When Floridians fill out their ballots in November and consider whether to restore abortion access in the state, they will be presented with a series of right-wing claims and speculation about how the measure “would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida,” could “require …
Read More »Former Trump Campaign Adviser Charged Over Work for Russian State Media
The Justice Department on Thursday charged former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes with violating U.S. sanctions against Russia. Simes, a dual citizen of Russia and the United States, served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign. The Justice Department alleges that Simes and his …
Read More »Trump Tries to Convince America He's Not Weird and Totally Normal at Town Hall
Donald Trump proved to be exceptionally prickly when discussing his opponent Vice PresidentKamala Harris‘ running mate, Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz, during a town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. When speaking to Sean Hannity for the Fox News event, Trump boasted about reports that the governor’s family members had endorsed him. Soon, however, …
Read More »John McCain's Son Says He Will Vote for Harris in November
The late Sen. John McCain’s youngest son, Army 1st Lt. Jimmy McCain, told CNN on Tuesday that he has changed his voter registration to Democrat and plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. His endorsement of the vice president arrives after Republican candidate Donald Trump received widespread backlash following …
Read More »Inside One Governor's Crusade to Tear Down the Wall Between Church and State
J EFF LANDRY AND DONALD TRUMP JR. kept their eyes peeled for a bumpy, thin snout as their guide navigated a silver mudboat. It was a September morning in 2018, and Trump Jr. had brought his new girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to the Louisiana attorney general’s annual alligator-hunt fundraiser. Trump met …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Says Trump Win Would Lead to Economic Downturn
As financial institutions weigh the potential impact of November’s election, Goldman Sachs is warning that a victory by former President Donald Trump would likely lead to an economic downturn. According to a Tuesday note from Goldman, economists at the firm “estimate that if Trump wins in a sweep or with …
Read More »'A Mess': What Anuel AA, Justin Quiles' Trump Endorsement Says About the Latino Vote
Given that Donald Trump has been in politics for more than eight years, his rallies are pretty recognizable to most Americans — but the one in Johnstown, Pennsylvania last week was different. Trump wasn’t introducing a sheriff or a MAGA mayor. Instead, he surprised the crowd and all viewers by …
Read More »This Georgia Election Official Faked Refusing to Certify an Election
On the day they gathered to certify results of the November municipal election last year, three members of the Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration met in the elections office, an hour south of Atlanta, to look over the results. Normally a routine matter, the vote on certification that …
Read More »Donald Trump Gets Some Sneering Media Training From Roy Cohn in 'The Apprentice' Clip
The first clip from the Donald Trump biopic that left a startling, if controversial, mark on the 2024 Cannes Film Festival has finally arrived. Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, the notoriously dogged prosecutor who served as the real estate …
Read More »Donald Trump Has to Stop Playing 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at Rallies, Judge Rules
The Isaac Hayes estate secured a preliminary injunction to force Donald Trump’s campaign to stop using “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his events. Federal Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. handed down the ruling at a hearing Tuesday, saying, “I do order Trump and his campaign to not use the song without …
Read More »