Month: July 2025

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) condemned Tuesday confirmation of controversial nominee Emil Bove to serve as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, after a series of whistleblowers accused him of a history of malfeasance. “This is a genuinely bad guy,” Whitehouse said late Tuesday in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Briefing.” “He was…
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The comedian also slammed President Donald Trump as “a thin-skinned idiot” who is “like a pernicious cancer.”

Related video: Nearly 200 Democratic lawmakers have filed a legal brief supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. On July 15, the Trump administration opened a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices.  The probe targets Brazil’s “acts, policies and practices” across six wide-ranging areas: digital trade, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption, intellectual property…
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Hawaii lifted an evacuation order Wednesday morning after being struck by waves from a tsunami following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia. The earthquake sent shockwaves through Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the U.S. An advisory order remains in place for the islands, warning local residents to take heed of…
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The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza is seriously testing President Trump’s Middle East policy as well as Congress’s traditional support for Israel and its armed forces as Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill grow increasingly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Senate Republicans are warning that Netanyahu’s disregard of reported failures to deliver food…
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The “Late Night” host and Donald Trump’s White House press secretary got into a weird looping exchange in the comedy bit.

The “Tonight Show” host zinged the president hard for yet another turn in the Epstein files saga.

The Dropkick Murphys also showed off pics of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein during the song.

It’s “not even debatable,” the far-right congresswoman bragged on social media.

It wasn’t what many people assumed.

The use of the upbeat soundtrack drew swift backlash online.

The “Late Show” host also had a backhanded compliment for the president.

“Since everyone is asking, here’s the deal,” explained Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett.

Desi Lydic mocked the president after an “uninvited” guest made it harder for him to “project strength and dignity” overseas.

In a recent interview with NPR, Pete Buttigieg shared some powerful thoughts about where the Democratic Party — and the country — needs to go from here. He made a compelling point: it’s not enough to just fix what Donald Trump broke.   Instead, Buttigieg argues, Democrats have to go further. They need to reimagine the…
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Trump took to social media to weigh in on Jessica Tarlov after she named what wouldn’t be “a bad thing to do” following the Manhattan massacre.

“If we don’t stand up as Democrats, we deserve to lose,” the New Jersey senator thundered on the Senate floor on Tuesday amid debate on police legislation.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Emil Bove to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, launching President Trump’s former personal lawyer to a lifetime appointment on the bench amid a series of whistleblower complaints about his conduct. Bove, currently in the No. 3 role at the Justice Department, is the subject of three different complaints in recent…
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Stephen Colbert was fired because of a “pure lack of TALENT,” the president insisted.

Bove faced credible allegations of telling DOJ attorneys to defy court orders. Republicans confirmed him to a seat on a U.S. appeals court anyway.

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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) blew up at fellow Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) in a heated back-and-forth on the Senate floor Tuesday, accusing members of his party of being “willing to be complicit” with President Trump. “This, to me, is a problem with Democrats in America right now, is we’re…
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) accused President Trump and the Republican Party of trying to “rig” elections in the state with their plan to conduct a middecade redistricting to increase the number of GOP-held seats.  Talarico told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill” on Tuesday that his focus has been on the special legislative…
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The Fox News personality used one telling two-word term to describe the president.

So when, exactly, did the president stop being friends with the convicted sex offender?