Kevin McCarthy Gets Brutally Roasted for Idiotic Graham Platner Take

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to take a swing at Democrats over Graham Platner’s latest controversy, only to whiff so hard that he ended...

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MAGA Demands Proof Mitch McConnell Is Alive as His Office Stonewalls

MAGA world is not satisfied with the excuses from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office over his sudden disappearance, and are now demanding proof that...

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NATO Chief Warns They Can’t Count on Trump’s U.S. Anymore

Western alliances are turning away from America.

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“Cute”: GOP Senator Shuts Down Mike Johnson’s Plan to Pass SAVE Act

The president can bellyache all he wants about advancing the SAVE America Act, but it once again appears to be completely and utterly dead in the...

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Uh, What? Trump Rants About TikTok After Being Asked About SpaceX

Donald Trump announced Monday that a slew of tech companies are expected to contribute to his eponymously named childhood investment accounts. But...

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Key Hush-Money Trial Witness Suddenly Best Buds With Trump Again

All’s fair in love and Trumpworld.

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Trump’s Reflecting Pool Reno Is So Bad, They Have to Drain It Again

The Trump administration seems to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the president’s vanity projects.

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Representative Has Gone Missing From Work

Yet another Republican lawmaker is missing in action.

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Trump’s July 4 Event Is Coming Apart at the Seams—Literally

The sky is actually falling at the Great American State Fair.

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Trump Wanted to Make Grossest Change Ever to White House Bathroom

Donald Trump has made enormous changes to the White House during his time in office: He’s paved over the Rose Garden, stripped the palms from the...

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How Much Does Trump’s Insane July 4 Fireworks Show Cost?

The White House is trying to break a fireworks record on Saturday—but doing so will likely cost taxpayers a pretty penny.

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Trump Posts Bizarre AI Video of Him Curing Celebrities Who Hate Him

The president’s worldview is getting increasingly bizarre.

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Trump Ditches Key Trade Deal He Helped Implement in the First Place

The White House will not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, effectively ending the country’s trilateral economic pact with its closest...

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Trump Tries to Ignore Supreme Court on E. Jean Carroll

Donald Trump is still trying to stiff E. Jean Carroll, according to the columnist’s attorney.

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Trump Tells Loyalist Intel Chief to “Declassify Whatever You Want”

Bill Pulte became the acting director of national intelligence less than two weeks ago, but he has already become the president’s battering ram.

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Trump Turns Reflecting Pool Into a Literal Toxic Cesspool

The multi-million dollar renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was done with highly toxic materials.

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Stephen Miller Reduced to Babbling Over Birthright Citizenship Ruling

MAGA world is practically apoplectic over the Supreme Court’s birthright ruling.

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Mike Johnson Accidentally Tanks Defense Budget Bill Over SAVE Act

A procedural vote on the National Defense Authorization Act failed to pass the House Tuesday, in no small part because the SAVE America Act was...

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Trump Threatens to Break the Law Over Birthright Citizenship

Donald Trump claims to have a trick up his sleeve to upend birthright citizenship—though his plan to do so would most likely run afoul of the law.

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Kavanaugh Gives Republicans Road Map to End Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court may have upended the White House’s attempt to rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment, but at least one justice pointed Republican...

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Marco Rubio Forced to Admit Trump’s Iran Deal Is Trash

Peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are once again inching along, days after the two countries exchanged strikes. But even top Trump...

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Supreme Court Deals Trump Stunning Blow on Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court has tossed out another of President Donald Trump’s efforts to kill birthright citizenship.

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Trump’s July 4 Fireworks Show is Monumentally Insane

The White House’s July 4 celebration is about to blow the ceiling off of Washington—and not in a good way.

29.06.2026 7

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Trump’s State Fair Celebrates America With Pancakes, Gagging

The chief attraction at Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair made people sick on Monday.

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Here Are the Politicians Americans Actually Like

A new poll has revealed that Americans’ favorite politicians are also the ones that conservatives bellyache about the most.

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Americans’ Pride Drops to New Low as 250th Anniversary Approaches

America will reach a historic milestone at the end of this week as it celebrates its semiquincentennial, but the people that comprise this storied...

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Attempt to Make Voting Harder Than Ever

A federal judge has killed most of President Donald Trump’s first executive order changing election rules.

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MAGA Congresswoman Caught Using AI to Write National Security Bill

Representative Anna Paulina Luna was caught using Claude to do her job—and she doesn’t care.

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Republican Rep. Caught Celebrating Housing Bill Trump Refuses to Sign

President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, insisting that he would not make it law without his voter...

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Trump Says He Ordered DOJ to Target Oil Companies Over High Gas Prices

The U.S. lifted its naval blockade over the Strait of Hormuz last week, but the returning commercial trade has not been a return to normal—and...

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MAGA Spirals After Pro-Israel Politics Loses Big-Time in NY Election

Allies of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept the region’s Democratic House primaries Tuesday evening, the latest example of liberal-minded...

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Trump Had Bonkers Plan to Add Giant Fist to National Arch

The “Arc de Trump” could have had a giant fist attached to it.

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DOJ Dropped Charges Against Indian Billionaire After He Met Trump Jr.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was facing federal fraud and bribery charges in the U.S. Then he met privately with Donald Trump Jr.

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Remember That Time Trump Said He “Probably Should” Take Ozempic?

A mysterious, well-connected 79-year-old man has gained sole access to an experimental obesity drug created by Eli Lilly.

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Eli Lilly Approved Obesity Drug for Mystery 79-Year-Old Patient

A special 79-year-old man has received unparalleled access to Eli Lilly’s obesity drug.

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CBS Takes Major Nosedive After Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Purge

CBS News is losing heads, both in the newsroom and across America.

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Trump Appointee Suggested Seizing Greenland to Help Out Red Lobster

The White House has insisted that acquiring Greenland is necessary for America’s national security—but it seems that some Trump officials believe...

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Republicans Ready to Give Up on Defunding Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood is on the path to having its funding restored thanks to Republican chaos in Congress.

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Trump Threatens Prison Time as Reflecting Pool Disaster Gets Worse

Anyone caught tampering with Donald Trump’s Washington-area restoration projects could be on the hook for significant prison time.

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Ousted Republican Senator Says Trump Likes to “Revel in Chaos”

Outbound Senator John Cornyn is getting candid about Donald Trump.

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Arrests Grow Over Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Disaster

What began as a restoration project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has resulted in multiple arrests.

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Trump Says Only One Way to Enforce Iran Deal—and It’s a Bombshell

The Trump administration’s peace deal following the war in Iran will require America to loom large over the Middle Eastern country for many years to...

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Swing State Republicans Deliver Trump Huge Blow on Stealing Seats

Georgia Republicans have decided not to redistrict their state after all.

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Senate Republicans Threaten Hegseth Over Iran Girls’ School Strike

Congress is finally demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Iran.

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