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May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Senator Cassidy Turns Into One of Trump’s Biggest Headaches
Bill Cassidy is criticizing the president’s favorite projects after his primary defeat.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Republicans Forced to Abandon Latest Tactic to Fund Trump Ballroom
A growing number of Republicans don’t want to put their names behind this White House ballroom.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judge Grants Emergency Order to Block Trump From Destroying Records
A federal judge has ruled that Trump can’t violate the Presidential Records Act just because he feels like it.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Democrats Move to Force Republicans on the Record on Trump Slush Fund
Republicans will soon have to make clear what exactly they think about Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DOJ Indicts Former Cuban President as Trump Ratchets Up Pressure
The Trump administration is escalating its regime change campaign in Cuba.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue Trump Over His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol on January 6 are suing to block Trump’s slush fund.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Jeff Bezos Claims Trump’s Brand of Genius Deserves Some Credit
The Amazon founder is somehow hitting a new low in sucking up to Trump.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Finds Its First Shady Applicant
One of Trump’s former staffers is already attempting to cash in on the “anti-weaponization fund.”
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Massie Delivers Trump a Major Warning After His Primary Defeat
The president has turned Thomas Massie into an even bigger enemy.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Feds Blame Ebola as They Refuse to Bring Back Wrongly Deported Woman
The Department of Homeland Security sent a woman to a country with Ebola, and is ignoring a court order to bring her back.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Leaked IRS Memo Proves How Blatant Trump’s Slush Fund Theft Really Is
The IRS knew Trump’s lawsuit could be easily thrown out in court. The Department of Justice didn’t listen.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Epstein Survivors Blast Todd Blanche for Lying Under Oath
The acting attorney general appears to be lying under oath to Congress.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Todd Blanche Panics Under Questioning on Slush Fund, Ghislaine Maxwell
The acting attorney general had a tough time in a hearing before the Senate.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Admits He Knows His War Is Unpopular—and Wrecking the Economy
The president’s justification for the Iran war has somehow gotten even more unbelievable.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Democrats Investigate Todd Blanche as DOJ Launches Slush Fund
Democrats in the Senate want answers on how acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is running things.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Only One Republican Dares to Criticize Trump’s Corrupt Slush Fund
Senator Bill Cassidy is speaking up as the rest of his party remains silent.
May 19, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Top Treasury Lawyer Quits as Trump Creates $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Brian Morrissey was picked by the president to be the Treasury Department’s general counsel. Even he had enough.
May 12, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
RNC Launches Sinister Plan as Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Polls
The Republican National Committee is escalating its attack on free and fair elections.
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Republicans Scramble After Trump Says He Doesn’t Think About Americans
The president said he didn’t care about Americans’ finances. Republicans in Congress don’t want to talk about it.
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Says He Doesn’t Care “Even a Little Bit” About People’s Finances
The president made a jaw-dropping confession when asked about the impacts of the Iran war.
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