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PSA: 🥜

Trump Goons Launch Absurd Defense of Crackpot Propaganda Ad

They’re paying CBS to run it—and claiming it’s what FDR would do.

Josh Fiallo

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
STARVED FOR ATTENTION

Trump’s Niece Reveals Thing He Won’t ‘Be Able to Withstand’

No news is bad news for the octogenarian president.

Sarah-Jane Collins

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and media press microphones.
TIME OUT!

Trump's Crackpot Media Ban Ends in Complete Humiliation

The administration will follow a judge’s order after botching its response.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Trump
CLIP SHOW

Press-Starved Trump, 80, Announces Desperate TV Move

“Trump TV” launched on Monday, following a rare lack of television coverage of the president.

William Vaillancourt

Donald Trump
SHUTTER DOWN

Trump Suffers Stunning Humiliation Over Crackpot Press Ban

Trump’s war on the press is backfiring in a way that is sure to infuriate the camera-loving president.

Erkki Forster

Rachel Maddow
‘ORWELLIAN’

Rachel Maddow Reveals What Trump Gets From His Press Attacks

The MS NOW host says the president knows exactly what happens when he turns his supporters loose on the press.

Jennifer M. Wood

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Trump-MS Now
CENSORED

WH Reporter Reveals Dramatic Moment She Was Barred by Trump

The president is having his White House goons uphold his most egregious attack on the press to date.

Sarah-Jane Collins

President Donald J. Trump makes an announcement on healthcare in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 18, 2026.
WHAT AMENDMENT?

Trump, 80, Appears Badly Confused About His Own Ban on Media

The president’s attempt to explain his new media ban took an unexpected turn when he said that the U.S. is “repressive, too.”

Mary Papenfuss

A very sad Donald Trump
WALK IT BACK!

MAGA Turns on Trump Over Wild Media Ban

The president’s latest threat to the First Amendment appears to have unnerved some of his staunchest defenders.

Farrah Tomazin

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
STATUS UPDATE

Trump Goons Busted Trying to Secretly Spy On LinkedIn DMs

The Department of Justice is trying to get into a reporter’s messages.

Julia Ornedo

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2026.
EXPECT A FIGHT

Pentagon Pete’s Free Speech Crackdown Faces Legal Challenge

The self-styled “Secretary of War” has a new battle to contend with.

Vic Verbalaitis

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