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MAGA Senator Blows His Lid Over “Degenerate Sociopath” Max Miller

MAGA world is unloading on Ohio Representative Max Miller.

06.08.2026 4

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump, 80, Proudly Misspells “Dumb” in the Middle of a Speech

Donald Trump can’t seem to get even the most basic facts straight.

06.08.2026 2

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Trump Gives Back Billions in Tariff Reimbursements—With More to Come

Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs have come back to bite him.

06.08.2026 2

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Rand Paul Successfully Gets Revenge on Anthony Fauci

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-5 along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of...

06.08.2026 5

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New Mexico Sues DOJ Over Epstein Ranch Investigation Files

New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Wednesday for “stonewalling” its investigation into Jeffrey...

05.08.2026 2

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Trump’s Great American State Fair Sponsors Hid Millions in Donations

Freedom 250’s corporate sponsors may have violated the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

05.08.2026 4

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Trump and Jeanine Pirro Got Into Screaming Match Over Reflecting Pool

Jeanine Pirro’s grand case against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s Reflecting Pool cover-up was a showdown worthy of reality TV.

05.08.2026 3

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MAGA Rep. Accused of Sexual Harassment Abruptly Ends Midterm Campaign

North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards has called it quits on his reelection race.

05.08.2026 3

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Ethics Committee to Investigate Miller as Abuse Allegations Blow Up

The allegations against Representative Max Miller have become so loud that the Ohio Republican has decided to launch a House ethics investigation into...

04.08.2026 5

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MAGA Senator Gripes About Dems Calling Out Tax Fraud and Sex Abuse

Senate Judiciary Democrats used their final moments ahead of Todd Blanche’s nomination vote Tuesday to remind the committee of numerous reasons why...

04.08.2026 5

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Todd Blanche Nomination Advances After GOP Senators Cave to Trump

The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Todd Blanche to run the Justice Department Tuesday, advancing Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to...

04.08.2026 5

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60 Minutes Quietly Killed Story About Epstein’s Shady Banking Tactics

CBS’s 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein’s sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss-run network fired the reporter fronting the...

04.08.2026 7

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RFK Jr. Faces First Two Deaths From Explosive Diarrhea Parasite

The cyclosporiasis outbreak just turned deadly.

03.08.2026 5

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Lindsey Graham’s Sister Goes Rogue Over Trump’s Biggest Pet Peeve

Darline Graham is planning to take her late brother Lindsey Graham’s public office in a very different direction.

03.08.2026 7

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Iran Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Claims of Peace Talks

Negotiations to end the Iran war do not seem to be going well.

03.08.2026 8

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GOP Senator Falls for Todd Blanche’s Sneaky Ploy to Save His Job

Texas Senator John Cornyn just caved to Donald Trump’s demands.

03.08.2026 2

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DOJ Stuns Judge With Inability to Answer “Easy Question” in AI Lawsuit

The Trump administration is not making its case against Anthropic.

31.07.2026 9

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Trump Forced to Call in Reinforcements to Fix SAVE Act Disaster

The White House’s “Ice Maiden” has gotten involved to salvage Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act.

31.07.2026 4

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Trump Is Demanding More Cash From Donors for His Vanity Projects

Despite everything on his plate as the president of the United States, Donald Trump has decided to carve time out of his schedule to fundraise for his...

31.07.2026 20

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Trump Asks for Millions More to Cover American State Fair Disaster

American taxpayers are about to get hit with additional charges for the Trump administration’s Great American State Fair.

29.07.2026 6

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Trump Spreads Completely Bogus Claim That 9/11 Families Hate Mamdani

Donald Trump has bought into the unfounded rumor that the families of New York City’s 9/11 victims don’t want Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the...

29.07.2026 6

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Trump Demanded to Personally Review Details in DOJ’s Comey Case

Donald Trump may have personally undone the criminal case against one of his political nemeses, former FBI Director James Comey, thanks to his deep...

29.07.2026 5

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Republicans for Some Reason Are Back to Talking About Ivermectin

While Republican leadership attempts to pin millions of Covid-19 deaths on Dr. Anthony Fauci, some party members are zeroing in on his dismissal of...

29.07.2026 5

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Fauci Pleads the Fifth and Kills Republicans’ Big Covid Hearing

Anthony Fauci will not testify before Congress Wednesday.

29.07.2026 4

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One of Trump’s Declassified Documents Raises Major Red Flags

Former intelligence officials have singled out a recently declassified memo in Donald Trump’s recent 2020 election-related document dump as...

28.07.2026 7

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Trump Veers From Script to Mock Lindsey Graham at His Own Funeral

The president couldn’t resist taking issue with his speechwriters again Tuesday—even as he was in the midst of delivering a eulogy for late South...

28.07.2026 6

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NYT’s Most Obnoxious Columnist Joins 60 Minutes in Pro-Trump Overhaul

CBS’s 60 Minutes is getting another Trump-styled makeover.

28.07.2026 8

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Trump Is at Odds With RFK Jr. Over Vaccines—But Not Why You’d Think

Despite the White House’s myriad attempts to rein in Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s conspiratorial rhetoric, Donald Trump himself is still expecting...

28.07.2026 8

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Trump Intel Chief Launches More Layoffs Right Before Losing Job

The man temporarily serving as director of national intelligence just decided to fire 30 percent of America’s remaining intelligence community.

28.07.2026 8

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How Republicans Plan to Talk Around Trump Ahead of Midterms

The Senate GOP is offering new guidance to party lawmakers on how to rhetorically juggle Donald Trump’s second term agenda with the public furor it...

27.07.2026 7

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Mitch McConnell Shares Second Photo, Says He’s Skipping Picnic

Senator Mitch McConnell’s office has finally addressed the lawmaker’s ongoing absence—insofar as it relates to his ability to chow down on some...

27.07.2026 9

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Lindsey Graham Giggles With Glee Over Iran Strikes in New Video

At least one American was cheering when the White House decided to drop bombs on Iran.

27.07.2026 10

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Republican Candidates Told to Distance From Trump to Save Midterms

The Republican Party no longer sees Donald Trump as its golden goose.

27.07.2026 10

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Trump Tries to Blow Up Canada Bridge Deal After Opening Ceremony Drama

President Donald Trump is suddenly reneging on the terms of the Gordie Howe Bridge project after he claimed Ottawa “disinvited” U.S. officials...

24.07.2026 5

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Republican War Hawks Urge Trump to Finish the Job in Iran

Republicans are urging the president to sidestep negotiations with Tehran and instead pound Iran even harder.

24.07.2026 10

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Ex–60 Minutes Journalist Exposes How Bari Weiss Tried to Help Trump

CBS News chief Bari Weiss has been so busy skewing the storied network’s coverage that she’s gotten basic facts wrong—including elementary...

24.07.2026 5

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“Sick of This Sh*t”: Mike Johnson Snaps Over Republican Dysfunction

House Speaker Mike Johnson is fed up with the chaos boiling in his own caucus.

24.07.2026 8

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Trump Had Expletive-Laden Tantrum Over Iran War Failures

The U.S. president is on the fritz over his inability to end the Iran war.

24.07.2026 7

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Man Who Killed Minnesota Democratic Rep. Sentenced to Life in Prison

The man who assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, has been sentenced to life in prison.

23.07.2026 10

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Senate Leader Snaps Over Trump Trying to Force a Vote on SAVE Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tore into Karoline Leavitt Thursday, rebuking the press secretary hours after she announced that the White House was...

23.07.2026 9

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Trump Threatens to Blow Up Iran War Into Even Bigger Conflict

The U.S. president issued another threat against Iran Thursday, pledging to hold the country “responsible” for attacks carried out by Houthis the...

23.07.2026 8

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Secret Service Agent Punished Over Leaks on Vance’s Annoying Behavior

The vice president is losing faith in his personal Secret Service detail.

23.07.2026 20

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Trump Prepares to Attack Eighth Country of His Second Term

Weeks after a preliminary peace deal with Iran fell apart, Donald Trump has turned his attention toward his next military conquest.

22.07.2026 8

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Trump Orders Schools to Make Chilling Change to Sex Ed Programs

The Trump administration has canceled millions of dollars worth of federal grants to organizations running teen pregnancy education programs...

22.07.2026 10

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Trump’s Top Tariff Negotiator Dodges Key Question on Reimbursements

American families are unlikely to be reimbursed for the money they lost to President Donald Trump’s illegal tariff plan.

22.07.2026 8

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Trump Begs Judge to Give Back Money He Just Paid E. Jean Carroll

Donald Trump has made billions of dollars grifting the American public since returning to office, yet he’s still trying to find a way to weasel out...

22.07.2026 10

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“Don’t Have a Plan”: Republicans Panic as Trump Ramps Up in Iran

The president’s inability to resolve the Iran war is spelling disaster for endangered Republican lawmakers this November.

22.07.2026 10

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Todd Blanche Admits Trump’s Slush Fund Still Isn’t Dead

Within days of pledging that Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund was dead, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has changed his mind.

21.07.2026 10

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Taylor Farms Backtracks After Trying to Hide Role in Diarrhea Outbreak

Taylor Farms must be very sorry to have ever claimed that the Food and Drug Administration apologized to them.

21.07.2026 10

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Republicans Panic Trump Has “Zero” Interest in Helping With Midterms

Donald Trump is distancing himself from Capitol Hill at a time when his Congressional allies need him most.

21.07.2026 10

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