Children can be a blessing, bringing joy and wonder to the lives of their parents — they can also leak your private phone calls with the former president and cause you embarrassment on the national stage. It’s a mixed bag. While Robert Kennedy III might be too old for his …
Read More »Sen. Bob Menendez Guilty in Corruption Trial
Longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has been found guilty of corruption and bribery by a New York jury. On Tuesday, the New Jersey Democrat was convicted on all charges related to a widespread bribery and improper foreign-aid scheme detailed by prosecutors over the course of three indictments. In September, Menendez …
Read More »Ron Johnson Blames Attempted Trump Assassination on Schools
Though authorities continue to investigate potential motives for the deadly shooting at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Sen. Ron Johnson is wasting no time in declaring a scapegoat: schools. Appearing on a panel for the far-right, Hitler-quoting activist group Moms for Liberty on Tuesday, the second …
Read More »Trump Planning Another Huge Tax Cut for His Donors
During his presidency, Donald Trump slashed the corporate tax rate from 28 percent to 21 percent. If he’s elected again this year, Trump intends to further cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, according to new reporting in Bloomberg. The 2017 Trump tax law is already an epic financial …
Read More »Appeal Hearing in Trump's Georgia Case Moved to After the Election
It wasn’t that long ago that it seemed like Donald Trump would finally face consequences for his actions conducted both in and out of office. He paid a $92 million bond while appealing a guilty verdict in a defamation case in April, then the following month posted a $175 million …
Read More »Biden Addresses Trump Rally Shooting, Rising Violence: Politics Can't Be a 'Killing Field'
President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday night, following what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee, at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. “I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the …
Read More »Judge Tosses Trump's Classified Docs Case
Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against former Donald Trump, ruling that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith — who has been overseeing the Justice Department’s two cases against the former president — was unconstitutional. In a Monday decision, Cannon sided with Trump’s attorneys that the …
Read More »Trump Says He's Pivoting to Unity After 'Miracle'
The Republican National Convention has officially kicked off in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and a cloud of anxiety looms heavy over the events following Saturday’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. On Sunday, President Joe Biden spoke from the White House and issued a call for …
Read More »Trump Taps J.D. Vance as Running Mate
After months of public auditioning and behind-the-scenes strategizing, Donald Trump has finally chosen a vice president. On Monday, the president announced that Ohio Senator J.D. Vancewill join him on the 2024 ticket. The decision came just two days after a would-be assassin nearly killed the former president at a rally …
Read More »More Tech and Venture Capital Execs Are Coming Out as MAGA Believers
It was barely half an hour after shots rang out at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, with the candidate apparently among the wounded, that Elon Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, and formally backed him for president. “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk …
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