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President Donald Trump disclaimed any meaningful connection to Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former US ambassador to Greece who resigned in disgrace on Tuesday for allegedly misusing her office for personal profit. Trump has given Guilfoyle the cold shoulder , including describing Guilfoyle's past engagement to his eldest son as "she, I guess, dated my son a long time ago, but she wasn’t.” According to one journalist, Trump has a long history of downplaying his personal relationships with controversial individuals with whom he was once close. "A few years ago, for example, after attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election-related crimes in Georgia, Trump wrote on his social media platform, 'Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary, and without even reaching out to ask the Trump Campaign, MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY ATTORNEY, AND NEVER WAS,'" wrote MS NOW's Steve Benen on Tuesday . "(Reality told a different story: Powell was a member of his legal tea...

It can’t be that President Donald Trump lies too much , or that his Department of Justice is a politicized weapon set upon his perceived enemies — so there’s got to be something turning DC jurors against the DOJ’s cases. And the Washington Sun says the Republican House committee overseeing local D.C. affairs is going to get to the bottom of it. Committee Republicans launched an investigation into “politicized jury nullification initiatives by left-wing activist groups,” Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) announced Tuesday. “The investigation is so far targeting two D.C. organizations, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and Free DC, which have hosted a series of trainings called the Juror Information Project,” reports the Sun. “Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, alleges the groups are advocating for the long-debated practice of jury nullification, which happens when a juror opts to acquit someone — even if they think the accused person is technically guilty — because they object to t...

A retired judge, once powerful enough to be appointed and promoted by two Republican presidents (Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush), seemed to subtly troll President Donald Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, in a Monday statement. When discussing Hegseth's decision to air live the execution of terrorist and mass murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, most have focused on the fact that America's military has not publicized an execution in nearly a century. Alex Kozinski, on the other hand, praised Hegseth for executing Hasan by firing squad — which Kozinski points out is actually more humane than the most popular execution method, lethal injection. "It borrows medicine’s costume without the people and safeguards that make medicine work," Kozinski wrote in The Wall Street Journal . "Physicians are barred by the American Medical Association’s ethics code from participating in executions; similar constraints apply to nurses. The job therefore falls to law-enforcement ...

One day after a federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration to immediately stop airing controversial government-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump, government watchdog group Common Cause was already ratting out the administration for countless violations. In a two-page notice, reported by AllRise News Editor Ada Klasfeld , Common Cause told federal Judge Jennifer L. Rochon that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran “hundreds of times” after the judge’s temporary restraining order demanded an immediate halt to them. “Plaintiffs respectfully submit this letter to bring to the Court’s attention information relevant to Defendants’ compliance with the Court’s Temporary Restraining Order, which was entered on October 11, 2026, at 6:46 p.m. and was effective immediately,” Common Cause said , before then unloading a report of easily more than 400 spots despite the court’s binding TRO. Trump’s “Final Battle” spot ran in 193 spots during “60 Minutes,”...

Ohio residents who voted for Trump are now questioning whether he cares to deliver on his promises to revive the manufacturing industry and prioritize blue-collar jobs/work. Many who voted for him based on his proposed commitments to a thriving economy wonder where his priorities currently stand. Concerns are growing across the country with inflation in groceries, housing, and gas while the job opportunities and pay appear stagnant. One Ohio voter says Trump’s support of AI and data centers does not align with his previous commitments. “I hate [AI and data centers] with a passion,” William Akel, a 26-year-old resident of Niles, Ohio, told The Washington Post . said. “AI is going to take the jobs, and then what jobs are we going to have? Probably fixing the AI?” “I think he’s just lost in the sauce,” Akel added of Trump. “ He sees [AI] as a way to make more money. … They’re putting billions and billions into all that. Where’s it all coming from? You’ve got people starving here.” In L...

Everywhere he goes on the campaign trail, Trump is telling Republican voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” He’s not, of course, but his approval rating is so low that telling voters to “pretend” he’s on the ballot is backfiring big-time. Which is why so many Republican candidates are trying to distance themselves from him. They’re not mentioning his name. They’re not talking about his policies. They avoid the word “MAGA.” A dozen have removed his name, image, or endorsements from their campaign websites. They don’t want to appear with him. When Mike Schrimpf, a spokesman for John Sununu’s Senate campaign, was asked why Trump isn’t campaigning with Sununu, Schrimpf limply explained,“John’s focus the entire campaign has been on New Hampshire, and [he] doesn’t plan to campaign with anyone from outside New Hampshire.” Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins told The New York Times she has no plans to campaign with Trump. Several prominent Republican candidates are openly criticizing T...

President Donald Trump is furious about the recent scandal involving his ex-possible daughter-in-law and ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. Guilfoyle is dealing with the fallout of pay-to-play allegations from a Trump donor, Eric Deters, who claims she tried to shake him down to pay off her $100,000 American Express bill. While Secretary of State Marco Rubio was claiming this week that he'd prefer to get the facts before commenting on the scandal, behind closed doors he and Trump are “extremely pi—ed off." Deters also revealed that he'd paid Guilfoyle approximately $300,000 over several years and sought her help reaching the Justice Department and IRS. He told the Journal that she “never came through on anything," the report said. The Guardian reported Sunday that a senior U.S. official "said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied." "Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just la...

On February 28, 2026, in the middle of the night, Trump released an 8-minute video telling the world that the U.S. had initiated ‘major combat operations’ in Iran . He didn’t pre-sell, pre-plan, or explain the purpose of his war to anyone other than Israel . He didn’t consult allies, or Congress, or Americans. When he attacked Iran, Trump made his disregard for the world’s opinion clear. Had any real discussion or debate occurred — salivating enthusiasm from a dry drunk ‘war fighter’ doesn’t count — complexities of the Strait of Hormuz, supply logistics, and oil market volatilities would have surfaced. Today Trump’s folly in Iran continues, and the world whose opinion he dismissed is paying the price . Seven months in, Trump has still not articulated non-contradictory reasons or specific objectives for his war. He can’t even stay on message about it — one hour he’s declaring that we’ve already won, the next he muses about Iran’s “total annihilation ,” the next he promises the war ...

One of Donald Trump's top Cabinet allies is striving to portray himself as a "tough guy" as he builds his 2028 ambitions, but according to the president's one-time biographer , he is actually a "doormat" doing his best job as a lackey in order to keep his job. Michael Wolff is a longtime reporter and author, best known for his extensive coverage of Trump's political career, penning several books about his chaotic first term. In the latest episode of his Daily Beast podcast, "Inside Trump's Head," Wolff and co-host Joanna Coles discussed the evolving situation around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Coles mentioned emerging rumors that Hegseth might be fired after the midterms if the GOP does poorly , with Wolff noting that he has found himself "at the center of the worst crisis of the many crises of the Trump administration," referring to the Iran war . "He's the point person for an enormous part of the world's pain ...

Republicans are getting so inundated with tirades and gripes about President Donald Trump that NBC News reports they’re now throwing their hands in the air and claiming they’re calls are on hold at the White House. Even as critics call Trump " tone-deaf " and in denial about the reality of things." “Some Republicans …, when asked to come up with an answer to voters’ economic struggles , have opted to phone a friend,” reports NBC News, citing at least three public appearances where Republicans under the gun over Trump’s hated economic policies have claimed to be in “direct contact with Cabinet officials in the Trump administration to try to address” gripes. “The comments come as an increasing number of Republicans … are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump amid his sinking approval ratings ,” reports NBC News. When confronted with unpopular economic policies, NBC News reports former Rep. Mike Rogers claimed Thursday night that he had spoken this week with ...

President Donald Trump's own inner circle was shocked by the news that he had signed off on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's order of public execution against Nidal Malik Hassan. It's America's first public execution in nearly a century. "The idea seemed to shock even some of his colleagues in the administration," reported The New York Times' Peter Baker on Friday . "Vice President JD Vance cast doubt that it would be livestreamed, telling reporters that “I don’t know that that’s going to happen” and adding that he would not watch if it does." Baker added, "But Mr. Trump said he signed off on it. 'Did I approve' he said. 'Absolutely I did.'" He pointed out that "no public execution has been conducted in the United States in 90 years, and the decision to conduct this one in front of an audience would put the country in the company of Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea and Somalia." Baker also quoted a Republica...

President Donald Trump sees the stock market as a referendum on his performance, and by many accounts the numbers are high. But don’t fool yourself into thinking the market is sailing on a wave of glory. This thing is “lousy for most,” says Bloomberg Analyst Jonathan Levin. The market is largely getting buoyed by one industry — and most Americans are not making money on it. Worse, they have plenty to lose if it all goes south. “Although the S&P 500 Index closed at an all-time high this week, it did so on the strength of a handful of companies focused on the booming artificial intelligence sector, papering over signs of growing vulnerabilities in the economy and financial markets,” wrote Levin on Friday. “With the midterm elections less than a month away, what Trump sees as an asset for Republicans may in fact be a liability. The economy, he warned, is actually “reeling from inflation that remains stubbornly high and unchecked fiscal budget deficits” while average hourly earnings ...

President Donald Trump repeatedly refers to the economy as a "golden age" under his administration — yet a recent report indicates the opposite may be true. In fact, there is a flashing red light when it comes to a key sector indicating economic health or a lack thereof. "Five years ago borrowing costs were so low that public debt looked almost costless," wrote The Economist on Thursday . "Today, with investors dumping their bonds, many big rich-world governments pay more to borrow than at any time since the 1990s or 2000s. Because the public debts of big advanced economies are about double, relative to GDP, what they were at the turn of the century, the result is immense pressure on budgets." After detailing the ways in which the American economy is strong, The Economist proceeded to explain how the bond market is a potential giant weakness. "President Donald Trump has recently mused that inflation can reduce debts 'very rapidly' and renewe...

Six years after Republican secretary of state Brad Raffensperger defied President Donald Trump, the Georgia official is still scrutinizing polls and making sure the voting process is not the “ third world ” mess that Trump claims it is without proof. “He’s still battling many of the same issues that initially made him a target of President Donald Trump and his allies, with fellow Republicans sowing doubt about election administration in Georgia and nationally, despite a lack of evidence,” reports NBC News . “So Raffensperger is pulling out all the stops to demonstrate the voting process will be safe, secure and accurate ahead of the November election.” Raffensperger was thrust into the front lines of the nation’s voting wars in 2020, after Trump tried to claim the state was stolen from him and went to Biden. It is an argument that Trump stubbornly spreads to this day — but the secretary of state and his metaphorical clipboard is overseeing his final election in the key battleground st...

Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle's scandal is spreading as her $100,000 shakedown of Eric Deters, a campaign donor to President Donald Trump makes the rounds, but Deters told CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Thursday that Guilfoyle's brand of grift is nowhere near the end of the corruption choking the Trump administration. Speaking with Tapper, Deter outlined a dismal smear of exploitation, repeating that Guilfoyle is “wicked” and “knows plenty” about Trump-era corruption. “That's just common sense. I mean, when Don Jr. and her broke up, she gets the Greek ambassadorship. That was throwing her a bone,” said Deter. “She could find herself a Greek billionaire. And the Trumps could have peace. However, it's not working out very good because she's been flying around Europe with an energy lobbyist, and now she's having to deal with the allegations that I've brought forward against her.” According to a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report , Guilfoyle needed Deters, a fo...

President Donald Trump enjoys inciting a crowd with talk, whether or not it has any ground beneath it. Much, of it, say critics, has to do with insulting others. And Trump’s insults came hot and fast in San Antonio, Texas, at a rally with Senate candidate Ken Paxton and House candidate Carlos De La Cruz. Paxton is running a close race against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in one of the highest-profile matches of the midterms. And Trump lit into Talarico and his fellow Democrats by calling them ‘Dirty.” But not just dirty — filthy in every sense of the word. No. 1. Dems Dirty Doorknobs. “Texas has been the state people flee to escape the economic and social collapse of Democrat run California, New York, and other failing blue states, but if Talarico and the Democrats get their way, all of that squalor and misery, poverty, homelessness [will come to Texas],” Trump told the roaring crowd. “When the blues get in everything becomes dirty,” said Trump. “The streets become dirty. The ...

What if someone modified the video game Snake , where the snake’s tail grows longer the more it eats, but instead, the game involved a border guard who creates a growing tail of arrested migrants? This is actually a mini-game — a short, simplified video game — that is now available on the United States government’s website alongside other game options that focus on healthy school lunches and a “Trump savings account.” The migrant game is called “Rio Run.” These games use simple, clear messaging to deliver political messages under the guise of light-hearted entertainment. By hiding behind the “it’s just a game” defence, they weaponize play via political satire instead of harnessing the educational potential of video games to explore complex issues. While their mechanics are persuasively designed — embedding arguments directly into player actions — they remain overly simplistic. As a researcher and serious-games designer, I believe government platforms could go much further to truly ...

President Donald Trump frequently touts trillion-dollar figures as evidence that his “America First” economic agenda is working, but those numbers are far from reality, say experts. And some of those experts, according to NBC News, work for Trump. Trump’s recent fixation is $21 trillion — the sum he claims to have pulled in for the U.S. economy through his policies and deal-making. He repeatedly invokes that $21 million ahead of the midterm elections as an unmatched achievement. Trump claimed just weeks into his second term, that the number stood at $1.7 trillion, NBC reports. And last month he predicted it could climb as high as $25 trillion. The numbers are on a scale that are “unfathomable to many,” Trump wrote in a January op-ed for the Wall Street Journal . “And for good reason, economists say: They aren’t real,” reports NBC. “Trump’s claim is clearly inaccurate,” said former treasury secretary Janet Yellen, , told NBC News. “It matches no meaningful measure of foreign investment...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the Trump era is getting to witness the death of an American steel-making legend. According to the 120-year-old company's website , Maynard Steel was created in 1907 in Milwaukee by Charles Maynard at 716 Reed St. It began life as Maynard Electric Steel Casting Company before it was bought be Sylvester Wabiszewski and renamed Maynard Steel Casting Company. When the Great Depression hit, employment at the company shrank from 400 employees to fewer than 90, but World War II was a life-saver for steel workers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, blasting employment up to more than 600 employees as the company churned out materials for the war effort. Soon after, the company won the Army-Nave "E" flag for excellence in productivity in 1945. During the 1960s, employment then grew to more than 725 workers, and the facility had to adopt a new water recycling cooling system to save 55 million gallons of water a year. But that was ...

Former Republican and MAGA trooper Joe Walsh says President Donald Trump is very much a buffoon — but now he’s a dangerous buffoon. “Trump's an idiot. He's a very stupid person, and we're used to it. We're used to him giving a speech. We're used to him at his rallies where damn near nothing he says makes any kind of sense, because he is an idiot. But he's the President of the United States,” said Walsh on his Tuesday podcast . “It's a little bit high,” said Trump speaking at a Nebraska rally about rising gas prices and inflation. “It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles . Let them take out San Diego . This is a very small price to pay. And it's going to be over very soon.” Trump’s statement has sparked outrage for that quote, but the former Chicago congressman said did more than misspeak. “The point he was trying to make was ‘we can't let them take ou...