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HuffPostEx-Aide Warns What Laura Loomer Really Wants From Donald Trump: ‘It’s Terrifying’
Sarah Matthews slammed far-right conspiracy theorist Loomer as the "ultimate sycophant" who is "clearly angling" for one thing.
- The Daily Beast
John Roberts’ Secret Trump Help Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak
The Supreme Court was hit by a flurry of damaging new leaks Sunday as a series of confidential memos written by the chief justice were revealed by The New York Times.The court’s Chief Justice John Roberts was clear to his fellow justices in February: He wanted the court to take up a case weighing Donald Trump’s right to presidential immunity—and he seemed inclined to protect the former president.“I think it likely that we will view the separation of powers analysis differently,” Roberts wrote to
- The Independent
‘Clearly chicken you weirdo’: People respond to JD Vance sharing video he claims shows migrants grilling cats
The “gotcha” footage posted online by Vance may not be the slam dunk he apparently hoped it would be
- The Daily Beast
Hillary Clinton Calls Out Elon Musk for Threatening to ‘Rape’ Taylor Swift
As a listener, you could tell host Kara Swisher got excited when Hillary Clinton brought up Elon Musk’s unhinged attack on Taylor Swift during the latest episode of her podcast On. “Please comment on that,” Swisher implored Clinton after she mentioned that Donald Trump “had his alter ego Elon Musk say something really rotten and creepy about” Swift following her big endorsement of Kamala Harris. “Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” Musk tweeted on d
- Business Insider
A top poll showing Trump narrowly ahead in Iowa is a warning sign for his campaign
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll has some findings that should give Trump some pause, as his struggles are about a lot more than Iowa.
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Says Her Uncle Is 'Signaling Clearly To Us What’s Coming'
Donald Trump was slammed as a "deeply unwell traitor" by his niece.
- The Canadian Press
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
- INSIDER
GOP power couple Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are back on the Trump campaign trail. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke at the Republican National Convention in support of Donald Trump. They've been dating for six years.
- The Daily Beast
Team Trump Points Finger at Dems After Second Assassination Attempt
The Trump campaign is blaming Kamala Harris and her Democratic supporters for the second assassination attempt on the former president.They claim that concerted attempts to demonize Donald Trump as a threat to democracy are putting his life at risk.Hours after Sunday’s failed shooting plot at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club, his senior campaign manager Chris LaCivita posted a video of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calling Trump “extraordinarily dangerous” and a “threat to democracy.”Read more at
- HuffPost
Ohio Sheriff Suggests Collecting Addresses Of Kamala Harris Supporters
Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zachowski apparently said on Facebook officials could send “the Illegal human ‘Locust’” to homes supporting the vice president.
- BuzzFeed
I Asked First-Time Voters If They're Going With Kamala Harris Or Donald Trump, And Some Of The Responses Were Really Surprising
"I wasn't previously motivated to vote before this election, honestly, but the hate, divisiveness, and negativity from the Trump campaign is ridiculous."
- The Daily Beast
Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?
The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was identified by authorities Sunday night as Ryan Wesley Routh. The 58-year-old allegedly carried an AK-47-style rifle with a scope onto the grounds near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He also had two backpacks filled with ceramic tile and a GoPro camera hanging on a nearby fence.Secret Service agents allegedly confronted and shot at Routh after n
- The Canadian Press
Days of preparation and one final warning. How Kamala Harris got ready for her big debate moment
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was almost time for the presidential debate, but Kamala Harris’ staff thought there was one more thing she needed to know. So less than an hour before the vice president left her Philadelphia hotel, two communications aides got her on the phone for one of the strangest briefings of her political career.
- The Daily Beast
AK-47 Gunman With Scope Got in Range of Trump as He Golfed
An apparent assassin got within 500 yards of former President Donald Trump as he golfed in West Palm Beach on Sunday, according to Florida authorities and the FBI.Hidden in bushes near the property line of the Trump International Golf Club, a suspect with an AK-47-style rifle and scope was spotted by a Secret Service agent moving one hole ahead of the former president, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.The sheriff explained at a Sunday afternoon news conference that the agent “engaged”
- WWD
Kamala Harris Sparkles in Custom LaQuan Smith Dress at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner
Harris' latest look marked a glamorous departure from her typical pantsuit.
- The Daily Beast
GOP Rep Demands Harris Take Down Project 2025 Ads After Trump Assassination Bid
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds tried to claim Monday that Democrats’ messaging against Project 2025, the controversial blueprint for a second Trump term penned by a consortium of conservative organizations, is somehow to blame for a pair of recent assassination attempts on the former president.On Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, the Florida congressman framed the issue as Democrats inciting violence by merely campaigning against Trump’s right-wing agenda—a narrative that others have taken up since Sunday.“
- HuffPost
Maggie Haberman Explains Why Donald Trump Is Keeping Laura Loomer Close
The New York Times reporter also spotted a “go-to” move for the former president when controversy erupts.
- Canadian Press Videos
Trudeau, Poilievre clash in first question period of fall session
MPs are back in the House of Commons for the first sitting since the New Democrats ended an agreement with the Liberals that kept the minority Liberal government from losing a confidence vote. With the prospect of a snap election looming large, MPs clashed in the first question period of the fall session. (Sept. 16, 2024)
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- CNN
CNN panel reacts to JD Vance interview
On CNN’s State of the Union, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, and Republican pollster Brenda Gianiny join Dana Bash to react to JD Vance’s appearance on State of the Union and Trump’s decision to lean into spreading misinformation after the debate.