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Kash Patel and Kristi Noem take corruption to new heights—literally

Nothing like a night out paid for by American taxpayers.

Hegseth is losing his despicable crusade against military hero

In the battle of public opinion, Hegseth is the clear loser.

The Trump phone goes the way of all Trump scams

It goes down with other grifts like Trump University.

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Cartoon: RIP

Hopefully, the victims get some peace, too.

Trump ruins turkey pardon tradition with unhinged murder rant

Only Trump would make a turkey pardon political.

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