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Social Security faces 80-year crisis after Trump employee steals data

Social Security faces 80-year crisis after Trump employee steals data

According to a whistleblower, a former DOGE employee with access to highly sensitive Social Security databases planned on sharing data with his private employer

Critics tear Trump granddaughter apart for 'let them eat cake' moment'

Critics tear Trump granddaughter apart for 'let them eat cake' moment'

President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai Trump, an 18-year-old incoming undergraduate at the University of Miami recently signed there to play college golf, is

Trump official posts false claim about the US Navy — and then deletes it

Trump official posts false claim about the US Navy — and then deletes it

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, who has worked for President Donald Trump since the start of the latter’s second term, posted and then deleted a statement claiming

Court documents expose Rubio, Wiles and Conway's ties to $50 million scam

Court documents expose Rubio, Wiles and Conway's ties to $50 million scam

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has shared a 20-year relationship with a man that the government alleges is a foreign agent for Venezuela. It turns out, that man

Florida Republican 'hero' candidate gets his couch repossessed: report

Florida Republican 'hero' candidate gets his couch repossessed: report

The New Republic reports Florida’s newest, most rousing GOP candidate is churning the waters of ridicule.“Florida’s gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback is a hero

Former GOP congressman says 'coward' Trump sets wrong example of masculinity

Former GOP congressman says 'coward' Trump sets wrong example of masculinity

President Donald Trump is refusing to accept that the US military shot a Tomahawk missile that killed more than 160 people at an Iranian elementary school, many

Ex-Bush advisor: Trump's Iran war is a 'catastrophe' built on lies

Ex-Bush advisor: Trump's Iran war is a 'catastrophe' built on lies

Steve Schmidt, a Republican political strategist who famously advised President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), warned on his Tuesday Substack that

Dems flag concerns on 'disturbing' development in Trump war with Iran

Dems flag concerns on 'disturbing' development in Trump war with Iran

President Donald Trump's claim that his war against Iran may soon be coming to an end is being rejected by Senate Democrats, who warn that the administration may

J6 planners receive 'inappropriate' fed contracts worth nearly $100 million

J6 planners receive 'inappropriate' fed contracts worth nearly $100 million

Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, reports WIRED, an events company that helped organize the infamously violent January 6th rally in 2021 has been given

Federal judges condemn another 'partisan' Trump appointee

Federal judges condemn another 'partisan' Trump appointee

More and more federal judges appear to have it in for President Donald Trump’s unconfirmed appointees who are leading state prosecutions, according to a report