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'There will be mistakes': Red state officials warn of new Trump plan
Across the country, state election officials are waiting to discover if federal courts will allow the Trump administration’s restrictions on mail-in voting to take effect. In Idaho, like many other states, election officials are nervous the changes...
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The toxic Republican coincidence that happened the day Gloria Steinem died | Opinion
Whenever I spoke with Gloria Steinem on my program over the years, I always got a sense of a person with both incredible charisma, intellect, and a real grasp of what power was and how to use it. She was a force of nature. When the announcement that...
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‘Political malpractice’: Insiders panic over Trump's midterm plan
As President Donald Trump continues his various plans to meddle in the 2026 midterm elections, a new report reveals that his controversial midterms convention is taking place in spite of deep reservations from his own party - and pretty much entirely...
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Critical failure: Republicans’ unsinkable propaganda machine is sinking
For years, Fox News and other Republican Party propagandists have suffused airwaves, talk radio and social media, successfully painting Democrats as incompetent or frail on issues. With an endless legion of talking heads barking GOP marketing under the...
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Fetterman snubbed veterans and constituents to hang with Fox: report
A new report reveals that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) snubbed disabled veterans and poor people, so he could instead pander to Republicans, right-wing media and pro-Israel groups. "One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs...
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Nobel psychiatrist warns: Trump will 'use nuclear weapon' in 'fit of rage'
Back in April, Dr. Henry Abraham - a well-known psychiatrist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 - called for U.S. President Donald Trump to be removed from office because of his mental state. Trump's lack of mental fitness, Abraham argued, made him...
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Trump's massive new economic boast exists only inside his head | Opinion
Donald Trump is not very good at running the economy, but he does have a great imagination about how he runs the economy. Trump continually boasts about the incredible amount of foreign investment coming into the country. It was $20 trillion last I...
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He's insane: The leaked backlash that could wreck Trump’s second term | Opinion
Last week, I said the president is insane. Donald Trump has been proving the point since. On his social media site, Truth Social, he posted an image of a map with Lake Ontario crossed out in red and "Lake America" superimposed over the lake in gold...
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Fire hose of 'bad news': Something major is breaking behind closed doors | Opinion
Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether it is the pace of poor public behaviors that seem so galling or the various justifications that come to light in defense of those actions. In either case, the constant fire hose of Bad News is proving exhausting....
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The real reason Trump won again -and why his power is waning | Opinion
Even at 80 years old, she was still bringing Americans together. At 80, he continues to tear us apart. She always stood for the underdog. He stands for the overlord. She was among the most generous people in American public life. He is the most...
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Frenzied conservative unloads on 'impotent' White House 'man-baby'
Conservative Dispatch writer Nick Catoggio is no fan of President Donald Trump. But some rants go further than others, and Trump’s recent behavior clearly sent Catoggio into a frenzy. Trump fired Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George earlier this year,...
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There’s a legal time bomb hidden in the Supreme Court’s new decision
The conservative justices’ decision in the 6-3 ruling to lift a block on implementation of President Donald Trump’s March 2026 executive order imposing restrictions on mail voting had voting rights advocates and many state officials angry and alarmed....
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Trump begs GOP to 'pretend' he’s running - and they beg him for cash
Although President Donald Trump continues to struggle with low approval ratings, he remains the dominant figure in the Republican Party. And according to New York Times reporters Tim Balk, Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman, this presents a major...
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A furious backlash lies ahead as a sleeping giant awakens | Opinion
Many of you are frightened, anxious, and in despair about this country. I feel many of these same emotions. But today I wanted to explore with you the possibility that something good may come out of this awfulness - a silver lining on this darkest of...
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Trump risking 'massive embarrassment' in MAGA Showdown: GOP strategist
This Tuesday night, Republican voters in South Carolina will choose a nominee for the deep red state's 2026 U.S. Senate race. And the outcome, according to Politico, will be a crucial test for President Donald Trump's kingmaker skills, risking a...
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Ex-Trump secretary spills the reason behind Melania’s constant absences
Melania Trump has been notably absent from the public eye compared to past first ladies, and according to one former White House staffer, there is potentially a very good reason she is so checked out. As The Daily Beast found in a recent audit of the...
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Kushner’s latest slip confirms what MAGA has been dreading
As President Donald Trump continues to claim he will only lose the 2026 midterms if they are rigged against him, Republicans are by contrast starting to distance themselves from him politically, as if anticipating defeat. Now a new report in The New...
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MS Now anchor throttles GOP over its legion of criminal candidates
MS NOW anchor Jen Psaki pulled no punches at the disreputable slate of Republicans facing voters Tuesday night- some of them already toppled by their own voters as primaries extended into the night. “Former Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell … is...
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'Promises not kept': Wall Street insider tears apart Trump's grim economy
When Donald Trump won the United States' presidential elections of 2016 and 2024, many Americans who voted for him cited the economy as a key factor in their decisions. But in a detailed op-ed for the New York Times, Wall Street insider Steve Rattner -...
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Robert Reich fires back at Trump admin -exposing huge flaw in the economy
Dear Scott (if I may). I’ve argued that the K-shaped economy - a term used to describe growing inequality between high- and low-income households - can be seen in sales of McDonald’s burgers, whose lower- and middle-income customers fell by double...
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Tech-bro fantasies are no longer sci-fi fringe - thanks to Trump
President Donald Trump has made it possible for out-of-touch tech bros to bring their most obviously impossible schemes to the inner halls of power, according to a recent report. “You could not ask for a more complete and hair-raising compendium of the...
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Trump's wild hair spawns wild theories
President Donald Trump has long been famous for his blonde locks, which supporters tend to describe as natural and detractors usually claim are somehow fake. The president, who reportedly uses the hair restoration medicine finasteride, unintentionally...
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Trump's AG pick is letting a a 111-year-old corpse dictate your rights | Opinion
Todd Blanche is campaigning to become our real, confirmed Attorney General, presumably so he can better help Donald Trump, his corrupt family, and the 13 billionaires in his cabinet make off with as much of our money as they can. Most recently, his...
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Hannity throws Fox News under the bus as shock poll busts his talking point
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday questioned his own networks polling after guest Bill de Blasio pointed out that Fox News itself shows Texas state Democratic Rep. James Talarico leading President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, Attorney General...
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Trump admin tactics are putting crews in danger as millions of acres burn: experts
As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration - coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes - could put firefighters in...
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Republicans panic as Trump and party leader go radio silent at the worst time
Republicans are beginning to panic, according to a new CNN report, as a major rift appears to be growing between President Donald Trump and a top party leader at a time when everyone needs to lock in for the midterms. As CNN noted in a new weekend...
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The 'odd coincidence' casting further doubt on McConnell's health mystery
A newly unearthed detail is proving an "odd coincidence" in the ongoing saga surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell's health, per The Daily Beast, with his wife once again casting doubt on the official narrative surrounding his health. McConnell, the...
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Jennings compares latest DOJ gaffe to 'monkey having intimate relations with a football'
Republican pundit and avid Trump supporter Scott Jennings pulled no punches during a Friday panel discussion over the DOJ’s admission that it had no case to prosecute an Olympian for Reflecting Pool vandalism. The Trump administration dropped its case...
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Blanche surrenders redacted Epstein files within minutes of judge's deadline
President Donald Trump’s interim AG Todd Blanche appears to have given up the ghost on hiding information that could potentially out cohorts of convicted Jeffrey Epstein. Reporter Katie Phang recently grabbed a huge win against Blanche and his crusade...
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Trump 'yelling expletives' at officials as leakers reveal turmoil in West Wing
President Donald Trump is “exasperated” by the ongoing war in Iran - and taking it out on his staff, according to an ally of the president who spoke with NBC News, “I don’t think he believed it was going to be this difficult to get the Iranians to...
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Emails expose how Trump overruled his own agency to punish blue states
President Donald Trump has made little secret of his disinterest in addressing the needs of blue states that did not support him in 2024, and now, Politico reports that emails have exposed how he overruled his own agencies to punish those states when...
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Trump's 'unholy union' is fraying as the bros head for the exits
President Donald Trump has long benefited from support in the so-called “manosphere,” with even Democrats like former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg pandering to them while female conservatives try to create an analogous “womanosphere.” Yet according...
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Psychologist explains why fact-checking Trump fails -and what to do instead | Opinion
“Two years ago our country was dead. Today we are the hottest country in the world. America is respected like it's never been respected before…. Our stock markets are at their highest point of all time..” The American public has gotten so used to...
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WSJ tears into Trump over 'obsession' he can't quit despite major 'harm'
The typically conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board ripped into President Donald Trump in a new piece, lambasting him for an "obsession" he cannot quit despite the major "harm" it is causing mere months from the midterms. Owned by...
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Trump 'bombed' at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner - but he stayed awake
President Donald Trump does not appear to be the entertainer he once was, reports CNN’s Brian Stelter. The president’s insult-laden speech drew mostly stunned silence from the audience as he attacked a bunch of journalists at the pared-down recap of...
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How Trump turned the presidency into a $5 billion grift
Estimates of U.S. President Donald Trump's net worth vary. According to Forbes, it reached $6.5 billion in March. Trump made the transition from millionaire to billionaire back in the late 1980s, focusing primarily on high-end real estate. And he has...
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Surprise: Bible-thumping rural areas less religious than cities
Apparently all those 50-foot crosses lining highways in the American South and rural areas are more of a claim than proof, reports the Daily Yonder. Rural residents are filled with President Donald Trump voters who take great pleasure in harping their...
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Inside the secret $100K tool giving traders Trump's news first | Opinion
Starting August 1, Trump Media and Technology Group will launch a new data feed aimed at highfrequency trading firms whose profits are made by making trades a fraction of a second faster than everyone else. It will provide “licensed, real-time access...
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Mysterious website tied to top Republican pushes major court change
William Allen White changed his mind very publicly. Once an ardent anti-populist - the equivalent of a conservative today - he eventually embraced the progressive cause - more or less a modern political liberal. What White didn’t do was obscure his...
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Trump 'blew it' by tanking perfect chance for US to win over the entire world
Huge international sporting events on the level of the FIFA World Cup are a prime opportunity for a country to make a good impression on the world, but as a new piece from MS NOW argued, President Donald Trump took the perfect chance for the U.S. to do...
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Testosterone won't fix Trump admin's peak stupidity | Opinion
Pete Hegseth may have terrible judgment, but his comic timing is vaudevillian. The former TV host who bills himself as America's "secretary of war" chose the perfect moment -- as his enraged presidential boss resumes the fruitless bombing of Iran -- to...
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'Peacemaker' president Trump has botched an awful lot of peace: conservative
How many times has President Donald Trump blundered a path for peace. Let conservative Dispatch writer Kevin D. Williamson count the ways. “Campaigning for the White House in 2024, retired game show host Donald Trump insisted that he would end the...
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Republican: 'Kids playing wizard in the park' have better grip on reality than Trump
After days of speculation among election officials and experts about what President Donald Trump might say in a heavily hyped primetime speech on elections, Trump on Thursday night delivered a mix of familiar claims, grievances, and assertions about...
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White evangelicals now regret the deal they made with the devil: report
Although U.S. President Donald Trump continues to suffer from weak approval ratings in poll after poll, one group that, on the whole, still holds him in high regard is white evangelical Christian fundamentalists - who view him as a staunch defender of...
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Inside Trump's secret network preparing for civilizational collapse
t recently emerged that tech billionaire Peter Thiel is running a secret society that brings together fellow CEOs and billionaires with political leaders. Members reportedly include figures like Nato supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and son-in-law...
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DC insider: There's only one way to end 'a brainless egomaniac's' spiraling crisis
In his latest commentary, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich argues that the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran represents not a new war, but the continuation of an ongoing crisis-one that was virtually inevitable given the deeply...
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The reckoning coming when the MAGA sleeping giant awakens | Opinion
Democratic primary elections, in particular, are showing us America is both in the midst of a deep crisis and is on the verge of what could be transformational, positive, life-altering political and economic change comparable to FDR’s New Deal. It...
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Trump just robbed America of a sacred reckoning that may never come again | Opinion
House Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee have released a report describing how the White House cheated the American public on its 250th birthday. It outlines interim findings that the Trump organization put together a shell company to...
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'I think he's dead': Mitch McConnell pulls a 'Franco'
The Guardian reports mystery is still surrounding the health of Sen Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as Congress prepares to return from recess next week. McConnell, 84, has not been seen in public since he was admitted to a Washington hospital in June 14....
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New bombshell video shows Mitch McConnell loaded into ambulance on a stretcher
Video footage obtained and verified by CNN shows emergency responders loading what appears to be Senator Mitch McConnell onto a stretcher and into an ambulance outside his Washington, D.C., home on the morning of June 14, after the 84-year-old Kentucky...
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How the 'anti-American right' hijacked the GOP: conservative
When conservatives and libertarians speak of "classical liberalism," they don't mean "liberal" in a left-wing or progressive sense but rather, are usually referring to a libertarian form of old-school conservatism. The Liberal Party of Australia, for...
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'Really embarrassing': Gen Z's dislike of Trump also extends to his favorite team
President Donald Trump has made a point to make himself the center of the national conversation on countless topics. But it turns out the president’s insistence on inserting himself into sports may be spoiling the popularity of even that. “Young people...
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Trump’s late-night rants reveal a darker problem with the president: expert
President Donald Trump posted 67 times on social media on the night of July 5th-July 6th - and an expert says it is because he is increasingly insecure about his future. “I mean, that’s one way to look at it,” political analyst David Rothkopf told The...
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Inside Trump's secret weapon to remake the courts in his favor
Since returning to the White House 17 and one-half months ago, President Donald Trump has made a concerted effort to fill the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with MAGA loyalists. And according to the New York Times, Trump is determined to overhaul the...
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Robert Reich reveals July 4th plan for 'mourning' US ideals assaulted by Trump
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, the "ideals that this country began with" are under assault by President Donald Trump, prompting commentator and economic equality activist Robert Reich to plan a symbol "mourning" to mark this year's Fourth...
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Trump's effort to steal Taylor Swift's spotlight backfires bigtime
On Friday night, as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding drew attention to Madison Square Garden, the White House displayed a sign reading "Trump is your president" near the venue's "Just&T" announcement. The gesture comes amid a long history of...
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Conservative slams Dems for not riding Trump's corruption harder
A conservative writer scolded Democrats on Thursday for not focusing on President Donald Trump’s unprecedented corruption in the months leading up to the November mid-terms. “For all intents and purposes, nobody cares,” The Dispatch’s Nick Catoggio...
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Trump’s fans got 'trash' while Trump got rich: WSJ report
The Wall Street Journal reports that not only did President Donald Trump make a cool $1 billion off his connections to the White House, he managed to do it in a way that made his MAGA fans and supporters catch the short end of the grifting stick....
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Trump’s next Supreme Court pick will be a 'real psycho': conservative
A conservative commentator predicts that President Donald Trump, who has suffered several highprofile losses at the Supreme Court despite confirming three of the six Republican judges on the nine-jurist bench, is likely to pick a “real psycho” to avoid...
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Pro-Trump blogger targeted by far right for being Jewish
A conservative commentator reported on Monday that a prominent Jewish right-winger who actively supports President Donald Trump is being harassed by anti-Semitic far right elements - and embarrassed himself trying to fight back. After The Daily Wire...
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The bottom fell out: Trump's second term in freefall after 18 months
Although the United States' 2024 presidential election was quite close - Donald Trump won the national popular vote by roughly 1.5 percent - many right-wing media figures echoed Trump's claim that his victory was a "landslide" and described the...
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Inside Trump's most pernicious legacy | Opinion
Jimmy Carter’s campaign motto in 1976 was “Why Not the Best!” declaring everywhere he went: “I want to see us once again have a nation that’s as good and honest and decent and truthful and competent and compassionate and filled with love as are the...
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The Supreme Court may have set a trap for conservative Christians that could backfire
For more than two decades, the Supreme Court has issued a long series of wins for plaintiffs seeking to protect their religious practices. On June 23, 2026, though, the majority delivered an uncommon defeat in this contentious area. Landor v. Louisiana...
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Trump’s Pentagon firings creating 'national security' crisis: retired Navy admiral
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, a former U.S. Army Europe commander, is warning that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - by forcing seasoned military figures out of leadership roles - are promoting instability in the U.S. Armed...
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Pollster wrecks Trump’s most reality-defying rubbish: report
President Donald Trump is dragging down his fellow Republicans and heightening their risk of losing control of the Senate, the House of Representatives and/or both in the upcoming midterm elections. Despite the president claiming on Wednesday that his...
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