Armed man arrested at Trump golf course ahead of presidential visit

An armed man was arrested outside of a Trump golf course in Southern California days before he was scheduled to visit, per reports.According to reporting by CNN, the man was arrested by federal agents on Sunday, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported it via a statement on Tuesday. ...

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'Missteps occurred': Trump lawyers flip as looming charges spark DOJ upheaval

Federal prosecutors in Chicago face the threat of criminal contempt charges in a case stemming from President Donald Trump's Chicago immigration crackdown, and the Justice Department is begging the judge to back off, according to court records and reports. U.S. District Judge April Perry, in Chicago...

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GOP leaders scramble as ‘national spectacle’ risks handing Dems major victories: report

Republican leaders are growing increasingly worried that allegations against two GOP House lawmakers may end up costing them in the midterm elections, Punchbowl News reported Wednesday.Those two House GOP lawmakers are Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and Max Miller (R-OH), both of whom have faced serious...

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'Backfired': Expert warns GOP mutiny against Todd Blanche just 'made matters worse'

President Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Todd Blanche, finally appears to be on track after Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) extracted some fairly minor concessions.But their entire blockade may prove to be for nothing, legal expert Liz Oyer told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Tue...

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Ranting Trump smears 'Communist loser' after progressive's narrow win

President Donald Trump is already lashing out at presumptive Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed after his apparent electoral victory in Michigan.Trump slammed the victor and his competitor, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, in angry Truth Social Post Wednesday morning in which he argued the El-Sayed's...

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed clinches historic Democratic nomination for Michigan Senate

In a huge win for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Abdul El-Sayed won the nomination for Senate in Michigan on Wednesday morning.El-Sayed, a former professor of epidemiology and director of the Detroit Health Department, is projected to defeat Congresswoman Haley Stevens, according to N...

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'Rings hollow': MAGA 'nepo baby' thrashed by analyst after defending media overhaul

Trump-allied executive David Ellison was trying to convince critics that he wouldn't let his company's acquisition of CNN impact the news organization's reporting, an analyst reported on Tuesday.The Paramount Skydance owner responed to stalled-out purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery and wrote a New Y...

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‘You’re proud?’ Trump official’s brazen admission leaves analyst floored

Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins made a startling admission Tuesday while speaking at a trade show in Minnesota, one so brazen that journalist Prem Thakker was left taken aback.Speaking at the Minnesota Farmfest, the three-day agricultural trade show and exhibition, Rollins boasted about bootin...

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Sinister deliveries and death threats hound judge each time he rules against Trump: report

U.S. District Judge John McConnell received an unordered pizza delivery to his Rhode Island home addressed to a name that sent chills down his spine: Daniel Anderl.The name belonged to federal Judge Esther Salas's son, who was shot and killed in 2020 by a disgruntled lawyer targeting his mother, and...

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'Strong signal': Voters choose drop-out over Trump's congressional candidate

President Donald Trump's preferred congressional candidate has fallen 20 points behind a competitor who dropped out of the race, reports show. This GOP primary underperformance Tuesday night represents a “strong signal,” some said, of how the midterm elections may pan out.Republican candidate and fo...

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MAGA Senate hopeful's 'complaining' is starting to 'undermine' Trump: Analysis

A MAGA loyalist desperate to win a seat on the U.S. Senate is undermining President Donald Trump's economic messaging with his public complaining, according to a new political analysis.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, clamoring to claim Sen. John Cornyn's soon-to-be-available seat, has made a shar...

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Kash Patel shrugs off spy risk after forging FBI partnerships with 'enemies'

FBI Director Kash Patel's unprecedented law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia have triggered significant alarm within the U.S. counterintelligence community, according to a new report. Former FBI supervisory agent Jeff Crocker warned that allowing Chinese officials access to American in...

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GOP maverick triggers alarm as surprise Iowa visit signals party ripping apart

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who was defeated by a Trump-backed primary challenger earlier this year, made a visit on Sunday to Iowa — a traditional destination for candidates exploring a presidential run.Massie, who broke with Donald Trump in opposing the Iran war and defied the administration throug...

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'Ripe for accidents': Families fume at Trump as ship doctor warns sailors may go insane

Families of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns about deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has now spent nine months at sea and five consecutive months in combat operations.The crew of more than 5,000 personnel is facing moldy showers, fo...

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Republican Chuck Edwards drops out after visits to female staffer's home revealed by probe

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) dropped his reelection bid after a House ethics panel found he had repeatedly visited a female staffer's home and lavished her with unsolicited gifts and attention.The bipartisan House Ethics Committee released its report Monday, finding Edwards had engaged in persistent in...

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'Do not be fooled': Ex-GOP strategist calls Marco Rubio's public loyalty to Vance an act

A former GOP strategist is calling a bluff by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and said he's playing Vice President JD Vance.During an episode of the Against All Enemies podcast, Rick Wilson said that Rubio was lying when he reportedly told Vance and other insiders that he won't be running for preside...

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Jon Stewart stumps Fetterman over 'weird line' behind his MAGA-friendly turn

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was stumped cold when comedian Jon Stewart pressed him on where he draws the line for political support.Fetterman appeared on Stewart's podcast, "The Weekly Show," for an interview that hasn't been released yet, but in a clip previewing the episode, Stewart repeatedly aske...

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Judge slams Trump DOJ over 'head-scratching' defense for Jan. 6er: 'Has no place here'

A federal judge expressed confusion and surprise at the Department of Justice's defense for a convicted Jan. 6er.In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, called out the DOJ's defense of its move to clear a group of convicted January 6 r...

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'Five-alarm fire': ex-GOP strategist rattled by who's calling out Musk's midterm spending

A former GOP strategist was spooked by who he saw calling out Elon Musk's midterm spending, saying it's a telling sign.During an episode of The Bulwark Daily, Tim Miller and The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel talked about the political influence of wealthy tech figures, and at one point, focused in on Mu...

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'This will be a disaster': Trump mocked over demand for Senate to change the clocks

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to once again endorse the controversial effort to make Daylight Saving Time permanent."I am proud to announce that the House of Representatives has passed the Bill, and it has now gone to the Senate for final approval," wrote Trump. "Peo...

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Hawaii candidate knocked out cold after allegedly threatening couple on beach: report

A Hawaiian congressional candidate who got knocked out with a single punch after allegedly threatening a couple with a gun and pulling a knife on them was facing terrorism charges on Tuesday, according to reports.Democrat Kirill Basin, who is running for Congress against incumbent Jill Tokuda, was a...

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GOP senator nukes Trump's best shot at passing his dubious election package

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has changed his mind on the Senate filibuster — once again.Earlier this year, the longtime senator broke from his past commitment to protecting the controvrsial Senate rule, saying he would support changing the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump's...

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Staggering lawsuit backfires as judge threatens to expose Trump's finances: report

One of President Donald Trump's own lawsuits is forcing him to expose his finances, according to new reporting.A federal magistrate judge in Florida ruled on Tuesday that Trump has to turn over detailed financial information to the BBC, according to reporting by Politico. Trump is suing the BBC for ...

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'Baffling' Piers Morgan interview with controversial MAGA candidate swiftly fact-checked

A local journalist swiftly fact-checked a Piers Morgan interview with a MAGA gubernatorial candidate known for making bizarre claims.On Tuesday, Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx was featured in an hour-long interview on "Piers Morgan Uncensored," where he defended his claim that he w...

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Ominous warning after Trump disaster 'lit the fuse' toward 'larger war'

A former Republican strategist warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Iran conflict is the beginning of a "larger war."Steve Schmidt, co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, outlined how Trump's ongoing military "quagmire," the "corrupt charade" of his attacks on American ci...

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Todd Blanche confirmation in peril as key senator comes out against him

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's chance of securing his role permanently is hanging on by a thread after a GOP senator came out against him.On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Blanche's nomination as Attorney General to the full Senate, but not before deals with two GOP...

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Frustrated Trump's 'telling' White House redo sparks internet firestorm: 'Ridiculous'

The internet reacted Tuesday after reports that President Donald Trump was so dissatisfied with the construction on his new helipad that he ordered contractors to start over.The frustration was reportedly over the appearance of the new 100-foot-wide granite seal and slope of the White House lawn, Th...

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Red flags fly as Trump admin accused of racing to destroy evidence from vandalism case

An advocacy group suing the Department of the Interior over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool warned in a new filing that the agency is racing to destroy evidence just as newly surfaced documents undercut its own vandalism story.The Cultural Landscape Foundation asked a federal judge on Tuesday f...

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Eyes roll as 'gaslighting' Trump accused of uncorking new ‘market manipulation’ ploy

Critics let out a collective sigh Tuesday following reports that a “possible deal” to restart U.S.-Iran peace talks was being circulated between Washington and Tehran, a report that led one progressive activist to allege the news to be just the latest example of President Donald Trump’s “market mani...

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