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Trump sparks fury after posting video of Muslim kindergartners in hijabs
President Donald Trump is facing backlash after posting a video of children — including showing their unblurred faces — graduating from kindergarten, with some of the girls purportedly wearing hijabs. “President Trump posted a captionless video of graduating kindergarteners on Truth Social on Monday, goading his supporters into verbally attacking little children simply for being Muslim,” The New Republic reported.
Critics scorch Platner over 'taking time' video after new accusation upends Maine race
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
One legal maneuver threatens to undo everything E Jean Carroll won
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Trump sparks fury after posting video of Muslim kindergartners in hijabs
President Donald Trump is facing backlash after posting a video of children — including showing their unblurred faces — graduating from kindergarten, with some of the girls purportedly wearing hijabs. “President Trump posted a captionless video of graduating kindergarteners on Truth Social on Monday, goading his supporters into verbally attacking little children simply for being Muslim,” The New Republic reported.
One legal maneuver threatens to undo everything E. Jean Carroll won
President Donald Trump’s apparent efforts to delay releasing the $5.8 million civil judgment to E. Jean Carroll are being met with a warning by the journalist’s legal team, who suggest there could be a legal maneuver for Trump to employ to forgo paying the judgment in either of the two cases he lost.
Inside the Group Helping MAGA Voters Walk Away — And What Finally Pushed Them
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
Trump to blame for GOP's unraveling: analysis
Columnists say President Donald Trump's focus on his own priorities, more than the country's, is widening the split with Senate Republicans — cracking a coalition once seen as airtight and pushing the president toward lame duck status. Democrats see an opening as the midterms approach. According to pollsters Douglas E.
MAGA’s Airtight Front Unraveling Under Trump’s Own Priorities: Columnists
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
'Literally falling apart': Critics pounce as Trump's Freedom 250 stage crumbles
A large panel fell seemingly dozens of feet from above onto the stage during a rehearsal for a performance at an event for President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250, according to video posted by attorney Aaron Parnas. “The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250’s July 4th celebration,” Parnas wrote. After the panel fell, someone can be heard on the video saying, “I was waiting for something like that to happen.” Critics blasted the administration while others issued warnings.
GOP melts down over Mamdani’s heat wave advice — Trump’s energy dept. says the same thing
GOP melts down over Mamdani’s heat wave advice — Trump’s energy dept. says the same thing
GOP Melts Down Over Mamdani’s Heat Wave Advice — Trump’s Energy Dept. Says the Same Thing
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he attends the opening night of 'Chicago' at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, renamed by the Trump administration to The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Pe
CNN data analyst Harry Enten says President Donald Trump is dragging down Republican Senate candidates in six battleground states Democrats hope to win to flip the chamber in November — and Trump will bear the blame if Democrats retake the majority. Democrats need to pick up four of the six to help turn the Senate blue. “Donald John Trump is an anchor dragging down these Republican candidates across the board,” Enten said.
Underwater in Six Key States Trump to Blame if Democrats Win Back the Senate: CNN Analyst
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
Karoline Leavitt's campaign still owes more than $300,000 to creditors: report
Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ‘s old congressional campaign still owes creditors more than $326,000 — and they have little chance of collecting, according to a NOTUS report citing a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing. The debts of the campaign, from 2022, are largely from supporters who donated more than federal law permits. The total of those excessive contributions amounts to more than $210,000.
Karoline Leavitt’s Campaign Still Owes Creditors Over $300,000: Report
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
'Fox & Friends' ditch Trump’s fair after days of 'bare lawns and thin crowds'
One of President Donald Trump’s favorite shows, “Fox & Friends,” is pulling up stakes after just days of promoting his Great American State Fair, a 16-day event to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.
Letter from deep-red Arkansas tears apart pro-Trump 'patriotism'
Arkansas voters haven’t elected a Democratic governor in over a decade. Same with its two U.S. senators. And with all four of its U.S. representatives. Donald Trump won the state in the 2024 presidential election with nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the vote — even more than he took in 2020. For more than a decade, Republicans have controlled both chambers in the state legislature — now with a veto-proof supermajority.
Letter From Deep Red Arkansas Scorches Pro-Trump ‘Patriotism’
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
'Shocking' Oval Office fight splits Trump’s coalition: report
A tense Oval Office meeting last week put President Donald Trump in the middle of a clash between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team and a top agriculture lobbyist over pesticides, farmers’ health, and the U.S. food supply. “The confrontation, which one attendee called ‘shocking,’ exposed a sharp fault line in Trump’s coalition — the push by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement to reduce conventional pesticides vs.
‘Shocking’ Oval Office Fight Split Trump’s Coalition: Report
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
Trump demands constitutionally impossible workaround to Supreme Court snub
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Trump demands constitutionally impossible workaround to Supreme Court snub
President Donald Trump, appearing not to grasp the legal effect of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion that struck down his executive order on birthright citizenship, just hours later floated a workaround. “The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Mitch McConnell was hospitalized 2 weeks ago. We still don’t know why
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the former Senate Majority Leader, was hospitalized more than two weeks ago for reasons not made public. His office has not explained why or when he is expected to return to the Senate. The 84-year-old seven-term lawmaker was hospitalized on June 14.
Mitch McConnell Was Hospitalized Two Weeks Ago — We Still Don’t Know Why
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
Defense contractor is quietly paying for Trump’s latest 'unannounced' White House project
President Donald Trump, without prior congressional approval, has demolished the East Wing of the White House to construct a multimillion-dollar ballroom, remade the Rose Garden (twice), constructed an ultimate fighting cage, installed a Presidential Walk of Fame mocking his Democratic predecessors, changed the walkway to granite, refurbished the Oval Office with gold decorations, renovated the Lincoln bathroom, and now is constructing a helipad on the White House South Lawn.
Defense Contractor Is Quietly Paying for Trump’s Latest ‘Unannounced’ White House Project
Questions — and rumors — are swirling after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made an unannounced visit to Capitol Hill, where at least one intrepid reporter was quick to notice and ask questions. MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell caught up with the justice but did not get many answers. When asked who he was meeting with, Justice Thomas first responded, “What did you say?” Asked two more times, he replied, “Oh, nobody.” “You weren’t meeting with the Speaker?” Schnell pressed.
Supreme Court declares war on democracy: Krugman
The U.S. Supreme Court has “declared war” on American democracy, on “modern society,” and on “everything it takes to function in the 21st century,” warns Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, after the court expanded presidential powers once again.
Supreme Court deals Trump 'tremendous loss' with 3 rulings against him
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Supreme Court deals Trump 'tremendous loss' with 3 rulings against him
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off the closing stretch of this term with a triple blow to President Donald Trump. In a much-watched case surrounding states’ rights and voting, the court ruled that the federal government cannot require states to toss mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by that deadline.
The GOP’s Secret Plan to Save Control of Congress Relies on This One Group
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is under fire after releasing a video declaring that new allegations against him are false, yet he is “taking time to reflect” on a path forward.
Watchdog laughs at Trump's new ballroom dodge
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is blasting the Trump administration’s claim that a foiled plot at the White House’s “open air” UFC event justifies President Donald Trump’s ballroom — noting the 4,000-person event would not have fit inside the structure, and that law enforcement had disrupted the plot four days before it took place.
White House turns on 'moron' MAGA loyalist who crossed Trump
The Trump White House is attacking one of its loyal media figures after she berated Vice President JD Vance over President Donald Trump’s Iran deal. “The problem is, that it’s an absolutely disastrous deal that has brought us to our knees, weeks before our 250th birthday,” NewsNation host Batya Ungar-Sargon said in a clip she posted to social media, which Mediaite reported. “This is an utter humiliation of the United States, and everybody knows it,” she continued.
Trump White House Turns on ‘Moron’ MAGA Loyalist ‘Begging for an Additional Brain Cell’
Veteran journalist Jonathan Alter has published a fictitious yet “all-too-plausible” scenario whereby President Donald Trump attempts to overturn the results of the 2026 election — especially in the Senate — which could narrowly move to Democratic control in November.
'Be very afraid': Carville warns Trump 'everybody is out for you'
Political strategist James Carville has a warning for President Donald Trump: be afraid, because everyone is leaking. Carville responded to a viewer’s remarks about a recent Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan article. The viewer, citing Carville himself, said, “people in the Trump White House are leaking, like, crazy.” “Don’t trust anybody,” Carville warned. “They got tapes, everybody.
Trump’s vulgar attack on his own commerce secretary exposed
At the height of the chaos amid President Donald Trump’s rollout of his controversial “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly expressed concern. The president attacked Lutnick directly, according to Politico, using a vulgar epithet that is slang for a woman’s genitalia. Politico reports it obtained a copy of the upcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
Trump Used Vulgar Epithet to Attack His Own Commerce Secretary: Report
“Why are we having all these people from s—— countries come here?” Trump said. “Trump then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries such as Norway,” the Post reported at the time.
Administration Orders Federal Workers to Wear Pins From Trump’s Freedom 250 Group: Report
“Why are we having all these people from s—— countries come here?” Trump said. “Trump then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries such as Norway,” the Post reported at the time.
Trump biographer reveals the label considered 'high praise' in MAGA world
Donald Trump’s biographer Michael Wolff offered a blunt read on how the president views the Black community, and why “racist” counts as “high praise” in MAGA world, The Daily Beast reported. “Clearly, he has some issue with Black people,” Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast about President Trump.
Trump Biographer: Being Called ‘Racist’ Is ‘High Praise’ in MAGA World
Conservative Never-Trump attorney turned Democratic congressional candidate George Conway joined a wave of critics arguing French President Emmanuel Macron had trolled President Donald Trump by hosting the signing of his Iran deal at the Palace of Versailles. The palace is the site of the infamous 1919 treaty, which ended World War I and, some historians say, planted the seeds of Hitler’s rise and World War II. “Mon Dieu,” exclaimed Conway.
George Conway details how Macron trolled 'ignoramus' Trump at Versailles
Conservative Never-Trump attorney turned Democratic congressional candidate George Conway joined a wave of critics arguing French President Emmanuel Macron had trolled President Donald Trump by hosting the signing of his Iran deal at the Palace of Versailles. The palace is the site of the infamous 1919 treaty, which ended World War I and, some historians say, planted the seeds of Hitler’s rise and World War II. “Mon Dieu,” exclaimed Conway.
Critics torch agency’s Trump-coded 'propaganda' post on algae-plagued project
Online critics are blasting U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s press team for politicizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by comparing now-dead algae, which reached five-year-high levels, to the remnants of the Iranian Navy — all while taking a swipe at President Barack Obama.
Critics Torch Interior’s ‘Propaganda’ for Likening Reflecting Pool Algae to Iran’s Navy
President Donald Trump spent years praising the trade deal he signed into law in 2020, the USMCA — United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement — which was his replacement for NAFTA — the North American Free Trade Agreement. “America’s great USMCA Trade Bill is looking good,” Trump wrote in 2019.
‘Better Without It’: Trump Now Trashes the Deal He Once Called the Best Ever
President Donald Trump will not serve out his full second term in office, argues political strategist James Carville, but rather, he will resign and “walk away.” Carville points to two major reasons looming over Trump as to why he believes the 47th president will exit the office. “I want to be very clear on something,” says Carville. “I’m not doing this as a crazy a—— prediction.
DC insider predicts 'fat and unhealthy' Trump is abandoning the presidency
President Donald Trump will not serve out his full second term in office, argues political strategist James Carville, but rather, he will resign and “walk away.” Carville points to two major reasons looming over Trump as to why he believes the 47th president will exit the office. “I want to be very clear on something,” says Carville. “I’m not doing this as a crazy a—— prediction.
World leaders laugh as Trump arrives late to G7 with bizarre excuse
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World leaders laugh as Trump arrives late to G7 with bizarre excuse
President Donald Trump arrived late to Wednesday's G7 summit, crossed the room where world leaders were already seated and had started their meeting, and offered an excuse before joining the group: “I'm the boss.” According to The Daily Beast , Trump's colleagues “laughed awkwardly” at his “crass joke.” President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France, greeted President Trump by saying, “Well, hello.” Trump — who was nearly one hour late — turned and faced the...
Conservative yells ‘five-alarm fire' at GOP HQ over November
Republican National Committee leadership is staring at a “five-alarm fire bell,” conservative analyst Henry Olsen warns, as President Donald Trump’s sinking poll numbers put the GOP’s Senate majority at risk in November. “The Republicans’ Senate fortunes,” Olsen writes at The Washington Post, “are tied to the man in the Oval Office. If the president can recover his standing even a few points, the GOP will probably retain Senate control.
‘Five-Alarm Fire Bell at GOP HQ’: Conservative Warns of Brutal November for Republicans
President Donald Trump arrived late to Wednesday’s G7 summit, crossed the room where world leaders were already seated and had started their meeting, and offered an excuse before joining the group: “I’m the boss.” According to The Daily Beast, Trump’s colleagues “laughed awkwardly” at his “crass joke.” President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France, greeted President Trump by saying, “Well, hello.” Trump — who was nearly one hour late — turned and faced the...
World leaders laugh as Trump arrives late to G7 with bizarre excuse
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World leaders laugh as Trump arrives late to G7 with bizarre excuse
President Donald Trump arrived late to Wednesday’s G7 summit, crossed the room where world leaders were already seated and had started their meeting, and offered an excuse before joining the group: “I’m the boss.” According to The Daily Beast, Trump’s colleagues “laughed awkwardly” at his “crass joke.” President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France, greeted President Trump by saying, “Well, hello.” Trump — who was nearly one hour late — turned and faced the...
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