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May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Treasury Secretary Flails When Grilled About Slush Fund
Scott Bessent attempted to shut down all questions about the fund.
May 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Samuel Alito’s Son Landed Secret Job in Trump Administration
Philip Alito has been working in the Trump administration as his father refused to recuse himself in related cases before the Supreme Court.
May 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
People Punished Over Charlie Kirk Comments Win Millions—and Counting
Multiple people were fired or even arrested for criticizing Kirk after his death.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Bari Weiss Sinks Her Claws Deeper Into
60 Minutes
With New Shake-Up
CBS News has fired a slew of journalists at
60 Minutes
and installed a new executive producer.
May 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Skips Visit to Soldiers Injured in Iran War at Walter Reed
The president made time to visit some soldiers at Walter Reed—but didn’t want to face the ones injured in the war he started.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DOJ Tries to Unmask Reddit and X Users Who Criticized ICE
The Justice Department is trying to find the information of social media users criticizing this administration’s violent immigration tactics.
May 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Scott Bessent Doubles Down on Trump’s Wild Threat to Oman
Donald Trump is apparently ready to expand his regional war in the Middle East.
May 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Files Fresh $10 Billion Lawsuit Against
Wall Street Journal
President Trump is suing the publication—again—over the story on his birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
May 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Drops Criminal Probes Into Venezuelan Leader He Installed
Donald Trump has praised Delcy Rodríguez as he seeks to gain control of Venezuela’s oil supply.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxes Woman Behind Democrats’ “Ugly F—k” Post
Katie Miller is pissed that the entire world knows how ugly her husband is, inside and out.
May 28, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Team Pushes for $250 Bill With His Face on It
No living person has appeared on our currency since 1866, when it became illegal.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Artists Shocked to Learn They’re in Trump’s Great American State Fair
The music portion of this event is already falling apart.
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
“Have to Get This Done”: How Don Jr.-Linked Company Got Huge Fed Loan
A top aide for Donald Trump personally intervened.
May 28, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Finds New Way to Terrorize Woman He Sexually Abused
Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, and he has not stopped bullying her since.
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Judge Hands Him Major Win in Attack on Voting Rights
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the president’s executive order limiting mail-in voting.
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Photo Exposes Treasury Secretary’s Desperation to Keep Trump Calm
Here’s what Scott Bessent had to say as the economy tanks.
May 27, 2026
Finn Hartnett
How One Shady Firm Is Using Reflecting Pool Renovation as a Cash Grab
A National Park Service analysis reveals how one firm is fleecing taxpayers with its contract to renovate the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.
May 27, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DHS Secretary Tries to Get His Wife Cushy Job Under Special Status
Markwayne Mullin is trying to make his wife a “special government employee.”
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Secret Team Focused on “Remigration” Exposed
Remigration is a far-right term that means the mass deportation of all nonwhite people.
May 27, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DHS Secretary Says Democratic Senator Deserved to Get Pepper-Sprayed
Markwayne Mullin then played dumb about ICE detainees being on hunger strike.
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