Trump’s ‘most-feared man in government’ torched by his own old ‘chilling’ warning: analystPresident Donald Trump's top communications regulator is being haunted by words he wrote just a few years ago. In a column published Friday by The Bulwark, critic Sonny Bunch zeroed in on a February 2021 statement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr condemning Democrats for sending letters to cable providers and other regulated…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyfcc controversy
Damning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pitched President Donald Trump on slowing Ukraine’s military Starlink service before publicly blaming him for it, The Telegraph reported . Four people familiar with the talks told the British newspaper that the idea of throttling the system, which crippled Ukraine’s drone defenses, came from Musk. One said Trump “agreed,” after which…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityukraine starlink controversy
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
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 goes wild on deep fake campaign ads: 'Deception is a pretty good strategy'Republican campaigns and their allies are filling the midterm airwaves with AI-generated fakes – and most of the ads don’t tell voters about their origins. The Wesleyan Media Project found more than 220 ads during this election cycle that used AI-generated material, which candidates and political groups have spent more than $137 million promoting, and…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologymidterm election ads
Hegseth leaves troops exposed to spies as Pentagon ignores phone security warnings: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has left American troops vulnerable to foreign surveillance by failing to fix security gaps in its $2.67 billion cellphone contracts, according to a new inspector general audit. The watchdog found the department never verified whether wireless carriers were adequately safeguarding sensitive data that could reveal…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologypentagon phone security audit
'Election interference' alarm bells ring as 600k voters impacted by computer 'glitch'Nearly 600,000 Texas voters were impacted by what The New York Times described as a computer “glitch” days before early voting begins, and critics quickly raised alarms about possible “election interference” in a state with a fiercely competitive Senate race. According to a lawsuit filed by voting rights groups last week, nearly 600,000 online voter…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →EconomyJustice
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
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
