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'Voting shouldn't be militarized': Pundit cheers lawsuit suit to stop Trump's midterm scheme

'Voting shouldn't be militarized': Pundit cheers lawsuit suit to stop Trump's midterm scheme

President Donald Trump keeps threatening to use the military to prevent Democrats from taking one or both houses of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections — and

'Lost all hope': Trump policies are crushing food industry in Republican heartland

'Lost all hope': Trump policies are crushing food industry in Republican heartland

Louisiana crawfish processors say it’s the height of spring season, but the Acadiana Advocate reports their crawfish processing tables are empty and money is vanishing

Schmidt's scathing takedown: Trump's Iran war is reckless madness endangering Americans

Schmidt's scathing takedown: Trump's Iran war is reckless madness endangering Americans

President Donald Trump may insist that he is winning the war in Iran, but a number of prominent commentators within his own party beg to differ — including one

Trump-loving farmers threaten 'to quit' as president’s war spikes fertilizer prices

Trump-loving farmers threaten 'to quit' as president’s war spikes fertilizer prices

Thanks to weather, rising inflation and the damage of tariffs, U.S. farmers were already faring badly under President Donald Trump. But after voting for him en

Renowned historian: Trump wants to 'provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States'

Renowned historian: Trump wants to 'provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States'

Over the past two weeks, the Trump administration has given no shortage of justifications for waging war on Iran, asserting everything from regime change to preventing

Trump's in Kentucky to cover up Epstein — not honor fallen veterans: Republicans

Trump's in Kentucky to cover up Epstein — not honor fallen veterans: Republicans

President Donald Trump is visiting Kentucky on Wednesday to target the congressional district of one of his most prominent Republican critics — and doing so, according

Insider believes Trump went to war out of boredom for a 'cliffhanger'

Insider believes Trump went to war out of boredom for a 'cliffhanger'

Biographer Michael Wolff suspects that the new war in Iran has more to do with President Donald Trump's torpor. Writing for his Substack on Wednesday, Wolff punned

Voters know Iran is about 'distracting' from Epstein: report

Voters know Iran is about 'distracting' from Epstein: report

Iran may have finally diverted some online clicks from the Jeffrey Epstein case plaguing President Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean Americans don’t know Trump

GOP attack on Texas Democrat collapses

GOP attack on Texas Democrat collapses

In recent months, the GOP has thrown everything it can at James Talarico, the Texas senatorial candidate who just won the Democratic primary and Republicans worry

FBI warns of potential California terror attacks

FBI warns of potential California terror attacks

The FBI warned police departments in California just before the Iran war started that drones could target the West coast. ABC News reports that an alert was sent