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Trump Deploys Marine Unit That Could Conduct Ground Operations in Iran

The U.S. is deploying to the Middle East a Marine expeditionary unit that can conduct ground operations if needed.

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Dark Money Group Using Influencers to Take Down Gen Z Dem Candidate

A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for one negative social media post about progressive Illinois House of Representatives candidate Kat...

yesterday 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Europe Outraged as Trump Delivers Russia a Big Win Amid Iran War

European leaders are incensed after President Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil to remedy oil costs after his war on Iran sent prices...

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Pete Hegesth Admits They’re Using AI in Iran War

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted that the U.S. military is using “every tool of AI” in the war on Iran.

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Watch: Trump Summons Treasury Secretary in Middle of Live Interview

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was abruptly yanked out of a Thursday interview with Sky News’s Wilfred Frost after President Trump demanded...

yesterday 1

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Air Force General Testifies That Bombing Civilians Always Backfires

The highest-ranking U.S. commander in Europe told Congress what has been obvious for decades—that bombing civilians is an evil and inhumane tactic...

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

White House Flips Out Over FBI Warning of Iran Attack on U.S. Soil

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is demanding that ABC News retract reporting on a potential Iranian retaliatory attack on California...

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power

Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while...

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Kash Patel Enlists UFC Fighters to Train the FBI

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that his agents will be training with UFC fighters, further solidifying the sport’s connection to the...

previous day 3

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Allegedly Told GOP Leader “No One Gives a [Bleep] About Housing”

Former slumlord President Donald Trump reportedly told speaker Mike Johnson that “no one gives a [bleep] about housing.”

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

FBI Warns Iran May Attack California as Trump Stays Silent

The FBI warned police departments in California that Iran may be planning a retaliatory drone strike on the state.

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Malcolm Ferguson

Hegseth Bans Press Photographers From Pentagon Over Ugly Photos of Him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is banning press photographers from department briefings on the U.S. war on Iran because he didn’t like the way he...

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New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

ICE Forced to Return Two U.S. Citizen Kids It Deported in Error

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported two 12-year-old American twin sisters to Guatemala, even after their mother—who was also...

wednesday 5

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Democrats Score Stunning Victory in District Trump Won Easily in 2024

Democrats pulled off a massive upset in a special election Tuesday for a New Hampshire state House seat, with Bobbi Boudman defeating Republican Dale...

wednesday 4

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Malcolm Ferguson

DHS Tries to Seize Massive Government Database With Americans’ Info

The Department of Homeland Security wants access to the Federal Parent Locator Service, which is considered to be the government’s largest, most...

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Malcolm Ferguson

Democratic Senator Warns U.S. Is on Path to Ground Invasion of Iran

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal offered an alarming message regarding the growing likelihood of U.S. boots on the ground in Iran and the looming...

10.03.2026 4

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

New Trump-Epstein Statue Appears in D.C. as DOJ Hides Key Files

Yet another massive piece of anti-Epstein class protest art has appeared on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall—this time depicting President Donald...

10.03.2026 8

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Goes on Deranged Rant About Dead Soldiers Walking Around

President Donald Trump told America that there were dead people walking around with no arms or legs during his Monday evening speech at a GOP retreat...

10.03.2026 4

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Pete Hegseth Outright Quotes Scripture in Iran War Briefing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to quote scripture to eulogize yet another U.S. soldier who died for no good reason in retaliatory strikes from...

10.03.2026 4

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Threatens to Kill Iran’s New Supreme Leader Too

The Iranian Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader just a week after the U.S. and Israel assassinated his...

09.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Anthropic’s Lawsuit Against Pentagon Has the Most Delicious Twist

One of the same law firms that President Trump tried and failed to suppress is now representing AI company Anthropic in its lawsuit against the Trump...

09.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Is Scaring Everyone in His Cabinet Into Wearing the Same Shoes

It seems that President Trump has scared every man in his Cabinet into wearing the matching shoes he bought for all of them.

09.03.2026 9

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Sons Back New Drone Company as Their Dad Wages War in Iran

President Trump’s sons are trying to sell drones to the Pentagon.

09.03.2026 2

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Malcolm Ferguson

Even Lindsay Graham Is Pissed at Israel Over Latest Iran Attack

Even GOP Senator Lindsey Graham—one of the most hawkish, warmongering politicians in this country—has come out against Israel’s recent attacks...

09.03.2026 4

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

White House Says It “Doesn’t Matter” if Russia Is Helping Iran in War

On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that reports of Russia giving Iran intelligence to target U.S. assets didn’t...

06.03.2026 4

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

GOP House Nominee Has Bragged About His Copy of Mein Kampf—and More

On Thursday, Texas GOP Representative Tony Gonzales dropped his reelection bid in Texas’s 23rd district amid an ethics investigation into reports...

06.03.2026 3

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

WTF Are These Videos the White House Is Posting on the Iran War?

As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women, and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X...

06.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Unprompted, Trump Warns Cuba Is Next

As job growth stagnates, as oil prices spike amid war on Iran, and as the majority of Americans view his second term negatively, President Trump has...

06.03.2026 4

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Malcolm Ferguson

Unexpectedly Weak Jobs Report Reveals Spike in Unemployment

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs and unemployment rose 4.4 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, a dismal economic...

06.03.2026 5

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Five Democrats Kill War Powers Resolution to Rein in Trump on Iran

The House voted 219–212 against a war powers resolution Thursday, refusing to place limits on President Trump’s powers as he continues his war on...

05.03.2026 3

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

The Five Craziest Things Trump’s New Pick for DHS Secretary Has Said

On Thursday, President Trump announced that Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin is his nominee to replace Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland...

05.03.2026 4

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Says He’ll Pick Iran’s Next Leader—Just Like He Did in Venezuela

President Trump has declared that he wants to essentially handpick Iran’s next leader, an extremely bleak yet unsurprising development in this...

05.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Team Freaking Out About Gas Prices Amid Iran War

The Trump administration is panicking over oil pricing spikes caused by the war it started on Iran.

05.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Marine Veteran Who Broke Arm Protesting Iran War Criminally Charged

The firefighter and Marine veteran who was dragged out of a Wednesday Senate war powers resolution vote for yelling, “No one wants to fight for...

05.03.2026 6

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

These Six House Democrats Want Another Month of War With Iran

Six House Democrats are breaking with their party to support a different, more lenient war powers resolution that would grant President Trump a 30-day...

03.03.2026 2

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

GOP Senator Yells at Kristi Noem Over Handling of DHS and Dog Murder

An irate Senator Thom Tillis offered a sharp rebuke of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Senate Judiciary hearing on Tuesday afternoon,...

03.03.2026 3

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Malcolm Ferguson

No Siren and in a Trailer: How U.S. Troops Were Killed in Iran Strikes

The six American service members killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait reportedly received no counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar defense;...

03.03.2026 10

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Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Flirts With Armed Militias as He Enters Phase Two of Iran War

On Tuesday, Israel bombed Iran’s Council of Experts while it was in the process of choosing a new supreme leader. That same day, it was reported...

03.03.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

U.S. Embassies Tell Americans in the Middle East They’re on Their Own

The State Department has urged all Americans in the Middle East to leave immediately, but U.S. embassies in the region are telling people trying to...

03.03.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Watch Bill Clinton Testify on Why Trump Really Cut Ties With Epstein

Former President Bill Clinton may have just put a massive hole in President Donald Trump’s claims about how he and deceased sexual predator Jeffrey...

03.03.2026 10

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Malcolm Ferguson

Federal Judge Deals Major Blow to Kristi Noem on Oversight of ICE

A federal judge has revoked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ability to restrict members of Congress from entering ICE facilities.

03.03.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

DOJ Misspells Voters, Emergency, and United States in New Filing

The Justice Department filed an emergency motion to the 6th District Court that was rife with basic spelling errors, including spelling voters as...

02.03.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Reveals His Inspiration for Iran Bombing Campaign

President Trump wants to use his kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a template for his current plan for regime change in Iran.

02.03.2026 10

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Malcolm Ferguson

U.S. Shoots Down Three of Its Own Fighter Jets as Iran War Spirals

Three U.S. fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait in what the U.S. Central Command described as a “friendly-fire incident.” Each pilot involved...

02.03.2026 10

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Malcolm Ferguson

Democrats Say They Have Votes to Force Lutnick to Testify on Epstein

House Oversight Democrats believe they have the votes to force Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before the committee regarding his...

28.02.2026 9

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Malcolm Ferguson

RFK Jr. Suggests People Eat Liver if They’re So Broke

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is addressing the affordability crisis by asking Americans to eat more liver and less steak.

27.02.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Team Finally Realizes Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Is a Disaster

The Trump administration is finally realizing that Grok—the AI chatbot owned by billionaire Elon Musk—is a massive security concern for the...

27.02.2026 5

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Airspace Shut Down After U.S. Government Shoots Its Own Drone

The Pentagon used a laser to accidentally shoot a Customs and Border Protections drone out of the sky in Texas on Thursday.

27.02.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Hegseth & Co. Melt Down as Anthropic Refuses to Bend to Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon officials took to X to whine about their failed deal with AI company Anthropic, whose Claude program...

27.02.2026 10

New Republic

Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Officials Welcome Far-Right U.K. Activist Tommy Robinson

Trump administration officials met with racist, Islamophobic, far-right U.K. activist Tommy Robinson—and gave him a tour of the State Department.

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