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“Be quiet!”: Trump chastises reporter for asking about Chicago plans

The president lashed out after being asked about an AI-generated meme

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“Did you do any analysis?” Tapper tears into Ladapo over Florida’s vaccine free-for-all

The state's surgeon general argued that projections and analyses on increased rates of illness were unnecessary

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Trump’s Chicago meme continues admin’s trend of fascist s**tposting

Trump's administration values clogging feeds with obvious trolling

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Trump’s fight against Harvard used antisemitism as “smokescreen,” judge says

The Trump administration was accused of hiding its true intentions in its ongoing fight against Harvard

04.09.2025 10

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Trump says troops “going in” to Chicago after judge rules use of National Guard illegal

On the same day a judge struck down similar deployments in L.A., Trump threatened federal action in the Windy City

03.09.2025 10

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Google can hold on to Android, Chrome: federal judge

A judge ruled that the search giant would not be forced to sell off Chrome and Android

03.09.2025 10

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Noem says Los Angeles “wouldn’t be standing” if Trump hadn’t called in troops

The head of DHS credited the president with the continued existence of Los Angeles on Sunday

01.09.2025 20

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“Stop peddling bulls**t”: Smith rails at RFK Jr for linking SSRIs to mass shooting

RFK suggested a mass shooting in Minneapolis might have been caused, in part, by antidepressants

29.08.2025 7

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CDC Director Monarez out after less than a month on the job

She was followed out the door by several other top-level CDC officials

28.08.2025 4

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Fox News’ Gowdy calls for gun control after Minnesota Catholic school shooting

Following the shooting, multiple hosts at the conservative network wondered if the time has come for stricter laws

28.08.2025 9

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Watters says Fox News shapes Trump’s agenda in Cracker Barrel victory lap

Watters said Trump only threw in against the restaurant because of his network

28.08.2025 5

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Taylor Swift announces engagement to Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

Swift shared their engagement photos and declared "your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married"

27.08.2025 5

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Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery after LA arrest

The rapper is facing three counts of battery on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest

26.08.2025 3

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Halsey defends movie with Sydney Sweeney: “Greater than tabloid denim bulls**t”

The singer said her film debut was "unrelated to a (pretty dumb) advertising take"

24.08.2025 6

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Pentagon readies plans to deploy troops in Chicago following Trump DC takeover: report

President Trump has repeatedly threatened U.S. cities with federal action

24.08.2025 5

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Modern farmhouse devours the Rose Garden

Trump brought a real estate flipper's eye to the iconic space

23.08.2025 3

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Judge: Trump’s former attorney Habba has been illegally serving as top N.J. prosecutor

A New Jersey judge found that Trump's former defense attorney was serving as the state's top prosecutor illegally

22.08.2025 5

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Lil Nas X arrested, hospitalized after reportedly wandering streets of Los Angeles in his underwear

The rapper reportedly struck an officer several times

22.08.2025 2

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Former Eric Adams advisers accused of bribery

One Adams associate reportedly handed a reporter money inside a half-eaten bag of potato chips

22.08.2025 3

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Texas House passes Trump-approved, gerrymandered congressional maps

The mid-decade redistricting effort got over its first hurdle on Wednesday

21.08.2025 4

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explains why he works out in jeans

The Trump Cabinet member's explanation for his unusual workout attire only raised more questions

21.08.2025 10

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Is “clanker” a slur? Anti-robot jokes accused of being thinly veiled racism

Some social media users are uncomfortable with the slang term for robots, likening it to racial epithets

20.08.2025 10

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House will release some of DOJ’s Epstein files

The House Oversight Committee said it would make Epstein docs public, following redactions to protect victims

20.08.2025 10

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Trump criticizes Smithsonian museums for discussing “how bad slavery was”

The president wondered why the Smithsonian couldn't talk about "success" and "the future"

20.08.2025 10

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Possible Noel Gallagher clone praises brother Liam in first interview about Oasis reunion

The Britpop guitarist offered a rare bit of praise for his sibling in his first comments about their reunion tour

20.08.2025 6

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Sydney Sweeney’s “Americana” bombs amid American Eagle controversy

The "Euphoria" star's latest failed to crack 7 figures over the weekend.

19.08.2025 4

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In Zelenskyy meeting, Trump jokes about starting a war to halt 2028 elections

The president made a crack about calling off the next presidential election during his meeting with Zelenskyy

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David Byrne calls Talking Heads reunion a “fool’s errand”

The legendary frontman advised against trying to recapture your youth.

17.08.2025 10

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Maher roasts ICE recruitment campaign: “Take America back from the people we stole it from”

The "Real Time" lampooned the agency with a series of fake posters

17.08.2025 10

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Witkoff won’t rule out US “boots on the ground” in Ukraine

The envoy didn't say "no" to the idea of direct American military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

17.08.2025 10

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Tom Cruise turned down Trump’s Kennedy Center honor

The "Mission Impossible" star cited scheduling conflicts

15.08.2025 30

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“F**k that”: Hunter Biden responds to Melania Trump’s demand for an apology over Epstein story

Facing a $1B defamation suit, Biden refused to walk back statements about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

15.08.2025 10

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Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center honorees include Stallone, KISS

The president said he avoided "wokesters" in picking his first batch of honorees as Kennedy Center chairman

14.08.2025 5

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Trump’s Soviet slip revives concerns about his mental acuity

The president's mental state is in the spotlight once again

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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros frontman weighs in on “worst song of all time” discussion

Alex Ebert defended his 2009 hit "Home" against accusations of being the worst song ever

14.08.2025 8

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Trump’s DC gambit is “distraction” from his “involvement in pedophile ring,” Philly DA says

Larry Krasner thinks Trump is trying to push one scandal out of the headlines with another

13.08.2025 9

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OpenAI’s Altman admits the way people might use ChatGPT makes him “uneasy”

The head of the company behind ChatGPT worried about using the app to make important decisions

12.08.2025 8

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Trump eyes Chicago, New York City after federal takeover of DC police

The president put several cities on notice after taking control of the police department of Washington, D.C.

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Trump accuses “degenerate” Pelosi of insider trading

The president said the Democratic representative was using her legislative position to game the stock market

10.08.2025 5

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Emma Thompson says Trump asked her on a date

The actress, whose divorce had just finalized, said she "thought it was a joke"

10.08.2025 3

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NewsNation’s Cuomo falls for AOC Sydney Sweeney deepfake

The NewsNation anchor was fooled by a fake clip of the congresswoman talking about Sydney Sweeney

07.08.2025 10

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Former Superman Dean Cain stumps for ICE hiring initiative

The actor best known for playing Clark Kent pushed his followers to become immigration agents

07.08.2025 10

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Woody Allen compares Epstein to Dracula in newly unearthed letter

The director and regular dinner guest of Epstein's said he could see the sex trafficker "sleeping in damp Earth"

06.08.2025 10

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House subpoenas Clintons, demands full Epstein files from DOJ

The former president and secretary of state were included in a raft of subpoenas related to the "Epstein files."

06.08.2025 10

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Cornyn requests FBI’s aid in returning absent Texas Democrats to state

The senator said absent Texas Democrats "may be guilty of bribery"

06.08.2025 4

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Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state

The governor said legislators who fled ahead of a redistricting special session had "abandoned their duty"

05.08.2025 3

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Acosta shares “ghoulish” interview with AI recreation of Parkland victim

The independent journalist interviewed a replica of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in a school shooting in 2018

05.08.2025 6

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Charlamagne begs “donkey” Trump to keep “Epstein files” promise

The radio host said that the president is going back on his campaign promises to his base

05.08.2025 8

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Sydney Sweeney revealed to be registered Republican in American Eagle ad backlash

The actress affiliated with the Republican Party in the lead-up to last year's presidential election

04.08.2025 6

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Trump purges make him worse than Nixon, says Summers

The former treasury secretary said Trump's purges of federal employees are "really scary stuff."

03.08.2025 2

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