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Michael Lewis Casts Deep-State Bureaucrats as Heroes
The establishment's favorite mythmaker profiles unelected 'blockers' who defied DOGE as democratic champions.
October 4, 2026
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Intel Chief Jay Clayton Named Trump's AI Czar
The man running 18 intelligence agencies will now steer federal AI policy—raising questions about whose interests come first.
October 4, 2026
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Scalise Vindicated on Congress Productivity — Press Moves On
Press dismissed his claims. Record proves him right. Now Scalise warns of DSA radicals — will anyone listen?
October 4, 2026
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Burchett Vows to Block Socialist Who Used American Flag as Napkin from Congress
Darializa Avila Chevalier called Old Glory a napkin. Rep. Tim Burchett says that disqualifies her from public office.
October 4, 2026
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Trump Fights for NY House Seats While Consultants Push Retreat
Safe New York House seats are suddenly competitive — and the consultant class fears Trump's coattails more than a Democrat majority.
October 4, 2026
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GOP Targets Leftist Monopoly on University of Michigan Regents
Two Republicans aim to break the 6-2 left-wing stranglehold—while one Democrat refuses to condemn Hezbollah.
October 3, 2026
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Trump Unlocks $90 Medicare Checks for 20M Seniors
Congress hoarded the cash for years while inflation gutted seniors. Now Trump is unlocking it.
October 3, 2026
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GOP Establishment Yanks Millions From Trump's NC Pick
Senate Leadership Fund redirects cash to Kansas, leaving Trump-backed Whatley twisting in a must-win NC race.
October 3, 2026
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Three Students Arrested for Trump Death Threats—Media Yawns
Assassination threats against the president drew federal charges—and barely a headline. The 'threats to democracy' crowd only cares in one direction.
October 3, 2026
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Senate Passes College Sports Reform, House Lobbyists May Bury It
Universities and agents fight to protect their billion-dollar cut as the Protect College Sports Act heads to the House.
October 2, 2026
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Trump Calls Out Cotton for Blocking Permanent Daylight Saving Time
The House voted 308-117 to lock the clocks. One Arkansas senator says no.
October 2, 2026
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Dems Double House Target Map to 66 Districts Despite Massive Cash Gap
DCCC plants flags in eight 'safe Republican' seats—but the GOP war chest dwarfs anything Democrats can field
October 2, 2026
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Trump Redirects Foreign Aid to Americans — D.C. Howls
The press calls it transactional. The founders called it representing the people.
October 2, 2026
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Trump Launches 32-Day Midterm Blitz as Uniparty Grip Slips
President takes his case straight to working Americans while Washington's bipartisan establishment watches its grip on power loosen
October 2, 2026
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Family's ICE Shooting Suit Targets Trump Border Officials Personally
Suits personally name Miller, Noem, and Homan — opening a new lawfare front against border enforcement
October 1, 2026
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Hegseth Puts Musk and Luckey on Pentagon Advisory Board, Press Howls
Media calls it a donor payoff. They never mention the defense cartel looting taxpayers for decades.
October 1, 2026
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Schumer Clings to Power, Preemptively Claims GOP Will 'Steal' Election
The Senate minority leader deploys the very 'election denialism' the press condemns in Republicans — while his own base wants him gone.
October 1, 2026
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Blackburn Sues Jack Smith Over Secret Seizure of Phone Records
The senator says the same lawless surveillance apparatus that came for Trump came for her — and can come for you.
October 1, 2026
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Becerra Ducks His Record in California Gov Debate, Banks on Trump Attacks
The former Biden-Harris HHS secretary offered no vision for fixing California—just attacks on Trump and a racial smear on immigration.
October 1, 2026
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Musk, Luckey Crack Pentagon Table as Defense Brass Loses Its Monopoly
Project Meridian puts tech outsiders in charge of future warfare — and the contractors who've owned procurement for decades are sweating
October 1, 2026
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Newsom Revives Clinton Playbook for 2028 as California Burns
The man who ran California into the ground now wants to take his donor-first, Clinton-style triangulation national.
October 1, 2026
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Jim Justice Throws Capitol Dog Party as Diesel Hits $6.50
The GOP senator called his own party 'tone deaf' to struggling Americans — right after wheeling his bulldog through the Capitol in a custom baby carriage.
September 30, 2026
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Trump's 'Morally Binding' AI Pact Lets Big Tech Police Itself
Voluntary pact with censor-happy firms: no penalties, no deadlines, companies pick their own auditors.
September 30, 2026
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Paxton Leak: GOP Convention Tanked Numbers — Lobbyists Heard Before You
Paxton tells Capitol Hill insiders what the party won't say in public — while $100M in PAC money scrambles to fix the damage.
September 30, 2026
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