# extremist (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover extremist. Page: Feed: --- ## ['Serious' Republicans should flee Trump's GOP clown show: analysis](https://www.alternet.org/trump-gop-unserious-midterms/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ New York Times columnists Michelle Cottle, Jamelle Bouie and James French could not fathom why “serious” Republicans would involve themselves in national GOP races with the current administration in charge of the party. Columnist Jamelle Bouie said there was no shortage of Republican contenders who represent President Donald Trump’s “fundamentalist” brand of “grievance and disinterest in… ## ['It’s chaos': Trump rewards red state farmers with blown profits this year](https://www.alternet.org/trump-farmers-economy-midterms/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ MS NOW reporter Alex Tabet says there’s a very obvious reason the state of Iowa is slipping out of Republicans’ grasp this midterm, and it has everything to do with the Trump economy. “It's chaos,” said Iowa Farmers Association President Aaron Lehman, speaking with Tabet on a Saturday morning show. “You know, we are just not on the right path at the time. When farmers are dealing with all this… ## [A little-known rule could still stop Trump's ballroom in its tracks](https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-trump-ballroom/) _2026-08-22 · The Conversation · Alternet.org_ The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can accept privately donated funds. That’s because Trump’s is using the fact that he’s been accepting private donations to pay for at least some of the project’s cost as a justification for not needing… ## [Hypocritical Never-Trumpers have no right to lecture the rest of us](https://www.alternet.org/famous-never-trumpers/) _2026-08-22 · D. Earl Stephens · Alternet.org_ If you are an alleged anti-Trump Republican or Independent who supported the disastrous policies and war crimes of the George W. Bush Administration, moved on to the Tea Party and/or other toxic rightwing klans to attack Barack Obama, and now want to haughtily lecture the Left about anything, kindly shut up and do the serious introspection you so badly owe yourself and your country. I’ve heard… ## [A new polling 'trap' is being used to fool millions of Americans](https://www.alternet.org/polling-trick/) _2026-08-22 · Roxanne Cooper · Alternet.org_ The democratic process is facing a silent crisis as political polling transforms from a tool used to measure public opinion into a weapon used to manipulate it. According to a detailed report by The New York Times , a dangerous wave of unreliable data, fake surveys, and volatile prediction markets is warping campaign narratives, misleading donors, and distorting news coverage like never before.… ## [The ghost of 1980 and the 'curse' that could crush Trump’s presidency](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-quadmire/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Trump is blustering hard at the economic damage he’s got in store for Iran. But Iran’s most devastating president-killer is locked and loaded on Trump. And it rarely misses its mark, according to the Guardian . “Months before Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan, eight US servicemen died in a botched high-risk rescue mission that failed to secure the freedom of dozens… ## [Trump’s devious legal trick to force a Supreme Court win](https://www.alternet.org/trumps-wild-legal-trick-to-force-a-supreme-court-win/) _2026-08-22 · Sabrina Haake · Alternet.org_ Last week, on an emergency basis, Trump asked the Supreme Court to rescue the centerpiece of his ‘capital improvement campaign.’ Trump now calls his ballroom—a 90,000 ft.2 gilded party palace where donors in haute couture can eat wagyu beef and dance the night away—an “ urgent matter of national security .” On Friday, the Court let Trump have his way . Trump’s legal team was responding to a lower… ## ['We'll never lose': Trump has a wild new prediction](https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-prediction/) _2026-08-22 · Thom Hartmann · Alternet.org_ Trump and his Republican partners in the destruction of American democracy really don’t want us to vote this fall or in 2028. And there’s a good reason for it, at least in their minds. Joyce Vance just pointed out that Howard Lutnick, Trump’s morbidly rich crony Commerce Secretary, claimed this week that they’d found over 24,000 noncitizens who’d illegally voted in the 2020 election. It’s a lie,… ## [Trump is stark raving mad — and this proves it](https://www.alternet.org/trump-lawsuit-cap/) _2026-08-22 · Robert Reich · Alternet.org_ I need to inform you of a very serious matter. Trump is threatening the Center for American Progress, a prominent liberal think tank, with a $5 billion defamation lawsuit over a report concluding that his deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country has had little effect on reducing violent crime. This is nuts, for several reasons. First and most obviously, his lawsuit violates… ## [Reporter flags bruising, swelling, and secrecy surrounding Trump’s fitness](https://www.alternet.org/trump-health-2677757129/) _2026-08-22 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Thursday, the New York Times Journalist Maggie Haberman – co-author of a bombshell book that exposed the Trump administration’s dirty secrets – delivered a less-than-optimistic assessment of President Donald Trump ’s physical and mental state. After detailing a series of issues with Trump’s fitness, she argued that his allies are “not transparent about his health.” Haberman was speaking with… ## [Every Channel. One Login. 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Got shoved a bunch of hardcopy documents… ## [George Conway worried ailing Trump 'not even close to reality' anymore](https://www.alternet.org/trump-senile-mind-health/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Conservative attorney and President Donald Trump gadfly George Conway says there is no reason left to suspect the president has any real connection to reality anymore. This is not just a matter of Trump sleeping through briefings and public meetings. It’s a matter of psychosis. “There's a famous psychologist named Eric Fromm, who talked about malignant narcissists like Trump. I mean, the great… ## ['Standards have changed': Hypocrisy of Trump's Graham cleanup exposed by CNN](https://www.alternet.org/standards-have-changed-cnn-exposes-the-hideous-hypocrisy-of-darlene-graham-cleanup/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront Host Erin Burnett did not have to work hard to unmask the duplicity of Republicans and their propaganda networks Friday night. Republican-aligned networks were scrambling on Thursday and Friday to clean up the apparent ignorance of South Carolina Senatorial candidate Darline Graham, after her humiliating gaffe at an interview. Graham, who has been endorsed by President… ## [Trump’s own military placing bets on an Iran win: report](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-war-polymarket/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN reports President Donald Trump’s own servicemembers appear to be hedging their bets against the United States in Trump’s war on Iran. Marshall Cohen, CNN senior reporter, spoke with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on Friday to discuss the revelation that roughly 150 Polymarket accounts appear to be U.S. military insiders, some with clear access to sensitive military information. The prediction site… ## [Trump’s notorious 'infidelity' problems are crashing our cred: expert](https://www.alternet.org/trump-trade-deals-economy/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump has a history of being a very “unreliable partner,” says economist Justin Wolfers , so why would any other nation trust a nation under his control. “Suppose I told you I’d been married seven times, and that I’d cheated on all seven wives. And then I asked you to marry me anyway,” said Wolfers. “If I had breached that agreement with seven past spouses, I reckon you wouldn’t… ## [Trump’s 'lame-duckery' is picking up some brutal speed](https://www.alternet.org/trump-polling-iran-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. says President Donald Trump’s power is winnowing away—and this might be the best thing for him. “You heard it here first. Donald Trump’s lame-duckery is picking up speed. As it does, his government will start acting like a normal government,” assured Jenkins. “This might even benefit Mr. Trump’s reputation in the final two years of his… ## [Republicans ‘preparing to move on’ from loser Trump](https://www.alternet.org/trump-republican-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ In recent weeks, a string of primary losses among MAGA candidates has revealed an important political shift. After a decade of holding the GOP in his “vise-like grip,” President Donald Trump ’s endorsement is losing its power. According to MS NOW political contributor Michael Cohen , this is a sign that “Republicans are preparing to move on.” As Cohen wrote on Friday, “Over the past few weeks,… ## ['Impotent' Trump 'ain’t gonna do jack' to anybody: conservative](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-trap/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Conservative Dispatch writer Kevin D. Williamson says President Donald Tump’s promise of economic destruction on Iran is just “more mush from a wimp.” Trump is promising economic warfare “on an unprecedented scale” against Iran, or an “economic D-Day.” But Trump “makes these kinds of dumb, empty threats all the time,” said Wiliamson. “\[P\]revious menacing pronouncements have run the gamut from war… ## [Republican Party lawsuit goes down in flames as judges dismiss appeal](https://www.alternet.org/nevada-ballot-law/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ The Republican Party's lawsuit against the state of Nevada over the law allowing ballots be counted up to four days after the Election Day has been dismissed. In several states, ballots that are postmarked on Election Day are still counted, even if they are received by election officials a few days after the election. Nevada's law allows up to four days to continue receiving ballots. Ballots with… ## [DOJ declares decades-old safeguards illegal in stunning Trump move](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-elliot-gaiser/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ This week, T. Elliot Gaiser — assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel — issued a memo on changes at the Foreign Service Grievance Board (FSGB). And according to Politico legal reporter Josh Gerstein, the memo attacks a system that has been in place for 46 years. In a Friday post on X , formerly Twitter, Gerstein explains, "JUST IN: Trump… ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f5RW0i4tYGVJ) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Trump’s war on federal oversight has watchdogs 'scared to death'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-watchdog-agencies/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ After the Watergate scandal of the 1970s, Congress carried out a series of reforms that included strengthening federal watchdogs and creating new agencies like the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. But according to NOTUS, President Donald Trump is greatly undermining that post-Watergate system during his second… ## ['These women': Republican bemoans young female voters 'stealing' elections](https://www.alternet.org/female-voters/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ Kansas State Rep. Pat Proctor, a Republican running for Kansas Secretary of State, lamented just how annoyed he is with female voters. In a video revealed by his opponent, Jennifer Day , Proctor complained about the 2022 defeat of a ballot measure restricting reproductive freedom in the state. "There's like, all these, like, women, uh, like 20 to 30-year-old women, who, you know, that you never… ## [Federal court slaps down Trump’s 'unlawful' lawfare](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-letitia-james-2677755498/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Friday, a federal court dealt a huge blow to President Donald Trump ’s efforts to weaponize the Department of Justice, ruling that a U.S. attorney who obtained grand jury subpoenas targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James had been illegally appointed . According to the 2nd Circuit Court’s opinion, “This case concerns whether John A. Sarcone III validly served as, and lawfully exercised… ## [Trump finds new way to 'cheat the law' and enact revenge on Americans](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-pirro/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ With Todd Blanche having made the transition from acting U.S. attorney general to permanent U.S. attorney general following a 50-49 confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate, President Donald Trump continues to push the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for federal prosecutions of his foes. And according to Salon's Amanda Marcotte, Trump is ramping up this pressure despite setbacks in the lower federal… ## [Maggie Haberman sounds alarm: 'We don’t know how secure' Trump’s phone is](https://www.alternet.org/natalie-harp-trump/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman was the one who blew the whistle on President Donald Trump's relationship with his aide, Natalie Harp, who was among those included in her book about the White House staff. Haberman said that, according to those she's spoken to in Trump's world, Harp "doesn't do much outside of work. She works constantly for him." She explained that it's a "huge amount of… ## [Hometown news questions whether Republican is lying about his wealth](https://www.alternet.org/brandon-herrera/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ A Republican in Texas is being questioned about his brag that he's a millionaire. In an era where the affordability crisis has reached the top issue voters care about most, online influencer Brandon Herrera has spent his campaign bragging about his riches. The problem, according to The San Antonio Express News , is that the Republican hasn't got anything to back that up. The salary of the U.S.… ## [Trump official sold his soul to 'gaslight' US — and failed: Nobel economist](https://www.alternet.org/trump-scott-bessent-economy/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ One of President Donald Trump ’s officials has proven he’s willing to “sell his soul” to “gaslight” Americans about the economy, but his failure to do so has both harmed the U.S. and destroyed his credibility. This is according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman , who on Friday detailed how Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ’s “Dear Leader” approach flopped. As Krugman explains, when… ## [Reporter reveals true motive behind Cohen’s 'sick love affair' with Trump](https://www.alternet.org/michael-cohen-2677754941/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ Former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen has been schmoozing the president since June 2025, revealed journalist Tara Palmeri when speaking to CNN, and there's a big reason why. The journalist told the network in a Friday morning interview that Cohen asked her for Trump's phone number last year and he teased that he thought he could get back "in" with Trump. Not long after she handed over the… ## [White House insiders fear Trump’s approval could hit the 'scary 20s'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-herbert-hoover-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ With the United States' 2026 midterms only two and one-half months away, President Donald Trump continues to suffer from weak approval ratings in one poll after another — including 33 percent from Reuters and 35 percent from YouGov/The Economist . But according to Zeteo's Asawin Suebsaeng, Trump White House insiders fear that his approval ratings could sink even lower in the weeks ahead — and that… ## [Melania delivered a not-so-subtle message to Trump and his favorite aide](https://www.alternet.org/melania-trump-2677747652/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ The First Lady spoke from the White House on Thursday about a new initiative for foster children who age out of the system and her remarks had a not-so-subtle dig at President Donald Trump's favorite aide. Sarah Baxter, director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, penned a column for The iPaper Friday , saying that Melania Trump's speech had staffers along with her. That… ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D82Z7Z9KVYW4) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [MAGA meltdown leaves right-wing media scrambling to explain Trump failures](https://www.alternet.org/maga-2677744209/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ The New Republic's Virginia Heffernan has followed the MAGA breakup closely over the past year as President Donald Trump's broken promises has left the movement feeling "betrayed." While speaking to Greg Sargent for his "Daily Blast" podcast , the two discussed the recent warning issued by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.), who abandoned the president over the Jeffrey Epstein files. In a… ## [Trump puts Supreme Court in massive bind as court threatens beloved ballroom](https://www.alternet.org/trump-ballroom-scotus/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom is a key part of his plan for extensive makeovers and renovations in and around Washington DC. But Trump's legal foes are arguing that he lacks the authority to build the ballroom without the full consent of Congress — that he cannot act unilaterally in the matter. And according to the Wall Street Journal's Damion Paletta, he is putting… ## [Trump facing 'most embarrassing' loss in deep MAGA country](https://www.alternet.org/trump-darline-graham-maga/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ The GOP's grip on South Carolina was evident when, in 2024, Donald Trump carried the deep red state by 18 percent. But according to Politico, Trump could suffer one of his "most embarrassing losses" in a state that he handily won three presidential elections in a row. In South Carolina, President Trump is going all-in for GOP Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, who Gov. Henry McMaster appointed to her… ## [USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN PASSES DESERT ISLAND CASTAWAY](https://themoderatevoice.com/uss-abraham-lincoln-passes-desert-island-castaway/) _2026-08-21 · CAGLE CARTOONS · The Moderate Voice_ The post USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN PASSES DESERT ISLAND CASTAWAY appeared first on The Moderate Voice . ## [Darline Graham’s inherited Senate seat revives the ‘widow’s mandate’ with a sibling twist](https://themoderatevoice.com/darline-grahams-inherited-senate-seat-revives-the-widows-mandate-with-a-sibling-twist/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Voice · The Moderate Voice_ U.S. Sen. Darline Graham’s appointment belongs to a long American tradition of family succession in politics. AP Photo/Meg Kinnard Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – \[…\] The post Darline… ## [Shock the Monkey](https://themoderatevoice.com/shock-the-monkey/) _2026-08-21 · Clay Jones · The Moderate Voice_ ICE has electric gloves Seeking new ways to inflict cruel and unusual punishment, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a notice of its plans to spend as much as $20 million on a product known as G.L.O.V.E, an abbreviation for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. Remember, when it comes to MAGA, the cruelty is \[…\] The post Shock the Monkey appeared first on The Moderate Voice . ## [Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?](https://themoderatevoice.com/is-it-illegal-for-the-president-to-spend-patriotic-donations-on-a-white-house-ballroom-or-anything-else/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Voice · The Moderate Voice_ Construction of a White House ballroom continues on Aug. 18, 2026, three days before a court-ordered deadline to halt construction unless Congress authorizes it. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising \[…\] The post Is it… ## [Trump torn apart for passing the buck on manufacturing losses](https://www.alternet.org/trump-tariffs-2677741735/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump's signature economic policy was levying tariffs at the start of his second term. Now that his own Department of Labor has shown 75,000 manufacturing jobs lost during that same period, Trump is trying to blame his predecessor, President Joe Biden — but one of his fellow conservatives is telling him, not so fast. "Is this all being framed as Joe Biden's fault?" NewsNation's… ## [Layoffs bite deep into Trump country](https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-suffering/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump and his GOP majorities in the House and Senate are riding on public approval in November, but few voters are sidling up with either of their economic messages. And recent lay-offs peppering the Trump-voting heartland don’t appear to be making Republicans’ argument any easier as the nation slides into the midterms. A Kearney company construction industry in Kansas City, Mo.… ## [Tapper yanks the rug out from GOP lawmaker in painful live shakedown](https://www.alternet.org/trump-republicans-midterms-2677741293/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN anchor Jake Tapper cut through packaged talking points spouted by U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) in a brutal Thursday interview . Tapper began the discussion with a request for Flood’s reaction to President Donald Trump’s dismal poll numbers and the apparent affect his unpopularity was having on individual GOP races up and down the ballot. To this, Flood launched into the passage of the Housing… ## [Michael Cohen hides when cornered about Trump pushing him to commit crimes](https://www.alternet.org/trump-michael-cohen-corruption/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump’s former attorney refused to repeat earlier testimony he made when called to task about Trump’s criminality. Cohen was the star witness in New York prosecutors’ 2024 hush money case against Trump involving illegal use of money to buy a sex worker’s silence. This made Trump the first ever former president to become a convicted felon when he was found guilty on 34 counts of… ## [Trump caught using taxpayer cash for bizarre paving obsession](https://www.alternet.org/national-park/) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ Under Trump, the National Park Service has allowed thousands of park projects across the country languish while only the handful that he considers to be priorities have been fast-tracked, wrote The Atlantic's Michael Scherer on Thursday . Citing internal documents and interviews, Scherer reported that Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum has established a "White House priorities" docket that pushed… ## [Bill O’Reilly predicts death of Trump’s ‘legacy’](https://www.alternet.org/oreilly-trump/) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ Conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly has had a long history of controversial takes, from threatening that President Donald Trump could “destroy” people who accused him of links to the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to urging the president to take a vacation and saying he should exact vengeance against actor Robert De Niro . Now O’Reilly is warning Trump that if Democrats retake Congress,… ## [‘Hunting down enemies’: The explosive whistleblower report on Trump’s DOJ](https://www.alternet.org/trump-corruption-prosecution/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump’s politicized Department of Justice has abandoned major white-collar prosecutions in favor of waging legal war against Trump’s perceived political enemies. But a White House whistleblower from Trump’s first term says there will be no way to hide Trump’s lawfare from investigators when he leaves office — no matter how much paper he shreds. “\[T\]he Trump administration is not… ## [Expert warns Trump’s ‘mendacious goons’ are killing trust in America](https://www.alternet.org/trump-lies-2677740257/) _2026-08-20 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Thursday, Daily Beast columnist David Rothkopf laid out the true breadth of President Donald Trump 's "epidemic" of lies, and detailed the "grim" consequences if they go unchecked. According to Rothkopf, under Trump's leadership, the government has gone "braindead," and if he and his allies have their way, the American people will be next. "This administration has waged war on the First… ## [Trump still hiding the one election report Congress demanded: report](https://www.alternet.org/trump-hiding-2024-secrets/) _2026-08-20 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump has released a number of documents about his 2020 election win, but he continues to hide documents that Congress ordered he make public. New York Times intelligence reporter Dustin Volz wrote Thursday that out of all of the classified information Trump has released in recent months, he's still holding back documents that show foreign meddling in the 2024 election. Trump has… ## [Republican panics at Trump’s 'little war'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-midterms-mess-republicans/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ It’s rare when a Republican senator peels away from President Donald Trump and openly criticizes his unilateral war on Iran, but Utah appears to be a place of rebellion. “U.S. Sen. John Curtis was a teenager during the Vietnam War and still remembers seeing neighbors, just a few years older than he was, drafted,” reports the Salt Lake Tribune. “And once, Curtis said, he attended a Church of Jesus… ## [Trump's loyalist prosecutors keep going down in flames](https://www.alternet.org/department-justice-trump-politicized/) _2026-08-20 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump's key demand from his hires is now working against him in a big way. On Thursday, lawyer Norm Eisen and legal reporter Adam Klasfeld agreed that there is some reason for "hope" as Trump's administration fights so many cases across the country. Klasfeld began listing all of the huge losses Trump has suffered in the past two years, including 22 cases that are specifically… ## ['No plan': GOP insiders fear Trump’s 'bungled' strategy undermines US power](https://www.alternet.org/trump-cramer-rounds/) _2026-08-20 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, he promised that it would be a quick and succinct operation. But after almost half a year, the war rages on. According to NOTUS, frustrated Republican insiders are desperately hoping for an exit strategy from the president. But they aren't getting it. In NOTUS, reporters Jasmine Wright, Ben T.N. Mause, Hamed Ahmadi, Akbar… ## [Church leaders ask federal judge to punish Trump’s DOJ](https://www.alternet.org/trump-church/) _2026-08-20 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Thursday, religious groups asked a federal judge to hold Department of Justice officials in contempt for violating a court order barring immigration enforcement actions in houses of worship. According to Politico , the request comes after an undercover agent spying on a Minnesota church accidentally dropped a recording device that exposed their true identity. The coalition of church groups is…