Month: August 2025

In a desperate power grab to preserve Republican control of the U.S. House in the 2026 elections, President Trump is demanding Republican elected officials in Texas and other states redraw congressional district boundaries. He aims to deprive Black and Hispanic voters — most of whom tend to support Democrats — of the ability to elect…
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) officially tossed her hat in the ring for Tennessee governor on Wednesday morning. “It’s official! I’m running for Governor to ensure Tennessee is America’s conservative leader for this generation and the next,” Blackburn wrote in a post on social platform X. “I would be honored to have your support.” The post…
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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress because the Lone Star State is a red state. In an interview on Fox News’s “Hannity” Tuesday evening, Patrick slammed Democrats for fleeing the state in a bid to block passage of a new Congressional map that would…
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White House peace envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at the Kremlin, just two days ahead of a deadline set by President Trump that calls for either a peace agreement in Ukraine or punitive action against Russia. Putin, who has lost favor in recent weeks with Trump, faces tough tariffs…
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Two teenagers were arrested in connection to the attempted carjacking of a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer known as “Big Balls.” Authorities said the 15-year-old suspects, who were charged with unarmed carjacking, were among several teens who allegedly approached the victim, Edward Coristine, and a woman police identified as his significant other near…
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The possibility of a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell has been revictimizing to the victims of the late disgraced financier, an attorney who represents 11 accusers told NewsNation.  Arick Fudali says his clients have routinely been denied justice throughout various Epstein investigations and convictions. “They have been wronged at every single step of…
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The president made the gold medal-worthy blunder while introducing officials at a press briefing on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Tammy Bruce’s reply was slammed as “WTF.”

The disgraced financier’s accomplice wants to keep the records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent her to prison.

The president’s critics have some ideas for what he was doing on the roof.

The CNN anchor slammed “the disconnection” of the president “from facts and reality.”

The New York Times journalist noted that the president’s claims resulted in a real-time fact check.

Harry Enten hit back at the president, who fumbled the data analyst’s name during an exaggerated polling brag.

Indiana is getting its own spin on “Alligator Alcaztraz.”

The president spoke to the media from a “highly unusual location.”

The animated show fired back after Homeland Security used an image from this week’s episode.

President Trump said Tuesday that he didn’t know about Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s recent prison transfer beforehand. “Were you aware of and did you personally approve the prison transfer for Ghislaine Maxwell that your Justice Department —” Trump was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “I didn’t know about it at all, nope. I read…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has sued to remove Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu from his seat amid a battle between Texas Democrats and Republicans over redistricting. “What is at stake here? Nothing less than the future of Texas. If a small fraction of recalcitrant lawmakers choose to run out the clock today,…
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Abbott’s petition identified Gene Wu as the “ringleader” in the Democrats’ “hijacking of Texas government.”

In a new interview, the former first son called the president’s strategy predictable, if not exhausting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said that a call with President Trump ahead of a sanctions deadline for Russia was “productive.” “A productive conversation with President Trump, with the key focus of course being ending the war. We are grateful to @POTUS for all efforts toward a just and lasting peace,” Zelensky said in…
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Democrats who denied Republicans a quorum for a redistricting vote are “potential lawbreakers,” Sen. John Cornyn claimed.

The Trump administration’s launch of a grand jury probe into Obama-era officials marks an escalation in its use of the justice system to go after political adversaries, amid mounting pressure to release the Epstein files. It’s the first sign the Justice Department is acting on criminal referrals made by Trump intelligence officials, including after Director of National…
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President Trump said Tuesday it was too soon to settle on a successor to serve as the Republican nominee in 2028, but he acknowledged Vice President Vance is the “most likely” heir apparent. “I think most likely, in all fairness,” Trump said when asked if he would clear the field by backing Vance. “So it’s…
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