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Jon Ossoff, Donald Trump

Jon Ossoff Links Donald Trump's 'Corrupt' TV Ads to Medicaid Cuts

Budget records show the ad money came from the 2025 law that cut Medicaid, but it was border-security funding, not Medicaid funding.

Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker Blames Democratic Donors, Not Voters, for Push to Disown Him

The streamer, who is himself the target of the GOP ads, argues that JB Pritzker's refusal to denounce him shows who is really behind the pressure.

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Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker Says 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Convictions: What Data Shows

His figure matches the government's detention data, but his claim that ICE gets its real criminals only from prisons does not hold up.

Joy Reid

Joy Reid Says Democratic Party Had to Be 'Screamed At' Over Black Candidates

Two Black Southern House candidates joined the DCCC's Red to Blue list on Monday, three weeks after an expansion to 40 candidates left them off.

Mary L. Trump, Donald Trump

Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Will 'Always Get Worse,' Citing His Childhood

The president's niece traces it to a year without his mother at about 2 1/2. A clinical psychologist herself, she has never treated him.

Thom Tillis, Pete Hegseth, Bill Maher

Thom Tillis Tells Bill Maher Livestreamed Fort Hood Execution Is 'Performative'

The retiring North Carolina Republican said streaming the Fort Hood shooter's Dec. 3 execution would amount to "a recruiting video."

Steve Bannon, Scott Bessent

Steve Bannon Warns $2 Trillion Deficit Strains Scott Bessent's 3-3-3 Plan

The federal deficit came in at 6.2 percent of GDP last fiscal year, more than double the target, and the 10-year Treasury yield is at 5.24 percent.

Ari Emanuel, Megyn Kelly

Ari Emanuel Tells Megyn Kelly Jeffrey Katzenberg Oversold His Sway With Biden

The super-agent says he turned down Katzenberg's offer of a Biden meeting for $1 million.