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One of Rubio’s Own Deputies Spread Rumor About His Sexuality

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE

Darren Beattie, fired by the first Trump administration, carried over his controversy into MAGA 2.0.

Josh Fiallo | Published Mar 10, 2025

Dem Senator: Rubio Seems to Have Had ‘Total Lobotomy’

BRAIN DEAD?

One of the secretary of state’s former colleagues says he is “extremely disappointed” in his record thus far.

Will Neal | Published Mar 03, 2025

Senior Official Put on Leave After Dire Warning on Trump Aid

CUTS DEEP

USAID’s Nicholas Enrich reportedly said he had been placed on leave minutes after sharing a memo blasting the Trump administration for cutting off “life-saving humanitarian aid.”

Sean Craig | Published Mar 03, 2025

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Musk Battles Top Trump Officials Over His DOGE Demands

DOGE EAT DOGE

“Those who do not take this email seriously will soon be furthering their career elsewhere,” Musk warned Monday.

Mary Ann Akers | Published Feb 24, 2025

Trump’s MAGA Stalwart Slams Elon Musk’s Terror Funding Claim

BREAKING RANKS

“I don’t want to see USAID funding NGOs—but some of these are American groups that have never supported terrorism," special envoy Richard Grenell said of a list of non-profits shared by Elon Musk.

Sean Craig | Published Feb 24, 2025

Tulsi and Kash to Staff: Defy Musk’s Justify-Your-Job Email

IGNORING ELON

Elon Musk—who heads up the federal spending task force DOGE—said in a tweet that “failure to respond” to his team’s email “will be taken as a resignation.”

Sean Craig | Published Feb 23, 2025

Kremlin Comes Out Swinging to Defend Beloved President Trump

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Moscow has President Trump’s back.

Conrad Quilty-Harper | Published Feb 20, 2025

Musk Threatens to Double Down and ‘Delete Entire Agencies’

DEEP CUTS

Musk also gave a bizarre aside Thursday, claiming that DEI-friendly artificial intelligence could start murdering men.

Sean Craig | Published Feb 13, 2025
opinion

Trump’s Flood-the-Zone News Cycle Let Fired Aide Back In

SLIPPED PAST CUSTOMS

The media has been too focused on the big nominees to notice Darren Beattie, who was fired by Trump in 2018 for attending a white supremacy rally.

Eleanor Clift | Published Feb 06, 2025

Rubio Likes Idea to Send Deportees to El Salvador Megaprison

LEGALLY QUESTIONABLE

El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele is offering to “outsource” the U.S. prison system, despite questions over the idea’s legality.

Conrad Quilty-Harper | Published Feb 04, 2025

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