Dark Trump-Hannity 'Code Red' theory emerges after ouster of beleaguered press secretaryA surprisingly tough interview on Fox News has prompted one media reporter to wonder whether President Donald Trump had a hand in the downfall of his embattled White House press secretary. Media journalist Justin Baragona raised the possibility Friday after Sean Hannity grilled Katie Zacharia over her disastrous first press briefing , which lasted just…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturewhite house press secretary ouster
Debate disaster as Trump Senate pick freezes on hot-button issue: ‘I am … eh …’A Republican Senate candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump froze, then laughed, when a debate moderator asked her to define the “reasonable access” to abortion she says she supports. Republican nominee Michele Tafoya faced Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) on Friday in a debate for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat. It was the race’s only scheduled…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealthminnesota senate debate
Trump's McDonald's habit comes back to bite him as woman he fat shamed fires backA woman President Donald Trump mocked over her weight as she was removed from a fiery Ohio rally is hitting back with a reminder about his own eating habits. Blake, a 29-year-old Ohio artist, told PunchUp that Trump’s love of McDonald’s gives him little room to criticize her weight. “He even said that we all could lose some weight, or something to that…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →Culturetrump ohio rally incident
GOP gov nominee’s big drug price brag blown apart by her own voting pastIn recent election questionnaires in her bid for governor, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said she voted to cap the price of insulin for Minnesotans — an example of how she says she has worked throughout her legislative career to make life in the state more affordable. But Demuth, alongside nearly every other Minnesota Republican, voted…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →Healthminnesota gubernatorial election
Trump's 'secret plan' for $1.6 trillion in student debt sparks fury: 'True chaos'The Trump administration is reportedly planning to remove the Federal Student Aid office from the Department of Education and establish a new independent agency tasked with managing roughly $1.6 trillion in debt owed by more than 40 million borrowers. The plan, first reported by The Washington Sun on Thursday, comes as President Donald Trump works to…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →Educationstudent debt plan
This GOP lie has Gavin Newsom stabbing his own party in the backIn three weeks, California voters will have their ballots tallied on Proposition 40 (and 41 and 42, which would negate 40) that will impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets — the wealth — of the state’s 200+ billionaires. The money will be used to make up for the massive almost-trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in that state, that hits in…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →HealthEconomy
Trump's own words sealed his doom with a judge he appointed: Legal expertFormer federal prosecutor Joyce Vance says President Trump’s own remarks did the most damage to his case in a ruling that gave CNN, MS NOW and Politico their White House access back, according to her Substack, Civil Discourse. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary injunction restoring the three outlets’…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturewhite house press access ruling
5 disturbing developments in Oregon school shooting as suspect’s age revealedDisturbing new details emerged Thursday about a deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school, including the suspected gunman’s age. The shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend left multiple people dead, including children, as investigators worked to piece together what happened. Here are five major developments in the unfolding tragedy.…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →JusticeEducation