The fatal character flaw that leaves Trump 'dwarfed' by past presidents

President Donald Trump is "dwarfed by his predecessors" in the White House, according to a new piece from The New York Times, as one particular character flaw has exposed him as a lesser man than past...

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Trump Is Going to Be Mad: Ukraine Has Just Declared War on Russia’s Oil Refineries and Is Making New ‘Fireballs’

Russia says Ukraine’s strikes on its refineries have resumed, as Zelenskyy offers a monthlong pause in exchange for a month of Patriots.

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I Know the Only Way to Stop Trump Calling Foul on Election

The president has rightfully claimed he had a mandate to rule. Now it’s time to take it away.

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Election officials brace for foreign threats — and an unpredictable Washington | CNN Politics

With the midterms just days away, the channels for federal officials to communicate foreign threats to election officials are at their weakest since the 2016 vote, numerous sources who work in electio...

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Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections

The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration.

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Elon Musk says long-term saving is 'pointless' as he expects an abundant future

"Saving money for the distant future is pointless with the advent of super intelligent abundance," Elon Musk wrote on X.

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MAGA’s Favorite Sports Guy Caught Lying About Cheesecake Factory Memories

Clay Travis is unraveling after being exposed for fabricating his childhood nostalgia at The Cheesecake Factory.

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Trump claim shredded as demonstrably false by local TV station

President Donald Trump boasted this week that every resident living near a Louisiana data center got a $10,000 check, but the state’s economic development agency and the people living next to the proj...

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Democratic senator: Trump is ‘laying the groundwork’ to steal Minnesota election

Retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) says that President Trump is “laying the groundwork” for MAGA allies to “steal” the Senate election after Trump said the federal government would be keep an eye o…

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Ilhan Omar hires Biden's pricey attorney days after begging for cash

Ilhan Omar has hired Joe Biden's former personal attorney Amy Jeffress and Trump impeachment lawyer Joshua Matz as she battles investigations into her finances and immigration history.

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Todd Blanche warned: A presidential pardon can’t save you from state prison

Former chief of staff to Homeland Security, Miles Taylor wants to see state governments go after President Donald Trump and his allies for their attempt to steal the 2020 election, particularly now th...

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Holy Crap — You Won’t Believe The Christianity Claim Trump Is Making Now

We went straight to the source — the pastor who said it — to get an explanation.

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If you love the Republican Party, vote for a Democrat | Opinion

President Donald Trump promised no new wars and lower prices. Republicans in Congress let him deliver the opposite. A two-year timeout is the cure.

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US discreetly moves diplomats and families from multiple Middle Eastern countries as intel warns of Iranian plots | CNN Politics

The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the m...

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First on CNN: DOJ brings criminal charges against FBI officials it believes hampered Biden corruption investigation | CNN Politics

Two former FBI officials are facing charges for allegedly lying to Congress as part of a probe that focused on whether FBI investigators sought to minimize allegations of Biden family corruption and e...

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Central banks around the world are quietly stockpiling four times as much gold as usual and are moving it out of the U.S. | Fortune

Central bank holdings at the New York Fed declined 40 tonnes in August, Goldman added, while holdings at the Bank of England rose 46 tonnes.

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Senator Rand Paul Warns ‘Free’ Government Benefits Come With Higher Taxes — Says US Cannot Afford ‘Trilli

Paul urges sweeping federal spending cuts and a balanced budget, warning that benefits raise taxes and debt as national debt tops $40 trillion.

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Alarming budget math unveils historic wreckage of Trump’s absurd fantasties

While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump pledged that he would eliminate the entire national debt in just one term. What’s more, he insisted he’d do it without cutting “one penny” from Social...

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Trump’s $8 billion diesel bailout pays farmers for a problem he created

The USDA's new Harvest Fuel Relief program is the latest payment to farmers squeezed by the president’s own war and tariffs.

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Utah Wants Millions From ‘Back-Alley Gambling Den’ Kalshi for Allegedly Running Illegal Gambling Business ｜ Gizmodo

Utah is escalating its legal battle with prediction market platform Kalshi. Utah Attorney General Derek Brown filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kalshi, several of its subsidiaries, and two financial tra...

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An eye-popping number of Republicans now want Trump impeached

A new Politico poll reveals that GOP midterm voters support impeachment, as a bipartisan majority targets both the President and his Cabinet secretaries ahead of November.

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Trump warned he could 'suddenly risk arrest' over latest attack on court

President Donald Trump has been warned that he could end up in handcuffs in International Criminal Court member countries over his administration's sanctions, according to a former Human Rights Watch ...

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