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In this AlterNet exclusive, political strategist Ross Morales Rocketto explains how cooling support from "manosphere" influencers like Joe Rogan threatens the entire Republican coalition.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth enjoys holding conferences and marching back and forth onstage, extolling the virtues of the military and what makes a proper soldier. This generally means not being overweight and having a beard, among other Hegseth-specific stipulations.But ...
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The Lincoln Project's Stuart Stevens is encouraging officials in Mississippi to call the election after the latest dump of votes from Hines County resulted in a gain of over 700 votes for Democrat Scott Colom and 96 for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.).MS NOW's election team ra...
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On Wednesday, a new report revealed that prominent security insiders have sounded the alarm about a “terrorist target” President Donald Trump is building in Washington D.C.
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Jensen Huang, the married founder of NVIDIA, has now admitted to a relationship with a woman who was recently exposed as a groomed and prepared Chinese spy.
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President Donald Trump's newly-appointed chief of staff, Stephen Miller, has been widely described as "paranoid" and fiercely determined to implement his goals. Now a new report reveals the extent to which he exerted his control over the White House even before receiving his n...
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James Sample, a professor at Hofstra University Law School, told MS NOW Wednesday that things haven't been going well for federal workers, particularly in the Justice Department.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing increased scrutiny after Republicans suffered massive midterm losses last week — with many voters citing the Iran war among the main reasons for their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. And Hegseth riled even more feathers ...
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The last Democrat to represent Mississipi in the United States Senate, John Stennis, was a staunch segregationist. Now, more than three decades after Stennis left office, an African American district attorney named Scott Colom has become the first Democrat to serve Mississippi...
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Democrats made their second big mistake in less than two days on Wednesday when they allowed a far-right veterans bill to pass the House on a voice vote.
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Early in his second term, President Donald Trump would reportedly play a game in which he'd talk about whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be his successor. At that time, the Republican presidential nomination in 2028 seemed like a prize ve...
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On Wednesday, an ex-NSA analyst warned Fox News that President Donald Trump’s entanglement with a raging spy scandal could pose a “long-term” threat to the country.
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With Democrats’ historic 2026 midterm victories at the forefront of millions’ minds, many Washington D.C., residents are hoping there will be some relief from President Donald Trump’s attacks, specifically as it comes to maintaining the city’s cultural institutions and landmarks.
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Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh on Wednesday warned the Republican Party is making a mistake with its new minority leader Jim Jordan.“I know Jim Jordan. I know Jim Jordan well. I served with Jim Jordan,” said Walsh, speaking on his Wednesday “Social Contract” podcast. “There was a ...
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Axios reported Wednesday afternoon that one Cabinet official in President Donald Trump's administration is the reason there hasn't been an espionage investigation into the CEO of Nvidia, who was in a relationship with a woman that U.S. intelligence believed to be a spy. It was...
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Fox Business warned its conservative audience of a crisis imperiling the GOP. Electoral losses like the historic blue tsunami that hammered Republicans last week revealed that a vital group is “abandoning the GOP” due to its own missteps. What’s more, the issue comes as new fo...
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Democrats seeking to hold President Donald Trump accountable for what they view as his political misconduct and failures are considering another impeachment push, but say they have a different strategy this time than what they did in 2019 and 2021. This time around, they are p...
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Outgoing Rep. Buddy Carter lost his temper with Briana Keilar after she played a "60 Minutes" clip contradicting his main argument for continuing the war in Iran.
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Adam Jentleson has some people scratching their heads over his recent comments on corporal punishment of children.
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Since assuming office for his second term, President Donald Trump has directly assaulted the legacy of his famous and beloved predecessor, President John Kennedy. From trying to add his name to Kennedy's memorial, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, to rolling back Ken...
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