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Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump
CASHING IN

Trump’s Favorite Paper Turns on Him Over ‘Sleaze’ Scandal

The first family has been accused of “sloshing around in the muck”.

Will Neal

Eric Trump (center), Donald Trump Jr. (left), and Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial to mark the $1.5B partnership between World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and ALT5 Sigma with the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell on August 13, 2025 in New York City.
MINERS IN ACTION

Trump Goons Secretly Trash His Sons’ Latest Grift

“I see how the optics might be disturbing to some people.”

Wiktoria Gucia

 A photo illustration showing the Khasikstan flag over images of Eduard Ogai’s luxury real estate, pictured here in the U.S.
SPENDING SPREE

Oligarch Looted Cash to Buy $100M+ of U.S. Properties: Suit

A member of the ex-Kazakhstan president’s inner circle is accused of plundering the assets of an opposition leader to buy luxury homes, including a $30 million Trump apartment.

Justin Rohrlich

A picture of Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden. House Republicans are claiming they don’t need to cough up evidence that the president financially benefited from Hunter Biden’s business dealings to show corruption.
‘YET ANOTHER FLOP’

GOP ‘Moving the Goal Posts’ AGAIN in Hunter Biden Probe

In a memo, House Republicans appeared to drop their long-held goal of showing “payments directly to the President” that would prove the corruption they’ve long alleged.

Isabella Ramirez

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SHAMELESS

Putin Filmed Smirking as Ally Pleads for Russian Restraint

The president of Kazakhstan was met with laughter, smirks, and awkward glances on stage after warning against Vladimir Putin’s transfer of nuclear weapons to Belarus.

Shannon Vavra

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WHAT NEXT?

Wagner Now Accused of Kidnapping Students to Send to Ukraine

The student’s family alleges he is “being held by force” by the mercenary group: “Warn your relatives whose children are studying in Russia.”

Allison Quinn

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UNBREAK MY HEART

Putin’s ‘Loyal’ Friends Host Rendezvous With His #1 Enemy

While Putin touts his strong alliances during wartime, several countries in Russia’s defense bloc are participating in military exercises with the U.S. like it’s business as usual.

Shannon Vavra

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MYSTERIOUS

YouTube Star Detained in Kazakhstan by Russian Authorities

Benjamin Rich operates the channel Bald and Bankrupt, a travelogue with over 3.5 million subscribers.

Anna Venarchik

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SADDLE UP

Why Putin Just Raised a Massive Army Back From the Dead

The Russian president is sending a clear message to the rest of the world by deploying troops from a Moscow-led military alliance to foreign soil for the first time.

Anna Nemtsova

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NO QUARTER

‘Destroy Them’: Kazakh Troops Told to Shoot Without Warning

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he’d personally authorized security forces to open fire at will on demonstrators.

Jamie Ross

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Two Fronts

Crisis in Kazakhstan Halts Putin’s Ukraine Attack—for Now

Russia’s been prepping for invasion of Ukraine for months. But a sudden escalation in violence in neighboring Kazakhstan might throw a wrench in Putin’s plans.

Shannon Vavra

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