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June 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Todd Blanche Reveals He’s Making It Harder for Dems to Prosecute Trump
The acting attorney general bragged about putting “roadblocks” in place for those seeking justice against Trump.
June 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DOJ Declares Trump Has Right to Bulldoze Statue of Liberty
Department of Justice lawyers made the bizarre argument while defending Donald Trump’s ballroom.
June 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Senator Cassidy Makes Unbelievable Move to Kill Trump’s Slush Fund
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is taking action after losing his primary election following Trump’s endorsement of his opponent.
June 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
At Least Some Republicans Look Ready to Sink Blanche’s A.G. Dreams
Todd Blanche isn’t guaranteed to become Trump’s attorney general just yet.
June 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
DOJ Refiles Southern Poverty Law Center Suit—But Just Makes It Worse
A superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center has muddied the waters.
June 3, 2026
Edith Olmsted
George Santos Under Investigation Again Because He Can’t Help Himself
Santos received a presidential pardon for fraud, and then allegedly got right back to it.
June 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Undercuts His Own Advisers and Admits Slush Fund Isn’t Dead
Donald Trump says the slush fund will happen. His own team says it’s over.
June 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Todd Blanche Confirms Trump Slush Fund Is Dead After Republican Outcry
Not even Donald Trump’s own party could get behind the fund.
June 1, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Plans to Drop $1.8 Billion Slush Fund After Major Court Loss
The Trump administration is reportedly giving up on the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Anti-ICE Protesters Found Guilty in Case That Guts Free Speech Rights
Three protesters were convicted of federal conspiracy charges.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pam Bondi’s Epstein Testimony to Congress Was a Total Disaster
The former attorney general could have chosen to absolve Donald Trump of any crimes. She didn’t.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pam Bondi Throws Todd Blanche Under the Bus in Epstein Files Fiasco
Bondi is putting all the blame for the Epstein files on Trump’s new attorney general.
May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Pam Bondi Testifies in Congress—With One Major Loophole
The former attorney general is finally being ordered to testify on the Epstein files, but don’t hold your breath.
May 29, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The Real—and Deeply Corrupt—Reason Trump Is After E. Jean Carroll
Actually, it’s not reason, singular. It’s reasons, plural. And there are 88.3 million of them.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund in Major Blow
A court has temporarily suspended work on Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Treasury Sec. Swears They’re This Close to Finding Something on Antifa
Scott Bessent said there would be news coming in the next “weeks and months.”
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
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 27, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Brings Pam Bondi Back to His Team Despite Epstein Fury
Trump’s widely despised former attorney general is back—this time, to work on AI.
May 27, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Fumes as Biden Sues DOJ to Block Audio in Special Counsel Probe
Former President Joe Biden is trying to block the Department of Justice from releasing audio used in the special counsel probe that revealed his memory lapses.
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