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MAGA can’t accept what their California loss means for their future: analysis

MAGA can’t accept what their California loss means for their future: analysis

President Donald Trump and his supporters keep insisting that Spencer Pratt, Trump’s fellow ex-reality TV star, was robbed in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Yet

Furious Trump cheerleader loses it on Fox over president’s lies

Furious Trump cheerleader loses it on Fox over president’s lies

Fox News host Laura Ingraham is getting bummed with President Donald Trump’s mixed messaging and embarrassing fabrications, especially when they keep producing

Controversial Platner pulls off political upset in Maine

Controversial Platner pulls off political upset in Maine

Overcoming a series of scandals that experts feared would sink his campaign, former oysterman Graham Platner defeated Gov. Janet Mills in the Maine Democratic Senate

Ex-prosecutor warns 'ferrets' in Trump’s brain biting deeper into the grey matter

Ex-prosecutor warns 'ferrets' in Trump’s brain biting deeper into the grey matter

An ex-prosecutor said that President Donald Trump’s lingering obsession with claiming elections were stolen reflects “ferrets” in his head having their way with

Billionaire title becomes an anchor in California governor's race

Billionaire title becomes an anchor in California governor's race

Billionaire Tom Steyer is officially out of the 2026 California gubernatorial race.Steyer lost to both fellow Democrat and former United States Secretary of Health

Trump and right-wing organizations smear beloved boxing icon with lies: report

Trump and right-wing organizations smear beloved boxing icon with lies: report

President Donald Trump’s controversial America’s 250th anniversary includes a set of mobile museums carrying displays about the nation’s history and prominent figures

Trump DOJ demands 'action' against leaker who pilfered damning Jack Smith probe

Trump DOJ demands 'action' against leaker who pilfered damning Jack Smith probe

President Donald Trump ally U.S. District Judge Ailleen Cannon dismissed the president's Mar-a-Lago classified documents prosecution in 2024, the criminal case

Hard right 'seized power' to spread extremist rhetoric under Trump: watchdog

Hard right 'seized power' to spread extremist rhetoric under Trump: watchdog

Hard-right groups have expanded their influence inside the Trump administration, a new report on hate and extremism by the Southern Poverty Law Center finds, according

Republican received a text with Mussolini and Shrek — so he sent the sender to jail

Republican received a text with Mussolini and Shrek — so he sent the sender to jail

A self-identified pro-free speech Ohio state senator sent an Ohio gossip blogger to jail for sending a text message that compared the Republican to Italian dictator

Trump is bringing back a 1950s American form of persecution

Trump is bringing back a 1950s American form of persecution

President Donald Trump is reviving the Lavender Scare, an infamous period in American history that began in the 1950s and led to the widespread persecution of members