Michael Cohen Is Back to Calling Trump “Boss”

After a long, vicious feud that ricocheted across the national press and a Manhattan courtroom, the president and his former fixer reunited this week on Cohen’s radio show for an interview that immedi...

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Expect Todd Blanche to stay consistent with his dishonesty

It's not news that Donald Trump's new attorney general will fail to seek impartial justice, but the refusal to even feign regard for impartial justice is new.

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Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt

Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan” to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, s…

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U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade

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Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong

President Donald Trump told a story about South Korea on Monday. Every single part of it is false.

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The Flock uprising is just the beginning - Salon.com

People are sick of tech billionaires trying to control our lives

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Opinion | Buttigieg and El-Sayed Are Claiming Faith and Family for the Democrats (Gift Article)

Flag, faith and family don’t belong to one political party.

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Iran tells Trump to ‘accept the reality of defeat’

Iran has demanded that Donald Trump accept defeat in the Middle East.

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Trump in Retreat

Forced there by his inability to see beyond his nose

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Opinion | Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff? (Gift Article)

She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.

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WNBA has spiraled into a rinse-and-repeat drama, and it’s taking a mind-numbing toll (Gift Article)

Ratings have soared since "the Caitlin Clark effect" introduced a new audience, but a constant cycle of tension is wearing down fans.

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The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert Reich

We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us

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Washington state Democrat who flipped pro-Trump district faces tough primary

Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a moderate who owns an auto repair shop, hopes to retain congressional seat

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In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear (Gift Article)

With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

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Opinion | Gen Z Thinks Religion Got Too Political (Gift Article)

Does Gen Z feel welcome at church?

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Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent (Gift Article)

Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.

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Trump's foreign policy enters its decadent, desperate end stage - Salon.com

He restarted a war no one wanted and signed a nuclear deal no one read. What's next?

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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech

President Donald Trump has used a primetime address to question the legitimacy of U.S. elections and push for more restrictive voting laws.

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A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party

Rahm Emanuel and the death of the pro-Israel Democrat.

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Lindsey Graham sacrificed his reputation to Donald Trump. He got plenty in return.

His career explains why so many Republicans made peace with Trump — and what they gave up to do it.

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Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.

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