I woke up last week to a text from my mother. Its contents hit me like a sucker punch. “CNN is hosting a town hall with Trump; Kaitlin Collins is moderating. WTF!!!” Then came confirmation: CNN will in fact host a town hall on Wednesday, May 10, in prime time. …
Read More »George Santos Arrested on Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Charges
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) may think his lies don’t matter to voters. The Department of Justice thinks feels otherwise. The Long Island congressman was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with 13 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, and lying to Congress. The 20-page indictment, unsealed Wednesday morning, lays …
Read More »E. Jean Carroll Says Her Win Against Trump Is a Win for All Women
E. Jean Carroll said she was “overwhelmed with joy and happiness” and described her legal victory over Donald Trump as a win for women across the United States in an interview on Today Wednesday, May 10. On Tuesday, Trump was found liable for defamation and sexually abusing Carroll and determined …
Read More »Here Are the Alleged Scams George Santos Got Busted For
George Santos was taken into federal custody on Wednesday, with the Justice Department charging him with 13 criminal counts related to various schemes the serial liar has allegedly perpetrated in recent years. The arrest couldn’t be less surprising considering what’s already been revealed about the Long Island congressman’s rich history …
Read More »'Gross Negligence': MTG Camp Blasts Yiannopoulos for Kanye Website Fiasco
The revelation that Kanye West campaign insider Milo Yiannopoulos charged the Marjorie Taylor Green congressional campaign $7,000 for the purchase of Ye24.com — the website of the Nazi-loving rapper’s prospective 2024 presidential campaign — is rotten news for the MAGA lawmaker from Georgia. Wednesday morning, Greene sent out a statement …
Read More »'I'll Die Here': Tucker Carlson Felt Chained to Fox, New Texts Suggest
Tucker Carlson was apparently not only worried that Donald Trump’s post-2020 election lies would “destroy” Fox News, but was thrown into an existential crisis by the former president. Newly-revealed texts from December 2020 obtained by the Daily Beast’s newsletter, Confider, suggest that Trump’s antics left the former headline host trapped …
Read More »Trump Lies That He Wasn't Able to Defend Himself in Rape Trial
UPDATE: A jury determined on Tuesday that Donald Trump is liable for defamation and battery of E. Jean Carroll. Donald Trump wants you to know that in the civil rape lawsuit jurors will begin deliberating on Tuesday, he is the real victim. “Waiting for a jury decision on a False …
Read More »One of Putin's Inner Circle Has Criticized the Kremlin's Ukraine Strategy — And He's Not Alone
Last week, the leader of the infamous Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, went on an unhinged public rant criticizing Russia’s war effort, shocking Kremlin watchers and revealing how theconflict is sowing division in Putin’s ranks. On May 5, Prigozhin unleashed a torrent of invective against Russian leadership targeting the current …
Read More »Missouri AG Claims Legalizing Abortion Could Cost the State … $51 Billion
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is obstructing an effort to enshrine reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, claiming legalizing abortion could cost the state “as much as $51 billion dollars” — a figure that is roughly equivalent to the state’s entire budget this year. The Republican made the outrageous claim …
Read More »Trump Finally Faces Consequences for Decades of Alleged Sexual Abuse
Donald Trump has been found liable for defamation and battery of E. Jean Carroll, a jury found after deliberating for only a few hours on Tuesday. Carroll’s civil lawsuit against the former president means Trump will not face jail time, although the jury determined he must pay his accuser a …
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