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WSJ editors warn Trump of signs China is undermining his fawning review: 'Nice aspiration'The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board warned Monday that China is not living up to the rosy picture President Donald Trump painted after Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the White House. Xi's visit to the White House marked the first time a Chinese leader has set foot in America in more than a decade. Following the visit, the Trump…
Trump preparing 'Greek tragedy' trick for midterm as cyber force mobilizes: analystA political analyst warned on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has already mobilized a stealth military force ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, despite the denials of top military officials. Ken Klippenstein wrote in a new Substack essay that the Trump administration has already signaled that it will use the military to interfere in…
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…
Trump confused by executive order he signed at rally: 'Does anyone want to explain it?'President Donald Trump announced a new initiative to "reduce costs" as part of his rally in Nebraska on Monday, an announcement that the president was seemingly confused by. Trump announced that his administration was expanding access to so-called red-dye diesel , which gets its name from the ink used to denote whether the diesel has paid highway taxes…
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…
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…
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…
Trump's fatal vulnerability exposed as scandals signal 'point of no return': expertPresident Donald Trump has hit a "point of no return" that many authoritarian despots hit, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Monday's edition of "Deadline: White House." Specifically, he said, Trump's pattern of corruption and self-enrichment is now burned into the public consciousness in a way it has never…
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…
Trump hurls slur at Democrat challenging Darline Graham in furious endorsementPresident Donald Trump hurled an anti-trans slur at a Democratic Senate candidate Monday while throwing his support behind Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina’s unexpectedly competitive race. Trump targeted Democrat Annie Andrews in a rage-filled post on his Truth Social platform. Recent polling has shown the race far closer than Republicans expected…
Nicolle Wallace floored as Ken Paxton's 'dumpster fire' implodes: 'Worse by the week'MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace was blown away on Monday by the newly leaked audio from Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, as he struggles against poll after poll showing him down against Democratic opponent James Talarico. "Things are going so badly" for Paxton, said Wallace, that "I almost but not quite feel bad for him. He's running a dumpster fire of a…
Dems 'pinching themselves' after new poll reveals strong support in red state: reporterDemocrats are “pinching themselves” as increasingly competitive Senate races force Republicans to pour money into states they once expected to easily defend, a political analyst said Monday. "They're sort of cautiously optimistic, in part because they've been disappointed in so many recent elections," Axios political reporter Alex Thompson said on CNN.…
Trump just let slip a casual admission that high gas prices are 'all his fault': analystsPresident Donald Trump's critics sounded off on Monday after the president tried to shift blame for high gas prices onto a U.S. ally. Trump has repeatedly tried to blame Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries for the surge in gas prices , especially diesel fuel. He attempted to cast blame on Ukraine again in a Truth Social post on Monday, suggesting…
Republican squirms on CNN when confronted about new Trump ad: 'Not going to defend that'A MAGA congressman who describes himself as a spending “hawk” squirmed on CNN Monday when confronted about the Trump administration's use of taxpayer money to promote the president. The moment came on CNN "News Central" when anchor Boris Sanchez pressed Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) about the White House allocating $20 million in taxpayer funds for…