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President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.

Trump can’t resist roasting his affordability pitch with $5,000 burger joke

Rob Crilly · October 28, 2026 11:30 am

MAGA broadcaster John Fredericks holds a press conference with the D.C. Republican Party.

Yes, there are Republicans in DC. And they’re mad about taxes

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Cleveland.

Obama’s Cheesecake Factory zinger misses the point again

Iowa House candidate Joe Mitchell greets President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Sioux Gateway Airport, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Sioux City, Iowa.

White House report card: Rallies, grievances and rising oil prices

Vice President JD Vance speaks as Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, listens during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington.

Why you will be hearing a lot more about fraud before Election Day

Deportation czar: Spanish media teaching illegals tricks to avoid police, removal

Paul Bedard February 23, 2016 6:23 pm

A report from the Centers for Immigration Studies said that HHS does not believe that the costs to taxpayers to handle the immigrants with STDs will top $100 million. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

HHS: Immigrants with HIV, STDs welcome

Paul Bedard February 23, 2016 3:44 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Poll: With Bush out, Trump expands lead to 15 points

Paul Bedard February 23, 2016 2:31 pm

Rep. Sander Levin, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Michael Bonfigli/Christian Science Monitor

Top Dem warns of ‘TPP car,’ Mexican-made of Chinese parts, sold in U.S.

Paul Bedard February 22, 2016 11:39 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, speaks to moderators from left foreground, Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Fox’s Chris Wallace sees Trump winning Sanders voters, driving Hillary ‘nuts’

Paul Bedard February 22, 2016 8:08 pm

Mainstream Scream: Roland Martin says GOP ‘Invited Evil In’

Paul Bedard February 22, 2016 7:16 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan. (AP Photo/Greg Moore)

Speaker Ryan to touch on poverty, liberty at CPAC confab

Paul Bedard February 22, 2016 6:24 pm

(AP Photo/Steve Ruark, FIle)

Almost 90,000 dangerous illegal immigrants go free

Paul Bedard February 22, 2016 5:01 am

Wage gap: One Hillary Clinton speech more than average CEO salary

Paul Bedard February 21, 2016 4:51 pm

On July 10, 2015, an honor guard from the South Carolina Highway patrol lowered the Confederate battle flag as it is removed from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

DNC raises Confederate flag, Civil War, to slam Trump

Paul Bedard February 20, 2016 1:04 pm

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is speaking at this year's CPAC. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

NEXT UP: Trump, Cruz target record 11,000+ conservatives at CPAC

Paul Bedard February 20, 2016 1:01 pm

Supreme Court Justices, from left, Elena Kagan, Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Anthony Kennedy participate in prayers at a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Obama report card: Zogby B+ for Obama move on court, Babbin D for court hypocrisy

Paul Bedard February 20, 2016 12:00 pm