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December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM

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Trump promised to unleash American energy. Bills are up 13 percent since he took office

The cost-of-living has emerged as one of the biggest political headwinds facing Donald Trump in his second term, and according to a report from ABC News, his leadership has sent one particular cost so...

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December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM

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'Deranged!' Trump rips Rob Reiner as 'bad for our country' as he doubles down on attack

President Donald Trump refused to backtrack on his criticism of Rob Reiner following the Hollywood director's killing.During an Oval Office event on Monday, one reporter told Trump that some Republica...

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December 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM

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Trump heaps blame on Brown University over his own FBI for failing to catch mass shooter

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Brown University over his own FBI for failing to catch the suspect in a mass shooting at the school. Investigators on Monday were still searching for the gunman...

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December 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM

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Trump DOJ urges judge to jail pardoned J6 rioter after he turns up in DC

A Jan. 6 defendant pardoned by President Donald Trump, who was arrested while livestreaming near former President Barack Obama's house with a stash of guns and weapons, has turned up in Washington, D....

December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Gregory Bovino, border patrol chief and face of Trump’s mass deportation efforts, seen patrolling French Quarter

December 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM

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Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges

Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day

Trump slapped with major lawsuit as Costco demands refund on his tariffs

December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM

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www.rawstory.com/costco/

The wholesale membership big-box chain Costco is suing the Trump administration, demanding a refund on its tariff expenses.According to NBC News, "The company said in a Nov. 28 filing that it is seeki...

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December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM

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A town that chose cruelty now mourns as consequences hit

Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson: Actions have consequences.Their town’s twice-elected mayor, Joe Ceballos, has been charged with felony voter fraud by Kansas Attorney General Kris K...

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December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM

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Trump ignored warnings of risk to National Guard troops before shootings: report

Administration officials were warned of potential risks posed by President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes, but they downplayed those concerns.The warni...

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November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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'Kill everybody': Bombshell Pete Hegseth order blasted by lawmakers as 'blatantly illegal'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly delivered an order in the first attack on a suspected drug boat that lawmakers have blasted as excessive and "blatantly illegal."President Donald Trump's Pent...

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November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM

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Opinion | President Trump’s battery is running low

Despite his wild bravado about his stamina, recent reporting from The New York Times highlighted just how much Trump's age is showing.

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November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him

The president said he assembled the “most talented and impressive Administration in history.” But a series of recent embarrassments from Trump officials suggests otherwise.

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November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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Opinion | Republicans' health care homework is due -- and they're panicking

"In the crunch moment, the administration and its supporters are scrambling," Paul Waldman writes.

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November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m

Critics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution

November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM

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US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans

Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation

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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM

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Pentagon says it is investigating senator Mark Kelly after he joined lawmakers telling military to refuse illegal orders – live

Pentagon, which usually tries to appear apolitical, threatens Democratic senator from Arizona with investigation over video calling for troops to refuse unlawful orders

November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM

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US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general

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November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM

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November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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'Absurd and obscene': Expert trashes Trump's 28-point peace plan

An analyst bashed President Donald Trump's latest 28-point peace plan for Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, calling it "absurd" and "obscene."Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with senior ad...

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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM

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'International incident': 'Terrifying standoff' as US troops mistakenly invade Mexico

American troops "pulled up on a Mexican beach" and created a "terrifying standoff," according to a new report.According to at least one news report, "American troops pulled up on a Mexican beach in a ...

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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM

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Military service will reportedly no longer classify 'divisive' swastika as 'hate' symbol

Trump administration insiders are furious over reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, will no longer classify the swastika as a symbol of "hate."Acc...