A Democratic strategist was alarmed on Monday by an ominous letter from Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear demanding answers about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) health. Paul Begala, former chief strategist for the Clinton administration, told CNN’s Boris Sanchez on “The Source” that Beshear’s letter seemed to signal that something is seriously wrong continue reading … Read more
President Donald Trump’s awful jokes at the White House Correspondents Dinner last Friday earned him a sharp rebuke from comedian Jon Stewart on a new episode of “The Daily Show.” Trump’s speech at the dinner has been widely remembered for the ill-fated jabs he threw at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over her looks and over … Read more
One of President Donald Trump’s top aides was ridiculed on Monday after he went on Fox News to rant about “losers and crazies” in the Democratic Party. Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, joined Sean Hannity on his eponymous show on Monday to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. During the interview, … Read more
President Donald Trump, now 80, is fixated on his own mortality, political analyst David Rothkopf told The Daily Beast. The proof, he argued, lies in Trump’s flurry of AI-generated images of himself posted to his Truth Social account — all of which frantically try to paint him as some great historical figure. One of … Read more
President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to force Senate Republicans back from August recess and push through the SAVE America Act is running into a wall of practical resistance — and so far, the threats aren’t translating into results. Trump wants Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to either kill the filibuster or bring the House-passed … Read more
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was caught by surprise by a demand from President Donald Trump in May to lead his department in making a massive sea change in policy. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Health and Human Services secretary was “taken aback” when the president proposed that … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death earlier this month sent President Donald Trump reeling and sunk him into an obsession with his own mortality. Graham, at 71, was nearly a decade younger than the president and had remained visibly active — traveling, campaigning and working — right up until his death, and that contrast has … Read more
A crucial meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday has allies of President Donald Trump on edge that it could lead to an expansion of the unpopular war in Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu is coming to the White House with a singular objective: convince Trump to escalate military operations against Iran, reports Politico. The Israeli … Read more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night that he agrees with Elon Musk’s prediction that artificial intelligence will produce so much abundance that Americans won’t need to save for retirement. The exchange, flagged online by journalist Aaron Rupar, came when Hannity asked Bessent whether he believed Musk’s claim … Read more
A former Republican congressional staffer called out Sen. Mitch McConnell’s lack of transparency as his mysterious absence stretches into its sixth week. The 84-year-old senator’s office issued a second photo Monday showing McConnell seated in a hospital bed alongside his wife, Elaine Chao, and explaining that he was undergoing “intense physical therapy” continue reading … Read more
