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'Be quiet or be targeted': ex-WH official laments new world order under Trump

'Be quiet or be targeted': ex-WH official laments new world order under Trump

Few if any administrations have had such an adversarial relationship with the press as that of President Donald Trump, whose longstanding disdain for journalists

'I've never felt so betrayed': MAHA disillusionment hits high gear

'I've never felt so betrayed': MAHA disillusionment hits high gear

President Donald Trump is losing his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) supporters, the health-conscious predominantly female coalition that backed the 2024 third

Lara Trump buried for claiming presidency is hurting Trump — as his wealth explodes

Lara Trump buried for claiming presidency is hurting Trump — as his wealth explodes

Critics on social media were not buying Lara Trump’s pity party for President Donald Trump. They particularly did not care for her claim that Trump would have an

Officers order Trump official's son to 'stop dropping names' during filmed arrest

Officers order Trump official's son to 'stop dropping names' during filmed arrest

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has been facing criticism over his mishandling of the Iran negotiations, but now he has a new scandal

More Republicans order Trump to 'get rid' of his war on fed chair Jerome Powell

More Republicans order Trump to 'get rid' of his war on fed chair Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump’s ongoing legal attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell are not only getting dunked by judges in court, but they’re appearing more and more pointless

Trump's new Navy secretary has thoughts on 'witchcraft' — and that's just for starters

Trump's new Navy secretary has thoughts on 'witchcraft' — and that's just for starters

In the wake of the sudden departure of Navy Secretary John Phelan, acting secretary Hung Cao steps into his place. Originally appointed to the role of undersecretary

Fox News says Trump admin fired Navy secretary for refusing to ignore court order

Fox News says Trump admin fired Navy secretary for refusing to ignore court order

On Wednesday, it was abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan was leaving his post. While at the time no explanation was given, it is now being reported

A scathing new word is suggested for Trump's particular brand of 'shambles'

A scathing new word is suggested for Trump's particular brand of 'shambles'

Zeteo editor Martin Pengelly says the world needs a new kind of word to describe the depth of crisis in which President Donald Trump is drowning. Thankfully a foul

The simple two-word strategy that could stop Trump's lies cold

The simple two-word strategy that could stop Trump's lies cold

President Donald Trump lies so often that the media struggles to expose his dishonesty to the public without being accused of bias — but on Thursday one journalism

Retribution against Trump's enablers is the only way to fix this mess

Retribution against Trump's enablers is the only way to fix this mess

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested this week that the Republicans are a bunch of crybabies who hate it when the Democrats fight back. When asked about the GOP’s