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President Trump discusses tariffs as Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on. (Photo: White House)

Trump Tariff War Heats Up Again As New York, 20 States Sue to Block New Levies

Keith GirardMarch 5, 2026

Donald Trump is being challenged again in court over his latest tariffs, after his stunning defeat before the Supreme Court last month....

ADMINISTRATIONLAWSUPREME COURT

Lingering questions about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Elon Musk hover over the tech billionaire. (Photo collage: NYI)

Musk’s Epstein Ties Are Troubling; Despite Trump Taunts, He Must Testify in Congress

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2026

Lingering questions about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Elon Musk dog the tech billionaire. (Photo collage: NYI) Elon Musk once taunted Donald Trump about his Epstein ties, but Musk is also in deeper with the pedophile than he previously claimed and ...

CRIMECULTURE

U.S. Airforce F-105 jets heading for North Vietnam in 1965, a year after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution widened the war. (Photo: USAF)

Trump Is the Worst in a Long History of Presidential Lying to Justify Wars

Jim AstrachanFebruary 28, 2026

President Trump controls the narrative, and the troops; Congress is absent from any participation in the decision-making as is the public....

ADMINISTRATIONDEFENSEPOLITICS

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address that veered into lies and misstatements. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Trump Provides Rope to Hang GOP in Midterms With Altered Reality SOTU Speech

Keith GirardFebruary 25, 2026

Donald Trump offered an altered reality in his State of the Union Speech last night that will haunt Republicans in the midterm elections....

ADMINISTRATIONELECTIONSPOLITICS

Donald Trump called U.S. Supreme Court justices 'disgraceful' and under 'foreign influence." (Photo: SCOTUS)

Trump ‘Crosses Dangerous Line’ With Supreme Court Personal Attacks, Leading Lawyer Group Says

Keith GirardFebruary 23, 2026

Donald Trump's sharp personal attacks on three Supreme Court justices, including allegations of treason, drew a sharp rebuke today....

ADMINISTRATIONLAWSUPREME COURT

Donald Trump has granted pardons in a pay-for-play roulette during his first year in office. (Photo: White House)

Trump: Gob Smacking, Pay-to-Play Corruption Marks First Year in Office

Jim AstrachanFebruary 23, 2026

Donald Trump‘s childish and nasty tantrum after losing the tariff case before the Supreme Court reminded me of his corruption that is gob smacking....

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Letitia James (left) won a significant Supreme Court victory over Donald Trump. (Photo: NYI collage)

Trump Tariff Defeat Is a Victory for New York, 11 States Before Supreme Court

Keith GirardFebruary 20, 2026

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 11 other state attorneys general took a victory lap today (Feb. 20) with a win over Donald Trump. ...

ADMINISTRATIONLAWSUPREME COURT

Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein attract the attention of a fetching blonde. (Photo: House Committee)

Epstein Files Most Horrifying Claims: Murder, Rape, Torture, Snuff Films, Sexual Abuse, Blackmail

Keith GirardFebruary 18, 2026

Among the millions of files released in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, chilling revelations have emerged...

ADMINISTRATIONCRIMEPOLITICS

Donald Trump is threatening the midterm elections as his poll numbers sink. (Photo: NYI Collage)

Trump Threatens Midterm Elections; Here Are His Illegal Schemes, Scams

Jim AstrachanFebruary 14, 2026

In his first term, people would say, “take Trump seriously, but not literally’’ after he said something outrageous. Then, he was surrounded by adults with judgment. No more....

COMMENTARYELECTIONSPOLITICS

Attorney General Pam Bondi must resign in wake of her scandalous testimony. (Photo: U.S. Justice Dept.)

Pam Bondi’s Nasty House Testimony Is Not the Own She Thinks It Is; She Needs to Resign Now

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2026

Attorney General Pam Bondi was playing to an audience of one -- Donald Trump -- at House Judiciary Committee hearing today. Here's why she needs to resign. ...

CONGRESSCRIMEPOLITICS

Barack and Michelle Obama on inauguration day in 2009. (Photo: Govt)

Trump Racist Post of Obamas as Apes Serves Far Darker Purpose — ‘Dehumanizing Propaganda’

Jim AstrachanFebruary 10, 2026

President Trump's racist portrayal of the Obamas as apes is known as 'dehumanizing propaganda,' a technique Nazi Germany used against the Jews. ...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

ICE agents detain a person during a sweep in Los Angeles. (Photo: USGovt.)

Trump Has Long Fetishized Violence; Gives ICE Carte Blanche to Satisfy His Fixation

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2026

Donald Trump has a long history of advocating violence against political opponents and masked ICE agents are carrying out his wishes....

ADMINISTRATIONCRIMEPOLITICS

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in handcuffs aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. (Photo: Government)

Trump Gunboat Diplomacy Pegged to Maduro Arrest, Venezuelan Oil Is a Losing Proposition

Keith GirardJanuary 6, 2026

The Trump administration has offered a mish-mash of reasons for snatching Venzuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, but only one seems to have legs -- oil....

CRIMEFOREIGN POLICYPOLITICS

Donald Trump, the eyes of an alleged killer? (Photo: Fulton County)

Trump Implicated in Two Alleged Epstein Killings; Death Threats Were Used Pervasively to Silence Victims

Keith GirardDecember 30, 2025

Donald Trump has been implicated in at least two alleged murders involving Epstien sex victims and a disturbing pattern is emerging....

CRIMECULTUREPOLITICS

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Epstein's private jet, dubbed the 'Lolita Express.' (Photo: HOC)

Epstein Lusted for Ever Younger Girls; Maxwell Groomed Them for Sex; Newly Released File Details Sordid Lives

Keith GirardDecember 25, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT; Jeffrey Epstein's lust for sex with young girls grew to a point that 14-year-olds no longer satisfied him, newly released grand jury testimony shows. ...

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