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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democrat who keeps dominating Fox News

The Michigan Senate candidate masterfully baits Donald Trump after leaving Fox hosts swooning

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Trump lashes out at Fox News as MAGA rally crowds shrink

The White House also barred Politico from Air Force One to cap off a weekend of media attacks

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Eric Schmitt’s failed Jack Smith gotcha exposes GOP propaganda

MAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false

01.10.2026 8

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Fox News tries to cool conservative anger over AI

Gutfeld, Watters, Ingraham and Cain are pushing back as data centers become a midterm issue

29.09.2026 9

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Fox News could suffer the most under Trump’s press crackdown

One man is waging war against the network from the White House — and it's not Donald Trump

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Trump TV is the end of an era for the “king of ratings”

Trump's bid to go around the press shows he's lost his once-reliable touch with the media

24.09.2026 10

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Chris Hayes says GOP’s domination of Texas is coming back to bite them

MS NOW host explains how turning Texas into a lab for "right-wing state policy" ultimately backfired

22.09.2026 7

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Trump didn’t break the press. They did that to themselves

The president's ban on CNN, POLITICO and MS NOW is the latest in a long line of press defeats

21.09.2026 10

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Don Jr. had a big wedding. Reporters started following the money

ProPublica reveals that a Russian oligarch paid for Bahama nuptials. Right-wing media is silent

17.09.2026 10

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The billion-dollar reason Disney let Ted Cruz hijack ESPN’s “GameDay”

ESPN sacrificed its signature show to save Disney's broadcast empire

15.09.2026 10

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Maria Bartiromo’s Fox exit exposes breakdown of Trump’s media machine

The Bartiromo break up shows where Fox’s loyalty actually ends

05.09.2026 20

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Laura Loomer is MAGA’s last woman standing

The anti-Muslim activist outlasts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kristi Noem in Trump loyalty race

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Trump’s attacks on the press suddenly sound more frantic

From the president to the Pentagon, the administration appears to be in a spiral

01.09.2026 20

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Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown smells like a coverup

The Pentagon clamps down on Stars and Stripes as questions about the USS Abraham Lincoln arise

29.08.2026 30

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MAGA influencers are still paying for the Big Lie

Dinesh D'Souza, James O'Keefe, Scott Presler and others face legal liability for election shenanigans

27.08.2026 20

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Fired columnist rehired as right’s Charlie Kirk campaign collapses

Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since

25.08.2026 20

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Scott Jennings as press secretary could be Trump’s final coup

How CNN transformed the conservative pundit into MAGA’s loudest mouthpiece

22.08.2026 30

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Rosie O’Donnell’s return shows ABC is done capitulating to Trump

The network is finally fighting back — and hitting the president where it hurts

20.08.2026 20

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Trump sued the BBC — now Jared and Ivanka may pay for it

Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony

18.08.2026 20

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Fox News tried to dunk on the WNBA. It missed

While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring

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MAGA’s burrito brawl shows cracks in Trump’s economy

A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

13.08.2026 40

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The petty loyalty beef behind the MAGA Ukraine revolt

Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes advantage of the America First split between Laura Loomer and Tucker Carlson

11.08.2026 20

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The ghost of “60 Minutes” is about to haunt Bari Weiss

Former correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi may be teaming up to get the last word

08.08.2026 40

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Jeanine Pirro’s Reflecting Pool reckoning

The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale

04.08.2026 20

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Right-wing media can’t quit Hunter Biden

Joe Biden’s troubled son has rehabilitated his image — not every Republican likes that

02.08.2026 40

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Kaitlan Collins and CNN are complicit in the Trump circus

The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it

29.07.2026 20

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Andrew Tate’s arrest causes trouble for Trump’s youngest son

The manosphere influencer has lost the president's support — but he could pose a threat to Barron

25.07.2026 40

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GOP’s Hillary crusade collapses under friendly fire

How Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson ruined James Comer’s big shot

23.07.2026 20

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Right-wing media splits over Trump tariff loss

MAGA erupts as Supreme Court serves Mike Pence’s revenge with Trump tariffs decision

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Fox News snubs Trump’s election fantasy after learning expensive lesson

The network keeps sidestepping the president's primetime attempts to relitigate the 2020 election

22.07.2026 20

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MAGA’s influencer class is breaking Trump’s White House

Republicans are now paying the price for a government run by clout chasers

19.07.2026 20

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Trump can’t stop White House leaks, so he’s coming for journalists

New York Times journalists face contempt of court after refusing to name sources on Qatari jet story

15.07.2026 20

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Kash Patel fuels conspiracy theories about Lindsey Graham’s death

The FBI director’s social media post stokes MAGA’s speculation

13.07.2026 20

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JD Vance book tour undercuts Trump’s midterms message

The vice president’s criticism of traditional Republican economics complicates Trump’s attacks on Democrats

11.07.2026 40

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MAGA media consumed by Mitch McConnell health conspiracies

After mocking Joe Biden’s health for years, the GOP has no answer for the Kentucky senator’s mysterious absence

08.07.2026 20

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A Fourth of July in Kamala Harris’ USA

A celebration of what could have been if the 2024 election had gone differently

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Why the media lets Republicans keep medical woes a mystery

The lengthy absences of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean Jr. raise a congressional double standard

02.07.2026 20

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MAGA is turning SCOTUS loss into the existential crisis it needed

The Court's birthright citizenship ruling is fueling the right-wing media machine ahead of the midterms

01.07.2026 20

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Right-wing media turns to Supreme Court after democratic socialist wave

Conservatives turn to birthright citizenship case after sweeping democratic socialist wins

27.06.2026 40

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Obama knows he drives Trump mad. Now he’s taunting him

Calling out Donald Trump’s obsession with Barack Obama is the perfect troll

25.06.2026 20

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How right-wing media turns Trump’s failures into conspiracies

With no evidence behind them, Trump has amplified MAGA media's claims about the Reflecting Pool

24.06.2026 30

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Even Fox News is panning JD Vance’s Iran clean-up act

MAGA media is attacking the administration's deal with Iran — and the vice president is the primary target

22.06.2026 20

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With Roku, Fox just won the streaming wars for the right

From the Murdochs to the Ellisons, conservative billionaires continue to monopolize media services

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“The View” exposes the big flaw in JD Vance’s act

The appearance suggests Vance's pre-2028 rebrand is more performance than substance

17.06.2026 20

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Trump’s UFC birthday bash is a gift to his billionaire friends

The White House was privatized for the financial benefit of Trump's wealthy allies

15.06.2026 20

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Why MAGA can’t hear the Trump boos

Once you understand the MAGA reaction to the NBA Finals boos, everything else snaps into focus

11.06.2026 30

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Right-wing media melts down as Spencer Pratt sinks in vote count

Trump administration launched a federal probe as Republicans fall behind in California primaries

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Trump’s intelligence pick sparks rare MAGA media revolt

Many of the president's stalwart allies won't defend his choice of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence

03.06.2026 20

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Bari Weiss brings Trumpism to “60 Minutes”

CBS News is pushing out dissenters, replacing them with inexperienced hires

01.06.2026 20

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Democrats’ mean tweets trigger Fox News

Trolling Stephen Miller is causing conservative media to feign outrage

30.05.2026 30

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