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Three State AGs Subpoena Fauci as Senate Seizes His Pandemic Phone
The man who locked down America faces new accountability from three state AGs and a Senate panel now holding his pandemic-era iPhone and personal journals.
August 6, 2026
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Trump Orders White House Helipad Redo — Taxpayers Already Paid $5B for Fleet
Sikorsky covers the landing pad, but taxpayers already shelled out $5 billion for the helicopters that require it.
August 6, 2026
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British State Broadcaster Demands Trump's Financial Records — Judge Agreed
The BBC wants to comb through a U.S. president's family trust. Trump's team calls it a politically motivated fishing expedition.
August 6, 2026
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Senate Confirms Schwartz as CDC Director—Third Pick, Same Bureaucracy
Trump's third CDC pick clears the Senate 51-44, but her evasions on Kennedy and COVID record leave working Americans asking whose side she's on.
August 5, 2026
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Ethics Allegations Hit Three GOP Battleground Seats Before Midterms
Three GOP reps face allegations as establishment insiders in both parties maneuver to turn crises to their advantage — not voters'
August 5, 2026
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FAA Let Jet Take Off As Trump's Chopper Neared — Breaking Post-Crash Safety Rules
Controllers failed to halt flights at Reagan National when Marine One approached, violating protocols imposed after 67 died in the same airspace
August 5, 2026
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DCCC Targets 58 GOP Seats: The Uniparty's Cash Grab for the House
Democrats are dumping millions into Trump-carried districts because they can't win on policy.
August 5, 2026
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Rep. Chuck Edwards Quits Reelection After Ethics Report Details Pursuit of Young Staffers
Another family-values Republican exits after bipartisan panel details guns, jewelry, serenades for aides half his age
August 5, 2026
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El-Sayed Beats the Machine: AIPAC's Millions Couldn't Buy Michigan
The progressive insurgent overcame nearly $65 million in outside spending to win Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination — proving voters can still outmuscle the establishment's checkbook.
August 5, 2026
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Armed Suspect Spied on Trump Golf Club—Media Yawns
Fake fed credentials, illegal weapons, and a Trump golf course target—crickets from the establishment press.
August 5, 2026
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Michigan Bar Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Dem; Jewish AG Skips Convention
One-party rule has made supporting Israel's right to exist an excommunicable offense in the Michigan Democratic Party.
August 5, 2026
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Pirro Brought Proof of the Reflecting Pool Cover-Up. The White House Ran Her Out.
An Interior Department contractor caused the Reflecting Pool damage — and American citizens were charged with felonies for it anyway.
August 5, 2026
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DHS Dismantles Detention Sites As Bipartisan Amnesty Push Nears House Floor
Mullin sells off detention warehouses while a discharge petition sits eight votes from forcing a mass-amnesty vote.
August 4, 2026
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Trump's Endorsement Machine Steamrolls GOP Old Guard
From uncontested primaries to Senate snubs, America-First realignment leaves GOP establishment pleading powerlessness
August 4, 2026
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GOP Bosses Push Edwards to Quit; Miller Demands Own Ethics Probe
Two embattled Republicans face their own party's pressure machine — leadership scrambles to save seats, not serve voters.
August 4, 2026
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Congress Kicks Spending Fight Past Midterms, Hides the Tab
89-4 stopgap vote, stalled crypto bill, dead veterans package — both parties agree: keep voters in the dark until November.
August 4, 2026
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Senate Kills $1.8B DOJ Accountability Fund, Clears Blanche Confirmation
Holdout Republicans gutted a fund for Americans wronged by the justice system. The swamp breathes easier.
August 4, 2026
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Democratic Establishment Demands Purge of Socialist Wing
DSA wins spark Democratic purge calls — same playbook the GOP swamp used on populists.
August 4, 2026
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AIPAC Drops Record Millions to Crush Populist El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race
Establishment floods Michigan primary with record outside cash to block progressive who opposes foreign aid and corporate influence
August 4, 2026
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Virginia Dems Pick Nominees in Two Flip Targets After Redistricting Fails
Establishment picks emerge in two districts Dems need to flip — each seat a vote for the Biden-Harris agenda.
August 4, 2026
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25 States Sue to Kill Trump Tariffs, Backing Cheap Labor Pipeline
Democratic attorneys general rush to block duties on 60 trading partners — keeping the cheap-labor pipeline that hollowed out U.S. manufacturing wide open.
August 4, 2026
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Trump Backs Brattin in Missouri's 5th District GOP Primary
The America-first movement faces another test in a crowded primary the establishment press won't cover.
August 4, 2026
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GOP Senators Demand Miller Resign Over Allegations — Evidence Optional
The same senators who ignored swamp corruption for years demand Max Miller resign because Bernie Moreno told them to.
August 4, 2026
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Trump's Crypto Chief Out at Treasury, CLARITY Bill Dead in Senate
Tyler Williams exits as landmark crypto legislation dies in the Senate — leaving financial sovereignty to unelected regulators.
August 3, 2026
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