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'Money or malice': What's really behind Melania Trump's UN appearance

First Lady Melania Trump is leading the United Nations Security Council next week, and it's prompting some to wonder what the angle is for the Trumps to benefit

2026/02/28

Republican scheme to embarrass Dems backfires: analysis

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walked into a House hearing and exposed the real cover-up involving the investigation

2026/02/28

MAGA flips out as old Trump tweets come back to haunt him

President Donald Trump's past social media comments are coming back to haunt him as Americans wake up to discover the U.S. went to war overnight. A little after

2026/02/28

The old deception Trump just can't quit

Donald Trump didn’t merely criticize his political opponents this week, both at the State of the Union and from his office the following morning. He went on a racist

2026/02/28

‘Debunked conspiracy theories are not a legal basis’ to take over elections: AZ official

As allies of President Donald Trump are rumored to be urging him to issue an executive order seizing control of elections ahead of the midterm elections, Arizona

2026/02/28

Trump's 'incompetence' and 'cowardice' nailed by former foe

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says President Donald Trump’s directive that U.S. agencies release government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life is meant

2026/02/28

Trump's attacks on America could decimate us all before the end of 2026

What if Donald Trump had gotten out of the box and had at least given the appearance of governing more moderately his second time around the White House block last

2026/02/28

Trump sabotages emerging peace deal with military escalation

President Donald Trump launched strikes on Iran early Saturday morning, claiming that talks over a nuclear agreement had broken down. Speaking after midnight, Trump

2026/02/28

Trump officials tear into Kristi Noem for $300 million private jet spend

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has now blown through more than $300 million in three private luxury jets that shuttle her around the world. According to

2026/02/28

'To slop': Jane Fonda skewers Donald Trump

Larry and David Ellison, the billionaire father-and-son buying up media empires and making them support President Donald Trump, are being skewered by a Hollywood

2026/02/28