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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

Senate slipping away from Republicans as they labor to steal the House: report

Senate slipping away from Republicans as they labor to steal the House: report

The conservative Supreme Court and Southern GOP legislators may be working furiously to gerrymander themselves into a permanent majority, but Zeteo writer John

American mystery man paying Greenlanders big money to join US

American mystery man paying Greenlanders big money to join US

President Donald Trump raised a lot of eyebrows by suggesting that Greenland should join the United States — by force if necessary. But while that story has faded

Trump’s enemies aren’t scared of his transparent 'slop': analysis

Trump’s enemies aren’t scared of his transparent 'slop': analysis

President Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism “czar,” Sebastian Gorka, has predetermined that critics of the administration’s war in Iran are “testicularly challenged

'Panic' hits GOP over Trump’s missing midterm money

'Panic' hits GOP over Trump’s missing midterm money

While Republican donors have contributed huge sums of money to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. political machine, Politico reports that “mild panic” is beginning

MAGA echo chamber fails to save Trump’s 'megalomania' bunker

MAGA echo chamber fails to save Trump’s 'megalomania' bunker

Trump’s iron grip on his Republican Party remains unbroken, but some elements are starting to feel public fury at President Donald Trump’s $1 billion bunker, particularly

Verdict is in on Trump’s America: Voters say nation going 'all the way to hell'

Verdict is in on Trump’s America: Voters say nation going 'all the way to hell'

Voters delivered harsh news to President Donald Trump and his handling of the U.S. economy following his painful war on Iran.When asked if there was “any way in