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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…
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…
CNN smacks Susan Collins with brutal flashback ahead of debate: 'Life comes at you fast'CNN hit Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) with a brutal reminder of her past vote for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh just hours before she was set to face her Democratic opponent in their first debate. “Life comes at you fast,” CNN’s Kasie Hunt said Tuesday after airing a 2018 interview in which Dana Bash pressed Collins about Kavanaugh and Roe V. Wade.…
Trump hit with 'most embarrassing hack' of the year: 'We have no team to handle this'A phone company launched by President Donald Trump's sons was hacked, and the hackers say they released customer data because the company told them it had "no team to handle this." A new criminal group called BYOD posted the records of 3,615 Trump Mobile customers on its dark web leak site last week, Straight Arrow News reported Monday. The files include…
Republican's top aide exposed in group chat with Nazi memes and racist rhetoric: reportA top aide to a vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican was in a college group chat that traded racist and antisemitic memes, a report says. Arnaud Armstrong, who serves as communications director for Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), was a member of a GroupMe chat while at the University of Pittsburgh where members swapped Nazi memes, jokes about the Holocaust and…
Trump suffers another legal blow as judge freezes $36 billion 'punitive' fine machineA federal judge has put the brakes on the Trump administration's revived program of massive civil fines against immigrants, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security likely broke the law by slapping people with enormous penalties without checking whether they actually did anything to deserve them. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr., an…
Legal expert spots ‘grievous mistake’ that could undermine major investigationElie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, is calling out New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to put Attorney General Letitia James in charge of a Cornell University sexual assault investigation , warning that her public comments could undermine confidence in the high-profile case. Writing for "Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara," Honig…
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…
Judge unearths elaborate ICE agent hoax: 'Some things simply strain the imagination'U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gave similar false testimony and falsified official records to conceal the illegal arrest of a Bronx man through deceptive actions that he said "strain the imagination." Brown made the findings in a ruling Monday that provisionally granted Angel Jesus Almonte's…
Republican civil war erupts in red state over backing scandal-plagued candidateThe Republican Party of Palm Beach County, Florida is standing behind suspended Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso in the November election, even though he was arrested in August on allegations that he sexually abused a young child, potentially setting off a broader conflict with the state party. The county party listed Caruso in a GOP voter guide posted on…
Trump condemned for 'victory lap' over Haitian removals miles from immigrant's funeralPresident Donald Trump celebrated the removal of Haitians from Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday — just hours after mourners gathered 25 miles away to bury a young Haitian immigrant, according to a new report in The Bulwark. The contrast drew a scathing assessment from writers Andrew Egger and Jim Swift, who attended both events. “They buried Pierre Damas…
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…
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…
Red-state Republicans just swept their colleague's urine-soaked scandal under the rugIf anyone in the private sector had sexual harassment claims substantiated by human resources, they’d be out. Fired. Whatever terminology you prefer. That goes double if that employee also demonstrated such horrendously bad judgment that they were involved in a situation that resulted in a cup of urine being left on an assistant’s desk. But not in the…