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Judge voted out of office returns to bench with salary bump thanks to GOP governor alternet.org/2026-midterm-el…

Judge voted out of office returns to bench with salary bump thanks to GOP governor

A Georgia judge lost her reelection, but Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is appointing her to the bench again anyway.

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Trump’s war 'a muddled Orwellian mess' as he refuses to acknowledge reality alternet.org/trump-iran-2677…

Trump’s war 'a muddled Orwellian mess' as he refuses to acknowledge reality

President Donald Trump has lost the Iran War, and not only can he not face it, but Zeteo's Asawin Suebsaeng also warns that things could get even worse as the mess grows.

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Conservative darling delivers harsh reality check to GOP’s midterm confidence alternet.org/trump-gop-26770…

Conservative darling delivers harsh reality check to GOP’s midterm confidence

Right-wing journalist Ben Domenech isn’t aligned with GOP wisdom that the Republican Party should do well in the November midterm elections. In a lengthy written conversation with The New York Times,...

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Joint Chief’s sudden move shows US came close to 'massive escalation' in Iran: CNN alternet.org/trump-iran-join…

Joint Chief’s sudden move shows US came close to 'massive escalation' in Iran: CNN

Although the United States has been at war with Iran since late February, U.S. President Donald Trump has so far favored airstrikes and avoided a ground war. But early Friday afternoon, CNN's Zachary...

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QAnon conspiracy theorist leading Trump obsession is 'not normal': insiders alternet.org/trump-coal-qano…

QAnon conspiracy theorist leading Trump obsession is 'not normal': insiders

Over the course of his political career, President Donald Trump has spoken often of his desire to revive “clean, beautiful coal,” pushing for greater emphasis on the increasingly outdated energy...

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Republicans 'don’t fear the president' as Trump aide declares 'there is no pivot' alternet.org/republican-prim…

Republicans 'don’t fear the president' as Trump aide declares 'there is no pivot'

Former deputy White House press secretary Sarah Matthews on Friday tore apart Republicans who have suddenly found their backbones after losing in GOP primaries.

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Trump official lays bare White House tumult with UFO hype: GOP pollster alternet.org/trump-ufo/?shar…

Trump official lays bare White House tumult with UFO hype: GOP pollster

President Donald Trump's administration has dropped a new tranche of government materials related to UFOs, and as one prominent GOP pollster pointed out, the timing of the release appears to have...

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Conservative talk radio host’s brutal new label for Trump alternet.org/trump-clown-267…

Conservative talk radio host’s brutal new label for Trump

Prominent conservative talk radio host Erick Erickson has a new label for President Donald Trump: “clown.”

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Legal scholar reveals how to get Supreme Court back in line using 'fear' alternet.org/supreme-court-t…

Legal scholar reveals how to get Supreme Court back in line using 'fear'

The Supreme Court has left a trail of legal "wreckage" over the course of its last few terms, but according to one legal scholar writing for The Hill, a "fundamental" fix to get them back in line...

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Trump’s age isn’t what really has medical experts sounding the alarm alternet.org/trump-medical-e…

Trump’s age isn’t what really has medical experts sounding the alarm

This Sunday, June 14, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump will turn 80. Some of Trump's critics find it ironic that he is about to become an octogenarian in light of how badly he mocked former Presid...

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Pilot offers snarky advice to lawmakers mid-flight after Trump UFC bash causes delay alternet.org/msn-uk/trump-uf…

Pilot offers snarky advice to lawmakers mid-flight after Trump UFC bash causes delay

The UFC fight President Donald Trump is hosting at the White House has caused no shortage of controversy and chaos, and on Thursday, it added a new headache to the affair: travel disruption, specif...

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Ex-NSA official warns: Trump’s meddling leaves US in 'pretty dangerous place' alternet.org/trump-meddling/…

Ex-NSA official warns: Trump’s meddling leaves US in 'pretty dangerous place'

President Donald Trump's rash decision-making caused a key bill to implode this week, and according to an ex-NSA official who spoke with The Hill, it has left the U.S. in a "pretty dangerous place"...

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Nobel economist sounds alarm on Trump donor’s retirement-funded 'ponzi scheme' alternet.org/trump-nobel-eco…

Nobel economist sounds alarm on Trump donor’s retirement-funded 'ponzi scheme'

On Friday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, but according to Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman, it amounts to little more than a “shell game” as the world’s...

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Data analyst reveals how Trump lost young Republicans on foreign policy alternet.org/young-republica…

Data analyst reveals how Trump lost young Republicans on foreign policy

President Donald Trump is not only underwater with Democrats and Independents, but now he's losing young Republicans.

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Strategist warns of Trump’s next steps as polling threatens GOP alternet.org/trump-267703200…

Strategist warns of Trump’s next steps as polling threatens GOP

President Donald Trump's poll numbers are so bad that Republicans are facing one of the toughest elections in years. But outside of those poll numbers, Republicans face a deeper problem than the...

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Reporter reveals Trump’s about-face after interview tantrum alternet.org/trump-interview…

Reporter reveals Trump’s about-face after interview tantrum

President Donald Trump exploded during a recent televised interview and stormed off after being hit with tough questions, but as the reporter asking those questions revealed, he seemed to do an...

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Ex-Trump DHS official explains how he deluded MAGA 'into clapping for their own decline' alternet.org/trump-miles-tay…

Ex-Trump DHS official explains how he deluded MAGA 'into clapping for their own decline'

This Sunday, June 14, U.S. President Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday by turning the White House's South Lawn into a cage-fighting arena that is being dubbed "The Claw." Critics of the...

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DOJ officials on 'pins and needles' as Trump moves threatens 'catastrophe' alternet.org/doj-jay-clayton…

DOJ officials on 'pins and needles' as Trump moves threatens 'catastrophe'

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate federal prosecutor Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence (DNI). Presently, Clayton is a U.S. attorney for the Departm...

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Expert dismantles Trump’s futile obsession with undoing his biggest humiliations alternet.org/trump-impeachme…

Expert dismantles Trump’s futile obsession with undoing his biggest humiliations

President Donald Trump is obsessed with undoing two of the biggest public humiliations that still haunt him from his first term and is demanding Congress act on it, but according to one political...

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Big Oil execs 'doing everything they can' to warn Trump of inflation surge alternet.org/trump-inflation…

Big Oil execs 'doing everything they can' to warn Trump of inflation surge

Inflation is primed to become catastrophically worse in one of the most important sectors, and according to The Washington Post, executives are still "doing everything they can" to get that fact...

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