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The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system…

Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group is investing in the US.

The State Department knowingly agreed to the partnership the same day federal officials revealed Oxygen Forensics’ Russian connections.

Top Stories for September 29, 2026.

The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.

Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.

From Harding’s trickle-down promises to Hoover’s prosperity pitch to Reagan’s tax cut hustle to Trump’s factory announcements, Republicans have a long history of pushing scams before Election Day…

The people who built Trump's movement are finally finding their nerve. Funny how it showed up right when it got cheap.

Sen. John Kennedy looked back at a “masterclass dumb” move by one Trump official before turning his attention to the president.

Given Trump’s past comments about turning Canada into the 51st state, it’s not surprising that his latest criticism was also mocked on social media.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to criticize Trump after he canceled health and education funding approved by Congress.

Turns out there is election fraud, after all.

Donald Trump struggled to stay awake during the Oval Office press conference.

Top Stories for September 28, 2026.

The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent.

The administration’s changes to the public charge rule is another effort to make would-be citizens believe that any level of participation in civic life is going to bring the state down on them.

Iran’s foreign minister warned the country is prepared for a “doomsday war.”

Donald Trump is losing the people who regularly sit in the front row at his rallies.

When 180’s become routine

The attack took place on Sept. 14 and left the Marines with symptoms of concussions including headaches, anonymous officials said.

Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.

Republicans have made James Talarico, mounting an unusually strong Senate bid in ruby-red Texas, a top target in the midterms. Will it work?

Who thought this was a good idea?

From beef to diesel, White House efforts to bring down prices — the top concern among midterm voters — have failed so far to pan out.

Create the crisis, make working Americans suffer, reward the billionaires, blame Democrats for the wreckage, then campaign as the only people who can fix it.

It wasn’t his rivals.

furries fly it, Donny fries it, and so much more...

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The DOJ is no longer bothering to enforce racial desegregation of schools..

The Trump White House isn’t even trying to offer a logical rationale for exiling CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

Taxpayers are footing the bill for a Fox “News” ad glorifying the president, as lawmakers question whether federal law has been crossed…

The Smithsonian — particularly its National Museum of American History — has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration. It’s the culmination of decades of criticism by conservatives and…

Top Stories for September 24, 2026.

The federal judge described the detention facilities as “squalid” and “degrading.”

And mend everything thereafter

We live in the dumbest timeline.

Donald Trump heavily edited the photo of himself with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a couple major choices.

There’s a very specific demographic out there that voted Trump in 2024 but really doesn’t like spending $179 to fill their tanks.

The White House says a media ban is needed to protect national security. But one of the stories it cited as a threat came straight from the vice president.

Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.

Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors