Chaos engulfs Education Dept over Trump’s ‘cartoon’ student loans plan: reportThe Trump administration’s rush to spin off the Education Department’s student loan office has thrown the agency into chaos, with one official involved in the planning dismissing the effort as “basically just a cartoon,” The Washington Sun reported Thursday. Current and former officials told The Sun the department is taking a chaotic approach that is…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →Educationstudent loans overhaul
Outrage after RFK Jr.'s staff tries to save him from measles question: 'Laughable'Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . sparked fresh backlash after his staff tried to wave off a reporter's pointed question. The moment came Thursday, when Kennedy was speaking alongside Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), who is running for reelection. A staffer cut in as a reporter began asking Kennedy about five deaths, and potentially a…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →Healthmeasles outbreak response
Trump admits to 'very severe problems' before scrambling for correction: 'I set myself up'President Donald Trump turned remarks about drug addiction into a bizarre admission about his own personal problems Thursday before realizing he might have fueled the media with something to talk about. Speaking at a Rose Garden event honoring first responders, Trump was discussing the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction when he abruptly shifted the…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →Healthtrump rose garden event
Trump deploys 'nuclear option' to shield himself amid 'missing' Kennedy Center fundsPresident Donald Trump invoked executive privilege to shield his Kennedy Center records as the White House examines claims that a multimillion-dollar donation went missing. White House deputy counsel Joshua Hoyt formally asserted the privilege in a declaration filed Wednesday in a federal lawsuit brought by Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) over the crusade to…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturekennedy center funding controversy
Why the GOP's voter fraud messaging may backfireWhy the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfire A sticker on a lamppost warns of voter fraud on Nov. 7, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Christopher Miller , University of Richmond With Election Day 2026 just weeks away and control of Congress hanging in the balance, the results will almost certainly hinge on voter turnout, just as…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →JusticeEducation
'Lawyer up': MAGA operative insists he 'never lied' after posing as Talarico's cousinA MAGA operative who posed as the cousin of Senate nominee James Talarico (D-TX) in a call that fueled a false psychiatric hospital rumor insists he “never lied.”Rhein Amacher, who says he worked on President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, posted what he called a “final statement” on X early Thursday...Raw Story3d agoWhole story →HealthCulture
DOJ insiders spot fatal flaw in Trump White House’s revenge probe over public snub: reportThe White House helped steer a Justice Department probe into major TV networks, but some inside the department doubt it will survive. The White House was a driving force behind the DOJ's antitrust investigation into the networks' brief suspension of pooled presidential coverage, three people familiar with the matter told Semafor on Wednesday. Some inside…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentdoj antitrust probe
MAGA's grip slipping among faithful as Dem pastors are ‘driving people crazy’: expertThe right's long-held claim to Christianity in American politics is coming apart, and one faith leader says he's enjoying every minute of it. Pastor Paul Brandeis Raushenbush told columnist Jennifer Rubin and lawyer Norman Eisen on Wednesday's episode of "Coffee with Contrarians" that Democratic candidates who openly talk about their Christian faith,…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →CultureGovernment
Legendary comedian claims MAGA's 'obsession' made her life hell: 'You'd be amazed'Comedian Kathy Griffin says MAGA supporters are still fixated on her almost ten years after a controversial photo of her with a Trump mask, and that the midterms are reviving the hostility, in conversation with The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed: The Podcast.” Griffin, 65, who is touring with her stand-up show “New Face, New Tour,” says the attention never…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →Culturemaga backlash
