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April 21, 2026

Tucker Carlson Apologizes for Endorsing Trump Amid Massive Fallout

Tucker Carlson has gone from appearing at Donald Trump’s rallies to regretting ever backing him.

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April 21, 2026

Trump Advisers Panic That His Iran Commentary Is Derailing Peace Talks

Trump’s non-stop public comments on Iran have disrupted negotiations several times.

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April 21, 2026

Right Now With Perry Bacon

Right Now With Perry Bacon is a twice-weekly show about national politics with a focus on the radicalism of the Trump administration and tac...

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April 21, 2026

Trump’s Secret War Fears Leak Out as GOP Grows Unnerved: “Alarm Bells”

As Trump stews over the war, a journalist who focuses on the imperial presidency observes that Trump seems to fear events are slipping away...

The New Republic

April 21, 2026

Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Dodges One Very Easy Question on Epstein

Kevin Warsh, who has appeared in the Epstein files, had a tough time explaining all his undisclosed investments.

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April 21, 2026

Trump Claims He Would Have Won Vietnam War—Which He Dodged

Donald Trump also insisted he would have ended the Iraq War in five months.

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April 21, 2026

Hegseth Ends Flu Vaccine Mandate—Ensuring Everyone’s About to Get Sick

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a flu vaccine requirement is “absurd.”

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April 21, 2026

The Supreme Court’s Shadow-Docket Secrets Have Been Spilled

The leaked memos from a 2016 EPA case expose the spurious reasoning behind one of the justices’ most consequential decisions of the past dec...

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April 21, 2026

DTF St Louis Is An Utterly Original Drama of Male Loneliness

Steven Conrad’s miniseries on HBO begins like a murder mystery, but turns into something weirder and more beautiful.

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April 21, 2026

Trump and Netanyahu Have Royally Screwed Each Other Over

The Iran war has not turned out the way they promised, and they’re suffering major political blowback as a result.

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April 21, 2026

The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy

In the heavily gerrymandered Buckeye State, the GOP-controlled legislature rules without fear of voters, and they’re hard at work dismantlin...

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April 21, 2026

Fed Chair Nom Gets Caught in Massive Lie on What Trump Told Him

Kevin Warsh said he had not discussed cutting interest rates with Donald Trump.

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April 21, 2026

Trump and MAGA Freak Out as Virginia Votes on New Congressional Map

Virginia has a major chance to swing the balance of power in the House of Representatives.

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April 21, 2026

Democratic Congresswoman Resigns After Scandal Over Covid Funds

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has become the third member of Congress to resign in one week.

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April 21, 2026

Trump’s Choices in Iran Are “Humiliation or Escalation”

Columbia University professor Elizabeth Saunders says any deal with Iran that Trump reaches now will fall short of the U.S.’s initial goals...

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April 21, 2026

Trump to Recite Eyebrow-Raising Scripture at Bible Reading Event

President Trump is reading a very notable passage, as the separation of church and state crumbles further.

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April 21, 2026

Trump DOJ Launches Investigation Into Prominent Civil Rights Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center warned it could face criminal charges for its past use of paid informants on extremist groups.

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April 21, 2026

Budget Leak Reveals DHS Is Creating Smart Glasses for ICE

The Department of Homeland Security is developing Smart Glasses for ICE to ID people in real-time.

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April 21, 2026

Trump Threatens to Start Bombing Iran Before Peace Talks Even Resume

The hard-fought ceasefire doesn’t expire until Tuesday night.

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April 21, 2026

Florida Opens Criminal Probe Into ChatGPT Over Role in School Shooting

The man accused of killing two people at Florida State University in 2025 allegedly exchanged messages with OpenAI’s chatbot before the atta...

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April 21, 2026

Trump’s Iran War Has Put Military at Risk of Running Out of Ammunition

The U.S. military has also used up almost all of its stockpile of key types of missile.

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April 21, 2026

Trump’s Fed Pick Says There’s Only One Thing They Disagree About

Donald Trump has said Kevin Warsh looks like he’s out of “central casting.”

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April 21, 2026

Trump Threatens Companies That Seek Tariff Refunds They’re Owed

The president is sending a clear message to corporations as tariff refunds become available.

The New Republic

April 20, 2026

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?

Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to t...

The New Republic

April 20, 2026

Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters

As Trump rages at ex-allies in revealing outbursts, the author of a piece on Trump and the global right explains how he’s shrinking MAGA—and...

The New Republic

April 20, 2026

“Absurd”: Michigan Flat-Out Rejects Trump Demand for Ballots

The Trump administration is escalating its quest for election records ahead of what’s expected to be a very tough midterm for Republicans.

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April 20, 2026

Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Report That He’s Always Drunk

A former official said Patel is “rightly paranoid” that he could lose his job at any minute—and the FBI director is furious that The Atlanti...

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April 20, 2026

MAGA Rep. Threatened to Call Pam Bondi to Block His Own Arrest

Washington police attempted to arrest Representative Cory Mills for alleged assault.

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April 20, 2026

Trump Crashes Out Online Over His Tanking Poll Numbers

Donald Trump posted repeatedly on social media insisting he was actually super popular.

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April 20, 2026

SCOTUS to Decide on Funding for Schools That Reject Same-Sex Parents

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a major case on the rights of same-sex parents.

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April 20, 2026

Labor Secretary Suddenly Resigns Before Trump Can Axe Her

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s scandals have finally caught up to her.

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April 20, 2026

White House Is in Full Panic Mode as Trump Doubles Down on Iran War

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles reportedly called a crisis meeting with Republican strategists to discuss the midterms.

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April 20, 2026

Does the SEC Care Whether Hegseth Is Killing Iranians To Get Rich?

Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested an insider-trading probe of the defense secretary.

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April 20, 2026

Trump Derails Iran Ceasefire Talks After Bragging About Seizing Ship

Iran is refusing to join the next round of talks as the ceasefire is set to expire.

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April 20, 2026

Republican Rep. Obsessed With Hating Muslims Unveils MAMDANI Act

Representative Chip Roy plans to introduce a sick bill that would target Muslim and leftist immigrants.

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April 20, 2026

The Terrifying Convergence of Fetal Personhood Laws and Abortion Bans

A Georgia woman was charged with murder for an alleged abortion. “Fetal personhood” laws may be as much to blame as the state’s abortion ban...

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April 20, 2026

My Father, the Midcentury Man—With a Lifetime of Secrets

Tom Junod wrestles with his father’s ideal of masculinity, and how to unlearn it.

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April 20, 2026

Did Donald Trump Promise Iran $20 Billion? If So—Is that Treason?

On Earth One, no—it’s Iran’s money, after all. But on MAGA Earth, if Biden or Obama had done it …

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April 20, 2026

Trump Considers Bailing Out UAE as It Invests in His Family’s Ventures

The Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE—which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran.

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April 20, 2026

Trump Secretly Created “Denaturalization” Team at Citizenship Agency

Donald Trump continues to turn every government organization he can into a tool for his mass deportation program.

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April 20, 2026

Republicans in Disarray as Members Target Each Other for Expulsion

House Republicans are descending into chaos, with two more targets on the chopping block.

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April 20, 2026

How Was Louisiana Man Who Shot His Family Dead Able to Get a Gun?

Shamar Elkins, who had two prior criminal convictions, shot eight children dead and wounded two adults.

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April 19, 2026

Trump and FIFA Have Already Broken the 2026 World Cup

Travel bans, ICE fears, and astronomical costs are ruining the tournament before it begins—not that Trump or Gianni Infantino care.

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April 18, 2026

The Media’s Groundbreaking Discovery: Anti-Corruption Is Good Politics

The chattering classes have belatedly stumbled upon a way to defeat authoritarianism. Now if they can only practice what they preach.

The New Republic

April 17, 2026

Trump Is Ditching His Biggest Supporter’s Birthday at Mar-a-Lago

Ronny Jackson went through all the trouble of hosting his birthday at Trump’s estate—and the president won’t even show up.

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April 17, 2026

RFK Jr. Says Every Person Who Lost Health Insurance Is Illegal

The health secretary apparently has no remorse about anyone who’s lost their insurance in the last year thanks to Trump’s cuts.

The New Republic

April 17, 2026

Trump Adviser Compares Him to God in Resurfaced Quote

The Paula White-Cain quote has gained attention after Donald Trump posted an AI photo of himself as Jesus.

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April 17, 2026

Trump Begs Everyone to Praise Him on Iran in Massive Crashout

Donald Trump posted eight times in less than an hour about how great he is.

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April 17, 2026

“Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy”: House Judiciary Investigates Kushner

House Committee Democrats are investigating Jared Kushner for his obvious corruption.

The New Republic

April 17, 2026

Late-Night Republican Revolt Derails Trump’s FISA Surveillance Plan

Republican infighting is preventing them from renewing the controversial surveillance law.