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The Daily BeastMelania Sheds a Little Light on Trump’s Bedroom Habits
Melania Trump has been married to her husband for 19 years, during which time she had a front-row seat to the former president’s bedtime routine. She spilled on one detail of that regimen in a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Tuesday, suggesting that Donald Trump sleeps in something other than pajamas. She joined The Five to promote her new memoir, aptly titled Melania, which hit shelves earlier in the day.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered rig
- The Canadian Press
Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview with the CBS newsmagazine show 60 Minutes before backing out—has gone on the warpath at Kamala Harris for her performance on the show.“The Interview on 60 Minutes with Comrade Kamala Harris is considered by many of those who reviewed it, the WORST Interview they have ever seen,” he wrote, in a Tuesday morning post on Truth Social. “She literally had no idea what she was talking about, and it was an embarrassment to our Country that a Major Party Candidate
- HuffPost
Donald Trump: 'Wait Until You See What I’m Going To Do' To The New York Times
The former president issued an ominous threat to the venerable newspaper.
- CNN Business
Deloitte feels the wrath of Trump world over employee’s leaked JD Vance messages
Trump allies are calling for the federal government to punish Deloitte after an employee at the consulting firm apparently shared private messages with JD Vance.
- HuffPost
Kamala Harris Sums Up Her Viral Donald Trump Moment With 3 Letters
The vice president's line drew laughter and applause from Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" audience.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles Were Made in China
Thousands of “God Bless the USA” Bibles that Donald Trump has been hawking while seeking a return to the White House were printed in China, according to a report.Records show a printing company in the eastern city of Hangzhou shipped almost 120,000 of the books to the U.S. in February and March this year, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. News about the books—which Trump has promoted in partnership with country singer Lee Greenwood—comes after the Republican nominee has called for higher
- CNN
DeSantis and Biden speak on storm recovery after reports GOP governor hadn’t returned calls from president, vice president
The White House said that Ron DeSantis and Joe Biden spoke Monday night following reports that the Republican governor of Florida had refused calls from the president and Vice President Kamala Harris as officials continue hurricane recovery efforts and prepare for another to make landfall later this week.
- The Hill
Opinion - The candidates’ response to Hurricane Helene tells voters all they need to know
When Americans go to the polls in November, they will have an opportunity to choose whether they want a president who will put aside politics when disaster strikes or one who will use disasters to help his supporters and punish those who are not.
- HuffPost
Lara Trump Raises Eyebrows With ‘Beverage Napkins’ Reason For Trashing New Poll
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law’s airplane claim prompted mockery on social media.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Has Predicted 22 of the Past 24 Presidential Elections. What It Says About Trump and Harris’ Odds of Winning.
The stock market’s performance bodes well for Harris. While the stats are tantalizing, history isn’t necessarily predictive.
- The Hill
Democrats start to hit the panic button
Democrats’ nerves are at an all-time high. Two months ago — even a month ago — they were feeling bullish about Vice President Harris’s prospects of defeating former President Trump. But now, with less than a month to go until Election Day, they’re increasingly worried about a number of issues plaguing the Democratic nominee’s campaign. On…
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Tells Apparently Needless Lie About Gaza
The president made the claim in an interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt.
- Moneywise
Single mom of 5 confronts Donald Trump on skyrocketing prices — here's what the former president says he'd do
“Drill, baby, drill.”
- The Daily Beast
Lindsey Graham Compared Mar-a-Lago to North Korea: Bob Woodward
One of Donald Trump’s closest confidantes has compared the former president’s Mar-a-Lago Florida estate to North Korea, according to an upcoming book by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward.Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reportedly said: “Going to Mar-a-Lago is a little bit like going to North Korea. Everybody stands up and claps every time Trump comes in.”Graham is quoted as saying that Biden won the 2020 election “fair and square,” but “Trump doesn’t like to hear that.”Read more at The Daily Beast
- HuffPost
'60 Minutes' Kicks Off With Detailed Explanation About Why Donald Trump 'Backed Out'
CBS News' Scott Pelley revealed some of the "shifting" reasons the former president's campaign offered to avoid a sit-down.
- Reuters
Turkish lawmakers discuss Mideast in closed session after Erdogan's Israel claim
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's lawmakers held a closed-door session on Tuesday to discuss the spread of war in the Middle East, a week after President Tayyip Erdogan made an unsubstantiated claim that Israel eventually aimed to encroach on Turkish territory. Israel has not publicly responded to Erdogan's claim, which analysts and opposition lawmakers say is far-fetched and is intended primarily to deflect public attention away from Turkey's economic woes. Israel has also not commented publicly on Tuesday's closed-door parliamentary session in Ankara, which is titled "Israel's occupation of Lebanon and developments in the region".
- 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
- HuffPost
Trump Bops Along To 'YMCA' At Oct. 7 Attack Remembrance Event
The upbeat song came on after Trump finished a speech commemorating the horrific attack on Israel.
- Associated Press
Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reports
Republican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone call with supporters in Maine, The Bangor Daily News reported Tuesday. The newspaper obtained a recording of the call in which Trump attacked Mills on immigration, saying the governor is going to turn Maine into a “third world” country. Trump was trying to energize voters on Monday, the first day of early voting in the state.