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Florida Republican 'hero' candidate gets his couch repossessed: report

Florida Republican 'hero' candidate gets his couch repossessed: report

The New Republic reports Florida’s newest, most rousing GOP candidate is churning the waters of ridicule.“Florida’s gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback is a hero

Former GOP congressman says 'coward' Trump sets wrong example of masculinity

Former GOP congressman says 'coward' Trump sets wrong example of masculinity

President Donald Trump is refusing to accept that the US military shot a Tomahawk missile that killed more than 160 people at an Iranian elementary school, many

Ex-Bush advisor: Trump's Iran war is a 'catastrophe' built on lies

Ex-Bush advisor: Trump's Iran war is a 'catastrophe' built on lies

Steve Schmidt, a Republican political strategist who famously advised President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), warned on his Tuesday Substack that

Dems flag concerns on 'disturbing' development in Trump war with Iran

Dems flag concerns on 'disturbing' development in Trump war with Iran

President Donald Trump's claim that his war against Iran may soon be coming to an end is being rejected by Senate Democrats, who warn that the administration may

J6 planners receive 'inappropriate' fed contracts worth nearly $100 million

J6 planners receive 'inappropriate' fed contracts worth nearly $100 million

Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, reports WIRED, an events company that helped organize the infamously violent January 6th rally in 2021 has been given

Federal judges condemn another 'partisan' Trump appointee

Federal judges condemn another 'partisan' Trump appointee

More and more federal judges appear to have it in for President Donald Trump’s unconfirmed appointees who are leading state prosecutions, according to a report

'Bootlickers' and cranks top 'collection of hacks and barbarians' in Trump’s White House

'Bootlickers' and cranks top 'collection of hacks and barbarians' in Trump’s White House

President Donald Trump has put together the worst cabinet in U.S. history, according to an opinion piece by Paul Waldman, a former associate director of the Annenberg

Trump’s faces lopsided record of losses as courts hamper his historic power grab

Trump’s faces lopsided record of losses as courts hamper his historic power grab

Donald Trump's efforts to seize funding powers from Congress have resulted in nearly 200 lawsuits, according to an extensive breakdown from the New York Times,

Ex-Trump natsec official: Congress has no 'constitutional role in the declaration of war'

Ex-Trump natsec official: Congress has no 'constitutional role in the declaration of war'

A former national security official in President Donald Trump's first administration was caught making false claims about the U.S. Constitution when speaking to

Trump can’t 'chicken out' of his campaign of destruction: conservative

Trump can’t 'chicken out' of his campaign of destruction: conservative

On Wall Street, the TACO meme (Trump Always Chickens Out) has been used to mock U.S. President Donald Trump's pattern of threatening countries with steep tariffs