On CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, conservative commentator Scott Jennings called it “kind of funny” that President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself bombing “No Kings” protesters with feces, arguing the demonstrations were pointless because “we don’t have a monarchy.” CNN’s Karen Finney blasted the clip as...
At a food distribution in Landover, Maryland, organized by Capital Area Food Bank and No Limits Outreach Ministries, federal workers lined up as the government shutdown stretched on. Organizers said they served more than 370 households—over twice what they expected—with IDs required to receive food. Federal contractor Summer Kerksick, who...
Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew, citing insufficient Republican votes before a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee review. A White House official confirmed he is no longer the nominee. It followed GOP backlash and Politico reports of a colleague’s sexual-harassment...
Amid a viral spat with the White House, HuffPost correspondent S.V. Dáte defended his Trump coverage on CNN, saying his conclusions stem from reporting and that audiences deserve more than stenography. His text asking who chose Budapest for a planned Trump–Putin meeting drew press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s "Your mom did"...
Republican leaders are refusing talks until the shutdown ends, even as some GOP lawmakers urge President Donald Trump to step in. Trump has avoided day-to-day negotiations, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to demand Democrats accept a House short-term funding bill. Democrats requested a meeting and...
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the US House, arguing Speaker Mike Johnson unlawfully delayed swearing in Adelita Grijalva, elected in late September, by keeping the chamber out of regular session amid the government shutdown. The DC federal lawsuit says the Constitution requires seating qualified members and does not give...
President Donald Trump conditioned shutdown talks with Democrats on reopening the government, as he juggled moves at home and abroad. The White House began demolishing part of the East Wing to build a $250 million ballroom without required approval, and Trump said he may seek Justice Department repayment for past...
Donald Trump has largely shelved any pardon or commutation for Sean “Diddy” Combs, despite months of lobbying, with the White House calling reports of imminent clemency “zero truth.” Advisers fear a “catastrophic” MAGA backlash, though the president could still reverse course. Combs was sentenced Oct. 3 to 50 months in...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk escalated NASA’s leadership turmoil, mocking interim administrator Sean Duffy as "Sean Dummy" after Duffy publicly criticized SpaceX’s delayed lunar lander and courted rivals. The clash underscores a fight between Duffy, who has enjoyed the role since Donald Trump pulled Jared Isaacman’s nomination, and Isaacman, whom Trump...
Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal U.S. resident once detained by ICE after pro‑Palestinian activism, asked the Third Circuit to uphold his release and block renewed detention or deportation. Khalil, freed in June after more than 100 days in a Louisiana facility, remains protected by a...
