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Global Headlines: Biden's France Visit, Gaza Conflict, Trump Legal Battles

This global news summary highlights President Biden's visit to France for D-Day's 80th anniversary, violent clashes in Gaza killing 19, the U.S. and G7's progress on Ukraine funding, Trump's legal attempts to lift a gag order, Sheinbaum's political win in Mexico, and significant events in Poland, India, and the U.K.

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'Nazi piece of s--t'

Hunter Biden’s wife lashed out at a one-time adviser for former President Donald Trump Tuesday, calling him a “Nazi piece of s—t” during a break in the first son’s federal trial on gun charges.

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US senator smashes record with 25-hour anti-Trump speech

A Democratic US Senator shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" actions.

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Tens of thousands march in US against President Trump

Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of major US cities to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.

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'Could be a different ending': GOP lawmakers reportedly teeing up break with Trump

Republican lawmakers who have continued to give in to Donald Trump's demands could be making preparations for a potential rebellion.Republicans like Chip Roy and Thomas Massie have challenged the President, but things have ultimately gone his way, according to a Washington Post report Saturday.Paul ...

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Zelensky says Rome meeting with Trump could be 'historic'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his meeting at the Vatican with US President Donald Trump could prove historic if the peaceful end to Ukraine's war with Russia that they discussed is achieved.

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Trump and Zelensky Meet at Vatican Amidst Russia-Ukraine Tensions

President Donald Trump reported a successful meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican. The outcomes of their discussions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict will become apparent in the coming days, indicating whether any progress has been made towards resolving the ongoing situation.

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Kamala Harris plans speech criticizing Trump policies

Former U.S. vice president Kamala Harris plans to use a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize U.S. President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor.

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Canadian automobile parts won't be hit with Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released today says automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade will not be hit with President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Key prosecutor in Trump’s classified documents case to testify

A key federal prosecutor in the classified documents case against U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to privately testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee in the coming days, a source familiar with the process told CNN.

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Congressman backs down from impeachment vote

A Democratic lawmaker is backing down, for now, from a renegade bid to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump after colleagues in his own party criticized the effort and refused to support it.

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Deportation Blitz

The U.S. Supreme Court has halted President Donald Trump's attempt to deport Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law from 1798. The court's decision underscores the need for adequate legal process in deportations, drawing criticism from Trump and raising questions about the administration's adherence to legal standards.

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Biden’s Interview Recording with Special Counsel Could Be Released Soon

The Trump administration reportedly plans to release audio of a 2023 interview with former President Joe Biden, conducted by a special counsel about his handling of classified documents. The New York Times suggests that the recording might become public as early as next week, according to knowledgeable sources.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene complains nothing gets done 'even though we're in charge'

Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday she isn't satisfied with what Donald Trump's administration has so far been able to accomplish. After commenting on former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis, the MAGA ally turned to X to talk about how little Trump's team has been able to find out about th...

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‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump’s pardons get even more political

As President Donald Trump’s interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin was remarkably blunt about intermingling Trump’s political goals with the ostensibly independent actions of the Justice Department. That might have cost him the permanent gig.

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Trump Nominates Emil Bove amid Controversies

President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Justice Department official Emil Bove to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove, previously involved in controversial legal actions, will need Senate approval. Trump's decision has sparked both support and criticism, with ethics complaints facing Bove.

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Foreign students seek to quit Harvard amid Trump crackdown

Harvard University has been flooded with requests from foreign students to transfer to other institutions as US President Donald Trump's administration seeks to ban it from hosting international scholars, a staff member said Wednesday."Too many international students to count have inquired about the...

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A bad wrap: Trump blasts 'TACO Theory'

US President Donald Trump made no pretence at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by a reporter about "TACO" - an acronym that has been gaining traction among Wall Street traders who believe that "Trump Always Chickens Out."

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Trump not interested in talking to Musk, says official

US President Donald Trump is not interested in talking with his former ally Elon Musk, amid a bitter feud over the president's sweeping tax-cut bill, a White House official said, adding that no phone call between the two men is planned for the day.

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An Unlikely Alliance: Trump and Merz Forge New Diplomatic Path

During a White House meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz forged a surprisingly amicable relationship, discussing topics like Ukraine and trade. Despite underlying tensions, the leaders bonded over shared conservative values and historical ties between their nations, aiming for stronger future collaboration.

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The Tech Titan vs. the Politician: Musk and Trump's Surprising Feud

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship, once mutually beneficial, has transformed into a public dispute. Trump's threat to terminate government contracts with Musk's companies and Musk's vocal criticism of Trump have turned their alliance into a social media showdown, affecting Tesla's stock and political dynamics.

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Trump protests sweep across U.S. ahead of Saturday's military parade

Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead of a military parade to mark the army's 250th anniversary that coincides wi…

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How Democratic Party Leaders Quietly Support Trump's March to War With Iran

Some Democrats are fighting to stop war with Iran, but party leaders are silently acquiescing or, worse, supporting an attack. The post How Democratic Party Leaders Quietly Support Trump’s March to War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Sarah Lazare, Adam Johnson

He Demands Special Prosecutor For (Really?) 2020 Election

It's only been one day since the first congressional sham hearing focusing on allegations of former President Joe Biden's alleged mental decline while in the White House. Since then, Trump has displayed his severe cognitive decline for the world to see. Again…

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Reporter Finally Asks Why Trump Says 'Two Weeks' For Every Answer

On Thursday, Old Turniphead Trump said that he would know in two weeks if he was going to start World War III with Iran and Israel. You could hear a collective sigh from the entire nation when he said that. We all know what's coming next. He'll keep extending…

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'You're In Danger': Of Course Trump Talked To Reporters, And It Got Weird

While on the tarmac of the Morristown Airport in New Jersey, Donald J. Trump warned reporters they were in danger for talking to him. Yes, really. “Are you worried Iran’s proxies would wage terror attacks against American targets abroad if you order military…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Fox News Already Picked New Leader Of Iran

Fox News' Martha MacCallum interviewer the son of the former Shah of Iran, HRH Reza Pahlavi in an effort to choose the next leader of that country if Trump decides to bring the United States into war in support of Israel. As I've said earlier, this is the sam…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

This time, it’s Trump’s war

Donald Trump claimed during his 2024 campaign for president that America had fought “no wars” during his first presidency, and that he was the first president in 72 years who could say that.  This was not, strictly speaking, true. In his first term, Trump int…

Vox by Joshua Keating

This is the letter Donald Trump sent Apple to keep TikTok on the App Store

Tony Tan, a Google shareholder, has obtained and published a set of letters the Trump administration sent to multiple tech companies, essentially saying: don’t worry about the law, the president has your back, keep TikTok online. However, Mr. Tan disagrees…

9to5Mac by Marcus Mendes

Victor Davis Hanson Dismantles "Experts" Who Keep Getting Trump Wrong

Victor Davis Hanson Dismantles "Experts" Who Keep Getting Trump Wrong Via VigilantFox.com Yes, they were all wrong. In spectacular fashion. Victor Davis Hanson just DISMANTLED the so-called “experts” who’ve been wrong about Trump’s policies at every turn. H…

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TikTok Schadenfreude

I'll admit, I have not followed all of the legal developments in Trump 2.0 carefully. During the first administration, I closely tracked nearly every policy and district court ruling. It was exhausting. This time around, I've triaged. If I've written about so…

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Trump Lashes Out at Reporter Asking About Jeffrey Epstein DOJ Memo

President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Tuesday for asking about Monday's Jeffrey Epstein memo from the Department of Justice ... and the video is quite awkward. Just check it out -- 47 is astonished someone would ask about the news from a…

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Donald Trump Threatens To Revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship

Donald Trump posted on Saturday that he is giving “serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship. The president posted on Truth Social, “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving…

Deadline by Ted Johnson

MAGA Leaders Try To Make Pam Bondi The Scapegoat Over Epstein FIles Fallout

The MAGA cult has been in and uproar after the DOJ announced there are no Epstein files. Trump-land had said over and over again they would release those files immediately after Trump was elected. Now the MAGA base saying Trump has become the deep state. To …

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

You Promised Us': Trump's Epstein Post On Truth Social Backfires

Donald J. Trump thought he was in his safe place on Truth Social when he unleashed a post trying to shut down talk about the Jeffrey Epstein files, but it swiftly backfired. First, Trump tried distracting the public with an attack on comedian Rosie O'Donnell …

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

'I Don't Buy It': Fox News Turns On Trump Over Epstein 'Ticking Time Bomb'

The hosts of Fox & Friends said they didn't buy claims from President Donald Trump's administration that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a list of people connected to his alleged sex trafficking crimes. "If there's anybody who could walk in and say, 'Okay, we'…

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Critics Bring Receipts As Don Jr Tries To Defend Dad Over WSJ Story

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted in July 2023, "Show us all the Epstein client list now!!! Why would anyone protect those scum bags? Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very apparent!!" Indeed, it is apparent. Now, it's 2025, and Coke Jr. is try…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Epstein breaks Congress

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s self-inflicted Jeffrey Epstei…

Vox by Cameron Peters

House Dems Request Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ From Estate

This could be very bad news for Donald Trump, his $10 billion libel lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and his Epstein scandal cover up. Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Ro Khanna hav…

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GOPer Blames Obama For An Epstein Deal Done While Bush Was In Office

CNN's Jake Tapper corrected Oklahoma GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin twice when he somehow tried to blame former President Barack Obama for the "sweetheart plea" that Alex Acosta gifted disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein with when he was a top federal prosecutor i…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

POLL: 31% call Trump honest and trustworthy...

This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers approval of Trump's job performance, partisan gerrymandering, Ghislaine Maxwell's prison move, inflation, and government jobless numbers

Yougov.com by Taylor Orth, David Montgomery

How U.S. Aid To Ukraine and Russia Changed From Biden To Trump

U.S. policies toward Ukraine and Russia during the Russo-Ukraine war have differed under President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

Forbes by Mark Temnycky, Contributor, Mark Temnycky, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/marktemnycky/

Trump, Putin Share Limo Ride to Alaska Meeting

President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin began discussions at a highly anticipated summit with the US leader looking to secure an end to the war in Ukraine. #politics #russia #trump #ukraine #worldnews #us #putin #zelensky Trump and Puti…

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Democracy promotion is dead: Good riddance

What passes for intellectual heft at the Atlantic is any criticism of President Donald Trump. In the Atlantic’s pages and its digital fare, you can read the now-discredited musings of David Frum, who helped bring us the endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; t…

TheBlaze by Francis P. Sempa

Zelenskyy And EU Leaders To Meet With Trump After Dismal Alaska Summit

President Zelenskyy faces the fallout from the Alaska summit. He needs to remind Trump of the vision of a ceasefire and to halt the violence. EU Leaders will join him.

Forbes by Andy J. Semotiuk, Contributor, Andy J. Semotiuk, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/

Trump Tells Ukraine To Surrender After Meeting With Putin

Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity the only way forward for Ukraine is to “make a deal” with Russia because their war criminal invaders are a war machine. The Alaska summit is one of the most embarrassing summits in US history. It accomplished nothi…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Refers To Putin As 'The Boss' During Failed Summit

The Trump-Putin summit resulted in no ceasefire agreement, which the President had sought, or the public commitment he wanted from Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the following week. The summit abruptly ended hours earlier than expe…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Trump Looking To Blame His Failed Putin Summit On Zelensky

Donald Trump boasted he would end the war on his first day in office, but he couldn’t broker even a cease fire with Russia on his 208th day. That’s despite rolling out the red carpet for and applauding Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. So what’s a l…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Immigrant detentions soar 50% to a record under Trump

The number of people in immigration detention has soared by more than 50% since President Trump took office — and that doesn't include thousands more detainees who aren't in the administration's official count, an Axios review finds. Why it matters: A record …

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Stopping Trump’s Dictatorship Is a Vital Message—and a Winning One

CNN and MSNBC with a constant “The Trump Dictatorship” chyron on-screen. How Democracies Die authors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt writing weekly columns in The New York Times, The Washington Post, or The Wall Street Journal. Reporters at major news outl…

The New Republic by Perry Bacon

Hakeem Jeffries Offers Bland Canned Response To Trump's Fascism

On Sunday's State of the Union, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries' answer to Trump's threatened military crackdown on Chicago was met with a canned, consultant-crafted set of talking points that did nothing to convey the urgency of the moment. In response to…

Crooksandliars.com by Karoli Kuns

Trump just did the one thing the Supreme Court said he can’t do

The six Republican justices have largely behaved as lickspittles to the leader of their political party. These are, after all, the same GOP political appointees who said that President Donald Trump is allowed to commit crimes. Last May, however, the Court did…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

Trump and the NFL - why it's complicated

After a lawsuit and many failed team bids, Donald Trump looked to have ended his 40-year feud with the NFL - but is their relationship set for another twist?

BBC News by Ben Collins

MAGA Has a New Favorite Slogan

Donald Trump and his allies would like to remind you that “no one is above the law.”

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

European Leader Calls Trump 'Russian Asset'...

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Daily Beast by Erkki Forster

Revenge Summer Heats Up...

Revenge Summer Heats Up... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:President Starting to Turn on People He Handpicked... Weird White House Music Pool Reports Drop...

Yahoo Entertainment by Catherine Lucey

Crybaby Pee Pants Throws Tantrum Over Ruling That His Tariffs Are Illegal

Predictably, Donald J. Trump is having a meltdown after an appeals court ruled on Friday that most of his tariff tantrums are illegal, and Crybaby Pee Pants is not happy. Even though Trump was not seen by the White House press pool yesterday or today, he is i…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

TOP REPUBLICAN CONTENDERS...

President Trump is dominating the political stage for now. But attention will shift soon enough toward the 2028 race. Trump has at times entertained the idea of seeking a third term — a notion encouraged by some of the most combative voices in MAGA World such…

The Hill by Niall Stanage

The Rube Goldberg election: How Trump turned chaos into victory

In these wild political and cultural times, maybe we can allow ourselves a moment to “have some fun just for the fun of it.” Let’s take an off-beat look at Donald Trump’s 2024 comeback through the lens of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist who turned everyday task…

TheBlaze by Albin Sadar

Taiwan’s Trump dilemma

Between US equivocation and China’s aggression, Taiwan is running out of options

The Indian Express by Gunjan Singh

Pushing Back Against Trump’s New World Order

US President Donald Trump seems determined to run the world like a private corporation, casting himself as CEO while treating other leaders as subordinates and discarding long-standing diplomatic norms. By humiliating European countries and sidelining major p…

Project Syndicate by Ahmet Davutoğlu

Trump’s Shock Therapy Will Divide MAGA

With his unorthodox approach to politics, Donald Trump promised radical change, which he is now delivering at home and abroad. But history offers plenty of lessons about where such strategies lead, and the outcome is rarely what their proponents had in mind.

Project Syndicate by Harold James

Palestinian group blames Trump for Gaza genocide

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) accused the United States on Monday of directly leading what it called a "war of genocide" in Gaza, holding President Donald Trump and his admi...

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Trump is moving Space Command to Alabama

President Donald Trump is moving US Space Command’s headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, he announced during a press conference on Tuesday. The change reverses former President Joe Biden’s 2023 decision to leave it in Colorado Springs, where its temporary h…

The Verge by Emma Roth

Surprise Press Conference Reveals Trump Still Not Dead

President Donald Trump's proof-of-life White House event garnered a lot of disappointed reactions online following speculation over the weekend about his health The post Surprise Press Conference Reveals Trump Still Not Dead appeared first on Kotaku.

Kotaku by Zack Zwiezen

Pritzker Smacks 'Scared' Trump Hard Over Threat Of 'War' On Chicago

In line with Trump's rebranding of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the president threatened the city of Chicago on Saturday with war on Truth Social, writing, "love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago [is] about to find out w…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Trump Met With Boos & Cheers At U.S. Open As Broadcasters Mute Reactions

Despite the United States Tennis Association’s attempt to censor the U.S. Open audience’s reaction to Donald Trump‘s presence at Sunday’s Men’s Final, the stands were filled with a passionate response. Trump was met with a mix of both boos and cheers as he st…

Deadline by Glenn Garner

Ingraham And Hawley Blame Dems To Defend Trump's Illegal Assassination

Here we go again with these wingers pretending that Democrats wanting Trump to follow the law means Democrats are somehow siding with criminals rather than the rule of law. MO chickenshit Sen. Josh Hawley made an appearance on this Friday's The Ingraham Angl…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

USC Grad Warns She Doesn't Want To See Iowa Turn Into California

We've seen these sorts of strange MAGA mutations before, as when Elise Stefanik started attacking Harvard recently, despite graduating from the school. And so it is for Ashley Hinson, who aims to get to the U.S. Senate, with the backing of Trump and Thune, an…

Crooksandliars.com by Ed Scarce

A Round of Gulf?

Shouts & Murmurs by Ian Frazier: Golf in Scotland or the Gulf of Mexico, and how President Trump keeps them straight.

The New Yorker by Ian Frazier

White House Continues To Insist Trump Didn’t Sign Epstein Birthday Letter

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt continued to insist that Donald Trump did not sign a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, a copy of which was published by The Wall Street Journal. Speaking to reporters at Tuesday’s press briefing, Leavitt said tha…

Deadline by Ted Johnson

CBS shifts to accommodate the right under new owner

CBS's new owner, David Ellison, has taken concrete steps to address the concerns of the news division's sharpest critics — particularly President Trump and his allies.

NPR by David Folkenflik

Of Course Donald Trump Is Innocent

Isn’t life crazy, folks? One minute you’re demanding the release of every single sheet of paper detailing the activities of a certain dead multi-millionaire ...

Daily Beast by Michael Ian Black

Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.

The incumbent president lost the election and then tried to overturn the results, concluding with his supporters invading government buildings in the nation’s capitol. A few months later, he was barred from seeking elective office. Prosecutors filed charges a…

The New Republic by Perry Bacon

Why is Trump suing the New York Times?

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is suing the New York Times for…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Got a Hell of a Greeting in the U.K.

“Forgive the cliche, but it is rather Orwellian for a piece of journalism, which raises questions about our guest’s relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker to lead to arrests," a spokesperson for the group behind the protest said.

Jezebel by Audra Heinrichs

Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch might invest in TikTok deal

The Trump administration has been talking up a potential TikTok deal this weekend, with President Donald Trump telling Fox News on Sunday that Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are “probably” going to be involved. “A man named Lachlan is involved,” Trump sai…

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This Golden Bitcoin Statue of Donald Trump Is Going Viral

It's not a hoax. There's a 12-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump that was temporarily put up in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17 to honor his support of cryptocurrency. The gold statue of Trump holding a giant bitcoin in his hand apparently lived on 3r…

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Is This ‘America First’?

Trump’s political nihilism was on full display yesterday at the United Nations.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

Trump’s new target: Microsoft head of global affairs Lisa Monaco

After successfully manipulating Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and eventually failing to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, President Donald Trump has named his next target for retribution: Microsoft head of global affairs Lisa Monaco. He’s calling for her to be fired. On Truth Soci…

The Verge by Sean Hollister

Trump Is Back on His Revenge Tour

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Jezebel by Danielle Han

The big contradiction in progressive thinking about Trump

President Donald Trump has brought American democracy to the brink. But Democrats should not moderate any of their positions, for the sake of disempowering him. This is a popular pair of positions among progressives, despite the apparent tension between them.…

Vox by Eric Levitz

Donald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution again…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Americans Souring on Direction of US Under Donald Trump

A growing share of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction under Donald Trump’s leadership, according to new polls that show deep unease not only among Democrats and independents but increasingly within his own Republican base. Why It Matte…

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TikTok, #freedom edition

Hello and welcome to Regulator. Today is the last day of The Verge's very good subscription sale: $4 for a month and $35 for the year, for full access to the entire site. Don't delay! When we launched Regulator two months ago, the premise was that I'd write a…

The Verge by Tina Nguyen

Trump's 20-point peace plan in full

European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a new US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it.

BBC News

Treasury Department Considers Minting $1 Trump Coin

The Treasury Department has been considering drafts of $1 coins that feature Donald Trump’s image, designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed an X post feat…

Deadline by Ted Johnson

Trump Cusses Out Netanyahu For Downplaying Progress With Hamas: Report

President Donald Trump used profane language to scold Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for trying to downplay progress on ending the war in Gaza. According to Axios, Trump expected Netanyahu to declare victory after Hamas agreed to return the remaining host…

Crooksandliars.com by David Edwards

Trump And Hegseth Just Killed Four More Civilians In The Caribbean

While Trump is creating the Project 2025-guided chaos in almost every aspect of American society, we cannot lose sight of the horrors he’s inflicting offshore. Because they could and almost certainly would lead to further awfulness here at home. In case you m…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

President Trump Says Diddy Asked Him for Pardon

Sean "Diddy" Combs is already going straight to the top for a get out of jail free card ... because President Trump says Diddy has asked for a presidential pardon. Trump was talking to reporters Monday at the White House when he revealed he'd…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

White House UFC Fight To Take Place On Trump’s Birthday

It was supposed to celebrate America’s birthday, but now the much-discussed UFC fight at the White House will take place on Donald Trump’s birthday. In late August, UFC chief Dana White announced the deal for the fight had been done and it was set for July 4 …

Deadline by Tomt

“What’s Going On?“: MTG’s Break With GOP Leaves Trump Stunned

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t quite the MAGA acolyte she once was.Greene has publicly broken with Donald Trump several times since his inauguration, differing from her “favorite president” on issues ranging from artificial intelligence to Russia…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s indictment of Letitia James, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump successfully directed the indic…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s Revenge Tour

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

The Atlantic by Quinta Jurecic

Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?

Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals. The post Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire? appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Jonah Valdez

What Trump’s role in Gaza deal means for his presidency

While the deal to halt the war in Gaza matters most for its potential to save the lives of Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians, it could also become a personal political triumph for U.S. President Donald Trump.

CBC News

John Legend Says He Wants Trump to Win Nobel Peace Prize Next Year

John Legend is rooting for President Trump to win the 2026 Nobel Peace Price ... but it's not what you think. The Grammy-winner hopped on Instagram on Saturday and explained why he's pulling for Trump to win next year ... laying out all the changes…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Israel celebrates ceasefire deal ahead of Trump visit

President Trump departed for the Middle East ahead of the release of 20 living hostages held in Gaza. NBC News' chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel, reports from Tel Aviv on the Israeli reaction to the ceasefire deal.

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Leftist Fear: Antifa Pretends To Be Peaceful After Trump Announces Crackdown

Leftist Fear: Antifa Pretends To Be Peaceful After Trump Announces Crackdown After years of waging a subversive war against the western world, radical leftists think they can polish their image overnight and pretend as if they were always an amicable moveme…

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Trump must be an honest broker in Gaza

Political analyst Sarah Eltantawi says ceasefire in Gaza is a result of public pressure and Trump should recognise that.

Al Jazeera English

Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas?

The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

How Trump is paying the troops

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is going to extraordinary — a…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Did Trump make the Gaza ceasefire happen?

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is still new and fragile, but the arguments over who should get credit for it — or who should be blamed for it taking so long to achieve — are already heated. Was recent pressure from President Donald Trump on Israeli Pr…

Vox by Andrew Prokop

Luigi Mangione Says Trump Publicly Smeared Him as a Domestic Terrorist

Luigi Mangione says the U.S. Dept. of Justice and President Donald Trump's White House have launched a coordinated public smear campaign against him ... deliberately trying to taint the jury pool in his federal case, which could lead to his execution.

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Universities are standing up to Trump

On campuses and in Washington, professors and policymakers alike are weighing whether Trump, who has reveled in his campaign to upend higher education, has overreached.

The Indian Express by New York Times

Day of nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump underway in U.S.

Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people have begun gathering in the nation's capital and communities across the country for "No Kings" demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling "Hate America" rallies.

CBC News

Yes, Take Trump’s Threats To Move World Cup Games Seriously

At this point in the trajectory of Trump’s political career, his threats should be considered serious until proven otherwise, given his successes elsewhere.

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Scenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests

Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.

Wired by Brian Barrett, Alyssa Walker

White House remodeling begins with Trump’s demolition in the East Wing

The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversee…

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Trump pardons disgraced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, was pardoned by President Trump today, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move comes after months of lobbying by the company and Zhao’s own efforts to boost the Trump family’s crypto venture, Worl…

The Verge by Terrence O’Brien

Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao

President Donald Trump has pardoned the Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to anti-money-laundering violations and served prison time. The Associated Press reports: Zhao has deep ties to World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture that the R…

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Trump Humiliates Mike Johnson Behind Closed Doors

Inside sources reportedly say Donald Trump has been heard privately joking about just how easily he believes he’s able to puppeteer House Speaker Mike...

Daily Beast by Will Neal

Donald Trump Suffers Another Blow in National Guard Deployment

The Trump administration suffered a legal blow on Friday afternoon when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed an order issued on October 20 by a federal appellate court ruling it could deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal…

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is danderbandit with a comment about Trump’s assertions regarding the Insurrection Act: 50%? I don’t think so! “I’m allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrectio…

Techdirt by Leigh Beadon

Sleepwalking Into Revenge: The Rise of the Politics of Retribution

The air is thick with talk of revenge, and it’s not limited to Donald Trump’s personal vendetta against individual enemies like James Comey, Letitia James, and John Bolton. In 2023, when Trump proclaimed to a conservative audience, “I am your retribution,” he…

The New Republic by Paul Starr

Trump Says We’re Just Going To Straight Up Murder A Bunch Of People

Be the Duterte you want to see in the world, I guess. That’s the new line from Donald Trump, the guy who once told supporters he could personally commit murder and he wouldn’t lose any supporters. He said that last time. He’s president again, so apparently it…

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Netanyahu orders 'forceful' Israeli strikes in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's military to carry out "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip, threatening the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.

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Trump formally appeals his New York hush money conviction

Attorneys for President Trump are appealing his criminal hush money conviction, telling a New York appellate court that his trial was "fatally marred" by faulty evidence.

ABC News by Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous

Trump's granddaughter, Kai, to make LPGA debut

US President Donald Trump's granddaughter, Kai Trump, will make her LPGA Tour debut next month after receiving a sponsor's exemption to play at The Annika.

BBC News by Adwaidh Rajan

Five key takeaways from Trump's week in Asia

President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea.

NPR by Deepa Shivaram

Stars and Scars -- You Be the Judge

Is Trump toying with us, musing he might run again in 2028? And really Kim, that tin foil hat is a fashion miss! So we gotta ask ...

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Elon Musk Tells Joe Rogan: 'Trump Actually Is Not Perfect, but He's Not Evil'

In a Friday appearance on The Joe Rogan Podcast, Elon Musk defended President Donald Trump, stating that while Trump is “not perfect,” he is also “not evil.” Musk’s comments were part of a three-hour interview with Joe Rogan. Musk said that despite their diff…

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Trump just threatened to invade a new country

The big Donald Trump foreign policy question heading into this week looked like it was going to be when and if the US was going to launch military strikes against Venezuela. That’s still a live question, but in the meantime, the president has threatened to at…

Vox by Joshua Keating

POLL: TRUMP 63% DISAPPROVAL HIGHEST OF HIS CAREER...

One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

CNN by Jennifer Agiesta

Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s final political act was also his most admirable. Warning that then-candidate Donald Trump “can never be trusted with power again,” Cheney, a Republican, urged 2024 voters to elect Trump’s Democratic opponent, then-Vice Pres…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

Trump wigs out with 5 panic-posts after last night's big election losses

Donald Trump couldn't hide his anguish over MAGA's sweeping election losses last night, lashing out with a set of five panic-posts on Truth Social hours after the results rolled in. Trump's first knee-jerk reaction was to immediately distance himself from hi…

Boing Boing by Carla Sinclair

Why Venezuela?

The United States is amassing an armada in the Caribbean as Trump figures out his endgame with Maduro.

The Atlantic by Missy Ryan, Vivian Salama, Michael Scherer, Nancy A. Youssef

Trump's shutdown contradictions

President Trump blames Democrats, the shutdown and media bias for his party's shellacking last Tuesday. Why it matters: What he leaves out is his own role in Republicans' election wipeout and the contradictions in his policies and messaging. It's hard to argu…

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House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump

Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had "spent hours at my house" with Donald Trump, according to emails released by Democrats on Wednesday.

ABC News by James Hill, Lauren Peller, Katherine Faulders, Jay O'Brien

Trump’s Plan for Syria: Boots on the Ground

The U.S. think counterterrorism can hold Syria together, and Donald Trump is counting on former Al Qaeda militant Ahmad ash-Sharaa to help do the job

Rolling Stone by Ryan Bort

Do the new Epstein emails implicate Trump?

On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent the political world into a frenzy by releasing two damning-looking emails Jeffrey Epstein had sent about Donald Trump. The committee’s Republicans then followed up by releasing thousands more Epste…

Vox by Andrew Prokop

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Trump Ruining Legacy Over Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump's moving towards Richard Nixon territory ... because he's ruining his track record over a huge scandal ... and if he doesn't turn things around soon, all he will be remembered for is the Jeffrey Epstein files. On the latest episode of…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

In Shocking Move, Trump Re-Pardons Far-Right Militia Member

After pardoning a far-right militia member for his role in the Capitol riot, President Donald Trump gave him another pardon for an unrelated conviction for illegally possessing firearms.On January 6, 2021, Dan Wilson, of the Oath Keepers and a Three Percenter…

The New Republic by Robert McCoy

The U.S. Might Be About to Enter a New Conflict—but Trump Won’t Say

After days of deliberations with high-ranking officials, President Donald Trump thinks he may have come to a decision about a major foreign policy issue. He’s not quite sure, though, and he definitely isn’t sharing what his decision might be.“I sort of have m…

The New Republic by Alexia Underwood

Trump, 79, Crashes Wedding to Ramble About Heaven

President Donald Trump crashed a wedding taking place at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday to lecture the happy couple on how he might connive his way through ...

Daily Beast by Jack Revell

Maduro sings for Trump!

Maduro sings for Trump! (Third column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Belts out John Lennon's 'Imagine'... Calls for no war with USA... Marines in shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti... Drudge Report Feed needs y…

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Epstein Is the Only Thing That Could Turn Trump’s Base Against Him

America were already seething about the shutdown and the economy. Then they saw Epstein write that Trump “knew about the girls.” The post Epstein Is the Only Thing That Could Turn Trump’s Base Against Him appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Alain Stephens

MTG Says She Still Supports Trump—Despite Vicious Feud

Far-right politician Marjorie Taylor Greene became embroiled in a bitter public fight with President Donald Trump this weekend which led her to receive threats against her life, she said—but she still supports him.Their falling out highlights a growing divide…

The New Republic by Alexia Underwood

Protesters Slam Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Democrat-led City

Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, are rallying in opposition to the invasion of their city by federal immigration enforcement agents under President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin announced that the Trump adminis…

The New Republic by Robert McCoy

Courage Doesn’t Scale

It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon Valley tech firms bow down to Trump and do his bidding, especially when it directly contradicts things they’ve said and done in the past. I’ve tried to explain to tech company execs w…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

The US-Saudi relationship is too big to fail…for now

The most shocking thing about President Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Tuesday was that anyone was shocked by it.  The main headline coming out of the two leaders’ combative session with reporters was Trump’s…

Vox by Joshua Keating

How Zohran Mamdani won over Donald Trump — for now

In a triumphant election-night speech earlier this month, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addressed Donald Trump directly, telling the president to “Turn the volume up.” Trump has repeatedly called Mamdani a “Communist” and questioned his citizenship…

Vox by astead.herndon, Cameron Peters

Trump, Loomer Mock MTG After Stunning Resignation Announcement

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to share his thoughts on his former ally’s shocking resignation. “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown, because of PLUMMETING Poll Numbers, and not wanting to face a Primary Challenger with a strong Trump Endor…

The New Republic by Rachel Kahn

Dem Lawmakers Get Bomb Threats After Trump Calls For Their Execution

Five out of the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to “refuse illegal orders” from the Trump administration have received bomb threats, as of Saturday.The new threats come after President Donald Trump accused the Dems of “seditious behavior” that…

The New Republic by Rachel Kahn

Trump Says He's Ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota

President Donald Trump said he is ending the temporary protected status (TPS) program for Somalis in Minnesota, "effective immediately," in a post to Truth Social Friday night. Newsweek reached out to Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's office for commen…

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is David with a comment about Trump’s freakout after Democrats told soldiers not to follow illegal orders: What everyone appears to overlook Trump’s tantrum here clearly shows that he is perfectly aware…

Techdirt by Leigh Beadon

Trump Goes On Unhinged Tirade Against Dem “Traitors”

President Donald Trump’s rage has not cooled for the six Democrats who posted a video reminding military and intelligence personnel that their duty is to the Constitution, not to him. The president fired off two Truth Social posts late Saturday night in an al…

The New Republic by Rachel Kahn

Mamdani Asked If He Still Thinks Trump Is A 'Fascist' And A 'Despot'

While the president changed his tune as to how he views Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Mayor-elect, on “Meet the Press” with moderator Kristen Welker, said that he still believes Donald Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot." We agree! "In that press conferen…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Fox Correspondent Stunned Following Trump-Mamdani Love-Fest

Fox correspondent Jacqui Heinrich looked extremely perplexed after Trump helped New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani dodge some of her loaded questions during their love-fest at the White House this Friday. Fox has been helping Trump demonize Mamdani just abou…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump’s revenge campaign falls flat

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s campaign of political prosecu…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s Crony Diplomacy

Under President Donald Trump, entrusting inexperienced loyalists to handle issues of national and global concern has become the norm, and personal enrichment the through line of US foreign policy. The result is the Ukraine "peace deal" Trump's cronies cooked …

Project Syndicate by Federico Fubini

5 hilarious political moments that make me thankful for Trump

President Donald Trump has spent the last decade producing some of America's most iconic political moments. Some were divisive, some were historic, and many of them were hilarious.Here are the top five Trump moments that make me thankful for his presidency. 5…

TheBlaze by Rebeka Zeljko

Tim Walz Fires Back After Donald Trump Directs R-Word Slur At Him

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz didn’t waste a second clapping back after Donald Trump hurled an ugly slur his way -- firing off a simple, deadly one-liner that landed hard. In an X post Friday, Walz fired back with, "Release the MRI results" -- a shot…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Trump approval rating drops to new low: Poll

President Trump’s approval rating reached its lowest point 10 months into his second term and the lowest since he left office in 2021, according to a new...

The Hill by Ryan Mancini

Trump To Pardon Honduras Ex-Pres, A Convicted Drug Trafficker

Honduras Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez is not some fisherman suspected of hauling drugs in the Caribbean. If he were, he might have been killed by murderous Pete Hegseth already. No, Hernandez is a convicted cocaine trafficker. He was convicted in a Uni…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump's Poll Numbers Are So Bad He's Distracting Us With Another D*ck Move

It used to be that when you write something, you start with 'who, what, where, when,' but with Trump's chaotic administration and distractions coming in at lightning speed, it's a challenge. So, the 'who' is Trump, and the 'what' is what in the goddamn fuck i…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Garry Kasparov's Stinging Rebuke Of NATO, Trump's Peace Plan

A visibly angry Garry Kasparov tore into what he sees as the failure of NATO and Western countries to defend Europe from Russian aggression. And the so-called Trump "peace plan" is just more gross capitulation that is more like just another real estate deal m…

Crooksandliars.com by Ed Scarce

Trump's Resolute Stand Ensures Legitimacy in Executive Actions

In a move that underscores a commitment to transparency and proper presidential authority, President Donald J. Trump announced on Nov, 28, 2025, the nullification of executive orders and other documents from the Biden administration th...

Americanthinker.com

5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump

President Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress to certain proposals and parts of his agenda as he nears the end of his first...

The Hill by Brett Samuels

Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?

The US may or may not be marching toward war with Venezuela, but at the moment, there’s another Latin American country that seems to be occupying President Donald Trump’s attention.  Counting is currently underway in Honduras’s presidential election, which wa…

Vox by Joshua Keating

Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is facing renewed scrutiny ov…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize

US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader...

Yahoo Entertainment by Danny KEMP

Trump wins FIFA’s new peace prize

The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA's award at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.

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Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities?

In case you missed it, President Donald Trump fell asleep on television this week. There he was, in the middle of a meeting with the members of his Cabinet, completely set adrift on memory bliss as the pool cameras rolled, locked on his dozy face. Before you …

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

Trump Explodes at Democrat He Recently Pardoned

President Donald Trump woke up Sunday morning full of anger and regret, it seems.In a morning post on Truth Social, the president ranted against a man he had recently pardoned—Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas—for not having the common decency …

The New Republic by Alexia Underwood

Trump says 'we'll work it out' with Canada

United States President Donald Trump said that the US will "work it out" with Canada when it comes to trade, calling the country "very tough traders."More to come......

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Bootlicking Senator Can't Defend Trump Pardon, Attacks Journalist Instead

Sen. Eric Schmitt couldn't defend the indefensible, so he went after George Stephanopoulos like a school-yard bully instead. During an appearance on this ABC's This Week, Schmitt was asked by Stephanopoulos about Trump's pardon of Honduras Ex-President Juan O…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

MAGA Mike Claims 'Trump Works 21 Hours A Day'

MAGA Mike Johnson wants us to believe Sleepy Don is a workaholic. Here's Johnson during an interview with Fox Business Network's Stuart Varney this Friday. VARNEY: Do you work 18 hours a day? JOHNSON: More, more. And I have to, because President Trump wor…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence. President Donald Trump…

Techdirt by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, and Alex Mierjeski

The Republicans fighting Trump’s latest redistricting plan

The Trump administration is waging a redistricting war that would slash Democratic House seats in several states. It started in Texas, where a new map was passed in August, and now President Donald Trump is setting his sights on Indiana. The Indiana House pas…

Vox by Kelli Wessinger, astead.herndon

Trump Gives Chilling Hint on His Future Plans

President Donald Trump ended his speech at the White House Congressional Ball with what sounded like a nod to a never-ending presidency. The president again ...

Daily Beast by The Daily Beast

The United States of Donald Trump

Donald Trump is slapping his name and face on everything he can, but America’s institutions don’t belong to him.

The Atlantic by David A. Graham

The Immanent Joy of Detrumpification

There was no shortage of bad news to cover in 2025. But I want to end the year by looking to the future and focusing on something more joyous: detrumpification. I spent most of this year—indeed, most of this last decade—thinking about one man. Now, for just a…

The New Republic by Matt Ford

How Low Can Trump’s Approval Rating Go in 2026?

We're basically already at his proven floor after January 6th, and he is getting his worst marks ever on an economy that's holding up pretty well! Yet he now sits six points underwater with all white people, per Gallup’s newest poll. He’s ten points underwate…

Jezebel by Jacob Weindling

Cognitive Decline? These Were Trump’s 11 Most Senile Moments This Year

For the last year, the nation has witnessed President Trump’s rapid physical and mental decline. The 79-year-old president has repeatedly lost track of his thoughts, his whereabouts, and even his grasp on the English language.The New Republic’s breaking news …

The New Republic by The New Republic Staff

Epstein Files Cover Up Is The Republican Party's Full-Time Job

During the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and the QAnon acolytes that surround him could not stop talking about how the Democrats and former President Joe Biden were hiding investigatory materials related to convicted sex offender Jeff…

Crooksandliars.com by Walter Einenkel

Presenting The 2025 Crookie Awards!

It's time for the 2025 Crookies! On December 25 and January 1 (and maybe a few in between) we'll be highlighting the highs and lows, greats and awfuls, of the political year. One caveat: We will not give one. single. award. to Donald Trump. He deserves nothi…

Crooksandliars.com by Frances Langum

Trump And RFK Jr Are About To Make Nursing Homes A Lot Worse

I can't think of any part of our lives that Donald Trump hasn't screwed up or screwed with. One of his many wholly unqualified picks is Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who lacks a scientific or medical background and has a history of promoting anti-va…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

'Embarrass Them': Trump Instructs DOJ To Only Out Dems In Epstein Files

Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post about the Epstein Files is gaslighting the public, of course. Let's review: Back in July, the Justice Department's Pam Bondi said on Fox News that Epstein's client list was "sitting on my desk right now to review." Then…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Israeli President Calls BS on Trump’s Pardon Claim

Israel’s president has pushed back on Donald Trump’s claim that the two had spoken and that a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way.” Isaac Herzog...

Daily Beast by William Vaillancourt

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a transcript of Smith's closed-door interview with the House Jud…

NPR by The Associated Press

Trump Toasts the New Year With Race-Baiting Rant

New Year’s celebrations are historically a time for positivity and goodwill, but not for Donald Trump, who rang in 2026 by toasting his Mar-a-Lago guests...

Daily Beast by The Daily Beast

Trump says he got a CT scan instead of an MRI

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Thursday, President Trump revealed that he received a CT instead of an MRI at Walter Reed Medical Center.

ABC News by Hannah Demissie

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Trump Pulls National Guard Out Of Chicago, Los Angeles & Portland

Trump Pulls National Guard Out Of Chicago, Los Angeles & Portland President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he's pulling National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland. "We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, a…

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Crookie Award For Lie Of The Year: The Epstein Files

Above: From November 18, 2025, Donald Trump was extremely triggered when an ABC News reporter asked him, “Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?” We don't give any Crookie awards to Donald Trump, ever. He has enough gold c…

Crooksandliars.com by Frances Langum

2025 Crookie Award For Clusterf**k Of The Year: DOGE

Trump and Musk's debacle was a failure on every level for the American people, however it was a huge success for the ones that wanted to steal all our data and dismantle government. We covered the damage Musk and his DOGE bros did quite extensively here, whet…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Laura Loomer: Crookie White House HR Officer Of 2025

Laura Loomer, the extremist without a single national security credential or even an actual job in the Trump administration, convinced the president of the United States to fire six real national security experts and officials, apparently because she convince…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

The Trump phone just missed another release date

Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it's missed yet another of its promised release d…

The Verge by Dominic Preston

'Locked and loaded':Trump warns Iran

(The Center Square) – Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U. S.

The Center Square by Sarah Roderick-Fitch

Trump is planning to revamp the ‘president’s golf course’

President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there’s a military golf course that he’s never played that he’s eyeing for a major construction project. Long a favored getaway for…

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The President’s Busy Holiday

Donald Trump spent the past few weeks doubling down on foreign interventions.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

Steve Bannon Turns on Trump Over His Threat to Iran

The president is apparently taking foreign policy lessons from one of his political nemeses, Hillary Clinton—at least, that’s what one of his biggest first-term acolytes seems to believe.Trump’s former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon accused his old…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

“Locked and Loaded”: Trump Threatens Iran in 3 a.m. Post

President Donald Trump threatened to intervene in Iran if the regime hurts protesters, warning the United States is “locked and loaded.”“If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to th…

The New Republic by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani

Trump Keeps Posting About Dead Birds After Story on His Rapid Decline

Just one day after a bombshell Wall Street Journal story on the president’s growing signs of aging, Donald Trump went on a bizarre posting spree about dead birds and wind turbines.Throughout Friday, Trump posted several different photos on Truth Social of dea…

The New Republic by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani

Trump Throws a Fit After WSJ Publishes Story on His Decrepit Health

A damning new report on Donald Trump’s health has stirred the American public, and even roused the president himself.Practically nothing irks Trump more than stories about his age and his natural deterioration. But a Wall Street Journal article published Thur…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Rings In New Year With Threats of War and George Clooney Feud

President Donald Trump has rung in 2026 by threatening war on two fronts—and picking a bizarre fight with American actor George Clooney and his wife Amal.Trump on New Year’s Eve trashed the actor’s decision to leave the United States and obtain French citizen…

The New Republic by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani

The Right-Wing Justices Know Their Favorite Legal Theory Is Bunk

The media’s takeaways from the December oral arguments in the Trump Justice Department’s bid to the Supreme Court to invalidate multi-member “independent agencies,” were unanimous: It was a big win for Trump and for legal conservatives’ decades-long drive to …

The New Republic by Simon Lazarus

Trump’s Travel Bans Threaten US National Security

For all Donald Trump’s talk about security, he proves far more interested in lining his own pockets. No country that hosts a major Trump-branded property or strikes a high-profile business deal with a member of Trump’s inner circle – including some with well-…

Project Syndicate by Brahma Chellaney

The Truth About Europe’s Regulation of Digital Platforms

US President Donald Trump claims that Europeans are engaging in "censorship" when they require digital platforms to be transparent about their algorithms and to remove already illegal content. With the US recently barring entry to five Europeans it accuses of…

Project Syndicate by Bertrand Badré

Trump Books Aren’t Selling Anymore

A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill.

The Atlantic by Paul Farhi

Why Trump sent in troops to capture Maduro, briefly explained

President Trump announced Saturday morning that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying that the US had flown Maduro to a military ship off the country’s coast and will be taking him to New York. The capture of Maduro was pa…

Vox by Joshua Keating

How Trump went from boat strikes to regime change in Venezuela

President Donald Trump called for the US to “run” Venezuela on Saturday, shortly after the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid US strikes on the country’s capital of Caracas. The attack is a major escalation in Trump’s months-long pressure camp…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump says the US is going to “run” Venezuela. What does that mean?

For months, as the US has built up military forces around Venezuela, attacking alleged drug boats and seizing sanctioned oil tankers, the big question was whether the US would escalate to a campaign of regime change against the government of Venezuelan dictat…

Vox by Joshua Keating

The US in Venezuela: Latest stories and updates

After months of escalating US pressure on Venezuela, the crisis reached a dramatic turning point on Saturday with the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro. According to President Donald Trump, Maduro was seized in a late night military operation and transfe…

Vox by Vox Staff

Abduction shows new level of unrestrained world power...

Abduction shows new level of unrestrained world power... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:Venezuela Accuses USA Of Attacking Residential Areas... Demands 'Proof Of Life'... Dictator and wife to stand trial in New York...…

CNN by Nick Paton Walsh

Trump sets sights on Greenland

Donald Trump has signalled that Greenland is in his sights after capturing Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator, and taking him to the US to face trial.

Yahoo Entertainment by Cameron Henderson

Even Close Allies Are Asking Why Trump Wants to Run Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro was plucked out of Caracas, but the more shocking news was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.

The Atlantic by Vivian Salama, Nancy A. Youssef, Jonathan Lemire, Shane Harris, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Sarah Fitzpatrick

Trump’s Audacious Success

The president’s operation targeting Nicolás Maduro can advance U.S. interests—but it’s unclear whether it actually will.

The Atlantic by Richard Fontaine

10 Sunday Reads

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars: While major news outlets obsessed over the anticipated release of the Epstein files, Trump-friendly news influence…

Ritholtz.com by Barry Ritholtz

President Trump and Elon Musk Attend Dinner Together at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump and Elon Musk have repaired their broken relationship ... the two giants were seen together at a Saturday night dinner in Mar-a-Lago. Video surfaced on X showing Trump walking through a crowd of people in his Palm Beach, Florida,…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

DON JR. BEING GROOMED TO RUN IN '28?

DON JR. BEING GROOMED TO RUN IN '28? (Second column, 7th story, link) Related stories:RUBIO RISING... Most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela... Vance team rushes to claim 'deeply involved'... Drudge Report Feed need…

The-independent.com by Alex Hannaford

RUBIO RISING...

RUBIO RISING... (Second column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Vance team rushes to claim 'deeply involved'... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

Politico by Sophia Cai, Felicia Schwartz, Dasha Burns and Eric Bazail-Eimil

Plan to seize, revitalize oil industry faces major hurdles...

Plan to seize, revitalize oil industry faces major hurdles... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:Maduro's brazen gestures as he arrives at rat-infested 'hell hole' prison in Brooklyn... USA TO 'RUN' VENEZUELA DURING TRANSIT…

KABC-TV by JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer

Trump Has Started Carving Up the World. Now It’s Putin and Xi’s Turn.

The U.S. invasion of Venezuela late last Friday shocked the world for many reasons. It represents another fundamental departure from the post-WWII order supported by the United States for the last 50 years. It was also an unprovoked, naked act of aggression b…

The New Republic by Brynn Tannehill

The Trump Doctrine in Venezuela

The US military operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro underscores President Donald Trump’s view of the Western Hemisphere as a region where US interests take precedence. Russia and China will welcome this as a sign that Trump shares their vision of a world divid…

Project Syndicate by Richard Haass

Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?

Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work? Donald Trump has vowed to tap into Venezuela's oil reserves after seizing President Nicolás Maduro and saying the US will "run" the country until a 'safe' transition. The US president wants American oil firms t…

Biztoc.com by bbc.com

Morning news brief

Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela for now after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a look at South American country's uncertain future, Maduro and his wife to appear in court in New York Monday.

NPR by A Martínez

Björk Calls for Greenlandic Independence

“[To] go from one cruel coloniser to another is too brutal to even imagine,” she wrote in response to Donald Trump’s renewed calls for annexation

Pitchfork by Walden Green

They Came To The U.S. Legally. Then Trump Stripped Their Status Away.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. It was a chilly afternoon in January, just a week after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, when I met Yineska, a Venezuelan mother who had been li…

Techdirt by Mauricio Rodríguez Pons

Donald Trump was never a dove

In 2023, then-Senator JD Vance endorsed President Donald Trump’s presidential bid for one big reason: Trump’s commitment to peace. “He has my support in 2024,” Vance wrote, “because I know he won’t recklessly send Americans to fight overseas.” Flash forward t…

Vox by Zack Beauchamp

Trump’s big change to childhood vaccines, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, welcome back. President Donald Trump’s inv…

Vox by Cameron Peters

President Trump Hints That Colombia Could Be Next on His Hit List

Colombia could be next up on Donald Trump's hit list. The president floated the idea Sunday while speaking to a group of reporters aboard Air Force One ... after referring to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as a "sick man" who "likes making…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

The Memes Are the Point

Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela

The Atlantic by Charlie Warzel

A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela

We don’t have many details: President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás …

Schneier.com by Bruce Schneier

Trump Successfully Murders U.S. Public Media

Donald Trump and his authoritarian friends have successfully destroyed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the closest this country has gotten to having a useful and effective publicly-funded media. The CPB this week voted to officially shut down, …

Techdirt by Karl Bode

What actually is the “Donroe Doctrine”?

The Trump administration is taking a shockingly interventionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, as shown by last weekend’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his threats of military intervention against several other countries in the regio…

Vox by Joshua Keating

Trump’s January 6 victory lap

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Today marks five years since the January 6, 2021, atta…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s Heathen Heart

The president seems intoxicated with military power.

The Atlantic by Eliot A. Cohen

The Accelerant

Stephen Miller is turning President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy.

The Atlantic by Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, Nick Miroff

Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis

A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. What happened? This is a breaking news story, and more details will almost certainly c…

Vox by Cameron Peters

America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil

President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be," he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stu…

The Verge by Justine Calma

Pence Has Dire Prediction About Trump’s Future

Former Vice President Mike Pence has issued a dire warning that Donald Trump will be impeached if Democrats win this year’s midterm elections. Speaking to...

Daily Beast by Ewan Palmer

Why Trump's Exit from Pivotal Climate Treaty Matters

In the latest effort to undermine climate action, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures

Politicopro.com by Sara Schonhardt, E&E News

Trump: The Anti-Lincoln

Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. The President of the United States stood in his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, and announced that America had toppled Venezuela’s government and would now “run” the country indefinitely. Not from the Oval Office. Not in cons…

Techdirt by Mike Brock

American voters support animal welfare — and MAGA is seizing on it

Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty. Specifically, late last month, the Trump administration announced a multi-agency “strike force” to crack down on anim…

Vox by Kenny Torrella

What new legal challenges mean for the future of US offshore wind

For offshore wind power in the US, the new year is bringing new legal battles. On December 22, the Trump administration announced it would pause the leases of five wind farms currently under construction off the US East Coast. Developers were ordered to stop …

MIT Technology Review by Casey Crownhart

I can’t find the Trump phone at America’s largest tech show

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it's nowhere to be found at CES 2026. CES isn't a…

The Verge by Dominic Preston

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

The Atlantic by Caitlin Dickerson

Trump’s Unexpected Opportunity

The president can help topple the Iranian regime—if he acts swiftly and decisively.

The Atlantic by Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, this has been a breakneck news week. Here’…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s Greenland Threats

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss what this may mean for the United States’ relationship with its NATO allies, and more.

The Atlantic by The Editors

The Case for Impeaching Donald Trump

I think Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch has summed up the past week in American life more succinctly than I ever could: “We are going to look back fondly on 2025 as ‘the sane year’” of Trump’s second term. Here’s where we left off in 2025: Trumpism…

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

Denmark Is Sick of Being Bullied by Trump

The U.S., once Denmark’s closest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup? Margaret Talbot reports.

The New Yorker by Margaret Talbot

The Purged

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.

The Atlantic by Franklin Foer

Good Politics to Defend Harmless Woman Getting Shot in Face?

Good Politics to Defend Harmless Woman Getting Shot in Face? (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: ICE footage raises new questions about tactics... America Watches Shooting and Comes to Different Conclusions... Prote…

TPM by Josh Marshall

Failed U.S. Military Effort in Africa is on the Chopping Block

As Trump focuses the military on the Western Hemisphere, AFRICOM and other foreign commands could be consolidated. The post Failed U.S. Military Effort in Africa is on the Chopping Block appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Nick Turse

Trump is briefed on options for striking Iran as protests continue

Trump has not made a final decision, but the officials said he was seriously considering authorizing a strike in response to the Iranian regime’s efforts to suppress demonstrations set off by widespread economic grievances.

The Indian Express by New York Times

Trump suggests Cuba should strike a deal with US

Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Cuba should strike a deal with the United States, warning that the island nation would no longer receiv… Leggi

Internazionale.it by Internazionale

Trump Attacks Susan Collins During 'Profanity-Laced Rant' Over Venezuela

It makes one wonder what he said to the rest of them. Apparently Trump is none too happy about this: Five Senate Republicans joined with Democratic lawmakers in a surprise rebuke of President Donald Trump Thursday, voting to advance legislation that would for…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump’s Shrinking Coalition

The president can no longer present himself as anti-system, because he has become the system.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

Trump’s Desperate Attempt to Bully the Fed

A criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will test whether Republican loyalty to the president has any limits.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

Job cuts for every federal agency

Based on November data released by the Office of Personnel Management, the federal workforce is 220,000 workers fewer in this administration. For the New York Times, Emily Badger, Francesca Paris, …

Flowingdata.com by Nathan Yau

WeatherTech founder might be the newest US consumer protection official

President Donald Trump made an unconventional pick for his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission: WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil. MacNeil founded the company, which makes weather-resistant car floor mats, in 1989, according to its website, and…

The Verge by Lauren Feiner

The EU Fired Their Censor. Ours Kept His Job

The Trump administration has spent months shrieking about EU “censorship” while actively censoring people themselves. While I’ve long been a critic of parts of the DSA, Americans—particularly MAGA officials—keep crying wolf over the DSA’s non-censorial aspect…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

Losing American data

For Bloomberg, Molly Smith reports on the state of government data: But Trump has made it clear that some data collection simply didn’t align with White House “priorities” that no longer include “w…

Flowingdata.com by Nathan Yau

Trump Tries To Disappear Impeachment References At Smithsonian

Donald Trump is the only president in American history to have been impeached twice. That is a simple fact of history. I can imagine it’s a fact that Donald Trump doesn’t like very much. He might even be embarrassed over it. But it’s a fact that remains no ma…

Techdirt by Timothy Geigner

The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists

Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise. In their telling, the president’s goal is not merely to enforce America’s borders but to purify its blood — and unleash state violence against anyone…

Vox by Eric Levitz

The latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going a…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s EPA is setting the value of human health to $0

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations.  Instead, the agency w…

Vox by Umair Irfan

Trump’s neo-con turn on Iran

As talk of nuclear threats gives way to promises of 'help', the Bush-era logic of regime change re-emerges.

Al Jazeera English by Belén Fernández

Democrats push FTC to investigate Trump Mobile

Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" from Trump Mobile. The company first announced its T1 Phone mo…

The Verge by Dominic Preston

Trump Uses Stardew Valley To Threaten Third Term

The Trump administration keeps using video games to meme its way through fascism The post Trump Uses Stardew Valley To Threaten Third Term appeared first on Kotaku.

Kotaku by Kenneth Shepard

WATCH: What is the Insurrection Act?

What is the Insurrection Act, and why might a recent Supreme Court decision make it more likely that President Trump would invoke it? ABC News' Steven Portnoy has more.

ABC News by ABC News

What 3,000 federal agents are doing in Minnesota

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Tensions are rising in Minneapolis as the Trump admini…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

Taking military action is risky. Falsely encouraging freedom fighters would be shameful.

The Atlantic by Karim Sadjadpour

Lawmakers urge FTC to probe Trump Mobile over 'deceptive' marketing

Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…

Theregister.com by Connor Jones

Trump FCC Helps Verizon Make It Harder For You To Switch Wireless Carriers

Last May we noted how Verizon was lobbying the Trump administration to eliminate rules making it easier to switch mobile providers (and bring your phone with you). And as usual with the pay-to-play Trump administration, the Trump FCC is tripping over itself t…

Techdirt by Karl Bode

Trump is waffling on Iran strikes. Here are four possible reasons why.

Is help really “on its way” for Iran’s protesters? That’s what President Donald Trump promised in a Truth Social post earlier this week, adding that “Iranians Patriots” should “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump first threatened that the …

Vox by Joshua Keating

Trump’s Mixed Messages

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss what actions the president may be weighing abroad.

The Atlantic by The Editors

Stars and Scars -- You Be the Judge

TMZ's video of a Ford worker calling Trump a "pedophile protector" and Trump's reaction made big news, and Kiefer Sutherland may wanna try Waymo. So we gotta ask ...

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Trump Announces 10% Tariffs On European Countries Supporting Greenland

Donald Trump said he will impose a 10% tariff—that will rise to 25%—on European countries that don’t support his controversial plan to take over Greenland.

Forbes by Mike Stunson, Forbes Staff, Mike Stunson, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/

Every Nation for Itself

President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

The Atlantic by Robert Kagan

President Trump Threatens to Sue the 'Ass Off' CBS News: Audio

President Trump seems to be calling the shots at CBS News these days -- at least when it comes to last week's interview with anchor Tony Dokoupil. Dokoupil -- the new face of the "CBS Evening News" -- landed a 13-minute interview with Trump, which…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Pakistan says Trump invited PM Sharif to join Board of Peace for Gaza

The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace on Friday as the country moved to the second phase of Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza. President Trump has already declared himself as the chair of…

The Indian Express by PTI

Why Is Donald Trump The Only Villain In Jerome Powell’s Investigation?

Forgotten by PhD types eager to elevate their economic intelligence by denigrating Trump’s is that frequently they reveal their own limitations while explaining Trump’s.

Forbes by John Tamny, Contributor, John Tamny, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/

16 rumors about NATO that we've examined

As Trump calls for a U.S. takeover of Greenland, NATO's future hangs in the balance. Here are 15 claims about the security alliance.

Snopes.com by Anna Rascouët-Paz

Trump Endorses Julia Letlow Over Bill Cassidy

No matter how much Cassidy prostituted himself by voting for all of Trump's ridiculous cabinet nominees, Trump could not forget that Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial. Of the seven Republicans who did, Bill Cassidy and Susan Collins are …

Crooksandliars.com by Ed Scarce

Fox Propagandists Think It's Great You Have To Coddle Trump Like A Baby

The hacks on this Friday's The Five on Fox not "news" offered the most pitiful defense yet for Trump stealing Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize. Rather than cringing like every sane person in the world over this internation…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

'Sue Your Ass Off': Karoline Leavitt Busted In Audio Intimidating CBS Anchor

Bari Weiss's pick to anchor CBS Evening News, Tony Dokoupil, is in the finding-out stage after he cozied up to the Trump White House with softball interviews. Loyalty to Trump is a one-way street. Just after Trump finished taping a 13-minute interview on Tue…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Welcome To Trump's Pardon Emporium's Two For One Special!

Anderson Cooper talked last night about the woman who got not one, but two pardons from Trumpy Bear. "Among them, someone who already got clemency in the president's first term back in 2019. Adriana Camberos was sentenced to 26 months in prison after being co…

Crooksandliars.com by Susie Madrak

Morning news brief

Hundreds of active-duty troops on are standby to deploy to Minnesota, Trump escalates tensions across Europe with new threats over Greenland, Israel raises objections over Trump's Board of Peace.

NPR by Steve Inskeep

Trump sends weird angry letter to Norway's Prime Minister

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, boasting about the wars he thinks he's stopped and one he plans to begin. Still aggrieved at the Nobel Committee's failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, he dec…

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

★ Crazy People Do Crazy Things

If Trump declares that the U.S. is laying claim to all of the green cheese on the moon — say, to lower the price of dairy groceries — the news media should not respond with fact-finding articles with headlines like “How Much Cheese Is on the Moon?” They shoul…

Daringfireball.net by John Gruber

Refusing to play by the rules

Trump administration’s abduction of a head of state throws into question the future of international law.

Al Jazeera English by Al Jazeera

Donroe

Plus: Saunas, steak, mandatory national service, rounding up mean internet posters, and more...

Yahoo Entertainment by Liz Wolfe

How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperalism

Isaac Chotiner interviews Ivan Krastev, a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, about how European leaders are interpreting President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

The New Yorker by Isaac Chotiner

American Democracy Is Showing Signs of Life

One year into Trump’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian impulses.

The Atlantic by Quinta Jurecic

Is the Constitution Broken

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

Harvard Magazine by Lydialyle Gibson

The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?

The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature that their work continues.

Nature.com by Davide Castelvecchi, Ehsan Masood

Trump is steamrolling global calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining

The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea mining this week, announcing a "consolidated" permitting process for both searching for and commercially extracting minerals that have so far remained relatively untouched. …

The Verge by Justine Calma

Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to the nearly 40-year reign.

NPR by The Associated Press

Business leaders react to Trump's Davos speech

Business leaders and CEOs weighed in on President Donald Trump's highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.

Business Insider by Roya Shahidi,Tom Carter

“Trump always chickens out,” briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is once again moving markets — and being …

Vox by Cameron Peters

The week Europe fought back

The great Greenland war of 2026 appears to be on hold for the moment.  This week’s World Economic Forum in Davos has been largely overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s demand that the US take control of the Danish territory of Greenland, which set off a ra…

Vox by Joshua Keating

The state attorneys general are as mad as you are

The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but the crowd was gathering well before the town hall was scheduled to begin. Just a day earlier, news ou…

The Verge by Sarah Jeong

Trump vs. U.S. allies: How will this end?

The president has backed off his threat to take Greenland by force. But his highly inflammatory remarks in Switzerland rattled U.S. allies and threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order.

NPR by Greg Myre

The Federal Government That Was

In his first full year back in office, Donald Trump presided over the destruction of America’s civil service, purging roughly 300,000 workers.

The Atlantic by Hanna Rosin

Dispatch from Davos: hot air, big egos and cold flexes

This story first appeared in The Debrief, our subscriber-only newsletter about the biggest news in tech by Mat Honan, Editor in Chief. Subscribe to read the next edition as soon as it lands. It’s supposed to be frigid in Davos this time of year. Part of the c…

MIT Technology Review by Mat Honan

Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy

Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next.

The New York Review of Books by Aryeh Neier, Gara LaMarche

At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order

It was a volatile week for trans-Atlantic relations, marked by President Trump statements that unsettled global markets and strained ties with U.S. allies — on topics ranging from Greenland to Gaza.

NPR by Willem Marx

Trump’s Park Goons Tear Down Slavery Exhibits

National Park Service staff took down slavery exhibits at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall on Thursday following a Trump-ordered crackdown on “distorted...

Daily Beast by The Daily Beast

A Year In, And It’s Time To Recognize: The Oval Office Is Empty

It will be to the everlasting shame of all Americans that impeachment has not yet been accomplished to formally remove Trump from office. Not in his previous term, and not this one, at least not so far. In fact, this term it has hardly even been attempted. If…

Techdirt by Cathy Gellis

The week the US and Canada broke up

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump has shattered one of the US’s s…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The Cruelty and Theatre of the Trump Press Conference

Vinson Cunningham on media briefings involving Donald Trump, Karoline Leavitt, J. D. Vance, Venezuela, oil executives, and the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good.

The New Yorker by Vinson Cunningham

The Four Donald Trumps

The president’s political power depends on his ability to play different roles for different parts of his coalition.

The Atlantic by Daniel Yudkin, Stephen Hawkins

IndyCar Confirms Discussions With President Trump For Washington Race

The Department of Transportation and President Trump are actively pursuing an IndyCar Series street race as part of the America250 Celebration, IndyCar has confirmed.

Forbes by Bruce Martin, Contributor, Bruce Martin, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/

Trump Threatens Canada With 100% Tariff If It Makes Deal With China

In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs on all goods and products if it makes a trade deal with China.

Forbes by Mike Stunson, Forbes Staff, Mike Stunson, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/

Yes, It’s Fascism

Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Rauch

Trump Border Control Official Taken Apart Over Alex Pretti Killing

Border Control chief Greg Bovino was eviscerated Sunday on CNN, when anchor Dana Bash tore into the Trump Administration's story that Alex Pretti was killed because he was brandishing a weapon and was there to massacre border patrol agents. Bash…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby

With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates. The post Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Alain Stephens

Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?

Venezuela is in an underreported hunger crisis that is getting worse by the day, and the Trump administration’s de facto alliance with the unelected and unpopular Chavismo government is only adding to the risks of a disaster. Francisco Rodríguez, the respecte…

The New Republic by James North

Donald Trump Has The Chance To Do What Ronald Reagan Wished He Had

A stable dollar would lift the global economy like nothing else, and would give the Trump presidency infinitely more prestige than a Nobel Peace Prize ever could.

Forbes by John Tamny, Contributor, John Tamny, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/

Apple CEO Tim Cook Visited White House for 'Melania' Documentary Screening

Apple CEO Tim Cook visited President Donald Trump at the White House over the weekend to attend the premier of "Melania," a documentary that's set to be released in the near future. According to The Hollywood Reporter, several tech CEOs attended the sc…

MacRumors by Juli Clover

US Government wants DNA and social media from visitors

Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP).

Privacyinternational.org

Trump family crypto accumulation

In 2023, most of the family’s wealth, about 79% of it, was tied to real estate. These days, a growing portion belongs to cryptocurrency endeavors. For Bloomberg, Annie Massa and Tom Maloney r…

Flowingdata.com by Nathan Yau

Trump’s plan to extort Minnesota, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Minnesota’s secretary of state said over the weekend t…

Vox by Cameron Peters

★ The Names They Call Themselves

*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime cal…

Daringfireball.net by John Gruber

Donald Trump Can Be Stopped

The president’s retreat in Minneapolis is a stinging defeat for the national conservatives.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

How Trump transformed ICE, in two charts

Just a year into his second term, Donald Trump’s new, militarized immigration force is on full display. Agents in masks and plate carriers are seemingly everywhere, first in Chicago last year and now in Minneapolis, where they have killed two US citizens and …

Vox by Cameron Peters, Melissa Hirsch

How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond

In recent weeks, Minnesota has borne the brunt of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration strategy, with federal officials detaining thousands of people, from preschoolers to, occasionally, US citizens. Minnesotans on the ground have responded in tu…

Vox by Sara Herschander

Donald Trump, Demolition Man

If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.

The Atlantic by David A. Graham

How Trump endangered Ilhan Omar

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is refusing to tone down his rh…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Belichick's Hall of Fame exclusion ridiculous - Trump

US President Donald Trump says it is "ridiculous" that Bill Belichick - widely considered the greatest NFL coach ever - has reportedly been denied first-ballot induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

BBC News by BBC Sport

Why Trump is threatening Iran again

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: More US naval forces are arriving in the Middle East a…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The Worst White House Aide in History

Donald Trump needs to fire Stephen Miller, for the good of the United States and the president's already tarnished legacy.

Rolling Stone by Ryan Bort

ICE invades Minnesota and Minnesotans fight back

The Trump administration has flooded Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota with federal agents as part of its immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge — detaining children, intimidating protestors and community organizers, and killing multiple people. …

The Verge by Adi Robertson

Melania documentary creators say its big price tag wasn’t bribery

The makers of Amazon's Melania documentary have defended its exorbitant cost following accusations of bribery to appease the Trump empire. Amazon paid $40 million to Melania Trump's production company for the film rights and another $35 million for marketing …

The Verge by Jess Weatherbed

Trump announces Kevin Warsh as fed chair pick

Trump said his pick to replace current Chairman Jerome Powell is an "outstanding person and a person that won't be too surprising to people."

ABC News by Isabella Murray, Elizabeth Schulze

Rise of the Trump Loyalist

The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.

The Atlantic by Anne Applebaum

DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign. Department of Homeland Security officials insist their immigration enforcement o…

Associated Press by Garance Burke, Byron Tau

The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism

We are now one year into Donald Trump’s second term, and something strange is happening in political media. A lot of people who spent years insisting that the so-called “alarmists” were being hysterical have started, tentatively, to admit that maybe they got …

The New Republic by Parker Molloy

TRUMP 'SUING' MICHAEL WOLFF

TRUMP 'SUING' MICHAEL WOLFF (Main headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:BOMBSHELL: EPSTEIN EMPIRE BANKROLLED BY KGB! BANNON INTERVIEW LEAKED 'MELANIA' DIRECTOR PROVOCATIVE PHOTOS FILES: WORST OF THE WORST

The-sun.com

“Melania” Is as Vacuous as Its Subject

The bloated Amazon movie about first lady Melania Trump reveals next to nothing about its subject other than her complicity. The post “Melania” Is as Vacuous as Its Subject appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Katherine Krueger

Fact-checking Trump's claims about his 1st year back in the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump likes to throw out a lot of figures during speeches to his base that he says prove how successful his first year back in office has been. But given Trump's proclivity for spreading misinformation, we wanted to see how many of these…

CBC News

Melania Opens to $7 Million on Budget of $75 Million

A massive marketing budget from Amazon helped propel Melania to become the biggest opening for a non-concert documentary in a decade. Melania Opens to $7 Million on Budget of $75 Million Alex Young

Consequence.net by Alex Young

Welcome to Trumpistan

​A preening and vindictive strongman at the top, living in gilded opulence, and surrounded by generals and business cronies. Is this what a junta looks like?​

Vanity Fair by Graydon Carter

10 Monday AM Reads

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Kevin Warsh Is Trump’s Man—and His Own. How He Will Reshape the Fed. Kevin Warsh is President Trump’s nominee for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Trump says in a social-media post. (Barron’s) see also A Bad He…

Ritholtz.com by Barry Ritholtz

Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.

Many Americans are facing severe economic hardship. But not the incoming president and first lady of the United States. In fact, the incumbent first lady has just accepted a media deal that will pay her at least seven times the income of the average American …

Vox by Alyssa Rosenberg

Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship?

The Atlantic writer Robert Kagan says as Trump violates norms, laws and the Constitution, including his call to nationalize elections, "we're on the edge of the consolidation of dictatorship."

NPR by Terry Gross

Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration says it will remove 700 feder…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department

“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep,” a lawyer representing Donald Trump’s government told a federal judge on Tuesday. Julie Le, the lawyer, who was temporarily detailed to the US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks To One Of The “Friends Of Trump”

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Days into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, a cryptocurrency billionaire posted a video on X to his hundreds of thousands of followers. “Ple…

Techdirt by Avi Asher-Schapiro and Molly Redden

When the Chips Are Down

President Trump’s reversal of a ban on sales of advanced semiconductors to China undercut the strategic logic behind years of American policy that was meant to keep the US ahead in the race to develop AI systems.

The New York Review of Books by Julian Gewirtz

They said Trumpism was fading

Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were very wrong

Salon by Chauncey DeVega

Splinter: Trump Crushed U.S. Tourism

American tourism may be permanently debilitated because Trump and the GOP made everyone else around the world realize that there are plenty of other places they’d rather visit than a country run by the biggest antisocial freaks on the planet.

Jezebel by Jacob Weindling

MAGA Zealots Are Waging War On Affordable Broadband

The Trump administration keeps demonstrating that it really hates affordable broadband. It particularly hates it when the government tries to make broadband affordable to poor people or rural school kids. In just the last year the Trump administration has: I’…

Techdirt by Karl Bode

Trump’s racist post, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s racism is making his party an…

Vox by Cameron Peters

President Trump Shares Racist Video of Michelle, Barack Obama as Apes

It's no secret President Donald Trump and the Obamas don't get along ... but DT has now taken their bad vibes to a whole new level, posting a short video of Barack and Michelle depicted as apes. Trump uploaded the shocking clip on his Truth Social…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Trump’s Election Fixation

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s call to “nationalize” the upcoming elections.

The Atlantic by The Editors

ICE After Minneapolis

Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.

The Atlantic by Nick Miroff

President Trump Says Suspect Possibly ID'd in Nancy Guthrie Case

President Trump says the feds are getting closer to cracking the kidnapping case of Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy ... and the FBI may even have a suspect! Trump shared the bombshell news with reporters on Air Force One Friday night, saying…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

The chaos in the US is affecting open source software and its developers

It was only a matter of time before the illegal, erratic, inhumane, and cruel behaviours and policies of the second Trump regime were going to affect the open source world in a possibly very visible way. Christian Hergert, longtime GNOME and Linux contributor…

Osnews.com by Thom Holwerda

Trump says good talks ongoing on Ukraine

By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday “very good talks” were ongoing regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine and he added, w… Leggi

Internazionale.it by Internazionale

Trump meets with Honduran president Asfura

Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach. Trump sai… Leggi

Internazionale.it by Internazionale

Trump congratulates Japan’s Takaichi on election win

Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her coalition’s election win, wishing her “great success i… Leggi

Internazionale.it by Internazionale

Trump Pretends It Was Schumer’s Idea To Rename Penn Station After Himself

Narcissist-in-Chief Donald Trump wants us to believe the only reason he was discussing renaming Penn Station and Dulles Airport after himself is because of public demand. In fact, there have been multiple reports that Trump tried to blackmail Senate Minority …

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

CNN Anchor Destroys Idea No One Supports Trump's Racist Obama Post

Newsnight anchor Abby Phillip took apart MAGA apologist Arthur Aidala's ridiculous assertion that no one supports Trump's racist behavior. During a discussion on Trump's childish, racist, late-night racist post on Truth Social depicting the Obamas as apes, at…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Mick Mulvaney: 'You Can Kiss The Midterms Goodbye'

Former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says the quiet part out loud while reacting to Trump's racist Truth Social post depicting the Obamas as apes. Mulvaney made an appearance on this Friday's Connell Mcshane on NewsNation and was asked about the White Ho…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Appeals Court OKs Mandatory Immigration Detention Without Bond

Friday night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Trump administration’s policy subjecting all immigrants not legally admitted into the U.S. to mandatory detention and to being held without bond while they go through deportation proceedings. The polic…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE

Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court dominated by MAGA Republicans, just handed the Trump administration broad authority to lock up millions of immigrants — provided that it can get those immigrants to Texas, Louisia…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

Trump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration’s latest attempt to go after …

Vox by Cameron Peters

Is This the Real Reason Trump Threatened Bridge to Canada?

Donald Trump’s outrageous threat to close a new bridge between Michigan and Canada appears to have been at the behest of a billionaire who operates another bridge between the two countries. Just hours before Trump published a scattered tirade Monday night aga…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump Just Blew American Climate Policy to Smithereens

President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the endangerment finding, the legal bedrock for the agency's actions against planet-warming pollution.

Gizmodo.com by Ellyn Lapointe

Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You

The president’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

In the fight against climate change, Trump sides with climate change

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is shredding the federal gove…

Vox by Cameron Peters

BONDI BOMBS

Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican’s chief protector. Bondi's remarks came at a Hou…

Associated Press by Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Stephen Groves

Trump Is Suing His Own Government

The president is seeking billions in taxpayer dollars from his own IRS. Whether he can do this is perhaps less important than whether he should.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

Trump's Genesis Mission gets its first set of 26 sure-to-succeed objectives

DoE bets AI can speed fusion, unlock decades of nuclear data, and probe fundamental physics The Trump administration has outlined the first 26 goals for its project to inject AI into the government's scientific research, and everything from securing critical …

Theregister.com by Brandon Vigliarolo

Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?

The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, hear me out here: There is more to the story.  This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideo…

Vox by Marina Bolotnikova

Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back.

With locals working to prevent neighbors from going hungry, fear and uncertainty remain as Trump’s historic occupation dies down. The post Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back. appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Ryan Devereaux

New Epstein Email Reveals His Ties to Even More Trump Officials

Disgraced sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein said he had “new administration people” visiting his Little Saint James Island in 2016—just a month before President Trump’s first inauguration. In a December 2016 email to Bill Gates, Epstein told him, “come to visit…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Authoritarianism from Below

As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D.C., in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime emergency,” members of the city council expressed their outrage. Janeese Lewis George, who represents a nor…

The New York Review of Books by Stuart Schrader

Start-stop stiffed: EPA kills annoying automatic engine shutoff

The EPA just delivered news that millions of fed-up American drivers have been waiting for: Automatic start-stop technology is no longer being propped up by federal regulation.On February 12, 2026, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin annou…

TheBlaze by Lauren Fix

Joe Rogan: Epstein Files Look 'F*cking Terrible' For Trump

Podcaster Joe Rogan did not hold back his disgust over Trump's actions with the Epstein files and said the scandal looks fucking terrible for Demented Donald. Ya, think? And why is his name redacted? Why would your name be redacted if you're not a victim? Li…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump's Thugs Want To Create An Airborne Minneapolis In El Paso

In my post yesterday, I was obviously wrong to speculate that a war with Mexico was about to start. I say this even though it's clear that President Trump desperately wants to invade Mexico, as he said in two separate Fox interviews last week. One was with Se…

Crooksandliars.com by Steve M.

Vought Helped Kill USAID, Then Took Funds For Himself

Hundreds of thousands have died from infectious diseases and malnutrition thanks to the Trump administration gutting USAID. Those funds would have gone toward fighting numerous preventable and treatable diseases abroad. Instead, Reuters has found that the Tr…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

New Energy Storage Solutions Are Killing Trump’s Coal Power Fantasy

The greedy, grasping, living cartoon of a Scrooge who currently occupies the White House is leveraging coal power to support his plans for killing as many Americans as possible. Hopefully he will leave office again — peacefully, this time — before doing much …

CleanTechnica by Tina Casey

Where Trump Went Wrong in His Quest for the Nobel Peace Prize

In exclusive interviews, Norway's prime minister and the head of the Nobel Institute tell Isaac Stanley-Beckett and Simon Shuster how they handled the president's pressure campaign.

The Atlantic by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Simon Shuster

Is Trumpism losing steam?

As Trumpism forces both major US parties to wonder what they stand for, experts weigh in on November election prospects.

Al Jazeera English

GOP Senator Claims Trump 'Focused On Rule Of Law' With Straight Face

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin beclowns himself once again when asked about the DOJ trying to prosecute Trump's political enemies. Mullin made an appearance on this Sunday's State of the Union on CNN and was asked about the Trump Department of Justice's fai…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Report: Trump Lashes Out At GOP Senators Who Dared To Call Out His Racism

As we discussed here, Sen. Tim Scott and others were rightfully horrified by Trump's racist social media post depicting the Obamas as apes, and Trump and his White House have gone from feigning ignorance, to blaming it on a staffer, to now defending what he d…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

'Clown Show': Obama Responds To Trump's Racist Ape Video—And Nails It

Donald Trump was deeply remorseful about unleashing a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month. Just kidding! When reporters confronted him, Trump insisted he "didn't make a mistake," while his…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Gaslighting Peter Navarro Dishes BS: 'It's What We Call A Goldilocks Economy'

Trump senior economic counselor Peter Navarro continues his gaslighting on the state of our economy. Navarro made an appearance on this weekend's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, and once again tried to put a happy face on the damage Trump's tarif…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump Blames Popular Black Democrat for Potomac River Sewage Spill

President Trump is blaming Maryland Governor Wes Moore for sewage pollution in the Potomac River, something Moore has no control over. “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democ…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Celebrates President’s Day by Declaring Himself “the Hunter”

Donald Trump’s White House is posting about President’s Day in the creepiest way possible.In honor of the holiday, the White House Monday posted a menacing picture of Trump accompanied by the quote: “I was the hunted, and now I’m the hunter.”That particular c…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Violent crime in U.S. cities is way down, and Trump is taking credit

Fresh statistics show violent crime in major U.S. cities dropped sharply in 2025 from the previous year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that his get-tough policies are the reason. The inconvenient truth for this Trump administration is that viole…

CBC News

Will Capping Credit-Card Interest Rates Help Ordinary Americans?

The federal cap on credit-card interest rates that US President Donald Trump has proposed would, in theory, prevent issuers from gouging customers. But not everyone agrees that this would be good for Americans, especially lower-income households that are ofte…

Project Syndicate by Jeffrey Frankel

BOMBSHELL: FBI Interview With Epstein Victim Also Accused Trump

The FBI did speak to a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who also accused Donald Trump of sexually and violently assaulting her, according to records in the Justice Department’s own Epstein database and discovered by investigative journalist Roger Sollenberger. The d…

Crooksandliars.com by Susie Madrak

How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap

Jonathan Blitzer on how the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards, has become a site for easy arrests and deportations under the Trump Administration.

The New Yorker by Jonathan Blitzer

The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is mucking about with late-ni…

Vox by Cameron Peters

WHAT IS HE HIDING?

WHAT IS HE HIDING? (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:HILLARY READY FOR BATTLE: TRUMP COVERING UP EPSTEIN! Calls for her congressional testimony to be held publicly... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Bec…

Time by Tiago Ventura

The End of Reagan-Era Republicanism

Mona Charen on how Trump transformed the conservative movement and what the right got wrong. Plus: Signs of life from America’s guardrails and John Maynard Keynes’s “My Early Beliefs.”

The Atlantic by David Frum

Vatican disses 'Board of Peace'...

The Vatican will not participate in President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace“ initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nat…

NBC News by Reuters

Notorious Drug Trafficker Got Five-Star Treatment After Trump Pardon

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was given special treatment and provided with a room in a luxury hotel after Donald Trump pardoned him in December, ProPublica reported Wednesday.Hernández, a member of Honduras’s right-wing National Party, was…

The New Republic by Finn Hartnett

The Four Ways Trump Plans to Delegitimize this Fall’s Elections

Even as diversionary battles flare across the political landscape—immigration raids, diplomatic blunders, legal losses in court, and the lingering Epstein fallout—Donald Trump is making his move where it matters most: elections.The administration is pressing …

The New Republic by Harry Litman

Here’s the Proof Trump Knows He’s Doomed: Rothkopf

Donald Trump is trying to chip away at the integrity of the voting process ahead of the November midterms because he knows Republicans will not fare well...

Daily Beast by The Daily Beast Podcast, William Vaillancourt

Trump Says Obama Gave Out Classified Information About Aliens

President Trump says Barack Obama would be wise to keep his mouth shut about aliens ... 'cause he says Obama gave out top secret information on a podcast where Obama said extraterrestrials were real. Check out this exchange between Trump and FOX…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Trump Directs US Government To Prepare Release of Files on Aliens and UFOs

US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life. From a report: Trump made the declaration in a post on Truth…

Slashdot.org by msmash

Supreme Court invalidates most of Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated most of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a cornerstone of his economic policy in his second term.

Abcnews.com by Devin Dwyer, Peter Charalambous

Everything you need to know about Trump's White House plans

Four months after the demolition of the East Wing, US president Donald Trump has continued his plans to build a ballroom at the White House. We explain everything you need to know about the controversial architectural project. Read more

Dezeen by Ben Dreith

Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs

The Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Learning Resources v. Trump on Friday, with a total of six justices concluding that a wide range of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Republican, wro…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court just blew up Trump’s foreign policy

President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy so far has been to speak loudly and carry a big stick. On Friday, the Supreme Court took away his favorite stick. From Cuba, to China, to Greenland, it’s not an exaggeration to say that tariffs are the defau…

Vox by Joshua Keating

Trump’s tariff defeat, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump’s tariffs are unlawful, the Supreme Court…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision could save you $1,000

The Supreme Court just upended President Donald Trump’s trade war. In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled on Friday that the bulk of Trump’s tariffs were unconstitutionally enacted.   Trump had rested his trade agenda on a peculiar interpretation of the Internati…

Vox by Eric Levitz

What Does Trump Want With Cuba?

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign is pushing Cuba into a deeper humanitarian crisis. The post What Does Trump Want With Cuba? appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by The Intercept Briefing

Trump to raise global tariffs to 15%

President Trump previously said he would implement 10% global tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his tariff policies.

NPR by Kristin Wright

Why the “Lesser Included Action” Argument for IEEPA Tariffs Fails

The Supreme Court yesterday struck down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, holding that the statute’s authorization to “regulate… importation” doesn’t include the power to impose tariffs. The majority’s strongest argument is simple: every time Congress actually delegates…

Marginalrevolution.com by Alex Tabarrok

The Tariff Situation Isn’t Getting Better for Photographers After All

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump's global tariffs he instituted last year based on the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Hours later, the president announced new 10% global tariffs against most imports unde…

PetaPixel by Jeremy Gray

THE DON PUTS 15% TARIFF ON PLANET EARTH

THE DON PUTS 15% TARIFF ON PLANET EARTH (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:'I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT' WARNS ENEMIES HAVE INFILTRATED SUPREME COURT 1063 DAYS LEFT IN OFFICE Drudge Report Feed needs your support!…

CNBC by Sarah Min

There’s Only One Way to Eradicate Trumpism for Good

One of the weirder journalistic spectacles of the Trump era has been watching mainstream news organizations parachute into the hinterlands to try to understand the voters who ushered in, and continue to support, this age of cruelty in America. A recent classi…

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

What's next for Trump's tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

Based simply on the barely suppressed anger that U.S. President Donald Trump showed throughout his news conference on the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs, it's a fair bet that Friday was the worst day so far of his second term.

CBC News

Union Membership Hits Sixteen Year High Because Of Trump

from The Guardian reports that union membership in the United States climbed by about 500,000, bringing the total to 16.5 million people. That is the highest it's been since 2009. The increase is due largely to the Trump regime attacking workers' rights, most…

Crooksandliars.com by Chris capper Liebenthal

What's On Trump's Face?

During a speech in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday, Trump's new orange dye job was so caustic that it reflected light in a way that made his face look like a weird mirror. Bright, shiny face, Trump. This is a new look. Open thread. read more

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Mitch McConnell's Sweet Revenge: He's Blocking SAVE Act

Donald Trump is having an extra bad Friday. First, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Then came horrible economic news. Now we hear that Mitch McConnell is intentionally blocking the SAVE America Act, a legislation that Republicans really want to …

Crooksandliars.com by Red Painter

Fox Host: GOP 'Silently, Quietly Breathing A Sigh Of Relief' On Tariff Ruling

Fox's Shannon Bream discusses what Republicans are telling them behind closed doors on these illegal Trump tariffs. They all know they're a tax on Americans and inflation and the economy is going to hurt them in the midterm elections, but apparently, the cowa…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump’s Push for Greenland

As Donald Trump threatens Greenland with a takeover, Al Jazeera speaks to people there about their concerns.

Al Jazeera English

Keith Boykin Takes Apart Trump Shill Scott Jennings

Former Clinton White House aide Keith Boykin shot down smug Scott Jenning's revisionist history after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump's illegal emergency tariffs. During an exchange on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip this Friday, Jennings was asked a…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

UPDATED: Donald's Latest Bizarre Post On Greenland Gets Hilariously Shut Down

It's unclear why Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States would be sending “a great hospital boat” to Greenland for a nonexistent humanitarian mission, where Greenlanders enjoy free health care, including prescription medications. But why let…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

So Sorry

Happy Sunday morning here at Crooks and Liars. Let's be happy about how pissy SCOTUS made Trump on Friday, so pissy he slapped a 15% tax on everyone in the world. Have you ever seen such a spoiled rotten man-baby? It's another week with more Epstein revelatio…

Crooksandliars.com by Ratt

The Media Still Can’t Figure Out That Trump Says Things That Aren’t True

Debates on how the media should be covering what Donald Trump says have been going on for over a decade now. A few months ago, we wrote about the regularity with which the mainstream media “sanewashes” his more ridiculous statements, taking the incoherent ram…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

Trump’s Iran buildup, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is staring down another confl…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trading with the Enemy

Friday’s Supreme Court decision rebuffing President Trump’s signature foreign policy initiative—worldwide tariffs imposed pursuant to an asserted national emergency—was extraordinary in multiple respects. In its nearly 250-year history, the Court has rarely r…

The New York Review of Books by David Cole

The Judges and Juries Saving the Republic From Trump

The Supreme Court has enabled many of the Trump administration’s worst abuses over the past 14 months, particularly when it comes to his mass deportation plans. The justices’ shadow docket has largely served as a Pez dispenser for injunctions to stay the most…

The New Republic by Matt Ford

The Real State of the Union: Millions of Americans Are Just Disgusted

This Tuesday night, America will bear witness to Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term. I know—the mere thought of it rots a little piece of our souls that we’re never getting back. At least you can skip it; I have to watch it. Wh…

The New Republic by Michael Tomasky

Morning news brief

Trump to deliver first State of the Union address of his second term, what's next for Mexico after killing of cartel leader, NPR investigation finds DOJ withheld some Epstein files related to Trump.

NPR by Steve Inskeep

Trump’s Chance to Turn Things Around Tonight

A conversation with Jonathan Lemire about what Donald Trump’s State of the Union address could achieve—if he doesn’t get in his own way.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

The Epstein files Trump’s DOJ is withholding

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t being honest about the …

Vox by Cameron Peters

How to Watch the 2026 State of the Union

President Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union of his second term amid the partial government shutdown. Here's what to know.

Rolling Stone by Jonathan Zavaleta

5 takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address

President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.

NPR by Domenico Montanaro

WATCH: President Trump says Democrats should be 'ashamed'

Trump called on Congress to "show your support" when referring to the government to protect U.S. citizens first. When Rep. Ilhan Omar did not stand or clap, Trump said, “You should be ashamed."

Abcnews.com by ABC News

Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union address

Throughout Trump's remarks Tuesday, ABC News is live fact-checking some of the president's statements for exaggerations, falsehoods and points that need more context.

Abcnews.com by ABC NEWS

One big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump gave a very long State of the U…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The most important line from Trump’s State of the Union

Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was the longest ever given. But to understand its core purpose — arguably, the core purpose of his presidency — you need only to hear one line. It came during a discussion of the SAVE Act, a Republican bill designed t…

Vox by Zack Beauchamp

Donald Trump Calls Democrats 'Crazy' During State of the Union

Donald Trump turned his State of the Union into an all-out brawl Tuesday night as he attacked Democrats, calling them "crazy" and accusing them of cheating elections. Trump severely divided the room by asking the audience to stand if they believed…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

Jimmy Kimmel Slams Donald Trump After State of The Union Address

Jimmy Kimmel pulled no punches against Donald Trump following the State of the Union address … blasting what he called an “angry” speech from the president. Kimmel -- who went live with his show towards the end of the lengthy address --…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

The Degraded State of the Union

Presidential oratory once sought to elevate its audience, through high seriousness and artful rhetoric, but also by being high-minded and fair.

The Atlantic by Eliot A. Cohen

Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

Most of Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr’s time lately has been split between destroying all consumer protection oversight and threatening media companies with fake investigations if they’re not appropriately deferential to our mad idiot king. The latter has tende…

Techdirt by Karl Bode

Meet the toymaker who helped take down Trump’s tariffs

Late last week, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs imposed under the federal International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as unlawful. The Court did not, however, say how or when — or whether — the Trump administration will …

Vox by Kelli Wessinger, Noel King

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI

On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to "STRONG-ARM" the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario A…

The Verge by Hayden Field, Richard Lawler

Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Stop Using Anthropic AI Tech 'Immediately'

President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. federal agencies to "immediately cease" using Anthropic's AI technology, escalating a standoff after the company sought limits on Pentagon use of its models. CNBC reports: The company, which in July signed a $200 mi…

Slashdot.org by BeauHD

Trump's tariff back-and-forth keeps CEOs on edge

The Supreme Court struck down one set of tariffs only for President Trump to slap new ones on. It's a bit of relief for CEOs, but not a complete fix.

Business Insider by Dominick Reuter,Jordan Hart

The Undiplomatic Diplomats

Some of the president’s ambassadors keep getting into needless conflicts abroad.

The Atlantic by Tom Nichols

The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight

President Donald Trump ordered the entire federal government to stop using products from the AI company Anthropic on Friday to stop what he called a “radical left, woke company” from encroaching on the military’s decision-making.  The public feud between the …

Vox by Joshua Keating

Donald Trump Dances At Fundraiser Just Before Iran Airstrikes

President Donald Trump authorized a major attack on Iran Saturday, reportedly leaving hundreds dead and even more injured ... but first, he had to dance. In videos going viral online, Trump is seen dancing during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago to "God…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

America Used Anthropic's AI for Its Attack On Iran, One Day After Banning It

Engadget reports: In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology" following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A f…

Slashdot.org by EditorDavid

Cuba Is Next

Trump’s campaign to take out long-standing U.S. irritants looks back to the Caribbean.

The Atlantic by Vivian Salama

Trump's Iran Attack Was Illegal, Former U.S. Military Officials Allege

“This is an introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities. It absolutely triggers the 48-hour notice requirement.” The post Trump’s Iran Attack Was Illegal, Former U.S. Military Officials Allege appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Austin Campbell

Trump is swift boating the midterms

POTUS is considering an executive order declaring a national voting emergency. Its co-author helped sink John Kerry

Salon by Heather Digby Parton

Hubris Without Idealism

Donald Trump has embraced a warped version of the neoconservatism he once derided.

The Atlantic by George Packer

Splinter: Trump Has Bet the Economy on War With Iran

One day does not make a trend, but it’s clear that Iran is willing to weaponize oil prices against us for now, and if we see a sustained rise in energy prices, Trump may get his ultimate wish to take America back to the early 1980s, Volcker shock and all.

Jezebel by Jacob Weindling

Minnesota Judge Shuts Down DHS’s Attempt To Expel Thousands Of Refugees

The Trump administration is purposefully cruel. That much cannot be argued, not when it has deliberately sent deportees to foreign torture prisons, dumped them in war-torn countries with histories of human rights abuses, and stranded people its has been order…

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Fuck ICE Says West Virginia Court, Threatening Fines And Contempt Charges

The administration has burnt the “presumption of regularity” to a crispness normally reserved for conquered bridges succumbing to heat death. It is now well known that the Trump administration will do whatever it wants to do, whether or not it’s supported by …

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The US is four days into a war with Iran — and the Tru…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Hillary Clinton Points Finger at Donald Trump in Epstein Deposition

Hillary Clinton didn't hold back when asked about President Donald Trump during her Epstein deposition last week ... pushing to have him testify under oath, because he's got a laundry list of bad behavior and past connections with the dead…

TMZ by TMZ Staff

How the US might be using AI in Iran

In the week leading up to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the Pentagon was waging a different battle: a fight with the AI company Anthropic over its flagship AI model, Claude. That conflict came to a head on Friday, when Trump said that the federal gove…

Vox by Peter.Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram

MAGA Thinks Netanyahu Played Trump on Iran

MAGA commentators are criticizing Donald Trump's war on Iran following Marco Rubio's comments that Israel essentially forced America's involvement.

Rolling Stone by Ryan Bort

The No-Explanation War

The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense. Jay Caspian Kang writes.

The New Yorker by Jay Caspian Kang

How Donald Trump is using architecture to reshape Washington DC

US president Donald Trump and his administration are using architecture to reshape the American capital at a pace unmatched in recent memory. We explore how the president is utilising design to cement his legacy. Read more

Dezeen by Ben Dreith

Barry Blitt’s “War-a-Lago”

Françoise Mouly speaks with the artist Barry Blitt about his cover for the March 16, 2026, issue of The New Yorker.

The New Yorker by Françoise Mouly

It's Officially Time to Worry About Trump's Economy

We are now staring down the stagflationary barrel while the threat of recession rises. The jobs market is bad to mediocre, and Trump and Israel’s war with Iran has guaranteed us more inflation thanks to the oil shock.

Jezebel by Jacob Weindling

A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The fundamentals of the American economy are…starting …

Vox by Cameron Peters

Overthrow 'in weeks'...

Overthrow 'in weeks'... (Third column, 5th story, link) Related stories:Cuba next? Here's how it could play out...

Thetimes.com by George Grylls

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall

Consider three of the biggest developments in our politics right now: We just learned that the economy lost 92,000 jobs, a capstone to a terrible year in terms of job creation. President Trump has fired widely despised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,…

The New Republic by Greg Sargent

Trump Already Planning His Next Regime Change

Donald Trump is already over his head in the dangerous Middle East war he just began and, when not dreaming about his $300 million Marie Antoinette Ballroom, he is dreaming of his next foreign adventure. On Friday, CNN’s Dana Bash seemed more than a little su…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump Accused Of Assaulting Teen Victim Who Bit His Penis

Credible accusations against Donald Trump have suddenly surfaced in the Epstein files. Journalists reported last month that records of four FBI interviews with an alleged victim had been removed from public viewing. Thursday night, the Department of Justice r…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

OPEN THREAD: Trump Supporter Flips Out As He Sees Gas Prices

With crude oil up over $25 a barrel since Trump and Israel attacked Iran, this guy's gas woes are only going to get exponentially worse in the coming days and weeks. Maybe next time, don't vote for the sociopath. Just a thought. via Brian Krassenstein: Trump …

Crooksandliars.com by Ed Scarce

Fox Hosts 'Shocked' Trump Got A Pink Soccer Jersey From MLS Champs

Donald Trump's favorite Fox News morning show hosts were flummoxed that the MLS soccer champions Inter Milan gave Trump a pink T-shirt, which derides masculinity in their minds. I'm only surprised they didn't claim it was a conspiracy by Messi to make Trump l…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Is Iran, Noem, TX..Or New Epstein Drop Trump's Biggest Mess?

There are scandals. There are obscenities. And then there is the filthy criminal coverup being carried out by the Trump White House and the U.S. Department of Justice. Remember the Epstein files? Just a week ago, BEFORE Trump bombed Iran, the Epstein coverup …

Crooksandliars.com by Cliff Schecter

The MAGA Religious Right Are Pure Evil

The biggest group of Trump supporters in 2015 was the Christian right, anti-abortion, homophobic, and Islamophobic pastors and evangelicals. They rallied around Donald because he had promised to overturn Roe V Wade. His racist immigration policies were music…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

‘They Are Making It Up As They Go Along’

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says what he has heard behind closed doors proves a “senile” President Trump has no plan for Iran.

New York Magazine by Nia Prater

Putin Cashes In on Trump’s Iran War

In a rare show of disagreement, Pete Hegseth failed to echo boss Donald Trump’s claim about the ongoing conflict in Iran on Saturday—and was completely...

Daily Beast by The Daily Beast

BIG LIE: Trump And Hegseth Point At Iran For School Bombing

Trump told reporters this Saturday that Iran, not the United States was responsible for the bombing on February 28th that hit an elementary school where over 165 girls were killed. As we discussed here, "The New York Times has put together evidence — includin…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

FOX News Accused of Trump PR Clean-Up Over Fallen Soldier Ceremony

As the war/not-a-war rages with Iran, Donald Trump found a way to make even the dignified transfer of the bodies of six fallen U.S. service members killed in action all about him. On Saturday, during the solemn ritual at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was shown …

Bleeding Cool News by Ray Flook

Just Don’t Say the W-Word

Trump’s administration has both used and avoided the word war in ways that seek glory and evade responsibility.

The Atlantic by Gal Beckerman

Trump’s open-ended war, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: When will Donald Trump’s war with Iran end?  What’s ha…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump will welcome Iran at World Cup - Infantino

US President Donald Trump has said Iran are "welcome" to take part in this summer's World Cup despite the countries being at war, according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

BBC News by BBC Sport

Cabinet 'scared to take them off'...

Cabinet 'scared to take them off'... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Rubio Mocked for Oversized Shoes After Trump Gifts Footwear...

Themirror.com by Somaiyah Hafeez, Jack Hobbs

Trump Team Freaks Out Over CBS’s Newest Hire

The White House is weighing in on the internal affairs of private business—again.Trump administration officials are reportedly seething that CBS News hired Jeremy Adler, a communications executive who previously worked for former Wyoming Representative Liz Ch…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s Iran Blunders Suddenly Look Darker after Damning New Leaks Hit

For Donald Trump, the news is getting worse on his war against Iran. The New York Times reports that the Trump team badly miscalculated Iran’s response to the American invasion, leading to a developing energy fiasco. The Times also reports that some officials…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

The Jolene Doctrine

General Stanley McChrystal’s analysis of Donald Trump, courtesy of Dolly Parton

The Atlantic by Marie-Rose Sheinerman

A Test for Trump’s Most Faithful

The longer the Iran war drags on, the more the president risks splintering a historically unified base.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

Trump Rolls Out White Carpet For White Migrants

Roughly a year ago — as Trump was trying to turn anti-genocide protests into deportable antisemitism — his administration made it clear it was only willing to support white people with antisemitic views. The administration threw some anti-Israel filters into …

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t letting up the pressure…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal

In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that fee is expected to be in the range of $10 billion. The money is suppose…

The Verge by Terrence O’Brien

Why the Iran war was inevitable

There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security

Salon by Mike Lofgren

Trump Says It's No Biggie That Putin Is Helping Iran

President Donald Trump defended the easing sanctions on Russian oil, excusing reports that the nation’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, has been assisting Iran in its war efforts against the U.S. “I think [Putin] might be helping [Iran] a little bit,” Trump said du…

Crooksandliars.com by Walter Einenkel

Trump Turns Women's History Event Into Celebration Of Himself

There's was an event at the White House yesterday that was advertised as a commemoration of Women's History Month -- but this is the administration of Donald Trump, the most narcissistic person who's ever lived, so the event was primarily about him. A medal w…

Crooksandliars.com by Steve M.

Former National Security Advisor Rips Trump's Dangerous Escalation With Iran

Here's the latest chest thumping from Trump who announced another escalation with Iran on his social media site this Friday evening: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he directed the U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting mili…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Judge Concludes Grand Jury Subpoena to Fed Had Improper Purpose

"There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will. On the other side of the scale, the Government has offered no …

Reason by Eugene Volokh

What happens when ICE shows up at New York City hospitals?

Anti-ICE protesters outside Glendale Memorial Hospital in California on July 17, 2025. Fears of immigration enforcement at hospitals have grown since the Trump administration lifted restrictions on ICE activities at such sensitive locations. Health care pr…

Gothamist by Caroline Lewis

Trump’s prison order draws a line that reality should have drawn first

When the news broke that President Trump followed through on his promise to bar taxpayer-funded gender surgeries in federal prisons, the coverage quickly pivoted to one question: How will this affect transgender-identifying inmates?As a former inmate — I serv…

TheBlaze by Amie Ichikawa

Trump Cosplays As Cowboy While Sending Troops Into Harm’s Way

On Friday, it was revealed that Donald Trump’s Pentagon is sending a Marine expeditionary unit, able to conduct ground operations, to the Middle East. Clearly, the White House sees no reason to let that get in the way of Trump’s light-hearted amusement. Or fl…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump Disrespects Fallen Soldiers By Using Them To Fundraise

It's bad enough that Trump completely disrespected our troops during the dignified transfer of the six United States service members who were recently killed in Kuwait. Now one of his PACs is using it to raise money: Trump fundraising email uses photo from so…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Iran War A Convenient Fund-Raising Opportunity For Jared Kushner

There is just never enough profit for the Trump and Kushner family from “public service work,” apparently. The family has already raked in at least $4 billion from the P***y Grabber presidency 2.0. Now, Ivanka Trump hubby Jared Kushner, is looking to squeeze …

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

SNL Cold Open: Trump Talks Epstein Files/Iran, Hegseth Goes Dudebro

With Harry Styles taking to the stages of Studio 8H for tonight's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 51, it appears this might be the final show before a break. If that's the case, it will be interesting to see what tonight's SNL Cold Open tackles. T…

Bleeding Cool News by Ray Flook

Morning news brief

The war with Iran enters its third week, as Trump and his top aides refocus their messaging on "winning" to regain faltering support, in the Senate, Republican lawmakers take up the SAVE Act this week.

NPR by A Martínez

J. D. Vance Learns What Mike Pence Already Knows

The vice president is realizing that signing on with Donald Trump might seem like a shortcut to the top, but it’s actually a guarantee of humiliation.

The Atlantic by David A. Graham

The Trump regime is deliberately destroying the...

The Trump regime is deliberately destroying the scientific community in the US. “This is not efficiency. This is not streamlining. This is the systematic elimin

kottke.org by Jason Kottke

The Border Wall Is Back

With $46.5 billion to blow, Trump has resumed construction, even in remote areas with few illegal crossings.

The Atlantic by Nick Miroff

LOSING CONTROL

LOSING CONTROL (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:SHOWDOWN: RUSSIA SENDS OIL TO CUBA IRAN HITS MULTIPLE GULF REFINERIES TRUMP THREATENS MAJOR GAS FIELD $112 BARREL Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Beco…

Themirror.com by Katie-Ann Gupwell

FUENTES: IMPEACH THE DON...

FUENTES: IMPEACH THE DON... (Second column, 6th story, link) Related stories:RIP MAGA...

Mediamatters.org

Trump Makes Joke About Pearl Harbor In Meeting With Japanese Prime Minister

When Donald Trump met in the Oval Office on Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, he was asked why he didn’t tell U.S. allies about plans to strike Iran. “You don’t want to signal too much,” Trump said. “We went in very hard, and we didn’t tel…

Deadline by Ted Johnson

Trump takes another shot at dismantling state AI regulation

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its new legislative blueprint for AI regulation, and the seven-point plan includes a clear message: The federal government should avoid many AI regulations beyond a set of child safety rules, and it should bar state…

The Verge by Hayden Field

U.S. Mint can begin to produce Trump commemorative gold coin

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

NPR by The Associated Press

Who will stop Trump on Iran?

As the war escalates and the president digs in, the White House says "Nobody tells him what to do"

Salon by Brian Karem

Trump Threatens To Send ICE Agents To Airports If DHS Not Funded

Here's Trump's latest threat if he doesn't get his way on funding for the Department of Homeland Security: With no end in sight to a partial government shutdown that has left most of the Department of Homeland Security without funds to operate, President Dona…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

The Miracle Of Trump's SAVE Acts SAVE Act's Economy

This is an ETTD story, right? WELP fortune.com/2026/03/18/h... — The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T03:40:50.320Z Or is this the ETTD story? A clearly spooked Trump points a finger at Israel after a giant gas field in Iran w…

Crooksandliars.com by Tengrain

Ron Johnson Says The Quiet Part Out Loud On The SAVE Act

Sen Ron Johnson was being the good little tool that he is and argued for the SAVE Trump's Ass From The Epstein Files Act when he inadvertently said the quiet part out loud: They said it wasn't a legitimate election when Donald Trump first got elected. Four ye…

Crooksandliars.com by Chris capper Liebenthal

Trump threatens to send federal immigration agents to airports amid DHS shutdown

Amid an ongoing standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send Immigrations and Customs Enforcements agents to airports around the U.S.“If the Radic…

NBC News by Alexandra Marquez, Megan Shannon

Why did DOJ seek to dissolve Abrego Garcia injunction? #politics

Deportation fight over Abrego Garcia to Liberia The Trump administration asked a judge to dissolve an injunction blocking the government from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again so it can move toward a quicker deportation to Liberia. What the government argu…

Alltoc.com by AllToc

Trump to Send ICE Agents to Airports Monday

Even without a direct role in screening, a visible ICE presence at airports risks adding new friction to an already fragile inbound travel environment.

Skift by Meghna Maharishi

Bessent: 'Have A Little Empathy' For Poor Donald Trump

Of all the people I will never have empathy for, Donald Trump is at the top of the food chain. A decorated veteran and man who served his country faithfully for his entire life has died, and this is how Donald decided to react. Credit: Screenshot Yeah, p…

Crooksandliars.com by Karoli Kuns

Trump Names Our Greatest Threat After Iran 'Death': Americans

Truly heartwarming to see the regime that oppressed millions for decades finally 'die'—just in time for President Slurry McDementia to pivot to the real existential threat: people who disagree with him politically. Priorities, folks. Of course, Trump took to …

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Trump: The Strait Of Hormuz Will 'Open Itself'

He's nuttier than a fruitcake and he's got the nuclear codes. Trump took questions from reporters this Friday while preparing to board Marine One, and after first blathering on once again about himself and Israel both wanting to "declare victory" in Iran and …

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Tom Homan Announces A Concept Of A Plan For ICE To Handle Airport Security

Border Czar Tom Homan made an appearance on this Sunday's State of the Union on CNN, and was asked about Trump's threat to send his ICE thugs to airports across the country to supposedly help TSA agents with the long security lines caused by TSA staffing shor…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump’s Iran War Sends Oil To $115...It's Just The Beginning

Only months ago, Dementia Don congratulated himself for cheap gasoline as proof of his economic wizardry. Cheap gas, in the Trump fantasy world, was a product of his leadership—just as sunshine was presumably the result of his morning tweets. Now that prices …

Crooksandliars.com by Cliff Schecter

Trump threatens to deploy ICE to US airports

US President Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to airports to stand in for Transportation Security Administration personnel as Democrats continue to block DHS funding

RT by RT

Maker Of Sharpie Pens Has No Idea What The F*ck Trump Is Talking About

Oh, sweet mercy, while the world burns, Donald J. Trump took a minute to lie about Sharpies. Yeah, so that's not surprising coming from the man who is trying to lie us into his war of choice, but the makers of Sharpie, Newell Brands, have no idea what the fuc…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

AWWWW: CPAC Loaded With Mad MAGAs

Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark There is a pall over the Make America Great Again, or MAGA, movement. Donald Trump overpromised. His public support has fallen. Some “America First” die-hards now openly criticize him. Amid war, economic challenges, d…

Crooksandliars.com by The Conversation

Narcissist Trump Explains Why He Likes To 'Hang Around With Losers'

Trump didn't have time to attend CPAC this year, but he did make time to hang out with the Saudis at their Future Investment Initiative summit this Friday in Miami. Trump spewed a whole bunch of insane nonsense there, as usual, and this was his response to a …

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Why Trump betrayed MAGA, according to Tucker Carlson

After five weeks of muddled messaging, President Donald Trump finally addressed the nation on Wednesday night to make the case for his war on Iran. That message was…still muddled. He did not articulate a clear exit plan from the conflict, fobbed the Strait of…

Vox by Jolie Myers, Noel King

Trump Is Trading Europe for Netanyahu’s War

Washington demands that NATO join a war of aggression. The post Trump Is Trading Europe for Netanyahu’s War appeared first on The American Conservative.

The American Conservative by Eldar Mamedov

Why did Trump threaten war crimes in Iran? #politics

Trump’s Easter threats drew legal and diplomatic scrutiny A series of related stories focus on Donald Trump’s profanity laced Easter morning messaging aimed at Iran , including threats that legal experts and national security observers said raised alarm about…

Alltoc.com by AllToc

CNN, BBC & More React to Trump's Easter Sunday F-Bomb Threat to Iran

What better way to kick off an Easter Sunday than taking to social media to prove just how much you believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ by threatening to annihilate an entire nation, committing a ton of international war crimes in the process? We know wh…

Bleeding Cool News by Ray Flook

'MADMAN THEORY'

'MADMAN THEORY' (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:OR DEMENTIA? CALLS GROW TO REMOVE IRAN VOWS REVENGE Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

RNZ by Paris Ibell

You Can Smell It Now: The Trump Presidency Is in Total Free-Fall

The presidency of Donald Trump is now officially in collapse. His war is … not exactly a disaster, but it sure isn’t the cakewalk he envisioned when he sprang it on the American people and the world with no notice on February 28. His firing of Attorney Genera…

The New Republic by Michael Tomasky

Trump Threatens CNN For Very Basic Reporting On His Shitty, Unpopular War

In case you’ve been asleep, what appears to be an increasingly mentally unstable Donald Trump has further destabilized the middle east with a war nobody asked for or wanted. Most U.S. media coverage of Trump’s disastrous Iran war hasn’t been great, but they’v…

Techdirt by Karl Bode

What does American politics look like beyond Trump?

The only people with worse poll numbers than President Donald Trump are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us with Claude or an infl…

Vox by Astead Herndon

Trump Pledges Preemptive Pardons For Senior White House Officials

Oh, how cute, and this totally doesn’t reek of guilt. Donald J. Trump is out here playing Santa Claus with the presidential pardon power, promising a preemptive blanket pardon for anyone who wanders within 200 feet of the Oval Office (radius subject to expans…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

If Trump Gives Up on the Midterms, All Bets Are Off

If Trump gives up on the midterms, all bets are off. Things seem wild now, but we may get into truly uncharted territory if Trump and the GOP stop worrying about trying to win in 2026.

New York Magazine by Ed Kilgore

Trump Endorses Halo Composer

Marty O'Donnell, the former video game composer known for his work on Halo and Destiny, has seen his latest bid for Congress endorsed by Donald Trump.

IGN by Tom Phillips

Trump’s DOJ wants to undo January 6 convictions

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is still trying to expunge th…

Vox by Cameron Peters

FBI's Kash Patel Threatens Arrests For Trump's Big Voter Fraud Lie

FBI director Kash Patel told Fox's Maria Bartiromo that he is continuing to investigate Trump's lies and unfounded election fraud accusations of 2020, and promises he has the information to prosecute and will be making arrests anytime now. This was the main r…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Accidentally Admits What He Really Thinks of MAGA Voters

Donald Trump just erupted at MAGA allies for oppposing his war. In one tirade, he attacked Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and others as “FAKE MAGA.” In another, he slammed them as “Low IQ.” Similarly, his pollster, John McLaughlin, claimed that the MAGA base “do…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?

Last year, four huge companies pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fund the creation of Donald Trump’s presidential library, a planned monstrosity in Miami that—in a perfect Trumpian twist—may also double as a hotel. The companies—ABC; Paramount; Meta…

The New Republic by Greg Sargent

Transcript: Trump Accidentally Reveals His Contempt for MAGA Voters

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 20 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.Is MAGA shri…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump and Netanyahu Have Royally Screwed Each Other Over

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu share a lot of traits. They are both solipsistic, mendacious, narcissistic, and paranoid megalomaniacs who perceive themselves as victims of a cabal of elites. Now they share something else: They have lost a war together. D…

The New Republic by Alon Pinkas

Trump Claims He Would Have Won Vietnam War—Which He Dodged

President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday it would’ve taken him just five months to end a war he refused to fight in. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Trump bragged about how quickly he ended the war in Iran—shortly after threatening to resume attacks if things do…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press

By suing The Atlantic for defamation, the FBI director is leveraging one of Trump’s legal tactics to tamp down free speech. The post Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Eoin Higgins

REPORT: Republicans Considering Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell

A new report from Politico states that members on the House Oversight Committee are divided on whether Trump should pardon Jeffrey Epstein's partner in crime, Ghislaine Maxwell, in exchange for her testimony. Other than Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, no one els…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS

A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump's private attorneys to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he oversees as president, is the type of dispute federal courts can cons…

NBC News by Gary Grumbach , Kyla Guilfoil, Ryan J. Reilly

Will White House Correspondents' Dinner Shut Down Trump Trash Talk?

There were two very early warning signs that tonight's White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) might be going a bit soft. First, the fact that Mentalist Oz Pearlman ("Oz the Mentalist") is headlining the event instead of a comedian is very telling. Of cours…

Bleeding Cool News by Ray Flook

トランプ大統領の殺害を試みたPAYOKUが撮影される

1 名前::2026/04/26(日) 12:12:09.39 ID:0ie7Darb0●.net Photos posted just now by President Donald J. Trump on TruthSocial, showing Cole Thomas Allen, 31, the suspect in tonight’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, on the gr...

Itainews.com by damono3856

Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy

Clemency is big business under Trump, who has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, George Santos, the reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, the crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao, and hundreds of others. Ruth Marcus reports.

The New Yorker by Ruth Marcus

James Comey gets indicted (again)

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is taking another run at its …

Vox by Cameron Peters

DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase

The department is growing bolder yet, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants.

The Atlantic by Quinta Jurecic

Fox To Trump's Comey Witch Hunt: 'You Go, Girl'

The hosts of this Saturday's The Big Weekend Show on Fox admitted that it's unlikely James Comey was going to get indicted, but were just fine with Trump weaponizing the Department of Justice against him for personal revenge anyway. As we've discussed here, t…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Charting how Trump became historically unpopular president...

Charting how Trump became historically unpopular president... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for Trump ballroom... White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf co…

CNN by Aaron Blake, Amy O’Kruk, Koko Nakajima, Ariel Edwards-Levy

Why is Grandpa Pudding Brains so grumpy today?

It would appear that convicted felon and credibly accused of assault by more than two dozen women, Donald Trump, is having a bad day. Not only does he slip up and admit he doesn't care how his war on Iran impacts US citizens, financially or otherwise, but he …

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

As usual, Trump has now never heard of his close personal reflecting pool guy

The "sir" anecdote is always a handy red flag that reality has left the building. Once again, as constant as the northern star, Donald Trump has entered the familiar third act of his scandal lifecycle: after publicly enthusing about his wonderful handpicked g…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary loss Saturday brings to an end a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately defined by tensions with President Donald Trump

NBC News by Kayla Hayempour, Mark Hodge, Amina Kilpatrick

Heads, Trump Wins

Tails, he still wins—at taxpayers’ expense.

The Atlantic by Will Gottsegen

DOJ quietly slips Trump what looks a lot like permanent audit invisibility

"What could he possibly be hiding?" is, admittedly, not the reassuring question we're all thinking. While Todd Blanche was apparently busy testifying before the Senate about other matters, the Justice Department reportedly posted a one-page addendum that — if…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

The Paradox of Trump’s Strength

His hold on the MAGA base remains powerful, but the primary wins that are reinforcing his grip also hurt his standing with the broader public.

The Atlantic by David A. Graham

Trump not committing to attending son's wedding: "not good timing for me"

President Trump will "try" to attend his son Donald Jr.'s wedding to socialite Bettina Anderson, but the timing is "not good" for him. Responding to a reporter at the White House, he pointed out that the Iran war "and other things" are already on the schedule…

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!

Donald Trump deliberately warps reality around himself to create the image he wants. This goes far beyond simple propaganda or spin; this level of distortion literally commands everyone, to quote George Orwell’s words about the president in 1984, to “reject t…

The New Republic by Brynn Tannehill

Trump's Primary Bloodbath Is *Eating The GOP Alive*

On Amped Up David Shuster and I discussed FBI Director Kash Patel’s grotesque snorkeling over the USS Arizona war grave, then really went into Trump’s primary meddling that beat Rep. Massie and may elevate Ken Paxton over John Cornyn next. The latter a welcom…

Crooksandliars.com by Cliff Schecter

How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies

Ruth Marcus reports on Donald Trump’s mobilization of what the President calls an Anti-Weaponization Fund to reward his allies, and on Republican lawmakers’ growing distaste for the maneuver.

The New Yorker by Ruth Marcus

Morning news brief

Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seat, South Carolina lawmakers reject Trump-backed redistricting plan, Trump's whiplash diplomacy on Iran continues.

NPR by A Martínez

Morris Day and Young MC nope out of Trump-linked festival

Continuing to bust moves, Young MC has joined Morris Day in walking away from Trump's big MAGA-palooza. The Trump-linked Freedom 250 festival, part of the planned Great American State Fair on the National Mall, is already shedding performers. However, after …

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Why Trump is investigating E. Jean Carroll

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is investi…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The real lesson of the E. Jean Carroll investigation is Trump’s weakness

Had you time-traveled back to 2023, and started telling people that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department would soon be trying to imprison a woman who had accused him of rape, most would likely have dismissed it as a paranoid #resistance fantasy. Yet no…

Vox by Zack Beauchamp

Republicans Shrug at Trump's Outrageous Corruption

Any self-styled advocate for limited government should be furious about Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, but few Republicans are willing to denounce it.

Yahoo Entertainment by Steven Greenhut

COINCIDENCE? Trump Hypes Dell, Pentagon Opens Wallet

Just weeks after President Donald Trump urged Americans to “go out and buy a Dell” and months after he bought millions of dollars worth of stock in the company, the computer giant was awarded a $9.7 billion Pentagon contract. The Department of Defense confirm…

Crooksandliars.com by Stephen Prager

Whiny Titty Baby Rage-Quits The Kennedy Center In Pathetic Meltdown

In a staggeringly lengthy 581-word post consisting of 3,462 characters (!!), Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social to explain that "your favorite President, ME," is rage-quitting the Kennedy Center following a judge's order to remove his name from signage with…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

WOMP: Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump's Name

Womp, womp. Donald Trump’s latest courtroom hearing ended the way so many of them do: with a judge saying, “Absolutely not,” before handing him another very embarrassing public loss. The Kennedy Center, where Trump apparently thought slapping his name on thi…

Crooksandliars.com by Red Painter

Shut Up, John Roberts: A Supreme Court Corruption Rant

Folks, you know the deal. We have an illegitimate POTUS. A convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, Putin-fluffing traitor. Lost the popular vote by nearly 3MM his first run even as Russia helped him. The second run his margin was historically puny and real quest…

Crooksandliars.com by Cliff Schecter

TINA BROWN: WARNING TO DEMOCRATS!

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Substack.com by Tina Brown

'Elvis' Trump Thinks He's Perfect Replacement For ‘Freedom 250’ Singers

Donald Trump’s “Freedom 250” concert has fallen apart like it's one of his Iran war-ending plans. In this case, almost all the singers have backed out because they do not want to be associated with him. And while the lying Trump administration has claimed it’…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump’s White House UFC Cage Match Is Another Big, Fat Grift

Donald Trump is pretending to give America the present of a UFC cage match on his birthday but the real gift recipient is sure to be his own self. “Trump purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 of stock of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, on March…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Here’s why Republicans just stood up to Trump

Don’t look now, but it appears that Congress is actually doing its constitutionally prescribed job: checking presidential power. On Monday multiple outlets reported that President Donald Trump was backing off of his so-called anti-weaponization fund: the $1.7…

Vox by Zack Beauchamp

The Republicans Defying Trump

Panelists joined to discuss why the president could face pushback from soon-to-be former senators.

The Atlantic by The Editors

Todd Blanche Promises To Protect Trump From Future Prosecutions

Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche made clear that he is putting up roadblocks to protect Trump from any future prosecution after he leaves office. This is not the role for an Atty. General, but it is the role of a sycophantic groupie that wields the power of the…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Tells WI Farmers: ‘Your Life Is Much Better Than My Life’

Trump told the farmers that he's been bankrupting how great they have it during a roundtable event in Chippewa Falls, WI this Friday. Trump appears with Van Orden, Tiffany at Chippewa Falls farm roundtable: Trump’s visit is his first to Wisconsin during this …

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

The Media Stopped Being Shocked By Trump — Now It's Just Impressed

Stephen Robinson asks, yet again, why the bizarre words and deeds of the aging Donald Trump aren't covered the same way Joe Biden's "senior moments" were: This past weekend, Trump’s social media feed was a wellspring of lunacy. He posted more than 50 times on…

Crooksandliars.com by Steve M.

Trump’s Fragile Ego Demanded CBS As A Blood Sacrifice

For almost 100 years, CBS has been one of the most well-known and respected news media brands in the United States. But since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the brand and its parent network have lost respect, influence, and esteem as they…

Crooksandliars.com by Oliver Willis

Lying Trump On No New Wars Promise: 'I Didn't Promise Anything'

Grandpa sundowner with more revisionist history on this Sunday's Meet the Press. During a hostile ridiculous interview that never should have been aired in the first place because of all of the lies Trump was allowed to spew, host Kristen Welker asked Trump a…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Nearly 100 Pardoned MAGA Insurrectionists Have Found New Ways To Stay Busy

On the first day of his second term last year, President Donald Trump delivered a mass pardon to more than 1,500 people who were charged with crimes related to the violent riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. An analysis published Thursday by Lawfare as…

Crooksandliars.com by Brad Reed

The World Cup has a Trump problem

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The World Cup starts this week, and the Trump administ…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Fox Yakker Blames Questions About Trump's Health On Biden

Yet another example of Biden derangement syndrome on Fox not "news." During a discussion on this Saturday's Journal Editorial Report, host Paul Gigot asked his fellow Wall Street Journal columnist Kim Strassel what she thought about Trump turing 80 and the re…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

US star Gaethje wins at Trump's UFC White House show

Justin Gaethje provides a perfect ending for American spectators at the White House, including President Donald Trump, as he shocks Ilia Topuria to win the UFC undisputed lightweight title.

BBC News by Paul Battison

Why July 4 Turned Into a Trump Rally

The president has never accepted that the head of state and the leader of the Republican Party are separate roles.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is still set on getting his unqualified p…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Surrenders To Iran On Virtually Every Point

If there’s one thing that Donald Trump has shown over the years, it’s that he will get his most sycophantic MAGA loyalists to insist there are perfectly obvious reasons why whatever he’s about to do is absolutely necessary… and then Trump will do the opposite…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

Scraps trip to USA...

Scraps trip to USA... (Third column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Meloni rages at Trump over 'completely made up' claim she 'begged' him for photo...

Dailymail.com by Ross Ibbetson

Georgia Meloni, Italy's PM, Puts Trump On Blast For Lying About Her

Donald Trump is used to getting away with lying about, well, everything. But, it appears his ability to lie about foreign leaders may be waning, as demonstrated by a blistering takedown today by Italy's far-right Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni. Here is the cr…

Crooksandliars.com by Red Painter

Nasty upstate Republican primary tests power of Trump endorsement

Assemblymember Robert Smullen and Trump-backed candidate Anthony Constantino are facing off in a Republican primary race. First-time candidate Anthony Constantino has Trump’s support. Robert Smullen has the support of the state GOP. [ more › ]

Gothamist by Jimmy Vielkind

Italian Newspaper Headline Tells It Like It Is About Trump

Just like his stupid attack on Iran, President Dealmaker just blew up his relationship with one of his closest European allies for no good reason. As we’ve previously reported, Donald Trump insulted Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming she had “…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Ousted Republican Senator Says Trump Likes to “Revel in Chaos”

Outbound Senator John Cornyn is getting candid about Donald Trump.The former GOP whip described the instability fueled by the White House in a Semafor interview published Monday, lamenting about how talking with the president isn’t “particularly useful” becau…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Krugman: Trump’s Unnerving Mental Breakdown Signals Nation in Decline

Donald Trump’s war with Iran is making it clear this presidency could have much worse long-term consequences than we expected. Yet Trump is spending his nights indulging his crazed obsessions. In one early-morning tirade, he raged about “fools” who criticize …

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

BBC Requests Trump’s Jan 6 Phone Logs And Diary In Defamation Case

Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC just hit an unpleasant roadblock for the guy who wanted to overturn the 2020 presidential election: A request for proof that he did not incite an insurrection. Lawyers for the BBC have demanded Tru…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

FLASHBACK: Trump calls for termination of the Constitution...

FLASHBACK: Trump calls for termination of the Constitution... (Second column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:6-3: Supreme Court upholds laws banning trans athletes from women's sports... 6-3: Loosens campaign finance laws, opening up …

CNN by Kristen Holmes

'REGIME CHANGE' sold 300,000 copies...

The newest book on Donald Trump is a big hit. Publisher Simon & Schuster says that “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” written by political journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has sold more than 300,000 copies in its op…

Associated Press by Bill Barrow

A very Trump July 4

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, happy Thursday! The Logoff will be off tom…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Joe Walsh Nails It: Donald Trump Is A Traitor

Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh summed up the five-alarm fire in our democracy better than I have heard from a single establishment Democrat. On MS Now Thursday night, Walsh reacted to Jack Smith’s warning about Donald Trump sabotaging the midterm ele…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Jack Smith Is ‘Very Concerned’ About Trump Attacks On Midterms

Jack Smith probably knows better than anyone else just how bad a cheater Donald Trump is. When asked by MS Now host Nicolle Wallace if there’s an assault on our election from the Trump administration, Smith did not mince words. “I'm very concerned of what's g…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Europe is ‘Third World’ – Trump

The European nations have been degraded to the status of Third World countries due to failed migration policies, US President Donald Trump has said

RT by RT

Court rejects Trump's claim that The Kennedy Center needs his name to survive

The Kennedy Center's argument was basically that removing Trump's name might hurt fundraising, because apparently donors were lining up to support the arts only after seeing the words "Donald J. Trump" bolted onto John F. Kennedy's memorial. The court asked f…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

NATO’s summit of love that wasn’t

From threats against Greenland to verbal gaffes, Donald Trump's behavior in Ankara raises tensions — and concerns

Salon by Heather Digby Parton

Kash Patel Continues To Draw Heat For His Exorbitant Spending Habits

Donald Trump believes that being elected president means he should never be challenged, never be asked to justify his actions, and never be given less than absolute loyalty and deference. He also clearly believes the office is there to serve him, rather than …

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

A tale of two Trump flip-flops

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Remember the policy changes we wrote about in this new…

Vox by Andrew Prokop

Donald Trump Can’t Quit the 2020 Election

On The Political Scene Podcast: As Republicans confront a challenging midterm environment, the President can’t stop talking about an election he lost.

The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The United States of Betrayal

Turning on our allies has always been the American way. The post The United States of Betrayal appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Nick Turse

A President in His Element

Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman on whether Trump enjoys his second term and what that reveals about his approach to the presidency.

Slate Magazine by John Dickerson

Sen Markey Calls For Trump Impeachment Over Election Sabotage

After Donald Trump spread dangerous lies about the safety and security of our elections Thursday night, Sen. Ed Markey sounded a call to action for all Americans. “Trump must be impeached for undermining and subverting our free and fair elections,” Markey pos…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Mike’s Blog Roundup

Dispatches from a Collapsing State - this will not stop unless we stop it; d r i f t g l a s s - Talarico understands campaigning; Letters from an American - Trump, Rubio, and Miller will defend us against Communism! The Editorial Board - does Lindsey Graham …

Crooksandliars.com by Steve in Manhattan

Everything Is For Sale In The Trump White House, Even His Truth Social Posts

Over the last few months especially, there has been renewed attention to the sheer scale of Donald Trump’s ability to profit off the presidency. The efforts to do so only become more brazen every week. Leaving aside the crypto business that he got a ton of pe…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

The Seven Trump News Cycles We’re All Stuck In

It’s almost hard to believe now, but in the not too distant past, there have been presidents who actually labored quite intensely to not be in the news any more than was necessary. President Barack Obama, in fact, seemed to actually want his presidency enscon…

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

Donald Trump And MAGA Turn On Tate Brothers

After the Tate Brothers were arrested in Miami, Donald Trump and his MAGA loyalists are giving the Tate Brothers the cold shoulder. It looks like Barron Trump’s bromance with Andrew and Tristan Tate is over. Who will Barron get dating advice from? The New Yor…

Crooksandliars.com by RedStateRachel

Trump Suffers Yet Another Loss In His War On Voting

On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit blocked Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order. A lower court had already blocked the order after a lawsuit brought by 23 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia. But Todd Blanche, Trump’s…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

The Senate unanimously tells Trump to leave Ghislaine Maxwell in prison

Not one senator objected to a nonbinding resolution declaring that Donald Trump should not pardon or commute Ghislaine Maxwell's sentence. Finally, Senate Republicans have discovered a Trump action they will not defend. No senator objected when Jacky Rosen as…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

U.S. Senate unanimously opposes Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

President Trump's friendship with dead billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is still a matter of endless public discussion. And it's rumored he plans to pardon convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in return for "exonerating" him. Already moved to a cushier priso…

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Trump's participation trophy heads to the Big Apple

Trump's giant, 10-foot-tall gold participation trophy honoring his "enthusiastic participation" in the Iran War is moving from Washington, D.C., to New York City! The trophy is believed to be the largest ever awarded to a sitting President, and is an attempt…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Donald Trump and Wars of Choice

Trump’s latest war is wrapped up in his egocentric narcissism and his me, me, me world. The post Donald Trump and Wars of Choice appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse

A DEVO founder's new video imagines Trump as a MAGA-zombie dictator

DEVO co-founder Gerald Casale has a new animated music video out, and it does not hold back on Donald Trump. In "Just Do It!," Casale turns Trump into a cartoon dictator marching a MAGA zombie army through the collapse of American democracy, smashing the Libe…

Boing Boing by Ellsworth Toohey

Transcript: Trump Failures Pile Up, and Aides Leak: He’s “Frustrated”

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 30 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.Donald Trump …

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump: This Fund Isn't For Me, It's For The People Obama And Biden 'Destroyed'

Donald J. Trump is once again pushing the assertion that he and his allies were unfairly targeted by the Justice Department under Presidents Obama and Biden — and this time, he's arguing that no group of people, "most likely," has ever been treated worse. Sur…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Susan Collins would like Maine to notice this principled vote

Facing a difficult reelection campaign, Susan Collins has located a line she says she will not cross: confirming Donald Trump's former personal lawyer as attorney general. She has made abrupt about-faces over controversial votes in the past, saddling us with …

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Trump's Biggest Yes-Man Says Trump Doesn't Like Yes-Men

Kevin Hassett, during a TV interview, had the spit take of the year. The subject was whether Hassett ever had to have difficult conversations with Trump: HOST: Mr. Hassett, you know, it's often that great leaders need to be ones who surround themselves with …

Crooksandliars.com by Chris capper Liebenthal

Trump Crazedly Pushes Reflecting Pool Claim His DOJ Already Debunked

President Donald Trump admits he lied about having proof of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while still refusing to drop his claims. In a post on Truth Social Sunday evening, Trump claimed that a National Park Service career employee…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump Blurts Out Huge Admission of Midterm Weakness as MAGA Cracks Up

In an interview with Punchbowl News, Donald Trump said straight out that his voters just might not show up for GOP candidates this fall. That’s a striking admission of one of the thorniest problems the GOP faces. But it gets worse. Trump also declared that “a…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

The Last Trump Election

No matter what US President Donald Trump says or does in response to the results of this November’s midterms, he will have faced his final popular vote. There will be further damage done to public confidence in American democratic institutions, but the instit…

Project Syndicate by Ian Bremmer

Does Trump even have an agenda anymore?

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: August is famously a slow time in Washington, DC. It’s…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Attempts Patience

But how long can the impulsive, reactive president show restraint?

The Atlantic by Jonathan Lemire

The Fake Free Speech President Has Unleashed ICE On Its Critics

It still amazes me that there are people out there who think that Donald Trump is a supporter of free speech. It has never been true. Anyone who looks will note that the Trump administration regularly engages in clearly unconstitutional attempts to suppress s…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame...

President Harry Truman famously kept a “The Buck Stops Here” sign on his White House desk. But the current president, Donald Trump, often veers from that motto of taking responsibility. The Republican has blamed his predecessors for continued inflation. As th…

Associated Press by Will Weissert

Trump: ‘I’ll Never Apologize’ For The High Prices I Caused

As Donald Trump’s unnecessary, botched Iran war and higher prices make him more and more unpopular, he seems to care less and less about his promise to lower prices “on Day One” if he were to retake the White House. On Friday, President Golden Ballroom double…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC

A judge who was recently nominated by the US president to serve in Florida's federal court will now preside over his $10bn defamation case against the BBC.

BBC News by Ian Youngs - Culture reporter

The real “electability” question is about Donald Trump

Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. Let’s get into it. One Big Idea: The electability conversation…

Vox by Astead Herndon

Loyalty to The Don Began in Childhood?

Loyalty to The Don Began in Childhood? (Top headline, 6th story, link) Related stories:Trump's Ever-Present Assistant Becomes Talk of Washington... 'With All My Heart, Natalie'... She once rode in SUV trunk to accompany him! Screaming…

OK! by Lesley Abravanel

Resistance 1.0 Was Not Crazy

The much-derided movement was right about Trump’s nature, and how to defeat him.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Chait

Trump’s Rage Darkens as MTG Drops Midterm Bombshell: GOP Is Toast

Donald Trump just issued a crazed, rambling tirade, vowing to hit Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN” while threatening “TREMENDOUS” economic consequences to any country that helps Iran. News organizations are struggling to divine what…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump's Ballroom Approach: Build It Before The Court Tells Him Not To

President Donald Trump is racing to build his big dumb bribe ballroom before the Supreme Court cuts him off—not that it’s at all a sure thing that they will tell him to stop. But he’s not taking any chances. So he’s got a team building this monstrosity 20 ho…

Crooksandliars.com by Lisa Needham

Trump to visit Ireland next month for Irish Open at his golf course

WASHINGTON – President Trump will head to Ireland next month to visit the US embassy and celebrate the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course, a White House official told The Post on Sunday. Trump will be in the Emerald Isle on Sept. 12 and 13, the final days …

New York Post by Emily Goodin

The Age of Cohn

A new biography of the notorious lawyer sheds light on the Trump era. The post The Age of Cohn appeared first on The American Conservative.

The American Conservative by Martin Di Caro

Trump doesn’t seem to care what people want anymore

When President Donald Trump took the political world by storm in 2016, his rise was often described as a “populist” one. He seems to have abandoned that bran...

CNN by Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN

Hugely Unpopular Trump Thinks Hyping Himself Will Win the Midterms

President Donald Trump wants to turn the midterm elections into a Trumpfest in what could be a massive gift to Democratic lawmakers. The Atlantic reported Tuesday that Trump met with his top political advisers early this month to create a strategy for spendin…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump’s Fury at Canada Takes Unhinged Turn—and Backfires Badly for Him

Donald Trump’s rage at Canada is growing more unhinged. He just posted a deranged threat to rename Lake Ontario with the phrase “Lake America.” But it gets worse: He also intimated that the U.S. won’t be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.” That wou…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Unravels as Leaks Reveal How Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium

Donald Trump is reportedly instructing advisers to spend big on midterm ads...about himself. Sources leak to The Atlantic that Trump advisers are telling him the real reason the polls look so bad is that voters are unaware of his many stupendous successes. He…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

The problems with Trump’s ranking of the presidents

President Donald Trump appears preoccupied with slapping his name on things these days. And on Thursday, that involved slapping it atop a ranking of presiden...

CNN by Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN

Trump 'Lake America' Lampooned As Insane Distraction

The United States is locked in another Middle East quagmire, the American economy is shedding jobs, wage growth is decelerating, and the costs of essentials are rising, but President Donald Trump on Thursday took time to hold an Oval Office event for the sign…

Crooksandliars.com by Jake Johnson

Trump Can’t Rally the Republicans He Needs

Trump can’t rally the Republicans he needs. The GOP’s midterms problem isn’t the MAGA base. It’s the Trump 2024 voters who don’t think he’s doing that great a job.

New York Magazine by Ed Kilgore

Disney/ABC Lawsuit Could Get Boost From Trump's Latest FCC/Media Rant

If there's one thing that's certain about Trump, it's that he will always find a way to make life difficult for the people who suck up to him the most. And the more they suck up, the more difficult he makes things. Because he knows that they'll keep coming ba…

Bleeding Cool News by Ray Flook

Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot

The Army Secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.

The Atlantic by Nancy A. Youssef, Missy Ryan, Michael Scherer

Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution

Jamelle Bouie: The details of what is happening here are important — that’s why I laid them out — but it’s also important to step back and make a more fundamental point: the president of the United

kottke.org by Jason Kottke

Trump Demands FCC Punish Media Companies For His Sagging Polling

Our full-diapered mad king is at it again, this time urging FCC boss Brendan Carr to go after media companies for the crime of….simply pointing out his terrible, crashing polling numbers: Trump last week also posted a long, rambling screed on his personal pro…

Techdirt by Karl Bode

Is Trump wooing Russia again – and why?

CIA chief's Moscow visit and Russian finance minister attending a G20 meeting in the US signal renewed dialogue.

Al Jazeera English by Usaid Siddiqui

How Trumpism is changing the world

This US presidency is rewriting the rules of global governance and ushering the world into a new era.

Al Jazeera English by Firas Dabbagh

Ice Barbie's misogynist replacement fights the Constitution with bigotry

The Constitution keeps getting in the Trump administration's way, so an unholy triumvirate of DHS, DOJ, and whatever RFK Jr is thinks it's found a route around it: keep pregnant foreigners out of the country in the first place, and their kids won't be born ci…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Trump again blocks $252M of blizzard relief funds for NY, NJ

New York and New Jersey were hit by an intense nor'easter with blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and strong winds in late February 2026. Governors of both states say the president is politicizing disaster relief. [ more › ]

Gothamist by Michael Sol Warren

Trump Defends Commerce Secretary Saying No Americans Died in Iran

Following the president’s example, Trump officials have taken to saying whatever comes to mind with little regard for the significance of their office, or the truth. Donald Trump defended one such slipup Thursday, shielding Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick a…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Says to Vote for Ken Paxton Even Though He’s Dumb and Ugly

President Donald Trump just let everyone know how he really feels about Ken Paxton.Speaking at a dinner at the White House Rose Garden Wednesday, Trump promised to campaign for the Texas attorney general—but couldn’t resist telling everyone what he actually t…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump Secretly Planning to Ramp Up Iran War After November Elections

President Trump is planning to escalate military action against Iran after November, as his inner circle scrambles to keep him from escalating the Iran war before the midterms. Reuters reports that White House officials want any new offenses in the war to com…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Growing Number of Republicans Are Sick of Hegesth and Want Him Gone

At least two Republicans in Congress are now calling for Pete Hegesth’s ouster as secretary of defense.Following Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s resignation on Wednesday, Senator Thom Tillis called for President Trump to fire Hegseth, saying that he has “never …

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Look, John Roberts Actually Did an Unambiguously Good Thing for Once!

On Monday the Supreme Court told Donald Trump he can proceed full steam ahead to construct his monstrous ballroom. That’s not because the project is lawful: the per curiam 5-4 order on the shadow docket expressly offered no opinion on the merits. Indeed, ever…

The New Republic by Harry Litman

The Legal Wreckage of the Supreme Court’s Ballroom Follies

President Donald Trump is building an illegal ballroom on the ruins of the White House’s East Wing, which he destroyed last fall. Congress forbade the construction of any building on federal property in Washington, D.C., “without express authority of Congress…

The New Republic by Matt Ford

How Did Trump Do on His Labor Day Report Card?

Happy Labor Day! (Well, almost.) There’s no better time to assess President Donald Trump’s labor market and labor policies in advance of November’s midterm elections.Let’s start with the labor market. It’s shrinking, and it’s weak.The weakness doesn’t show up…

The New Republic by Timothy Noah

MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP

It isn’t every day that Republicans admit that Donald Trump is harming their midterm hopes. After all, that would require an admission of Trumpian fallibility, which is unacceptable to MAGA. But on Thursday, Kentucky Representative James Comer dropped a revea…

The New Republic by Greg Sargent

MAGA has entered its arcade era

The White House launched five familiar looking games, so its users can play deportation, MAHA and build the wall

Salon by CK Smith

Trump Still Hiding Where His Imported Beef Is Coming From

Donald Trump’s plan to screw U.S. ranchers with imported beef is bad enough. But his deliberate concealment of where and how he’s getting it makes the whole thing stink even more, with whiffs of corruption. Trump’s obvious nervousness about what he’s up to wi…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

'Small Potatoes.': Trump Dismisses 18 American Deaths In Iran War

Donald Trump seems rather annoyed that people are questioning his needless, unpopular, and costly war against Iran. On Friday, he downplayed the seemingly endless war and its costs as “small potatoes for us” and “not a big thing.” “We did Venezuela, and we di…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump Claims He Controls MAGA Inc. PAC Money

Never mind those pesky FEC rules. Laws are for suckers, apparently. As we already discussed, Republicans are becoming concerned about Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., sitting on a pile of money rather than helping candidates. This Friday, Trump was asked about i…

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Trump Reveals He Wants To Build Monuments To Himself Before He's Gone

Donald J. Trump has essentially acknowledged that the grand construction projects he is pushing around Washington are monuments to himself. In a revealing interview with New York Magazine, Trump was asked directly about projects such as the proposed 250-foot…

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Trump Names New Secretary Of The Army With Zero Military Experience

What could possibly go wrong? As we discussed here, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll recently resigned over clashes with Pete Hegseth and Trump, and now he's been replaced with someone with zero military experience: Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary …

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Jamie Raskin EXPOSES Trump's $1.7 Billion Pardon Racket

I sat down with Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, to talk about his life in Congress, his colleagues, and specifically about the committee’s new report on Trump’s pardons. Raskin’s committee found nearly $1.7 billion in fin…

Crooksandliars.com by Cliff Schecter

Mayors In Cities Bordering Lake Ontario Do Not Like The Stupid Name Change

Donald Trump's latest "troll" of renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America is landing with a giant thud, even with his own MAGA voters. Politico did a great article covering how mayors at our northernmost borders are feeling, starting with Robert Corradino, a Re…

Crooksandliars.com by Red Painter

Who Will We Trade With If the Fed Doesn’t Lower Rates?

At least according to Trump: Well, according to Census data through July, not many countries: Belgium, Netherlands, Spain (although they drop out if European Union as a whole is taken as a “country”), Egypt, Nigeria, UK.

Econbrowser.com by Menzie Chinn

The White House built five Trump-themed video games, and they're bleak

In recent months, we've seen the Trump administration grasp at every straw it can to appeal to youth who, by and large, think its figurehead is a spray-tanned monster concerned only with his own self-enrichment by any means necessary. Paying off TikTokers is …

Boing Boing by Grant St. Clair

Trump’s ‘dumb’ story makes no sense

There are far more important issues to discuss. But in these divided times, surely we can all come together for a brief moment and agree that President Donal...

CNN by Analysis by Daniel Dale

A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled

In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awa…

Grist by Beth Gardiner

Republicans Feel ‘Stuck’ With Trump’s ‘Me, Me, Me’ Midterms

Republican lemmings would rather march off a cliff than distance themselves from their corrupt, incompetent and apparently senile Dear Leader. On Saturday, Axios reported, “Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is.” So, even t…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

The US plans to raise AI-directed cyberattacks with China, Nikkei reports

The rogue-agent stories of the past two months have arrived somewhere nobody planned for. They are on the agenda for a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The United States will raise AI safety with China when Xi visits the White House on 24 Septembe…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Europe increasingly angry at USA over world economy...

Europe increasingly angry at USA over world economy... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Americans commute from Mexico to avoid Trump's cost-of-living crisis... Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as The Don Th…

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Trump’s weird war against the states

The president wants the federal government to control elections, deport millions and wage wars — but skip the rest

Salon by Heather Digby Parton

3 moments that will make you miss Karoline Leavitt

President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 12 that one of his "most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt," was departing the role of White House press secretary after 19 months so that "she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family." Leavitt, …

TheBlaze by Joseph MacKinnon

Trump floats renaming New Mexico 'New America'

President Donald Trump has posted numerous memes on social media over the long weekend appearing to propose renaming the state of New Mexico to "New America."

Abcnews.com by Nicholas Kerr, Lauren Peller

Trump’s Smithsonian vendetta, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The head of the Smithsonian Institution will resign af…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Why Trump Has It Out for Canada

When the president is frustrated, he lashes out at friends harder than he does enemies.

The Atlantic by Tom Nichols

Trump’s midterm strategy: More Trump

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is bound for Dallas to kick off Republica…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump: ‘If Republicans Win, You Get $5,000’

During his keynote speech at the GOP midterm convention, President Trump announced direct payments of $5,000 to 'every adult citizen' in the United States. S...

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A Midterm Convention Built on GOP Panic

The Dallas convention was Trump trying to steer a race slipping away. Iran, the economy, and a trade fight with Canada aren't cooperating.

Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson

The one problem Trump can’t afford

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Republicans promised their midterm convention would feature lots of President Donald Trump. Night one of “Tr…

Vox by Caitlin Dewey

The Trump phone just got 50% more expensive

The Trump Mobile T1 Phone, announced with much fanfare (how else) last year, finally became available this June for $499. And if you wanted one, hopefully you were able to get it at that price. Now you can't. That's because the device has quietly received a s…

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Trump made the pledge at the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention.

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Trump administration allows TPS to continue for Salvadorans – for now

The Trump administration declined this week to terminate TPS for Salvadorans, even though it has done so for people from other countries like <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910837/haiti-tps-florida-trump-immigration"target="_blank" >Haiti</a…

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Trump dismisses AI extinction fears as lab staff urge a slowdown

US President Donald Trump has no concerns about AI leading to human extinction. “No, I don’t have any,” he told reporters on Thursday, as he left Dallas. Jeff Mason reported the exchange for Bloomberg. Trump said his worry was losing the race. “I have concern…

The Next Web by Ana Maria Constantin

Osama Bin Laden Won

The architect of the September 11 attacks dreamed of the destruction of America. In the last 25 years, his wish has come true. The post Osama Bin Laden Won appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Nick Turse

This Is How To Frame Trump's Bribe Lie

This is an empty promise, but I worry that it might sway some voters: President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to rever…

Crooksandliars.com by Steve M.

Trump DOJ Too Corrupt Even For Joe DiGenova

If there was a defining moment that showed the corruption and immoral actions Todd Blanche and the DOJ took to enact Trump's vengeance against his rivals, it was Joe diGenova's resignation. DiGenova served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 19…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Grampa Trump Can’t Stay Awake During 9/11 Ceremony

Just this past week, Donald Trump reiterated the pathological lies that falsely portrayed himself as a 9/11 hero lifted from the rubble of the World Trade Center just moments before it collapsed. In reality, he was miles away and used the tragedy to boast abo…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Interior Sec. Doug Burgum Thanks Trump For High Gas Prices

During Trump's midterm conference, U.S. Interior Sec. Doug Burgum defended the skyrocketing gas prices under Trump's leadership and the war with Iran by saying they could be worse. Not that they couldn't. When Trump took office from Biden, the national avera…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Lies Again: Says We've Taken In $21 Trillion From Tariffs

During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingram, Trump claimed he probably didn't need congressional approval to hand out $5,000 checks to Americans as a bribe and lied, saying he'd taken in $21 trillion from tariffs, which would pay for it. When Ingraham…

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Calls People Who Don't Want Data Centers In Their Backyard Stupid

During an interview that aired on this Friday's The Ingraham Angle on Fox, Trump downplayed warnings from Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who said that AI could kill all of us by the end of the decade, blamed opposition to data centers and AI on "Chinese PR…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

MAGA Midterm Convention Was A Ratings Dud, Even On Fox

President Donald Trump’s strange and self-congratulatory midterm convention in Texas was a ratings dud on the network most likely to be watched by his die-hard supporters: Fox News. On Wednesday, Fox’s ratings for the first night of Trump’s event pulled in a…

Crooksandliars.com by Oliver Willis

The Real-Life Epic of Donald Trump

Photo Credit:Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Gage SkidmoreBy Terry ScambrayVictor Davis Hanson has a new book out profiling the president, now undeniably a towering figure of history.

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Iran War Day 197: Saudi Crown Prince Urged Trump to Join Yemen War

State of the Union: President Trump declined, later telling reporters everything will be “fine and dandy.” The post Iran War Day 197: Saudi Crown Prince Urged Trump to Join Yemen War appeared first on The American Conservative.

The American Conservative by Andrew Day

Trump calls $5,000 payouts 'easy' to fit into federal budget

By Bo Erickson, Chuck Mikolajczak and Padraic Halpin NEW YORK/DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States c...

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Area Man Rambles About Alternative Facts And History. Again.

Trump went to Ireland and delivered another low-energy, rambling, nonsensical speech. During his ramblings, Trump delivered another batch of alternative facts, claiming that the country was built on merit instead of diversity. And I sent in the National Guard…

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Trump’s Failing Iran War Just Took A Disastrous Turn

While Donald Trump was urging voters to cheat in the upcoming midterms and frantically posting AI slop fantasizing about colonizing Canada, Mexico, the moon, renaming the state of New Mexico and causing new tensions with yet another ally – his real-life war w…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Power Up North

It's been a rough few weeks for the Trump administration -- and for the United States as well -- as a result with this illegal trade war he's been waging with Canada. The end of the stupid season with Canada can't come soon enough. Sadly, much of damage is ir…

Crooksandliars.com by Ratt

Why Trump Should Declare An Election Emergency

Photo Credit: American Thinker AIBy Ron WrightDemocrats are using every means possible to keep pushing the can down the road to buy time, but there is no time left to return integrity to America’s elections.

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Trump blames fuel price spike on Zelensky

US President Donald Trump has blamed the spike in diesel prices on Ukrainian attacks on petroleum refineries in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

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Trump envoy names key obstacle to Ukraine peace

Territory remains the biggest divide in Ukraine peace talks, Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner has said, while touting progress on other points Read Full Article at RT.com

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Trump calls the people asking to slow AI down a negative force

Donald Trump was watching golf at his Doonbeg resort in Ireland on Sunday when reporters asked him about the AI industry’s sudden appetite for slowing itself down. He said the United States leads China, that he wants to keep it that way, and that “whoever win…

The Next Web by Ana-Maria Stanciuc

Why Does Donald Trump Hate This Sculpture?

The president wants the Smithsonian to add a colossal George Washington statue—and remove another work of abstract art in D.C.

The Atlantic by Kelsey Ables

Donald Trump’s Empire of Grift

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

The Atlantic by Anne Applebaum

Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump

Following mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, many tech workers turned against their employers. When liberal politicians also rallied against Silicon Valley, their backers turned to Donald Trump.

Wired by Js Tan, Clarissa Redwine

‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump escalates his attack on AI safety warnings

Donald Trump has called fears about AI a “HOAX” in a string of Truth Social posts. The US president also asked why AI industry leaders want to be regulated. The posts came a day after his remarks in Ireland, where he called people asking to slow AI down a neg…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Mail-In Voting Survives

Ruth Marcus writes about the Supreme Court’s latest ruling, which demonstrates that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s restriction on mail-in voting.

The New Yorker by Ruth Marcus

Trump’s Position on AI Makes No Sense

If the president is so concerned about staying ahead in the AI race, why is he letting Chinese companies buy American chips?

The Atlantic by Rogé Karma

‘The Flood is the Point’

As the midterms approach, the president can’t stop picking fights.

The Atlantic by Adam Harris

Trump’s Kennedy Center sabotage is complete

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump can’t put his name on the Kenne…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Hostage

President Trump berated a congresswoman during a board meeting, then posted that he would abandon the Kennedy Center if his name isn’t added to it.

The Atlantic by Janay Kingsberry

Trump’s failed Fed takeover

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Fed gambit has officially fai…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump says he told Fed chief to 'do what you want' ahead of interest rate hike

President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening said he counseled Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh to vote for an interest rate hike because other Fed officials were expected to vote that way anyway."I said do what you want because it doesn't matter because he d…

Yahoo Entertainment by Steve Thompson and Katherine Doyle, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Judge requires 30 days' notice before Trump can demolish Kennedy Center

By Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to provide at least 30 days' notice before taking any steps to demolish the Kennedy Center, the landmark perfor…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella

Judge sets new condition as Trump talks about Kennedy Center being 'ripped down'

By Katharine Jackson and Mike ScarcellaWASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to provide at least 30 days' notice before taking any steps to demolish the Kennedy Center, the landmark perform…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella

Trump says Canada becoming 'associate member' of EU could be a 'hostile act'

Clipped From Video European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,” provoking a fresh tariff threat from US President Donald Trump. The move is aimed at shoring up their economies …

CNN by Lex Harvey, Hanna Ziady, CNN

Trump's rate hike comments place renewed scrutiny on the Fed's independence

President Donald Trump with Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 22. - Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/File The Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in three years has ushered in a new twist to the already unusual relationsh…

CNN by Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN

10 Thursday AM Reads

My morning reads: • Here’s Who Trump Should Blame for the Rate Hike He’s Raging About:He promised lower prices and lower interest rates. His policies delivered renewed inflation and a rate hike. (The Bulwark) • Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms: …

Ritholtz.com by Barry Ritholtz

Trump puts himself on the ballot

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: With fewer than 50 days until the midterm elections, P…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Suddenly Dumps Longtime Election Observer Organization

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has sent observers to monitor every U.S. federal election for the past two decades, has yet to receive an invitation from the Trump administration, the group told Democracy Docket Thursday.…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Latina House Republican Says Trump Betrayed His Hispanic Supporters

A Republican congresswoman running for reelection in Florida’s 27th congressional district has come out with an ad criticizing President Trump. “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Representative Maria Elvira Salaza…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump and Rubio’s Friends Secretly Prepping to Cash in on Cuba

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump are trying to bring down Cuba’s government, and their friends and allies are looking to profit from it. The Guardian reports that Republican donors, Cuban exiles, and even Trump Organization executives are al…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Epic Trump Collapse Now Forcing His PAC to Spend Deep in MAGA Country

By now, it’s no longer in doubt that Donald Trump’s towering unpopularity—driven by a Trumpian trifecta of failure comprised of inflation, tariffs, and war—is allowing Democrats to contest some pretty red territory this fall. So how wide is the battleground m…

The New Republic by Greg Sargent

US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security

Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.

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Morning news brief

Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center amid court battle, Trump's other priorities also get pushback this week, Poland's PM warns Russia could strike countries that support Ukraine.

NPR by A Martínez

Trump invokes racially divisive Willy Horton case at rally in N.C.

As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.During a campaign stop…

Yahoo Entertainment by COREY WILLIAMS

Speak at Your Own Risk

Donald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment

The Atlantic by Adam Serwer

Trump’s new press ban

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is escalating his fight with the media.  …

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Bans Three Major News Outlets From the White House

Donald Trump announced Friday he was banning several of America’s most prominent national news institutions from the White House, claiming that the prohibition was the result of “FAKE NEWS.”He specified that he would bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, though it i…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump, 80, Is Shocked by What’s in His Own Executive Order

President Donald Trump admitted that he had no clue what was in his own executive order. During a dinner in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, Trump announced an executive order on “Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage” to a group of 100 outdoorsmen a…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump Expands His Plan to Have Data Centers Take Over Public Lands

President Trump is looking to potentially build 12 new data centers on federal public lands—something the vast majority of Americans are against, regardless of political affiliation. The Washington Sun reported Friday that the Bureau of Land Management is con…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions

Russia has intensified attacks against Ukraine as its full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year (Oleksandr GIMANOV) US President Donald Trump signed a bill on Friday authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after…

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Trump to meet with Venezuela's interim president during UN General Assembly

President Donald Trump is set to visit the U.N. General Assembly next week, where he will address the international organization and meet with global leaders, according to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz.  Trump will address the assembly on Tuesday an…

Abcnews.com by MICHELLE STODDART

Trump says he’ll name an AI czar and create an ‘AI force’

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that he plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser, known as ‌an "AI czar," and create an "AI force," though he did not provide details about eithe…

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MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to White House grounds

NEW YORK (AP) — MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network and two other news outlets from the complex. There was no immediate word about access for the …

Yahoo Entertainment by JOCELYN NOVECK

Denmark and Greenland push back on Trump's 'permanent control' claim

By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald Trump said the deal woul…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little

Trump's surprise 'AI Force' leaves tech industry searching for answers

The tech industry is struggling to make sense of President Donald Trump's surprise announcement that he is creating an artificial intelligence task force and appointing a czar to oversee the administration's approach to the technology.Trump, in alengthy Truth…

Yahoo Entertainment by Owen Dahlkamp

Map shows border wall progress as new work begins

New panels for the border wall are being installed in West Texas, marking the start of visible construction on a 47.3-mile project in the Big Bend region as President Donald Trump’s administration expands its barrier network along the southern border.U.S. Cus…

Newsweek by Sam Stevenson

Right-wing musician Pat Boone urges president to speak less...

Right-wing musician Pat Boone urges president to speak less... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Republicans in Tough Races Tip-Toeing Away From MAGA... Dems vow to pursue 'Trump crime family' after elections... …

The Jerusalem Post by IDAN KWELLER

The Trump Dividend Checks Have Already Gone Out. Just Not to You.

Last week, President Donald Trump announced that if Republicans prevail in this year’s midterm elections, he would provide everybody with a $5,000 dividend check. People reacted as if he’d said something crazy, like “Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is inel…

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

Trump says his planned arch will double as a military complex housing drones and snipers

President Donald Trump on Sunday said his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will now be a "top grade" military complex that will house drones, snipers and ammunition.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he has agreed to convert the arch "at the strong r…

Yahoo Entertainment by Dan Diamond and Aoife Walsh, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

GOP donors say Trump missed the mark with latest AI comments

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over artificial intelligence this week. Republican donors wish he hadn’t.Some donors, all of whom were granted anonymity to speak candidly without reprisal, told POLITICO that Trump’s learn-to-love-it broadsides about…

Yahoo Entertainment by Alex Gangitano

Trump’s Monumental Obsession

The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.

The Atlantic by Tom Nichols

TWILIGHT OF THE DON

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Trump's beef policies irk Texas ranchers, testing their loyalty...

Trump's beef policies irk Texas ranchers, testing their loyalty... (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Republicans in Tough Races Tip-Toeing Away From MAGA... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

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Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center...

Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: CNN, MS NOW, POLITICO Reporters Barred From White House...

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Trump Has A New Excuse For Demanding His Name On The Kennedy Center

It’s hard to imagine anything more selfish, childish, tasteless or unpresidential than Donald Trump’s temper tantrums demanding that his name be put on an arts center devoted to the memory of slain President John F. Kennedy. But here we are. The law is clear:…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump, 80, Can’t Stay Awake During His Own Oval Office Presser

Hey, media. You don't need a White House pass to report the obvious: Something is seriously wrong with a president who cannot stay awake during his own televised press event, as Aaron Rupar points out below. During the moments he was able to stay awake, Dona…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

CNN, MS NOW, Politico Journalists Banned from White House

Journalists from three major news organizations are being denied access to the White House after President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to ban Politico, CNN and MS NOW from covering him. Some lawmakers are pushing back and a new statement from …

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Trump detours to visit with New York's Mamdani ahead of U.N. speech

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat — and a trip down memory lane — with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.The president, appearing with Mamdani af…

Yahoo Entertainment by ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

Trump’s new arch plan: snipers and drones

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch is go…

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Transcript: Trump’s Pollster Drops Bomb on GOP as Midterm Panic Erupts

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.A new po…

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What Natalie Harp Showed Trump Before He Banned CNN from White House

Moments before Donald Trump banned three of America’s biggest news organizations from the White House Friday, he was chatting with Natalie Harp.His beloved executive aide had reportedly shown Trump a compilation of coverage from MS NOW in which several broadc…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Is Making a Terrifying Power Grab at the NIH

President Donald Trump is looking for a way to veto billions of dollars’ worth of scientific grants from the National Institutes of Health in order to punish elite universities.Following a contentious meeting Friday, the White House began drafting an executiv…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Why Trump May Not Serve Out His Presidency

“If something cannot go on forever,” the economist Herbert Stein once said, “it will stop.” A logician would scorn this as a tautology, but it’s a useful one for contemplating all sorts of problems that never seem to end. Some things that feel like they can’t…

The New Republic by Timothy Noah

Trump Invents Ridiculous New Excuse to Build His Ugly Arch

President Donald Trump announced that he wants to build a military complex in a public traffic circle—as part of a strange bid to save his plans for his Triumphal Arch.Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday that he plans to build a “top grade Military Complex/Tri…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Trump Sends Millions to Authoritarian Leaders in Deportation Crackdown

The Trump administration has agreed to pay at least $410 million to facilitate its so-called “third-country deportations” for immigrants. As of the end of June, 31 countries, mostly in Latin America or Africa, have made deals to take immigrants expelled from …

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN

The entire presidential television press pool has agreed to suspend their coverage in the wake of President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House. The TV press pool specifically is made up of five networks: Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC,…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Justice Department Escalates Trump’s “Grand Conspiracy” Probe

The Justice Department is pressing on with its “grand conspiracy” case against federal officials who investigated President Trump, even after the head of that effort—counselor to the attorney general Joe diGenova—controversially resigned.DiGenova, a former Re…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Trump’s Ban on White House Press Backfires Immediately

Donald Trump’s attempts to silence the media have only turned out to silence him.The president participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for his new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, speaking in front of a hard-hatted crowd wearing neon yel…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube

The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a YouTube livestream that it's calling "Trump TV," as reported earlier by Time. The 24/7 station launched just days after Trump banned CNN, MS Now, …

The Verge by Emma Roth

Trump tells the UN that AI is now ‘super intelligence’

Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to give artificial intelligence a new name. From now on, he said, US government documents would call it ‘super intelligence’, because ‘artificial’ made the technology sound fake. …

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

White House launches ‘Trump TV’ amid feud with press

FILE PHOTO - US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during an event at the Pentagon. (is associated with: «White House launches 'Trump TV' stream as media access row escalates») Andrea Hanks/White House/dpa The White House launched its own online stream…

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Trump touts 3-hour meeting on ending the war after threatening to 'annihilate' Iran

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warning t…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk

Trump, Greenland and Denmark to sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff

By Gram Slattery and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump and the leaders of ‌Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that ‌permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a ​sta…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Gram Slattery and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

Trump floats banning U.S. diesel exports as prices hit a record $6.52

President Trump said Tuesday that he would support banning exports of diesel fuel."I've said let's not send out the diesel," the president said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. "We make a lot of diesel. It could have a little bit of an effect on r…

Yahoo Entertainment by Jennifer Schonberger

White House says it will admit 17,500 refugees in 2027, mostly white South Africans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans, the administration told Congress Tuesday, as it continues to transform a program that at one point served a…

Yahoo Entertainment by REBECCA SANTANA and SEUNG MIN KIM

Trump's plan to militarize proposed arch raises new legal and safety concerns

President Donald Trump’s push to convert his planned triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery into a military complex has complicated a required federal review process and raised new legal and safety concerns. Trump unveiled his new national security …

Yahoo Entertainment by Dan Diamond,Liam Scott and Dan Lamothe, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

The Trump-Xi Summit

A high-stakes week unfolds among Trump, Xi, and other global leaders.

The Atlantic by Adam Harris

Trump gets a Greenland deal

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s campaign to take over Greenla…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The psychology behind Trump’s obsession with DC renovations

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, he has moved aggressively to leave his mark. Many of his most visible legacy projects are not pieces of legislation, though. They’re part of a campaign to reshape Washington, DC, itself.  Last year, Trump knock…

Vox by Dustin DeSoto, Sean Rameswaram

Why I gave up on getting an H-1B visa

Shreya Mishra Reddy had set her sights set on working in the US but pivoted after Trump proposed changes to the H-1B visa application.

Business Insider by Charissa Cheong,Lilian Manansala

Justice Department says Trump can deny journalists White House access

Three leading US news outlets went to court after being banned from the White House by President Donald Trump (Jim WATSON) CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from areas of the White House at President Donald Trump's request, the Department of Justice s…

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump's grip on the GOP is slipping as midterm election anxiety sets in

(Bloomberg) -- As Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republicans were breaking from the president back in Washington. Most Read from Bloomberg<ul><li>Nvidia’s Stock Is Flashing a Warning…

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China's Xi to kick off state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White …

Yahoo Entertainment by MICHELLE L. PRICE

Super Intelligence, Indeed

Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"

Bsky.app by John Gruber

The Election Deniers in Trump’s Ear

Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.

The Atlantic by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Michael Scherer

More Republicans are breaking from Trump. Is it too little, too late?

With the midterms just under six weeks away, more Republican candidates are coming to the belated realization that, if they want to save their seats, they could perhaps use some distance from the very unpopular president whose approval is reaching new lows. N…

Vox by Andrew Prokop

Trump is bracing to lose his latest fight with the press

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. A hearing on President Donald Trump’s White House press ban ended without a ruling this afternoon — an admit…

Vox by Caitlin Dewey

5 takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit, from the trade deal to the 'Thucydides Trap'

By Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with talks on trade and artificial intelligence and the growing strategic riv…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom

The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump

Susan B. Glasser writes that the President’s waning popularity is causing Republican candidates to break with him before the 2026 midterm elections.

The New Yorker by Susan B. Glasser

Trump Administration Is Now Sending More Arrested Migrants To Gitmo

Guantanamo Bay has always been shorthand for disappearing people. It’s a place where people cease to exist, along with any rights they may have been afforded if they’d been imprisoned inside the United States. Its name is synonymous with torture and indefinit…

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Trump’s short-lived press ban

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The media outlets President Donald Trump banned from t…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Why Americans are warming to China

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. President Donald Trump rolled out the literal red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday after…

Vox by Caitlin Dewey

ACCUSES MEDIA OF 'TREASON'

ACCUSES MEDIA OF 'TREASON' (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:TRUMP DEFIES JUDGE KEEPS REPORTERS OUT OF WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATES COMMUNIST LEADER

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Xi tells Trump the US and China can jointly prevent AI misuse and abuse

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday that the US and China can continue their dialogue on artificial intelligence. The two sides can also jointly prevent its misuse and abuse, according to China’s foreign ministry read…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump and Xi toast 'peace' but Taiwan, trade and AI divides remain

Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go? US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping exchanged warm words at a lavish White House state dinner but gave little indication of progress on pressing issues.Xi stressed that…

BBC News by Bernd Debusmann - White House reporter; Max Matza; Ione Wells

Trump uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1 billion approved by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. Trump's O…

Yahoo Entertainment by KEVIN FREKING and JONATHAN COOPER

CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House dinner despite court ruling

Journalists for CNN and MS Now were denied access to the White House state dinner in honor of Xi Jinping, China’s president, on Thursday evening, hours after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must allow them in after imposing a ban last week. “Ab…

Yahoo Entertainment by Jeremy Barr in Washington and Robert Mackey

Inside Trump's plan for the 'biggest DOJ election observer effort in history'

A voting booth sits at a polling station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April 2020. - Thomas Werner/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File President Donald Trump and his allies inside and outside his administration are aiming to blanket polling places with an expanding n…

CNN by Gabe Cohen, Tierney Sneed, CNN

Heidi Overton Is As Shifty as a Window

“Trump’s decision to put anti-abortion extremists like Heidi Overton and Nicole Saphier in powerful positions at HHS is no accident,” Mini Timmaraju at Reproductive Freedom for All told Jezebel.

Jezebel by Danielle Han

Trump Quietly Killed AI Safeguard After Accepting Millions

President Trump scuttled a major AI guardrail after a series of tech executives donated to his political operation.The Lever reports that in September 2024, the Biden administration began the process of implementing a rule that required AI companies to report…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump Is Punishing Reporters for Doing His Bidding

In the annals of government-press relations, the Trump White House will go down as the first to punish reporters for publishing information it wanted to get out.For those unfamiliar with how Washington works: The only fake news to be harvested inside the Jame…

The New Republic by Timothy Noah

You Just Paid for This Deranged “Love Me” Ad by Trump

You’re paying for Trump’s newest “Love Me” campaign ad. The president unveiled yet another hype video on Wednesday set to JMSN’s hit song “Love Me.” The ad goes full Red Scare, playing audio from Trump in which he proclaims that “together we will defeat commu…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Trump Whines About His Own Media Ban as Outlets Barred From Event

In the topsy-turvy MAGA world, some of America’s most prominent media outlets are choosing not to cover Donald Trump. In reality, they’re still under the Trump administration’s ban.The president claimed on Truth Social Thursday afternoon that MS NOW and CNN “…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Magic Words Trump Uses to Legally Justify His Harebrained Schemes

President Donald Trump appears to think that the phrase “national security” is a get-out-of-court-free card whenever he wants to do (or get away with) something. Thanks to the Supreme Court, one can hardly blame him for drawing this conclusion.Last month, the…

The New Republic by Matt Ford

Trump’s Justice Department Gives Up on Desegregation

President Trump’s Department of Justice doesn’t think desegregation is worth the effort. The DOJ on Thursday announced it has dropped more than 50 school desegregation cases. As The New York Times reports, that brings the total to 57 dropped cases since Trump…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump admin. Impeachment is an option.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. The undertaking i…

Yahoo Entertainment by LISA MASCARO

Energy experts warn a diesel ban could burn U.S. credibility

President Donald Trump's threat to curtail diesel shipments abroad comes with a risk: the perception that he's reneging on his promise to shower the world with U.S. fuels.That move would inflame tensions between the U.S. and Europe while jeopardizing American…

Yahoo Entertainment by Zack Colman and Ben Munster

Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel

One of the most frustrating things about the capitulation of elite institutions to Donald Trump—from law firms to universities to media companies—has been that the logic of the situation so clearly counseled the opposite. As many have noted throughout Trump’s…

The New Republic by Greg Sargent

White House leaves CNN off upcoming Trump trip on Air Force One

The White House signalled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for U.S. President Donald Trump's Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.

CBC News

US Amb. To China Insists Trump Got Assurances From Xi On Iran

The US Ambassador to China David Perdue made an appearance on Fox's America's Newsroom this Friday and was asked about his statement during an interview on CNBC where he said that Trump told Xi ​that direct or indirect support for Iran was "totally unacceptab…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Another MAGA Rat Flees Trump's Sinking Oil Tanker

Early in 2026, Tom Tiffany bragged about gas prices falling and repeated the mantra, "Promises made, promises kept." Shortly after Trump started his illegal and unnecessary war with Iran, that campaign slogan fell apart as gas prices started to soar. By mid-…

Crooksandliars.com by Chris capper Liebenthal

America Last

The MAGA movement promised to put ordinary people first. A year in, they have fallen to the bottom of the Trump administration’s priority list.

New York Magazine by Sarah Jones

Trump to host Anthropic’s Dario Amodei at White House dinner, Axios reports

President Donald Trump plans to host Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening. Maria Curi and Marc Caputo broke the news for Axios, citing people familiar with the matter. It would be the first one-on-one meeting between t…

The Next Web by Ana Maria Constantin

Trump says he's 'very seriously' looking at a diesel export ban

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he is still looking “very seriously” at implementing a US ban on diesel exports to combat high prices, even as others in his administration continue to focus on other possible steps. Most Read from Bloomberg<ul><li>K…

Yahoo Entertainment by María Paula Mijares Torres

Donald Trump Was Booed at the Texas-Tennessee Football Game

Boos rang through Neyland Stadium after President Donald Trump was introduced during the Texas-Tennessee game on Saturday, September 26. Some cheers were also audible as the stadium announcer said,…

Thoughtcatalog.com by January Nelson

Trump Goes Nuclear On Maria Salazar

Calling for someone you endorsed to be replaced is a novel way to campaign for her, but Donald Trump thinks outside the box. Source: Politico President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his criticism of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), amplifying a series…

Crooksandliars.com by Ed Scarce

Republican Senator Slams Pro-Trump Ad Paid For By Taxpayers

On CBS News, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy denounced the Trump administration for producing a political ad supporting Trump and the Republican party paid for by taxpayers before the 2026 midterms. Face The Nation host Margaret Brennan brought up the illegal …

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Says No To Iran Deal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz

Just days after he was threatening to annihilate Iran to the UN General Assembly, it is stunning that Trump is now claiming he's rejecting an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As The Guardian reported, it was more of the same old song and danc…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Todd Blanche Falls Flat On His Face Defending Trump's Illegal Media Ban

Attorney General Todd Blanche's claims to ABC News that certain media outlets have become a national security threat in their reporting on the Trump administration fell flat and sounded moronic in his defense of Trump's media ban. Even after the judge issued …

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Politics Girl Rips GOP Hypocrites For Rolling Out Red Carpet For Xi

During a discussion about the lavish state dinner this week (where Trump literally rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping), and Tom Nichols' article in The Atlantic where he criticized Trump and said he should stop hosting these summits be…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

If it Ain’t One Law, it’s Another

Photo Credit: Clarice FBy Clarice FeldmanThe Trump Administration’s latest Supreme Court victory is a tribute to its persistence and innovation. It is, as well, a measure of the great changes in governance for which we owe Elon Musk and DOGE thanks.

Americanthinker.com

Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient

The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it "among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Administration." It's a nail in the coffin for Biden-era standards that would have req…

The Verge by Justine Calma

Morning news brief

President Trump has rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war, five men were arrested near a U.K. air base for an alleged terror plot, Trump's fight with the press leaves his events uncovered.

NPR by Leila Fadel

Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi summit

The AP reports that U.S. president Donald Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms on Sunday, describing a deal that would "upend generations of U.S. policy toward China"—as if Trump blurting it out it meant anything. The U.S. — Read the…

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Trump asked China's Xi if he wants to buy U.S. arms, ambassador says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he’d be in the market for U.S. arms, …

Yahoo Entertainment by BEN FINLEY

White House airs more taxpayer-funded ads promoting Trump

The federal government has spent at least $1.7 million to air three different TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to an estimate from AdImpact, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending across television, digital and connec…

Abcnews.com by Steven Portnoy, Nicholas Kerr, Benjamin Siegel

Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda blitz

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money on propaganda …

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s China reversal

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I have good news and bad news for the holiday shoppers in the audience. The good news is that the US and Chi…

Vox by Caitlin Dewey

Trump Says We Have the “Best Poverty Numbers.” What?

America has the “best poverty numbers,” according to our billionaire president.“We have the best, I guess you could say poverty, they talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country,” Donald Trump told reporters outside the W…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. On Monday, the E…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Transcript: Trump Rage over Failing Press Ban Erupts in Epic Self-Own

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 28 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.After we recorded, Trump again did a ban, yet this time it was only CNN and it was more narrow, excluding it from Air Force One. But’s uncle…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Republicans Silent as Trump Cuts Nearly $1 Billion Passed by Congress

President Trump’s move last week to cancel close to $1 billion of funds already appropriated by Congress is getting zero pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill. On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to push back on the “pocket rescission” o…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’

The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks to a new executive order signed by Pre…

The Verge by Lauren Feiner

After AI lunch, Trump backs self-regulation and plans to rename AI

President Donald Trump left a White House lunch with more than two dozen tech leaders on Tuesday, still set against the backdrop of new AI safety rules. He told reporters the executives had agreed that companies should police themselves, NBC News reported. “T…

The Next Web by Ana-Maria Stanciuc

Trump rules out working with China on AI safety before tech CEO lunch

US President Donald Trump has said he does not want to cooperate with China on AI governance, arguing that it would help Beijing catch up with American companies. He spoke on Tuesday in Washington shortly before hosting AI executives for lunch at the White Ho…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump considers creating AI oversight committee after tech execs meeting

President Trump gathered top artificial intelligence leaders in Washington on Tuesday and doubled down on his opposition to government intervention, suggesting that "self-regulation" is the answer to growing worries about the technology getting out of human c…

Yahoo Entertainment by Ben Werschkul

Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief as indirect talks continue

What to know about the Iran war today:President Trump denied a report from Axios that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in ongoing negotiations. The president confirmed Monday that American and Iranian negotiators are engaged in …

Yahoo Entertainment by Duarte Dias

Donald Trump launches new AI-powered government website

President Donald Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, unveiling what the administration has billed as a new AI-powered gateway to federal information and services that aims to streamline Americans’ interactions with the government.The website, which Trump i…

Newsweek by Gabe Whisnant

Trump launches America.gov, and its AI results contradict several of his claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has lauded its revamped website America.gov as a way to simplify Americans’ access to information and services scattered across a plethora of agency sites, but President Donald Trump probably won't like some of the a…

Yahoo Entertainment by MEG KINNARD, CHRIS RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT

Trump pitches an AI 'golden age' as safety fears grip Washington

After weeks of Washington being gripped by a new wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the Trump administration will take a sharply different take Tuesday, seeking to convince a skeptical public that the nation is instead about to embark on a …

Yahoo Entertainment by Ian Duncan and Cat Zakrzewski, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Homeland Security uses $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that l…

Yahoo Entertainment by LISA MASCARO and ALI SWENSON

Supreme Court says Trump admin. can deport migrants to countries not their own

By Andrew Chung Sept 29 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Andrew Chung

Iranian spokesman urges Americans to rally against Trump's policies in address

Iran's Revolutionary Guard urged Americans in a message ahead of U.S. midterm elections to take to the streets and rally against Donald Trump, claiming the U.S. president's war in the Middle East has failed. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, settlers ri…

Yahoo Entertainment by The Associated Press

Pro-Trump ad campaign was financed by DHS: Sources

The Trump administration used funds from Homeland Security to air TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Abcnews.com by Steven Portnoy, Katherine Faulders, Luke Barr, Allison Pecorin, Benjamin Siegel

The Art of Dealing With Trump

As Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength.

The Atlantic by Chrystia Freeland

A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice With Russia

Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.

The Atlantic by Simon Shuster

Trump Administration Launches New AI-Powered 'America.gov' Website

fahrbot-bot shares a report from CNN: President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled America.gov, a government website meant to serve as a one-stop shop for people trying to accomplish basic tasks like renewing a passport, enrolling in Medicare or applying for di…

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America.gov, the US government’s AI chatbot, contradicted Trump on day one

The White House launched America.gov on Tuesday, an AI chatbot meant to be a single front door to federal services. On its first day, it contradicted President Donald Trump. Within hours, some of its answers had changed. Trump signed an executive order at the…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks to 1 million Americans

The Trump administration on Wednesday began mailing $500 checks to more than 950,000 Americans who bought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's federal marketplace. The administration says the payments are being sent to families who were overchar…

Yahoo Entertainment by Ivana Pino

Trump's tariffs are back in court — again

Containers are seen at the container terminal of Nanjing Port, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on September 8, 2026. Most Chinese goods shipped to the United States have faced a minimum 12.5% tax. - AFP/Getty Images Here we go again: President Donald Tr…

CNN by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN

Trump Administration Limits Predatory Lending in Education

The New Republic writes “President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans.” Yes, but do note that no student is banned from any major and the lending rule is mild. Undergraduate programs must s…

Marginalrevolution.com by Alex Tabarrok

Zuck drafted White House AI pledge!

Zuck drafted White House AI pledge! (Second column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Spells United States wrong on 'super intelligence' executive order... NYT: How META Uses Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes... Tech Giant…

Semafor.com by Ashley Gold

MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses

The cost to buy new subway cars has skyrocketed since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to the MTA. New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the wor…

Gothamist by Ramsey Khalifeh

How Trump Won the Russia Messaging War—and How the Democrats Lost It

“Hoax.” “Witch hunt.” “Russia, Russia, Russia.”For a decade, Donald Trump has incessantly claimed that there was no Moscow assault on the 2016 election and that the subsequent investigations of Vladimir Putin’s covert interference in that contest, and the con…

The New Republic by David Corn

The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation

“We’re going to hold the crooks accountable,” House Democratic leader Hakim Jeffries told the Associated Press last week in anticipation of the Democrats’ likely retaking the House on November 3. (The political forecaster Charlie Cook says a Democratic House …

The New Republic by Timothy Noah

Transcript: Trump Fury at Canada Takes Dark Turn as GOPers Sound Alarm

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 30 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.This wee…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump tells Axios that Jay Clayton would make a good AI czar

President Donald Trump has said that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would make a good AI czar, Axios reported on Tuesday. Trump has said he wants to name a czar within three or four days. Maria Curi of Axios asked Trump who he wanted for the ro…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump tells TIME the US might take stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic

President Donald Trump has ruled out nationalising America’s leading AI labs. But the US might still take a stake in OpenAI and Anthropic, he told TIME in an interview published on Thursday. Eric Cortellessa and Sam Jacobs interviewed Trump at the White House…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Supreme Court will review Trump admin.'s mandatory immigrant detention policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown. The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the…

Yahoo Entertainment by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

Pentagon used emergency measure to change voter forms for Americans abroad

The Trump administration used an emergency measure this summer to change the language of the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country, potentially restricting some eligible American voters a…

Yahoo Entertainment by Maegan Vazquez, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Trump "super intelligence" rebrand leads to land rush for .si domains

Following his meeting with top AI executives yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that artificial intelligence will henceforth be known as "super intelligence." The order, which applies to federal government, call he made last…

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Trump’s “Most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD”

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is once again selling access to the highe…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Musk returns to government for Pentagon study...

Musk returns to government for Pentagon study... (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:Hegseth puts future of warfare in hands of major MAGA donors... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

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The Pentagon’s Secret Budget

Trump’s proposed budget hides $1 trillion in military spending from the public by spreading it across disparate government agencies. The post The Pentagon’s Secret Budget appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by David Vine

CNN Again Removed As TV Pooler Set To Travel With Donald Trump

CNN will not be the TV pooler covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, despite being listed on the schedule earlier in the week. The change signaled once again that the White House was restricting the network from certain acce…

Deadline by Ted Johnson

Trump's Kennedy Center is apparently fencing the Steinways

The Orange Menace has lost his multiple bids to slap his failure-associated name on a revered institution and has been ordered not to tear it down on a whim, so he is selling off the parts. Movers have been photographed hauling out the Steinways, which AlterN…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

OpenAI says Trump’s AI accord needs more detail, Semafor reports

The AI industry’s new pact with Donald Trump is only a start, according to one of the firms that signed it. Ashley Gold reported the comments for Semafor. “Companies are going to have to make it more specific, on how they’re going to operationalize it,” said …

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump rules out diesel export ban after Europe agrees to tap reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday he was ruling out a diesel export ban and never really considered one in the first place, hours after Europe caved to U.S. pressure and agreed to release fuel from its stockpiles.The announcement appears to put to rest more …

Yahoo Entertainment by James Bikales

Trump's diesel export threat puts new pressure on Europe as prices hit records

[AFP via Getty Images] Donald Trump has said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel.The president's comment comes after diesel prices hit record highs on UK forecourts this week,…

BBC News by Oliver Smith - Senior business producer; Simon Jack - Business editor; Archie Mitchell - Business reporter

Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his acolytes in the state, rather than stand up for editorial independence. The post Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Seth Stern, Clayton Weimers

Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out.

President Donald Trump picked an odd political moment to remove guardrails from the private equity industry. A July poll commissioned by Americans for Financial Reform found that a 65 percent majority agreed with the statement, “We need guard rails for Wall S…

The New Republic by Timothy Noah

Trump Claims Nuclear Weapons Weren’t the Only Things Iran Was Making

Donald Trump is attempting to retcon his rationale for attacking Iran.Speaking at a rally in Durant, Oklahoma, Thursday evening, the president suddenly claimed that part of his impetus for launching an all-out assault on the country seven months ago was becau…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Spends All Night Trashing Ken Paxton, Then Says to Vote for Him

President Donald Trump went all the way to Texas to trash Ken Paxton in front of his own constituents. The president offered these comments during his rally at the Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton on Thursday night. “He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

Don’t Worry, Everyone! Trump Says He Can Walk Up Ramps and Stairs

The bar for America’s highest elected office keeps sinking.The nation’s totally healthy, very fit, 80-year-old president gave himself a little pat on the back Thursday after he managed to climb on the rally stage at the Peterbilt Motors manufacturing facility…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Zelensky asked Trump to block Russia’s Starlink rival, FT reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Donald Trump to sanction the Russian and Chinese companies building Russia’s answer to Starlink, the Financial Times reported. He has raised it with Trump several times, including at a recent meeting in New Yor…

The Next Web by Ana Maria Constantin

Trump announces one-time $90 payment for over 20 million Medicare seniors

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the US government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million ‌Americans enrolled in Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, ‌to help offset the cost of the…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Kanishka Singh

Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat

This week, one of the most talked-about stories has been President Donald Trump’s decision to spend taxpayer money on campaign ads that the administration is misleadingly characterizing as “public service announcements.” The move is vintage Trump in that the …

The New Republic by Jason Linkins

Is Trump Offering Reach-Arounds To Erdogan?

During a press gaggle, Trump told the media he always keeps Turkish President Erdogan happy. Turkey was sanctioned by the US for its multibillion purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems in 2020 by the Trump administration. A Turkish reporter asked if Trump …

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

JD Vance Calls Jeffrey Epstein ‘Great Character Reference’ For Trump

Clearly, Sean Hannity was hoping Vice President J.D. Vance would have some memeable defense for the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up of the Epstein files. What he got was memeable alright, but for a whole ‘nother reason. Hannity tried to raise the matt…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump’s Cornell Rape Case Take Is Every Bit As Ugly As You’d Expect

Donald J. Trump is once again making himself part of a disturbing story—and once again, his sympathy appears to be directed somewhere other than toward the alleged victim. Trump said Friday that he feels “badly” for the seven men accused of gang-raping a woma…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Judge Blocks The Trump Administration From Firing US Attorney Roger Rogoff

The courts have, yet again, stepped in to stop Donald Trump from doing something that he really wanted to do. In this case, a federal judge in Washington state ruled that Trump cannot fire U.S. attorneys appointed by the courts. CNN is reporting that Trump fi…

Crooksandliars.com by Red Painter

Trump pledges to send $90 checks to millions of seniors on Medicare

President Donald Trump promised on Friday to give $90 rebate checks to offset premiums for millions of U.S. seniors on Medicare, his latest pledge to send money to Americans ahead of the midterm elections.

NBC News by Kyla Guilfoil, Megan Shannon, Julie Tsirkin

Toward A Better America

Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPT for American ThinkerBy David PrenticeUntil the midterms, we will be watching a massively coordinated attack denigrating all the good that has happened since Trump won in 2024

Americanthinker.com

Sharpton: Trump Showing 'Real Signs of Instability,' He 'Doesn't Make Sense'

Friday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump is showing “real signs of instability.” Sharpton said, “I think that some of these people were so intimidated that they are still feeling that he has his The post Sharpton: Tr…

Breitbart News by Pam Key

Trump names four officials to lead his Super Intelligence Force

Trump named the intelligence director Jay Clayton, the FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson, the Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael and the personnel director Scott Kupor to lead a Super Intelligence Force with no statutory authority or budget. Europe took the op…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Trump names Jay Clayton as AI czar: Where he stands on AI safety

President Trump on Sunday named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his new "AI czar," adding a different category of intelligence, the "artificial" kind, to the U.S. spy chief's portfolio.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Clayton will lead a…

Yahoo Entertainment by Andrew Romano

Trump demands Fox cover more Trump

Trump demanded more rally coverage as Fox was covering his Ohio rally, warning supporters could stop watching Fox

Salon by CK Smith

Golfer-in-Chief Takes Aim At Daylight Saving Time

Welp, we found out why Trump doxxed Tom Cotton when he didn't want to go along with him on making daylight saving time permanent. It's all about him, of course. From Raw Story on the doxxing: Trump sends his fans after GOP senator — and gives them his phone n…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump Crowd Size Craters In Ruby-Red Alabama

Donald Trump spoke to rows of empty seats on Friday during his “big rally” in Mobile, Alabama. MS Now’s Jen Psaki noted that the venue, not even half full, holds 10,000 people. “For context,” she added, “when Trump kicked off his presidential campaign in 2015…

Crooksandliars.com by NewsHound Ellen

Trump Makes Another Pathetic Attempt To Bribe Voters Ahead Of Midterms

As we already discussed here, Trump's pathetic attempt to bribe his way out of a blue wave already backfired spectacularly. Now he's doubling down on the $5K bribe, and has promised a new one to boot: Trump promises another round of checks before the midterms…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

MAGA Can’t Let Go of Tricky Dick

The MAGA cult of Nixon apologists has now spurred a Justice Department investigation of the Watergate prosecution. But the Trump parallels they draw aren’t flattering to either man.

New York Magazine by Ed Kilgore

Trump announces AI "Super Intelligence Force"

President Trump announced the formation of a "Super Intelligence Force" after meeting with leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies last week.

CBS News by Kaia Hubbard

60 Minutes Transcript: Sen. Thom Tillis

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he worries about the "outsized influence" of the executive branch. He's also concerned about the types of advisers President Trump has surrounded himself with.

CBS News by Ross Douthat, Graham Messick

Russia disputes plague report as Trump offers U.S. help

President Donald Trump said the US was ready to help Russia with the reported plague case (Brendan SMIALOWSKI) Russia on Monday sought to downplay reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, even as President Donald Trump said Washington was clo…

Yahoo Entertainment by AFP

Trump’s plan to buy votes, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is trying to bribe his way out of a midte…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump Gives Bonkers Defense for Doxing Tom Cotton

The president feels absolutely no remorse about doxing Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.Donald Trump rationalized the stunning overstep while speaking with reporters Saturday, defending the decision to post Cotton’s personal phone number as a method to pressure hi…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Vance Says Trump’s Ads Begging People to Love Him Are “Not Partisan”

Vice President JD Vance claimed Monday that Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda videos are actually “not partisan.”The Trump administration has used at least 5.6 million taxpayer dollars to buy a series of at least 15 campaign-style advertisements touti…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Transcript: Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as GOP Panics: “Wake Up!”

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 5 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.A new Fox N…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Finds a New Way to Blame Gas Prices on Anyone But Himself

Suddenly, gas prices have absolutely nothing to do with the Iran war, according to the U.S. president.After spending months denying and downplaying the fact that gas and diesel prices have become more expensive, Donald Trump finally conceded Monday. The only …

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump allies push to sideline AI safety advocates as fight over oversight grows

BERKELEY, Calif. - After artificial intelligence safety advocates captured Washington's attention with dire warnings about the technology's power, the Trump administration and its allies embraced some of their suggestions, while moving to sideline the advocat…

Yahoo Entertainment by Nitasha Tiku,Ian Duncan and Gerrit De Vynck, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Trump expands access to tax-exempt diesel fuel with an executive order

By Jarrett Renshaw and Kanishka Singh GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, Oct 5 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to expand access to tax-exempt diesel that ‌he unveiled from a rally stage in Nebraska. High diesel prices, which sho…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Jarrett Renshaw and Kanishka Singh

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan

Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, will be executed by a U.S. Army firing squad, the Pentagon announced Monday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegse…

Yahoo Entertainment by J.D. Simkins

Will Trump's executive order on dyed diesel lower prices? Experts explain.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that makes a specific kind of tax-exempt diesel fuel reserved for farm and construction equipment available to a broad set of road vehicles in an effort to reduce overall diesel costs. The type of diesel, …

Abcnews.com by MAX ZAHN

Natalie Harp, Blink Twice if You Need Help

During a rally in Nebraska, Trump gawked at Harp before taking the stage to remind everyone why he might be experiencing record unpopularity.

Jezebel by Danielle Han

Judge Reinstates DOJ Prosecutor Illegally Fired By Trump

Yet another one of Trump’s many, many, often blatantly illegal playbooks is on display here. It seems Trump really doesn’t know who’s going to be loyal enough to satisfy him and also able to pass the rudimentary screening we generously call the Senate Confirm…

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Trump Officially Opens Border To Thousands More White South Africans

Trump has declared any non-white migrants to be garbage people from shithole countries (that’s in his own words, believe it or not) and has acted accordingly. Mass deportation efforts are a daily event, randomly punctuated by court order violations and the oc…

Techdirt by Tim Cushing

Will Trump’s diesel order do anything?

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is trying to fix the diesel crisis he cau…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Is there a MAGA after Trump?

From the Epstein files to the war on Iran, Josh Rushing examines the cracks forming within MAGA in Trump's second term.

Al Jazeera English

FBI Whistleblower: Trump Demanded Probe of Protesters Over a TikTok

The White House pressured the FBI to investigate anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles in violation of the Constitution, a whistleblower alleges.A former supervisory intelligence analyst in the bureau’s field office in Los Angeles, Jill Fields, made a formal com…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump Says ICE Isn’t Detaining U.S. Citizens. Here’s the Truth.

The Trump administration has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens since it began its mass deportation initiative, a ProPublica investigation has found.Trump officials have insisted that U.S. citizens are not at risk under the president’s agenda. “We have said…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Rages over Sagging Rally Crowds as GOP Panics: “Five-Alarm Fire”

Donald Trump has been holding rallies in red states, and in a pair of articles, The New York Times reported that his crowd sizes have been diminishing. This triggered an epic tirade from Trump: He raged that his rallies are “PACKED” and claimed they are “HOTT…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump Suggests Letting Iran “Take Out” Los Angeles and San Diego

At a rally in Nebraska Tuesday night, President Trump told his supporters exactly what he thinks about the well-being of the American people.Trump first said that the price of goods and services, which have gone up thanks to his ill-advised Iran war and tarif…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that his military campaign against Iran ended eight months before he started it.In the latest installment of Senior Moment or Shocking Admission?, the president offered an outrageous defense against anyone compla…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

40 People at Risk of Losing Citizenship as DOJ Amps Up Crusade

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is taking action to strip 40 naturalized Americans of their citizenship.According to a DOJ press release published Monday, the department has filed “denaturalization actions” against these individuals after they were accus…

The New Republic by Sophie Jager

Democrats sue Trump over taxpayer-funded TV ads praising him

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from ‌using taxpayer money to pay for election-related TV ads. The lawsuit, filed by ‌the Demo…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Jan Wolfe

Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf course into the new Camp David

Much of President Donald Trump's second term has focused on changes to the nation's capital.But his ambitions to remake the physical architecture of the presidency transcend Washington: Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidentia…

Yahoo Entertainment by Meryl Kornfield, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Flight attendants warn Trump's Washington arch could threaten airport safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — The union representing thousands of flight attendants said Wednesday it has safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch that will be on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Association of F…

Yahoo Entertainment by GARY FIELDS

Trump Hit With Lawsuit for Using Taxpayer Money to Air Propaganda

The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging that recent TV advertisements espousing the president’s political agenda were funded by taxpayers and thus violated U.S. propaganda law.The 31-page complaint, filed in the U.S…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Naked Statue of Trump Named Orange Plague Now in European Parliament

President Trump isn’t going to like how the European Parliament is allowing him to be depicted.An eight-foot-tall statue covered in 23-karat gold leaf has been erected at the building in Strasbourg, France, showing a naked, overweight Trump being carried on t…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump Is Still Airing Campaign Ads With Your Money by the Way

President Trump is still using your money to pay for his propaganda hype video commercials ahead of the midterms.On Wednesday morning, another “Final Battle” commercial for the president aired on Fox & Friends, featuring a black and white clip of Trump walkin…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

US Bars Microsoft, Adobe, and Major IT Firms From Green Card Program

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and several other technology companies from a program that helps skilled foreign workers obtain permanent residency in the United States, accusing th…

Slashdot.org by BeauHD

Golden statue of Donald Trump unveiled at European Parliament

A golden statue of Donald Trump was unveiled this week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Jens Galschiøt's 8.5-foot sculpture depicts the gold-leafed president naked and sitting on the back of a smaller man in bronze. Trump holds the scales of …

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Trump resorts to misnaming Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed

Having no remotely credible reason to encourage voters to consider Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed, America's angriest President resorted to racially motivated name-calling. Diaper Don pulled out all the stops on his classic rhetoric of hate: calling Abdul "…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

Trump to unveil $2.4B in AI credits to boost federal research

Five American technology companies are pledging $2.4B in AI tools and compute credits to federal science at a White House summit, with Nvidia giving $1B and Google the smallest share at $150M. The same administration suspended Microsoft from a residency progr…

The Next Web by Ana Maria Constantin

Trump faces protests while rallying support for Paxton in Texas Senate race

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — President Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night in a bid to stave off sweeping Democratic victories in the nation's most populous red…

Yahoo Entertainment by MICHELLE L. PRICE, STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT

Trump’s Team of Mercenaries

People around the president are using their roles to cash in. They learned it by watching him.

The Atlantic by David A. Graham

Trump Jokes Around as Supporter Attacks Protester at a Rally

President Donald Trump did nothing as one of his rallygoers attacked a peaceful protester.Trump struggled to get through his address at a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday night as his remarks were repeatedly interrupted by at least seven separa…

The New Republic by Edith Olmsted

Justice Department Finds Its Newest Target: Cassidy Hutchinson

The Trump administration wants to prosecute Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who was one of the star witnesses for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol.Punchbowl News reports that the Department of Ju…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump gives Musk, Huang, Su and Brin the National Medal of Science

Six technology leaders received the country’s highest honours for science and technology from President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House said. Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su got the National Medal of Science. Michael Dell and Satya …

The Next Web by Ana Maria Constantin

Sam Altman says Trump’s AI accord is a good start and more will be needed

Sam Altman said the superintelligence accord that President Donald Trump signed with AI executives is “a good start”, but that the industry will need more. He said it in the second of two interviews with Vanity Fair, recorded in San Francisco on 2 October. Th…

The Next Web by Alina Maria Stan

Zelensky says Trump gave Putin a 'happy birthday present' with diesel deal

Trump in Washington on Wednesday.Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, up…

Yahoo Entertainment by Robert Tait in Washington

Trump's new press secretary is a familiar face on Fox News with deep MAGA ties

President Trump announced on Friday that he has chosen Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, as his new press secretary. Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who left the administration in A…

Yahoo Entertainment by Andrew Romano

U.S. targets International Criminal Court with new sanctions and an ultimatum

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on 23 September 2026.Photograph: Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images The United States was accused of launching “an assault” on the world’s legal order after imposing more sanctions on the international c…

Yahoo Entertainment by Ariana Baio in New York

Trump's memorial arch faces new lawsuit from Arlington County, Virginia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump's planned monument. The lawsuit, filed…

Yahoo Entertainment by GARY FIELDS

Maybe Trump's taxpayer-funded ads are a public service after all

Trump spent millions in taxpayer money to put self-aggrandizing tripe on TV. A focus group of former supporters suggests the ads may be doing exactly the opposite of winning them back. The Bulwark shared one of Trump's ego ads with some MAGAs whose enthusias…

Boing Boing by Jason Weisberger

The Trump administration plans a public killing

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is planning a public killing.…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Trump’s AI liability push leaves rogue-agent blame unclear, Bloomberg says

The Trump administration is betting that the threat of lawsuits will keep AI companies honest. But it is far from clear who would pay when an AI agent goes rogue, Maggie Eastland reported for Bloomberg. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and former White House …

The Next Web by Ana-Maria Stanciuc

Trump says he will 'make a decision' on Hegseth plan to livestream execution

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would decide whether to live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, two days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it would be publicly shown."There are two thoughts: don't show it, and show…

Yahoo Entertainment by Dan Diamond and Katherine Doyle, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post

Soldiers Scramble For An Exit As Hegseth's Firing Squad Plan Sparks Alarm

As soldiers are already looking for a way out of Trump and Hegseth's brutal plan to live stream a firing squad execution at Fort Hood, his VP try to distance himself from the brutality as well. As we discussed here, Jon Ossoff tore into Hegseth and Trump on J…

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Trump Turns To Putin In Bid To Bring Down Soaring Diesel Prices

The US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, told Fox News that Trump is attempting to manipulate Ukraine, our ally, into stopping attacks on Russian refineries after Trump just formed a new alliance with Russia. This is sick. Because of drastic fuel shortages …

Crooksandliars.com by John Amato

Trump Attacks Nobel Winner In Late-Night Major Fit Of Self-Pity

Donald J. Trump’s crybaby campaign to win a Nobel Peace Prize came to a screeching halt when the coveted award was given to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former United Nations human rights chief, who chaired the UN commission that concluded Israel h…

Crooksandliars.com by Conover Kennard

Fox Host Spouts Russian Talking Points On Ukraine War

Putin's propagandists were back at it on Fox "news" this Saturday. Trump's new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia joined the liars on Fox & Friends Weekend and was asked about Trump's announcement that he had struck a deal with Russia to import over 300,000 tons …

Crooksandliars.com by Heather

Meet The New Press Secretary, Same As The Old One

And it’s not this guy: Trump has brutally snubbed the one-time favorite to succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) October 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM It’s this gal:read more

Crooksandliars.com by Tengrain

What Happened To All Of Trump's 'Freedom 250' Bribes?

Remember Freedom 250? You are forgiven if you’ve already forgotten all the activities that were supposed to celebrate America, but pretty much no one attended because they were so tacky and low-rent. But hey, at least you’re apparently still paying for them! …

Crooksandliars.com by Lisa Needham

Trump Is Locked in a Posthumous Feud With Abe Lincoln

Trump is locked in a posthumous feud with Abraham Lincoln. This shockingly active rivalry has dragged on for years, though Honest Abe is both dead and better than Trump by just about every measure.

New York Magazine by Margaret Hartmann

Despite pushback from both parties, Trump defends his diesel deal with Russia

By Steve HollandWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US law barring imports of Russian energy until Moscow ‌en…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Steve Holland

Trump's spree of new projects mirrors his run-up to the 2018 midterms

President Trump has been appearing around the US in the run-up to the midterm elections, announcing economic development projects — from a possible pipeline in Alaska to a steel plant in Iowa to an aluminum smelter in Oklahoma — that he says will transform th…

Yahoo Entertainment by Ben Werschkul

Trump ads paid for by taxpayers blocked by judge ahead of midterms

By Luc Cohen Oct 11 (Reuters) - A US judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after ‌publicly funded television ads glorifying US President Donald Trump began airing in ‌late September and…

Yahoo Entertainment by By Luc Cohen

Trump Finds a New Scapegoat

Just ahead of the midterm elections, the president again surprises Ukraine.

The Atlantic by Jonathan Lemire, Simon Shuster

U.S. ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle resigns after alleged misconduct

The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign amid allegations of improper conduct, Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, announced on Tuesday."We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign," Zacharia s…

Yahoo Entertainment by Dylan Stableford

Trump downplays Russian diesel plan in the face of GOP criticism

President Trump has begun to downplay his new deal with Russia after a plan to allow imports of Russian diesel into the US came under withering criticism, even from members of his own party."It's a deal for the world ... It's not a deal with me," Trump told…

Yahoo Entertainment by Ben Werschkul

Trump's midterm challenge grows as gas prices rise and his approval falls

[BBC] Americans head to the polls on 3 November to decide how the rest of Donald Trump's presidency will play out.Thousands of races are taking place across the US, at different levels of government. But the main event for voters will be electing members of …

Yahoo Entertainment by Mike Hills - Visual Journalism team

Trump Bans CNN, Then Has DOJ Investigate CNN For Not Covering Him

Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to go fuck themselves… and then sued them (unsuccessfully) for not advertising on his personal propaganda and manipulation site? Well, it appears that Donald Trump is trying a government-backed variation on that abusiv…

Techdirt by Mike Masnick

The rise and fall of a MAGA princess

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyl…

Vox by Cameron Peters

The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much crueler

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring the Bureau of Prisons to “ensure that no Federal funds are expended for any medical procedure, treatment, or drug for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appeara…

Vox by Ian Millhiser

Trump’s revenge campaign comes for Ilhan Omar

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. When life gives you lemons, make it rain. Or…something like that! On Tuesday morning, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan O…

Vox by Caitlin Dewey

Donald Trump Gives Sophie Cunningham a Backhanded Compliment

Donald Trump singled out Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham at his Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown, Ohio, telling former NFL coach Jon Gruden she’d help a team’s attendance while dismissing what she’d contribute to its score.

Thoughtcatalog.com by Emily Madriga

MAGA Voters Turn on Trump in Focus Group Bombshell: “Nothing but Lies”

Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark recently held a focus group with people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 that took an extraordinary turn. After being shown Trump’s vile taxpayer-funded ad, in which he rages about expelling “globalists” and “Marxists” and the …

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Right-Wing Network Panics as Rallygoer Suddenly Starts Bashing Trump

Real America’s Voice proved this week that it can’t handle even one voice critical of the president.RAV reporter Bobby McNeily interviewed an attendee at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday—but suddenly cut the conversation short when the man began r…

The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Supreme Court Sides With Trump and Agrees to Hear DOGE Case

The Trump administration wants to block discovery documents detailing the Department of Government Efficiency’s mass firings and contract cancellations—led by billionaire Elon Musk—from a watchdog group. The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it will allow it…

The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson

The winners and losers of the new H-1B era

Business Insider spoke to immigration lawyers and academics, and analyzed H-1B application data, to understand who's better and worse off.

Business Insider by Charissa Cheong,Alex Nicoll,Madison Hoff,Aditi Bharade

White House officials question how long Katie Zacharia can last after 1st press briefing

Several White House officials are questioning how long Katie Zacharia will keep the press secretary job after her first briefing Tuesday, saying her performance was unlikely to satisfy President Donald Trump.Several advisers and officials offered negative rev…

Yahoo Entertainment by Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kit Maher, CNN

Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland

Greenland has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a critical player as melting polar ice opens up new shipping routes (Ina FASSBENDER) US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, a…

Yahoo Entertainment by AFP

Zelensky says Trump is abandoning a key partner while easing pressure on Russia

On Saturday, Donald Trump said Ukraine needed a new leader - AFP via Getty Images/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI Volodymyr Zelensky said that he felt betrayed by Donald Trump, and warned the US president was not acting on the “right side of history”.“It is a pity that w…

Yahoo Entertainment by Joe Barnes

Going Hungry in Trump’s Economy

The president said the “American dream is back.” Rural Arizonans don’t think so.

The Atlantic by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

Trump is taking his midterms anger out on Ukraine

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Is Trump turning on Ukraine?  What’s happening? Ukrain…

Vox by Cameron Peters

Reflecting on the Trump Era

Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation should have been an easy lift. But it quickly became a monument to failure. The post Reflecting on the Trump Era appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept by Nick Turse

Trump Is Encouraging Airlines to Scam Passengers in Every Way Possible

With Donald Trump’s approval rating now perilously close to falling below 30 percent in some polls, it’s clear that a wide majority of Americans disapprove of his performance. It’s also fair to assume that many of them are rather annoyed by the president, who…

The New Republic by Ross Rosenfeld

Greenland Reveals Trump Is Lying Through His Teeth About Oil and Gas

President Trump is bragging that “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!” There’s just one problem: Greenland officials say that’s nonsense. The island’s deputy mining minister Jørgen Hammeken-H…

The New Republic by Hafiz Rashid

Trump Rages as New Press Sec Debut Fiasco Harshly Mocked Even by MAGA

In a remarkable piece, The Atlantic reports that Donald Trump is privately furious over his inability to force Iran to stop the war. As one adviser notes, he is “used to snapping his fingers” to control Republicans and the media, so he is now “losing his mind…

The New Republic by The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet

There’s an unsurpassed ugliness in watching the full might of the federal government bear down on a young woman whose offense was bravely telling the nation the truth about the president. Even by the standards of this administration’s long campaign of reprisa…

The New Republic by Harry Litman