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Why Trump's Iran Gamble Could End Worse Than Jimmy Carter's

Current protests in Iran are reminiscent of the uprising in 1979 that forced the exodus of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and put the mullahs in charge....

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Eleanor Clift

Trump’s MAGA Agenda Means Gutting America’s Truly Great Past

Donald Trump is trying to erase the 20th century. For those of you too young to remember back that far, he is also going after what we’ve gone...

wednesday 10

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David Rothkopf

Trump's Coming for You—The Press Is Just Standing in the Way

James Madison stood about a foot shorter and was, probably, some 150 lbs lighter than our current chief executive. And “Lil’ Jimmy,” as he...

wednesday 30

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Michael Ian Black

What Trump’s Surprising New Bestie Really Says About Him

At first blush, this story from Axios might surprise you. President Trump has a “surprising phone pal” and has “texted back and forth...

wednesday 7

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Chris Cillizza

Trump Couldn’t Find Greenland On a Map. That Won’t Stop Him

The successful capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro—and, of course, Trump’s own starring role in the operation—has re-centered the White...

wednesday 2

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Michael Wolff

Melania Trump Probably Isn’t Worried About Me: Wolff

Melania Trump does not believe she will have to sit through a deposition conducted by my lawyers and answer questions about Jeffrey Epstein. Her...

10.01.2026 5

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Michael Wolff

How Trump’s Cowardly and Callous ICE Betray American Decency

A toy unicorn with a turquoise tufted mane in the passenger well. An open university folder. An airbag deployed from the steering wheel, designed...

08.01.2026 20

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Michael Daly