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Trump threatens Iran with 'death, fire, and fury' if oil flow disrupted

Trump threatens Iran with 'death, fire, and fury' if oil flow disrupted

Donald Trump posted a stark warning to Iran on Truth Social Monday evening, threatening military retaliation if the country interferes with oil shipments through

Ex-GOP Speaker gets prison for blowing COVID money on luxury cars and country club

Ex-GOP Speaker gets prison for blowing COVID money on luxury cars and country club

Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to misusing federal loans meant to

GOP chair laments Trump’s Iran war driving costs so high farmers now ‘losing money’

GOP chair laments Trump’s Iran war driving costs so high farmers now ‘losing money’

A top Republican senator is warning that farmers are already feeling the financial squeeze from rising energy prices tied to the U.S. military conflict with Iran

GOP lawmaker's wife charged with embezzling from local chamber of commerce

GOP lawmaker's wife charged with embezzling from local chamber of commerce

The wife of a Republican state senator in Michigan has been charged with embezzling money from a local chamber of commerce.According to The Detroit News, "On Friday

GOP senator criticizes Pentagon's $93B spending binge on fruit baskets and king crabs

GOP senator criticizes Pentagon's $93B spending binge on fruit baskets and king crabs

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) criticized the Pentagon for wasteful "impulse purchases" totaling $93 billion in September, the highest monthly spending since 2008, as the

Trump just made a telling reveal in GOP's looming 2028 war: renowned strategist

Trump just made a telling reveal in GOP's looming 2028 war: renowned strategist

Legendary veteran Democratic strategist James Carville had a lot of thoughts about President Donald Trump's chaotic press conference promising a swift end to the

Trump’s bogus Iran nuke claim hit with brutal fact check

Trump’s bogus Iran nuke claim hit with brutal fact check

Experts are pushing back on recent claims by President Donald Trump that Iran was just weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon before the United States military

MAGA lawmaker accused of 'siccing law enforcement' on people trying to serve him lawsuit

MAGA lawmaker accused of 'siccing law enforcement' on people trying to serve him lawsuit

An attorney in a legal case against Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) posted on X that the congressman has been attempting to send law enforcement after the people who are

'Crazy pills': Internet in disbelief watching Trump's 'double speak' on Iran war

'Crazy pills': Internet in disbelief watching Trump's 'double speak' on Iran war

President Donald Trump baffled the internet Monday afternoon with conflicting new remarks on whether the war in Iran was ending or just beginning.Trump took questions

New polling favors Democrats: NBC News reports

New polling favors Democrats: NBC News reports

An NBC News poll released Monday shows Democrats holding a commanding 6-point lead in congressional preferences, positioning them to retake the House and Senate