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MAGA candidate smacked with the 'most brutal' debate attack: 'Devastating'A Republican Senate hopeful absorbed a debate-stage takedown that political observers are calling one of the harshest they've ever seen. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) faced off against Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) Thursday night during their first debate in Georgia's closely watched Senate race, telling the Republican, "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma…
MAGA candidate squirms on debate stage after Dem brings up his ties to racist groupsSen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pulled no punches in his debate with his pro-Trump opponent, Rep. Mike Collins — and hammered him again and again over his campaign ties to white supremacists and neo-Nazis, including his own son-in-law . "It's not just that you've hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office and that you've promoted Neo-Nazi…
Trump’s gambit to bury Jack Smith report past midterms about to collapse: ex-prosecutorA former federal prosecutor predicts President Donald Trump's latest bid to keep former special counsel Jack Smith's report hidden is about to fall apart. Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney, said in a Thursday episode of "Talking Feds" that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to reject a request from Trump and co-defendant Walt Nauta to delay a…
Trump bought millions in bonds before signing memo that could explode their value: reportPresident Donald Trump put up to $5 million into bonds from SpaceX just two days before he rolled out an effort to cut red tape for commercial space travel, according to newly released ethics filings reported by CNN. SpaceX, led by right-wing tech titan Elon Musk , is a significant government contractor. The bond buy was part of a burst of 517 trades by…
Candidate arrested after threatening dad and son in profane tirade over bumper stickerA Wisconsin congressional hopeful landed in handcuffs after a profane outburst aimed at a father who was driving his young son to school. Matthew Arndt, a Green Party candidate running in Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, was arrested Thursday on a disorderly conduct charge with a hate crime enhancer after he cursed out an Israeli immigrant over an…
Todd Blanche trying to hide behind evidence that he claims he can't find: legal expertA legal expert suing the Justice Department argues Todd Blanche's latest court submission points to evidence that quietly vanished. Lawyer and journalist Katie Phang , who is suing Attorney General Todd Blanche for unredacted Epstein records, said in a Thursday episode for the "Katie Phang News" channel that the FBI's handwritten notes from the last of…
Trump DOJ sparks furor by targeting former White House aide with 'mafia-like chaos'Outrage erupted Thursday after reports revealed that Donald Trump’s Justice Department is seeking a criminal indictment against Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House aide whose explosive testimony helped expose the president’s actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Prosecutors in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division presented…
Dismay as Pentagon confirms ‘insane’ new twist on mass shooter’s execution: 'Disgusting'The Pentagon revealed exactly how the public will be able to witness an upcoming military execution, and critics were horrified. The Defense Department said in a statement on Thursday that the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be…
Pete Hegseth swiftly rebuked after 'grotesque' death sentence claims: 'An abomination'Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew swift condemnation because of his comments about how he plans to carry out a high-profile death sentence. Hegseth said Nidal Hasan , the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood , Texas, will face a firing squad of soldiers, and that the public will be able to watch. "He's…
Threat of abrupt Alito and Thomas retirements has conservatives panicked over backlashRepublicans are weighing whether elderly Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could announce their retirements right after next month’s midterm election, according to Politico, and whether that would help or hurt the party.On one hand, a departure could let President Donald Trump ...
'Horrific' attack on congressional candidate sends shockwaves: 'There are no words'A Democratic congressional candidate's harrowing account of an attack on the campaign trail drew horrified reactions online from journalists and politicians. Bernadette Greene-Placentia , who is challenging Republican Rep. Abe Hamadeh in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, told the Phoenix New Times in a story published Wednesday that she was struck…
Trump civil rights chief’s ‘best and brightest’ boast crumbles hire by hire: legal expertA former prosecutor ripped apart the Trump Justice Department's claim that its new civil rights lawyers rank among the nation's finest. Lawyer and journalist Katie Phang, a former Miami-Dade prosecutor, picked through the records of new hires in the DOJ's Civil Rights Division on Wednesday's episode of "The Katie Phang Show," drawing on a New York Times…
Outrage after 'MAGA thug' assaults Trump protester at Texas rally: 'Bunch of snowflakes'Critics erupted online Wednesday after an older MAGA rallygoer yanked a protester's hair during President Donald Trump's San Antonio rally . Trump came to San Antonio to campaign for U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Carlos De La Cruz, who's running to represent Texas' 35th Congressional District. He was speaking at Freeman Coliseum when multiple…
MAGA fan assaults Trump protester on his way out the door at Texas rallyA member of the audience at President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio on Wednesday pounced on a protester and pulled his hair, per videos. Multiple protesters appeared to heckle Trump during his speech. While one of the protesters, a young man, appeared to head for the exit, an older man wearing a MAGA hat ran up behind him, grabbed him and started…
Susan Collins' disastrous debate gaffe revealed she was 'in on the lie': ex-GOP operativeSen. Susan Collins (R-ME) insists Brett Kavanaugh never lied to her about Roe v. Wade, and an ex-GOP strategist thinks he knows why. Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt seized on the exchange in a Wednesday episode of "The Warning," a day after Collins faced Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a debate . The moderator asked Collins whether…
DHS sends undercover agents to probe nonprofits in sweeping hunt with dark 'objective'The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by Homeland Security Investigations, a…