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Karoline Leavitt on 'Real Time with Bill Maher.'
SWEET KAROLINE

Maher, 70, Fawns Over Leavitt, 29, in Humiliating Display

The “Real Time” host seemed more interested in praising Trump’s ballroom than pressing his former mouthpiece on difficult questions.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Abdul El-Sayed
FED UP

Dem Star Erupts at Fox News Host in Fiery On-Air Clash

Abdul El-Sayed had some sharp words for Bret Baier when the Fox News anchor pressed him about alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties.

Sarah-Jane Collins

US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally at Florida Gulf Coast University's Alico Arena ahead of the midterm elections, in Fort Myers, Florida, US, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
THEY OBJECT

Trump Judges Savaged by Colleagues Over ‘Sham History’

The 10–7 ruling sparked a furious dissent warning that the court had erected an “impenetrable wall” between immigrants and the Constitution.

Sarah-Jane Collins

US President Donald Trump dances after speaking during a rally at Florida Gulf Coast University's Alico Arena ahead of the midterm elections, in Fort Myers, Florida, US, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
SEEING DOUBLE

Trump Confesses to Ordering Brazen Election Rigging Plot

A leading election law expert called the DOJ’s legal argument “one of the worst ones I’ve ever seen.”

Sarah-Jane Collins

Kristi Noem
ROGUE ONE

ICE Barbie Busted Faking Credentials as Alleged Lover Probed

Kristi Noem’s “official statement” apparently wasn’t so official after all.

William Vaillancourt

Melania Trump. A photo illustration of Melania Trump, Ukraine flag, Russia flag, white doves, and war destruction in Ukraine for TDB Podcast.
PEACE OF THE ACTION

Melania’s Cynical New Scheme Threatens to Upstage Trump

The Trump administration’s “exclusive intermediary” made a splash with a bombshell announcement.

Julia Ornedo

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PUEBLO, CO - APRIL 11: Conservation activist Scott Presler is introduced as Rep. Lauren Boebert's special guest before he takes the stage during the Colorado Republican State Assembly on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Massari Arena on the Colorado State University Pueblo campus in Pueblo, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE

MAGA Election Fraud Crusader Busted for Shady Voting Tactics

Scott Presler’s get-out-the-vote efforts seem to have taken a wild twist.

William Vaillancourt

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
DIRTY OIL

Pitiful Truth About Trump’s Deal With Putin Exposed

The president’s big gamble on Russian oil is off to an embarrassingly small start.

Josh Fiallo

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel arrives on the red carpet ahead of receiving the 2026 Axel Springer Award in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2026.
GRIM

Vance’s Rich Pal Says We Are Sleepwalking Into Armageddon’

The words are particularly chilling coming from a man who chairs one of the largest military contractors.

Christopher Buchanan

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WILE E. PETE

Hegseth’s Secret Heat Ray Weapon Plot Exposed

He’s signed off on testing a dystopian weapon that many others before him thought better of using.

Christopher Buchanan

US President Donald Trump listens to Vice President JD Vance speak as they make a joint appearance  in the Oval Office to announce a whistleblower program to encourage the public to report alleged fraud, at the White House in Washington, DC, October 20, 2026.
DON'T COUNT ON IT

Trump Delivers Humiliating Snub to Vance’s Face

The president is still refusing to pick his preferred Republican successor—even as JD Vance brags that he thinks he has done enough to earn a 2028 endorsement.

Christopher Buchanan

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