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Trump Appoints Pastor With No Experience as CDC Tobacco Adviser

President Trump on Tuesday announced that Pastor Darrell Scott, his personal friend and impassioned defender, will join the Centers for Disease...

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Sophie Jager

Two Democrats Vote to Save Republican Agenda in Major Embarrassment

Two Blue Dog Democrats rescued the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday, casting the votes needed to advance a slate of GOP-backed bills—to the...

yesterday 1

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Sophie Jager

Canada Mocks America as Hegseth Fat-Shames Youth Cadet Instructor

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken it upon himself to insult Canadian teenagers and their instructors. Canada is laughing in his face.

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College Student Who Lost Legal Status Dies After Walking Into Traffic

Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, stepped into traffic in Springfield, Ohio, Monday and was killed. His family believes it was a...

yesterday 1

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Trump Invests in Defense Contractors as He Wages War in Iran

While Americans pay the price for President Trump’s war in Iran, he appears to be cashing in on it.

27.08.2026 7

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Grand Jury Says DeSantis “Misused” $10 Million in Medicaid Funds

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration “misappropriated” $10 million from a state Medicaid settlement to lobby against weed.

27.08.2026 6

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“Poetry Is Not Sexual Misconduct”: GOP Congressman Digs Hole Deeper

“Poetry is not sexual misconduct,” writes disgraced North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards.

27.08.2026 4

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Hegseth Considers Army Secretary Accused of Horrific Abuse

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has his eyes on his next Army secretary, and true to form, the leading candidate’s résumé includes credible...

27.08.2026 6

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House Ethics Releases Long List of Republican Rep’s Creepy Harassment

Strip clubs, casinos, designer purses, guns, an Adam Sandler puzzle, 30 different ice cream flavors, and a private performance of Ed Sheeran’s...

03.08.2026 10

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Republicans Now Trying to Trick Voters Into Limiting Their Own Power

Missourians are about to vote on their own power to change the state constitution.

03.08.2026 10

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Park Service Concludes Trump’s Arch Would Ruin Everything Near It

President Trump’s giant “triumphal arch” project is not only going to be big and ugly, it’ll also be in your way.

03.08.2026 10

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MAGA Turns Against DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is on thin ice.

03.08.2026 10

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Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline

Senator Mitch McConnell has yet to show his face in the halls of Congress, and the deadline for Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to call a special...

31.07.2026 10

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FBI Escalates Trump’s “Voter Fraud” Crusade With Disturbing Move

FBI Director Kash Patel wants to know where you are.

31.07.2026 10

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ABC Accuses Trump’s FCC of Trying to Censor the Whole Media Industry

ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission Thursday of “attempted censorship” and a clear “retaliation” effort meant to send a message...

30.07.2026 9

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Fetterman Helps Republicans Block Effort to End Trump’s Iran War

Senate Republicans Thursday blocked a resolution directing President Trump to end the war in Iran. Again.

30.07.2026 10

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Trump Gives Away the Game on His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Plans

President Trump doesn’t want to put in writing that his slush fund is dead, and he’s prepared to sacrifice acting Attorney General Todd Blanche...

30.07.2026 10

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Trump Silent as Iran War Delivers Brutal News on Economy

U.S. economic growth dropped to 1.5 percent in the second quarter, down from a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, the...

30.07.2026 10

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State Department Map Labels Every African Country Wrong at Conference

The State Department is having some trouble identifying states.

30.07.2026 10

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Trump Gets Major Legal Victory on Mail-In Voting Restrictions—for Now

In a blow to voters everywhere, a federal appeals court just made it easier for President Donald Trump to suppress mail-in voting. The midterms are...

28.07.2026 10

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Trump’s America Losing Billions Thanks to Canadians’ Boycott

President Donald Trump has made a habit of insulting our northern neighbors, and it’s coming back to bite him.

28.07.2026 10

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Sophie Jager

Hundreds of Thousands in Key Swing State Lose SNAP Thanks to Trump

More than 4.5 million people across the country have lost access to federal food assistance since the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big...

21.07.2026 10

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Trump Advisers Scramble to Talk Him Out of More Disastrous Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s advisers aren’t so sure that another round of tariffs is a good idea.

21.07.2026 20

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Pete Hegseth Gives Suspiciously Low Estimate of Total Cost of Iran War

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just lowballed the Iran war to the tune of about $62.5 billion.

21.07.2026 20

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Sophie Jager

Blanche Begs Judge Not to Fine Him $1,000 a Day Over Epstein Files

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is begging a federal judge to let him off the hook for a $1,000-a-day fine.

21.07.2026 20

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