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May 18, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lindsey Graham Brags About How Trump Turned Republicans Into a Cult
Graham pointed to Senator Bill Cassidy’s primary loss as proof.
May 18, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Voter Says He Gets Now How Hitler Could “Brainwash” Millions
The man, who said he voted for Donald Trump three times, called the president a “liar” and a “con man.”
May 18, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Just Hit a Pathetic New Low
A new poll from
The New York Times
and Siena University shows that the president is massively unpopular—and that voters hate the Iran war.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Posts Price Chart Full of “Breathtaking” Lies
Costs are still going up—but you wouldn’t know it from the chart Donald Trump’s team shared.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Group That Escaped Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Is Thriving
The Washington National Opera is having a great season. The Kennedy Center, not so much.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
JD Vance Humiliates Himself as Crowd Stays Silent During His Speech
The vice president used a memorial service to try to score political points.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson Says He Has No Clue Trump Is Ready to Betray Taiwan
Donald Trump is suddenly caging on whether he’ll go through with a planned arms sale to Taiwan.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
ICE Charges Ahead With Building Megaprisons
The Department of Homeland Security is converting warehouses into detention centers.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Democrat Announces Resignation After State GOP Destroys His District
State Republicans aggressively redrew voting districts to eliminate the lone Democratic seat.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Has Made Bank Off of Government Contractors’ Stock
Donald Trump has bought and sold millions of dollars in stock from tech companies and government contractors.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Hantavirus Official Is a Penis Implant Specialist
Dr. Brian Christine has very little actual experience in public health.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Gives Cringe, Drawn-Out Explanation of New Insult for Democrats
Don’t worry, it got way funnier after he explained it in detail.
May 15, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch Sean Hannity Get Pissed at Trump Over Iran Talks in China
The Fox News host got visibly frustrated when Donald Trump wouldn’t say what Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to regarding Iran.
May 14, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Border Patrol Chief Quits After Report He Hired Foreign Sex Workers
Mike Banks reportedly traveled abroad to solicit sex workers multiple times over the course of a decade.
May 14, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s Who Funded Trump Secretary’s Family Reality TV Show
Sean Duffy went on an all-expenses-paid vacation over the course of seven months—and kept collecting a taxpayer-funded paycheck too.
May 14, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MTG Locks Horns With MAGA Influencer as Trump’s Base Fractures
Marjorie Taylor Green tore into her former friend Benny Johnson.
May 14, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Secretary Keeps Bringing Up Biden When Asked What He’s Achieved
HUD Secretary Scott Turner couldn’t provide a single example of what he has done in the year-plus since he took office.
May 14, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Team Is Panicking About Plan to Issue Pardons on His Birthday
Even some of Donald Trump’s advisers think he’s going too far.
May 14, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Ex-Prison Employee Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Luxurious Lifestyle
Maxwell is getting perks behind bars that don’t even go to other high-profile inmates, the former employee said.
May 14, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Lindsey Graham Is Already Begging Trump to Derail China Talks
Graham threatened the Asian superpower before Donald Trump’s summit had concluded.
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