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Inside Trump's alleged plan to raise the retirement age and gut Social Security

Inside Trump's alleged plan to raise the retirement age and gut Social Security

A group of Democratic US senators warned Monday that congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump could be gearing up for a push for raise the retirement

Military expert calls Trump’s Iran deal 'an American strategic defeat'

Military expert calls Trump’s Iran deal 'an American strategic defeat'

Retired War College professor and staff writer for The Atlantic Tom Nichols on Tuesday warned that President Donald Trump appears to start bombing when he needs

Inside a conservative group’s ongoing battle with Trump

Inside a conservative group’s ongoing battle with Trump

One of the right's most famous economists, the late Milton Friedman, was a scathing critic of something President Donald Trump passionately supports: tariffs. Many

The prosperity gospel 'heretic' serving as Trump’s evangelical whisperer

The prosperity gospel 'heretic' serving as Trump’s evangelical whisperer

Without evangelicals, there almost certainly wouldn’t be a President Donald Trump. In 2016, they turned out in greater numbers than most other voting blocs, and

Data analyst reveals 2028 presidential candidate is 'way underwater' in his home state

Data analyst reveals 2028 presidential candidate is 'way underwater' in his home state

One of the potential Republican candidates for president in 2028 isn't doing very well back home in his own state — and he's suffering considerably with female

Huge portion of Americans give grim prediction for country’s next 250 years

Huge portion of Americans give grim prediction for country’s next 250 years

As of next month, the U.S. will have made it 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but according to a new survey reported on by The Hill

Pennsylvania Trump voters say they 'don’t fully understand' what he’s doing

Pennsylvania Trump voters say they 'don’t fully understand' what he’s doing

According to a new story from the Washington Post, even as they gathered to watch and enjoy his UFC birthday spectacle, many of President Donald Trump’s supporters

Trump losing ground with his most crucial voting bloc

Trump losing ground with his most crucial voting bloc

Although poll after poll continues to show President Donald Trump's approval tanking with a wide range of voters — from Latinos to independents — he still enjoys

GOP freaks out as Trump backs 'worst' possible candidate in key swing state

GOP freaks out as Trump backs 'worst' possible candidate in key swing state

Republicans are in panic mode following President Donald Trump's endorsement in the Georgia Senate race, according to MS NOW, with one anonymous source calling

The 130-year-old theory that explains Trump and MAGA: Nobel economist

The 130-year-old theory that explains Trump and MAGA: Nobel economist

Few people are as knowledgeable about the history of finance and money as Paul Krugman, and according to the Nobel Prize-winning economist, there is a 130-year-