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As President Donald Trump's war in Iran spikes oil and gas prices , the warmonger-in-chief is trying out a new message to blunt political blowback: High oil prices are good, actually. "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as P…

Within just a few days of President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, the situation within the Pentagon led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has become chaotic, with costs for the conflict already ballooning while intelligence findings undermine the administration’s varying justifications for the conflict. For instance, in a briefing given to members of the Senate Appropri…

Most of the national attention in Texas is focused on the state's Senate contest , in which Democrat James Talarico is hoping to ride an anti-Trump wave to Democratic victory in this seat for the first time in more than 30 years. But President Donald Trump has made more than just the Senate seat competitive in the Lone Star State. Multiple GOP-held seats are now at risk due to a growing Latino ba…

Another week, another Donald Trump-appointed temporary U.S. attorney out of a job. This time, it’s Brad Schimel, who had been installed as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. It turns out the judges in the district just aren’t that into him and declined to extend his tenure. Federal district court judges can appoint a U.S. attorney upon the expiration of the 120-day inter…

Talk about desperate … GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas caved to right-wing activists’ demands Wednesday, saying that he now supports nuking the filibuster to pass President Donald Trump's voter suppression bill . Cornyn’s newfound support for axing the filibuster is a complete about-face from his past position on Senate procedure, and it amounts to a naked attempt to secure Trump's endorsement in h…

Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of surrounding federal waters to help locate deep sea mineral deposits. By Teresa Tomassoni for Inside Climate News The Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining despite widespread opposition from leaders and environment…

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White House deputy chief of staff James Blair is worried about Republicans losing the House this fall—and rightfully so. A Democratic House would not just stymie President Donald Trump’s agenda but also aggressively investigate all the things he’d rather sweep under the rug: Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump family’s corruption, the billions in foreign money flowing through Trump-branded businesses, and…

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You’d think that with a war going on and all that, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not have time to worry about serving lewks —but Hegseth is a man of many talents. The former Fox News talking head-turned-Pentagon chief has barred press photographers from attending war briefings because their agencies published photos his staff thought were “unflattering.” Wow, can’t imagine that good old Pe…