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• Rated Far LeftSep 27, 2026

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Recent coverage

• 1 day ago

  How Trump’s FBI purge saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn from a bribery investigation

  Part of: ProPublica reports FBI probed Lindsey Graham and Jim Clyburn over Navatek deals

• 2 days ago

  Alleged voter fraud in California leads to 28 arrests

  Part of: Justice Department charges 28 people in California with voting-related crimes

• 3 days ago

  “No Kings” wants voters, not just crowds

  Part of: No Kings holds thousands of events nationwide urging early voting before midterms

• 3 days ago

  Trump wades into Israel’s election to back ally Netanyahu

  Part of: Trump endorses Netanyahu for reelection ahead of Israel’s October 27 vote

• 4 days ago

  Zelenskyy: Trump is letting Putin off

  Part of: Trump waives new Russia sanctions passed by Congress under the Graham Act

• 4 days ago

  Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton

  Part of: Musk gives $158 million to GOP Senate super PAC backing Paxton in Texas

• 5 days agoOpinion

  Katie Zacharia was too incompetent even for Trump

  Part of: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing

• 5 days agoOpinion

  After disastrous debut, how long can Katie Zacharia last?

  Part of: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing

• 5 days ago

  From martial law to banning voting machines, election skeptics urge Trump to take extreme action

  Part of: Trump allies discuss martial law if the midterm elections are disputed

• Oct 14, 2026Opinion

  Trump’s new QAnon press secretary exposes his desperation

  Part of: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing

• Oct 13, 2026

  Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with cancer

  Part of: Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove early-stage lung nodule

• Oct 13, 2026Opinion

  Rubio’s Greece speech is MAGA’s latest classical cover story

  Part of: Rubio gives Athens speech calling on the West to defend its civilization

• Oct 12, 2026

  Judge to Trump DOJ: You did ‘your absolute worst’ for a proposed golf course

  Part of: Judge orders 24-hour halt to tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington

• Oct 12, 2026

  Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 11, 2026

  Mullin shrugs off execution concerns: “No one has to watch it”

  Part of: Pentagon says Trump approved firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

• Oct 11, 2026

  Zelenskyy rallies allies as Putin stalls in potential ceasefire deal

  Part of: Trump announces energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine; Kyiv says it has not agreed

• Oct 10, 2026

  NYPD footage fuels scrutiny of ICE shooting

  Part of: Federal immigration agent shoots man in the Bronx; judge halts his deportation

• Oct 10, 2026

  Trump: I should have 8 Nobel Peace Prizes

  Part of: Trump criticizes Norwegian Nobel committee after Navi Pillay wins 2026 Peace Prize

• Oct 9, 2026

  Meet Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new White House press secretary

  Part of: White House offers Katie Zacharia press secretary job, succeeding Karoline Leavitt

• Oct 6, 2026

  White House denies Trump wants to let Iran bomb California cities

  Part of: Trump’s rally remark about Iran ‘taking out’ LA, San Diego sparks dispute over meaning