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Grinning Tom Homan sends chilling message on Ilhan Omar home raid: 'I know things'Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, issued a cryptic message Saturday that appeared to suggest Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) may be facing investigation for matters outside of her immigration status. Omar’s home was raided by federal agents this week as part of a criminal investigation, and while officials did not provide additional details,…
Darline Graham rebukes Trump over gutting late brother’s signature law: NYTSen. Darline Graham (R-SC) is splitting with President Donald Trump over his decision to gut her late brother's signature law imposing sanctions on Russia. Graham pushed back on Saturday against Trump's move to exempt Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, The New York Times reported . Her brother, a longtime Russia hawk, had…
Trump’s final arch blueprints quietly torpedo his ‘top grade’ sales pitch: reportPresident Donald Trump's biggest justification for his towering arch near Arlington National Cemetery is missing from the final blueprints, a new report says. Final plans posted by the National Capital Planning Commission make no reference to drones, snipers or ammunition storage that Trump promised would turn the 250-foot structure into a "top grade"…
Trump judge gunning for Samuel Alito’s seat with ‘absurd’ rulings flagged by legal expertA legal expert who worked opposite a future Trump judge in the Senate says he's been angling for a Supreme Court seat. Lisa Graves, former chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Saturday's episode of "Unprecedented" with Michael Popok that Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho is gunning for Justice Samuel Alito's seat with…
Trump's revenge probe rattled as loyalists bolt over behind-the-scenes pressure: reportPresident Donald Trump's push to prosecute the officials who once investigated him is losing key players, and the reasons are spilling out. Pressure to deliver indictments fast notably drove Joseph diGenova out as head of the Justice Department's Florida-based "grand conspiracy" investigation, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing two people…
GOP lawmaker declares Trump's agenda 'dead' after president threw key ally 'under the bus'Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) says President Donald Trump’s plans for the post-election session of Congress are finished. He blamed the president’s latest move on Russia. “Congress has a lame-duck session. The President has an agenda: supplemental, reconciliation, Ballroom, etc… I think the agenda is dead,” Bacon wrote on X Saturday. “Many of us won’t fund…
'Troubling escalation': Reporter pinpoints terrifying 'signal' Trump DOJ just sentThe Justice Department official leading the Trump administration’s fight over California’s mail ballots isn’t from the division that usually handles voting cases. He runs its criminal side. A new report says that choice may be the point. R. Trent McCotter is the acting deputy attorney general, and he oversees both criminal and civil litigation. Democracy…
Trump rally scrapped as GOP candidates agonize over being seen with him: reportA planned campaign stop featuring President Donald Trump in a crucial swing state fell apart while Republican candidates debated whether to show up. Trump's team had been mapping out a Michigan visit, possibly on the western side of the state, when GOP candidates across the ballot found themselves unsure whether they should be seen with the president,…
'Wow': Shock as Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'trolls Trump' with 'clear message' in just five wordsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a five-word tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday. Plenty of people took it as a jab at President Donald Trump. “Thank you for everything, Lindsey!” Zelenskyy wrote on X, in English and Ukrainian. He attached a photo of himself shaking hands with Graham, who is giving a thumbs-up. Zelenskyy…
Leaked audio exposes MAGA Senate candidate's plan to station cops at pollsA Trump-backed Senate candidate got caught on a leaked recording laying out his Election Day plan for a deeply Democratic city. Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), who is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, can be heard in audio posted by the Michigan Democratic Party on Saturday pitching the idea of stationing police officers as Republican poll…
'Worst I've seen': Texas Farm Bureau chief sounds alarm on Trump economy as farmers revoltTexas farmers have long been a sure thing for Republicans. With the midterms just over two weeks away, some of them say that loyalty is being tested. High fuel and fertilizer prices driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran are hitting farmers hard across the state, the Houston Chronicle reported on Saturday. “We’ve had our ups and downs, but this…
'Should be arrested': ​Capitol Hill demand targets Musk as misinformation floods midtermsWASHINGTON — With the midterm elections just around the corner, misinformation and disinformation are flying in key battleground states. While a lot of attention has gone to combating election interference efforts from President Donald Trump and his allies, not enough attention has been paid to the powerful misinformation campaigns already underway from…
GOP senator rebels against Trump's 'beyond irresponsible' new war 'capitulation'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is furious that President Donald Trump put sweeping new Russia sanctions on hold. Trump signed those sanctions into law only last month. “Beyond irresponsible,” Tillis wrote on X Saturday. “What part of enforcing a law passed 86-11 by the Senate does the President and his advisors not understand?” “It’s unconscionable that this…
'Outrageous': Trump accused of making seniors 'pay more for cancer treatment' for profitAn analysis released Friday by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee details how US President Donald Trump loaded up on shares of major pharmaceutical companies last year as his administration and Republican allies enacted policies that benefited the industry—at the expense seniors and other patients. The JEC analysis estimates that…
Trump blasted for siding with ‘bloodthirsty thug’ in late-night gift to RussiaCritics across the political spectrum unloaded on President Donald Trump after he threw Russia a lifeline with a stroke of his pen. Trump signed an executive order Friday night exempting Russia from a sweeping package of penalties Congress passed last month, just two days before they were set to take effect, The New York Times reported. The law, named…
Trump hands Russia a lifeline by killing Congress’ punishing war sanctions: NYTPresident Donald Trump has handed Russia an economic lifeline days before a punishing crackdown on Moscow's war chest was set to begin. Trump signed an executive order Friday night exempting Russia from penalties laid out in the Graham Act, The New York Times and the Associated Press reported. The law, named for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who died in…
Nicolle Wallace bursts out laughing at Hegseth's tirade: 'Can't believe that's real!'Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's rant last month about his policies is still sending MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace into a fit of laughter. She kicked off her show Friday by playing a clip of Hegseth giving his State of the Force address from the end of last month. "The War Department, as you know, is colorblind, gender-neutral, and merit-based," said…
'Borrowed time': Expert says architect of Trump's latest voting suit might not last longBill Essayli, the Trump administration prosecutor spearheading the legal case against California's voter rolls, is probably not going to last in office long before he can prove any of the far-fetched voter fraud schemes he's trying to litigate, Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News wrote on Friday. Klasfeld made his note in response to Essayli clashing with…