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May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Stock Purchases Expose Massive Grift in UFC White House Fight
The president has made another perfectly timed stock purchase. How lucky!
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pam Bondi’s Epstein Testimony to Congress Was a Total Disaster
The former attorney general could have chosen to absolve Donald Trump of any crimes. She didn’t.
May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
FBI Visits Election Workers in Key Swing State as Trump Takes Revenge
Election workers in Wisconsin are worried about what happens next.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
What on Earth Is Going on With Trump’s Iran Deal and Naval Blockade?
Donald Trump made a bizarre post about the state of negotiations with Iran.
May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
John Cornyn Posts Cryptic Fable After Trump Screwed Him Over
Cornyn still can’t bring himself to break from Donald Trump.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Pam Bondi Throws Todd Blanche Under the Bus in Epstein Files Fiasco
Bondi is putting all the blame for the Epstein files on Trump’s new attorney general.
May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Pam Bondi Testifies in Congress—With One Major Loophole
The former attorney general is finally being ordered to testify on the Epstein files, but don’t hold your breath.
May 29, 2026
Michael Tomasky
The Real—and Deeply Corrupt—Reason Trump Is After E. Jean Carroll
Actually, it’s not reason, singular. It’s reasons, plural. And there are 88.3 million of them.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Democratic Representative Ends Reelection Bid
Representative Frederica Wilson went missing for four weeks without explanation.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“It’s Over”: Staffers Reveal How Bari Weiss Is Gutting
60 Minutes
Weiss has overhauled the prestige news show.
May 29, 2026
Greg Sargent
Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit.
Paulina Mangubat’s life was upended in a big way this week. She talks about it in an exclusive interview.
May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Takes a Victory Lap After Jill Biden’s Confession on That Debate
Jill Biden’s memoir reveals what she really thought after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund in Major Blow
A court has temporarily suspended work on Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Guess What Jared Kushner Tried to Include in Iran Peace Deal?
Kushner wants to turn Iran into his next real estate development project.
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Kenya Court Blocks Trump’s Dream to Export Americans With Ebola
Kenya has thrown a major hurdle in Trump’s plan to keep Americans exposed to Ebola in Africa.
May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
MAGA Rep. Filled His Campaign Website With Fake Endorsements
It seems Representative Mike Collins isn’t as popular as he’d like people to think.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Great American State Fair Loses Almost All of Its Performers
The event is already going sideways.
May 29, 2026
Monica Potts
The Other Critical Childcare Issue That Politicians Overlook
Yes, parents want affordable childcare. But more than anything, they want more quality time with their kids.
May 29, 2026
Virginia Heffernan
When Peter Thiel and Don Jr. Lose, It’s a Great Week for Humanity
For us mere mortals, from the pope’s encyclical to the total failure of the Enhanced Games, it’s been a pretty good week.
May 29, 2026
Matt Ford
A Fractured Supreme Court Plucks a Death-Row Defendant From Harm
While it’s not a surprise that the high court reached a just conclusion, it’s troubling to see how many justices didn’t join the majority.
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