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How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton concocted a securities fraud case as part of a sweeping crusade to target the state’s...

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Trump Secretly Prepares to Give Kimberly Guilfoyle the Boot

It looks like Kimberly Guilfoyle may be out of a job.

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Trump in “Foul Mood” as Team Struggles to Organize Midterm Rally Tour

President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign rally blitz has him down in the dumps.

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Judge Throws Wrench in Trump’s Latest Rogue Construction Plans

A federal judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump’s takeover of a public golf course in Washington, D.C.

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Trump’s DHS Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home

Homeland Security Investigations officers raided Representative Ilhan Omar’s home Monday morning.

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Trump Sanctions ICC Hours After Losing Nobel Prize to Former Judge

The United States issued sanctions on the International Criminal Court Friday, just hours after President Donald Trump lost the Nobel Peace Prize to...

09.10.2026 3

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Putin Cons Trump Into Making Massive Oil Deal With Russia

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel—a move that will help Russian President...

09.10.2026 1

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Even (a Few) Republicans Are Shocked by Execution Livestreaming Plan

Even Republican lawmakers are disgusted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream a federal execution.

09.10.2026 3

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Trump Ramps Up Crusade Against the Fed’s Lisa Cook With New Inquiry

President Donald Trump is still going after Federal Reserve Commissioner Lisa Cook.

09.10.2026 4

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ICE Agent Involved in Shooting of Man With His 5-Year-Old Identified

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at the scene who opened fire into a vehicle with a five-year-old child Thursday has an alleged history of...

09.10.2026 3

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Another Member of Trump’s Inner Circle Works for Russian-Linked Group

Yet another person with close ties to Donald Trump’s White House has been linked to a pro-Russia Balkan regime.

08.10.2026 4

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Stephen Miller Shot Down Efforts to Make ICE Facilities More Humane

White House deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities to be inhumane.

08.10.2026 4

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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly launched a 45-day immigration crackdown in California ahead of the midterm elections, instructing its...

08.10.2026 7

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Trump Jokes Around as Supporter Attacks Protester at a Rally

President Donald Trump did nothing as one of his rallygoers attacked a peaceful protester.

08.10.2026 4

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Trump Throws Team Under the Bus Over Iran Bombing California Cities

President Donald Trump clearly gets a kick out of imagining Iran destroying American cities.

08.10.2026 4

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Leaked Emails Show ICE Gutted Training to Help Boost Trump’s Arrests

The Department of Homeland Security radically reduced training requirements for local law enforcement officers whose departments had agreed to help...

07.10.2026 10

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“We Can’t Eat Road Salt”: Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in Debate

Maine Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check Tuesday night during her debate...

07.10.2026 9

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Soldiers Wounded in Iran Say DOD Made Them Get Their Own Treatment

In the early hours of President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, Tehran targeted a makeshift tactical operations center in Kuwait,...

06.10.2026 7

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Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?

Kash Patel’s FBI slammed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a wildly partisan, and likely illegal, propaganda video Tuesday.

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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that his military campaign against Iran ended eight months before he started it.

06.10.2026 9

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Trump Brings Natalie Harp Onstage at Rally Just to Drool Over Her

President Donald Trump called Natalie Harp a “perfect person” after showing her off to hundreds of rallygoers.

06.10.2026 10

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Trump Freaks Out Over Photos of His Club in the New York Times

President Donald Trump flipped out over an ugly photograph of his golf club.

06.10.2026 8

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Another MAGA Candidate Scrubs Mentions of Trump From His Website

Rick Jackson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Georgia, is the latest MAGA candidate to delete mentions of President Donald Trump from his...

05.10.2026 4

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Trump Throws Full-Fledged Tantrum Over Reports on His Latest Rally

President Donald Trump had a petty meltdown on social media Monday after news outlets reported on the light attendance at his weekend rally in Ohio.

05.10.2026 7

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Vance Says Trump’s Ads Begging People to Love Him Are “Not Partisan”

Vice President JD Vance claimed Monday that Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda videos are actually “not partisan.”

05.10.2026 7

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Jared Kushner Secretly Uses Another Peace Deal to Boost His Business

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have used peace negotiations with Russia to concoct a multibillion-dollar deal to benefit their foreign business...

05.10.2026 5

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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio

In a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton lamented that he isn’t in control of his own campaign.

05.10.2026 6

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Trump Sneaks Massive Blow to His Allies Into Latest Executive Order

In the past, members of the Republican Party have accused Democrats of waging a war on meat. Now, it appears that the bleeding-heart environmentalists...

01.10.2026 8

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Jared Kushner’s Massive Ties to Company Backing IDF Exposed

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has made serious bank off of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while simultaneously leading the...

01.10.2026 8

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South Korea Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Big Natural Gas Announcement

Did President Trump just lie about a massive investment from South Korea?

01.10.2026 8

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Renee Good’s Family Sues the U.S. Government Over Her Death

The family of Renee Good, the mother of three who was shot and killed earlier this year by a federal immigration agent Minneapolis, has filed two...

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GOP Senator Knowingly Used “Unvetted” Info to Try to Trap Jack Smith

Republican Senator Eric Schmitt was warned that his attempt to trap former special counsel Jack Smith might be baseless—before he humiliated himself...

01.10.2026 9

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Trump Rigs America.gov AI Chatbot After It Keeps Correcting His Lies

Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence chatbot used to tell the ugly truth about the president—but now it’s playing dumb.

30.09.2026 10

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Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio

In a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately admitted that President Donald Trump’s...

30.09.2026 10

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Kash Patel Exposed for Shady Strategy Behind High-Profile Arrests

Kash Patel’s FBI has been fudging the numbers to boost the agency’s success rate on apprehending fugitives from its Top 10 Most Wanted List.

29.09.2026 10

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Pete Hegseth Is About to Slash a Fifth of All Military Leadership

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is doing everything he can to clear the deck of battle-tested leaders as he prepares to drag President Donald Trump’s...

29.09.2026 9

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GOP Senator Tries to Trap Jack Smith—and Gets Every Detail Wrong

In case you needed any evidence that Republicans have absolutely no dirt on former special counsel Jack Smith, look no further.

29.09.2026 10

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Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt

Former special counsel Jack Smith swears that President Donald Trump committed “serious crimes.”

29.09.2026 9

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Trump Team Forced to Acknowledge Midterms Will Be “F*cking Rough”

President Donald Trump’s inner circle is already bracing for a “f*cking rough” round of midterm elections.

29.09.2026 10

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Trump, 80, Promptly Falls Asleep After Announcing New Steel Plant

President Donald Trump once again struggled to keep his eyes open Monday, just moments after unveiling a plan to build a new $15 billion steel plant...

28.09.2026 7

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Mike Johnson Dismisses Public Opinion on Data Centers as a “Psyop”

House Speaker Mike Johnson cares so little about Americans that he’s pretending that public opinion is really the result of brainwashing by the...

28.09.2026 9

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Trump Appears to Have No Clue What to Do With ICE Ahead of Midterms

The Trump administration is flip-flopping on how to manage its mass deportation policy ahead of the midterm elections.

28.09.2026 9

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Todd Blanche Freaks Out Over Media Ban After Trump Bars CNN Again

Attorney General Todd Blanche crashed and burned while trying to defend President Donald Trump’s ever-increasing restrictions on the press.

28.09.2026 7

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“He Can’t Be Trusted”: Trump’s Most Loyal Front-Row Fans Turn on Him

What does it say that President Donald Trump’s biggest fans are starting to abandon him?

28.09.2026 10

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Federal Judge Torches ICE for Mass Detention in “Degrading” Conditions

A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Thursday on conditions at ICE’s New York City office at Federal 26 Plaza, finding that officers had...

24.09.2026 20

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MAGA Senator Goes on Crazed Posting Spree About Furries

With just weeks until the midterm elections, Senator Tommy Tuberville, who hopes to be Alabama’s next governor, is ignoring voter concerns to...

24.09.2026 8

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U.S. Ally Warns It Can No Longer Trust Trump’s America

One of our closest allies now believes that it can’t rely on the United States under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

24.09.2026 10

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MAGA Senator Changes His Tune on ICE Just Weeks Before Midterms

Are Republicans at risk of losing their seats in the upcoming midterm elections about to start changing their tune on President Donald Trump’s...

24.09.2026 9

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Trump Edits Melania Out of Weird AI Photo—but Leaves in an Aide

President Donald Trump posted an apparently AI-generated image of himself with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday where everyone else appears to...

24.09.2026 10

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Mitch McConnell Is Entirely Nonverbal in New Video

Senator Mitch McConnell is still refusing to speak publicly after a monthslong absence from the Senate, raising concerns about whether he is still fit...

23.09.2026 10

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