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Orbán’s propaganda tycoon Gyula Balásy built a Dubai network as Hungarian authorities investigated his state-funded empire
Hungarian authorities have frozen the accounts of firms owned by Gyula Balásy, an architect of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “propaganda machine.”
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President Donald Trump posts map rebranding New Mexico as New America on Truth Social
President Trump posted a map showing New Mexico rebranded as “New America” during a rapid-fire Truth Social storm on Sunday.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin says presidential impeachment remains constitutional tool for Democrats
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that President Donald Trump has “undoubtedly” committed impeachable offenses but that Democrats would also focus on issues like healthcare if they win back the House.
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Sen. John Kennedy urges harder line on Vladimir Putin during talks over Ukraine
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., criticized Republican leadership on several issues, including the Trump administration’s handling of the Ukraine peace process and Senate leaders’ response to inflation concerns.
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MAGA, Inc. commits $10 million in ad spending to support Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race
MAGA, Inc., the super PAC associated with President Donald Trump, has made its first major midterm expenditure with $10 million in ad spending to support Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Senate race, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission.
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Pentagon subjects top military commanders to polygraph tests in mass leak investigation
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe after highly sensitive classified details about the nation’s stockpiles of sophisticated weapons were reported in the media.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to violate federal ethics law on Senate financial filings
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seems to have seriously violated federal ethics law when filing his recent asset and liability disclosures, causing confusion about his net worth and holdings, according to a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
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Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital takes 35 percent stake in Alejandro Betancourt’s oil venture
The billionaire who helped broker the Trump administration’s sweeping long-term oil deal with Venezuela was until recently a target of U.S. money-laundering investigations involving funds embezzled from the state-owned oil company PDVSA.
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Former Virginia Democratic Party official sentenced to 10 years in prison in FBI child sex abuse sting
A well-connected political consultant in Virginia with ties to the state’s Democratic Party was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being caught with child sexual abuse material and attempting to sexually abuse an undercover agent’s supposed 9-year-old son in an undercover FBI child sex abuse sting operation.
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Media watchdog reports Maria Bartiromo leaked internal election coverage policy to Trump administration
Fox News dismissed host Maria Bartiromo for leaking company information to the Trump administration, according to a report.
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President Trump to fly Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 to Ireland ahead of scheduled security upgrades
President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week on the Boeing 747 donated by Qatar, despite concerns over its security and unfinished upgrades, a senior White House official told The Independent.
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First Lady Melania Trump will not attend Donald Trump midterm convention in Dallas
Melania Trump will not attend President Donald Trump’s midterms convention in Dallas next week, a major snub as her husband attempts to drum up momentum ahead of November’s elections.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces rules targeting race-conscious admissions and scholarships
The Trump administration proposed new regulations on Thursday to revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges if they use race in admissions, scholarships or other school-administered programs, the latest effort by the federal government to root out diversity initiatives in education.
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Donald Trump demands Federal Reserve cut interest rates following strong August jobs report
President Trump demanded Friday that the Federal Reserve lower interest rates after a surprisingly strong August jobs report — despite expectations that the central bank’s board will either maintain or raise rates due to persistently elevated inflation.
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Pentagon temporarily rescinds clinical guidance for mandatory troop testosterone screenings
The Pentagon unexpectedly withdrew new guidance outlining mandatory testosterone screenings for troops just one day after it was published.
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White House launches official online arcade featuring browser games promoting administration agenda
The White House website on Thursday introduced Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games that highlight different aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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State and federal officials could target House certification deadlines to secure GOP majority
Election experts and legal analysts have raised concerns that the Trump administration and Republican leadership will challenge or interfere with the 2026 midterm outcomes.
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Nicole Junkermann und Jeffrey Epstein: Wie die deutsche Gräfin und Investorin die Interessen des Pädophilen in Westminster förderte
Sie war eine glamouröse deutsche Gräfin mit einem beträchtlichen Vermögen und zählte zwei Jahrzehnte lang zu den engsten Vertrauten von Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump officials blame immigrants for healthcare fraud, but the HHS report doesn’t mention them once — it points to corporate executives
Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on fraud doesn’t even mention them.
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Trump’s election declassification restates old vulnerabilities while CIA finds Venezuela and Smartmatic lacked capability to alter US votes
US President Trump declassified a batch of intelligence documents Thursday night, claiming they reveal major vulnerabilities in US elections, including Chinese data theft and a Venezuelan scheme to alter voting machines.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton faces election fraud complaint for voting at address where he no longer lives
The complaint requests that the Texas secretary of state investigate whether Paxton engaged in election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he seemingly no longer resides.
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Trump could owe hundreds of millions in taxes on $1.4 billion crypto earnings
President Trump’s recent financial disclosure finally put a dollar amount on the web of crypto ventures he’s continued to pursue since returning to office.
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Trump’s relationship with Erdogan shaped his view of this year’s NATO summit as Turkey eyes bigger gain
President Donald Trump has criticized and mocked many of his European counterparts who are expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey.
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Supreme Court blocks Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook but upholds removal of FTC member
Justices permit Fed Governor Lisa Cook to continue in her role for now, but support the removal of other independent agency members.
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"An orgy of socialism": Fetterman unloads on the "deeply disturbed" radicals hijacking the Democratic Party
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized the radical socialist candidates who are taking over his party – but assured The Post this week that he currently has no plans to switch parties.