Trump lashes out at Fox News after 'communist' candidate interview: 'Hardly fight him'President Donald Trump spent some of his campaign rally in Nebraska on Monday attacking Fox News after it had a progressive candidate on for an interview. Abdul El-Sayed , who is running for a Senate seat in Michigan, joined Fox News host Martha MacCallum on "The Story," where he was asked to defend his support for certain policies, such as Medicare for…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmenttrump campaign rally
GOP risks giving Democrats an opening with ‘vile’ closing argument: analysisRepublicans’ attacks on transgender athletes could give Democrats an opening to challenge the party’s priorities, The New Republic editor Michael Tomasky argued Monday in a scathing new analysis . With a month until Election Day, Tomasky criticized the GOP for emphasizing sports participation while Americans face rising prices, health care costs and the…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentelection day analysis
Progressive candidate wrecks Fox News host in blistering interview: 'That is a problem'Progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed stepped into the hornet's nest Monday to discuss his policy platform with Fox News host Martha MacCallum, an interview that didn't go the way some Fox News viewers likely expected. El-Sayed has received a lot of criticism from the right wing about his supp...Raw Story3d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentsenate candidate interview
Trump explodes at New York Times over ‘empty seats’ at rally: 'Should be arrested’President Donald Trump called for The New York Times and other media outlets to be “arrested” for “dishonesty” on Monday as he lashed out over reporting that his Ohio rally had empty seats. Trump fired off two identical posts on his Truth Social platform, raging against the newspaper’s description of the crowd and insisting thousands of his MAGA…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmenttrump ohio rally
US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by PentagonNine U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war have gone on the record about the military medical care they received, which they say left them fighting for treatment on their own, according to the Associated Press. Going on the record is "rare for troops still in the Army," the AP noted. They were among dozens injured in an Iranian drone strike on…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →SecurityHealthiran war veteran treatment
Trump White House escalates media war with move that threatens to backfire in courtThe White House is escalating its fight with news organizations by blocking Politico from Air Force One, a move that could give the outlets fresh ammunition ahead of a court hearing Thursday . Politico was scheduled to serve as the print representative in Monday's traveling press pool, CNN's Brian Stelter reported . "Scoop: The White House is refusing to…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentwhite house media access dispute
Ken Paxton demanded 'chilling' 28-item list from a small-town pediatricianTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, has buried a small central Texas pediatric practice in document demands as part of his investigation into what he calls a conspiracy to push parents into vaccinating their children. The New York Times reported that Paxton's Consumer Protection Division sent her a letter in…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentvaccine policy investigation
CBS News under fire over glaring omission in Dennis Hastert death announcementCBS News set off a firestorm of criticism over its announcement on social media that disgraced former House speaker Dennis Hastert has died at 84. The longest-serving Republican House speaker was sentenced to 15 months in prison, making him the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, after pleading guilty to illegally…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentdennis hastert death
High-profile reflecting pool prosecution of Olympian shot down for good as 'meritless'The Justice Department's prosecution of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn came to a permanent end on Thursday, with a dismissal that bars Donald Trump's administration from pursuing the case against him again.Federal prosecutors moved in July to drop the felony charges accusing Hearn of damaging t...Raw Story7d agoWhole story →JusticeCulturelincoln memorial prosecution dismissal
