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Eleanor Clift

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Trump’s War Is a Pivotal ‘FAFO’ Failure on the World Stage

Trump’s War Is a Pivotal ‘FAFO’ Failure on the World Stage

President Trump says the war in Iran was won in the first hour, but we haven’t won enough, and we don’t want to leave early as the country’s...

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What Does Trump, 79, Even Have to Lose In His War With Iran?

Who knows how, but Donald Trump has gotten out of every tight spot he’s fallen into. From the bone spurs that saved him from the draft to the bail...

05.03.2026 8

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Why Trump’s Tariff Meltdowns Play Right Into SCOTUS’ Hands

Good for SCOTUS on pushing back against Trump on tariffs, but do they really deserve much credit? And why did it take so long? The justices took just...

25.02.2026 10

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Trump’s Sinister Plot to Remake America’s Judiciary

In Donald Trump’s telling, he has to win every election for his own ego. It’s good for America too, he’d argue, but that’s not really the...

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Trump’s Kennedy Center Is Dead to the World—and Dead to Me

05.02.2026 9

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Why Trump's Iran Gamble Could End Worse Than Jimmy Carter's

16.01.2026 10

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FIFA's Kennedy Center Takeover Is a Tacky Own Goal for Trump

06.12.2025 5

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It’s Time Mike Johnson Followed MTG Out of Congress

28.11.2025 10

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Hear Me Out: Senate Dems Had to Fold Their Shutdown Hand

12.11.2025 5

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Democrats Need Bold New Messaging to Meet the Moment

09.11.2025 10

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The Big Clue to Trump’s Future? The Hammer in the Ballroom

31.10.2025 7

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Trump’s White House Teardown Attacks America’s Foundations

27.10.2025 9

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How Democrats Can Win the Shutdown Fight Even If They Lose

09.10.2025 7

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Trump Is Hiding His Cankles. But Not His Corruption

Knowing that the Trump administration is at home with the way mobsters talk, it’s fair to say that DJT is getting ready to bag a big one. A big...

25.09.2025 10

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Can Trump Find a Cure For the Sickness RFK Jr. Is Spreading?

15.09.2025 9

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Trump’s DC Crackdown Risks Another Kent State Massacre

29.08.2025 10

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Can Dems Turn Golden Oldies Into the Midterms’ New Stars?

23.08.2025 20

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Why Every 2028 Hopeful Wants a Piece of the Fight Over Texas

08.08.2025 6

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Why Trump Won’t Let Bondi and Gabbard Fail Up Like Hegseth

31.07.2025 8

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The Epstein Files Are Forcing MAGA Faithful to Eat Their Own

18.07.2025 7

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Trump Doesn’t Just Want Troops in LA, But at the Polls

15.06.2025 6

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The Secret Smoking Gun in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Budget

01.06.2025 7

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Trump Missed a Big MAGA Moment With His Wealth Tax Wiffle

16.05.2025 5

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Amid Turmoil at ’60 Minutes,’ Alarm Bells Are Ringing

27.04.2025 10

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Is Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’ an Act of Government Villainy?

20.04.2025 7

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Why Trump Erasing Harriet Tubman Is Worse Than You Think

09.04.2025 10

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The MAGA Meltdown Over Amber Ruffin Is a Total Joke

02.04.2025 7

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Today’s Hottest Group Text? Hillary Clinton’s, No Doubt

26.03.2025 5

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Trump Madly Produces and Directs Whitewashing of History

20.03.2025 10

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Wisconsin Is Ground Zero for War on DOGE: ‘People v. Musk’

14.03.2025 10

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Dem 2028 Ticket: Rich Man, Macho Woman, Anybody But Kamala

07.03.2025 10

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JD Vance and Usha’s Hard-Right Same-Sex Political Bedfellows

28.02.2025 10

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Ecologist Fired by Trump Forewarns ‘E. Coli in Your Salmon’

21.02.2025 7

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Trump’s Flood-the-Zone News Cycle Let Fired Aide Back In

07.02.2025 6

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Bezos Has Plunged My Beloved Washington Post Into Darkness

16.01.2025 9

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Trump’s Tax Man: Ready to Target Enemies and Ruin the IRS

11.01.2025 10

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