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 Story2d 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 Story2d agoWhole story →CultureSecurity
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 Story2d agoWhole story →Culture
Critics blown away by 'levels of internal chaos' at White House as Trump ponders shake-upA report that Donald Trump is shopping around for a new White House chief of staff just before the midterm election is baffling and amusing some of his critics. On Thursday morning, Politico Playbook reported that current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles may be on her way out the door with the president calling allies and floating the names of replacements,…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →CultureGovernment
Trump said to 'make Pete Hegseth look weak' with new retreat: 'Tactical error'President Donald Trump scrapped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, and critics pounced on his reversal. In a Truth Social post that didn’t mention Hegseth, Trump said Hasan “will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," and while…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →CultureSecurity
'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 Story2d agoWhole story →CultureHealth
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 Story3d agoWhole story →CultureJusticedoj 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 Story3d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulture
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 Story3d agoWhole story →Culturemaga backlash
