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Rubio Shrugs as Guilfoyle Accused of Selling Access for $100K Payoff
Swamp business as usual: Rubio refuses to address allegations Guilfoyle sold government access to pay off a personal debt.
October 8, 2026
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Obama Backs Jackson to Oust Collins in Maine Senate Race
Former President Obama cuts endorsement video as endangered GOP Sen. Susan Collins trails in the polls.
October 8, 2026
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Trump Backs Paxton as Media Weaponizes Leaked Audio to Split Allies
The establishment press is using leaked private remarks to fracture the Trump-Paxton alliance, but the San Antonio rally tells the real story.
October 8, 2026
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Protesters Shout Down Angel Mom Recounting Son's Murder by Illegal Aliens at Trump Rally
Marie Vega, whose Border Patrol son was murdered by criminal aliens, was forced to pause as demonstrators disrupted her remarks — and the press looked away.
October 8, 2026
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Trump Honors Big Tech Donors With Medals as $1B AI Funding Follows
Every medal recipient at Thursday's summit donated to Trump or Republicans — and their companies stand to cash in on $1 billion in new federal AI commitments.
October 8, 2026
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FBI Gave Teen an AK-47, Then Arrested Him for It
The Bureau spent two years running an informant on an 18-year-old, supplied the rifle, and called it a win.
October 7, 2026
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Trump Rolls Out Kids' Stock Accounts as Inflation Crushes Families
Auto-enrolled investment accounts land as working families face 7.49% mortgages and grocery spikes.
October 7, 2026
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Mortgage Rates Hit 7.49%, Squeezing Out Working Families
30-year fixed hits 7.49% as the Fed tightens its grip—Washington promised relief and delivered nothing.
October 7, 2026
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El-Sayed's DSA Ties Exposed in Deadlocked Michigan Senate Race
The socialist machine backing Michigan's Democratic nominee—and the press that refuses to name it.
October 7, 2026
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Trump Backs Paxton For Senate As Texas GOP Ducks
Abbott's absence speaks volumes as a toss-up Senate race could decide the Supreme Court's future.
October 7, 2026
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Trump Floats Gas Tax Suspension After GOP Blocked Relief Bill
Both parties promise pump relief. Neither delivers. The uniparty strikes again.
October 7, 2026
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CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to $194M Fraud, Exposed Secret Intel Source
David Rush faked classified programs to loot $194M in taxpayer funds for gold—and the agency that missed him for years still wants your trust.
October 6, 2026
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Trump Calls Senate Candidate 'Trannie,' Media Cries Slur to Dodge Policy
Press brands Trump's taunt hate speech rather than grapple with the gender ideology positions that prompted it.
October 6, 2026
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Texas Dem Talarico Backtracks After 'Replace Police' Comments Resurface
Talarico once said policing must be 'replaced with something new.' Now he's dodging his own words in a deadlocked Senate race against Paxton.
October 6, 2026
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DSA Turns on Mamdani, Weaponizes Tenants to Kill $1.2B Housing Rebuild
Socialists demand Mamdani scrap $1.2B rebuild, exploit tenant standoff for intramural power play
October 6, 2026
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White House Boots Politico From Air Force One: Press Access Is a Privilege
The administration draws a hard line against corporate media: a White House credential doesn't guarantee a seat on the president's plane.
October 6, 2026
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Trump Drains $2B Idle Medicare Fund For $90 Checks Before Midterms
A $2 billion Bush-era fund sat idle for 18 years. Now Trump is draining it straight into 20 million senior bank accounts before Election Day.
October 5, 2026
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Leaked Audio: Paxton Admits Swamp Runs His Senate Campaign
Leaked audio catches Texas AG admitting the swamp runs his Senate campaign's message and money.
October 5, 2026
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Serial Predator Dennis Hastert Died Shielded by the Swamp He Served
The longest-serving GOP House Speaker was a child molester the establishment protected for decades — and never charged for the worst of it.
October 5, 2026
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Leavitt to Fox News: Another Populist Headed for the Corporate Pen
The former Trump press secretary's new contributor gig follows the well-worn path from briefing room to broadcasting booth — where insurgent voices go to be managed.
October 5, 2026
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Alito Defiant: Constitution Never Granted Abortion Right
The Dobbs author defends originalism, rebuffs retirement pressure, and blasts the leak that endangered Kavanaugh.
October 5, 2026
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Big Ten Bureaucrats Weigh Punishing Minnesota for Fans' Historic Win
Fans storm the field after a 47-year drought — and Big Ten bureaucrats reach for the rulebook.
October 5, 2026
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NBC Poll of 800 Claims Latino Voters Fleeing Trump by 24 Points
The same press that guaranteed Hillary's landslide now says Latino support collapsed—using 800 people to speak for 36 million.
October 4, 2026
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Sean O'Malley Calls Bullshit on White House Fight Claim
UFC star publicly refutes reported White House card matchup as the establishment's credibility gap widens
October 4, 2026
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