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Trump a 'psychopath'​ in the 'clinical sense': analysis

Trump a 'psychopath'​ in the 'clinical sense': analysis

Since Trump first took office a decade ago, many experts have described him in clinically pathological terms, perhaps most notably expressed by a 2016 Harvard paper

Lawmakers set to depose executor of Epstein’s will

Lawmakers set to depose executor of Epstein’s will

Congress is set to depose a "key member of Jeffrey Epstein's inner circle," according to ABC News: Darren Idyke, who served as the late sex trafficker's attorney

Retired admiral lays out 'desperate' Trump’s no good, very bad options in Iran

Retired admiral lays out 'desperate' Trump’s no good, very bad options in Iran

President Donald Trump is reportedly "desperate" for a quick exit from Iran as his war causes global gas prices to skyrocket, but according to one retired Navy

'Is this a joke?' Morning Joe rages at GOP for hurting vets because midterms look 'bleak'

'Is this a joke?' Morning Joe rages at GOP for hurting vets because midterms look 'bleak'

President Donald Trump is aggressively pushing for the U.S. Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), threatening that he won't sign

How Lewandowski’s shadow control of DHS contracts ran 'afoul of the law'

How Lewandowski’s shadow control of DHS contracts ran 'afoul of the law'

At least four companies are complaining that a longtime Homeland Security aide to Secretary Kristi Noem tried to shake them down if he agreed to give them government

Major MAGA ally issues huge warning about Trump’s spiraling economy

Major MAGA ally issues huge warning about Trump’s spiraling economy

E.J. Antoni — chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, a major contributor to Project 2025, a Fox News pundit, and President Donald Trump's initial nominee to

The real story behind MAGA's quiet demoralization

The real story behind MAGA's quiet demoralization

It’s time for a word on MAGA’s support of the president’s war against Iran. Polling seems to suggest that whatever Donald Trump wants, Donald Trump gets. The latest

MAGA voter fumes as Trump mixes 'donor-beholden hawk' with 'sheer incompetence'

MAGA voter fumes as Trump mixes 'donor-beholden hawk' with 'sheer incompetence'

Like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and now-Vice President JD Vance, journalist Sohrab Ahmari went from being an outspoken Donald

Some Christians think Trump will end the world as we know it — and they feel fine

Some Christians think Trump will end the world as we know it — and they feel fine

Soldiers in the United States Armed Forces have lodged more than 100 complaints with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) stating that their commanders

Trump just shattered an economic record — and it's catastrophic

Trump just shattered an economic record — and it's catastrophic

Under President Donald Trump, the United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time as of Tuesday — meaning that it has grown by $1 trillion since