11 h. ago Democrats are acting sedate and silent during Trump’s worst excesses | Moira Donegan

Trump is getting comfortable in power. And Democrats are nowhere to be seenWhat was the point of Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night? The annual speech – called the “State of the Union” address in every year except the one just after the president’s ascent to office – has long been a somewhat outdated bit of political theater, an event light on policy specifics and heavy on messaging in an era in which political messaging’s most effective venues have long since moved online.It’s perhaps even less clear what a speech to Congress is supposed to mean for this president, who has proven himself so indifferent to constitutional limits on his power – or for this Congress, which has shown itself so willing to abdicate its own constitutional responsibilities. It seems, like so many of the formalities of American politics do now, a bit like a phantom limb: something that Americans keep feeling for long after it has been excised. How long will it be, one wonders, until everyone...

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12 h. ago Fox News pundit calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ as marathon speech met with muted response in polls: Live

President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame

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16 h. ago ‘For the love of God’: Sean Hannity begged Trump to stop attacking Fox News amid Dominion lawsuit, new book says

Fox News host reportedly pleaded with Trump not to ‘hit the Murdoch family’ during a 2023 phone call

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17 h. ago Fox News pundit calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ with even JD Vance complaining over length: Live

President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame

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18 h. ago Fox News host calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ with even JD Vance complaining it was too long: Live

President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame

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5 d. ago Fox News immediately celebrates Trump and Vance raging against Zelensky: ‘I loved it!’

‘So bravo President Trump and Vice President Vance,” Fox News host Emily Compagno declared.

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5 d. ago Fox News host hypes ‘free speech’ college as place where ‘protests are essentially not allowed’

After airing a clip of University of Austin professor Michael Shellenberger describing the school as a ‘place of free thought,’ Brian Kilmeade praised the college for supposedly outlawing student protests.

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9 d. ago Meghan Markle brutally mocked on Fox News as hosts left in fits of laughter

Meghan Markle was trolled on Fox News by TV host Raymond Arroyo, who mocked the Duchess of Sussex's new As Ever brand, while his co-host Laura Ingraham laughed along.

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2 w. ago Love, rockets and media attacks: Trump and Musk bring their toxic bromance to Fox News

Sitting side by side like a couple announcing their engagement, the world’s most powerful man and Donald Trump gushed about their relationship to Sean HannityThe British dancer Debbie McGee was once asked in an interview: “What first ever attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?” Hopefully some day Donald Trump will be asked in an interview: “What first ever attracted you to the billionaire far-right sympathizer Elon Musk?”Alas, the question was not put by the Fox News host Sean Hannity when he conducted a joint interview with the world’s most powerful man and Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watch: Six key moments from Trump and Musk’s Fox News interview

Donald Trump and Elon Musk sat down for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity broadcast on Tuesday, 18 February.

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2 w. ago 5 bombshells from Trump and Musk's Fox News love in – from $250m claim to assassination admission

Elon Musk and Donald Trump sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity for a cosy interview at the president's former Mar-a-Lago home as they pair fawned over each other in a sycophantic chat

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2 w. ago Elon Musk says he 'loves' Donald Trump who's a 'good man' in sycophantic joint Fox interview

During a joint interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night Elon Musk appeared sycophantic to President Donald Trump, fawning over the commander-in-chief amid the growing fears of a massive government power grab by Musk's Department of Government Efficacy (DOGE)

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2 w. ago Fox News host Jessica Tarlov says young Trump voter reached out to her to express his regrets

Young Trump voter told Fox News co-host that he and his family were frustrated over the chaotic changes occurring in the first two weeks of the new Trump administration

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2 w. ago Fox News host Sean Hannity appears to call Lara Trump ‘Lara S***’ during live interview

Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to call Lara Trump “Lara S***” during a live interview

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