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LIZ PEEK: Democrats face a socialist reckoning they are too scared to stop

Democrats grapple with a wave of anti-capitalist, far-left candidates threatening to reshape the party as midterm elections approach this fall season.

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Trump channels Reagan, dominates Republican Party

What do the two men have in common? First, they speak common sense to the common man. Second, they get things done. Third, their bold agendas infused...

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A progressive pope takes aim at AI and risks killing its miracles

Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical warns AI threatens humanity and calls for regulation, echoing Sen. Bernie Sanders' push for a federal moratorium.

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LIZ PEEK: President Trump’s China trip sent an important message liberal media missed

Critics call Trump's Beijing trip a failure, but his surprise inclusion of American CEOs sent a powerful message about U.S. economic dominance to Xi.

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Leftists terrified as their progressive poster child Mamdani fails in New York

Politics and wishful thinking cannot cure what is wrong with the Empire State, or the Big Apple.

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LIZ PEEK: Steve Hilton could pull off a California stunner if voters take the leap

California's June 2 primary could make history as Republican Steve Hilton, endorsed by President Trump, leads a crowded field of Democratic rivals.

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Mamdani's $6 billion mistake

Zohran Mamdani’s anti-business, anti-wealth crusade is thrusting the city into a death spiral — fewer businesses and residents mean higher taxes,...

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LIZ PEEK: California voters fed up with Democrats may turn to Steve Hilton for change

Republican Steve Hilton could make history in deep blue California as he leads the governor's race, campaigning on lower taxes and common sense.

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Trump’s 'revenge tour' has its hits and its misses

President Trump has every right to seek retribution against those who have undermined and attacked him for more than a decade. But what critics call...

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LIZ PEEK: Angry, affluent and adrift — what's driving some young Americans to violence

America's young people are angry and miserable, surveys show, as leftist ideology and liberal guilt fuel a growing crisis of violence and...

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Democrats, not Trump, started the gerrymander fight

Democrats in charge of states like California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York will pay for imposing unpopular and arrogant policies on voters, with...

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LIZ PEEK: Warring Democrats will need more than Trump hatred to win in 2028

Democrats remain united against President Trump, but deep divisions between progressives and moderates threaten to fracture the party by 2028.

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Fraud could be the last nail in the coffin for Gavin Newsom’s presidential hopes

Newsom may be in a hurry to become president, but his record as governor will likely be a giant speedbump slowing him down.

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LIZ PEEK: Do Democrats hate President Trump more then they love America?

NYT columnist Thomas Friedman says he doesn't want Trump or Netanyahu politically strengthened by the Iran war, drawing sharp criticism from some.

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Nixon’s ‘Madman’ approach is dangerous, but it works — and Trump knows it

Trump is not the first commander in chief to use dire threats to end a war. “Madman” Richard Nixon and former President Eisenhower forged that...

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LIZ PEEK: Progressive hypocrisy revealed by Cesar Chavez sexual abuse revelations

From Cesar Chavez to Jeffrey Epstein, Democrats face accusations of hypocrisy for ignoring sexual abuse claims against politically allied figures.

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Are migrating Democrats turning Florida blue?

For long-time residents of Florida, who enjoy the state’s low taxes, safe streets and sensible pro-business policies, the recent special election...

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LIZ PEEK: Voters tell Congress 'do your job' and end the DHS showdown

Spring break airport chaos grows as the government shutdown leaves TSA understaffed. Democrats and Republicans are blamed for the DHS funding...

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Another Democrat shutdown is hurting American families just to score political points

Democrats in Congress are making life miserable for millions of ordinary Americans by refusing to fund Homeland Security.

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LIZ PEEK: Hollywood trashes Trump again — and proves just how out of touch it is

Hollywood actors make political speeches at 2026 Oscars, but viewership plummets from 55 million in 1998 to just 20 million today as audiences...

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Starbucks tycoon Howard Schultz joins the billionaire blue-state exodus

It turns out, even the wokest billionaire is just like you and me: they don’t much like paying taxes, either.

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LIZ PEEK: Iran war could become the achievement that ensures Trump’s legacy

Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted Trump and Biden for assassination, but Democrats question our military response to Tehran's ongoing nuclear...

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Trump has been right about oil all along

The war in Iran is once again proving that oil is an essential geopolitical weapon.

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LIZ PEEK: Democrats rage over Trump’s Iran strikes as exiles cheer ayatollah’s fall

Critics blast Trump-Israel joint military action in Iran as Iranians worldwide celebrate Khamenei's regime end, exposing deep political divisions.

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Trump’s war on fraud is political genius

President Trump is serious about fraud. As he should be — taxpayers are being ripped off.

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LIZ PEEK: America expected one thing from Trump’s State of the Union. It got another

President Trump was at his best as he delivered the longest State of the Union speech in 60 years, showcasing U.S. Olympic hockey team and reviewing...

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LIZ PEEK: Inflation, immigration and Trump’s State of the Union moment of truth

With Hakeem Jeffries potentially becoming House speaker, President Trump needs a barnburner State of the Union to reenergize GOP voters before the...

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AOC’s terrible horrible week just keeps getting worse

Maybe next time AOC ventures abroad, she might want to do her homework.

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LIZ PEEK: At Munich showdown AOC serves word salad as Rubio channels strength

Marco Rubio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered contrasting performances at Munich Security Conference, previewing potential 2028 race dynamics.

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Blue-state Democrats are taxing themselves out of a job

Democrat legislators and governors apparently cannot imagine trying to attract people, as opposed to driving them away. New York provides an excellent...

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Trump can keep his party strong into the midterms — here’s how 

Here are three initiatives that would resonate: finish the border wall, root out fraud in our welfare programs, and require voter IDs nationwide. 

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Gavin Newsom is ruining California — don’t let him do it to the whole country 

Newsom has made California smaller, poorer and less politically powerful. His many failings should be taken seriously; his presidential ambitions...

30.01.2026 20

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Sorry, Democrats — the Trump economy is taking off

Democrats’ fear-mongering about the Trump economy is looking more and more like sour grapes. 

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Marijuana use under the microscope: Could your state revoke legal weed?  

Numerous studies have concluded that regular use of cannabis brings serious health risks, as well as brain impairment among young people.

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Don't blame data centers for high energy prices — blame Democrats

Americans are angry about the cost of living, and Democrats are busily exploiting that anger to win elections — even if it means lying to the...

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Zohran wins: How can our educated elites vote so foolishly?

the most highly educated voters picked 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani, who promised gullible followers free stuff to make life in the...

07.11.2025 20

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Live updates: Nobel panel picks Venezuelan peace activist over Trump; Senate exits 

President Trump's hopes of taking home the coveted Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 were dashed early Friday, after the committee announced Venezuelan...

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The Hill's Top Lobbyists 2025 nominations are now open

The Hill is now accepting nominations for the annual Top Lobbyists list! Slated to be released in early December, the list highlights the most...

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Watch out, Mamdani: Gaza peace could sideline progressives 

Everyone with a heart should want the hostilities and carnage in Gaza and Israel to stop. But for the Democratic Party, and especially the moderates...

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The shutdown exposes 3 critical weaknesses for Democrats 

Trump has warned Democrats that he may take advantage of the current shutdown to terminate a sizeable number of federal employees. Just think: AOC may...

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Intolerant college campuses set the stage for more attacks like Charlie Kirks’s 

Our colleges and campuses have become hotbeds of intolerance — especially against conservatives. 

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Democratic disarray opens door to socialism 

A whole new generation may have to learn first-hand that socialist policies will not work, and never have.  

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Heads up, Gen Z: Socialism isn’t new, it isn’t cool and it doesn't work 

Young Democrats are excited about socialism. They are rallying behind mayoral candidates like Zohran Mamdani in New York and Omar Fateh in...

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Note to critics of the Trump tariffs: This is not the 1930s

Here’s a fact: No one — not Fed Chairman Jay Powell nor all the talking heads on Bloomberg and elsewhere who have blasted President Trump’s...

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Trump is right: The Census should not include illegal residents

The 2020 headcount was so flawed that some political leaders consider it appropriate to redo their maps mid-decade.

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'Make America Healthy Again’ is winning young voters — Democrats should worry 

Could RFK Jr. prove to be the Trump administration’s secret weapon? Recent polling shows Americans trust Republicans over Democrats on nearly every...

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Trump should not fire Jay Powell — at least, not yet 

The Fed chairman is likely to hold rates steady again at next week’s meeting, and that is almost certainly a mistake. But if unemployment begins to...

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Larry Summers is having a convenient short-term memory lapse on welfare reform 

The economist is ripping Republican’s “cruel” efforts to rein in out-of-control Medicaid spending, even though he himself participated in one of...

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More anti-Trump protests? The left just can’t help itself. 

The left is having a hissy fit that they can no longer run roughshod over the will of U.S. voters, a majority of whom elected Donald Trump.

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Progressives push anti-Israel activism, are surprised by antisemitic violence that follows 

If it were blacks or Asians under attack, we would not have to defend efforts to stave off hate crimes. Jews should be awarded the same protections. 

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