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'Devastating': Glee erupts as Susan Collins' 'road salt' boast blows up in her faceSen. Susan Collins (R-ME) bragged about a road salt win at a Maine Senate debate , and her challenger's comeback had observers cheering. On Tuesday, Collins faced Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a debate weeks before the midterms. Asked what she would do about President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada , Collins pointed to a specific victory. "I…
'I created a monster': Trump laughs at Scott Bessent's rage as aides flee his outburstsPresident Donald Trump has joked that he turned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent into a "monster," and a new report details the temper behind the punchline. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Bessent's outbursts helped drive an unusual wave of departures from the top ranks of the Treasury Department . More than 30 current and former officials…
Trump 'out of control' as rampage 'coming back to haunt him': biographerPresident Donald Trump's longtime biographer says the president is now "out of control" as the reckless moves in his second term backfire. Michael Wolff, who has written four books on Trump, made the remarks in a Tuesday episode of The Daily Beast's "Inside Trump's Head" podcast after he and co-host Joanna Coles played a clip of Trump at a Nebraska rally…
Trump stalling Jack Smith report hearing by hiding behind midterm schedule: ex-prosecutorPresident Donald Trump is using his midterm schedule to stall a hearing on Jack Smith's classified documents report, a former U.S. attorney says. Joyce Vance, who served as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, laid out the maneuver Tuesday in an article for her Substack newsletter Civil Discourse, arguing the president's latest bid for a…
Debate goes off the rails as MAGA candidate fights with moderator: 'We need to move on'The debate in the Iowa gubernatorial race at St. Ambrose University on Tuesday went off the rails as GOP candidate Zach Lahn began fighting with the moderators during a questioning segment that was supposed to be about agriculture policy. Lahn, a businessman, took offense at repeated jabs from his opponent, Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand, over him…
Trump merch store owner says sales cratering as 'very few people still support' him: CNNA Virginia shop that became a MAGA merchandise destination has watched its sales collapse as MAGA customers sour on the president. CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" aired the report on Tuesday, flagging "troubling signs for President Trump on the campaign trail." In the report, correspondent Elle Reeve returned to Whitey Taylor's Trump Town USA in Boones Mill,…
Todd Blanche's new word for Trump accuser's FBI notes raises red flags for expertAttorney General Todd Blanche's new word for handwritten notes on an accuser of President Donald Trump in the Epstein files is raising red flags. Lawyer and journalist Katie Phang , a former prosecutor suing Blanche for the unredacted Epstein files, picked apart the Justice Department's latest court filing in a video posted Tuesday on her YouTube…
Florida man arrested after dressing up as ICE agent at polls to 'see people's reactions'A Miami-area man was arrested after allegedly turning up at a polling place in a full Immigration and Customs Enforcement getup, rattling voters for the sake of what he called curiosity, The New Republic reported . Danilo Alves Silva, 46, was taken into custody Sunday at Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus, where Brazilian expats were voting in their…
Outrage after Susan Collins tries to 'feel' her way out of Kavanaugh question: 'Pathetic'Onlookers were outraged Tuesday after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) gave an underwhelming answer to a key question during the state's Senate debate. Collins faced off in a debate with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, where Collins was asked to defend her record supporting Trump's policies. At one time, the moderator asked Collins point-blank if Supreme…
Susan Collins hammered with corruption claims during Senate debate: 'I don't owe Trump'Democrat Troy Jackson hammered Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) over a reported FBI corruption probe during their first debate Tuesday night. Jackson, the former Maine Senate president, laid out the allegations from a September ProPublica investigation as the two candidates clashed over Collins' ethics . "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Senator…
GOP ex-gov rebukes Trump after 'heartbreaking' attack on Dem candidate: 'Uncalled for'A former Republican South Carolina governor who once backed President Donald Trump tore into him for attacking a Democratic Senate candidate. David Beasley, who led South Carolina in the 1990s and later ran the United Nations World Food Programme, appeared on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" on Tuesday to condemn Trump's remarks about Annie Andrews , the…
Horror after Trump's ominous 'big surprises coming' claim during speech: 'Frightening'President Donald Trump sparked immediate alarm Tuesday after teasing mysterious “big surprises” coming within weeks while praising White House budget chief Russ Vought. “We have some big surprises coming up in another few weeks, right, Russ?” Trump said during a speech in Baltimore , calling Vought “fantastic.” “He's gonna be one of the very important…
GOP insiders 'freaking out' over Trump's latest antics as midterm 'bloodbath' nears: CNNRepublican operatives fear a midterm "bloodbath" as some blame President Donald Trump's shenanigans, including doxxing a GOP senator seeking reelection. CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes reported Tuesday on "Erin Burnett OutFront" that she has spoken with a number of Republican operatives, many of them involved in key races, conducting polling…
Trump's niece spots telltale sign he's become 'detached' in his latest dark threatAt a Nebraska rally this week, President Donald Trump told supporters that losing a major American city to Iran would be "a very small price to pay" in the war he started. His niece, clinical psychologist Mary Trump, says the remark reveals a disturbing detachment from human life. In a Substack post , Mary Trump zeroed in on a passage from Trump's Grand…
'Chairman Trump' creates fatal flaw in Kennedy Center's efforts to hide evidence: expertPresident Donald Trump's role as Kennedy Center chairman undercuts his board's bid to hide evidence in federal court, a legal analyst argued. Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News broke down the latest filing in Rep. Joyce Beatty's (D-OH) lawsuit against the Trump-installed board in a Tuesday episode of "Legal AF." Beatty has asked a federal judge to strip the…
Mike Johnson's midterm tour mocked by GOP analyst: ‘Who can contain their excitement?'House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) last-minute push to boost Republicans in key midterm races drew a mocking response Tuesday from conservative analyst Jonah Goldberg. Johnson is kicking off a campaign swing through Pennsylvania before heading to Michigan and Iowa, with additional stops planned later this month, CNN’s Jake Tapper noted on his show, “The…
MAGA candidate busted with $300k in 'duplicate' donations as campaign bleeds cash: reportRepublican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman's newest campaign-finance filing appears to count thousands of donations more than once, according to a Newsday analysis , casting doubt on how much money he has actually raised. Neil Greenberg of Dix Hills, for example, says he and his wife each paid $1,000 to attend a Blakeman fundraiser at a Roslyn…
Trump's 'massive' deal to cut gas prices unravels in its own fine print: economistPresident Donald Trump's boast that allies agreed to a "massive" fuel release falls apart on close inspection, according to an economist. Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan, argued in an article for his Platypus Economics newsletter on Tuesday that the 100 million barrels of oil and fuel the Group of Seven pledged last week are…
'You can't do that!' Ex-senator flips out over Trump's 'blatantly' illegal ad schemePresident Donald Trump , faced with intense opposition from his own party, backed off his plan to use taxpayer money stolen from the Department of Homeland Security to fund political public service announcements for his own pet causes. There's just one problem, former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday: his new plan to…