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The Left
President Trump signed an executive order that nullifies the newly‑passed Lindsey Graham Act, waiving the Russia sanctions just before they were to…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Trump pulled the plug on a Graham‑named sanctions bill just two days before it was set to kick in, branding the waiver…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
On Thursday afternoon, a 16‑year‑old Bend resident fired a long gun through the locked doors of Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
A 16‑year‑old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary, killing three children and a teacher. State officials have issued condolences and outlined support…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Ukraine paused strikes on Russian refineries for three days at Washington's request, but Russia continued striking Ukraine's power grid, prompting Kyiv to…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
So the "energy ceasefire" lasted exactly as long as it took for the Russians to reload. President Trump announced it Sunday with…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
At a campaign rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Wasilla, President Trump granted on‑stage pardons to two Alaska mechanics convicted of tampering…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Tuesday, at a rally in Alaska for Senator Dan Sullivan, President Trump pardoned Zachary Czuback and Patrick Fleming, two guys who run…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Breaking Bad’s Walter Jr. star RJ Mitte has died at 34, confirmed by his publicist and Texas officials. Tributes pour in as…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Breaking Bad’s Walter Jr., RJ Mitte, died by suicide at 34, prompting heartfelt tributes from co‑stars. The piece also probes how his…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Republican Rep. Thom Massie backs the administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel, a gamble aimed at cheapening fuel ahead of…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Trump’s hurried diesel deal with Russia has ignited a Senate firestorm, pitting cheap fuel against sanctions policy. Critics warn the short‑term relief…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
Five major broadcasters suspended White House pool coverage after Trump banned CNN, only to face a DOJ antitrust probe that treats their…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
After Trump barred CNN from the White House press pool, the five major broadcasters walked out, and the DOJ has now opened…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
The Justice Department announced it will no longer enforce federal registration requirements for silencers, short‑barreled rifles and other NFA items, citing a…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
The Justice Department announced it will stop enforcing registration requirements for suppressors and certain firearms after a Texas judge deemed the scheme…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
President Trump’s off‑the‑cuff threat to “let them take out” Los Angeles and San Diego sparks outrage, while AT&T’s Milana Vayntrub rallies funds for wildfire…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
At a Nebraska rally, Trump warned that a nuclear‑armed Iran could wipe out Los Angeles or San Diego, prompting Milana Vayntrub and…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
ICE agents have been spotted detaining individuals at ballot‑drop‑box sites and early‑voting centers, prompting Hennepin County to join a lawsuit demanding that…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
ICE agents are already parking their guns next to ballot drop‑off sites—from a California college lot to a Minnesota early‑voting center—and voting‑rights…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
A plan floated by Cleta Mitchell and convicted clerk Tina Peters to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines is legally…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to swoop in and confiscate voting machines before…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
A former Ohio music pastor and ex‑American Idol contestant receives life without parole after a chilling tableau of staged home invasion, AI‑crafted…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Caleb Flynn, former Ohio music pastor and American Idol contestant, was sentenced to life without parole for murdering his wife in a…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
After years of warning that mail ballots were rife with fraud, the president now tells his base to embrace absentee voting as…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
After years of denouncing mail ballots, Trump now urges Republicans to vote by mail, even as polls show Democrats gaining ground in…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Simon Andriesz, the former BGC Group managing director who spent years exposing Howard Lutnick’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide. His death…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Simon Andriesz, the former BGC Group managing director who warned the FBI about Howard Lutnick’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in an…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon Were Handcuffed for Standing Against a War Criminal.
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder got themselves detained by the NYPD on Wednesday outside the United Nations, right before Benjamin Netanyahu took…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
US-China Trade Truce Extended to January as Workers Stay Excluded
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
China Trade Truce Extended to January
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
There is a particular kind of American outrage that requires its subject to be simultaneously trivial and existential, and the Tillamook cheese…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
People Are Smashing Tillamook Cheese Over a Label That Changed Nothing
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
For two years, anyone warning that Donald Trump might try to cancel an election got dismissed as hysterical. Well, the hypothetical just…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
The New Republic has finally found the courage to say what they've been saying since 2016 in slightly louder font: Trump is…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Trump dismisses the EU's plan to make Canada an associate member as 'laughable' and threatens to cut off trade with Europe —…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
{"brief": "The source passages from Global Research present several claims. They state that the US is drawing Qatar into becoming a 'Major…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
A lavish, three-day wedding in the Bahamas was secretly bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, who paid…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Donald Trump Jr. married Bettina Anderson on a private island in the Bahamas, a lavish three-day celebration paid for by Umar Kremlev,…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
The Indiana Supreme Court has restored Senator Spencer Deery as the Republican nominee in the 23rd Senate District, concluding a months-long recount…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Three votes. That's what this whole mess came down to. Three votes in a Republican primary for a state Senate seat in…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
Mike Rogers, who voted against funding medical care for 9/11 responders, is now using the attacks as a political weapon against his…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Mike Rogers, a Republican running for Senate in Michigan, posted a touching video about a firefighter with cancer from Ground Zero, but…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
Jimmy Kimmel announced Wednesday night that his interview with James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, will not air on…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The Right
Jimmy Kimmel says that his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on TV after President Donald Trump's…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
Financial disclosures reveal President Trump handed $45,000 cash gifts to three White House aides, including Natalie Harp, a move that blurs the…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Trump gave holiday gifts to three aides, each $45,000, and a fourth received $20,000, all disclosed on financial forms. The ethics industry…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old honors neuroscience student and soccer player, died by suicide after the U.S. revoked his Temporary Protected Status…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
A 20-year-old honors neuroscience student who played soccer and served in JROTC died by suicide after the Supreme Court declined to intervene…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Priscilla Sterling's children have lead poisoning. Her city knew the water was toxic and said nothing for six months. A federal agency…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
A federal appeals court ruled that Americans have no constitutional right to safe drinking water, dismissing a lawsuit against Jackson, Mississippi, where…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reveal who set up the structure of a controversial $1.8bn 'anti-weaponization fund' to…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia just ordered the Trump administration to hand over discovery materials and reveal exactly who set up…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
On September 4, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Supporting America's Ranchers" that directs the Interior Department to begin stripping Endangered…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Trump's Wolf Order Sounds Great for Ranchers. So Why Don't the Numbers Add Up?
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
President Trump has directed the Navy to strip the electromagnetic launch system from the next aircraft carrier on the production line and…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
President Trump has ordered the Navy to strip the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) out of its newest Ford-class carrier and revert…
Buck Buckhorn
The Left
Strip away the pageantry and here is what your government decided matters this summer: 23.75-karat gold leaf on four bronze horses, and…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
The federal government just spent $5.1 million covering four bronze statues near the Lincoln Memorial in 23.75-karat gold leaf. Nearly twenty-four karat.…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
The Left
A grand jury in Los Angeles County has done what the system too often fails to do: moved swiftly toward accountability. On…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Right
Nick Reiner, 33 years old (or 32, depending on which outlet you trust, and isn't that a funny little detail for a…
Buck Buckhorn
Mars Vega-Kaplan
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Buck Buckhorn
