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'Drenched in panic' Trump 'has been unraveling for weeks': conservative

President Donald Trump delivered a speech on Wednesday that observers can't help but notice seems laced with shouting-level "panic," The Atlantic's Tom Nichols wrote.

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GOP 'at a crossroads' as strategists fear 2026 'wipeout'

Republicans are "at a crossroads" ahead of next year's midterm elections, per a new analysis by Roll Call, facing the prospects of two less-than-ideal outcomes, dragged down by a poor political enviro...

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Donald Trump wants you to love him again

Donald Trump is ready to launch an illegitimate war against a nation that did us no harm in a cynical bid to make America love him again.

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Unsealed court doc reveals a key factor in high food prices

With high grocery prices continuing to squeeze Minnesotans, a newly unsealed antitrust complaint provides a path towards relief.

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Trump’s Truth Media group merges with nuclear company after shares plummet

President Donald Trump expanded his business activities with the launch of his tech company, Trump Media & Technology Group — which includes his social media platform Truth Social and is separate from...

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Senator warns of 'mass unemployment' — and says Trump is in on it

WASHINGTON — Outspoken Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised dire concerns Wednesday about the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and robotics, warning that the United States is unprepared for th...

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'Need to open their eyes': Top Republican mocks Dems fuming that Trump misled Congress

WASHINGTON — Even as Democrats accuse the Trump administration of misleading Congress in the wake of the president’s announcement of an oil tanker blockade on Venezuela, Republicans are dismissing Dem...

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Trump puts 'dark new spin' on presidential tradition — and proves his iron grip is slipping

President Donald Trump's Wednesday speech went over like a lead balloon, according to CNN's Stephen Collinson.

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George Will details dangerous parallels between 1929 crash and Trump era

In his new book, "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation," financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin examines the conditions on Wall Street the preceded t...

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Cardiologist alarmed by 'manic' Trump address

President Donald Trump gave a primetime televised address on Wednesday evening that left many viewers baffled by his "manic" delivery. Reacting to the president's appearance and demeanor, one veteran ...

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Fact-Checking Trump's Prime-Time Address on the Economy (Linda Qiu/New York Times)

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MOLL PEATLY'S GIG. A rogering bout.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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