Trump’s own DEA blows up his drug war claims as smugglers adapt

  A previously unreported Drug Enforcement Administration assessment has undercut one of President Donald Trump’s signature claims about his military campaign against drug traffickers. The Washington Post reported that the DEA assessment, as well as a closed-door congressional briefing and interviews with current and former officials, showed months of continue reading …

Panicking Trump issues dark warning to GOP: ‘Stupidity brings losing and death!’

  President Donald Trump issued a panicked plea Monday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) as the clock ticks on his controversial voter ID bill known as the SAVE Act, warning the South Dakota Republican that “stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH.” “John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ … Read more

Ousted GOP senator teases revolt against Trump: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’

  Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), defeated in May’s GOP primary by a Trump-endorsed opponent, made clear Friday he plans to use his “newfound political freedom” to extract concessions from the White House – or blow up its plans in the process, Punchbowl News reported Monday. At the top of Cornyn’s list is officially shuttering … Read more

Barron Trump put on notice over ties to accused sex traffickers: ‘He’s a full-blown adult’

  A Democratic congresswoman is renewing pressure on Barron Trump to appear before the House Oversight Committee about his association with a pair of accused sex traffickers. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) told MeidasTouch podcaster Ben Meiselas that the 20-year-old first son is old enough to answer questions about his reported role in connecting Andrew continue … Read more

Trump DHS accused of scanning peaceful protesters’ faces, then revoking their Global Entry

  Three people who observed federal immigration enforcement during the Trump administration’s sometimes-violent surge said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday the Department of Homeland Security illegally recorded them and revoked their status in the department’s trusted traveler programs. The suit, filed in the Southern District of California, says the continue reading …

‘Scammers being scammed’: High-rollers seeking Trump pardon met with brutal surprise

Wealthy criminals seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump are running into a brutal surprise, according to the New York Post. Not only have convicted criminals with deep pockets been confronted with “staggering” seven-figure prices for a bid at a Trump pardon, but some of them aren’t even being pardoned despite paying up, the Post … Read more

Trump’s ‘dumbest’ reasoning set to embroil him in fresh military strike: Dem

An alarmed House Democrat said Saturday that President Donald Trump may consider sending the military into yet another country — and for the “dumbest” reason. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) delivered a scathing rebuke of a new Trump administration report that takes aim at Cuba during a Saturday segment on CNN. “Two-thirds of this report is … Read more