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Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Building Tacky White House Ballroom

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to continue construction on his White House ballroom.

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Yet Another Republican Congressman Is Under House Ethics Investigation

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Texas Republican Representative Lance Gooden. The scope of the probe is unclear at this time.

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Trump Pitches New “Trump Promenade” in Between Naps in White House

In between naps during a televised White House event Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested creating a new promenade outside the Lincoln Memorial...

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Louisiana Republicans Complete Their Racist Redrawing of Voting Map

Louisiana Republicans passed a new congressional map Friday that eliminates the majority-Black district that was at the center of the Supreme Court...

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DOJ Admits It’s Not if Sure Native Americans Are Birthright Citizens

The Trump administration’s lawyer, Solicitor General John Sauer, admitted before the Supreme Court Wednesday that he hadn’t thought too much about...

01.04.2026 10

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Trump, 79, Claims He Totally Predicted 9/11 Attacks

While talking on Monday about the war he started with Iran, President Trump claimed that he predicted 9/11 “a long time ago.”

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Leavitt Unable to Answer Major Question: Is Iran a Regime Change War?

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared unable to answer a repeated question during her briefing Wednesday: Is Iran a regime-change war...

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White House Says We Had to Bomb Iran Because Trump Had a “Feeling”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday it was necessary to bomb Iran because President Donald Trump had a “feeling” the...

04.03.2026 20

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Every Single GOP Senator Blocks Iran War Powers Resolution—Except One

On Wednesday, the Senate refused to block President Donald Trump from using further military force on Iran, as a war powers resolution failed by a...

04.03.2026 20

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I Want Iran to Be Free More Than Anything. I Also Don’t Trust Trump.

On Saturday, Iranians were going about their morning routine when they suddenly learned they were being bombed. President Donald Trump, with no prior...

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Masked Federal Agents Kill Another Minneapolis Resident in the Street

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Pastor: ICE Let Me Free Because I’m White and It Wouldn’t Be “Fun”

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After Venezuela Attack, Trump Says Something Must Be Done About Mexico

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Was Someone Insider Trading Right Before Trump’s Attack on Venezuela?

03.01.2026 30

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Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader After Overnight Bombing

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Trump Makes Key Confession About Venezuela’s Oil, Hours After Attack

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Tool Admits It Posted Explicit Photos of Babies

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Trump Keeps Posting About Dead Birds After Story on His Rapid Decline

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“Locked and Loaded”: Trump Threatens Iran in 3 a.m. Post

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George Clooney Fires Back After Trump Picks Absurd Feud

02.01.2026 30

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Trump Stops Motorcade at Random Strip Mall to Go Marble Shopping

02.01.2026 30

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Karoline Leavitt Is Fascism’s Lead Mouthpiece

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19 Democrats Vote to Keep Arming Israel as It Starves Gaza to Death

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If This Truth Social Post Is Proof, Trump Is Losing It Over Epstein

16.07.2025 20

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Supreme Court Makes It Easy for Trump to Deport Anyone to South Sudan

24.06.2025 10

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Iran Begins Its Retaliation After Trump’s Decision to Bomb the Country

23.06.2025 20

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The Iranian Voices Missing From the “Regime Change” Debate

21.06.2025 20

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Trump Seeks Revenge on Biden With Call for Special Prosecutor

20.06.2025 20

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L.A. Dodgers Stand Up to ICE in Stunning Move as Trump War Escalates

20.06.2025 20

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Trump Issues Sweeping Travel Ban Full of Contradictions

05.06.2025 20

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GOP Senator Gets Howard Lutnick to Admit Insane Logic on Trump Tariffs

04.06.2025 20

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Trump Whines About How Hard It Is to Make a Trade Deal With China

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ICE Arrests Entire Family of Colorado Attack Suspect in Shocking Move

04.06.2025 20

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Trump Loses It at Rand Paul as GOP Budget Bill Seems Doomed in Senate

03.06.2025 10

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Laura Loomer and JD Vance Had a Secret Meeting at the White House

03.06.2025 20

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Democrats Are Giving Out Free Tacos to Make Fun of Trump

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People Are Being “Mean” About FEMA Chief’s Hurricane Comment, DHS Says

03.06.2025 20

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Trump Officials Leave Out One Key Detail on Colorado Attack Suspect

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Biden State Department Spokesperson Finally Admits Truth on Israel

02.06.2025 20

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Kristi Noem Takes Down List of Sanctuary Cities After Police Outrage

02.06.2025 20

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