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Trump exposed for eye-watering taxpayer cost of DC takeover

Trump exposed for eye-watering taxpayer cost of DC takeover

A new watchdog report has exposed the eye-watering costs to U.S. taxpayers that have piled up as a result of President Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington

Conservative and top psychiatrist agree: Trump is mentally unfit to be president

Conservative and top psychiatrist agree: Trump is mentally unfit to be president

A conservative commentator and one of America’s top psychiatrists agree that President Donald Trump’s recent interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker raises serious

Trump attack on First Amendment receives major 'benchslap' from judge

Trump attack on First Amendment receives major 'benchslap' from judge

Attacks against the press have been characteristic of President Donald Trump’s second term, and now it’s being reported that one of his most notable efforts to

Pentagon backtracks on religious designations after Mormon outrage

Pentagon backtracks on religious designations after Mormon outrage

Responding to anger and outrage from Latter-day Saint leaders, veterans and elected officials, the Department of Defense backtracked on a new list of religious

Trump’s 'low-rent lackeys and incompetents' driving GOP revolt: biographer

Trump’s 'low-rent lackeys and incompetents' driving GOP revolt: biographer

The GOP is increasingly willing to launch revolts against President Donald Trump's agenda, and according to one of his past biographers, it is because his "low-

Trump’s reckless impulsiveness sent one of his biggest goals down in flames

Trump’s reckless impulsiveness sent one of his biggest goals down in flames

One of the Trump administration and the GOP's biggest goals in the last year has been to reauthorize a national spying program due to expire soon, and while a deal

Questions swirl after 2 Supreme Court justices recuse themselves from cases

Questions swirl after 2 Supreme Court justices recuse themselves from cases

Two Supreme Court justices stepped away from two cases on Monday, as Newsweek reported. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito decided to sit out federal appeals cases

Inside one of the Supreme Court’s worst decisions ever: legal expert

Inside one of the Supreme Court’s worst decisions ever: legal expert

Almost 50 years ago, on July 2, 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its hotly debated ruling in Gregg v. Georgia — which ended a de facto moratorium on the

Trump and top ally are breaking up over this 'simmering disagreement': WSJ

Trump and top ally are breaking up over this 'simmering disagreement': WSJ

According to the Wall Street Journal, the major escalation in fighting that broke out between Israel and Iran over the weekend highlights “growing disagreements

'Petty and vindictive' Trump 'is being publicly humiliated on the world stage'

'Petty and vindictive' Trump 'is being publicly humiliated on the world stage'

When President Donald Trump is accused of having a belligerent tone with longtime allies of the United States, he often responds that he is merely standing up for