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Trump has a plan to steal the midterms — even if the courts try to stop him
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (93+ words) President Donald Trump is struggling to keep Republicans in control of both Houses of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections — and, for that reason, reports indicate he has plans to steal them even if the courts find Democrats prevailed."Since…...
America's sleeping giant wakes up —to a nightmare
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (334+ words) With 51 days until the midterms, a weary nation is finally opening its eyes to the wreckage around it. Now comes the terrifying fight to stay awake....
US facing a 'preventable' disaster that puts security at risk: conservative
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (53+ words) The U.S. is staring down a looming disaster that could explode into a "national security threat," one conservative writer warned for The Hill, but one that is also entirely "preventable."John Mac Ghlionn is a conservative writer and researcher described as…...
The unanimous Supreme Court precedent keeping Trump out of jail
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (518+ words) While critics label the offer a corrupt bribe, judicial history treats it like any standard campaign tax break....
The secret outlawed photo and Trump’s petty but powerful war on the media
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (21+ words) Leaked details from a private lunch expose how the White House uses press access as leverage to control the national narrative....
Trump dials up the panic as judge closes in on his Jan. 6 records
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (45+ words) New transcriptions from President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against BBC reveal how dangerously close the president is to having potentially hurtful information about his January 6 antics made public.The BBC has already admitted the piece incorrectly claimed Trump “made a…...
Trump biographer says sun-downing Trump is really hating his 'long goodbye"
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (311+ words) A journalist and author with multiple inside sources into President Donald Trump's White House says Trump is unquestioningly fading into the background — and he must be furious.“It’s all about attention because A: he can’t resist the idea of it,…...
A massive earthquake is coming and the GOP has only one move left
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (50+ words) When the GOP is taking a beating like this the party’s default response always comes down to one tactic, says New York Times columnist Lisa Lerer.“As they took the stage at the party’s unusual midterm gathering in Dallas on…...
What Trump just approved is already hiding in your grocery cart
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1070+ words) Unlike a t-shirt or a bag of peas, federal law lets this massive new shipment completely hide its country of origin....
Gay dating app Grindr goes down in Dallas during RNC's Trump-a-Palooza
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (341+ words) U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 9, 2026. The fact that a queer dating app collapsing in Dallas at the onset of the Republican convention there was not lost on critics on X. Downdetecter,…...