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The Daily Beast‘The View’s’ Ana Navarro Uses Nude Melania Trump Photo to Defend Kamala Harris
Ana Navarro, a long-time co-host of The View, posted on her Instagram Thursday an old photo of nude Melania Trump as a way to troll her husband’s supporters, saying: “You wanna go low? ... I’ll happily go 20,000 leagues under the sea.”It was a picture from 2000 featured in British GQ, five years before Donald Trump married her.Navarro also included a picture of both Trumps partying with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, also from 2000. Her explanation for posting these images was that it wa
- The Daily Beast
FBI Is Not Fully Convinced Trump Was Struck by a Bullet
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination.Twice during the hours-long session, Wray told lawmakers that the FBI was still working to determine what exactly struck the former president on his right ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My understanding is that either it [a bullet] or some shrapnel is wha
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Seen in Public Without Ear Bandage
Donald Trump ditched his ear bandage for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. The former president’s right ear returned to public life after being injured during the assassination attempt on the former president on July 13.The former president’s large bandage became an impromptu fashion statement during the Republican National Convention with some attendees donning DIY wound dressings. Following the convention, Trump swapped out his bulky white gauze for a thin n
- Miami Herald
Ana Navarro just posted a racy throwback pic of Melania — and the Internet has opinions
The GQ spread appeared in 2000
- HuffPost
Trump Responds To Claims He's 'Cognitively Challenged' In Bafflingly Weird Way
The former president brought it up twice during a rally in North Carolina.
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris' Press Release About Donald Trump's Fox News Appearance Is Going Viral
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."
- Rolling Stone
Harris Taunts Trump After He Backs Out of Debates
“What happened to ‘any time, any place’?”
- HuffPost
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Puts Elon Musk In His Place With Perfectly Patronizing Reminder
The New York legislator only needed a tweet to shut down the tech billionaire.
- The New York Times
Major Shifts Beneath the Surface in a New Trump-Harris Poll
After all the political tumult of the last month, Thursday’s latest New York Times/Siena College poll is full of findings unlike any we’ve seen this cycle, with one exception: who leads the presidential race. The poll found Donald Trump ahead of Kamala Harris by 1 percentage point, 48% to 47%, among likely voters. Other than the name of the Democratic candidate, “Trump +1” is a result that could have been from any other Times/Siena poll before President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate. Sign up for
- The Hill
NY Democrat introduces constitutional amendment reversing Supreme Court immunity ruling
Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.) introduced a constitutional amendment Wednesday seeking to undo the Supreme Court’s decision that former presidents enjoy a presumption of criminal immunity for official acts. “Earlier this month the Supreme Court of the United States undermined not just the foundation of our constitutional government, but the foundation of our democracy,” Morelle said. “At its core,…
- The Daily Beast
Harris Campaign Trolls ‘78-Year-Old Criminal’ Donald Trump After Fox News Appearance
Kamala Harris’ campaign trolled Donald Trump after his appearance on Fox News Thursday morning with a statement attacking his age and criminal conviction.The Republican gave his two-cents to Fox & Friends on a range of issues over the course of a roughly 30-minute interview, variously describing President Joe Biden as a “problemmed man” and slamming Harris as “real garbage.” Harris for President quickly hit back, releasing a: “Statement on a 78-Year-Old Criminal’s Fox News Appearance.”“After wat
- The New York Times
In JD Vance Country, an Addiction Scourge That Won’t Go Away
POMEROY, Ohio — Sitting in a KFC restaurant in the former coal-mining town of Pomeroy, Ohio, a few hours before JD Vance addressed the Republican National Convention, Curtis Ramsey, 18, recalled the first time he heard the Ohio senator’s name. It was last month, he said, in the Washington office of another Ohio Republican, Rep. Jim Jordan. Ramsey, who had never been to a big city or flown on an airplane before, was in the capital with two filmmakers seeking to draw attention to a new documentary
- HuffPost
Stephen Colbert Taunts Trump With Absolutely Brutal Reminder About Melania
The "Late Show" host mocked the former president over one curious claim.
- Reuters
Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan
Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president, openly rejecting a pillar of President Joe Biden's antitrust policy. Khan has been at the forefront of the Biden administration's push to use U.S. antitrust law to boost competition and address high prices and low wages. Khan, who oversaw the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements, has drawn the ire of corporate groups, but won fans including Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, for her skepticism towards big business.
- USA TODAY
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris: 'This is going to be historic.'
The Obamas made history themselves 16 years ago when Barack Obama became the first person of color to be elected president of the United States.
- USA TODAY
Donald Trump's real estate fraud judge won't recuse based on 'forced encounter' with lawyer
Judge Arthur Engoron said he won't recuse from former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case based on a "forced encounter" he had with a lawyer.
- HuffPost
Critics Cook Ted Cruz Over Kamala Harris Food Fixation: 'Sure As Hell' Not Taking That!
Cruz entertained a false claim about the "radical" vice president's stance on red meat consumption.
- The Independent
Fox Business guest slammed for calling Kamala Harris a ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ in sexist outburst
Alec Lace also called Harris and the White House press secretary ‘DEI’ hires
- HuffPost
Donald Trump’s Nephew Claims His Uncle Said Disabled Americans ‘Should Just Die’
Fred C. Trump III, who has a disabled son, says his uncle revealed his true feelings in a private meeting.
- Yahoo News
4 key takeaways from Biden’s speech on his decision to ‘pass the torch to a new generation’
In a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Biden cast his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race as a choice to protect the country from the consequences should his party lose the White House in November.