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A Notorious Trump Pastor Is Running for Congress

A Notorious Trump Pastor Is Running for Congress

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A Beauty Queen Turned MAGA Mouthpiece Is Racking Up Supporters on Both Sides of the Aisle. She’s the Face of a Dangerous New Brand of Conservatism.

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There’s Something Different About the Way MAGA Is Reacting to Trump’s Iran War

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Trump Betrayed the MAHA Movement This Week. RFK Jr.’s Reaction Was Telling.

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The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better

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Don Lemon Got Arrested Over a Church Protest. It’s Not Just Any Church.

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This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter Speaks Volumes About What’s Happening Here

14.01.2026 20

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We All Thought It Was Going to Destroy Any Shared Reality. The Minneapolis ICE Killing Proves We Didn’t Need It.

09.01.2026 8

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You Love Him. He Just Fell for the Most Insidious Movement in America. Now What?

05.12.2025 20

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She Fights Fascism in the Place Where It’s Scariest. Here’s What She Has Learned.

20.11.2025 10

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Tucker Carlson’s Latest Conspiracy Theory Takes Things to a Whole New Level

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13.11.2025 20

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It Turns Out You Can Fantasize About Your Colleague’s Kids Getting Shot and Still Win An Election

05.11.2025 7

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Republicans Just Lost a Statewide Election in Pennsylvania. What Does That Mean for the Future?

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The City Where the Summer of 2020 Never Really Ended

03.11.2025 8

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We Interviewed an Anti-Trump Inflatable Frog. It Made Some Great Points.

19.10.2025 9

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The Right Wanted a MAGA Pope. Let’s Check In on How That’s Going.

02.10.2025 10

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J.D. Vance Said Some Pretty Serious Things on Charlie Kirk’s Podcast Today

16.09.2025 10

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The Response to Charlie Kirk’s Death on the Right Is Pretty Damn Ominous

11.09.2025 10

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The Ugly Truth Behind the Homeland Security Department’s Constant Posting

14.08.2025 10

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Millions of Americans Need These Drugs. RFK Jr.’s Minions Have Them in Their Crosshairs.

25.07.2025 8

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Why Trump Is Making It Easier for One Group—and One Group Only—to Come to the United States

03.04.2025 10

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Well, That Epstein Files Stunt Was Disastrous

05.03.2025 10

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The Release of Andrew Tate and His Brother From Romania Has Some Famous Republicans Ticked Off

28.02.2025 9

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This Guy Might Be Even Worse Than Musk

25.02.2025 10

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Why a U.S. Attorney Has Become a Major Character in the DOGE Drama

08.02.2025 9

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The Key Moment in Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing

31.01.2025 10

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The Bernie Sanders Video That Really Says It All About the RFK Jr. Hearing

30.01.2025 10

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He May Be the Only Trumpworld Figure Whose Aims Go Beyond Serving the Big Guy. Watch Out.

20.01.2025 8

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A Small Cadre of Evangelical Leaders Is Close to Trump. But Only One Is His Guiding Light.

20.01.2025 9

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No One Hates Elon Musk More Than Steve Bannon. He’s Got a Good Reason.

16.01.2025 10

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The Capitol Rioters Don’t Just Want Pardons From Trump. They Want Something Far Bigger.

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08.01.2025 10

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