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Donald Trump

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

Jim AstrachanFebruary 28, 2026March 2, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address that veered into lies and misstatements. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
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Trump Provides Rope to Hang GOP in Midterms With Altered Reality SOTU Speech

Keith GirardFebruary 25, 2026February 26, 2026
Donald Trump called U.S. Supreme Court justices 'disgraceful' and under 'foreign influence." (Photo: SCOTUS)
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Trump ‘Crosses Dangerous Line’ With Supreme Court Personal Attacks, Leading Lawyer Group Says

Keith GirardFebruary 23, 2026February 24, 2026
Donald Trump has granted pardons in a pay-for-play roulette during his first year in office. (Photo: White House)
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Trump: Gob Smacking, Pay-to-Play Corruption Marks First Year in Office

Jim AstrachanFebruary 23, 2026
Letitia James (left) won a significant Supreme Court victory over Donald Trump. (Photo: NYI collage)
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Trump Tariff Defeat Is a Victory for New York, 11 States Before Supreme Court

Keith GirardFebruary 20, 2026
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein attract the attention of a fetching blonde. (Photo: House Committee)
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  • CRIME

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

Keith GirardFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Donald Trump is threatening the midterm elections as his poll numbers sink. (Photo: NYI Collage)
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Trump Threatens Midterm Elections; Here Are His Illegal Schemes, Scams

Jim AstrachanFebruary 14, 2026February 16, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi must resign in wake of her scandalous testimony. (Photo: U.S. Justice Dept.)
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Pam Bondi’s Nasty House Testimony Is Not the Own She Thinks It Is; She Needs to Resign Now

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2026February 12, 2026
Barack and Michelle Obama on inauguration day in 2009. (Photo: Govt)
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Trump Racist Post of Obamas as Apes Serves Far Darker Purpose — ‘Dehumanizing Propaganda’

Jim AstrachanFebruary 10, 2026
ICE agents detain a person during a sweep in Los Angeles. (Photo: USGovt.)
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Trump Has Long Fetishized Violence; Gives ICE Carte Blanche to Satisfy His Fixation

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2026January 15, 2026
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Politics

  • Under President Trump's executive order, the USPS would decide who votes by mail and whether ballots would be delivered. (Photo: )Mail Ballot Battle Heats Up as 24 States Move to Block Trump USPS Rule in Court

Culture

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Celebrities

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Art

  • John Galliano gowns for Dior, circa 2011, on display in Moscow. exhibition, 2011)Met Ruffles Feathers Like a Galliano Gown for Bestowing Designer With Costume Institute Honors

Music

  • Dolly Parton in 2022 at the Peabody Awards. She died today (Aug. 25) at 80. (Photo: Peabody Awards)Dolly Parton, Music Icon, Actress, Business Woman and Philanthropist, Dies at 80

Show

  • Shakespearean actor Jonathan Judge-Russo has found himself in an unlikely place... country music. (Photo: Laura Rose)From Shakespeare to Country Music, Jonathan Judge-Russo Finds His Voice in Off-Broadway’s ‘Music City’

Film & TV

  • Australian actor Jacob Elordi stars in Ridley Scott's new film 'Dog Stars.' (Photo: ScreenCap)Ridley Scott Peers Into Future, Again, and Sees an Apocalypse in New Film ‘Dog Stars’ (Video!)

Fashion

  • Actress Sydney Sweeney is caught in a media firestorm over her jeans ad for American Outfitters. (Photo: AE)How American Eagle Objectified Sydney Sweeney and Blundered Into a Nazi Trope (Video)

Events

  • Eddie Murphy Pete Davidson PickupEddie Murphy, Pete Davidson Host LA Premiere of New Comedy ‘The Pickup’ (Photos! Video!)

Dining

  • he arrival of the new Populares Mexican Restaurant & Bar on Avenue B on the Lower East Side should spice up the competition.Populares Mexican Restaurant Spices Up East Village With Twist on Traditional Mexican Fare

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