Kristi Noem caught faking State Dept letterhead to swat down firing rumors: reportAmid rumors she was being ousted from the State Department, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem put out what looked like an official press release on social media stating she was still a “senior adviser,” according to a report by Politico's National Security Daily. Two people familiar with her work at the department said State’s leadership…Raw Story11h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Trump DOJ files ‘emergency’ request to bypass judge in ballot-freezing fightPresident Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed an “emergency” request with an appeals court to order California to set aside the mail ballots of more than 20,000 California voters, even though the judge handling the case has not yet ruled. In a motion filed Friday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the department asked the court to act by…Raw Story12h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
‘One of the worst’ DOJ claims ever made flagged in plot to block massive GOP lossPresident Donald Trump's Justice Department made a last-ditch move to shield a vulnerable Republican senator, and legal experts say it's dead on arrival. The DOJ filed a suit Thursday seeking to stop Alaska from certifying its Senate race if GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, Politico reported Friday. Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller didn't mince words…Raw Story12h agoWhole story →Justice
Ramaswamy race swings to ‘Lean Democrat’ as GOP braces for ‘collateral damage’Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s race for Ohio governor swung to “Lean Democrat” in an election forecaster’s ratings as Republicans braced for damage beyond his campaign. On Friday, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the race out of its Toss Up column after Ramaswamy’s campaign ran an ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. In the ad, Donna…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
‘Plainly false’: Trump administration accused of lying judge in high-stakes ICE fightAn ICE agent told a federal judge that a deportation flight to Equatorial Guinea had been canceled. But the next day, the plane arrived — prompting lawyers for a man the government was ordered to bring home to accuse the administration of lying in court. That’s according to The American Prospect , which reported Friday that lawyers called out the…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →Justice
‘Enduring mystery’ at heart of Trump DOJ lawsuit flagged by GOP election lawyerA veteran Republican election lawyer was baffled Friday by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department pursuing an extraordinary election lawsuit in Alaska that he predicted would collapse in court. The Justice Department sued Alaska on Thursday, seeking to block certification of the state’s U.S. Senate race pending an investigation into whether votes…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Mystery of feds at polling site solved with ‘most comical explanation possible’The federal agents whose surprise appearance at a Tallahassee early voting site triggered an FBI complaint this week had a baffling excuse, officials now say, as they thought they could stop and vote on their way out of the state. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles parked at the Bruce J. Host Northeast Branch Library, Leon County’s busiest…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
Rebel Republicans make secret threat to block Trump’s nominees over UkraineRepublican senators are escalating their clash with President Donald Trump and reaching for one of their most powerful pieces of leverage. Senators from both parties have warned top White House officials that they will hold up Trump’s pending nominees until his administration restores the satellite communications Ukraine’s military relies on, The New…Raw Story14h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Wild leaked racial rant rocks Trump pick in toss-up House raceAn attorney for Joe Mitchell, a House candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, did not dispute the authenticity of a raunchy leaked video of his profane racial remarks, instead accusing “political foes” of trying to “damage his campaign.” The video surfaced Friday in a Daily Mail report . The woman who provided it said it was recorded in 2017, when…Raw Story14h agoWhole story →EducationGovernment
‘You can’t make it up’: Social media pounces on Trump’s last-minute move for Susan CollinsPresident Donald Trump’s last-minute tariff relief for Maine drew swift backlash Friday, with opponents accusing him of throwing Republican Sen. Susan Collins a political lifeline just days before the midterm elections. Collins celebrated securing exemptions for agricultural machinery, refrigeration equipment, packaging and other goods used by Maine’s…Raw Story15h agoWhole story →EconomyTechnology
MAGA mass deportation crusader locked up and could be deported himselfA right-wing blogger who defended the fatal shooting of a woman by President Donald Trump’s federal immigration agents in Minneapolis at the start of the year has been arrested and is being held for potential deportation, Bulwark writer Will Sommer first reported on Friday. Samuel Sey , a Ghanaian-Canadian evangelical activist, previously worked as a…Raw Story15h agoWhole story →Justice
Trump declares Dem’s House seat ‘conceded’ and orders Republicans to inform Mike JohnsonPresident Donald Trump declared Friday that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s congressional seat had been “conceded” and instructed two Republican allies to deliver the news to House Speaker Mike Johnson. The remarks, during a rambling speech in Fort Myers, Florida, echoed a Truth Social post Trump made Thursday night after prosecutors referred to the…Raw Story15h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
This grotesque filth shows the moral sewer the GOP now inhabitsHere is an interesting test you can do right now to see if you may be a horrible person: Go online and watch the television commercial for the Vivek Ramaswamy gubernatorial campaign in Ohio that features Donna Arthur, the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, trashing her daughter as a liar for charging that her stepfather had repeatedly raped…Raw Story15h agoWhole story →BuildTechnology
Scrambling Trump eyes surprise reversal to rescue Susan Collins: reportPresident Donald Trump is expected to lift some tariffs on Canadian goods to help Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and other Republicans in the midterms, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday in an exclusive. The changes could come as soon as Friday and would likely eliminate 50% tariffs on certain agricultural and forestry products, people familiar with the…Raw Story16h agoWhole story →EconomyFood
Trump judges blistered by colleagues after ruling ‘detonates’ due processDissenting federal appeals judges accused colleagues mostly appointed by President Donald Trump of issuing an immigration ruling that “detonates the core of the Due Process Clause” based on what one called a “sham history” cobbled together by the president’s Justice Department. The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-7 on Friday that…Raw Story16h agoWhole story →Justice
‘We’ll see what he means by that’: Ramaswamy’s cryptic claim about his mom confounds CNNRepublican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy left a CNN anchor and reporter searching for answers Friday after leveling an unexplained accusation involving his own mother, amid mounting backlash over a controversial campaign ad. The moment came as CNN’s Brianna Keilar and White House correspondent Alayna Treene discussed Ramaswamy’s decision…Raw Story17h agoWhole story →Justice
'Unprecedented': DOJ stuns with 'bad-faith' move in California election meddling caseThe Justice Department drew fire for an “unprecedented level of bad-faith argument” after asking a judge who ruled its voter data demand “illegal” to set aside thousands of California ballots. In a motion filed Friday, DOJ asked U.S. District Judge David O. Carter to make California set aside the midterm mail ballots of more than 20,000 registered voters…Raw Story17h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Trump faces 'critical questions' over curious timing of rape-accused pal's firingLawyers for a woman accusing Donald Trump’s longtime friend Paolo Zampolli of rape want answers about whether her allegations helped bring his time in the administration to an abrupt end, PunchUp reported Friday in an exclusive. Zampolli was dismissed as a special envoy on Oct. 15, just 10 days after the outlet and the Daily Beast revealed Victoria…Raw Story18h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
In-debt GOP candidate faces $275k bill from his elderly parents for 'unpaid rent': reportOn Tuesday, just days before voters head to the polls, the Republican nominee to be Iowa’s next lieutenant governor suffered the indignity of being sued by his parents for stiffing them on rent . The parents of state lawmaker Derek Wulf (R-IA) have publicly asked for $275,000 in what they say is unpaid rent, the Daily Beast reported. Duane and Judy Wulf,…Raw Story18h agoWhole story →BuildJustice
Trump fumes at Charlie Kirk trial judge after new development: 'Desecrating the memory!'Following a new development, President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at District Judge Tony F. Graf Jr. over his handling of the murder trial of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk last year. On Friday, Robinson’s legal team requested a 2029 trial date to better prepare their defense. The request, which has…Raw Story18h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
