As the death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 200 people and the Southeast continues to reel from the disaster, Donald Trump is working overtime to politicize the tragedy into an attack against his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite governors from both political parties lauding of the Biden administration’s response, …
Read More »Trump's Lies About the Hurricane Response Are Getting More Outrageous
In 2019, Donald Trump’s administration approved taking over a quarter of a billion dollars from the nation’s national disaster relief coffers to fund his plans for the southern border. Now, the former president is attempting to malign the federal response to Hurricane Helene by lying that the Biden administration “stole” …
Read More »Trump Mocks 100 U.S. Troops Injured by Iran Strike on His Watch: 'They Had a Headache'
Donald Trump once again showed his disdain for United States military personnel during a campaign event in Milwaukee on Tuesday. When taking questions from reporters during the event, a journalist asked Trump if he thought Israel should retaliate against Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attacks against the nation. The reporter also …
Read More »Vance Whines After Pushing B.S. at Debate: 'You Weren't Gonna Fact-Check'
CBS News moderators countered Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for vice president, on his campaign’s lies about immigrants during Tuesday night’s debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. And while Vance didn’t throw the kind of unhinged temper tantrum that running mate Donald Trump did in a similar moment …
Read More »Vance Claims Trump's Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Trickled Down. They Did Not
Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance claimed Tuesday that the former president’s 2017 tax cuts were different from previous tax laws passed by Republican administrations, because they substantially benefited the middle-class. It’s a bold-faced lie. CBS, which hosted the vice presidential debate, ignored Vance’s comment in their fact checks online. …
Read More »J.D. Vance Tries Desperately to Rewrite His Abortion Stance During Debate
On Tuesday in New York at the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself from virtually every public position he has ever taken on reproductive rights. Polls indicate that abortion is a top concern for voters — especially female voters …
Read More »In Debate Spotlight, Vance Proved He Can Lie Just Like Trump
The contest between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz wasn’t much of a brawl; in fact it was often quite cordial. But the vice presidential debate created a stark, and revealing, contrast between a slick lawyer who pretends to be a hillbilly against a self-admitted “knucklehead” who lacks polish but wants …
Read More »Everything J.D. Vance Blamed on Immigrants During the VP Debate
Tuesday’s vice presidential debate was a mild meeting of the minds between two men tasked with defending the policies and records of their running mates. What many viewers expected to be a memorable clash between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — both billed as the …
Read More »Iran Launches Missile Attack Against Israel
Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces announced on Tuesday. “Israel is under attack,” Michael Herzog, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., wrote on X. “Right now, millions of civilians are in bomb shelters as Iran launches another direct attack on Israel.” Videos of missiles raining …
Read More »Hurricane Helene Totally Ravaged Swaths of the Southeast
Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the southeastern United States over the weekend. The category 4 storm has killed more than 100 people, leveled entire towns, and destroyed critical infrastructure. Nowhere has the devastation been more pronounced than in the Carolinas, where mudslides and widespread flooding have created apocalyptic scenes and …
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