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Elon Musk Throws Trump Under the Bus for Ukraine Intel DisruptionElon Musk is wiping his hands of the Trump administration’s latest intel scandal. The SpaceX founder did not deny that his company’s satellite-supplied internet service was suspended in Ukraine earlier this week as Russian missiles barraged Kyiv. Instead, he blamed the lapse on the U.S. military and Donald Trump. In a statement on X, Musk wrote that…
DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him TestifyA federal judge is considering forcing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify in court about his anti-transgender statements for a lawsuit challenging the U.S. military’s ban on transgender people. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday that she might compel Hegseth to sit for a one-hour deposition and answer…
Greenland Exposes Trump’s “Massive” Lie on Oil and GasPresident 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-Holm told CNN Wednesday that while “there are activities by U.S. companies,” the large-scale…
Family of Man Mauled by Tiger Begs Trump to Stop Mocking HimThe family of William Chapman is publicly pleading for people to stop circulating the video of him being mauled to death by a tiger—after President Trump himself posted it mockingly to Truth Social. “The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened,” they said in a statement. “The publication and…
Ukraine Blames Trump Administration for Russian Missile Intel BlunderWashington may have intentionally withheld military intelligence from Ukraine about a barrage of Russian missile strikes. The Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it had successfully carried out a “massive” strike against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, slamming two plants supplying heat and electricity to Kyiv and the surrounding region.…
As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst YetThere’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 reprisal, the pursuit of Cassidy Hutchinson may be its nastiest and most repulsive move yet. In June…
Republican Tries to Get Journalist Arrested After Disastrous DebateRepublican Representative Andy Harris couldn’t handle a debate audience laughing at his explanation for high gas prices. On Tuesday night, during a debate in Cambridge, Maryland, with his Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz, both candidates were asked about President Trump’s recent deal with Russia for diesel fuel. “Making a deal with Russia to lift…
Ukraine Loses Starlink Access as Musk Says Zelenskiy Went “Too Far”Is Elon Musk using SpaceX to kneecap Starlink access in Ukraine on behalf of President Donald Trump? A Ukrainian military official claimed Wednesday that Musk’s SpaceX had interrupted functioning of the country’s military-grade Starlink terminals, Reuters reported. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov wrote on Telegram that Ukrainian defense forces…
Transcript: Lula’s Struggles Are a Cautionary Tale for ProgressivesPerry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic . I’m joined by Michael Paarlberg. He’s a political scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University. He’s an expert in politics in Latin America, and we’re going to discuss both the initial early round of the Brazil election and the upcoming October 25 runoff between…
Trump Rages as New Press Sec Debut Fiasco Harshly Mocked Even by MAGAIn 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 that Iran won’t listen” to him. This comes as his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, turned in…
The Battle Lines Are Forming for the Democrats’ Next Big FightIf Democrats win back the House of Representatives and the Senate this election, which looks increasingly likely , they have an important and contentious question to face right away: How hard should they go after corporations? Voters are increasingly angry about the state of the economy, and the crisis is about much more than “affordability.” The economy…
He’s Attacking Big Ag. He’s Running in Nebraska. Somehow It’s Working.Outside the BigIron Events Center at the State Fairgrounds in Grand Island, Nebraska, the midway blinked with lights and rippled with the faint shrill screams of happy children. At the JBS Show Barn—named for the largest meatpacking company in the world—farm kids unloaded sheep from trailers into straw-lined metal pens to be shown for ribbons. Inside the…