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Hafiz Rashid

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U.S. Intel Warns Netanyahu Will Try to Blow Up Trump’s Iran Deal

U.S. intelligence is warning that the Israeli government is probably going to try to undermine the Trump administration’s peace deal with Iran.

19.06.2026 6

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Hafiz Rashid

DOJ Refuses to Officially Say Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Dead

The Trump administration is refusing to declare in writing that the president’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is actually dead.

19.06.2026 5

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Obama Warns America Is Worse Off After Everything Trump Did in Iran

Former President Barack Obama said the U.S. is worse off because of current President Trump’s war with Iran.

19.06.2026 5

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Republicans Turn Against JD Vance After His Stark Warning to Israel

Vice President JD Vance is taking flak from conservatives for criticizing Israeli opposition to President Trump’s deal with Iran.

19.06.2026 4

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Trump’s Intel Chief Arrives to Work Early, Seeks List of Names to Fire

President Trump’s pick to be acting director of national intelligence showed up to work on Thursday, one day earlier than he was expected, and asked...

19.06.2026 4

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Reflecting Pool Disaster Keeps Growing After $14 Million Renovation

President Trump’s reflecting pool woes are growing.

18.06.2026 4

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Obama Repeatedly Takes Shots at Trump in Historic Library Speech

At the opening of his presidential center in Chicago Thursday, former President Barack Obama did not shy away from criticizing Donald Trump.

18.06.2026 4

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Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan for Public Ownership of AI

Senator Bernie Sanders thinks the American people should have a stake in AI companies.

18.06.2026 3

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Senators Warn Trump Is Redirecting Millions to White House Ballroom

After being denied funds for his ballroom by Congress, President Trump may have secretly taken them from somewhere else.

18.06.2026 3

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Republicans in Uproar Over Trump’s Deal With Iran: “Total Surrender”

President Trump’s deal with Iran is getting pushback from Republicans in Congress.

18.06.2026 8

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After Months of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program

President Trump said Wednesday that Iran could have its own nuclear program.

17.06.2026 4

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Tommy Tuberville Hit With Lawsuit Over Secret Life as Florida Man

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville may not be eligible to run for governor in his home state, according to a lawsuit filed in state court Wednesday.

17.06.2026 4

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Trump Tries to Kill First Reparations Program for Black Americans

The Trump administration is trying to get rid of the first reparations program in the U.S. for Black Americans.

17.06.2026 2

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Pentagon Used Elon Musk’s Notoriously Bad Grok AI to Bomb Iran

The Department of Defense revealed it used Elon Musk’s Grok AI to fire 2,000 missiles at Iran.

17.06.2026 10

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Trump Desperately Claims Leaked Iran Deal Is Fake as Backlash Grows

White House officials are trying to claim that a leaked draft of the peace agreement between Iran and the U.S. isn’t real.

17.06.2026 4

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Trump’s Dismantling of the Department of Education Takes Worrying Turn

President Trump has taken further steps to dismantle the Department of Education, moving offices for special education and civil rights to other...

16.06.2026 4

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Democratic Absences Mean Trump Lawyer Is Now a Judge for Life

One of President Trump’s personal lawyers now has a federal judgeship for life, and it’s thanks to multiple Senate Democrats being absent.

16.06.2026 5

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Donald Trump Doesn’t Know Anything About Geography

President Trump seems to think that Iran and Qatar share a land border.

16.06.2026 3

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Even After “Deal,” the U.S. Is Treating Iran’s Soccer Team Horribly

Iran’s national soccer team is dealing with unnecessary hardship during the World Cup thanks to the Trump administration, with acquiescence from...

16.06.2026 3

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Tired Trump Makes Pathetic Iran Deal Sales Pitch

President Trump is defending America’s tentative deal with Iran, claiming that the U.S. is not “investing any money.”

16.06.2026 5

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Trump and His Team Struggle to Get Their Iran Deal Story Straight

The Trump administration doesn’t appear to have its story straight on the tentative peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.

15.06.2026 6

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Trump, 80, Looks Worse Than Ever in Meeting With France’s Macron

One day after celebrating his 80th birthday with a UFC spectacle on the White House lawn, President Trump looked like he was feeling every bit his age...

15.06.2026 7

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Vance Reveals Trump Lied About Strait of Hormuz Solution in Iran Deal

The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopening long-term and toll free, contrary to President Trump’s assertions.

15.06.2026 9

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JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal

Vice President JD Vance all but confirmed a detail being floated as part of the tentative U.S.-Iran peace deal: Iranian access to $300 billion in...

15.06.2026 9

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Trump Came Dangerously Close to Suspending Key Constitutional Right

Last year, the Trump administration was considering suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus.

15.06.2026 8

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Republican Senators Are Helping Trump Steal Elections

Senate Republicans on Thursday shot down efforts to keep federal troops from getting involved in federal elections.

12.06.2026 8

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The FBI Just Raided a Pro-Democracy Group in an Act of “Intimidation”

The FBI raided the offices of an Ohio pro-democracy organization in Cleveland Thursday and questioned employees across the state, asking about voter...

12.06.2026 7

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The National Opera Company Just Sued the Trump Administration

When President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, his people allegedly ignored a long-term agreement and seized millions of dollars from the...

12.06.2026 9

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Trump Wants to “Expel” Representatives Who Threaten to Impeach Him

President Trump blasted Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin Thursday evening on Truth Social, accusing the Maryland progressive of having “Trump...

12.06.2026 7

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No One Has Any Idea What New Iran Deal Trump Is Talking About

President Trump’s announcement that a deal has been reached with Iran and approved by “all parties involved” is confusing everyone.

11.06.2026 5

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DOJ Agency Has No Record of Trump’s Shady IRS Settlement

The division of the Department of Justice that was supposed to have handled President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS—and the subsequent...

11.06.2026 4

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Trump Team Secretly Still Plotting Slush Fund Payouts

Trump officials are secretly telling his supporters that his $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is still on, even as they publicly say that it’s...

11.06.2026 3

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Trump Team Investigates How to Deport Major Iran War Critic

The Trump administration is reportedly investigating a critic of the Iran war, threatening to revoke his green card and deport him from the U.S.

11.06.2026 2

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Trump Threatens Ground Invasion of Iran as He Demands Total Submission

President Trump is threatening a ground invasion of Iran.

11.06.2026 2

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Trump Tries to Fast-Track National Arch Amid Aviation Risk Concerns

President Trump is trying to rush through his “Triumphal Arch” in Washington, D.C., even as it could pose problems with local airports.

10.06.2026 3

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Trump Energy Secretary Admits He Straight-Up Lied About Iran

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted to Congress Wednesday that he made a false social media post about the Iran war in March.

10.06.2026 1

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Energy Secretary Stunned by Trump’s “Secret Mission” in Iran War

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was caught off guard Wednesday when he learned about President Trump’s statements earlier in the day about...

10.06.2026 4

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MAGA Congressman Fakes Call to Avoid Question on Social Security Cuts

Possible Republican cuts to Social Security was too controversial of an issue for one member of Congress to handle.

10.06.2026 8

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Trump Fumes Over NYT Report Exposing His Team’s Epstein Meltdown

President Trump is losing his mind over a New York Times report detailing how the White House panicked over Jeffrey Epstein in multiple instances.

10.06.2026 3

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Epstein Survivors Furious After Testimony From His Former Assistant

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistants testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday and claimed to know nothing about the billionaire sex...

09.06.2026 5

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Trump Suggests Stealing Half of Iran’s Oil as War Payback

President Trump on Tuesday mused aloud about profiting from his war on Iran.

09.06.2026 8

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White House Reveals Plan to Shut Out Reporters From UFC Fight

The Trump administration is restricting which reporters are allowed to cover June 14’s UFC fight on the White House lawn, giving the mixed...

09.06.2026 6

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Trump’s DOJ Makes It Easier to Discriminate With Attack on EEOC

The Trump administration is attacking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—which helps maintain federal laws against workplace...

09.06.2026 7

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How One Indian Billionaire Bought Off Trump by Investing in His Son

An Indian billionaire paid millions of dollars to Donald Trump Jr. and later won major concessions from the Trump administration.

09.06.2026 7

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Trump Attorney Sued for $120 Million in Foreign Spying Case

One of President Trump’s lawyers is being sued for millions of dollars over his role in an international spying scandal.

09.06.2026 5

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Of Course Sam Bankman-Fried Wants a Pardon From Trump

One of the worst cryptocurrency scam artists is trying to get a pardon from President Trump.

08.06.2026 7

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As Trump Attends Knicks Game, Homan Threatens New York City

President Trump’s immigration czar, Tom Homan, is pledging a rapid surge of immigration agents in New York City.

08.06.2026 6

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Trump Administration Steps in to Help Ally Violate Environmental Laws

ProPublica reports that the federal government was looking into violations of the Clean Water Act from Southern Coal and other affiliated mining...

08.06.2026 6

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MAGA Is Melting Down Over the Results From L.A.’s Mayoral Primary

Mail-in ballots continue to be counted in the race to determine which candidates will square off in Los Angeles’s Mayoral election, as California...

08.06.2026 10

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Trump Orders His New Intel Chief to Fire More People

President Trump wants his new director of national intelligence to fire more people.

05.06.2026 6

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