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President Donald Trump held a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House Monday, where he opened with a speech about “Operation Epic Fury,” the war on Iran that he launched over the weekend, before turning to his bribe-funded ballroom project . Trump told the audience that “everybody” wanted him to bomb Iran but “they just didn't have the courage to say so.” President Trump on Operation Epic Fury…

We beg your pardon, but President Donald Trump did promise us a Rose Garden. Too bad it is a hideous, ugly mess. But now it is a hideous ugly mess … with statues! Trump arrived back at the White House late Sunday night, having just jetted back from starting an illegal war from the comfort of his resort in Florida, where he threw up some curtains and called it secure . Upon arriving back at the Wh…

Whether it was due to the early hour of the day or just to the blood-thirsty nature of the moment, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared particularly unhinged during the first official news briefing about President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran. Hegseth praised Israel, the U.S.’s military partner in the Iran strikes, for joining in what he described as “unleashing the most lethal and precise a…

President Donald Trump’s attacks against Iran have already led to hundreds of deaths. Despite those deadly consequences, he has been incapable of providing Americans and the world a clear reason for beginning this violence. The Red Crescent, a nongovernmental humanitarian organization, has reported that more than 550 Iranian residents have been killed following strikes the U.S. carried out alongs…

President Donald Trump’s decision to start a conflict in Iran could make the bottom fall out for the Republican Party in this year’s midterm elections. The party was already in for a world of hurt going into November's elections. Voters are angry that Trump hasn't made good on his promise to lower prices domestically. And now neither he nor his Cabinet officials have been able to articulate a coh…

President Donald Trump spends a lot of time bragging about how many wars he has ended, on account of what a peaceful guy he is. He’s ended eight wars ! (Spoiler alert: he has not ended eight wars.) So why did he just start an entirely illegal, brutal attack on Iran? For peace ! “The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to a…

Remember Jill Stein? In case you’ve forgotten—since her name only resurfaces on schedule every four years—she’s the perennial Russian-backed Green Party candidate who materializes right on cue to trash Democrats, ostensibly from the left, then vanishes back into whatever bunker sustains her until the next presidential cycle. Her 2024 campaign manager was Jason Call. In February 2025, this suppose…

U.S. immigration agents involved in three shootings since June have been recorded or accused of using derogatory language about women or people of color. By Cerise Castle for Capital & Main U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross captured himself on video saying “fucking bitch” after killing Renee Good in January. ICE agent Brian Palacios, who killed Keith Porter, a 43-year-o…

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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. President Donald Trump’s second term has fulfilled many of the darkest fears people had about his first. He is deploying the military into blue cities and moving to seize the nation’s elections. Where he once had prote…