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Brace for impact as Trump's war on everything comes for your wallet: NYT analysis

Brace for impact as Trump's war on everything comes for your wallet: NYT analysis

Journalist David Wallace-Wells says Americans are going to be flabbergasted by just how thoroughly President Donald Trump’s blundering war in the Middle East is

America's allies just insulated themselves from a psychopath bent on retribution

America's allies just insulated themselves from a psychopath bent on retribution

Trump’s war in Iran has created the biggest energy crisis in modern history. The International Energy Agency describes the current shock as “the largest supply

Panic sets in as GOP donors realize money can't buy elections anymore — thanks to Trump

Panic sets in as GOP donors realize money can't buy elections anymore — thanks to Trump

Republicans are sitting on a $300 million war chest but facing growing anxiety about how and when that money will be deployed ahead of the critical midterm elections

Angry voters aren’t buying Trump’s 'progressive' bid to woo them back: report

Angry voters aren’t buying Trump’s 'progressive' bid to woo them back: report

Newsweek reports President Donald Trump is desperately flailing to connect with working-class voters with extravagant new policies that he thinks will speak to

Science just proved what we all suspected: the 2024 election was rigged

Science just proved what we all suspected: the 2024 election was rigged

It sure looks like tech billionaires and foreign dictatorships gave us Trump in 2024. This is as bad as the massive Russian bot presence on Facebook and Twitter

Former Air Force chief tears apart Trump’s clampdown on Mark Kelly

Former Air Force chief tears apart Trump’s clampdown on Mark Kelly

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is ready to go back to the battlefield over the Trump administration’s attempted clampdown on ex-military who risked their

Trump in red ink calamity as media company loses $400 million in last quarter

Trump in red ink calamity as media company loses $400 million in last quarter

A recent SEC filing reveals President Donald Trump’s Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media and Technology Group, sloughed off more than $400 million last quarter

'I voted for you three times': Critics unload on Trump’s small business summit

'I voted for you three times': Critics unload on Trump’s small business summit

The Irish Star reports critics bushwhacked a White House social media post wherein it proclaimed to be an ally of small business when consumer satisfaction is historically

GOP warned not to expect miracles from their election scheme

GOP warned not to expect miracles from their election scheme

As of right now, CNN anchor Jake Tapper says Republicans appear to “have the edge” in the gerrymandering arms race that President Donald Trump set off with his

Alex Jones says Trump UFO files a 'psyop to screw with everybody’s brains'

Alex Jones says Trump UFO files a 'psyop to screw with everybody’s brains'

On Thursday, among the big news of the day was the release of previously classified Pentagon files relating to UFOs and extraterrestrial life. The public is still