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'You are going to lose': Conservative tears apart Trump’s manhood

'You are going to lose': Conservative tears apart Trump’s manhood

President Donald Trump’s “alpha male” approach to foreign policy, which involves flexing America’s military strength and adopting a belligerent tone toward other

White House 'dunces' don’t seem to know what the National Anthem is about: analysis

White House 'dunces' don’t seem to know what the National Anthem is about: analysis

On Tuesday afternoon, the White House shared a meme that has many scratching their heads. According to some, the post suggests that the White House fundamentally

Supercut lays bare Fox News denying the obvious truth about Trump's State Fair

Supercut lays bare Fox News denying the obvious truth about Trump's State Fair

MS NOW anchor Katy Tur finished off her “Moment with Katy Tur” Tuesday segment with a hearty laugh at Fox News and other Republican propaganda outlets struggling

What happens when forced Bible reading backfires

What happens when forced Bible reading backfires

Christian conservatives are cheering last week’s announcement by the Texas Board of Education mandating readings from the Bible in the state’s K-12 literature curriculum

Trump is screaming another coup out loud: analysis

Trump is screaming another coup out loud: analysis

President Donald Trump has a plan to steal the midterm elections, argues The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Will Bunch, and he’s “screaming it out loud.”Bunch writes that

Trump’s latest screed supports literal traitors to America: DC insider

Trump’s latest screed supports literal traitors to America: DC insider

A former Republican presidential adviser just called out President Donald Trump for promoting treasonous ideas on his social media accounts.“A gift generated by

DC insider points out a slip that may confirm Alito's pending resignation

DC insider points out a slip that may confirm Alito's pending resignation

On Tuesday morning, amidst the release of several consequential Supreme Court rulings, NPR ran a story stating that Justice Samuel Alito had just announced his

This is your brain on MAGAspeak — according to science

This is your brain on MAGAspeak — according to science

A recent study in the scientific journal Current Psychology confirms what many opponents of President Donald Trump long suspected — namely, that demagogic rhetoric

Trump official bashes host after being fact-checked in real time

Trump official bashes host after being fact-checked in real time

Acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli, attacked a CNN host live on air after she fact-checked him before closing his laptop to the interview

Trump DOJ ripped for glowing court brief demanding his name return to Kennedy Center

Trump DOJ ripped for glowing court brief demanding his name return to Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump wants his name to go back on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and he's going to court to fight for it again with a brief