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An oil well in Midland, Texas, idled by the world oil glut is juxtaposed against partially built homes caught in the oil bust. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump Ignores Saudi Attack on U.S. Oil to Score Cheap Political Points on Gas Prices

Keith GirardDecember 9, 2025

Donald Trump is taking credit for lower gasoline pump prices in a cynical political ploy while ignoring a Saudi effort to undercut U.S. producers....

BUSINESSECONOMY

A U.S. autoworker mans the line at a Ford plant. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.)

Workers Under Siege in Trump Economy, Layoffs Mount, Corporations Pocket Trump Tax Breaks

Keith GirardDecember 8, 2025

More than 1.17 million U.S. workers have been laid off this year as the economy contracts under pressure from Trump tariffs and corporate cutbacks. ...

BUSINESSECONOMY

Donald Trump is facing lawsuits from retailers, demanding tariff paybacks. (Photo: Renaik)

Trump Faces Legal Onslaught by Costco, Other Retailers, Demanding Tariff Refunds

Jim AstrachanDecember 3, 2025

Costco has filed suit against the Trump administration to collect tariffs that it's been paying. Other retailers are piling on. ...

BUSINESS

Ex-Hounduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted of drug trafficking last year. (Photo: U.S. State Dept.)

Trump’s Intended Drug Kingpin Pardon Sparks Outrage; Who Can Be Ok With This?

Jim AstrachanNovember 29, 2025

Donald Trump's intended "full and complete" pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández simply floored me...

COMMENTARYCRIMEPOLITICS

Trump Pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell Would Excuse Her Heinous Epstein Sex Crimes

Jim AstrachanNovember 21, 2025

There is good reason to believe Donald Trump will pardon or commute the sentence of Ghislaine Maxwell, ignoring her heinous Epstein sex crimes....

COMMENTARYCRIMECULTURE

Home Depot founder Bernard Marcus was a rabid Trump supporter (Photo:

Trump Slump a Bittersweet Legacy for Home Depot Founder Bernie Marcus

Keith GirardNovember 18, 2025

For Bernie Marcus, Home Depot's late billionaire founder, this year would have been a bitter payback for his rabid support of Donald Trump....

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Trump Epstein Quagmire Deepens; 11 Trump Claims Contradicted by New Emails

Keith GirardNovember 14, 2025

Donald Trump's Epstein quagmire has only deepened with the latest release of Epstein documents....

ADMINISTRATIONCRIMEPOLITICS

Deconstructing the Supreme Court Tariff Case; Trump Clearly Acted Outside the Law

Jim AstrachanNovember 6, 2025

It is not reasonable to conclude the Congress intended to delegate to a president it’s exclusive authority to tax....

ADMINISTRATIONLAWSUPREME COURT

Donald Trump can't be trusted says his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Trump Fact Checked by Artificial Intelligence (AI); Here’s What It Found on 20 Claims

Keith GirardOctober 25, 2025

Donald Trump's most offen repeated claims are lies or misleading, an AI analysis found. (Photo: ScreenCap) In an unusual experiment, a Yale School of Management artificial intelligence analysis has found Donald Trump's 20 most common claims t...

ADMINISTRATIONCULTUREPOLITICSPOLITICS

Donald Trump's new administration has touched off a frenzy of lawsuits. (Photo: Gage Skidmore.)

Trump ‘Golden Age’ Turns Ugly; Lies, Corruption, Excesses, Epstein Scandal Tarnish Presidency

Keith GirardOctober 21, 2025

Donald Trump is living in a fictional world, spinning a non-stop fabric of lies to cover up social economic and immigration turmoil....

COMMENTARYECONOMYPOLITICS

Elon Musk's name has surface in the Epstein files. (Photo: Steve Jurvetson)

Musk Epstein Ties Renew Questions About Possible Russian Recruitment Efforts, ‘Kompromat’

Keith GirardSeptember 26, 2025

Elon Musk was part of sex trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's ring of friends or associates at at time when Russia may have been attempting to "blackmail" and recruit him as an agent of influence....

ADMINISTRATIONPOLITICSSpy vs Spy

Ukrainian tanks on maneuvers in conflict with Russia.

Trump Sudden Russia, Ukraine Reversal Aimed at Countering ‘Kompromat’ Reports; Is He Gaslighting?

Keith GirardSeptember 23, 2025

Donald Trump made an abrupt and radical departure on Russia and Ukraine today (Sept. 23) seemingly shifting his view of the war in Ukraine's favor....

ADMINISTRATIONDEFENSEPOLITICSSpy vs Spy

Trump Latest Epstein Ties Intensify Focus Overseas on Russian ‘Kompromat’

Keith GirardSeptember 18, 2025

The latest Epstein revelation is adding fuel to claims -- heatedly noted overseas -- that the Russians have equally damning "kompromat" on the President of the United States....

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Trump American Eagle Bump Falls Flat After Sydney Sweeney Ad Tout; Stock, Store Visits Fall

Keith GirardAugust 7, 2025

Donald Trump's bump for Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad has quickly fallen flat and created more headaches for the troubled retailer....

BUSINESSCELEBRITIESCULTUREPOLITICS

Trump Epstein Scandal Screws Tighten as Victims Speak Out, Demand Justice

Keith GirardAugust 6, 2025

In life, Virginia Roberts Giuffre was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager and bravely exposed how Epstein dished up underage girls for sex with high-powered friends....

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