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It feels like there have been precious few feel-good stories these days, as President Donald Trump has unleashed worldwide chaos with his ill-planned war in Iran and threats of literal genocide . In this image provided by NASA, Artemis II crew members, from left, Victor Glover Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie midway through their observ…

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While the legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bribe palace ballroom—which is apparently now just a lid for a military complex—is currently taking up the most oxygen, Trump slipped some multimillion-dollar treats for himself into the National Endowment for the Humanities spending plan. Yes, your tax dollars—$15 million, to be exact—are going to fund Trump’s gross “ Arc de Trump .” Additional…

President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or else a “whole civilization will die tonight.” Bystanders try to comfort and assist a woman as she reacts near the site of a strike in Tehran, Iran, on April 7. Trump said he was ho…

Autocratic Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the subject of a rescue mission from Vice President JD Vance, who traveled to the European nation to campaign on his behalf. During a rally on Tuesday, Vance encouraged attendees to vote for Orbán in the upcoming election. “Will you stand against the bureaucrats in Brussels? Will you stand for sovereignty and democracy? Will you stand for Wester…

The Supreme Court took a break from giving President Donald Trump nearly everything he wants to give his former adviser Steve Bannon what he wants: to make his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena disappear . On Monday, the nation’s highest court vacated the judgment against Bannon and sent the matter back down to the lower court for “further consideration in light of the pending motio…

President Donald Trump's threat to commit war crimes in Iran has left the public screaming at Democrats to do something. Just look at the responses to Democratic lawmakers ’ criticism of Trump’s latest disturbing threats; they’re filled with leftists demanding action from Democrats and slamming their statements as weak and ineffective. But, sit down while I tell you this, that anger is severely m…

The United States woke up Tuesday to its president threatening to literally wipe out an entire country via social media. But since President Donald Trump is a whirling dervish of unchecked impulses, no one knows if he means it. So the Iranian people get to spend the day in a horrifying limbo, hoping against hope that Trump will reverse course. Republicans are trying to spin Trump’s remarks as hyp…

President Donald Trump had a plan to deport the “worst of the worst,” but that veil has long been lifted from the public’s eyes. And over the weekend, two new reminders emerged showcasing how intensely messy the president’s push to remove immigrants has gotten. This photo provided by Jen Rickling shows U.S. Army staff sergeant, Matthew Blank, left, and his wife, Annie Ramos, posing for a photo wh…

Following President Donald Trump’s threat to extinguish Iran’s civilization , House Republicans are working overtime to defend the mad king. “Look what they're doing to the Strait of Hormuz,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida told Fox Business. “We just need to press forward because Iran is like cancer, and sometimes the cure to cancer hurts. But the cancer has to be eliminated—and that cancer is Ir…