Conservative columnist skewers Trump as 'treachery' abounds: 'Sick-making stuff'Conservative columnist Charlie Sykes skewered President Donald Trump on Sunday as the president's "treachery" abounds. Sykes, who authors "To The Contrary" on Substack, argued in a new essay that Trump's repeated attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to the president's "October surprise," or one that could ultimately lead to his…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm elections
Shock as Trump's 'disgraceful' Russia rant instantly backfires: 'Despicable human being'President Donald Trump's shocking rants about his turn toward Russia on Sunday sparked immediate backlash across the political spectrum. "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenttrump russia comments
MAGA melts down after Obama comes to the defense of Dem lawmaker: 'Cannot be real!'Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement melted down Sunday after former President Barack Obama came to the defense of one Democratic lawmaker. Last week, the Trump Department of Justice executed a search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) residence in Washington, D.C. The search was part of an ongoing investigation into Omar's…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentdoj search of rep omar s residence
Abdul El-Sayed heckler exposed as ex-GOP staffer with ‘Christian nationalist ties’: reportThe attendee who pressed Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a tense town hall this weekend was exposed as a former GOP staffer with “Christian nationalist ties,” journalist Marisa Kabas reported . Saturday in Caro, Michigan, an attendee who identified himself as Tommy asked El-Sayed, who is Muslim, if he would…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticemichigan senate campaign
'I'm so done with GOP': MAGA influencer leaves party after Trump breaks historic normPresident Donald Trump’s endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a first for an American president. It also cost him at least one loud supporter. Conservative influencer Evan Kilgore, a prominent pro-Trump voice on X, said Sunday that he’s finished with the Republican Party after Trump posted a lengthy endorsement of Netanyahu on…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenttrump endorses netanyahu
'Hypersomnolent' Trump's rambling rants raise questions from clinical psychologistPresident Donald Trump has bragged that he’s sharper than ever. His niece, clinical psychologist Mary Trump, says his own words suggest otherwise. In the latest installment of her weekly “Trump Trolls Trump” series , Mary Trump played back a string of her uncle’s public remarks, and some of them wander badly. Here is how Trump talked about war while…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →Government2024 presidential campaign
'I hope I'm wrong': Trump announcement spurs dark war prediction and bipartisan backlashPresident Donald Trump formally endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection on Sunday. The move angered critics on the left and some of Trump’s own “America First” supporters. Trump posted the endorsement on Truth Social as a letter “To the Great People of Israel.” He called Netanyahu “a great warrior Prime Minister, and an even…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenttrump endorses netanyahu
CBS News journalist panics as now-deleted post sends network 'spiraling': reportCBS News’ Jan Crawford reportedly got herself into hot water Sunday after posting — then quickly deleting — a statement on social media that one critic described as “embracing” an Islamophobic trope. On Saturday during a town hall in Michigan, Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was asked by an attendee if he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood,…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →Governmentmichigan senate town hall
'Beyond pathetic': Darline Graham under fire after 'weak' defense of her dead brotherSen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) offered a mild objection to President Donald Trump’s decision to gut her late brother’s Russia sanctions law. Critics say that wasn’t nearly enough. Graham was appointed in July to finish the term of her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Trump has endorsed her to keep the seat. She talked about the waiver with South…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityHR 10076russia sanctions law waiver
Sneering Trump tosses MAGA crumbs — while gutting the promise that won them overA regular boast that Donald Trump makes at his rallies is that he has made America great again after Joe Biden’s presidency devastated the country. In fact, on most important issues, the U.S. is far from great compared to other nations — and Trump, not Biden, bears responsibility for its decline. On its strength of democracy, America has its lowest score…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticedemocracy index rating
Trump envoy sparks uproar with 'pathetic' response to brutal beating of US journalistU.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee broke his silence this weekend on an American journalist who was “severely” beaten by Israeli settlers, and quickly drew scorn for what he said. On Friday, The Washington Post’s Heidi Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers despite “wearing a protective vest clearly marked PRESS on front and back,” the Post…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentus journalist attacked in israel
Trump admits he's 'not inclined' to continue war if far-right ally is beaten at ballot boxPresident Donald Trump said he was “not inclined” to continue his deeply unpopular war against Iran if a far-right ally of his loses in an election next week. That ally is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party is trailing behind his chief political rival’s party in recent polls ahead of next week’s Israeli elections. “If Israel has the…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityisraeli elections
Trump appears to reveal mystery map that may have 'provided evidence' against him in courtPresident Donald Trump finally revealed his master plan Sunday behind one of his beautification projects in the nation’s capital, but in doing so, appeared to share an image that some critics said could cause him legal trouble. Trump has long proposed overhauling the East Potomac Golf Links, a publicly owned golf course on federal parkland, starting work…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlaneteast potomac golf links dispute
Cheers as Abdul El-Sayed schools 'bigoted Islamophobic heckler' at tense town hallCheers erupted Saturday night during a town hall in Caro, Michigan, after Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back against an attendee who admittedly assumed the Muslim candidate would have “dual loyalties” if elected to Congress. “I have one simple question. Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” asked a town hall attendee who identified…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →Governmentmichigan senate town hall
'Perfect storm': Alarm bells ring as new poll shows 'striking' GOP shift away from TrumpMore Republicans now think President Donald Trump is using the White House to get rich, a new poll finds, and that’s just one of several warning signs for his party 16 days before the midterms. Nearly 2 in 3 Americans say Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Sunday. Most of the…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Trump's MAGA army just got blown up — literallyUkraine’s multiple strikes on Russian data centers couldn’t have been timed better, as Republicans are facing the harsh reality of losing both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, while Trump’s approval rating has bottomed out at an all-time low. Experts dispute Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s claims that the hits are taking out Russian…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm elections
Outrage as Florida Republicans seek to 'disenfranchise' thousands of young votersLegal experts were left outraged Saturday as the NAACP pushed back against a new Florida law that critics argue will “ disenfranchise ” thousands of young voters. “This is voter suppression!” argued attorney Karen Kenyatta Russell, the daughter of the late NBA player and civil rights activist Bill Russell , writing in a social media post Saturday.…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentHR 991florida voter law controversy
'I withdraw the statement': MS NOW anchor stops mid-sentence as his co-host corrects himMS NOW host Jonathan Capehart was in the middle of criticizing Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a grieving military widower on Sunday when his co-host cut in with a correction. He took the remark back on the spot. The panel on “The Weekend” was discussing Vance’s appearance at a CBS News town hall on Saturday. Joey Amor asked him there about the death…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityvice president town hall
Zelenskyy scolds Trump as he defies president on world stageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued President Donald Trump a fierce rebuke Sunday after striking a Russian oil terminal just days after the U.S. president demanded a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure. In what Russian state media called “one of the biggest drone attacks of the year,” Ukraine struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine russia conflict
'He's done': JD Vance declared 'disqualified' after 'horrific' reply to military widowerVice President JD Vance told the grieving husband of a soldier killed in the Iran war that he was hearing about the man’s concerns for the first time . Critics, including at least one former fan, are now calling it a career-ending moment. At a CBS News town hall that aired Saturday, Joey Amor confronted Vance. His wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, was one…Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityiran war town hall
