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Trump is 'cheering' for Mamdani. Don't expect it to last.

yesterday 1

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Sara Pequeño 

Trump's Epstein anxiety has him trying to distract with 'DEATH!' to Dems

Let’s take a quick look at President Donald Trump’s cuckoo-bananas week thus far. After fighting tooth and nail to prevent it, Trump signed a bill...

yesterday 20

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Rex Huppke

GOP senators demand $500K of your tax dollars for getting subpoenaed

Just in time for the holidays, Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate appear itchy for a big family fight. That growing tension was on display...

yesterday 4

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Chris Brennan 

MTG wants you to think she's changed. I need more than an apology.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has changed. At least, that’s what she wants you to think. The controversial Georgia congresswoman went on CNN’s...

yesterday 6

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Sara Pequeño 

I see the tragedies of driver error every day. Robotaxis are safer.

For the entirety of my 34-year career as a plaintiff personal injury lawyer in Phoenix, the calls have been heartbreakingly familiar: a parent and...

yesterday 4

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Marc Lamber

Scott Jennings talks owning the libs on CNN: 'It's quite fun'

If you have a TV or social media, chances are you’ve seen Scott Jennings in his element: when he’s owning the libs.   No one does it better. ...

previous day 5

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Ingrid Jacques

Megyn Kelly's 'distinction' downplays the harm Epstein caused

I don't watch "The Megyn Kelly Show," and I don't typically give two flying figs about what the former Fox News host says or feels. But I've been...

previous day 5

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Amelia Robinson 

Make way for the democratic socialists

President Donald Trump has announced that he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the coming days. “We want to see everything...

previous day 10

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Sara Pequeño 

We've served at sea. Trump's 'drug boat' strikes violate the law.

When the United States began sinking boats on suspicion of drug trafficking – with no warning, no arrests and no evidence recovered – we crossed a...

previous day 30

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Dave Petri And William Baumgartner 

Americans already thought Democrats were weak. Now they really do.

It’s nice to be right.  My prediction from the beginning of the Democrats’ shutdown showdown was that their pathetic posturing would backfire on...

wednesday 10

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Ingrid Jacques

House just voted to release the Epstein files. See how easy that was?

After a merry-go-round of Republicans and Democrats demanding the Epstein files to be released, everybody finally got what they wanted: See how...

wednesday 5

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Nicole Russell

Rent control is nothing more than a socialist bribe

On Nov. 12, Los Angeles passed reforms to their rent control program, sharply curbing the amount that property owners are allowed to raise rents...

wednesday 5

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Dace Potas 

Yes, Biden was old and signed pardons. Is Comer report anything new?

An open letter to U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-Tompkinsville, or Frankfort, or wherever he's living in his gerrymandered House district in Kentucky)....

wednesday 5

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Joseph Gerth

Elon Musk's chatbot fueled a hoax, then admitted it was lying

Instead of firing hardworking government workers, Elon Musk should have turned his Department of Government Efficiency loose on his team of...

18.11.2025 20

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Joseph Gerth

The Army honored me for leading troops under fire. Then Trump banned me.

When I look back at my 14 years of military service, it brings waves of memories and emotions. I remember my father, who served for 36 years in the...

18.11.2025 10

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Erica Vandal 

What happens to prices without pennies? Don't round to nickels just yet.

Finally, one of our greatest presidents is being decoupled from one of the most annoying American scams. It’s ironic in so many ways. For one, that...

18.11.2025 10

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Joel Burgess 

It feels impossible to set politics aside for holidays, but I'm trying

I'm torn. I have a family member who does nothing but watch Fox News and has an opinion on everything, loves Donald Trump and seems to hate...

17.11.2025 9

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Forum 

Trump failed to bury the Epstein files. Don't believe him now.

Donald Trump and his second term as president have been sinking for months into treacherous political quicksand known as the "Epstein files." The...

17.11.2025 10

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Chris Brennan