Trump Responds To Main 'Hush Money' Trial Witness's Claims

zerohedge.com Trump Responds To Main 'Hush Money' Trial Witness's Claims Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump praised the first witness in his New…

‘Again…’: Kaitlan Collins Slaps Down Trump’s Claim That His Courthouse is Guarded ‘Like Fort Knox’

mediaite.com AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura CNN’s Kaitlan Collins offered a terse takedown of former President Donald Trump’s latest misleading rant about his hush money trial on Friday. During…

It's Not Too Late for the GOP to Dump Trump. Here's How

newsweek.com Despite the hard-right Supreme Court's apparent willingness to entertain former President Donald Trump's fanciful claims of total presidential immunity, his New York…

Arizona 'fake elector' indictments make it tough for Turning Point USA's 'election integrity' push

msnbc.com Turning Point USA, the extremist-friendly, Donald Trump-loving organization for MAGA youth, is having one of its worst weeks yet from a public relations perspective. And…

Top 15 ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Episodes, Ranked

variety.com The series’ most consequential golf episode (and there are many), “The Black Swan” begins with Larry, Marty (Bob Einstein), Jeff (Jeff Garlin) and Andy (Richard Kind)…

Lately: TikTok bans, crypto scams and layoffs on Zoom

theglobeandmail.com Hi, I’m Samantha Edwards, an editor at The Globe and Mail. Welcome back to Lately, The Globe’s new tech newsletter where every Friday morning I break down the week’s biggest…

Donald Trump-Branded Indy 500 Car Proposal Crashes and Burns With Racing Series

thewrap.com The open-wheel racing series IndyCar turned down a proposal to run a livery at the Indianapolis 500 that would have promoted Donald Trump and RFK Jr., according to a Friday…

Right-wing media ruptures over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threat to oust Mike Johnson

aol.com Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.…

Q&A: Frank Bruni on journalism in The Age of Grievance

cjr.org Frank Bruni has covered many beats in his thirty-five-year career. He was a movie critic in Detroit, a war correspondent in the Persian Gulf, a White House correspondent at…

Mike Johnson saved Ukraine aid. Will donors care?

semafor.com The News Speaker Mike Johnson is being re-evaluated in political circles after breaking with conservative rebels to pass Ukraine aid — and that includes among donors. Taking…

Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride

apnews.com There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it’s clear…

Melania Trump's birthday off to a terrible start

newsweek.com It's Melania Trump's birthday, with the former first lady turning 54 today. Unfortunately, the celebrations are not off to the best start. It's been a rough week for the…

Donald Trump campaign accused of spamming people with unsolicited emails

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump's campaign has been accused of spamming people with unsolicited campaign emails through third parties ahead of the 2024 election, including…

Newly minted RNC chair Lara Trump says they've got lawsuits cooking in 81 states. There are 50 states

businessinsider.com Lara Trump was elected cochair of the Republican National Committee in March 2024. The former TV-news producer is married to former President Donald Trump's son, Eric.…

Biden Blasts Trump on Abortion: 'Don't Mess With Women of America'

youtube.com President Joe Biden urged voters to punish Donald Trump in November for a wave of abortion restrictions, assailing a six-week ban set to take effect in his rival’s home…

Jim Jordan backs Joe Rogan in his latest attack on free enterprise

msnbc.com It looks like we can add Coca-Cola (back) to the ever-changing carousel of quintessentially American companies targeted by Republicans for reprisals. In recent years,…

Clarence Thomas set to weigh Trump’s immunity claim despite recusal calls over Jan. 6

msnbc.com Many things about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court immunity appeal are incredible (in a bad way). There’s the alleged scheme that prompted the election subversion charges at…

Notorious far-right blog The Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy over 2020 election-related lawsuits

aol.com The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples…

‘Time to Unite the Haters’: Bannon Ally Calls For MAGA to Recruit Progressives to Oust Mike Johnson

mediaite.com (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Grace Chong, the CFO and COO of Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, reacted to the heckling of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Columbia’s…

Transgender woman praises Donald Trump: "Best president for LGBT people"

newsweek.com Sophia Hutchins, a transgender, conservative influencer, has addressed criticism she has received for praising former President Donald Trump as the "best president" for the…

Kari Lake and the GOP's Clumsy Messaging About Abortion

vanityfair.com Earlier this month, Kari Lake—the right-wing candidate running for the United States Senate in Arizona—tried to distance herself from the Civil War-era abortion ban the…

Greg Abbott backs Republican who enraged MAGA ally

newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott backed fellow Republican Representative Tony Gonzales of San Antonio on Wednesday, after Gonzales recently sparked outrage from a Make America…

‘All Bets Are Off!’ Bannon Sounds the Alarm On Biden’s 2024 Advantages Over Trump

mediaite.com Former 2016 Trump campaign manager and White House aide, Steve Bannon, hit the panic button this week on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and gave a pep-talk of sorts to…

Immigration Fears on Both Sides of the Atlantic

newsweek.com To the naked eye, London seems as when I lived there in the 2000s. Londoners still mind the gap between the train and the platform, close the pubs early, serve sausages…

‘Whoa! I Almost Wanted To Buy It

mediaite.com President Joe Biden drew laughs from a friendly crowd by mocking former President Donald Trump’s $60 Bible during a speech on reproductive rights. Biden and the Democrats…

Who will win the 2024 presidential election?

theweek.com The year of America's next presidential election is here, which can only mean one thing: speculation will continue to ramp up about who will be the next person to occupy the…

Roseanne Barr's Joe Biden remarks spark fury

newsweek.com A video of Rosanne Barr saying she had been "raped" by President Joe Biden in a skit mocking E. Jean Carroll's sex assault lawsuit against Donald Trump has sparked outrage…

Meme Coin BONK Could Soon Continue Parabolic Bull Run

beincrypto.com BONK, a prominent meme coin within the Solana ecosystem, has witnessed a remarkable rally in a market that has recently been characterized by cautious optimism. On…

Jamie Dimon: ‘I want to help my country’

thehill.com JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday was noncommittal when asked about serving in government after he leaves the company, instead maintaining he wants to "help" his…

New York Democrat Wishes Death On Trump Supporters

zerohedge.com New York Democrat Wishes Death On Trump Supporters Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A Democrat who is running for Congressional office has received fierce…

The Motion to Vacate Mike Johnson Seems Pretty Darn Motionless

vanityfair.com It wasn’t looking good for Mike Johnson. Marjorie Taylor Greene, his chief antagonist, was threatening his job—and predicting others would join her cause. As he navigated…

How one California beach town became Gavin Newsom’s nemesis

economist.com AN IDYLLIC CITY in swanky Orange County, California, is not where you would expect to encounter a self-professed champion of the proletariat. Huntington Beach was first…

What the death of America’s border bill says about toxic congressional politics

economist.com THE LIFE of the Senate’s bill to increase border security in exchange for sending aid to Ukraine was wretched and short. Its three main negotiators released the text on…

'Make legal immigration a more plausible option'

theweek.com Simply cracking down on illegal immigration won't resolve "our border difficulties," says Benjamin Powell. The "root cause" behind record arrivals of undocumented migrants…

Trump Defends ‘Good Man’ Mike Johnson as MAGA and Even His Own Son Target Embattled Speaker: ‘He’s Trying Very Hard’

mediaite.com Former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump defended Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) from attacks leveled at him by Trump’s base, including his…

Fox News Airs Republicans for Accountability Anti-Trump Ad

mediaite.com The Republican Accountability Project has purchased airtime on cable news outlets for an ad that rails against former President Donald Trump’s electability amid his 88…

Trump again tempts his fate on New York gag order

axios.com NEW YORK — Less than 24 hours before this morning's hearing over whether former President Trump has violated the gag order in his criminal case here, he tempted fate again…

Sitting in judgment on Trump

theweek.com The only time I sat on a jury was in the early aughts, when I lived in Manhattan. It was a traffic-injury lawsuit: A man who spoke little English had apparently rear-ended a…

"Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night"

zerohedge.com "Our Cities Turn Into War Zones Every Night" From coast to coast, radical prosecutors and progressive politicians have been pushing illogical criminal justice policies that…

Bannon Slams ‘Performative’ Jim Jordan, Says House Republicans Secretly Want Trump to Lose

mediaite.com Screenshot via Real America’s Voice Former Trump campaign manager turned MAGA-world podcaster, Steve Bannon, raged at House Republicans on Monday and accused them of wanting…

Pursuing Policies To Make America Poor Again?

washingtonexaminer.com The United States is most economically prosperous when politicians and policy elites fully embrace free market capitalism, which includes free trade on a level playing…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares MAGA Voters are ‘Done With the Republican Party’ Because Speaker Johnson ‘Totally Sold Us Out’

mediaite.com Bannon’s War Room on Rumble Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continued her vocal opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after the House passed the foreign aid…

The seismic political fallout from Trump’s criminal trial is only beginning

msnbc.com Conventional political wisdom suggests the first criminal trial of Donald Trump, which got underway in Manhattan last week, will have a minimal effect on the 2024 election.…

Prosecutor in Trump hush money case zeroes in on "election fraud"

axios.com A prosecutor in former President Trump's New York criminal trial argued during opening statements on Monday that the 2016 hush money payment "was election fraud, pure and…

Donald Trump urges his supporters to protest: "Rally behind MAGA"

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest this week, urging them to "rally behind MAGA." On Monday, Trump shared a new post on his Truth Social…

Steve Bannon slams "poisonous serpent" close to Donald Trump

newsweek.com Top Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon has lashed out at South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for condemning his Republican colleagues for opposing foreign aid bills. Bannon, a…

Trump's First Criminal Trial Is Enough to Cost Him the Election

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump and his minions throughout the Republican Party would have you believe that his criminal trial for falsifying business records to cover up an…

The grim implication of Speaker Mike Johnson's Ukraine pivot

newsweek.com House Speaker Mike Johnson finally bowed to months of intense pressure this weekend, breaking with the majority of his House Republican colleagues to allow a vote on the…

Do Rumors Of Trump’s ‘Stinky’ Farting In Court Pass The Smell Test?

mediaite.com (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times via AP, Pool) Among the many gossip and rumor moments in media during the first week of Donald Trump’s criminal “hush money” trial in…

Trump's once "favorite newspaper' mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene goes viral

newsweek.com Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, was mocked on the front cover of Sunday's New York Post, once Donald Trump's "favorite newspaper," due to her…

‘We Do Not Reward the Bare Minimum’: Democratic Rep. Tells MSNBC She Won’t Vote to Save Speaker Johnson

mediaite.com If House Speaker Mike Johnson is counting on Democratic support to save his job following the passage of the $95 billion foreign aid package which angered some far-Right…

Behind the Curtain: Speaker Johnson's historic road-to-Kyiv conversion

axios.com Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) did something rarely, if ever, seen in the MAGA era when he won passage Saturday of a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and…

Fox News’ Jesse Watters takes Trump/MAGA media feedback loop to a new low

msnbc.com We’re only one week into the first criminal trial of Donald Trump, yet he and his MAGA allies are already intervening to identify and drive off the jury anyone they think…

Biden's 50-year journey as a skeptic of Roe v. Wade to its ultimate protector

nbcnews.com The issue has been particularly fraught for Biden, an 81-year-old steeped in Catholic teachings and reliant on religious faith to cope with unthinkable tragedy: the deaths…

MAGA Congressman Byron Donalds Blames Matt Gaetz for House GOP Chaos: ‘Lord of the Flies on Capitol Hill’

mediaite.com (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) blamed his colleague Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for the chaos engulfing the House GOP caucus on Friday,…

The House is working as the Founders wanted and MAGA Republicans hate it

msnbc.com It took a long, winding route to get here, but Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has finally done what few thought he would be willing to do. The House this weekend will vote on…

No, Trump’s Plan to Deploy 100,000 Poll Workers Isn’t About “Election Integrity”

vanityfair.com Donald Trump has made his self-serving “rigged election” lies something like scripture for Republicans—an organizing principle for the party, an oath prospective Republican…

Will Trump get convicted in his hush-money case? Should he? What polls say

today.yougov.com Just one-quarter of Americans (24%) expect Donald Trump to be convicted in his ongoing New York trial over allegedly falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money…