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Trump's foreign policy quagmires are increasing the federal debt by billions.
Future generations will have to pay for this.
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Future generations will have to pay for this.
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Trump’s foreign policy quagmire piles billions onto US debt
President Donald Trump is costing US taxpayers “billions” with his various military ventures, an expert wrote on Tuesday, even though both he and his critics have been strangely silent on the subject....
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February 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Trump's foreign policy quagmires are increasing the federal debt by billions.
Future generations will have to pay for this.
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Future generations will have to pay for this.
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Conservatives are criticizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is ostensibly one of their own.
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Republicans put on notice that a 'hard-earned awakening' lies ahead: conservatives
President Donald Trump does not understand the patriotism that motivated America’s founding fathers, a group of his conservative critics argued in a piece condemning his administration’s policies.Crit...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Conservatives are criticizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is ostensibly one of their own.
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You expect liberals to say Trump's tariffs are hurting ordinary US citizens.
Conservatives like this person, though, are saying it too.
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Conservatives like this person, though, are saying it too.
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Fiscal conservative cheers GOP for standing up to Trump on key economic issue
A conservative commentator cheered the six Republican legislators who stood up to President Donald Trump on his tariff hikes — and expressed regret that more Republicans have not done likewise.“Here a...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
You expect liberals to say Trump's tariffs are hurting ordinary US citizens.
Conservatives like this person, though, are saying it too.
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Conservatives like this person, though, are saying it too.
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A former GOP Pentagon official warns President Trump's foreign policies could cost the US its "greatness."
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Former GOP Pentagon official warns Trump about to cost US its 'greatness'
A former foreign policy official who served under Republican President George W. Bush warned in a Tuesday editorial that the foreign policies of the current Republican president, Donald Trump, will co...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A former GOP Pentagon official warns President Trump's foreign policies could cost the US its "greatness."
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At Auburn University, Coach Tuberville won football games.
In the Senate, Coach Tuberville is winning President Trump's heart.
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In the Senate, Coach Tuberville is winning President Trump's heart.
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GOP senator mocked for kissing up to Trump
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is trending online, but for reasons he would probably not prefer: The former football coach is being relentlessly mocked for transparently kissing up to President Don...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
At Auburn University, Coach Tuberville won football games.
In the Senate, Coach Tuberville is winning President Trump's heart.
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In the Senate, Coach Tuberville is winning President Trump's heart.
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Army officials 'amazed' as Trump Pentagon chief axes ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman
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Army officials 'amazed' as Trump Pentagon chief axes ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman
President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief forced out a senior military adviser because of that officer’s link to a general who previously criticized Trump — even though the soldier in question is widely...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Army officials 'amazed' as Trump Pentagon chief axes ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman
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Steve Bannon’s new scandal 'worse than ever imagined.'
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Steve Bannon’s new scandal 'worse than ever imagined'
President Donald Trump’s top adviser Steve Bannon is ensnared in a cryptocurrency scandal — although in Bannon’s case, the controversy comes with a literally profane twist.A Missouri investor named An...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Steve Bannon’s new scandal 'worse than ever imagined.'
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Which 1998 NEO movie is better, "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon"?
I'll give you a hint: It's "Deep Impact."
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I'll give you a hint: It's "Deep Impact."
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This 25-year-old sci-fi disaster movie is still lauded by scientists — here's why
Salon spoke with scientists who praised "Deep Impact" — and with others who helped make it
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February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Which 1998 NEO movie is better, "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon"?
I'll give you a hint: It's "Deep Impact."
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I'll give you a hint: It's "Deep Impact."
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The world of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" is similar to the real one that existed in 1969.
It is dark, gross and cruel.
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It is dark, gross and cruel.
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“‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ is awesome.” - Matthew Rozsa
There have been eight movies in the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series, but only two are worth watching if you want to feel real horror. One is the original film, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” which w...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The world of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" is similar to the real one that existed in 1969.
It is dark, gross and cruel.
As for 2026.......
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It is dark, gross and cruel.
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Republicans are realizing 'Trump-worship' is a losing strategy.
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Republicans are realizing 'Trump-worship' is a losing strategy: Fox News analyst
Republican analyst Juan Williams is arguing that Republicans are retiring from Congress at historic levels because President Donald Trump is increasingly unpopular.“You’d quit, too,” Williams wrote in...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Republicans are realizing 'Trump-worship' is a losing strategy.
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Even conservatives aren't buying Trump supporters' spin on Epstein.
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Even conservatives aren’t buying Trump’s Epstein spin
Conservatives on Twitter/X, the social media platform purchased by Elon Musk in 2022, are lashing out at President Donald Trump supporters for defending him amidst the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.“Epstein...
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February 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Even conservatives aren't buying Trump supporters' spin on Epstein.
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Trump has become toxic to his MAGA equivalents in Europe.
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'Backlash': How Trump 'became toxic' with MAGA equivalents in Europe
Conservative columnist and historian Max Boot explained on Monday that President Donald Trump has “become toxic” even among right-wing movements in Europe analogous to his MAGA movement in the United ...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Trump has become toxic to his MAGA equivalents in Europe.
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Senator McConnell's own staff is choosing President Trump over him.
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Mitch McConnell's staff abandons him to support Trump
"I think this is the most dangerous period since before World War Two"
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February 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Senator McConnell's own staff is choosing President Trump over him.
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Trump's tariff policies are increasingly unpopular, even among Republicans.
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Republicans shift gears to pummel unpopular Trump policy
There is a zeitgeist shift against Trump
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February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Trump's tariff policies are increasingly unpopular, even among Republicans.
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Trump's quirky eating habits aren't that unusual... for US presidents.
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One of Trump's quirky habits shared by many other American presidents
Even more extreme than Trump, Biden, Reagan and Bush one can look at early 20th century Republicans like Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Trump's quirky eating habits aren't that unusual... for US presidents.
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Do you believe Trump quiet quitting NATO will weaken America?
The answer to that question depends on whether you believe the fall of European democracies weakens our democracy.
What do you think?
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The answer to that question depends on whether you believe the fall of European democracies weakens our democracy.
What do you think?
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Trump 'permanently weakening' the US by 'quiet quitting' NATO: defense expert
President Donald Trump is radically altering NATO — a multinational alliance that has maintained global security in the roughly eight decades following the end of World War II — so that instead of the...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Do you believe Trump quiet quitting NATO will weaken America?
The answer to that question depends on whether you believe the fall of European democracies weakens our democracy.
What do you think?
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The answer to that question depends on whether you believe the fall of European democracies weakens our democracy.
What do you think?
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Europe believes Trump is handing global power over to unelected tech lords.
Do you agree?
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Do you agree?
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Europe seeks 'digital sovereignty' as Trump hands power to 'ruling class of tech lords'
President Donald Trump’s imperialist gestures toward Greenland and quite-real conquest of Venezuela are alarming America’s European allies about the security of some of their most valuable assets — na...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Europe believes Trump is handing global power over to unelected tech lords.
Do you agree?
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Do you agree?
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Trump is "quiet quitting" NATO... and weakening the US in the process.
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Trump 'permanently weakening' the US by 'quiet quitting' NATO: defense expert
President Donald Trump is radically altering NATO — a multinational alliance that has maintained global security in the roughly eight decades following the end of World War II — so that instead of the...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Trump is "quiet quitting" NATO... and weakening the US in the process.
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If another nation provoked the US like the US is provoking Canada, the US would declare war.
This isn't speculation. Just look up our entry in World War I.
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This isn't speculation. Just look up our entry in World War I.
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Trump talks with Canadian separatists 'irresponsible as hell': ex-senior US diplomat
President Donald Trump is “irresponsible as hell” for engaging with right-wing separatists in the Canadian province of Alberta, according to a former senior US diplomat.“It’s really irresponsible for ...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
If another nation provoked the US like the US is provoking Canada, the US would declare war.
This isn't speculation. Just look up our entry in World War I.
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This isn't speculation. Just look up our entry in World War I.
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Trump is turning Oklahoma Republicans against their own governor.
Why?
Read the article to find out!
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Why?
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Trump turns Oklahoma Republicans against their own governor
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt — a Republican who also serves as chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) — is losing the support of his fellow Oklahoma Republicans as they side with President Don...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Trump is turning Oklahoma Republicans against their own governor.
Why?
Read the article to find out!
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Why?
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Is MAGA ever going to have a "hard-earned awakening" about Trump?
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MAGA is about to have 'a hard-earned awakening' about Trump: conservatives
Four conservative commentators are warning President Donald Trump and his supporters that the nation is starting to turn on them, meaning “a hard-earned awakening could lie ahead.”"The Trump years hav...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Is MAGA ever going to have a "hard-earned awakening" about Trump?
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Trump is demanding a new presidential portrait, even though the old one remains a secret.
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Trump demands new presidential portrait despite old one remaining secret
President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian to create a new presidential portrait of himself, even though his old portrait has not yet been revealed to the public.Trump officials say artist Ronald Sh...
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February 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Trump is demanding a new presidential portrait, even though the old one remains a secret.
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Trump may try to steal the midterms.
On the 250th year of America's founding, it may need to test the viability of its democracy.
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On the 250th year of America's founding, it may need to test the viability of its democracy.
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Trump will 'not allow Democrats to take control' if they win midterms: conservative
Robert Kagan, a conservative historian who has written extensively about American foreign policy, warned CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that President Donald Trump is likely to meddle in the 2026 midterm e...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Trump may try to steal the midterms.
On the 250th year of America's founding, it may need to test the viability of its democracy.
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On the 250th year of America's founding, it may need to test the viability of its democracy.
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European experts performed war games.
They're concerned that, due to Trump, Russia could threaten the NATO alliance with impunity.
Then what?
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They're concerned that, due to Trump, Russia could threaten the NATO alliance with impunity.
Then what?
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War game reveals Trump would allow Russia to conquer Europe
A recent war game exercise revealed that, because of President Donald Trump’s flagging support for NATO, Europe’s nations would be vulnerable to an attack from Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces.The Germ...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
European experts performed war games.
They're concerned that, due to Trump, Russia could threaten the NATO alliance with impunity.
Then what?
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They're concerned that, due to Trump, Russia could threaten the NATO alliance with impunity.
Then what?
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Are Trump supporters in denial about his waning popularity?
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Swing state conservative says Trump supporters are in denial
A conservative columnist has a warning for his fellow Republicans.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Are Trump supporters in denial about his waning popularity?
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