Jen Psaki is launching a new MSNBC show Tuesday night, at a dark time: four-and-a-half months into Donald Trump’s second presidency. Some of the headlines leading up to the premiere of The Briefing have been about Joe Biden’s decline — and whether Psaki, who served as Biden’s White House press …
Read More »Yet Another GOP Town Hall Descends Into Chaos as Constituents Revolt
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) faced angry attendees at his town hall in the Hudson Valley on Sunday. About 600 constituents bombarded him with questions and jeers while more protested outside, and multiple attendees were asked to leave or forcibly removed from the venue. Lawler, one of many Republicans to be …
Read More »Donald Trump Wants to Impose a '100% Tariff' on U.S. Films Made Outside the Country
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to start the process for enacting a 100 percent tariff on American films that are produced in “foreign lands,” also known as runaway productions. Trump called runaway productions “a national …
Read More »Trump Directs Federal Bureau of Prisons to 'Reopen a Substantially Enlarged and Rebuilt Alcatraz'
President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. The notorious former “last-resort prison” on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco shuttered in 1963 due to infrastructure issues and high operation costs. The former penitentiary was turned into a museum and opened to the public in 1973. “For too long, …
Read More »Trump Keeps Insisting Kids Can Cut Back on Toys in Response to Tariffs
Donald Trump promised that his tariff regime would bring wealth and prosperity to the nation, but as it becomes abundantly clear that the misguided economic tantrum will result in higher prices for Americans, the president is advising everyone to simply buy less stuff. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting last …
Read More »Someone Reportedly Hacked the Messaging App Mike Waltz Was Seen Using
A hacker reportedly stole customer data from a company that makes a Signal-like app that former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was seen using in a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump. The hack includes direct messages and personal information from TeleMessage apps, 404 Media reported Sunday. TeleMessage is an …
Read More »Russia Is Growing Stronger, But Victory in Ukraine Remains Elusive
For all of the Trump administration’s insistence that diplomacy is the key to ending Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine, the future of that country and the shape of an eventual settlement is being decided on the ground militarily. While independent analysts say the overall strategic picture remains favorable to …
Read More »Elon Musk: It Is 'Outrageous' to 'Claim That I'm a Nazi'
Elon Musk, the head of Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, said “it’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi” in a clip from an interview with Fox News that was released Friday, slamming how he’s been covered by the media. He also said that if his …
Read More »Trump Says 'I Don't Know' When Asked if He Has to 'Uphold the Constitution'
President Donald Trump, when asked if he has an obligation to uphold the Constitution as president, said, “I don’t know.” Trump made the disturbing comment during an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press while discussing his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants. Trump, who himself is …
Read More »Trump Lies About Gas and Grocery Prices, Defends Tariffs
Donald Trump tried to argue that prices on gas and groceries are falling even though the numbers disprove those claims. He also encouraged Americans to buy fewer dolls and pencils as a way to deal with rising costs due to his tariff policies. “Prices are down on groceries. Prices are …
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