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Trump scheme to pay off Iran war is 'worst possible scenario for Republicans': DC insiders

Trump scheme to pay off Iran war is 'worst possible scenario for Republicans': DC insiders

President Donald Trump and his Department of Defense appear to have a strategy to get Congress to pay off his costly war with Iran, according to the hosts of Pod

Conservative sounds alarm: Trump conspiracies are tearing the GOP apart

Conservative sounds alarm: Trump conspiracies are tearing the GOP apart

Conservative columnist and commentator Matt Lewis thinks that conspiracies about President Donald Trump have reached a whole new level, and he's sounding the alarm

Trump loyalist hung out to dry in ruby-red state

Trump loyalist hung out to dry in ruby-red state

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is having a rough reelection despite his loyalty to President Donald Trump. The senator, who is also a doctor, has been relentlessly attacked

Trump making '180-degree surrender' by dropping investigation: analysis

Trump making '180-degree surrender' by dropping investigation: analysis

Late Friday morning, April 24, journalists ranging from ABC News' Katherine Faulders to MS NOW's Ana Cabrera reported that the Donald Trump-era U.S. Department

Former White House official: Iran war has left US dangerously exposed to China

Former White House official: Iran war has left US dangerously exposed to China

After two months of conflict with no end in sight, Former Undersecretary of State Richard Stengel says that the U.S. is now “poorer,” “less safe,” and “more vulnerable

Trump humiliated as Republicans say his 'No. 1 priority' is dead in the water

Trump humiliated as Republicans say his 'No. 1 priority' is dead in the water

President Donald Trump recently proclaimed that the SAVE Act was his "number one priority," but according to lawmakers who spoke with NOTUS, the bill is dead in

Pollster reveals Trump’s shrinking coalition: He 'is unpopular almost everywhere'

Pollster reveals Trump’s shrinking coalition: He 'is unpopular almost everywhere'

The latest polls have much to say about how Americans view President Donald Trump and his performance, with his overall approval rating cratering to a new low of

MAGA desperate for new far-right despot to idolize

MAGA desperate for new far-right despot to idolize

For many years, far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party seemed entrenched in Hungary. Orbán didn't come to power via a military coup d'état like

New strategy to stop Trump’s 'humiliating' debacle taking shape in Congress

New strategy to stop Trump’s 'humiliating' debacle taking shape in Congress

President Donald Trump's war of choice against Iran is "humiliating" the U.S. "on a daily basis," and according to lawmakers who spoke to The Hill, a new strategy

Ex-DHS chief warns of Trump’s 'very real' obsession with setting off a nuke

Ex-DHS chief warns of Trump’s 'very real' obsession with setting off a nuke

Donald Trump is uniquely dangerous among modern presidents, one ex-DHS chief warned for The i Paper, as he has a "very real" obsession with deploying nuclear weapons