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Lindsey Graham Says the President Can Start a War, but Only Congress Can End It

War Lindsey Graham Says the President Can Start a War, but Only Congress Can End It The feeling is perfectly consistent: Graham...

09.04.2026 6

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Trump's Answer to Iran's Hormuz Crisis: Sell Oil We Don't Have

Oil Trump's Answer to Iran's Hormuz Crisis: Sell Oil We Don't Have The administration claims we're a "net oil exporter," but...

03.04.2026 2

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Pam Bondi's Loyalty to Trump Wasn't Enough To Save Her Job

Trump Administration Pam Bondi's Loyalty to Trump Wasn't Enough To Save Her Job Ultimately, Bondi's fulsome defense of the...

02.04.2026 2

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Trump Keeps Taking Equity Shares of Private Companies. A New GOP Bill Would Codify the Practice.

Socialism Trump Keeps Taking Equity Shares of Private Companies. A New GOP Bill Would Codify the Practice. The bill would not only...

01.04.2026 4

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Trump's 'Military Operation' Wordplay Can't Hide Iran War

Iran Trump's 'Military Operation' Wordplay Can't Hide Iran War A war by any other name must still be authorized by Congress. ...

30.03.2026 2

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Trump Backs Section 702 Reauthorization After Once Calling To 'KILL FISA'

FISA Trump Backs Section 702 Reauthorization After Once Calling To 'KILL FISA' The president is much less concerned about the law's...

27.03.2026 5

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FCC Bans Nearly All Wireless Routers Sold in the U.S.

Technology FCC Bans Nearly All Wireless Routers Sold in the U.S. The government says foreign-made routers pose a national security...

25.03.2026 5

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ICE Insists Liberia Is the Only Place It Can Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Deportation ICE Insists Liberia Is the Only Place It Can Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia The administration insists it can only deport...

23.03.2026 2

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Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook

Iran Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook Unfortunately, Trump's war in Iran is every bit as shortsighted—and...

20.03.2026 8

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DHS Pledges Not To Deport Any U.S. Citizens if Congress Ends Shutdown

DHS DHS Pledges Not To Deport Any U.S. Citizens if Congress Ends Shutdown In a letter to senators, the administration offered five...

18.03.2026 7

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FCC Chair Threatens Media Outlets That Don't Report Good Iran War News

Brendan Carr FCC Chair Threatens Media Outlets That Don't Report Good Iran War News Brendan Carr, who relishes his role as Trump's...

16.03.2026 8

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Trump May Waive the Jones Act for Oil Shipments. Let's Repeal It Instead.

Jones Act Trump May Waive the Jones Act for Oil Shipments. Let's Repeal It Instead. The century-old law makes energy more expensive...

10.03.2026 10

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Trump Supports Asylum for Iranian Women's Soccer Team. His Immigration Policy Doesn't.

asylum Trump Supports Asylum for Iranian Women's Soccer Team. His Immigration Policy Doesn't. The president's advocacy is laudable,...

09.03.2026 7

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Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran

Jobs Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that instead of...

06.03.2026 6

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Trump Bragged About Lower Gas Prices. Then He Bombed Iran.

Gasoline Trump Bragged About Lower Gas Prices. Then He Bombed Iran. You can have low gas prices or war in the Middle East, but not...

06.03.2026 8

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Review: Resisting the Hive Mind Virus in PLUR1BUS

Entertainment Review: Resisting the Hive Mind Virus in PLUR1BUS The protagonist in the Apple TV series does not want her...

06.03.2026 8

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Trump Imposed 39 Percent 'Emergency' Tariffs When Switzerland Hurt His Feelings

12.02.2026 10

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Ring's Lost Dog Finder Is a Potential Civil Liberties Nightmare

11.02.2026 10

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Trump Wants To 'Take Over' State Elections

04.02.2026 10

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South Carolina Gave $1.3 Billion to Scout Motors. It's Already $150 Million Over Budget.

31.01.2026 20

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Trump Says States Are Required To Enforce Federal Immigration Laws. He's Wrong.

29.01.2026 40

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Border Patrol Agents Killed Alex Pretti. Why Is Border Patrol in Minneapolis at All?

27.01.2026 20

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Your Wi-Fi Router Was Probably Made in China. Does That Mean It's a National Security Threat?

26.01.2026 10

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The FCC Wants To Police How Many Conservatives Appear on The View

23.01.2026 10

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As ICE Cracks Down Harder, Support for Abolishing ICE Surges

21.01.2026 20

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Renee Good Was a Casualty of Trump's Order Against 'Political Violence'

15.01.2026 10

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The L.A. Sheriff's Office Is Mad at Starbucks—Over a Pig Doodle

13.01.2026 10

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Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

12.01.2026 10

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Trump's Plan for 30 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Oil Doesn't Add Up

08.01.2026 10

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Trump Wants Oil Companies To 'Fix' Venezuela's Infrastructure

06.01.2026 10

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Betty Boop Enters the Public Domain, but Only as a Dog

01.01.2026 20

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Less Indictable Than a Ham Sandwich

16.11.2025 10

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Even the FBI Thinks Masked ICE Agents Are a Bad Idea

08.11.2025 10

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Mamdani Claims 'Mandate' for Bigger Government: 'There Is No Problem Too Large for Government To Solve'

06.11.2025 20

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This Company Makes 65 Percent of the Wi-Fi Routers in U.S. Homes. The Government Wants To Ban Them.

04.11.2025 10

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How the Punisher, a Murderous Anti-Hero, Became the Mascot for Increasingly Militarized Police Forces

02.11.2025 20

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iRobot Faces Bankruptcy After Elizabeth Warren Helped Kill $1.65 Billion Amazon Merger

31.10.2025 10

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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Tennessee Man Over Facebook Meme

30.10.2025 10

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Trump's Tariff Tantrum Proves He Shouldn't Have That Power

27.10.2025 20

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Study Finds Tariffs Cost Consumers More Than the Government Takes In

23.10.2025 10

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Alabama Police Arrest 61-Year-Old Woman in Penis Costume at No Kings Protest

21.10.2025 10

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Elizabeth Warren Says Companies That Settled With Trump May Have Committed Bribery

20.10.2025 10

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Woman Acquitted of Assaulting FBI Agent After 3 Grand Juries Declined To Indict

17.10.2025 10

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G.M. Takes $1.6 Billion Loss After Electric Vehicle Subsidy Goes Away

15.10.2025 10

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Trump's Case Against Letitia James Looks a Lot Like the Case She Brought Against Him

11.10.2025 10

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Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme

10.10.2025 10

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Supreme Court Declines To Address Section 230 in Two Cases for This Term

09.10.2025 10

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Trump To Cancel Biden-Era Green Energy Grants, but Only for Blue States

02.10.2025 10

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Starting Today, Electric Vehicle Buyers No Longer Get a Federal Tax Credit

01.10.2025 10

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Trump's Executive Order Against 'Political Violence' Is an Un-American Attack on Free Speech

29.09.2025 10

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