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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 (

This far-right evangelical pastor has a 'detailed vision' for a MAGA theocracy

This far-right evangelical pastor has a 'detailed vision' for a MAGA theocracy

Now in his early seventies, Pastor Douglas Wilson is hardly a newcomer to the Religious Right. Wilson, the pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, has been preaching

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

Trump is losing the war in America — and he knows it

Trump is losing the war in America — and he knows it

No US president in living memory has gone to war with less public support than Donald Trump has for the war in Iran. Even Barack Obama’s much-maligned Libyan intervention

'Deranged scumbags' and the hidden clues embedded in Trump's war language

'Deranged scumbags' and the hidden clues embedded in Trump's war language

US President Donald Trump speaks in a way unlike any of his predecessors. His distinctive and highly recognisable style may even play a role in his appeal to his

National park land literally blown up by Trump's obsession in key swing state

National park land literally blown up by Trump's obsession in key swing state

In the past, Arizona had a reputation for being reliably conservative. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona), despite his vehement disdain for the Religious Right, was

Appeals judges crush Trump’s 'unlawful' spending freeze

Appeals judges crush Trump’s 'unlawful' spending freeze

Law and Crime reports a federal court of appeals upheld a series of lower court orders barring the Trump administration from enforcing a "sweeping and unprecedented