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Susan Pennington
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Trump Claims Denmark Doesn’t Have A ‘Right’ To Greenland – But Century-Old U.S. Treaty Says Otherwise
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Trump Claims Denmark Doesn’t Have A ‘Right’ To Greenland – But Century-Old U.S. Treaty Says Otherwise - NewsBreak
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Denmark doesn’t have a “right” to Greenland as he has argued for U.S. ownership of the island. Although he
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February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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Fox’s Jen Griffin Reports Pete Hegseth Ordered Sudden Firing of Top Army Officer — Adding to Climate of ‘Fear’ Among Military Brass
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Fox’s Jen Griffin Reports Pete Hegseth Ordered Sudden Firing of Top Army Officer — Adding to Climate of ‘Fear’ Among Military Brass - NewsBreak
There is a climate of "fear, uncertainty, and unwillingness to speak up" growing among military brass after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth forced out a
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February 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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New court filing slams Trump DOJ’s election raid as 'woefully short' on evidence
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New court filing slams Trump DOJ’s election raid as 'woefully short' on evidence - NewsBreak
Fulton County, Georgia, has hit back against the Trump administration following the controversial election center raid last month, with Politico's Josh Ger
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February 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, US military says
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Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, US military says - NewsBreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters, killing 11
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February 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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This is new. “Violent criminal” immigrants are driving Americans’ wages down??????
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JD Vance: "What we have consistently said is that we want to deport violent criminals, people who came in under the Biden administration, and get them out of the country so Americans' wages can go up."
February 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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George W. Bush leveled for 'whitewash of Trump'
If you think former President George W. Bush is Bush is some kind of champion for good government with his recent critique of President Donlad Trump, do contain your cheers, says Bulwark editor Jonath...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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'Sassy' 82-year-old grandma catches fire by taunting Ted Cruz
Virginia Democratic state Sen. Louise Lucas is a troll, and her attacks on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are giving life to her followers. The Bulwark's Will Sommer spoke with reporter Lauren Egan on t...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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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 11:46 PM
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Trump's firing spree 'idiocy' backfires as key lawyers join his opponents
Donald Trump appears to have made a major mistake with his purge of top lawyers from the Department of Justice, as many of these "all-star" professionals are now joining the institutions fighting back...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Trump's reckoning could come via a new 'trap of his own making': analysis
Donald Trump might like to hope that he and his allies are now in the clear, but according to a new analysis from The i Paper, he remains in "maximum danger" amid the Epstein files fallout, and his fa...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Does he get pardoned straight away, or does he need to wait for a few years?
February 17, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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I’m sure Nazi Barbie Bondi will get right on it. 🙄
February 17, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Color me (not) surprised
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Firestorm over Republican's social media posts ignites calls for his ouster
Critics are demanding the censure and even expulsion of a Republican US congressman after his latest bigoted remarks against Muslims.The firestorm began on Sunday when Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) respond...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Illinois Made It Illegal to Boycott Israel
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Illinois Made It Illegal to Boycott Israel
How you can help Illinois rectify a Constitutionally indefensible error committed by 39 states, and repeal its anti-BDS legislation
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February 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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George W. Bush Can Suck It
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George W. Bush Can Suck It
He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Rhode Island Hockey Game Shooter Had Nazi Tattoos
The far right is foaming at the mouth over the shooter being trans. But they’re leaving out one important detail.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Shia LaBeouf arrested for alleged battery in New Orleans after Mardi Gras bar crawl
Shia LaBeouf's Mardi Gras bar crawl has reached a sobering conclusion: the actor has been arrested on charges of battery after an altercation with two men in New Orleans.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Anderson Cooper leaving '60 Minutes' after nearly 20 years amid Bari Weiss shakeups
Anderson Cooper has announced that he's leaving '60 Minutes' after nearly 20 years as a correspondent. The news comes amid the Bari Weiss shakeup as the new editor in chief of CBS News.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Whoopi Goldberg explains why her name is in the Epstein files
'The View' moderator Whoopi Goldberg is clarifying why her name appears in the Epstein files.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Rumer Willis Says She Works Multiple Jobs to Support Daughter, Doesn't Live Off 'Trust Fund' or 'Get Money from My Parents'
Rumer Willis says she works multiple jobs to support her daughter, and she doesn't live off a "trust fund" or "get money from my parents." The actress shares her 2-year-old daughter Louetta "Lou" with...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Does Steve Bannon have a mirror?
There may be nobody -- perhaps not even Donald Trump himself -- who embodies the degeneracy of what used to be called conservatism like Stephen K. Bannon. That the "War Room" host still exerts influen...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Pam Bondi is facing a new crisis of credibility following her claim that the department had fulfilled its legal obligations. Internal emails reportedly show that investigators had access to ~50 terabytes of data, yet only a few hundred gigabytes have been made public, ~2% of the total.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Does Steve Bannon have a mirror?
There may be nobody -- perhaps not even Donald Trump himself -- who embodies the degeneracy of what used to be called conservatism like Stephen K. Bannon. That the "War Room" host still exerts influen...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Revealed: Trump already made plans to personally profit off of airport name change
President Donald Trump is already hard at work making sure the framework is in place for him to personally make money from his name being added to major airports.That's according to a Monday article b...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM