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…
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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…
Trump’s $1bn Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Smells Like a Grift, Raises Red Flags
By Don Terry | Monday January 19, 2026 | 6 min read There is something unsettlingly familiar about Donald Trump’s latest…
Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Greenland Reveal a Leader Backing Away From a Crisis of His Own Making
By Andrew James, Don Terry & Ben Emos | Sunday January 18, 2026 | 5 min read For months, the world…
Ronald Lauder “Shame” For Planting The Idea Of Annexing Greenland In Trump’s Mind
By Ben Emos | Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 4 min read Shame should be the first word that comes to…
Trump Won’t Invade Greenland. But He’s Already Damaging America’s Alliances
By Ben Emos | Friday, January 16, 2026 | 5 min read Donald Trump isn’t about to launch an assault on…
Denmark Warns of Serious Rift After White House Discussions on Greenland
By Ben Emos & Don Terry | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | 5 min read There is a particular kind of…
Trump Flips Off Ford Worker After Being Called A Pedophile Protector, Revealing A Deeper Tension
By Don Terry | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 5 min read The brief exchange between Donald Trump and a Ford…
Disguised Aircraft, Deniable Deaths, War Crime and Extrajudicial Killings by the United States
By Jane Lewis | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 5 min read Every so often, a news story cuts through the…
The Nobel Institute Was Right to Shut Down Machado’s Bid to Hand Trump a Peace Prize
By Ben Emos | Sunday, January 11, 2026 | 6 min read When the Norwegian Nobel Institute made it clear that…
In 2028, Democrats May Need Jack Smith to Reset American Politics with R.A.G.E.
By Mary Jones | Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 5 min read There are moments in a nation’s life when incremental…
Trump Administration Floats $100K Payments to Greenland Residents To Secede From Denmark
By Jane Lewis & Don Terry | Friday, January 09, 2026 | 4 min read There are moments in history that…
ICE Killed a White American Mother—Renee Nicole Good “Self-Defense” Wasn’t So Certain
By Jane Lewis | Thursday, January 08, 2026 | 5 min read There is a moment—after the sirens fade, after the…
When Claims About Maduro and the “Cartel de los Soles” Fall Apart: The Danger of Politicized Justice
By Tony Bruce | Thursday, January 08, 2026 | 5 min read Fedlan News was among the first to connect the…
Republican Breaks With Trump Over Greenland Comments: “Not an Asset”
By Ben Emos & Don Terry | Wednesday, January 07, 2026 | 5 min read For years, Greenland has existed on…
In Defense of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and the Idea of Limits
By Ben Emos | Tuesday, January 06, 2026 | 4 min read If there is one constant in Donald Trump’s second…
The $1 Billion Question: What Does It Mean to “Run Venezuela” from the White House?
By Jane Lewis | Tuesday, January 06, 2026 | 5 min read At a moment when many Americans are anxious about…