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The Daily BeastObama Privately Goes Shaky After Offering to Prop Up Biden
Former President Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has made his bid to win back the White House even tougher than it had been previously.The Washington Post reports that Obama gave a harsher private assessment of Biden’s chances of re-election following the debate despite publicly trying to ease concerns by tweeting that “bad debates happen.”The outlet reported that Obama “spoke directly with Biden by phone after last Thursday’s debate to offe
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New Poll Finds 1 Democrat Absolutely Trouncing Trump
Just one problem: This person doesn't seem interested in running, should the opportunity arise.
- Entertainment Weekly
Karine Jean-Pierre, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell pause conference to call out journalist's 'inappropriate' Joe Biden joke
"That's inappropriate," O'Donnell said during the press conference, pointing behind her to an off-camera colleague.
- The Wrap
Stormy Daniels Notes if Trump Could Prove She Lied, ‘He’d Have Whipped His Junk Out a Long Time Ago’ | Video
The former adult actress talks to Rachel Maddow about her testimony in Trump's business fraud trial The post Stormy Daniels Notes if Trump Could Prove She Lied, ‘He’d Have Whipped His Junk Out a Long Time Ago’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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Ukraine is killing Russian missiles with hand-me-down air defense weapons the US retired decades ago
The MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air system was first fielded in the 1960s and has long been considered obsolete, with militaries favoring other weapons.
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Tyranny Expert Sums Up A Donald Trump Win With 2 Ominous Words
Timothy Snyder succinctly predicted what will happen “unless Trump loses.”
- The Canadian Press
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court's landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.”
- USA TODAY Opinion
The Supreme Court just did Biden a huge favor by giving Trump immunity
Clearly President Biden had a bad debate night. But the Supreme Court gave him a possible way out.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Caught on Video Claiming ‘Broken-Down’ Biden Has Quit: ‘It’s Kamala’
Donald Trump delivered a brutal assessment of Joe Biden’s performance against him in last week’s presidential debate, calling the president a “broken-down pile of crap” teetering on the verge of “quitting the race” in a video provided by a source to The Daily Beast.“He just quit, you know—he’s quitting the race,” Trump says, sitting in a golf cart. “I got him out of the—and that means we have Kamala.”Later in the clip, he fawns over Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him “a fierce man, very t
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Dear Mitch McConnell: Are you happy now? Or are you worried about that military tribunal? | Opinion
Linda Blackford: A new, more powerful Donald Trump is threatening you, Mitch McConnell, and thanks to your Supreme Court, his threats suddenly have a lot more gravity.
- Reuters
Ukraine, Russian armed group claim arson attack on Moscow warship in Baltic
On April 7, the Serpukhov missile ship stationed in Russia's Kaliningrad region was set on fire, the GUR intelligence agency said at the time. GUR spokesperson Andriy Yusov told Reuters the operation was conducted in tandem with the Freedom of Russia Legion. Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, has made no public comment on the incident.
- Entertainment Weekly
'Disgusted' Ana Navarro slams Democrat 'divas' urging Joe Biden to drop out: 'Call the f---ing White House'
Navarro passionately defended Biden after sustained calls — including from her "View" cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin — for him to leave the presidential race.
- Business Insider
Russia missed probably its best opportunity to steamroll Ukraine, war analyst argues
War expert Mick Ryan says Russia failed to act decisively in the Ukraine war, missing a chance to strike a decisive blow.
- Reuters
Ukraine's air force says it destroyed Russian ammunition depot in Crimea
"Once again, Ukrainian aircraft 'destroyed' by enemy propaganda continue to successfully perform combat missions," Oleshchuk said on Telegram, referring to a report by Russia's defence ministry that five Ukrainian military jets had been destroyed on an airfield in the Poltava region. Oleshchuk did not specify the exact location but posted a video from a local Ukraine-linked Telegram channel Krymskiy Veter allegedly showing the strike on Balaklava, near Sevastopol. Russian-installed Sevastopol Governor Mihail Razvozhaev said on Monday that air forces destroyed five Ukrainian targets over the Black Sea and in the Balaklava district.
- Global News
Greece introduces 6-day work week, labour experts worried it 'can spread'
Greece has become the first European country to introduce 48-hours of labour per week. The country's prime minister says the measure is “deeply growth-oriented,” but some labour and political analysts are strongly against the move. Amandalina Letterio reports.
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Dr. Fauci Attacks RFK Jr.'s Stance On Vaccines With 1 Searing Comment
Speaking about Kennedy's thought process, Fauci told David Axelrod, “I don’t know what’s going on in his head. But it’s not good."
- Business Insider
Belarus is building up its military on Ukraine's border and bragging about the 'high combat readiness' of its troops
Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko called Ukraine an "enemy" and said his troops along Ukraine's border have a "high combat readiness."
- Reuters
Russia says it will respond to Finland giving U.S. access to bases
Russia will respond to Finland's decision to grant the United States access to its military bases, a spokesman for Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "I can only confirm that Russia will not leave unanswered the NATO military build-up on our border, which threatens the security of the Russian Federation," Deputy Spokesman Andrei Nastasin said. "We will also take the necessary measures, including of a military-technical nature, to counter aggressive decisions by Finland, as well as its NATO allies," he added.
- The Canadian Press
Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia's UN ambassador says he can't
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador says he can’t.
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Stop Gaslighting and Get With Reality: Make a Choice—Fast
I didn’t want to write this column, I really didn’t.Since Thursday night I have vacillated between borderline obsession (monitoring every tweet, reading every story, phone-banking donors, reporters, and insiders) and trying to ignore the democratic world that has abruptly and rapidly come crumbling down around us.But I was always taught that in life you cannot solve a problem you are unwilling to admit.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right