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As a writer, people assume you're never at a loss for words. But here we are. All I can think of is Caroline Kennedy's warning about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and how "he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks.”From this whack-a-doodle comes a gobsmacking, utterly inexplicable, surreal display of stupidity that...
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A GOP strategist melted down on Wednesday after a CNN host threw his own words back in his face. Shermichael Singleton, a GOP strategist, was a panelist on CNN's "NewsNight" with Abby Phillip, where the panel got into a heated debate about President Donald Trump's actions to thwart federal diversity initiatives. Multiple panelists claimed that the...
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Two conservative analysts on Wednesday panned President Donald Trump's latest attack on Black history during an interview on CNN. This week, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a long-standing slavery exhibit to a museum in Pennsylvania after administration officials removed it last month. In the order, Judge Cynthia Rufe,...
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A media expert revealed on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's leader at the Federal Communications Commission may have created a situation that will backfire spectacularly. Throughout the second Trump administration, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has sought to enforce the agency's equal time rule, which has gotten several left-leaning shows...
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A local prosecutor lobbed a subtle threat at President Donald Trump's immigration forces during a podcast interview on Wednesday. Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County, Minnesota, prosecutor, discussed the latest development on the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good during the Trump administration's "Operation Metro Surge" on...
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The estranged husband of a congressional aide who died by setting herself on fire is breaking his five-month silence with explosive accusations, speaking out to protect his late wife's reputation and to hold the Texas congressman accountable with whom she alleged she had an affair.Adrian Aviles claimed Wednesday to the San Antonio Express-News that...
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President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling an unconventional new strategy to try to turn around his flagging polls ahead of the midterm elections — and former Joe Biden press secretary turned MS NOW commentator Jen Psaki urged him to go for it."I just want to start with something that happened actually last night, because last night, Trump's...
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Federal immigration officers are routinely lying to people watching and tracking them, alleging they're violating federal law, with legal experts clapping back that the vast majority of community observers are simply exercising their constitutional rights.A Minneapolis-area woman named Jess learned this the hard way when agents smashed her car...
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Vice President JD Vance is having an "unnerving" impact on US allies, and some of them "freeze like a deer in headlights" when he's brought up in conversation, according to a report. Vance's name has been tossed around as the eventual heir to the MAGA throne once the second Trump administration ends in 2028. While some allies see Vance as a more...
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A group of criminal defense attorneys has launched a war against the Trump Department of Justice's "abnormal behavior," according to a report. The lawyers banded together and created a tool called Case Tracker, a database of federal cases in which eyewitness testimony undermines government charges. The tracker is sponsored by The National...
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A trio of House Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to multiple Trump administration agency heads demanding a classified briefing on the bungled operation in El Paso, Texas, airspace that triggered a shutdown of the airport.The closure, which was initially set to last 10 days but was lifted after seven hours, still has multiple agencies offering...
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A federal judge held a lawyer from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice in contempt on Wednesday for failing to return a detainee's identification paperwork after the detainee was released from immigration custody, according to a report. Judge Laura Provinzino of the District Court of Minnesota held Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)
Communities around the country are rising up to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement building new prison facilities in their backyards — and some of the people leading the charge are President Donald Trump's own voters.According to The New York Times, "Stacy Bradley voted for President Trump because of his border policies, and she likes...
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Donald Trump Jr. had no valid excuse when trying to defend the crypto firm he helped found taking in a $500 million investment from a company tied to the United Arab Emirates, David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday.This comes after the firm, World Liberty Financial, issued a statement to CNN denying any link between...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)
Political analysts were aghast on Wednesday after ProPublica published a "soul-crushing" report about 911 calls made by people detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Texas. ProPublica recently investigated the living conditions at the Dilley detention center outside of San Antonio, Texas, where the Trump administration has...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)
"60 Minutes" star Anderson Cooper delivered a stunning rebuke to CBS News's new MAGA-friendly boss Bari Weiss — and the message was unmistakable, insiders say.Months after Weiss desperately courted the veteran broadcaster to helm "CBS Evening News," Cooper chose to walk away from his two-decade tenure as correspondent entirely, effectively...
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When I travelled to Roj camp in 2022 I looked into the eyes of a girl whose frame was so small and frail that she looked much younger than my own daughter, who was five at the time. She was showing signs of stunting from poor nutrition.
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Former Trump administration White House lawyer Ty Cobb delivered a dire warning Wednesday on MS NOW about the growing network of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities that are planned and funded — and suggested that Trump having that much detention power and resources at his disposal is horrifying.Cobb's warning came in the...
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A group in Colorado has proposed a new election map that could give Democrats a 7-1 advantage in the House of Representatives, according to a Denver Post report. Colorado's current Congressional delegation includes four Democrats and four Republicans. The proposed map could make three Republican-leaning districts currently occupied by Reps. Gabe...
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One of President Donald Trump's old warnings about Iran resurfaced on Wednesday as reports indicate that he is pondering war with the country. In 2011, Trump claimed that then-President Barack Obama would strike Iran to ensure he was elected for a second term. The post at the time was quite controversial, as the former president was facing a stiff...
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The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board expressed relief on Wednesday at a "welcome FDA walkback" as Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency's head of vaccine oversight, got overruled on a controversial move to block a new flu shot.Prasad, who was briefly forced out of the agency by far-right influencer Laura Loomer before returning shortly, has...
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A neuroscientist revealed the "horrific dangers" of President Donald Trump's mental decline during a podcast interview on Wednesday. Dr. Frank George, a neuroscientist and psychologist, joined political commentator David Pakman on "The David Pakman Show" to discuss Trump's mental state. George revealed that Trump is becoming more disinhibited,...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)
MAGA television host Eric Bolling had a blistering response for Newsmax after a fan called in to ask about the conservative network's reporting on Steve Bannon and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.A woman named Lynne from Newcastle, Pennsylvania, asked if Bolling could address Bannon's connection to the late financier and convicted child sex offender...
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President Donald Trump's empowerment of voter fraud conspiracies, immigration enforcement, and violent crackdown on protesters in places like Minnesota are all connected, Media Matters for America chief Angelo Carusone argued on MS NOW Wednesday."There are others all across the government, you know, not just on the inside but on the outside that...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)
New body camera footage this week showed the moment a police officer confronted the alcoholic father of a British woman who was shot dead in Texas after the two argued over President Donald Trump. Lucy Harrison, 23, was visiting her family in Texas in January 2025 when her father, Kris Harrison, 51, shot her during a disagreement, The Daily Beast...
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) described far-right Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) Tuesday as a "disgrace” and warned "accountability is coming” if Democrats reclaim the House in November. Fine drew outrage over racist and Islamophobic remarks when he compared Muslims to "dogs.” This stunned even MAGA media figure Megyn Kelly. Jeffries...
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Democrats are planning an unprecedented response to President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union address next Tuesday. Rather than attend the speech, a substantial number of Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott and instead host an alternative "People's State of the Union" event at the National Mall near the Capitol. This marks a shift from...
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Republican operatives are privately expressing concern about the 2026 midterms, hoping voters will forget Trump's first year in office before November elections. According to a Zeteo report, even pro-Trump pollsters are worried about GOP prospects. While Republican Party leaders publicly dismiss predictions of a "bloodbath," insiders admit behind...
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Republican House staffer, Regina Ann "Regi" Santos-Aviles, who died after setting herself on fire last year, claimed in text messages to have had an affair with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), according to a report. According to The San Antonio Express-News, a former colleague said Santos-Aviles told him about the 2024 affair and that she spiraled into...
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A MAGA Republican in Colorado held a press conference on Wednesday to push a controversial bill he's sponsoring, but video shows the event didn't go as planned. Jesse Paul, political reporter at The Colorado Sun, shared video of a press conference organized by Scott Bottoms, a MAGA state lawmaker in Colorado who is sponsoring a bill that would ban...
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the purchase of two $170 million Gulfstream jets to replace Coast Guard aircraft, a decision some officials viewed as unnecessary and expensive — but DHS officials told NBC News they were instructed to keep concerns to themselves. The tension escalated after Noem's Coast Guard plane broke down, forcing her to use...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi's efforts to manage the Jeffrey Epstein files crisis have backfired, according to Rep. Tom Massie (R-KY). Bondi faced criticism last week when she snapped at House Judiciary Committee lawmakers and insisted time would be better spent discussing stock market gains. The DOJ's subsequent release of names from Epstein...
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Tucker Carlson claimed Israeli security forces briefly detained him at Tel Aviv airport after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Carlson flew to Israel following an online disagreement with Huckabee over the country's treatment of Christians. Carlson frequently criticizes Israel's military actions in Gaza. "Men who identified...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)
A decades-long study suggests that men with higher intelligence quotient ratings are less likely to hold conservative political views.The study comes from researchers at Saarland University and Philipps-University Marburg, institutions in Germany.According to PsyPost, "The team based their research on the 'Cognitive Complexity-Openness Hypothesis.'...
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Federal prosecutors failed to secure indictments against six Democratic lawmakers who produced a video reminding military service members to disobey unlawful orders. According to The New Republic's Greg Sargent, prosecutors couldn't even name a statute the Democrats allegedly violated. When asked directly by defense attorney Preet Bharara what law...
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The White House's "laughable" claim about the recent spill in the Potomac River was rebuked on CNN by Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD).During her press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House was "preparing" to help Maryland officials clean up the Potomac River after more than 200 million gallons of wastewater were...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)
A Democratic analyst was gobsmacked on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's press secretary made an "absolutely sickening" revelation during her briefing. Trump has consistently claimed to be the "president of peace" and said he has settled multiple global conflicts. To that end, Trump has also worked to establish a Board of Peace that is...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)
The internet was shocked Wednesday after President Donald Trump gave a Black History Month speech at the White House, where he made some questionable comments about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and his new ballroom — followed by the crowd chanting for him to stay in office. Trump was speaking on the Black community's contributions to American...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)
President Donald Trump used an event marking Black History Month to remark on Nicki Minaj's complexion."I love Nikki Minaj," the president told the audience. "She was here a couple of weeks ago. She's so beautiful. Her skin's so beautiful.""I said, Nikki is so beautiful. Her nails, her nails are like that long," he continued. "I said, Nikki, are...
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Far-right white nationalist and Nazi sympathizer Nick Fuentes lost it on Wednesday amid growing national concern that America is moving closer to war with Iran. Fuentes wrote on X about what he expected to happen if a war were to break out between the U.S. and Iran under President Donald Trump."If Trump brings us to war in Iran you can forget about...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)
TMZ reported receiving a "highly sophisticated" ransom note as the search for Nancy Guthrie expands internationally to Mexico. The FBI has reportedly expanded its search south of the U.S. border and asked law enforcement officials in Mexico to join the search for 84-year-old Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who went...
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Former Fox News host turned far-right influencer Tucker Carlson claimed Israeli security forces briefly detained him at the airport after a trip to Tel Aviv for a chat with former Arkansas Gov. and current U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.According to the Daily Mail, Carlson "flew into Tel Aviv for a sit-down with Mike Huckabee, who...
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More chaos erupted on Wednesday in the Republican Texas primary for agriculture commissioner, as a MAGA congressman caught the incumbent commissioner falsely claiming that he had endorsed him.The seeds of the conflict were planted last month, reported Brad Johnson of Texas Bullpen, when Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, facing a hotly contested...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn't hold back Wednesday when a reporter dared to challenge President Donald Trump's bold claims about being falsely labeled a racist. When asked to provide specific examples of when Trump believed he'd been unfairly branded with the racist label, Leavitt's response was swift and sharp."You're kidding,...
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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested Tuesday that Laura Loomer was President Donald Trump's "side piece" because she had not been named an official adviser or been given a permanent White House press pass.Earlier this week, Greene lashed out after Loomer said she expected "Marjorie Traitor Greene" to attack the president throughout...
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During his testimony about Jeffrey Epstein before members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, billionaire Les Wexner told lawmakers about a past behavior of President Donald Trump's that he found to be "odd,” and one that on multiple occasions involved the notorious child sex offender.Wexner began testifying before the House Oversight...
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Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that eight skiers who went missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains were found dead; one other remained missing. The skiers, who were between 30 and 55 years of age, were confirmed dead as rescuers struggled to search due to weather conditions near Truckee, California, Nevada County...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt struggled to keep a straight face while insisting that information she delivered from the podium was "obviously true because I'm saying it."During Wednesday's White House briefing, Michael Graham noted that Americans in New England were paying "the highest prices for natural gas to heat their home." "The...
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President Donald Trump demanded the United Kingdom hold onto an Indian Ocean island that's home to a joint airbase because it might be needed for a possible war against Iran.The administration has backed Britain's plan to turn over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius while leasing back the joint UK-U.S. airbase Diego Garcia, but the...
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As an adviser to President Donald Trump told Axios that "I think there is 90% chance we see kinetic action” against Iran in the next few weeks following nuclear talks in Switzerland, US military movement on Wednesday fueled fears of an imminent attack on the Middle Eastern country.Multiple open-source intelligence accounts on social media shared...
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America is on the brink of a full-scale war with Iran — but no one is willing to say exactly why, including the occupant of the Oval Office.But there are clues.The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is en route from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. It should arrive there within days. The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)
Prosecutors in U.S. attorney Jeannine Pirro's office are unnerved by their failures to indict targets of President Donald Trump's ire, and they reportedly believe the system is rigged against them.The president accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition for producing a video urging military service members to disobey unlawful orders, but their...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, blamed his GOP opponent Brandon Herrera for politicizing the death of his former staffer Wednesday, a day after the San Antonio Express-News reported on a text message from the woman admitting to having an affair with Gonzales.Gonzales declined to answer questions about the alleged affair, but...
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Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) hounded billionaire Les Wexner Wednesday during a break from the billionaire's testimony before the House Oversight Committee on his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Wexner was compelled by law to testify Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, members of which traveled to Wexner's mansion in Ohio to conduct...
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As the opposition's chief economic policymakers and advocates in the lead-up to the election just nine months ago, Taylor and Hume contributed mightily to the Coalition's landslide defeat. But let's face it: who hasn't made a mistake or two at work?
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Pope Leo XIV rejected President Donald Trump's invitation to join his Board of Peace with a serious response, according to reports Wednesday. The Vatican issued a statement and declined the White House's January request, making it clear that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church does not want to be involved with Trump's Gaza project, The New...
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The Israel Defence Forces have given CBC News an official explanation for the destruction of a cemetery holding the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers who died serving as peacekeepers in the Middle East in the 1950s and '60s. The IDF says they were destroying a Hamas tunnel. An officer said the IDF had dug to a depth of 20 to 30 metres and could not...
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The White House announced that President Donald Trump was celebrating Black History Month by pushing policies like voter ID that would make it more difficult to vote.In a statement titled, "President Trump Celebrates Black History Month" on Wednesday, the White House said, "President Trump's historic push to pass the SAVE America Act will safeguard...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)
President Donald Trump's early support from Black Americans has cratered just a year later, according to a new analysis.The 79-year-old president garnered more support from Black voters in 2024 than any GOP presidential candidate in decades, and nearly one in three Black Americans approved of his job performance in his first weeks back in the White...
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President Donald Trump's administration may have elevated a Democratic Senate candidate by strong-arming CBS into calling off an interview with him, according to a new analysis.Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert told viewers that said CBS didn't air his interview Monday with Texas state Rep. James Talarico out of fear of regulatory action by...
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A new report outlines how several countries are engaging in transnational repression in Canada. As Canada increases economic ties with some countries, like China and India, experts say it should guard against attempts to intimidate members of those diaspora communities in Canada..
ReadRaw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)
The Department of Homeland Security sparked outrage Tuesday after reports revealed that a two-month old baby with bronchitis was being held in an immigration detention center in Texas, and on Wednesday, DHS went on an unhinged posting spree defending its lockup of the critically ill infant.The infant, Juan Nicolás, is currently incarcerated at the...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)
Eric Trump appeared alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr. Wednesday for a sit-down interview with CNBC where, after touting the Trump brand as "hot,” he was issued a scathing reminder of who may be most responsible for its success."We have the greatest hospitality assets in the world, the Trump Organization, we have 26 projects going up around...
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Last week, Larry Kudlow, the Fox personality and former Trump advisor, was on the TV.You will be shocked to learn he lied."I vote in the state of Connecticut. You don't need a photo ID. You could vote if you just show them a credit card or a debit card, which anybody can get their hands on. I think it's a scam."The context was "election...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)
A special election in President Donald Trump's own backyard could flip a Florida House district from Republican to Democratic.The long-anticipated race has Democrat Emily Gregory facing off against Republican Jon Maples in the 87th District, the same district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to The Down Ballot. The district...
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Melania Trump will once again donate her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian, continuing a century-old tradition.The first lady wore a Hervé Pierre-designed white gown to her husband Donald Trump's second inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, that will now go on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's First Ladies Gallery, reported...
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Donald Trump Jr. defended his family after they were accused of corruption over a secret deal in which the UAE invested millions in a crypto venture in apparent exchange for clearance to purchase powerful AI chips that could end up in the hands of China.During an interview on Wednesday, CNBC's Sara Eisen asked Donald Trump Jr. and his brother, Eric...
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MAGA pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr. lashed out at Black Democrats, comparing them to "cheap prostitutes" because they did not vote for causes he supported.During a Wednesday discussion on Real America's Voice, Amanchukwu argued that late-night host Stephen Colbert should not have been allowed to interview a Texas Democrat, arguing that the candidate...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung had a tantrum after rock legend Bruce Springsteen hit out at the Trump administration. Springsteen this week announced his "Land of Hope and Dreams Tour," a 20-date run with the E Street Band that starts at a significant place on March 31 — Minneapolis, The Daily Beast reported. He also pointed to...
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CNN anchor Jake Tapper is reportedly "very unhappy" over a change to the network's ethics guidelines that appears deliberately targeted at his alleged self-promotion, The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday."Tapper, 56, is the host of CNN's The Lead, as well as being a prolific author," said the report. "Last May, he released Original Sin: President...
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Reacting to reports about turmoil and conspiracy theories roiling Turning Point USA following the death of founder Charlie Kirk, author and Scientology expert Tony Ortega is reporting that Kirk had been "cultivated" by higher-ups in the highly controversial religious organization for years while also receiving millions in funding.On his Underground...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)
President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior and its secretary, Doug Burgum, have appealed after Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" to order the return of a slavery exhibit to the museum on the site of former President George Washington's home in Philadelphia."As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984...
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Businessman Les Wexner is expected to face a barrage of questions from lawmakers Wednesday as part of their ongoing probe into Jeffrey Epstein, and one law expert predicted the session to be an explosive and "uncomfortable process” for the aging billionaire and longtime Epstein associate."It seems like [lawmakers] are very interested, at least...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)
President Donald Trump's longtime economic adviser Kevin Hassett suggested on CNBC Wednesday that the economists at the New York Fed who produced an analysis revealing 90 percent of Trump's tariffs are paid by U.S. companies and consumers, should face punishment of some kind."The paper is an embarrassment. It's, I think, the worst paper I've ever...
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