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MAGA's bonkers James Talarico call scheme goes up in smoke after damning details exposedThe Make America Great Again movement's full-tilt meltdown over a new story about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico may have rested on an entirely false premise, according to analysts. On Sunday, MAGA speculated that Talarico had been at a mental health facility in Ohio to explain his recent 12-day absence from the campaign trail. Talarico has…
Ex-Fox News boss blasts network's latest 'product of fear' as scandal rocks Trump adminA former Fox News executive blasted his former employer for ignoring one of the biggest new scandals of the second Trump administration. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle , Trump's ambassador to Greece, begged a Trump donor to pay off her more-than $100,000 American Express bill in exchange for more access to the Trump…
Outrage as MAGA's censorship regime becomes 'a feature, not a bug' in red statePresident Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement once billed itself as a response to a radical censorship leftwing agenda, one that the MAGA movement itself is now perpetuating in a deep red state, according to a new report. Adam Serwer of The Atlantic reported on how Texas Tech University is implementing artificial intelligence to help the…
Midterms predicted to 'strip MAGA from power' at every level of government: ex-GOP insiderFormer Republican strategist Steve Schmidt predicted Sunday that next month’s midterm elections will deliver a sweeping defeat to Trump’s movement nationwide. In his Substack newsletter, "The Warning ," Schmidt said the election “will strip MAGA from power in the Congress, statehouses, governors’ mansions, town councils and county offices from east to…
Disbelief as Trump’s ceasefire crumbles within hours: ‘What can you even say’President Donald Trump was ridiculed en masse Sunday after the purported ceasefire he claimed had been brokered between Russia and Ukraine fell apart within hours. “What can you even say,” wrote investigative journalist and writer Ilya Lozovsky in a social media post on X. Sunday morning, Trump took to social media to claim that an agreement had been…
'Whoa': MAGA influencer's secret Talarico call sparks outrage and HIPAA warningsA right-wing influencer is claiming that Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico was treated at an Ohio mental health facility, not home with the flu. The claim rests on a recorded phone call with an unnamed employee, and the Talarico campaign calls it a lie. The call also raises questions about whether the people behind it broke the law. Nick…
'Psychotic': Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump will be 'more unhinged' as 'judgment day' nearsFormer Republican strategist Steve Schmidt warned Sunday that President Donald Trump will become more dangerous as the midterm elections approach. “Judgement day is coming for MAGA,” Schmidt wrote in his Substack newsletter , The Warning. “When it arrives the national danger will deepen. Trump will become more unhinged and erratic in the days and weeks…
GOP senator faces scorn after blistering exposé exposes 'truly shocking behavior'As Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) faces an unexpectedly tight reelection fight, a new Kansas City Star report on his past work as an OB-GYN drew outrage Sunday, with one critic decrying his “truly shocking behavior.” Marshall, who worked as an obstetrician for 25 years, sued more than 700 patients for debts during his career, leading to at least 81 of his…
GOP senators can't 'stop the bleeding' in red states as money fails to move needle: expertRepublicans are pouring money into Senate races in deep-red states, but there’s little sign yet that it’s working, according to a national political reporter who just got back from Kansas. Elena Schneider, national political reporter for the Washington Sun, appeared over the weekend on MS NOW’s “The Weekend.” A panelist said White House officials had…
​'Really sick': MAGA furious over 'painful, intimate' bombshell story on Natalie HarpTrump allies lashed out at The Washington Post on Sunday after it published an in-depth report on the family of top Trump aide Natalie Harp. The story was based largely on interviews with her estranged brother. In the piece, Terrence McCoy wrote that Preston Harp said the family split apart after their father died by suicide in 2020. Preston also said…
'Sick cannibals': Unearthed posts expose new Trump press secretary's bonkers beliefsNewly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia openly promoted conspiracy theories that suggested President Donald Trump retained control of the U.S. military while out of office and that Democrats supported satanic child abuse rituals, Popular Information uncovered Sunday. Zacharia has already drawn scrutiny over her controversial deleted…
Looming midterms paralyze Trump's ability to help US ally after deadly attack: analystYemen’s Houthi militants carried out a deadly attack on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia Saturday that killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, but the looming midterms will likely limit the Trump administration’s response, according to conflict analyst Hisham Al-Omeisy . “Fortunately, I don’t see them rushing for major action,” Al-Omeisy, senior Yemen…
This sick plan is unbelievably horrible — even for TrumpJust when you think the Trump regime can’t go any lower, they immediately drag our country down even further into fascism. MAGA loves to call Democrats “the party of violence” based on absolutely nothing, all while Trump carries out crimes against humanity every single day. During the same week that saw Trump bait Iran into bombing American cities during…
'News to me': Zelenskyy blindsided by Trump's surprise warfare announcementPresident Donald Trump raced to Truth Social Sunday to announce the brokering of a new ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine — an announcement that stood for mere minutes before it was contradicted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Axios’ Barak Ravid . Trump claimed that “effective immediately,” a ceasefire had been agreed to by…
'Tapped' phone claim collapses as report exposes White House spin on Susie Wiles call logsThe White House has been selectively releasing files from the investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. According to a new report from The New York Times, it strips out key context to turn old news and routine investigative steps into a “weaponization” scandal ahead of the midterms. The Times’ Charlie Savage reported…
GOP senator stuns with ‘absurd’ explanation for stiffing cookie baker: ‘Instant classic’Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) sparked ridicule Saturday with his response to accusations that he’d skipped out on a nearly $700 cookie bill . This week, Holly Thomas of Holly’s Sweet Treats — a Kansas-based bakery — accused Marshall of ordering $678.75 in cookies for his 2020 election watch party and then skipping out on the bill, despite repeated attempts…
Shock as congressional hopeful faces possible hate crime charge after anti-Israel outburstCritics were left stunned Saturday after learning that Green Party congressional candidate Matthew Arndt of Wisconsin may face a hate crime enhancement after launching into an anti-Israel tirade during a suspected road rage incident . “This is a blatant [First Amendment] violation,” argued Jenin Younes , a former public defender and civil liberties…