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DC Locks Down Streets for Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Residents Stuck in Gridlock
VIP suites cost $200K, your commute costs hours — the Freedom 250 lays bare who Washington really works for.
2d ago
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AIPAC Burned $6.4M in California. Voters Still Picked Wahab.
The Israel lobby's millions couldn't buy a Bay Area House seat — but it'll try again in November.
2d ago
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Trump Name Returns to Kennedy Center — But Who's Doing the Renovation?
Board restores Trump's name — but won't say who's handling the massive construction operation
2d ago
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Trump Legislative Director Braid Exits, Won't Say Who's Paying Next
Another key aide walks before midterms as White House tech strategy freezes out open AI—and the public gets zero explanation about who's waiting with a paycheck on the other side.
3d ago
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GOP Tells Trump to Drop SAVE Act as NJ Proves Noncitizens Vote
Establishment Republicans want Trump to lay off the SAVE Act. New Jersey just proved exactly why he must keep fighting.
3d ago
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Habba Torches Press Secretary Rumors: 'Fake News Undefeated'
Media invented a betting-market storyline about Habba replacing Leavitt. She shut it down.
3d ago
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Trump Leverages Canada Tariffs for Keystone XL Resurrection
Biden killed the pipeline and thousands of jobs; Trump's tariff deal could bring it back.
3d ago
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Missouri Judge Upholds Trump House Map, Rejects Establishment Referendum
Judge rules redistricting is a legislative duty, blocking establishment bid to undo Trump-backed maps favoring conservative representation.
3d ago
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Installed Sen. Darline Graham Admits Ignorance on National Security
Lindsey Graham's sister, installed by party bosses, fumbles basic foreign policy and inflates her own state's population tenfold.
4d ago
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Hageman Wins Wyoming Senate Primary, Proving Cheney Era Is Over
The Republican who ended Liz Cheney's career just won the Wyoming Senate primary, proving the America First correction is permanent.
4d ago
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Trump Pauses Canada Tariffs, Teases Keystone XL Revival
The pipeline Biden killed on Day One may be coming back — and Trump is using trade leverage to make it happen.
4d ago
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Beverly Hills Teacher Sues After Firing Over Anti-Trump Posts
A 30-year educator was fired for off-the-clock anti-Trump posts, while students who allegedly hurled racial slurs at a campus pro-Trump rally walked away with a warning.
4d ago
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Trump Cuts Korea Drills, Seoul Vows Self-Defense—That's the Point
After decades of U.S. subsidies, Seoul finally demands self-reliance. The establishment calls it crisis; we call it progress.
4d ago
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Google Opens Gmail VIP Lane for Political Spam After Throttling Conservatives
After burying conservative emails, Google now lets political elites bypass Gmail spam filters. You pay the price.
5d ago
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DOJ: Judge Had No Right to Kill Ábrego García Smuggling Indictment
The Justice Department tells the Sixth Circuit a federal judge overstepped by axing the indictment — courts have no business second-guessing prosecutorial motive.
5d ago
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Governors Lured Big Tech Data Centers With Billions, Now Flip for Votes
Shapiro, Abbott, and Hobbs handed Big Tech tax breaks—then flipped when voters got stuck with the bill.
5d ago
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250 Days at Sea: USS Lincoln Crew Sets Record While Washington Bickers
Sailors endure longest carrier deployment in decades as lawmakers who sent them to Hormuz scramble for cover
5d ago
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Cornyn Staffer Defects to Democrat Talarico, Swamp Yawns
After years serving GOP senators, Jacob Smith is working to elect a Democrat—and the uniparty couldn't care less.
5d ago
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Xi Skips UN for White House Meeting — Multilateralism Exposed as Theater
Xi's detour around the UN to deal directly with Trump proves the multilateral bodies Americans bankroll are expensive stagecraft.
5d ago
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez Faces House Ethics Sexual Misconduct Probe
Another congressman, another investigation — Congress policing itself remains the real punchline.
5d ago
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SCOTUS Won't Touch Carroll Verdict, Locks In $5M Judgment Against Trump
The high court looks the other way while lawfare runs its course — and a bigger immunity fight looms.
6d ago
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Kushner, Netanyahu Agree: U.S. General Should Oversee Hamas Disarmament
Putting U.S. forces in charge of 'demilitarizing' Gaza opens the door to another forever war nobody voted for.
6d ago
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Trump Demands Senate Pass Permanent Daylight Saving Time
The House voted to end the clock shuffle. The Senate stalls — because helping ordinary people doesn't expand Washington's power.
6d ago
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Press Chases Trump's Golf Handicap, Ignores Border and Inflation
The establishment press fiddles with Trump's golf game while the border burns and grocery prices soar.
6d ago
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