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Kankakee School District Throws Party While 84% of Kids Fail Math
Staff celebrate the new year while nearly half the kids chronically skip class and just 16% meet grade-level math standards.
August 16, 2026
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Cassidy Slams Trump MMR Split After Impeachment Vote
The senator who voted to convict Trump, then confirmed RFK Jr., now attacks the president's order to split MMR shots — as the medical establishment circles the wagons.
August 16, 2026
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Blanche Won't Pledge DOJ Independence — Because It Was Always a Fiction
The new AG refused the usual pantomime, and the establishment press is losing its mind over a norm that only ever constrained outsiders.
August 16, 2026
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NATO Shoots Down Drone Over Romania, Dragging U.S. Toward Conflict
Fourth intercept this year edges America closer to direct confrontation—while Europe still freeloads.
August 16, 2026
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Jeffries Vows to Pack Supreme Court If Democrats Win Power
The House Minority Leader called SCOTUS a 'MAGA subsidiary' and refused to rule out court-packing — the latest assault on constitutional checks Democrats can't control.
August 16, 2026
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Rural Giles County Gets Pop-Up Clinic While Feds Send Billions Abroad
A temporary clinic is what passes for care in rural Virginia while Washington prioritizes foreign aid over American communities.
August 16, 2026
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Kansas Passes Bell-to-Bell Student Phone Ban, Sticks Districts With the Bill
A Democratic governor signed one of the strictest device bans in the country — and made local schools foot the bill.
August 16, 2026
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Five Americans Dead in Indiana Floods as Feds Stall Aid
Record floods swamp Indiana while Washington drags its feet on relief for citizens—money it ships overseas without blinking.
August 16, 2026
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DNC Rigs 2028 Primary Calendar to Block Populist Outsiders
Iowa dumped; South Carolina and Nevada go first — locking in establishment-friendly terrain before populists can build momentum.
August 15, 2026
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GOP Candidate Threatens Suit Over Poll Showing Loss in R+20 District
Anthony Constantino says Survey USA manufactured numbers to juice Dem fundraising in Stefanik's old seat
August 15, 2026
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Alaska's Peltola Rejects Harris's Unwanted Fundraising Pitch
Peltola distances from failed 2024 candidate who lost the state by double digits
August 15, 2026
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Trump Slams 'Treasonists' Blocking White House Security Build as SCOTUS Looms
Uncleared preservation group sues to halt White House military complex over one activist's aesthetic complaints
August 15, 2026
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Orange County Races Set: Voter Choice or Incumbent Coronation
From unopposed Dana Point seats to San Jose's quiet land grab, local government is where the establishment locks in its power.
August 15, 2026
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3 GOP House Seats Downgraded as Voters Tire of Surrender Republicans
Cook Report downgrades three GOP House seats from 'Solid' to 'Likely' as voters reject all-talk Republicans and Democrats pour millions into Ohio.
August 15, 2026
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Maine Dem Nominee Troy Jackson Faces 38-Year-Old Police Report Mid-Campaign
Jackson admits 1988 fight; named partner denies domestic claim; NRSC demands condemnation
August 14, 2026
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3 AM Emails Expose White House Punished Colorado Over Tina Peters
Lawsuit emails reveal Trump White House weaponized funding cuts to punish Colorado for jailing election clerk Tina Peters
August 14, 2026
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Max Miller Custody Scandal Threatens GOP House Majority
Democrats smell blood as Miller's legal mess jeopardizes his seat—and the establishment is already cutting him loose with the GOP majority on the line.
August 14, 2026
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Trump Takes White House Ballroom Fight to Supreme Court
Lower courts claim Congress must approve the $400M project; the administration argues the president has full authority to renovate and secure the People's House.
August 14, 2026
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Trump Slams Foreign Drones With 100% Tariff to Rebuild US Industry
National security proclamation hits heavy, thermal-equipped drones with 100% levy; lighter imports face 25%
August 14, 2026
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Somali Refugee Wins DFL Primary as Resettlement Transforms Rural Minnesota
Abdi Daisane's St. Cloud win exposes the institutional machine remaking once-conservative districts through refugee resettlement.
August 14, 2026
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Nevada Judge Tosses 'Fake Elector' Charges in 2020 Election Case
Latest collapse in multi-state push to criminalize election challenges
August 14, 2026
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White House Hosts Crypto Execs While Bureaucrats Shield Wall St
The administration backs decentralized finance while Wall Street's bureaucratic allies scramble to protect their monopoly on your money.
August 13, 2026
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Beshear Claims Blindsided on $100B Data Center. DOE: We Told You Twice
Kentucky governor says he wasn't briefed on massive Paducah project, but his office got advance notice twice
August 13, 2026
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Judge Tosses Harvard Antisemitism Suit, Says Harassment 'Too Isolated'
A judge rules antisemitic harassment at Harvard was 'too isolated'—giving cover to schools that relentlessly police speech for favored groups.
August 13, 2026
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