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FBI investigating ridiculous story of Ukrainian immigrant who posed as European heiress to get into Mar-a-Lago
In an astonishing story straight out of Catfish, the Mar-a-Lago guest "Anna de Rothschild" turned out not to be a European heiress but was actually a Ukrainian immigrant and the daughter of an Illinois truck driver named Inna Yashchyshyn. She used her fake identity to cultivate relationships with Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, and Eric Greitens.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Dr. Oz's Senate hopes dealt fatal blow with bombshell revelations
The snake-oil salesman's shady past has come back to haunt him.
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Biden blasts MAGA philosophy as 'semi-fascism'
In a fiery speech, President Biden correctly labelled Trump's MAGA creed as fascistic and went on the offensive, painting them as a threat to democracy who have embraced anger, violence, hate, division, and political violence. We love to see it.
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Trump Mar–a-Lago affidavit reveals ‘handwritten notes,’ highly classified material led to warrant request
Records the FBI obtained from Trump’s Florida home in advance of the Aug. 8 search bore indications they contained human source intelligence, intercepts under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and signals intelligence, as well as other tags indicating high sensitivity. Several of those tightly-controlled documents contained Trump’s “handwritten notes.”
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Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College
Mastriano, who has already been under fire for defending his association with the founder of a neo-Nazi messaging platform, was the only member of his fellow faculty at the Army War College who chose to dress as a Confederate.
Powell announces plan to heap pain on American families as Fed sticks to the fast lane to beat inflation
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell — a Trump appointee — warned of more rate hikes and a determined effort to increase unemployment as part of a misguided effort to rein in inflation, even if it causes a recession.
STUNNING new midterm polls signal good news for Democrats
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RNC chief on tape to donors: We need help to win the Senate
Leaked audio shows RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel begging dark money donors to help make up the fundraising deficit with Democrats — and sexual predator Steve Wynn asking if there were ways to donate anonymously, showing the deep embarassment that the GOP's backers feel at the current crop of ne'r-do-well candidates.
Leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group drove women to tears
Video of a 50th anniversary event for Barrett's bizarre extremist patriarchal cult shows the founder recounting the horror that possibly coerced female members felt at learning about the dominant position that "divinely ordained" males played in the group.
Federal judge strikes down Texas gun ban on adults under 21
Months after an 18-year-old slaughtered dozens of children with an assault rifle, a judge has once again opened the floodgates for disaffected young men to kill at will.
GOP leaders warn Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters to raise more money — or risk losing to Democrat Mark Kelly
The malignant fiends behind the Republican political machine are deeply concerned with Blake Masters' apparent determination to fumble a winnable seat. Carried through the primary latched to Peter Thiel's teat, the conservative broodling doesn't appear to be ready to strike out on his own. So far in 2022, he's only raised $4 million compared to Mark Kelly's $54 million.
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