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This Scalia dissent may save Trump in heated Supreme Court battle alternet.org/trump-scalia-sl…

This Scalia dissent may save Trump in heated Supreme Court battle

In Trump v. Slaughter — a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — President Donald Trump is defending his right to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a former commissioner for the U.S. Federal...

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Olympics scheming with Trump to host golf tournament at one of his courses alternet.org/trump-golf-2677…

Olympics scheming with Trump to host golf tournament at one of his courses

President Donald Trump continues to meddle with global sports events coming to the U.S., with a new report from Politico revealing that he is scheming with the Olympics organizers to create a golf...

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Military expert calls Trump’s Iran deal 'an American strategic defeat' alternet.org/trump-iran-2677…

Military expert calls Trump’s Iran deal 'an American strategic defeat'

Retired War College professor and staff writer for The Atlantic Tom Nichols on Tuesday warned that President Donald Trump appears to start bombing when he needs to "change the news cycle."

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Trump official’s 'flailing' war against Mark Kelly was a political gift alternet.org/mark-kelly-pent…

Trump official’s 'flailing' war against Mark Kelly was a political gift

President Donald Trump's administration lost it when a group of Democrats who previously served in the military or in intelligence reminded those still in service that they don't have to follow...

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The prosperity gospel 'heretic' serving as Trump’s evangelical whisperer alternet.org/trump-religion-…

The prosperity gospel 'heretic' serving as Trump’s evangelical whisperer

Without evangelicals, there almost certainly wouldn’t be a President Donald Trump. In 2016, they turned out in greater numbers than most other voting blocs, and roughly 80 percent cast for Trump, a...

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Data analyst reveals 2028 presidential candidate is 'way underwater' in his home state alternet.org/Bank/jd-vance-2…

Data analyst reveals 2028 presidential candidate is 'way underwater' in his home state

One of the potential Republican candidates for president in 2028 isn't doing very well back home in his own state — and he's suffering considerably with female voters.

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Huge portion of Americans give grim prediction for country’s next 250 years alternet.org/msn-uk/america-…

Huge portion of Americans give grim prediction for country’s next 250 years

As of next month, the U.S. will have made it 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but according to a new survey reported on by The Hill, a shockingly large portion of...

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Pennsylvania Trump voters say they 'don’t fully understand' what he’s doing alternet.org/trump-approval-…

Pennsylvania Trump voters say they 'don’t fully understand' what he’s doing

According to a new story from the Washington Post, even as they gathered to watch and enjoy his UFC birthday spectacle, many of President Donald Trump’s supporters still “don’t fully understand” his...

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Trump losing ground with his most crucial voting bloc alternet.org/trump-rural-whi…

Trump losing ground with his most crucial voting bloc

Although poll after poll continues to show President Donald Trump's approval tanking with a wide range of voters — from Latinos to independents — he still enjoys plenty of support among white...

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Trump throws top official under the bus with chaotic Truth Social post alternet.org/msn-uk/trump-ir…

Trump throws top official under the bus with chaotic Truth Social post

President Donald Trump threw one of his top administration officials under the bus this week, per The Daily Beast, making claims in a post to Truth Social that directly conflicted with an interview...

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GOP freaks out as Trump backs 'worst' possible candidate in key swing state alternet.org/trump-georgia-2…

GOP freaks out as Trump backs 'worst' possible candidate in key swing state

Republicans are in panic mode following President Donald Trump's endorsement in the Georgia Senate race, according to MS NOW, with one anonymous source calling his pick the "worst general election...

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The 130-year-old theory that explains Trump and MAGA: Nobel economist alternet.org/trump-maga-gild…

The 130-year-old theory that explains Trump and MAGA: Nobel economist

Few people are as knowledgeable about the history of finance and money as Paul Krugman, and according to the Nobel Prize-winning economist, there is a 130-year-old theory that may help the world...

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WSJ calls it: Trump is in full 'retreat' alternet.org/trump-iran-peac…

WSJ calls it: Trump is in full 'retreat'

Over the course of his two terms, the conservative newspaper The Wall Street Journal has had an uneven relationship with President Donald Trump, sometimes supporting and sometimes criticizing his...

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Trump always planned to rely 'heavily' on taxpayers for his ballroom: internal projections alternet.org/white-house-bal…

Trump always planned to rely 'heavily' on taxpayers for his ballroom: internal projections

Many defenders of President Donald Trump's proposal for a White House ballroom insist that it will be privately funded and won't cost taxpayers anything. But according to Washington Post reporters...

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How the blood in the veins of the diplomatic system broke down under Trump alternet.org/us-embassy-in-t…

How the blood in the veins of the diplomatic system broke down under Trump

Every month, European and U.S. counterparts from various embassies would gather for wine and cheese. For the most part, the group was like-minded, even when their partisanship differed. Then came...

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Staff spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide into reflecting pool to kill algae alternet.org/Bank/reflecting…

Staff spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide into reflecting pool to kill algae

It has been 14 years since the overhaul of the Washington D.C., reflecting pool was finished. It was the first time in 90 years that the reflecting pool was repaired, and a more cost-effective way to...

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FBI’s 'heavy-handed voter intimidation' reveals GOP fears of midterms wipeout alternet.org/ohio-fbi-raid-m…

FBI’s 'heavy-handed voter intimidation' reveals GOP fears of midterms wipeout

In Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, June 11, FBI agents searched the local office of Ohio Organizing Collaborative — a nonpartisan voter registration group — seized cell phones and computers, and visited...

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Republicans demand details from Trump over 'awful' Iran deal alternet.org/trump-iran-deal…

Republicans demand details from Trump over 'awful' Iran deal

Republicans in Congress are demanding the full details of President Donald Trump's Iran deal, according to The Hill, with one lawmaker expressing concern about the "awful" details that Iran itself is...

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US looks like it’s 'having a nervous breakdown' as Trump breaks old world order alternet.org/trump-geolpolit…

US looks like it’s 'having a nervous breakdown' as Trump breaks old world order

In the European press — from Portugal to Norway — the United States, under President Donald Trump, is often depicted as being in a state of nonstop chaos. But Hungary-born political scientist/geopo...

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Trump pressured DOJ to 'come up with a case' against top political enemy alternet.org/trump-newsom-26…

Trump pressured DOJ to 'come up with a case' against top political enemy

President Donald Trump's administration has reportedly been pressuring prosecutors to "come up with a case" to press against one of his top political enemies, according to MS NOW, seeking to knock...

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