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Maine Governor Suspends Senate Campaign Due to Lack of Funds

Maine Governor Janet Mills withdrew her campaign to represent the state in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Tries to Goad Artemis II Astronauts Into Bashing NATO With Him

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II visited the White House Wednesday to celebrate their successful mission around the moon, but they ended up roped into...

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Hegseth’s Own Words on Illegal Military Orders Come Back to Bite Him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s blind loyalty to the Trump administration has put him at odds with his own beliefs.

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Hegseth Short-Circuits Trying to Explain How U.S. Is Winning Iran War

The Trump administration is failing to explain how the U.S. is coming out on top in the Iran war.

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Ex-Official Warns People Fleeing in Droves as Trump Weaponizes DOJ

Justice Department attorneys are decamping from the Trump administration, leaving behind an enormous staffing void within the nation’s top law...

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Secretly Admits to Team He’s Nowhere Close to an Iran Deal

Publicly, Donald Trump has promised a quick and resolute end to the war with Iran—but talk of the conflict is entirely different inside his inner...

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Pentagon Demands Congress Burn Millions to Make Name Change Official

The Trump administration’s various projects to reshape the government—even the symbolic ones—are costing U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

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Trump Declares Himself King in Cringe Photo With King Charles

The White House has literally elevated Donald Trump to “king” status.

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Trump-Appointed Judge Abruptly Quits Because He’s So Miserable

A federal judge is tapping out of the Trump administration.

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Trump Issues Deranged Filing Begging Judge to Let Him Build Ballroom

The president is losing his grip over his proposed White House ballroom.

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Missing GOP Rep. Breaks His Silence After Being MIA for Over a Month

New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. has finally addressed the public regarding his multi-week absence from Congress.

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Terrifying Details Exposed on Who Built Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch

A prominent commercial contractor with government ties built a secluded residence in the New Mexico desert for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”

One of the Trump administration’s newest immigration judges said that some women are just a “warm, wet hole.”

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Trump’s U.S. Mint Is Helping Cartels Launder Their Gold

The U.S. Mint claims to be a symbol of the founding principles of America, its gold coins a product of the country’s personal success. But that’s...

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“Don’t Trust These Courts”: Trump’s Terrifying New Immigration Judges

The Trump administration is attempting to clear its immigration backlog by cramming the court system with MAGA-aligned “deportation judges.”

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Trump Held Up Secret Service During WHCD Shooting for Dumbest Reason

Questions abound after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, inspiring a mix of speculation and conspiracy across social...

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It Doesn’t Sound Like Missing GOP Rep. Is Coming Back to Work Soon

Republican Representative Thomas Kean Jr. of western New Jersey hasn’t voted on a single bill since March 5. Apparently, he’s been ill.

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State Department Openly Admits Israel Pushed Us Into Iran War

Even the State Department recognizes that the U.S. entered the Iran war on behalf of Israel.

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Trump Has Lost All Gains He Made With Young Voters—and Then Some

Young voters across the country overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But less than two years into his term, the MAGA leader has...

24.04.2026 5

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Trump Has Mindblowing Reaction to Insider Trading on Maduro Capture

Insider trading is of no concern to the Trump administration.

24.04.2026 3

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Trump Makes Bonkers Claim About What SPLC Lawsuit Signifies

Donald Trump appears to believe that his administration’s targeting of an anti-extremism civil rights organization can be leveraged to overturn the...

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Rebel Republican Senator Prepares to Block Another Trump Nominee

Outbound Republican Senator Thom Tillis has warned that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is in “dangerous waters.”

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Some House Republicans Think Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell Is Good Idea

A pathway to freedom is slowly opening up for Ghislaine Maxwell, thanks to the work of several House Republicans.

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Eric Trump Openly Brags About His Federal Corruption on Live TV

The Trump family is not ashamed to bilk taxpayers in order to line its pockets.

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Dr. Oz Gives Trump the Weirdest, Grossest Compliment Yet

Dr. Oz waved off national concerns Wednesday about Donald Trump’s health, claiming that the president is “healthy as a bull.”

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Comer Exposed for Plan to Effectively Kill Epstein Investigation

Republicans have found a new way to conduct the Epstein investigation. Democrats insist it’s just another attempt to sweep the whole scandal under...

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Pentagon Report on Hormuz Strait Blows Up Trump Dream of Cheap Gas

It will be a long time before the Strait of Hormuz is back to business as usual.

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CDC Blocks Publication of Study Proving Covid Vaccine Works

The Covid-19 vaccine significantly reduced emergency room visits and hospitalizations this past winter—but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of...

22.04.2026 3

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Kash Patel Loses Major Lawsuit About His Partying Habits

A federal judge has thrown out FBI Director Kash Patel’s defamation claim against former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi.

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DHS Secretary Warns They’re Close to Not Being Able to Pay Employees

Employees at the Department of Homeland Security are weeks away from losing their paychecks.

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Trump’s Iran War Has Put Military at Risk of Running Out of Ammunition

The U.S. has significantly depleted its missile reserve during its war with Iran, sparking concerns that the military could be caught empty-handed if...

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Trump’s Fed Pick Says There’s Only One Thing They Disagree About

Kevin Warsh, the man Donald Trump tapped to run the Federal Reserve, told Congress Tuesday that there’s only one detail that he and the president...

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Tucker Carlson Apologizes for Endorsing Trump Amid Massive Fallout

Donald Trump appears to have finally lost one of his most influential supporters.

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Trump DOJ Launches Investigation Into Prominent Civil Rights Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center revealed Tuesday that it’s under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for previously using paid...

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SCOTUS to Decide on Funding for Schools That Reject Same-Sex Parents

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a new religious rights case that could challenge a landmark 1990 decision.

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Trump Crashes Out Online Over His Tanking Poll Numbers

Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have hit more turbulence in the wake of a tense weekend that has apparently sent Donald Trump spiraling.

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Trump Blocked From Iran War Plans After Screaming at Aides for Hours

Donald Trump’s erratic behavior has gotten him exiled from critical peace negotiations with Iran.

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Trump Adviser Compares Him to God in Resurfaced Quote

Amongst the upper echelons of the MAGA movement, Donald Trump’s word is God’s.

17.04.2026 7

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Trump Prepares to Settle With IRS in Huge Lawsuit Over Tax Records

Donald Trump is in “discussions” to settle a $10 billion lawsuit with the Internal Revenue Service over the release of his tax returns in 2022.

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Watch Trump Genuinely Forget Who Was President Last Year

Donald Trump had several gripes while speaking at his “no tax on tips” event in Las Vegas Thursday evening. Yet in an incredible mental lapse, one...

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Trump Begs Everyone to Praise Him on Iran in Massive Crashout

Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, marking the end of a multi-week trade embargo that massively exacerbated oil and gas costs around the...

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Bernie Sanders-Backed Democrat Sweeps to Victory in Special Election

Voters in New Jersey were hungry for change—so they elected a progressive Democrat.

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Trump Dodges Key Question on Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The U.S. seems ready to block Iran’s primary oil tradeway “indefinitely.”

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Franklin Graham Says Pope Should Be Thanking Trump

Franklin Graham, one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in the country, is siding with Donald Trump amid his recent Christian controversies.

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Here’s Who Helped Trump Come Up With That Insane AI Jesus Photo

Donald Trump reportedly discussed the AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ with an adviser before he posted it to Truth Social.

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RFK Jr. Claims Measles Totally Under Control as Outbreaks Surge

The Trump administration is lying to the public—and it doesn’t care.

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Pete Hegseth Directly Compares Trump to Jesus Amid AI Post Scandal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preaching from the Pentagon pulpit again.

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Six Republicans Break Ranks to Oppose Trump on Immigration

Six House Republicans sided with the Democratic Party Wednesday, forcing a vote on a bill that could expand protections for Haitian immigrants.

15.04.2026 4

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Democrat Officially Files Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

Democrats are finally mounting a formal opposition to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Mike Johnson Says Pope Was Asking for Trump’s Bonkers Attacks

House Speaker Mike Johnson has come out on the side of the White House in its recent aggression toward the Vatican, suggesting that Pope Leo XIV had...

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