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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…

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters Wednesday, where he seemed loath to discuss anything having to do with his war in Iran —except for how great his bombing campaign has been. When asked about reports that a Pentagon investigation found that the United States fired a missile into a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, killing at least 165 people—mostly children—Trump brushed the question aside. “I…

Nothing stings quite as much as your favorite shoes giving you blisters. And in President Donald Trump’s case, that blistering is to the tune of millions of dollars. Weyco Group, the company behind the president’s favorite oxfords , is suing the administration for a refund on the money it paid due to Trump’s sweeping tariffs. “The idea behind the tariffs originally was pro-business, and it feels …

In a sign he's clearly worried about the negative economic and political consequences of the ill-advised war he started in Iran, President Donald Trump on Wednesday called up yet another reporter to insist that everything is going great. He also said that he will end the conflict "soon" because there is "practically nothing left to target." "Little this and that ... Any time I want it to end, it …

Well, well, well. Looks like that sweet, sweet “settlement” money for President Donald Trump’s Presidential Library has gone on a walkabout . No one could possibly have predicted that the most corrupt president in history would do such a thing. Now Senate Democrats are asking what, exactly, happened to the at least $63 million that Trump extracted from media and technology companies to settle his…

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida appeared on CNN Wednesday and delivered what could end up being the GOP’s midterm message on affordability and President Donald Trump’s move to create chaos in the global oil market. “It's fascinating to me that Democrats now talk about gas prices. Under [Barack] Obama and under [Joe] Biden, they tried to destroy the U.S. oil and gas industry,” Scott said. “I…

Democrats now have a big chance to fortify their power on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. Annette Ziegler, the arch-conservative justice on the swing state’s high court, announced Monday that she won’t run for her seat in 2027. This comes after conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley announced last year that she wouldn’t run, with the race to replace her just around the corner. Ziegler is … a lot . When …

An enormous statue depicting President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein recreating the famous king of the world scene from the movie “Titanic” appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The piece, installed by anonymous artists, shows the convicted sex offender being embraced at the prow of a ship by Trump. A satirical statue of Donald Trump and late convicted paedophile Jeffr…