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Kristi Noem quietly removed from Trump envoy role amid admin reshuffling: reportKristi Noem is no longer serving in the diplomatic role President Donald Trump gave her after removing her as Homeland Security secretary, CBS News reported Thursday. Her designation as a special envoy for the Shield of the Americas expired last month, a State Department official told the network. She remains in the MAGA administration, working on the…
Florida Dem turns the tables on racist caller's horrifying rant: 'Say it with your chest'Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon posted a voicemail to X on Thursday, showing a caller raging at her in an obscene and racist tirade. "Anyway, f--- you Angie, you f------ piece of dog s---, that's coming from me, and you'll get yours," the furious caller said at one point. Above the recording, Nixon wrote, "Hey there. If you're going to…
Ex-Trump lawyer’s letter exposes pardon push for convicted sex traffickers: legal expertA legal expert says a letter from a former Trump lawyer reveals what it may cost convicted sex traffickers to chase a pardon. Former prosecutor Katie Phang said in a video for her YouTube channel "Katie Phang News" on Thursday that Alan Dershowitz , who defended President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial, billed the family of convicted sex…
White House 'money laundering operation' exposed by ex-DOJ pardon attorney: 'Shady'After records revealed the donors behind President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer called the project “basically a money laundering operation.” Oyer made the charge Thursday in a YouTube video reacting to a Washington Post investigation published that morning. The Post obtained an internal…
Fact-checkers wreck Trump's 'phony' inflation claims from all angles: 'He's misstating'President Donald Trump is citing precise inflation numbers on the campaign trail that CNN’s Daniel Dale says can’t be squared with the data, and the White House hasn’t said where they came from. At a Tuesday rally in Alaska , Trump said inflation had been “1.7” over the last three months and that former President Joe Biden had “real inflation of 19…
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…
‘Something is up’: Ex-GOP operative alarmed as shady Trump deal points to Ukraine blackoutFormer Republican strategist Tim Miller says several recent developments, taken together, suggest closer coordination among President Trump, Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin heading into the midterms. He stressed he isn’t alleging a plot or speculating beyond what he sees — but that the timing of everything is suspicious. On a podcast for The Bulwark ,…
Trump officials’ ‘bad weather’ excuse threatens to blow scandal wide open: ex-DHS officialA former Trump administration official says a flimsy excuse from U.S. officials could crack open a new scandal over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. In a Thursday column , Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security in Trump’s first term, argued that a string of events over the past week amounts to…
Kash Patel dragged into court as his 'beer-chugging' comes back to haunt himFBI Director Kash Patel’s beer-chugging celebration with Olympic hockey players is resurfacing in a new lawsuit accusing him of firing employees to salvage his standing with President Donald Trump. Nine former FBI employees sued Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche and their agencies Thursday, alleging unconstitutional retaliation for their assigned work…
Alarms blare over Trump DOJ's new demand for California elections: 'Real escalation'An elections expert sounded the alarm over the Justice Department's new legal assault on California's mail-in voting system. According to Democracy Docket, the new DOJ lawsuit alleges that California sent around 20,000 ballots to noncitizens who are not eligible to vote — and demands that California set aside these ballots pending an investigation of…
GOP analyst comes unglued over nonsensical Trump 'blood money' plan: 'Nefarious!'A GOP analyst came unglued on CNN on Thursday while discussing President Donald Trump's plan to send "blood money" to Russia in exchange for a little diesel fuel. Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, told CNN's Boris Sanchez that Trump's plan to import Russian diesel fuel in an attempt to offset high costs ahead of the…
‘Could have used this in Butler!’ Trump makes unexpected joke after receiving giftPresident Donald Trump made an unexpected joke after receiving a firefighter’s helmet during a ceremony honoring first responders at the White House. The moment came as Trump was wrapping up his remarks in the Rose Garden and invited Steve Hirsch, chairman of the National Volunteer Fire Council, to the podium. Hirsch presented Trump with a personalized…