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May 18, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Fox News Wants the Iran War Ceasefire to End
Brian Kilmeade made an unpersuasive case to restart military actions on Monday.
May 18, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
MAGA Senator Calls on More Iran Bombing for Absurd Reason
Senator Rick Scott suggested that Iran would kill Americans with a nuclear weapon if Trump didn’t “bomb the living daylights out of them.”
May 18, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Just Hit a Pathetic New Low
A new poll from
The New York Times
and Siena University shows that the president is massively unpopular—and that voters hate the Iran war.
May 15, 2026
Michael Tomasky
How Do We Know the China Summit Was a Failure? Because Trump Did It.
Everything he does on the world stage is disastrous, and the U.S. is reviled globally. How much longer will some idiots believe this “Art of the Deal” garbage?
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Says He Doesn’t Care “Even a Little Bit” About People’s Finances
The president made a jaw-dropping confession when asked about the impacts of the Iran war.
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Top U.S. Military Officer Shatters Trump’s Biggest Claims on Iran War
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine refused to defend President Trump’s recent statements on the war.
May 12, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Iran War Surges Inflation as Trump’s Approval Rate Hits Record Low
Inflation is now so high it’s wiping out all wage gains.
May 11, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Wants to Suspend Gas Tax as Peace Deal Seems Nowhere in Sight
This plan is a confession that things are about to get a whole lot worse.
May 11, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Hegseth Threatens Democratic Senator Who Exposed Major Iran War Issue
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying everything to go after Senator Mark Kelly.
May 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Iran War Hawks Rage Over Trump’s Proposed Peace Deal
A lot of President Trump’s base is pissed at him for considering the one-page agreement.
May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens to Nuke Iran as He Tries to Break Blockade
The president claims the ceasefire is still in place as the U.S. goes in a disturbing direction.
May 8, 2026
Liza Featherstone
How Is Tucker Carlson More Antiwar Than Leading Democrats?
The party is ceding the issue to Trump’s critics on the right, inviting disaster in the 2028 presidential election.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DOJ Investigates Suspiciously Timed Oil Trades in Middle of War
The Department of Justice says it’s looking into trades that happened right before government officials made major announcements about the war.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Team Privately Panicking Over Elections Disaster He Created
The Trump administration knows that Americans will blame him for skyrocketing prices.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Satellite Images Reveal Iran Has Destroyed Far More Than Trump Admits
The U.S. isn’t exactly winning the war like President Trump claims.
May 6, 2026
Alex Shephard
Trump Doesn’t Care If He Wrecks the Global Economy
What started with tariffs has escalated with the Iran war. He’s playing a giant game of chicken, and everyone will lose.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Bragging to Kids About Iran War Plans
President Trump took a short nap while others were speaking at the White House event.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Accuses Pope of “Endangering” Catholics as He Reignites Feud
Trump is going to war with Pope Leo again for some bizarre reason.
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Threatens Iran as His Plan for Strait of Hormuz Disintegrates
Trump is warning that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth.”
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
U.S. Scrambles to Deny Report Iran Bombed American Warship
Iranian news agencies report that a U.S. Navy vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
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