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Over a third of those who voted for President Donald Trump say they're facing the worst cost of living yet, blaming the president for their economic woes, according to The Independent."MAGA is feeling the pinch," writes Brendan Rascius, who adds that "more than one-third of President Donald Trump’s own voters believe

The Trump White House just showed us something every American should find chilling, no matter what music they listen to or what party they vote for.They took a video of aggressive ICE arrests, slapped Sabrina Carpenter’s song on top of it, and posted it like it was a victory lap. Then, when Carpenter objected and said the video was “evil and disgusting” and told them not to use her music to benefit an “inhumane agenda,” the White House hit back with a statement that sounded like it came from a playground bully, not the seat of American government.They didn’t debate her point. They didn’t defend policy with facts. They went straight

One pardoned January 6 defendant has attracted the attention of President Donald Trump's Department of Justice after he was seen in the vicinity of a high-ranking congressional Democrat's home.Politico reported Thursday that 37 year-old Taylor Taranto, who received a pardon from Trump on the first day of his second term along with the other roughly 1,500 participants in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, was recently caught wandering the neighborhood of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who is

Podcaster Joe Rogan recently revealed that President Donald Trump often sends him text messages out of the blue, and ridiculed his style as childish.That's according to a Thursday article in The Daily Beast, which reported that Rogan said the president texts like a "79 year-old kid" while interviewing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on his podcast. He further described him as "an odd guy.""He makes the text go big, like ‘USA is RESPECTED again’ — all caps — and it makes the text enlarge," Rogan said. "It’s kind of ridiculous."Huang laughed at Rogan's anecdote, but went on to say that Tru

Despite President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) promising to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), a Virginia grand jury has declined to return an indictment.CNN reported Thursday that despite a judge dismissing the criminal charges against James just 10 days ago, the DOJ's latest attempt to re-indict New York's top law enforcement official has failed. Prosecutors have been attempting to indict James on charges of mortgage fraud after Trump ord

One retired Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer says officials in President Donald Trump's Pentagon may have been aware they were breaking international law when carrying out a controversial strike in September.During a Thursday interview with CNN, Dan Maurer — a 22-year U.S. Army veteran who served as a military attorney — broke down how legal experts within the Department of Defense regularly advise top commanders of sensitive missions before a strike is carried out. He explained that the process is particularly relevant given the recent c

The White House reportedly will be submitting plans for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom to a federal planning commission later this month, after the East Wing of the White House has already been demolished and as the president replaces the project’s top architect.“The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the White House itself, at nearly double the size, and President Donald Trump has said it will accommodate 999 people,” the

Layoffs in the United States have surpassed 1.1 million in 2025, according to a new report. And even one Fox Business host who is typically in President Donald Trump's corner is taking notice of the dire economic picture heading into 2026.During a Thursday segment on Fox Business, Maria Bartiromo – who Trump was reportedly considering naming as his running mate in 2024 �

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was recently heard discussing California's mid-decade redistricting plans — which included criticism of one of his Republican colleagues for running against an incumbent GOP member of Congress.Spectrum News reporter Cassie Semyon posted the clip of Issa's remarks to X on Thursday, in which he's heard speaking to someone whose face is not shown about the upcoming Republican primary in California's newly redrawn 40th Congressional District. That race pits Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) against Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) due to new district lines imposed by California's Prop 50, which voters

John Harwood says the Republican Party’s current opposition to popular “Obamacare” subsidies for millions of Americans is on track with the party’s stubborn grip on the wrong side of arguments throughout history.“They said Washington lacked the competence to run [the Social Security System], that the nation couldn’t afford it, that it would impoverish the working class,” Harwood tells Zeteo. “A ‘cruel hoax,’ declared the Republican Party’s leader.”But in 90 years of operation, Social Security ha