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More Americans are registering as independent. Not enough get a say.

20.05.2026 10

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Americans want no part of Trump. Republicans could learn that soon.

Imagine being a Republican in Congress right now, seeking another term in November's midterm elections as President Donald Trump drops like a...

19.05.2026 20

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Americans want religion and government separate. Trump doesn't care.

17.05.2026 20

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Trump wants you to support an American road trip you can't afford

13.05.2026 30

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Fetterman lost Dems by catering to Republicans. That doesn't make him one.

08.05.2026 30

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Your Republicans in Congress are servants to Trump's agenda

05.05.2026 10

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By going after Kimmel, Trump hopes you'll ignore the rest

29.04.2026 30

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Trump wants the Epstein files to go away. That doesn't seem likely.

28.04.2026 20

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Trump wants our tax dollars to save Spirit from his own mess

27.04.2026 20

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Warsh had a clear path to Fed chair. Trump just tripped him.

22.04.2026 30

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Trump will keep trading prosecutors for loyalists until he runs out

21.04.2026 30

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Here's how Trump's plan to oust Jerome Powell may backfire

17.04.2026 30

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Team Trump's strategic Epstein outrage ramps up as midterms near

16.04.2026 30

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I had two questions for Trump's DOJ. Here's what they said.

15.04.2026 30

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Trump, who votes by mail, is now attacking voting by mail

10.04.2026 30

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Pam Bondi tried to act above the law. It's come back to bite her.

Pam Bondi, who was fired on April 2 as attorney general by President Donald Trump, has said that she is moving on to an "important private sector...

07.04.2026 30

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Trump's threats to pull US out of NATO won't make his war popular

05.04.2026 40

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Want to tell Pam Bondi what you think of her power grab? Here’s how

31.03.2026 40

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DOJ's legal gymnastics show they don't trust Trump to protect himself

29.03.2026 30

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Congress had a plan to pay TSA. Trump would rather sow chaos with ICE.

24.03.2026 30

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Trump never had a plan for Iran. Now he's scrambling.

23.03.2026 30

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Trump claims counterterrorism head he hired was 'weak on security.' Perfect.

18.03.2026 40

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MAGA was never anything more than Trump's cover

15.03.2026 50

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Trump's war with Iran has been very helpful – to Russia

11.03.2026 40

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Congress gets one more chance to derail Bondi's cover-up

08.03.2026 50

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Trump needs an 'emergency' to federalize elections. Convenient.

04.03.2026 50

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Democrats can't just kill the SAVE Act. Voters need to know why.

01.03.2026 40

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We've forgotten Obama's immigration legacy. Trump's building on it.

12.02.2026 40

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Trump rode Obama's immigration failure to a win. Has the tide turned?

12.02.2026 30

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I said Trump's attacks would be a windfall for Mark Kelly. I was right.

03.02.2026 40

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If Trump wants ICE to bring law and order, hold them to police standards

30.01.2026 20

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Pam Bondi is holding Minneapolis hostage over voter records

27.01.2026 30

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Trump doesn't want de-escalation. He needs ICE to provoke the fight.

16.01.2026 50

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Jerome Powell told the president no. And to Trump, that's a crime.

14.01.2026 40

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I asked the DOJ why Trump's US attorney picks keep getting ousted

13.01.2026 40

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Even Republicans are 'sick of the stupid' about Greenland

09.01.2026 30

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Big Oil knew about Trump's Maduro raid. Congress didn't.

07.01.2026 40

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Trump doesn't care if his election lies are fueling violence

30.12.2025 60

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Clinton doesn't want protection from Epstein files. Trump does.

24.12.2025 40

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With Venezuela, Trump pushes US toward the wars he promised to end

21.12.2025 70

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Trump's post on Rob Reiner's death exposes how unwell he is

16.12.2025 80

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She was dismissed once. Trump is quietly trying to reinstall her.

15.12.2025 70

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Trump has only himself to blame for $12 billion farmer bailout

10.12.2025 40

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Team Trump claimed pipe bombs were 'inside job.' But they're in charge now.

05.12.2025 30

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How many meltdowns has Trump had lately? Let me count for you.

27.11.2025 40

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Hegseth's attacks on Kelly prove the very point Democrats are making

27.11.2025 30

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

21.11.2025 30

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

18.11.2025 50

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Your check from Donald Trump actually isn't in the mail

16.11.2025 50

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Opening the government back up may finally open the Epstein files, too

12.11.2025 40

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