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House Voted to End Daylight Saving Time. Senate Buried It.
308 House members voted to kill the clock-change ritual. The Senate Commerce Committee refused to act.
September 26, 2026
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Dissenter’s Politics desk tracks Capitol Hill, the White House, campaigns, and the administrative state. We compare how outlets frame the same story and synthesize one readable account with every source listed at the foot of the page.
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Trump Heads to College GameDay in Knoxville; Media Sneers
The former president visits Tennessee football fans ahead of the Texas showdown—the exact crowd D.C. elites can't stand.
September 26, 2026
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KBJ Slams Supreme Court Emergency Docket as Trump Policies Advance
Biden-appointed justice publicly attacks her own court's power to rein in lower-court overreach.
September 26, 2026
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Trump Axes $810M From Immigrant NGOs and DEI, Swamp Howls 'Unlawful'
Bipartisan spenders scream as rescission zeroes out funding for illegal immigrant services, race-based grants, and Democrat-linked groups
September 26, 2026
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Trump Shows Xi the Founding Documents—Press Calls It Pageantry
The press calls it pageantry, but the message to a communist leader is unmistakable: America was forged by throwing off imperial rule.
September 26, 2026
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Judges Slam Colleagues as 'Extreme' for Backing ICE No-Bond Detention
Trump appointees who backed ICE detention authority get publicly rebuked — by fellow Trump judges
September 25, 2026
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Senate GOP Discovers Your Electric Bill After Fueling the War That Hiked It
Republicans scramble for cover on energy costs after months of backing the foreign policy that sent prices soaring
September 25, 2026
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Big Tech Censors Dine With Xi at White House State Dinner
They deplatform you for 'misinformation' but break bread with Xi — because Beijing's billions beat the Bill of Rights.
September 25, 2026
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Butler Victim Dies Two Years Later — Secret Service Still Unaccountable
James Copenhaver, 76, never recovered from wounds inflicted by a shooter the Secret Service failed to stop at the Trump rally.
September 25, 2026
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Senate Keeps Iranian War Alive 49-50, Working Families Pay
War powers vote fails while $40B flows out and diesel hits $6. The Constitution gives Congress — not the president — the power to declare war.
September 24, 2026
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Democrat Peltola Shoved Staffer, Used Slurs — Rules Don't Apply
Nine ex-aides describe physical abuse, homophobic and ableist slurs, and volcanic rage from Alaska's Senate candidate — and the party machine yawns.
September 24, 2026
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Media Demands Trump Be 'Reined In' While Working Americans Drown
Corporate outlets obsess over UFC matches and meme-coin dinners as inflation and border chaos hammer the country.
September 24, 2026
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Trump's Iran War Torches His Oil Agenda as Two Conflicts Drain Americans
Seven months of Iran conflict drives permanent shifts from fossil fuels, while Ukraine hawks push Starlink to escalate a war voters never asked for.
September 24, 2026
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Donalds Defies Consultants, Stands With Trump After Website Scrub
The swamp wants Trump's name gone. Rep. Byron Donalds says the agenda stays.
September 24, 2026
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Trump Meets Xi With B-1 Flyover as Press Boycott Backfires
B-1 bombers screamed overhead while the press pool walked out — and independent outlets stepped in to cover it anyway.
September 24, 2026
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Trump Rejects UN AI Control — Big Tech Sides With China
OpenAI and Anthropic back Beijing's push for international AI restrictions that could lock in corporate incumbents
September 24, 2026
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GOP Iran War Converts Found Their Polls, Not the Constitution
Republicans who voted against war powers now demand exit as gas prices and angry voters threaten their seats
September 23, 2026
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AMD CEO Lisa Su to Dine With Xi as Big Tech Courts Beijing
Silicon Valley restricts Americans at home but wines and dines America's chief strategic competitor abroad.
September 23, 2026
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Trump Rolls Out Unprecedented Tarmac Welcome for Rival Xi as Trade Deal Clock Ticks
Unprecedented pageantry for America's chief rival while a bilateral trade pact expires in weeks and the only hard action is a birth tourism visa crackdown.
September 23, 2026
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Trump Welcomes Xi to Washington; Pentagon Blacklist Masks Elite China Profits
The Pentagon's 1260H blacklist looks tough, but D.C. elites still cash Beijing's checks—and upcoming AI deals won't change that.
September 23, 2026
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72% of Democrats Support Military Coup to Remove Trump
A left-leaning poll finds the party of 'democracy' comfortable torching the Constitution to stop one man.
September 23, 2026
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Harris Pitches Race-Based Healthcare as System Fails All Americans
Harris stumps for El-Sayed on Black maternal health while rural hospitals shutter and premiums soar nationwide
September 23, 2026
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DoorDash Fined $131.5M for Underpaying Workers; Wall Street Shrugs
Wall Street yawns as tech giant absorbs record fine. Median worker payout: $48.
September 22, 2026
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Trump Disclosed 1,000+ Stock Trades — Congress Still Trades in the Dark
The press howls over Trump's legal disclosures while ignoring the lawmakers writing policy and pocketing the profits.
September 22, 2026
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