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'I've been waiting forever': Trump just let loose on the Supreme Court

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (293+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, telling steel workers that he has had to wait "many months…...

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Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (545+ words) Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales (Texas) is in a battle with his GOP opponent over a bizarre story about a former staffer who killed themselves. Brandon Herrera, who is running against Gonzales in the GOP primary, accused the congressman of having…...

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Trump repeatedly struggles to stay awake during live Board of Peace summit

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (281+ words) Donald Trump was, once again, seen nodding off during a major public event, this time at the much-hyped first meeting of his "Board of Peace" initiative. Several instances of the president looking "extremely drowsy" and closing his eyes were caught…...

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Trump pledges US contribution of $10 billion to his 'Board of Peace"

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (209+ words) U.S President Donald Trump speaks at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" is getting its own hefty cash infusion from the United States....

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Trump caves on cutting military veterans' treatment after outcry

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (348+ words) Members of the military attend a meeting convened by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. REUTERS Kevin Lamarque Stars and Stripes reports Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced the VA was ending a…...

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There's a reason why powerful people in America remain above the law

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (747+ words) Here in America, before the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew was arrested in the UK, Reuters reported the results of a new public survey. Ipsos, the pollster, found nearly 70 percent of Americans believe the system is rigged, allowing elites…...

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Trump admin confesses to a stunning 'mix of incompetence and malice"

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (407+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump reacts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS Ken Cedeno Slate reports that on Jan. 26, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz not only prohibited Homeland security agents from illegally moving a detainee out of…...

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New report says Canadians now see US as top peace threat

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (325+ words) After just one year of President Donald Trump's second term, Canada's view of the United States has flipped " from trusted neighbor to the world's greatest threat to peace. "New results from The POLITICO Poll suggest a lasting chill has settled…...

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'Not panicked' Trump aides plot way to avoid midterms being upended by president himself

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (444+ words) President Donald Trump is fighting "patterns of history" in the upcoming midterm elections, and even his own aides recognize he could be his own worst enemy in trying to counter them.Halperin referred to a Tuesday evening working dinner at…...

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Trump’s policy already cost 100,000 manufacturing jobs — and experts say worse to come

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (459+ words) Although at the start of his second term Trump levied the highest tariffs America has seen since the 1930s, they have harmed the economy instead of helping it, reported the liberal-leaning think tank Center for American Progress. In short, not only…...