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HuffPostHarvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Pretty Much Lost It During The VP Debate
I hope his keyboard is okay after this.
- USA TODAY
43-foot, nude statue of Trump near Las Vegas interstate called 'deplorable'
A 43-foot-tall nude statue of former president Donald Trump was put up near a Las Vegas interstate and local Republicans have condemned it.
- HuffPost
OOF: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bold 'Hitler' Claim Gets Thrown Instantly Back At Him On Live TV
The son of the former president was given an awkward reminder after the vice presidential debate.
- HuffPost
'You're A Mature Grown-Up': CNN Host Calls Out Trump Aide For Botching Kamala Harris' Name
Jim Acosta was clearly frustrated with Corey Lewandowski.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Takes Aim at Jimmy Carter on His Milestone 100th Birthday
Not only was Donald Trump the sole living president—current or former—to not deliver a video message for Jimmy Carter in honor of the 39th president’s milestone 100th birthday on Tuesday, but he made no mention of the historic occasion despite talking about Carter’s presidency in an attempt to criticize Joe Biden.On Tuesday, the Carter Center shared excerpts of messages of support from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden that were shown at Carter’s birthday concert last mont
- BuzzFeed
People Are Calling Tim Walz’s Mike Pence Line The Knockout Line Of The Debate
"Well, it came pretty late, but that 2020/Jan 6 section was quite a moment!"
- HuffPost
Democratic Senator Questions If Trump Is OK After Yet Another Onstage Flub
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii wondered "if there’s something actually going on" with the former president.
- The Independent
‘Nostradamus’ pollster reveals who won VP debate between Walz and Vance
Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of out 10 presidential elections since 1984
- The Canadian Press
Bloc Québécois motion on old age security passes without Liberal support
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is upping the ante for the Liberals, threatening to move toward an election as early as next week if the government doesn't back a plan to increase old age security payments.
- Miami Herald
Who won the Vance-Walz debate? Takeaways from a civil, substantive faceoff | Opinion
Voters could have been forgiven for wishing the Trump-Harris debate was more like the vice presidential contest. | Opinion
- The Independent
‘I’m just going to wait until I’m arrested’: Trump rallygoers fume after late change denies them access to speech
A late change sparked confusion among Trump supporters
- Euronews
What calculations stand behind Tehran's massive missile strike on Israel?
Some critics have cynically described Iran’s missile strike as an elaborate, expensive spectacle intended for public consumption. Others are worried this is the final nail in the coffin that will spark the region's biggest war in decades. But why did Tehran choose to escalate now?
- HuffPost
Democrats Troll Trump On His Own Building With 'Idiot' Message From JD Vance
The projection reportedly appeared hours after Vance arrived at Trump Tower in New York ahead of the vice presidential debate.
- The Canadian Press
An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway
TOKYO (AP) — An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said.
- Entertainment Weekly
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto seeks cover as missile makes impact nearby while reporting in Israel: 'Oh God'
Sciutto shared footage from Israel, where reported Iranian missiles flew overhead as he reported on ongoing conflict in the region.
- HuffPost
Whoopi Goldberg Questions Her Producer On Air After 'The View' Shares Trump 'Legal Note'
The show's co-host asked why Sunny Hostin read a denial on the former president's behalf.
- The Daily Beast
‘Morning Joe’: Vance’s Debate Answer Explains Why I’m Not Supporting Republicans
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on Wednesday’s Morning Joe that one of JD Vance’s answers during his debate against Tim Walz explains exactly why he’s not supporting the Republican ticket in this election.Scarborough, a former GOP congressman, was speaking about a moment toward the end of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate in which Walz asked Vance point blank whether or not he believed his running mate, Donald Trump, lost the 2020 election. Apparently unwilling to contradict Trump’s false claim
- People
Republican Congressman Posts Digitally Altered J.D. Vance Photo After VP Debate: ‘Yassified’
Rep. Mike Collins posted the modified image about 12 hours after Vance debated Tim Walz at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on Tuesday
- The Daily Beast
Trump Is Absolutely Fuming Over the Release of Bombshell Election Case Doc
Donald Trump is clearly not happy about the release of a bombshell 165-page motion Wednesday filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith which lays out a sprawling timeline of how the former president attempted to claw his way back into power after losing the 2020 election. Trump initially laid out his case in various Truth Social posts later on Wednesday, claiming the unsealing of the document was another Democratic plot. He then repeated many of those claims in an almost-two-minute rant with NewsNatio