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'Grave concern': DHS demanded to preserve all Corey Lewandowski records

'Grave concern': DHS demanded to preserve all Corey Lewandowski records

Three top House Democrats have requested the Department of Homeland Security preserve all records concerning longtime Trump ally Corey Lewandowski, a DHS special

Republicans desperately search for ways to explain Trump’s chaos as 'strategy'

Republicans desperately search for ways to explain Trump’s chaos as 'strategy'

Fortune reported Wednesday that Republicans are starting to ask the White House when President Donald Trump is going to walk away from the war in Iran. After the

'Crackup of Trump elite' makes GOP’s ultimate goal much 'less likely': renowned historian

'Crackup of Trump elite' makes GOP’s ultimate goal much 'less likely': renowned historian

According to renowned historian Timothy Snyder, yesterday’s bombshell resignation of National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is a sign of the “crackup

'Ticked off' Republicans fume as MAGA senator pushes 'really bad' Trump bill: GOP insiders

'Ticked off' Republicans fume as MAGA senator pushes 'really bad' Trump bill: GOP insiders

The pressure from President Donald Trump to pass his "no. 1 priority" bill has Republican Senators at each other's throats, according to The Hill, as one MAGA lawmaker

George Will: How Trump failed to tackle a growing economic crisis

George Will: How Trump failed to tackle a growing economic crisis

When Democratic President Bill Clinton left office on January 20, 2021, the United States had a balanced federal budget and a surplus. But the federal deficit grew

Ex-lawmaker nails down the real reason MAGA is so furious with Trump

Ex-lawmaker nails down the real reason MAGA is so furious with Trump

The MAGA movement is in disarray this week over escalating fights among influencers who believed President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promises.Speaking about

'I’m an idiot': 3-time Trump voter unleashes on 'worthless' president

'I’m an idiot': 3-time Trump voter unleashes on 'worthless' president

Pennsylvania — the state that veteran Democratic strategist James Carville famously characterized as Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west and Alabama

Iran literally has Trump over a barrel — of oil

Iran literally has Trump over a barrel — of oil

I do not have a background in international relations. I do not possess any special knowledge of foreign affairs. I would struggle to explain the difference between

Trump burned all his bridges — and now no one will help him

Trump burned all his bridges — and now no one will help him

Donald Trump for three days now has been chiding NATO allies, as well as China and other countries, saying they should send forces to open the Strait of Hormuz (

Trump wants to upend voting to fix a 'virtually nonexistant' problem

Trump wants to upend voting to fix a 'virtually nonexistant' problem

President Donald Trump has demanded that Congress treat the SAVE America Act as its "no. 1 priority," but according to a new analysis from the New York Times, the