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Author exposes the 'very worst' cowards enabling Trump
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (51+ words) President Donald Trump's authoritarian rampage over the U.S. in his second term has been enabled by numerous cowards in high places, but as author Jacob Weisberg told The Daily Beast, there are at least eight of the "very worst" cowards who…...
Trump's 'dumbest' idea is wrecking more than he understands: economist
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (229+ words) President Donald Trump's hostile new trade war has been ranked among his "dumbest" ideas, and now, an economist writing for The Hill has warned of the ways that it could blow up in his face beyond the realm of economics....
Ex-Republican sounds alarm over Trump's under-the-radar 'power grab"
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (378+ words) Ex-Republican sounds alarm over Trump's under-the-radar 'power grab' Alternet Ex-Republican sounds alarm over Trump's under-the-radar 'power grab' President Donald Trump has made numerous moves criticized as "power grabs" throughout his second term in the White House, but in a new…...
DC insiders expose the proof that 'the Trump era is essentially over"
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (53+ words) Even as the president remains a real and present danger, "the Trump era is essentially over," according to the D.C. insiders at Pod Save America, and the dim reaction to his big new event this week offers proof.At Trump's behest,…...
'This isn't TV reality': Inside the disastrous week Trump tried to hide
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (98+ words) President Donald Trump's war in Iran has long been derided by defense experts for being unsustainable, yet the Republican continues to insist that the war is "small potatoes" and working out in his favor. Yet according to a recent report,…...
Trump's desperate move to kill the law that could finally put him in jail
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (1250+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 1, 2026. Trump just took steps to make it very difficult to prosecute money laundering, a crime he and his real estate buddies…...
The dark psychology behind Trump’s sudden shift into sci-fi fantasies
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (19+ words) From Superman to dystopian dictators, the president's 37 Labor Day posts trigger urgent warnings about his detachment from reality....
'Unraveling' before everyone's eyes: The week exposed Trump's collapse
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (117+ words) President Donald Trump is making it "impossible" to ignore just how badly he is "unraveling" before everyone's eyes, and according to a new breakdown from The Daily Beast, and this week marked a moment in time that proved it.Hugh…...
Trump might avoid a global backlash —because no one cares what he says
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (129+ words) President Donald Trump has once again stumbled "with stamping feet" into statements that hit a raw nerve internationally, but according to a new breakdown from The i Paper, he might avoid causing an incident this time around, largely because no…...
The unanimous Supreme Court precedent keeping Trump out of jail
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (518+ words) While critics label the offer a corrupt bribe, judicial history treats it like any standard campaign tax break....