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A conservative is worried that President Donald Trump is delusional about the limits to his power — and that this may spark a global catastrophe.“Donald Trump's latest claim that there are now 'no limits' to his power after launching war with Iran has alarmed political insiders and commentators in Washington, who warn his fixation on 'absolute power' risks catastrophic miscalculations abroad and deepening chaos at home,” reported the International Business Times’ Briane Nebria on Sunday. Trump made these remarks on the HBO program

President Donald Trump seems to be obsessed with the number 22 — and no one really knows why.“Donald Trump may be the 80-year-old who is both the 45th and 47th president of the United States, but lately, his favorite number seems to be 22,” reported NBC News' Monica Alba and Caroline Kenny on Sunday. This includes falsely claiming that Washington DC has 22 fountains (it has 18), that he had proved wrong 22 Nobel Prize-winning economists and that the military recently destroyed 22 ships in Iran. He has also discussed a swimming pool he built 22 years ago, describe

On Monday, Trump announced beginning concepts of a plan to discuss an outline of understanding on how to end the war in Iran. It was Trump’s 39th such announcement since he started the war.Israeli leaders, ostensible partners in Trump’s war, are now convinced that Trump’s MOU with Iran makes Obama’s 2015 Iran nuclear deal lo

President Donald Trump’s appointees reportedly terminated an early-stage criminal investigation into his controversial clemency for a convicted fraudster.Five people with direct knowledge of the commutation claim that the Trump team did not want any probing into whether improper payments were made to commute a sentence to David Gentile, according to a report by The New York Times. Gentile was convicted of a $1.6 billion fraud against thousands of investors while running his private equity firm. By targeting low-income and middle-income investors, Gentile wiped out

The DOJ is now refusing the request of a federal judge to submit a sworn declaration that it's backing off from President Donald Trump’s controversial anti-weaponization fund. But legal observers say the White House had best get used to judges requiring signatures and receipts over the word of somebody like Trump.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other members of Trump's administration have refused to file the statement U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema demanded

Juneteenth takes on increased urgency this year after we saw the Supreme Court eviscerating the Voting Rights Act in several steps, the latter of which came on the shadow docket and represented a green light to Republicans to create racist maps.We’ve witnessed the bigoted attacks on President Obama and Michelle Obama this year, including at the groteseque UFC circus at the White House. And we saw that vile meme Donald Trump, a racist to the core, shared about the former president and first lady.Watching the coverage of the dedic

For the next 135 days, our first and most important goal is to end Republican control of Congress, thereby limiting Trump’s reign of criminality, corruption, cruelty, and treachery. This is a moral imperative for every one of us who believes in a decent society.I know, I know — you’re exhausted. You’ve been doing everything you can to fight this regime — to protect the vulnerable, stop the bigotry, end the violence at home and abroad — and you feel worn out. I often feel the same. But we have no choice. Trump is getting crazier and more dangerous by the day. A few congressional Republicans are showing a bit of backbone, especially those who aren’t running again because Trump h

The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, passed in 2015, is a federal law that requires the President to submit any nuclear agreement with Iran to Congress, prevents the President from lifting statutory sanctions during a review period, and establishes ongoing congressional oversight. Several Republicans and Democrats have called on Trump to follow the law on the Iran MOU, but

President Donald Trump’s arrogance and braggadocio appear to be without bounds, but does he really believe his own claims of supreme power? That was the subject of debate on CNN’s “The Arena” Saturday morning.The panel consensus, however, could not confirm that he wasn’t nuts.Trump recently stated during an “Axios Show” interview that there are now "no limits" to his power sin

Mediaite reports Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hit President Donald Trump with a withering new Saturday rant attacking his waning popularity in the latest “salvo of a roiling feud over a selfie.”On Saturday afternoon, Italy time, Meloni posted a scathing Instagram message to Trump