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Trump’s New Press Secretary Says Abortion Pill Came From Nazi Germany

The White House has chosen its new press secretary: MAGA communications adviser Katie Zacharia.

09.10.2026 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Millers Are Partying at a Military Base to Escape the Public

Katie Miller, the wife of American deportation czar Stephen Miller, has reignited the convivial traditions of Washington’s elite by throwing...

09.10.2026 3

New Republic

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ossoff Wipes the Floor With Mike Collins as He Cites Third Reich Hires

Republican Representative Mike Collins cannot seem to rise above his staffers’ Nazi reputations.

09.10.2026 2

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Trump, 80, Tries to Describe a “Water Hurricane”

North Carolinians were blissfully unaware that they survived one of the “great water hurricanes” of all time—until Donald Trump said so at the...

08.10.2026 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Pulls 180 After Telling Iran to Bomb California Three Times

Either Donald Trump is playing dumb with the American people, or there actually is something wrong with him.

08.10.2026 3

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Trump Team Freaks Out Over Advisers Helping Russian-Linked Group

MAGA world has turned its fire and fury toward two of the president’s closest advisers, Chris LaCivita and James Blair, after it was revealed that...

08.10.2026 4

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Trump’s Latest Midterms Tantrum Goes Too Far for Fox News

The president is making an enemy out of Fox News.

08.10.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Straight Up Admits He Pardons People to Get Something in Return

When Donald Trump gives, he expects something in return.

08.10.2026 5

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MAGA Candidate Brags He Physically Abused His Wife

Colorado minister and Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx has declared that he shoved his wife in the past—and he’d do it again.

07.10.2026 4

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Florida Does Trump a Favor He Doesn’t Actually Qualify For

Election officials in Florida have extended the state’s new voter registration protections to Donald Trump—even though he doesn’t qualify for them.

07.10.2026 4

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Trump Hit With Lawsuit for Using Taxpayer Money to Air Propaganda

The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging that recent TV advertisements espousing the president’s...

07.10.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

USPS Hires Shady Armed Security Service Weeks Before Midterms

Nearly 1,000 armed guards have descended on the United States Postal Service, deploying to at least 55 facilities across the country ahead of Election...

07.10.2026 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Dodges Key Question About Russian Plague Outbreak

Donald Trump is dragging his feet in dealing with the recent pneumonic plague case in Russia.

07.10.2026 5

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Trump Makes Unhinged Claim About French School Protests

Students across France are protesting underfunded and understaffed schools, but President Donald Trump has decided to co-opt the movement for his own...

06.10.2026 6

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Trump Says ICE Isn’t Detaining U.S. Citizens. Here’s the Truth.

The Trump administration has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens since it began its mass deportation initiative, a ProPublica investigation has...

06.10.2026 8

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JD Vance Brags About Getting Nothing Done While He Was a Senator

Vice President JD Vance spoke for roughly 35 minutes at a MAGA rally in Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday evening. Within that time, he managed to admit that...

06.10.2026 9

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Trump Finds a New Way to Blame Gas Prices on Anyone But Himself

Suddenly, gas prices have absolutely nothing to do with the Iran war, according to the U.S. president.

05.10.2026 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Is Kash Patel or Stephen Miller in Charge of the FBI?

America’s FBI directors are expected to be fiercely independent. Kash Patel is not.

05.10.2026 5

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Trump Gives Bonkers Defense for Doxing Tom Cotton

The president feels absolutely no remorse about doxing Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.

05.10.2026 6

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ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders

Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson branded a group of brutalized ICE protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” Now they’re suing him for defamation.

02.10.2026 5

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Trump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up

The Group of Seven Nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil from its stockpiles—following a desperate plea from the White House.

02.10.2026 10

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Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs

The bar for America’s highest elected office keeps sinking.

02.10.2026 9

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Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making

Donald Trump is attempting to retcon his rationale for attacking Iran.

02.10.2026 9

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Three Billionaires Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Governor’s Race

Republican Representative Tom Tiffany has raised more than $26 million in his bid to become Wisconsin’s next governor, the vast majority of which...

01.10.2026 6

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters

Collective action spared two men in Oswego, New York Wednesday following a multi-hour stand-off with federal immigration agents.

01.10.2026 6

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Church Sex Abuse Scandal Mike Rogers Won’t Talk About

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers has surrounded himself with people tied to the Living Word Church sex abuse scandal, but he’s not willing to...

01.10.2026 10

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Pete Hegseth Has a Bonkers Party Favor for Soldiers at His Speech

Some 600 attendees at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s State of the Force speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia Wednesday received an...

30.09.2026 9

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Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent

An unvaccinated resident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was confirmed to have died from measles, according to an announcement by the state Health...

30.09.2026 10

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Trump Unveils Midterms Travel Plan That Will Surely Make Him Pass Out

Donald Trump is planning to hit the campaign trail for 32 days before the midterm elections.

30.09.2026 10

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Trump Promises to Hand Out More Cash, This Time to Help Data Centers

The Trump administration has resorted to trying to bribe Americans to let data centers into their communities.

30.09.2026 10

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Kennedy Center in Total Financial “Free Fall” Thanks to Trump

The Kennedy Center has financially collapsed in the 19 months since Donald Trump took control.

30.09.2026 10

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Marco Rubio Signed Contract With Company After Kremlin Ties Exposed

The State Department offered a government contract to Oxygen Forensics even after federal officials were made aware of the company’s ties to Moscow.

29.09.2026 20

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Supreme Court Says Trump Can Keep Deporting People to Random Places

The Supreme Court has decided that the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their place of origin.

29.09.2026 10

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Ron DeSantis Goes Full Islamophobe With New Terrorist Designation

From here on out, a civil rights group will receive the same treatment in Florida as the likes of Al Qaeda and ISIS.

29.09.2026 8

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Trump Casually Admits His New AI Tool Can Probably Be Hacked

The Trump administration’s brand-new, ultra-secure, “damn good” AI chatbot can’t be hacked —yet.

29.09.2026 8

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

One Republican Blocks Attempt to Save Kennedy Center From Trump

Utah Senator Mike Lee was the only lawmaker to vote against a bipartisan bill that would have banned the demolition of presidential memorials such as...

29.09.2026 8

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Samuel Alito Does the Right Thing for a Change

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate change case coming up on the court’s docket.

28.09.2026 7

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going

Donald Trump’s response to the ongoing Rwanda-Congo conflict involved deflecting to the Ebola virus before shutting down the line of questioning...

28.09.2026 7

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What?

America has the “best poverty numbers,” according to our billionaire president.

28.09.2026 7

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Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud

For all their browbeating about election fraud, it turns out that Donald Trump’s MAGA acolytes aren’t following election laws.

28.09.2026 8

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Trump Team Scrambles After Embarrassing Slip About Arms Sale to China

Selling weapons to China is suddenly off the table. It’s unclear how it got on the table in the first place.

28.09.2026 6

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Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed America’s service members and their families to vote in the midterm election, not-so-subtly suggesting...

25.09.2026 40

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Supreme Court Hands Trump Huge Win in Quest to Make Voting Harder

The Supreme Court just brought Donald Trump’s immigration database back to life.

25.09.2026 9

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Russian Scheme to Infiltrate Secret Service Exposed

A software company contracted by the U.S. government claimed it had no ties to Russia. That does not seem to be the case.

25.09.2026 9

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

“Where Are the Cameras?”: Trump, 80, Is Confused About Own Media Ban

The president apparently did not realize that he’d lose the spotlight when he decided to ban news outlets from the White House.

25.09.2026 9

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Trump Whines About His Own Media Ban as Outlets Barred From Event

In the topsy-turvy MAGA world, some of America’s most prominent media outlets are choosing not to cover Donald Trump. In reality, they’re still...

25.09.2026 9

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Everyone Walks Out of U.N. Before Netanyahu Says a Single Word

Dozens of representatives from participating member countries staged a mass walkout at the United Nations Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister...

24.09.2026 9

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

MAGA Congressman Takes Page Out of Trump’s Book on Media Ban

The president’s unprecedented decision to ban members of the press have inspired his political disciples.

24.09.2026 10

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Republicans Lash Out When Asked How Mitch McConnell Is Doing

Republicans are literally running away from questions about Mitch McConnell.

24.09.2026 10

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Trump Is Already Breaking Ground on His Next Vanity Project

Excavation work has already begun at the proposed site of Donald Trump’s 250-foot “Triumphal Arch.”

24.09.2026 8

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