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Armando Iannucci has been a longtime critic of the president.

We’ve been told that one is far better than the other, and most of us have believed it.

Moderate Democrats are at the center of a game of tug-of-war between Republicans and Democratic leadership, as the GOP attempts to peel off the five remaining votes needed to back the party’s “clean” stopgap spending bill and reopen the government. According to multiple GOP sources, individual Republican lawmakers are engaging with Senate Democrats who they…
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The president’s position appears to have shifted somewhat.

The renowned primatologist discussed the president’s dominance rituals.

The first lady’s post comes as her husband, President Donald Trump, has been posting AI videos attacking his rivals.

The Department of Homeland Security adviser also joined in with MAGA outrage over the Puerto Rican superstar’s halftime gig.

The late night host tore into the president for posting a racist AI video.

Critics mocked the “complete clown show” of the Trump White House.

Ronny Chieng revealed why he’s confused by the president’s attempt to find “compromise” with Democrats.

The “Late Night” host showed no love to the president with a brutal supercut.

It adds to his efforts to send troops to Portland and Washington D.C.

Barry McCaffrey took on the president for entertaining an idea that’s “against American values.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he hasn’t heard from the White House since a Monday meeting with President Trump and other congressional leaders. “We haven’t heard from the White House since the White House meeting on Monday. The president has been behaving, you know, somewhat erratically and in [an] unconventional fashion…
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Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called President Trump’s Gaza peace plan “realistic” when talking to reporters. “So far it seems a realistic proposal,” the pope said, according to Vatican News, also saying he wishes Hamas would go with the plan “within the established timeframe.” “It’s important, nonetheless, that there be a ceasefire and the release…
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The White House says Jane Fonda is “free to share whatever bad opinions she wants” amid her relaunch of a McCarthy-era group but still defended President Trump as a “strong supporter of free speech.” The Academy Award-winning actor sounded the alarm on free speech in the United States and announced the formation of the Committee for the…
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The federal government shut down for the first time since 2019 on Wednesday morning, leaving many employees working without pay until funding is restored. TSA agents and air traffic controllers will stay on the job, along with thousands of other essential workers, including those who keep Social Security running. The catch: Many essential employees won’t…
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Maybe Ukraine should have just given him a gold-plated 747.

Actress Jane Fonda described her worry amid a second Trump administration, saying Wednesday that the country is facing “a very chilling time.” “This is a very chilling time. You know, we’ve faced attempts at autocracy before in the ’20s and ’30s, and you’ve cited the example of McCarthyism. There was Jim Crow. This is different,…
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The artist was among the notable names Trump touted as he worked to woo Black voters during his 2024 presidential campaign.

During a Wednesday appearance on “Morning Joe,” the Senate minority leader blamed this Republican for sabotaging negotiations over a bipartisan budget bill.

96 <!– Presented by Lockheed Martin {beacon} The Big Story  Dems lash out at Trump, Hegseth ‘unhinged’ speech to generals House Democratic leaders let loose on Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, hammering the Defense secretary over new directives to the nation’s generals. © Greg Nash Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) characterized Hegseth’s speech — delivered Tuesday at the Quantico Marine base…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will attend the 2026 Super Bowl, where Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is set to headline the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl…
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The White House dismissed the majority of members on the National Council on the Humanities on Wednesday. Just four of the 26 members remain on the council’s website: Russell Berman, Keegan Callanan, William English and Matthew Rose, The Washington Post reported. All four were appointed by President Trump. When reached for comment, a White House…
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President Trump’s approval rating has hit its lowest figure yet in polling by Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, which released its latest figures Wednesday. Forty-three percent of respondents polled in September said they approve of Trump’s performance, while 57 percent disapproved, the poll stated. The 43 percent is the lowest figure so far in…
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