Month: August 2025

Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed on Monday that the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats overtake the majority in the Lone Star State.  “I‘m here to speak for myself. And what I care about is working to make sure that the will, the interests, the desires and quite…
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The president sued the newspaper and its owners over an article detailing a lewd birthday message he allegedly wrote to the disgraced financier in 2003.

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) said during a recent interview that President Trump is “demanding” allies to “rig” the 2026 midterms for him and argued that by redrawing the Congressional district in Austin, lawmakers are violating the Voting Rights Act.  “This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy. Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in…
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Texas Democrats who have taken refuge in blue states to protest GOP-led redistricting in the Lone Star State face civil arrest warrants after missing a legislative session on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) signed the warrants, which allow for the Democrats’ arrests, as Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called their protest “crazy bluster”…
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The statue of Confederate General Albert Pike will be reinstalled in Washington, the National Park Service said.

Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said the U.S. economy is “on the precipice of recession,” citing indicators from last week’s economic data releases. In a social media post Monday, Zandi pointed to stagnant consumer spending, contracting construction and manufacturing sectors and projected employment declines. Rising inflation makes it difficult for the Federal Reserve to…
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The president’s latest plan for the White House received “The Tonight Show” treatment.

Their “career is over,” the president bombastically declared.

President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her replacement could manipulate job numbers to work in his favor. The traditionally nonpartisan commissioner role, usually held by career professionals who span multiple administrations, has given all presidents bad news in recent years. But Trump’s firing of Erika McEntarfer, a…
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“He calls me three or four times a week,” the Health and Human Services secretary said.

The Trump administration fiercely criticized the decision.

The GOP strategist said this move could cost the party during next year’s midterm elections.

The Fox News host made the Sweeney-American Eagle controversy even weirder.

The conservative attorney warned that the president could be steering the nation into a major crisis.

The “triumphalism is palpable in MAGA land,” but not so fast, warned the conservative newspaper’s editorial board.

The “Late Show” host showed off a video the president probably would rather forget.

A federal judge says state and federal officials need to produce agreements showing who has legal authority over the Florida detention center.

Voters confronted Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood on Medicaid cuts, Epstein and fascism in a raucous event.

The maneuver adds to the Trump administration’s efforts to distract from the uproar over its handling of the Epstein files.

“It almost appears as if the rights of transgender people and community members can be bought and sold for political favors with the administration,” one student at Brown said.

The radio host’s response came after the president insulted him in a raging social media post.

Experts say that American Eagle’s response to the outrage over its campaign featuring the “Euphoria” actor tells us a lot about the current political climate.

Radio host Charlamagne tha God responded on his show Monday to recent comments from President Trump calling him a “racist sleazebag,” mostly shrugging off the insults and saying he wants the president to succeed. “Now, the personal insults, I don’t care. He called me a sleazebag. I looked up the definition of sleazebag, says it’s…
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President Trump is rattling the U.S.’s formidable nuclear saber amid his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to halt the war in Ukraine, just days ahead of Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire.   Trump last week said he was moving two “nuclear” submarines closer to Russia in response to threatening rhetoric from a top…
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A majority of Americans are stressed about grocery costs, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In the poll, 53 percent of respondents said that “the cost of groceries” is currently “a major source of stress,” while 33 percent said it is “a minor source of stress” and…
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