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
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
'C'mon man': 'Sweating too much' Trump walloped on MS NOW for pushing obvious lieDonald Trump was called out on Friday morning for once again claiming gas prices are lower than under President Joe Biden, with a comparison to a “sweaty” Elvis Presley playing the greatest hits at the end of his career. On MS NOW, “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough shared a clip of Trump claiming to a rally crowd on Thursday, “Remember your prices,…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →Planet
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
Susan Collins' post-heckle debate jab lands on deaf ears: 'Oh, shut up!'An interruption of the final Maine Senate debate between Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson on Wednesday led to a half-testy, half-joking exchange between the two candidates onstage. The questioning was disrupted when a protester began yelling about data centers, throwing everyone off balance. "I'm so sorry to interrupt ... I'm…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologymaine senate debate
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
