Did Trump Just Hand Iran the Power to Move Wall Street With a Single Denial?
By Ben Emos | Friday, March 27, 2025 | 5 min read There’s an old rule in geopolitics: never give…
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How Did Bill Maher Become a Defender of Israel’s Gaza War and Netanyahu’s Iran Threats?
By Ben Emos | Thursday, March 26, 2025 | 4 min read For years, Bill Maher has built a reputation…
$39 Trillion and Counting: Is Trump Driving America Toward Economic Disaster?
By Don Terry | Thursday, March 26, 2025 | 4 min read Is America going bankrupt under Donald Trump? It’s…
Trump and the Supreme Court Could Hand Democrats Control of Congress
By Don Terry | Wednesday March 25 2026 | 4 min read There’s a familiar tension running through today’s Republican…
‘Drain the Swamp’ or Feed It? Jared Kushner at the Center of Power and Profit
By Andrew James | Monday March 23 2026 | 5 min read “Drain the swamp” was never just a slogan—it…
How J.D. Vance Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump’s Heir Apparent and MAGA’s Next Architect?
By Don Terry | Monday March 16 2026 | 8 min read At 40, J.D. Vance became the first millennial…
Russia’s Superpower Image Is Declining — and Washington Is Taking Notice
By Ben Emos | Monday March 09 2026 | 4 min read For decades, Russia has projected the image of…
Middle East Power Dynamic? Why Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar Are Reviewing U.S. Investments and Contracts
By Ben Emos | Sunday March 08 2026 | 3 min read Something unusual may be happening quietly behind closed…
The Middle East’s Open Secret: Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the Media Silence
By Ben Emos | Friday March 06 2026 | 4 min read For decades, one of the most consequential facts…
Was the So-Called “Wacky Pizzagate” Scam an Attempt to Distract From the Epstein Scandal in 2016?
By Don Terry & Ben Emos | Wednesday March 04 2026 | 6 min read The strange afterlife of the…
Barack Obama Could Jump Into the 2028 Race If Trump Attempts Another Run
By Jane Lewis | Tuesday March 03 2026 | 4 min read American politics has always had a flair for…
Trump Echoes Netanyahu’s WMD Playbook as Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Confirmed Killed
By Ben Emos | Monday March 02 2026 | 8 min read When President Trump stood before the world this…
Hockey Gold and Government Optics: Kash Patel’s Locker Room Moment and the FBI’s Image Crisis
By Don Terry | Monday March 02 2026 | 4 min read Last Sunday should have been simple. The U.S.…
Republican Backs Democrats on Constitutional Amendment to Curtail Trump’s Pardon Power
By Jane Lewis | Wednesday February 18, 2026 | 5 min read There was a time when a presidential pardon felt…
Could Zorro Ranch Hold Grave Answers About Missing Children? New Mexico Opens Sweeping Epstein Probe
By Ben Emos & Don Terry | Tuesday February 17, 2026 | 7 min read For years, the high desert south…
All the Files, or Just the Story? The Epstein Documents and America’s Crisis of Trust
By Don Terry | Sunday February 15, 2026 | 5 min read The debate over the release of documents connected to…
With Charges Dropped, It’s Time for 6 Democrats to Double Down on Protecting the Vote
By Andrew James | Saturday February 14, 2026 | 4 min read A federal grand jury’s decision not to indict six…
Jon Ossoff Accuses Trump in Atlanta of Serving the Elite Billionaires He Calls the “Epstein Class”
By Don Terry | Friday February 13, 2026 | 4 min read In Atlanta this week, Senator Jon Ossoff delivered a…
The Epstein Files Describe Victims as Young as 9 Years Old. The Public Deserves the Truth
By Ben Emos & Don Terry | Wednesday February 11, 2026 | 6 min read The newest batch of Justice Department…
A Dangerous Precedent: DHS Is Pressuring Google to Share Data on Random Critics
By Don Terry | Tuesday February 10, 2026 | 4 min read It starts with the Department of Homeland Security. But…
Italy Shows How Democracies Push Back on Trump’s ‘Peace Board’
By Ben Emos & Don Terry | Monday February 09, 2026 | 4 min read When Donald Trump unveiled his “Board…
Newsom Blasts Trump’s Racist Obama Ape Post as Trump–Epstein Pig Image Resurfaces
By Andrew James | Sunday February 08, 2026 | 4 min read There are moments in politics when the bully finally…
Comer Throws Trump Into a Democratic Crossfire by Calling on Clinton to Testify on Epstein
By Don Terry | Friday February 06, 2026 | 4 min read When House Oversight Chairman James Comer decided to subpoena…
Billionaire Media Owners Bend to Trump’s Pressure — and Shower Him With Millions
By Andrew James | Thursday February 05, 2026 | 5 min read Every once in a while, a moment arrives that…
The Epstein Files Are a Crime Scene—and the Powerful Are Still Walking Free
By Ben Emos | Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | 5 min read The latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents has landed…
Trump Expresses Anger at DOJ Over Epstein Files Referencing His Name Over 38,000 Times
By Don Terry | Tuesday February 03, 2026 | 5 min read When word spread that newly released Epstein‑related files mentioned…
Photo Shows ‘Melania’ Director Brett Ratner with Jeffrey Epstein and Women
By Andrew James | Tuesday February 03, 2026 | 4 min read Brett Ratner’s name has surfaced once again in connection…
New Epstein Files Revive Rape Allegations Trump Has Long Denied—and Reignite an Old Contradiction
By Jane Lewis | Sunday February 01, 2026 | 4 min read For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has built…
Absolutely No One Wanted a “Melania” Movie, While the Chaos and Killing Continues
By Mary Jones | Thursday January 29, 2026 | 6 min read Some movies come because audiences are eager for them.…
Europe Rejects Musk’s FSD Timeline, Creating New Headaches for Tesla Shareholders
By Ben Emos | Tuesday January 27, 2026 | 5 min read When Elon Musk took the stage at the World…
Not Every Republican Is Racist. Every Racist Knows Which Party Welcomes Them
By Don Terry | Tuesday January 27, 2026 | 4 min read Let’s start with a necessary distinction. Millions of Americans…
Barron Trump’s FaceTime Romance Unravels in London Courtroom Drama
By Andrew James | Sunday January 25, 2026 | 5 min read What began as a seemingly heroic tale of a…
Jack Smith: A Jury Would Have Found Trump Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
By Don Terry | Saturday January 24, 2026 | 4 min read The setting alone told the story. Inside the U.S.…
A Nobel Dispute With Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Offers a Window Into Trump’s Governing Style
By Ben Emos | Friday January 23, 2026 | 6 min read In the theater of global diplomacy, few acts have…
Greenland Is a Distraction—Epstein Island Is the Scandal That Still Haunts Trump
By Don Terry & Ben Emos | Thursday January 22, 2026 | 5 min read Something feels fundamentally off about where…
Fedlan News Calls It First: In Davos, Trump Signals No Military Plans for Greenland
By Mary Jones & Ben Emos | Wednesday January 21, 2026 | 5 min read While CNN, and other major networks…
Greenland and Denmark Can Relax: Congress Won’t Approve a $700B Purchase
By Don Terry, Ben Emos & Andrew James | Wednesday January 21, 2026 | 4 min read Donald Trump has never…
A Nobel Snub, a Wounded Ego, and a World at Risk: Trump’s Dangerous Meltdown
By Ben Emos & Andrew James | Tuesday January 20, 2026 | 6 min read Donald Trump has never hidden his…