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Republicans threaten to defy Trump as his demands threaten GOP majority

Republicans threaten to defy Trump as his demands threaten GOP majority

As President Donald Trump grapples with Senate Republicans over efforts to pass his agenda, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says that the commander in

Unemployment surges as Trump's Florida paradise crumbles

Unemployment surges as Trump's Florida paradise crumbles

MAGA Republicans often hail Florida as a symbol of their movement's success, praising Ron DeSantis' two terms as governor and arguing that President Donald Trump

MAGA media caught manufacturing conspiracy theories to protect Trump from humiliation

MAGA media caught manufacturing conspiracy theories to protect Trump from humiliation

Right-wing media outlets, including Fox News and Newsmax, continue to double down on President Donald Trump's claim that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool —

Inside Stephen King's horrific  assessment of America's future — thanks to Trump

Inside Stephen King's horrific  assessment of America's future — thanks to Trump

Author Stephen King knows a lot about horror stories and he thinks the one Americans have been living in under President Donald Trump will take decades to "heal

Naval expert points finger at Trump’s 'hubris' for exposing 'profound US weaknesses'

Naval expert points finger at Trump’s 'hubris' for exposing 'profound US weaknesses'

As the dust settles from President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and his envoys negotiate for something resembling lasting peace, analysts are debating the fallout

Trump increasingly isolated as the world turns its back on him: ex-admin official

Trump increasingly isolated as the world turns its back on him: ex-admin official

The UK was rocked by yet another political bombshell when, on Sunday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. U.S. President Donald Trump was quick

White House staff can’t even keep all of Trump’s revenge targets straight: new book

White House staff can’t even keep all of Trump’s revenge targets straight: new book

President Donald Trump has so many revenge campaigns and such a huge list of grievances that the White House staff is struggling to keep them straight. Regime Change

'Desperate' Trump caught in a 'geopolitical trap' of his own creation

'Desperate' Trump caught in a 'geopolitical trap' of his own creation

President Donald Trump is growing increasingly desperate, one international relations expert cautioned, and it's only growing worse as he remains stuck in a "geopolitical

Clarence Thomas went from silent puppet to the most dangerous justice in modern history

Clarence Thomas went from silent puppet to the most dangerous justice in modern history

Clarence Thomas went more than 10 years without asking a single substantive question from the bench. His silence between 2006 and 2016 prompted commentators to

Aides fear Trump’s Reflecting Pool meltdown reveals a deep psychosis: biographer

Aides fear Trump’s Reflecting Pool meltdown reveals a deep psychosis: biographer

One of President Donald Trump's longtime biographers, Michael Wolff, is warning that the obsessive focus on the Reflecting Pool reveals something much deeper about