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Trump Shares Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist’s Post Calling Michelle Obama “Anti-White Racist” After She Posts Racist Monkey Video

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Trump Shares Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist’s Post Calling Michelle Obama “Anti-White Racist” After She Posts Racist Monkey Video

President Donald Trump has reposted a message calling Michelle Obama a “racist” and lashed out at a former senior Barack Obama administration official as he prepares to face congressional Democrats at the State of the Union address. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, the president republished a message from far-right activist and conspiracy theorist … Read more

Inside Team Obama’s Blind Spot on Trump

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Inside Team Obama’s Blind Spot on Trump

For eight years, President Barack Obama’s advisers marveled that no amount of ridicule, impeachment or scandal could make Donald Trump go away. Their bewilderment is conveyed through hundreds of interviews with administration officials released Tuesday in a sweeping oral history of the Obama presidency. Over time, Obama’s advisers — some of the nation’s most accomplished … Read more

Trump’s White House ballroom project has reportedly been scrapped. I broke the real status

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Trump’s White House ballroom project has reportedly been scrapped. I broke the real status

Claim: Construction on US President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has been halted by a federal judge in mid-February 2026. Rating: Rating: False Context: As of this writing, a federal judge has yet to rule on the legal status of the construction project. In a social media post, Trump said the project is moving “ahead … Read more

Trump says governors from both parties are invited to the White House, except for two Democrats

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Trump says governors from both parties are invited to the White House, except for two Democrats

President Trump said Wednesday that almost all governors are welcome to the White House for an official meeting and dinner next week, although the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still excluded. The White House was initially to exclude Democratic governors at a formal, usually bipartisan, business meeting on February 20 during the annual … Read more

Trump’s push to get donors to fund his $400 million White House ballroom could cost him the entire project

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Trump’s push to get donors to fund his 0 million White House ballroom could cost him the entire project

President Donald Trump’s plan to have private donors fund his new $400 million White House ballroom could cost him the entire project, as a federal judge will soon decide whether the administration can rely on fundraising to bypass congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Ricard Leon says he may rule this month on a lawsuit filed … Read more

Democrats say White House ICE offer ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire

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Democrats say White House ICE offer ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more

Trump administration’s CFPB changes cost Americans $19 billion, new report finds

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Trump administration’s CFPB changes cost Americans billion, new report finds

NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the Trump administration took control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the consumer watchdog has largely pulled back from enforcement and regulatory work, changes that consumer advocates and Democrats now estimate have cost Americans at least $19 billion in financial relief. In a report provided to The Associated … Read more

The Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see the unredacted Epstein files

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The Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see the unredacted Epstein files

The most recent President Donald Trump has attacked reporters who raise questions about the Epstein files, demanding that the country “move on to something else,” but that is highly unlikely. Many of the documents have not been made public, and those now public have been heavily redacted. The Justice Department will allow members of Congress … Read more

The White House says it wants a strong US dollar. Investors are still keeping their distance.

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The White House says it wants a strong US dollar. Investors are still keeping their distance.

In 2025, the US dollar suffered its biggest annual decline in eight years. While some in the Trump administration continue to insist that the White House believes in maintaining a “strong dollar,” investors don’t seem convinced. Even with a rally in recent days, the dollar index (DX-Y.NYB) remains down about 1% from where it started … Read more

Yes, Trump’s video showing Obama as monkeys is racist. But it’s also about choices

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Yes, Trump’s video showing Obama as monkeys is racist. But it’s also about choices

Welcome to Black History Month, 2026 style. President Trump posted a video on his social media site Thursday that features animated images depicting former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The White House canceled the post on Friday, and after calling it more than a meme, they called it a mistake by … Read more