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Kristi Noem Gave Huge Contract to Company Accused of People Smuggling

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gave a border wall contract to a company that illegally smuggled workers into the country, provided...

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Trump Admits Putin Is Screwing Up His Plans in Iran War

Donald Trump admitted Friday that Russia is likely helping Iran in its war with the U.S., but doesn’t think it’s a big deal.

yesterday 1

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Trump Team Spirals Over Damning Report on Bungled Iran War Planning

The Trump administration and its fellow Republicans are going nuts over a CNN report that the White House didn’t adequately plan for Iran closing...

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Hegseth Goes Off on CNN—and Cheers Planned David Ellison Takeover

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took some pot shots at the media Friday during a press conference and openly salivated over the coming right-wing...

yesterday 1

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New Report Exposes Botched Iran War Planning as U.S. Death Toll Rises

The Trump administration seems to have been caught off guard by Iran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, once again showing a glaring lack of...

yesterday 1

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Watch This GOP Senator Learn in Real Time Why the SAVE Act Is Bad

Republican Senator John Cornyn got a firsthand lesson in why the SAVE Act, backed by President Donald Trump, would suppress votes if passed.

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One Democrat Votes Against Landmark Housing Bill Even Republicans Back

The Senate passed a landmark housing bill Thursday with a rare show of bipartisan support, but one Democrat still voted “no.”

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Trump Issues Dark Warning to Iran Men’s Soccer Team Ahead of World Cup

Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Iran Thursday, but not one directly related to the war: It concerns their men’s national soccer team.

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Trump Desperately Tries to Convince America Rising Oil Prices Are Good

Donald Trump is trying to spin skyrocketing oil prices caused by the war in Iran as good for the U.S.

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Trump Leaves Allies With Whiplash After Video Call on Iran

Donald Trump’s call with G7 leaders Wednesday left them confused about what the president wants from the Iran war.

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Iran’s Oil Exports Are Making Trump Look Pretty Foolish Right Now

Donald Trump’s war on Iran is backfiring in a critical area: Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before.

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White South Africans Flee the U.S. Despite Trump’s Refugee Program

Donald Trump claims that white South Africans face persecution and set up a refugee program to help them immigrate to the U.S. last year, a remarkable...

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Trump Campaigns Against Top Republican Behind Epstein Files Push

Donald Trump is pulling out all of the stops to get rid of one of his only Republican critics.

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Iran Says American Tech and Banking Companies Are Legitimate Targets

Iran has declared that U.S. tech and banking companies are now legitimate targets.

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Pam Bondi Flees to U.S. Military Base Amid Reported Spike in Threats

Attorney General Pam Bondi has left her apartment in Washington, D.C., and moved to a military base in the area after reportedly facing threats from...

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DOGE Goon Took Social Security Data With Him, Whistleblower Says

An employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have taken Social Security data with him to a new job, in what would be a major...

10.03.2026 4

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Trump’s Iran War Is Already Weakening Military Operations Elsewhere

Donald Trump’s war in Iran is weakening U.S. military resources and weapons surpluses around the world.

10.03.2026 7

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MAGA Troll Turned DOJ Attorney Hit With Ethics Violations Charges

One of Donald Trump’s most outspoken attorneys is facing discipline over ethics violations.

10.03.2026 4

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DNC Sues Trump Over Potential Plan to Send Federal Agents to Polls

The Democratic National Committee is suing the Trump administration for some clarification on any plans to send armed federal agents to polling places...

10.03.2026 5

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What Are the Chances of MTG’s Seat Turning Blue This Special Election?

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old congressional seat in Georgia could flip to the Democrats in a special election Tuesday.

10.03.2026 3

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Trump Contradicts His Own Defense Secretary on Iran War Timeline

Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be on the same page as his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when it comes to a timetable on the Iran war.

10.03.2026 1

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Federal Judge Threatens to Throw Out Alina Habba’s Successors Too

A federal judge has rejected President Trump’s new appointees to the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, ruling that the president is illegally...

09.03.2026 1

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Ousted Republican NTSB Member Rejects White House Story on His Firing

Donald Trump has fired a Republican member of the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, accusing him of misconduct on the job.

09.03.2026 3

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MAGA Congressman Claims “Muslims Don’t Belong” in America

Republican Representative Andy Ogles decided to write off an entire religious community in America on Monday.

09.03.2026 3

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13-Year-Old Trump Accuser Has Key Details of Her Story Verified

A woman who says Donald Trump abused her when she was 13 years old in 1984 shared information about her life that turned out to be true.

09.03.2026 1

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Trump Causes Worldwide Panic Over Surging Oil Prices

The American and Israeli war on Iran is causing oil prices to skyrocket, fueling alarm around the world.

09.03.2026 2

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Pentagon Hires DOGE Stooge to Run AI Efforts Amid Iran War

One of Elon Musk’s former DOGE minions has been tapped to run AI at the Pentagon.

06.03.2026 2

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White House Says Trump Will Decide When Iran Has Really Surrendered

President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” but what does that look like? According to White House press...

06.03.2026 4

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Democrats Demand “Reckoning” With Probes Into Noem on Every Front

Democrats are preparing to launch investigations into Kristi Noem’s conduct at the Department of Homeland Security.

06.03.2026 3

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Trump Reveals He Has Only One Requirement for Iran’s Next Leader

Donald Trump only has one requirement for who should lead Iran after its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in airstrikes last week: be on...

06.03.2026 4

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Republicans Target Key January 6 Witness Against Trump

Republicans in Congress want the Department of Justice to bring criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a White House aide in Donald Trump’s...

06.03.2026 2

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CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa”

Conservative MAGA ideologue Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran,...

05.03.2026 8

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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iran Naval Ship

The U.S. Navy’s attack on an Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, on Wednesday was the first time an American submarine sunk an enemy ship since World...

05.03.2026 3

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Trump Eyes MAGA Senators as Potential Replacements for Kristi Noem

Donald Trump is upset enough with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that he’s reportedly considering Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma or...

05.03.2026 3

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The Senate Democrats Open to Helping Trump Fund His War on Iran

Despite expressing frustration over Donald Trump’s war with Iran, some Democrats are still considering voting to boost military spending by billions...

05.03.2026 5

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Trump Considers Firing Kristi Noem After Train-Wreck Hearings

President Trump may be fed up with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 4

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Republicans Join Democrats to Subpoena Pam Bondi Over Epstein

The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the government’s release of files relating...

04.03.2026 2

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Kristi Noem Caught Trying to Spin Story on Toddler Detained by ICE

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was caught in a white lie Wednesday about a toddler detained by ICE.

04.03.2026 3

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“Complete Incoherence”: Dems Sound Alarm After Secret Iran Briefing

Democratic senators came out of a classified briefing about the Trump administration’s war with Iran Tuesday expressing grave concern.

04.03.2026 3

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Newsom Compares Israel to “Apartheid State” as He Blasts War on Iran

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, has questioned U.S. military support for Israel and...

04.03.2026 3

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Hegseth Says “We’re Playing for Keeps” in Shocking Presser on Iran

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke unapologetically about causing “death and destruction from the sky all day long” in Iran at a press...

04.03.2026 3

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Trump Reveals Why There’s No Evacuation Plan for Trapped Americans

Donald Trump admitted in the White House Tuesday that he didn’t have an evacuation plan for Americans in the Middle East before bombing Iran.

03.03.2026 2

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Trump Threatens to Cut Off All Trade With Spain Over Iran War

Donald Trump is attacking Spain over the country’s refusal to let the U.S. use its air bases to bomb Iran.

03.03.2026 3

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DOJ Resurrects War With Law Firms Despite Major Legal Blows

The Trump administration is going to defend the president’s executive orders targeting law firms one day after apparently deciding to stop the fight...

03.03.2026 2

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Kash Patel Halted Probe Into Renee Good’s Killing Over One Word

FBI Director Kash Patel didn’t want the bureau’s forensic experts examining the scene of Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis because he didn’t...

03.03.2026 10

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Trump Admits to Congress He Has No Idea What Happens Next in Iran

Donald Trump really doesn’t have an Iran war plan, he told Congress on Monday.

03.03.2026 10

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Former CBP Chief Under Investigation Over Actions in Minnesota

Local authorities in Minnesota are investigating former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and other federal agents for potentially breaking the law...

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Trump Labor Secretary Caught Using Govt Funds for Her Birthday Party

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation after having been caught using taxpayer funds for personal reasons, including to throw...

03.03.2026 10

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Trump Brags About Gold Drapes While Discussing Iran War Plans

President Donald Trump began raving about curtains and his new ballroom while talking about his war plans for Iran on Monday.

02.03.2026 3

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Hegseth Brags That They’re Not Following Rules of Engagement in Iran

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth basically admitted during a press conference Monday that he doesn’t care about military rules of engagement, and...

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