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Sarah-Jane Collins

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Sarah-Jane has over 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor for print, online, and broadcast media. Her reporting, essays, and opinion writing have appeared in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Future Women, The Global Mail, Mamamia, New Scientist, Meanjin, and others. Her debut novel, ‘Radiant Heat,’ was an NPR book of the day and an Amazon Editor’s Pick
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony to honor Marines who served at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the August 26, 2021, suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians during the U.S. military evacuation from Afghanistan, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
GO SIT IN THE CORNER

Pentagon Pete Quietly Sidelined After Trump Blowup

The president is apparently no longer counting on the defense secretary to pull off victory in Iran using only military force.

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Tim McGraw falls on stage.
BOOTED

Country Star, 59, Takes Hard Fall on Stage

The incident was caught on camera by fans.

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Donald Trump saluting a flock of geese
GOOSE STEPS

Trump, 80, Shares Deranged Geese Fantasy Before Golf Outing

The post immediately ranks among the octogenarian president’s most bizarre this term.

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US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
ME, ME, ME

White House Aides Sound the Alarm Over Trump’s Big Obsession

The president fears being seen as a “weak” president like the late Jimmy Carter, officials have revealed.

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Bill Maher delivers his monologue on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on August 28, 2026.
WHAT A BOOB

Bill Maher’s Dolly Parton Tribute Takes a Crude Turn

“All this is going on and all America could really talk about this week was how sad it was we lost Dolly Parton,” he said.

Sarah-Jane Collins

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
SATISFYING SLAP

Obama Judge Slaps Down SCOTUS’ Trump Decision

The District Court judge laid down “a gauntlet to the Supreme Court” in a voting rights case.

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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following talks with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2026. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
OUT OF GAS

Putin Hit by Record Disaster as Humiliating Crisis Escalates

Ukraine’s latest strikes on Russian oil assets have create chaos.

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Natalie Harp, Donald Trump, Melania Trump
WHERE’S NATALIE?

White House Makes Natalie Harp Disappear From Melania Video

Trump’s blonde companion was at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, but you wouldn’t know it from the official videos.

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Maine Senator Susan Collins attacked Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods.
BALANCING ACT

Republican Torches Trump as Vance Campaigns for Her

Sen. Susan Collins didn’t hold back in her criticism of the president’s Canada strategy.

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U.S. President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump during the National Anthem at the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race on the streets of Washington, D.C.,  U.S., August 23, 2026. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS
ME, ME, ME

Trump Biographer Says President ‘Is Proud’ When GOP Loses

Trump’s attention is elsewhere as the midterms approach: He’s focused on himself, his projects, and protecting those closest to him from scrutiny.

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