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Trump-endorsed sheriff’s former office says he got special treatment in misconduct probe

The Republican-run Pima County Attorney's Office issued a report that Sheriff Mark Lamb got special treatment when it came to sexual misconduct and other allegations

2026/06/12

Big Oil execs 'doing everything they can' to warn Trump of inflation surge

Inflation is primed to become catastrophically worse in one of the most important sectors, and according to The Washington Post, executives are still "doing everything

2026/06/12

Trump’s gives away the game with claim voters don’t have 'appetite' for his war

U.S. President Donald Trump has been claiming that the war with Iran is winding down — only to threaten, CNN reported on Tuesday, that Iran will "pay the price"

2026/06/12

'West Wing' star blasts Trump with profanity after White House co-opts show clip

During the early 2000s, the television series The West Wing won over audiences with its portrayal of the inner workings of the White House and a level-headed, public

2026/06/12

'Bitter disappointment': Bloomberg tears apart Republicans for wrecking the economy

The Republican-led Congress has been a “bitter disappointment,” the Bloomberg Editorial Board argues. It points to the body’s “lackluster effort,” its “ham-handed

2026/06/12

GOP strategists sweating over Trump’s 'extremely unhelpful' midterms gaffe

President Donald Trump let slip another disastrous gaffe during an Oval Office event this week, with The Hill reporting that strategists within the GOP are calling

2026/06/12

Swing-state Republican says Nevada’s only red district no longer a guarantee

When Donald Trump won Nevada's six electoral votes in the 2024 presidential race, Democratic strategists were quick to express their frustration — as the western

2026/06/12

Furious House Republicans reach a 'boiling point' over MIA members

House Republicans are growing increasingly furious as fellow lawmakers miss work during the campaign season. In a NOTUS report on Thursday, Paul Kane wrote that

2026/06/12

Florida choked by 'economy killer' for top industry — and leaders are MIA

The beaches of Florida have become swamped with huge quantities of sargassum seaweed, with the majority of its Atlantic and eastern Gulf coasts seeing accumulations

2026/06/12

Steve Schmidt details the 'real danger' that grips Trump’s America

Political strategist Steve Schmidt warns that in Donald Trump’s America, shame — “one of freedom’s guardians” — has vanished. Humiliation now reads as a “badge

2026/06/12