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'This is a coup': MAGA melts down as Obama visits Canada amid Trump takeover talk

'This is a coup': MAGA melts down as Obama visits Canada amid Trump takeover talk

On Thursday, a seemingly innocuous social media post by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney touched off an unexpected MAGA meltdown. “Welcome back to Canada, President

Major cases 'hobbled by turmoil' as 'shock waves ripple through' Trump’s DOJ

Major cases 'hobbled by turmoil' as 'shock waves ripple through' Trump’s DOJ

Major cases at the Department of Justice are "hobbled by” turmoil as “more than a half-dozen prosecutors have been demoted or pushed out of the U.S. Attorney’s

Trump’s DC plan will convert miles of popular riverfront park to 'exclusive' golf course

Trump’s DC plan will convert miles of popular riverfront park to 'exclusive' golf course

Along the banks of the Washington Channel in the nation’s capital sits the East Potomac Park, a popular green space offering 330 acres of open fields, picnic grounds

'MAGA vibe shift': Conservative media darling's demise 'a long time coming'

'MAGA vibe shift': Conservative media darling's demise 'a long time coming'

Puck reports Ben Shapiro’s MAGA entertainment site Daily Wire, “with its sweeping layoffs and a steep drop-off in audience, has actually been a long time coming

'The American people are onto' John Roberts as a 'savvy political operator'

'The American people are onto' John Roberts as a 'savvy political operator'

Chief Justice John Roberts has long been fond of asserting the apolitical nature of the Supreme Court. Way back in 2009, when he was just four years into his tenure

Busted: Top Trump official admits to conflict-of-interest in 'slam dunk' video

Busted: Top Trump official admits to conflict-of-interest in 'slam dunk' video

Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen, a Trump appointee to the Interior Department, has confessed on video to her involvement in policy matters that could

Trump stuck on 'talking points' no one believes while Iran war spirals

Trump stuck on 'talking points' no one believes while Iran war spirals

CNN Senior writer Zachary Wolf says President Donald Trump keeps teasing that a deal to end the war with Iran is nearly over, but it never is — and voters are getting

Trump’s morning rant backfires after he cites old poll that actually proves the opposite

Trump’s morning rant backfires after he cites old poll that actually proves the opposite

Mediaite reports President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday morning social media rant with a poll “defending” his war in Iran.The problem: It’s old information

Insiders reveal alarming message Trump’s DOJ sent seasoned prosecutors

Insiders reveal alarming message Trump’s DOJ sent seasoned prosecutors

New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker found himself surprised by the Trump administration’s sheer aggression in pursuing the perceived enemies of

National emergency as Republicans no longer try to hide their poison

National emergency as Republicans no longer try to hide their poison

It comes at us in waves …It relentlessly pounds away at our heart and soul, threatening to break us in two …This week it again washed ashore in all the likely places