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Bondi Ordered to Testify on Epstein, Democrats File Contempt Charges

Pam Bondi may think that being fired as attorney general gets her out of a congressional subpoena, but the House Committee on Oversight and Government...

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Trump Threatens Iran With Gun-Toting AI Meme: “No More Mr. Nice Guy!”

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, President Trump posted a wild threat to Iran on his Truth Social page.

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Trump Photo Being Added to U.S. Passports in Unbelievable Move

Donald Trump’s picture could soon be on every new U.S. passport.

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King Charles Tells Congress Everything Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear

On Tuesday, King Charles III delivered a speech to Congress full of the stuff President Trump opposes.

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U.K. Ambassador Says America Has One Special Relationship—With Israel

The United Kingdom’s new ambassador to the United States told a group of British students visiting Washington that America’s only “special...

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ICE Arrests of Cubans Skyrocket—as Republicans Risk Losing Florida

The Trump administration has detained a staggering number of Cuban immigrants while denying them permanent residency, which could have consequences...

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Top Senate Republicans Throw Trump’s Ballroom in Jeopardy

President Trump is facing opposition to his ballroom from within his own party.

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German Chancellor Says Trump Is Being Totally “Humiliated” by Iran

Germany thinks Iran is getting the better of Donald Trump in negotiations.

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WTF Was Kid Rock Doing on an Apache Helicopter With Pete Hegseth?

Musician Kid Rock reportedly got an AH-64 Apache helicopter ride with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday morning.

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DeSantis Unveils New, Almost Entirely Red Florida Map

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released his new proposed congressional map Monday that aims to grab four more Republican seats in the House of...

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DOJ Tries to Kill Lawsuit Against Trump’s Ballroom After Shooting

The White House is already using Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to try and get a lawsuit against President...

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Trump Erupts After Being Confronted With Alleged Shooter’s Manifesto

President Donald Trump was infuriated after hearing the alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman’s manifesto, and lashed out at a...

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Trump’s Racist “Hellhole” Screed Draws Backlash in India

President Trump has offended U.S. ally India with his racist Truth Social post calling the country a “hellhole.”

24.04.2026 4

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Trump Suffers Staggering Legal Loss in Quest to Ban Asylum

President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban immigrants from claiming asylum at the southern border was blocked in a federal court Friday.

24.04.2026 3

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Pentagon Outlines Ways to Punish NATO Over Refusal to Join War

The Department of Defense is brainstorming ways to punish NATO members who didn’t support President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

24.04.2026 5

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DeSantis Schemes to Sidestep Florida Constitution to Help Trump

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is hoping to get around Florida’s constitution in order to redraw the state’s congressional map and give Republicans...

24.04.2026 4

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Justice Department Ends Trump Revenge Crusade Against Fed Chair Powell

President Donald Trump is backing down from his vendetta against Jerome Powell.

24.04.2026 4

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Trump’s New Navy Secretary Once Asked for KKK Hood With Slits for Eyes

Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Navy has said some crazy things.

23.04.2026 4

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Tough on Crime? Trump Justice Department Purges Law Enforcement Jobs

President Donald Trump professes to be tough on crime, yet his administration has let go over 4,000 federal law enforcement employees.

23.04.2026 3

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Did Laura Loomer Convince Rubio to Detain the Wrong Iranians?

The U.S. government may have detained two Iranian women based on false information from well-known Islamophobe and bigot Laura Loomer.

23.04.2026 4

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Republican Member of Congress Has Gone Missing for Weeks

A Republican representative in New Jersey facing a tough reelection fight is nowhere to be found.

23.04.2026 3

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RFK Jr. Faces Backlash Over FDA Rejection of Life-Saving Cancer Drug

President Trump’s Food and Drug Administration has decided not to approve a skin cancer treatment that could save lives, drawing backlash from...

22.04.2026 2

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Democratic Congressman, 80, Dies in Office After Announcing Reelection

Democratic Representative David Scott of Georgia has passed away at the age of 80.

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Trump Plans to Bail Out Spirit Airlines With Your Taxpayer Dollars

The Trump administration is considering a bailout for Spirit Airlines, which could be a loan worth as much as $500 million.

22.04.2026 1

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Trump Media CEO Leaves After Massive Stock Collapse

President Donald Trump’s social media venture is sinking, and its MAGA CEO just bailed.

22.04.2026 5

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MAGA Freaks Out After Virginia’s Major Redistricting Win

Virginians voted Tuesday to redraw their state’s congressional map, approving a ballot measure to give Democrats as many as four additional seats....

22.04.2026 5

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Democratic Congresswoman Resigns Just Before House Ethics Verdict

Democratic Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the House Tuesday.

21.04.2026 2

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Trump Threatens Companies That Seek Tariff Refunds They’re Owed

Donald Trump is still not happy that his tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court, and he said Tuesday that he would “remember” the companies...

21.04.2026 5

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Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Dodges One Very Easy Question on Epstein

President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, tried to dodge questions Tuesday about his financial ties to convicted...

21.04.2026 1

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Budget Leak Reveals DHS Is Creating Smart Glasses for ICE

The Department of Homeland Security is developing smart glasses that would allow federal agents to identify people using biometric data in real time.

21.04.2026 3

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Trump Advisers Panic That His Iran Commentary Is Derailing Peace Talks

President Donald Trump’s addiction to social media posting is hurting negotiations with Iran.

21.04.2026 3

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House Republicans in Disarray as Members Try to Expel Each Other

Republicans are fighting over expelling some of their own members of Congress.

20.04.2026 10

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Trump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business Partner

The Trump administration is considering a bailout for the United Arab Emirates over economic losses sustained as a result of the U.S. war with Iran.

20.04.2026 4

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Republican Rep. Obsessed With Hating Muslims Unveils MAMDANI Act

Republican Representative Chip Roy is taking aim at free speech and freedom of religion, introducing a bill that would target immigrants who support...

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“Absurd”: Michigan Flat-Out Rejects Trump Demand for Ballots

The Trump administration was rebuffed by the state of Michigan Sunday after it tried to demand Detroit-area ballots from the 2024 election.

20.04.2026 4

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Trump Derails His Own Ceasefire Talks With Iran

Iran says it won’t be participating in negotiations with the U.S. after it seized an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz.

20.04.2026 5

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RFK Jr. Says Every Person Who Lost Health Insurance Is Illegal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a callous and wildly inaccurate response to a question about millions of Americans losing their health insurance at a...

17.04.2026 9

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Trump Is Ditching His Biggest Supporter’s Birthday at Mar-a-Lago

President Donald Trump is snubbing the Republican congressman who used to be his personal physician by not attending his birthday party at Mar-a-Lago.

17.04.2026 10

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MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake

As Donald Trump’s MAGA base sours on him, some of them now think the 2024 assassination attempt on him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was staged.

17.04.2026 5

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House Judiciary Investigates Kushner: “Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy”

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are investigating Jared Kushner over conflicts of interest between his business activities and his work as...

17.04.2026 5

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Trump Fumes Over Report He’s Considering Giving Iran $20 Billion

Donald Trump doesn’t want anyone to think that he’s giving Iran money.

17.04.2026 5

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Judge Says White House Can Only Build Underground Portion of Ballroom

President Trump has been dealt another setback on his massive ballroom project.

16.04.2026 8

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Trump Announces Ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon War He Started

President Trump is claiming that he has negotiated a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, posting on Truth Social Thursday that the two nations have...

16.04.2026 7

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One Democrat Sinks Iran War Powers Resolution to Rein in Trump

The House of Representatives voted down a war powers resolution that would have restricted President Trump’s war in Iran by just one vote Thursday,...

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Pope Attacks “Tyrants” Manipulating Religion Amid Feud With Trump

Pope Leo XIV continued preaching a message of peace Thursday, telling an audience in Bamenda, Cameroon, that “the world is being ravaged by a...

16.04.2026 9

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Trump Defunds Catholic Charity Helping Immigrants Amid Feud With Pope

President Trump has canceled $11 million in funding to Catholic Charities in Miami for taking care of immigrant children as he continues to feud with...

16.04.2026 8

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7 Democrats Vote to Kill Bill Blocking Arms Sales to Israel

Senate Democrats on Wednesday refused to rally behind a joint resolution sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders to block nearly $660 billion in weapons...

15.04.2026 4

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U.S. Bishops Condemn JD Vance’s Absurd Interpretation of “Just War”

American Catholic bishops are pushing back against the Trump administration after Vice President JD Vance warned Pope Leo XIV to “be careful when he...

15.04.2026 2

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Trump Sued for Firing Most of the Black Officials in Government

A Black former federal employee is suing the Trump administration, claiming he was fired because of his race.

15.04.2026 7

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Trump Sends More Troops to Middle East as He Claims War Basically Over

Despite President Trump claiming that the war is almost over, the U.S. is sending thousands more soldiers to the Middle East.

15.04.2026 3

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