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HuffPostSocial Media Reacts To Trump Being Allowed To Attend Barron's Graduation
It's good news for Trump in that he gets to attend his son's graduation, and bad news because he's now expected to attend his son's graduation.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Is Allowed to Attend Barron’s High School Graduation After All
Giorgio Viera/AFP via GettyAfter weeks of bellyaching and carrying on about how he would “not be allowed” to take a day off from his criminal hush-money trial to attend his 18-year-old son Barron’s high school graduation, Donald Trump will, in fact, be permitted to go, Judge Juan Merchan said Tuesday. Following the first day of proceedings earlier this month, Trump lambasted Merchan, ranting, “[I]t looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.” Moments later, he expressed
- HuffPost
OOPS! Kayleigh McEnany Gets Quick Math Lesson After Awkward Trump Blunder
The former White House press secretary gets a blunt reminder on social media.
- HuffPost
'Couldn't Have Said It Better': Biden Team Taunts Trump Over 'Bone Crushing' Claim
The president's rapid response team mocked the latest fundraising appeal from Trump.
- The Canadian Press
Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke
OTTAWA — India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh at the Khalsa Day rally in Toronto on Sunday. The rally commemorates the Sikh faith, and some participants chanted and carried banners emblazoned with slogans calling for a state separate from India, known as Khalistan. India formally summoned Canada
- The Week
Chechnya in jeopardy: what would death of Ramzan Kadyrov mean for Putin?
Strongman leader is 'terminally ill', stoking fears of armed conflict in the North Caucasus
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Reveals What Trump's Birthday Message To Melania Trump Was Really All About
Stephanie Grisham also predicted how the former first lady would have responded to her husband's courthouse stunt.
- The Hill
Judiciary Republicans zero in on top prosecutor in Trump hush money case
The House Judiciary Committee is again singling out a top prosecutor in former President Trump’s hush money case, asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over the bulk of its communications relating to Matthew Colangelo. Colangelo, who delivered the opening statement in Trump’s New York trial last week, was a senior Justice Department official…
- The Daily Beast
Newsmax Host Eric Bolling Goes Off the Rails Over Biden Eating Salad
NewsmaxPresident Joe Biden’s eating habits are no longer just the subject of Fox News host Jesse Watters’ invaluable scrutiny, after Newsmax host Eric Bolling grew increasingly angry Monday with the president eating salad at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend.Bolling, channeling his inner Sean Hannity, concluded his opening monologue by saying that Biden isn’t fit enough for the job he holds.“Here is the President of the United States, the man with the nuclear codes at his f
- The Wrap
Obama Says Trump’s Behavior as President Didn’t Surprise Him: ‘He’s Not Considered a Serious Guy’
The Democratic former president joined Joe Biden and Bill Clinton on the "SmartLess" podcast The post Obama Says Trump’s Behavior as President Didn’t Surprise Him: ‘He’s Not Considered a Serious Guy’ appeared first on TheWrap.
- Business Insider
Wild video captures a Chinese Coast Guard ship collide with a Philippine vessel while battering it with a powerful water cannon
It's the latest of recent confrontations between China and the Philippines in the contested South China Sea that have damaged Philippine ships.
- INSIDER
Trump won't rule out election violence if he loses to Biden in November: 'It depends'
Former President Donald Trump said in an interview with Time that "it always depends on the fairness of an election."
- USA TODAY Opinion
Trump isn't sleeping during his trial – he's just STRONGLY complying with the gag order
Donald Trump is far too STRONG and MANLY to nod off in court. He's just obeying the court's UNCONSTITUTIONAL gag order really, really hard.
- HuffPost
Hillary Clinton’s 2021 Post About Dogs Comes Back To Haunt Kristi Noem
Clinton's old post went viral after South Dakota's governor recalled shooting her own dog dead.
- The Hill
Wallace suggests she might not be on the air if Trump wins
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said she might not be on the air if former President Trump wins the election this fall. Noting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was held over the weekend, Wallace said “behind the levity, though, there was something darker. A darker undercurrent, if you will, and a point that the…
- Business Insider
Massive drone strike suggests Ukraine is going after Russia's devastating glide bombs
Russia has increasingly relied on glide-bomb strikes to hammer Ukrainian positions on the front lines and in the rear over the past few months.
- HuffPost
Bill Barr's Own Claim About Donald Trump Comes Back To Haunt Him
Ex-Trump aide Sarah Matthews unearthed a quote that busted the former attorney general's reason for backing the ex-president.
- The Daily Beast
Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog—and Committed ‘Political Suicide’
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s gruesome recounting of how she killed her dog may have also killed something else: her hopes to be Donald Trump’s running mate.In Trump’s orbit, Noem’s decision to disclose in her forthcoming memoir that she once shot and killed a family dog is being seen as pure political self-immolation—part of a series of “lapses in judgment” and a sign of “desperation that President Trump especially doesn’t like,
- The Hill
McConnell’s exit isn’t going to be a quiet one
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is on the way out. But he’s not going quietly. A GOP free agent of sorts, McConnell helped convince Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to back aid to Ukraine despite opposition from House Republicans. The effort led to another win in a long list of big legislative victories for the…
- The Hill
Stefanik files ethics complaint against Jack Smith
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) filed an ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, accusing the prosecutor overseeing the federal investigations into former President Trump of trying to “unlawfully interfere with the 2024 presidential election.” Stefanik, the House GOP conference chair and a close Trump ally, filed the complaint with the Justice Department’s Office…