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Trump Adviser Compares Him to God in Resurfaced Quote

Amongst the upper echelons of the MAGA movement, Donald Trump’s word is God’s.

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Trump Prepares to Settle With IRS in Huge Lawsuit Over Tax Records

Donald Trump is in “discussions” to settle a $10 billion lawsuit with the Internal Revenue Service over the release of his tax returns in 2022.

yesterday 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Watch Trump Genuinely Forget Who Was President Last Year

Donald Trump had several gripes while speaking at his “no tax on tips” event in Las Vegas Thursday evening. Yet in an incredible mental lapse, one...

yesterday 2

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Trump Begs Everyone to Praise Him on Iran in Massive Crashout

Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, marking the end of a multi-week trade embargo that massively exacerbated oil and gas costs around the...

yesterday 3

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Bernie Sanders-Backed Democrat Sweeps to Victory in Special Election

Voters in New Jersey were hungry for change—so they elected a progressive Democrat.

yesterday 2

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Trump Dodges Key Question on Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The U.S. seems ready to block Iran’s primary oil tradeway “indefinitely.”

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Franklin Graham Says Pope Should Be Thanking Trump

Franklin Graham, one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in the country, is siding with Donald Trump amid his recent Christian controversies.

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Here’s Who Helped Trump Come Up With That Insane AI Jesus Photo

Donald Trump reportedly discussed the AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ with an adviser before he posted it to Truth Social.

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RFK Jr. Claims Measles Totally Under Control as Outbreaks Surge

The Trump administration is lying to the public—and it doesn’t care.

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Pete Hegseth Directly Compares Trump to Jesus Amid AI Post Scandal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preaching from the Pentagon pulpit again.

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Six Republicans Break Ranks to Oppose Trump on Immigration

Six House Republicans sided with the Democratic Party Wednesday, forcing a vote on a bill that could expand protections for Haitian immigrants.

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Democrat Officially Files Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

Democrats are finally mounting a formal opposition to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

wednesday 3

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Mike Johnson Says Pope Was Asking for Trump’s Bonkers Attacks

House Speaker Mike Johnson has come out on the side of the White House in its recent aggression toward the Vatican, suggesting that Pope Leo XIV had...

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Extremist Trump Adviser Scheming to Get Top Counterterrorism Gig

Sebastian Gorka is angling to become the next head of the National Counterterrorism Center.

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Trump Insists Xi Jinping Will Give Him “Big, Fat Hug” Over Iran War

Donald Trump is going soft on China.

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“Vibes Are Bad”: Trump Admin’s Religious Intensity Unsettles Employees

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution explicitly protects freedom of religion, preventing the government from prohibiting the free exercise of...

14.04.2026 7

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Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Victor Orbán Was Paying CPAC

Turns out the Hungarian government has been bankrolling the Conservative Political Action Conference for years.

14.04.2026 3

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Lindsey Graham Calls the Pope Dumb on Live TV While Defending Trump

Donald Trump has become his party’s golden calf.

14.04.2026 3

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Trump Begs DoorDash Driver to Praise Him During Bizarre Event

Even Donald Trump’s guest of honor at an impromptu White House photo op Monday wasn’t willing to praise the president’s performance during his...

13.04.2026 4

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Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Pro-Palestine Students

The Trump administration is continuing to punish immigration judges who impede its deportation agenda.

13.04.2026 5

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Trump Was Telling UFC Fighter How Hot He Is as Iran Talks Fell Apart

While U.S. negotiators shattered peace talks with Iran, Donald Trump was at a UFC event in Miami, fawning over the body of a Brazilian mixed martial...

13.04.2026 6

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NATO Gives Trump Middle Finger Over Blockading Strait of Hormuz

America’s allies will actually not be joining the White House’s Strait of Hormuz blockade.

13.04.2026 10

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Pope Shuts Down Trump Tantrum as President Calls Him “Weak on Crime”

The Holy See will continue to speak out against war, despite challenges from Donald Trump.

13.04.2026 6

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Trump’s Plan to Create Peace in Gaza Is Already a Mess

Enthusiasm to actually fund the Gaza redevelopment proposal is waning.

10.04.2026 5

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Raskin Demands White House Physician Make Trump Take Cognitive Test

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin on Friday demanded that Donald Trump get his brain tested in light of the president’s recent...

10.04.2026 5

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Kristi Noem’s New Job Is Going About as Well as You’d Expect

Kristi Noem might be fired soon from her latest position within the Trump administration.

10.04.2026 2

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Pope Doubles Down on Message to Trump in Wake of Pentagon Threat

Pope Leo XIV has issued another holy missive against Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

10.04.2026 10

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Trump Fans Are Furious Over His Attack on Far-Right Influencers

Donald Trump just drove a wedge into the MAGA movement.

10.04.2026 10

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DOJ Wants to End Key Watergate-Era Rule to Help Trump

The Trump administration is fighting to make the executive branch even more secretive.

09.04.2026 5

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Trump Loses His Mind as Ex-Allies Turn on Him Over Iran War

Donald Trump is losing conservative support, and it’s setting him on edge.

09.04.2026 5

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Trump Stranded a Bunch of Students in the Gulf When He Attacked Iran

The bombs began raining down in Iran on February 28. Israel had successfully convinced Donald Trump to launch a joint attack on the Gulf nation. There...

09.04.2026 4

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Pope Meets With Top Obama Adviser in Wake of Pentagon Threat

Barack Obama could be about to one-up Donald Trump yet again.

09.04.2026 6

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Trump Is Champing at the Bit to Break His Own Ceasefire in Iran

It’s been less than 48 hours since the U.S. brokered a fragile, two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, and Donald Trump is already raring for his...

09.04.2026 6

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The Weirdest Detail in Iran’s Ceasefire Agreement

Iran expects to make even more money off of a potential peace deal with the White House.

08.04.2026 2

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Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump

Relations between the U.S. and the Catholic Church have not been the same since January, when senior U.S. defense officials shared an abrasive message...

08.04.2026 9

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Even Lindsey Graham Think Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Deal Is Awful

It doesn’t seem as though any American is satisfied with Donald Trump’s Iran peace plan—not even some of his staunchest congressional allies.

08.04.2026 2

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Trump Rushes to Cover Israel’s Butt for Breaking Iran Ceasefire

Donald Trump is already running cover for Israel.

08.04.2026 2

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Trump Is Already Trying to Spin His Huge Iran Surrender as a Win

Iran called Donald Trump’s bluff. After spending days threatening to completely annihilate Iran, the U.S. president is suddenly open to giving them...

08.04.2026 10

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Pete Hegseth Is Misleading Trump and Us About Iran War

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s relentless claims of an unqualified success in Iran has only put American defenses in jeopardy.

07.04.2026 4

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Pope Leo Condemns Trump’s “Unacceptable” Threat to Destroy Iran

The leader of the Catholic Church has denounced Donald Trump’s warmongering rhetoric.

07.04.2026 10

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JD Vance Learns in Real Time Trump Left Him Out of Iran Attack Plans

The White House’s plans to completely annihilate Iran are so haphazard that even the vice president can’t keep up with them.

07.04.2026 10

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Trump Accidentally Reveals Secret Ballroom Details in New Filing

The willing publicization of some of the more sensitive information pertaining to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has caused federal prosecutors...

07.04.2026 7

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“A Whole Civilization Will Die”: Trump Makes Most Deranged Threat Yet

Donald Trump has a horrific plan in mind for Iran.

07.04.2026 10

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Trump Threatens to Jail Journalist Who First Reported Missing Airman

Donald Trump announced his plans to arrest and detain the individual that first reported the missing airman in Iran—as soon as he figures out who it...

06.04.2026 5

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Iran Rejects Trump’s Ceasefire Deal After His Unhinged Threats

Iran will not accept anything short of a complete end to the war.

06.04.2026 10

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Trump Threatens to Send Troops Into Iran After Incoherent Rant

“Very little” is off the table with the war in Iran, according to Donald Trump.

06.04.2026 6

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Supreme Court Hands Steve Bannon a Major Win on January 6

Steve Bannon just got one step closer to overturning his contempt of Congress conviction.

06.04.2026 4

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Iran Abruptly Shuts Down Peace Talks Due to Trump’s Demands

Iran is no longer entertaining a potential peace deal with U.S. negotiators.

03.04.2026 9

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Trump Resurrects Dumbest Idea—and Wants to Cut Health Care to Fund It

The Trump administration is asking Congress for $152 million to transform Alcatraz into a “state-of-the-art secure prison facility,” as part of...

03.04.2026 9

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Trump’s Top Aide Freaks Out About What He’s Being Told on Iran War

The White House’s “Ice Maiden” has been unnerved by the lack of information reaching the president regarding the reality of the Iran war.

03.04.2026 8

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