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Trump let ‘mask slip’ in overlooked ‘bombshell moment’: Jim Acosta
5+ min ago (923+ words) President Donald Trump uttered a remark Sunday “that didn’t get nearly enough attention,” former CNN anchor Jim Acosta flagged on Monday, one that saw “the mask slip in a bombshell moment” that carried with it a troubling implication.Trump called…...
Trump says the US is 'taking over' the Strait of Hormuz and announces massive levy
12+ min ago (53+ words) President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran and be "reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped" through the Strait of Hormuz, a levy he did not explain.Trump said…...
Trump launches into bizarre rant over ‘strange cookie’ would-be assassin: ‘Great student!’
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (50+ words) President Donald Trump launched into a bizarre and at times flattering rant Monday about Thomas Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate him in 2024 during a rally in Pennsylvania.Calling into Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Trump was asked about a…...
The Mafia shows more restraint than Trump as 'casual butchery' becomes US norm: column
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (45+ words) Veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn used his weekend column in The i Paper to argue that President Donald Trump's second term has normalized the killing of civilians, and that the administration's conduct resembles organized crime."For the US government,…...
Vance infuriating wealthy GOP donors: 'Hard to find any support for him"
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (50+ words) Add to the growing list of conservatives who have been turned off by Vice President JD Vance: influential Jewish donors with deep pockets who are furious about his criticisms of Israel.According to a report from Politico, Vance is facing…...
A Mar-a-Lago speakerphone call captured Lindsey Graham's cynical Trump bargain: column
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (52+ words) A phone call on a Mar-a-Lago speakerphone captured the bargain Lindsey Graham struck with Donald Trump, Politico's Jonathan Martin wrote in a column reflecting on the South Carolina senator, who died Saturday at 71.Martin recounted the scene from "This Will…...
Teacher targeted by vicious right-wing hate now hailed for 'saving lives"
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (859+ words) In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination last September, Rudy Giuliani unleashed a flood of X posts calling for the firings of teachers and other workers who shared critical posts about the murdered right-wing activist.Giuliani, former New York…...
'Dumb and dangerous' Trump battered on MS NOW after setting off travel firestorm
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (49+ words) The decision by the Trump administration to go after New York Times reporters with subpoenas after they reported on the critical vulnerabilities with a Qatari plane gifted to the president was hammered on MS NOW on Monday morning. Appearing on…...
Maggie Haberman stops podcaster cold with new Trump revelation
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (51+ words) New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman recounted a moment on Sunday's episode of the podcast "Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso" that left the host doing a double-take: President Donald Trump, she said, did not realize how high his own tariffs…...
'Not looking good': GOP flailing for way out of logjam as House sits paralyzed
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (51+ words) House Republicans have been blocked from doing business for days as a renegade group of far-right lawmakers refuses to back a House rules package that will allow legislation to advance — and there are no signs the standoff is cooling down,…...