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'Scariest post I’ve ever read': Residents warned to mark their bodies ahead of hurricane
As Hurricane Helene barrels closer to making landfall off of Florida’s coast, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office offered residents ignoring evacuation orders a stark warning that stunned many: mark your bodies with a permanent marker so that you can be identified later. Taylor County, home to 20,000 residents in northern Florida near the Big Bend region, was expected to take a direct hit from the Category 4 storm, according to NBC News. The storm was projected to make landfall Thursday night. Sheriff Wayne Padgett said the county will be “in the dead center of” the storm, the news station repo...
Dems flooding 3 House races with cash in hopes of gaining majority: report
Democrats are keying on three races — in New York, Florida and Maryland — that they hope can boost Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) chances of gaining a majority, according to a report. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm for House Democrats, is flushing cash into candidates Whitney Fox of Florida, April McClain Delaney in Maryland and John Avlon in New York, Axios reported Thursday. Fox is running in Florida's 13th Congressional District against incumbent Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who defeated Democrat Eric Lynn in 2022 with 53 percent of ...
Ex-GOP senator — 'political royalty' in her state — snubs Trump
Retired Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) – described as “political royalty” in her conservative state – joined two other prominent Kansas Republicans who threw their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in a move that spurred swift reaction on social media Thursday night. Kassebaum, who now goes by Nancy Kassebaum Baker, served in the Senate from December 1978 through January 1997. She was joined in her endorsement of Harris on Thursday by former Kansas state senator and Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, and retired federal judge Deanell Reece Tacha, Fox News reported. “This election pre...
GOP pollster concedes economy is 'no longer' a 'unique Trump strength'
Republican strategists and insiders have insisted that former President Donald Trump, his campaign and his surrogates have to hammer Vice President Kamala Harris on the economy. But a GOP pollster now says Harris' team has managed to neutralize the attack — and called the issue "no longer this unique Trump strength." Trump has attacked Harris and blamed her for causing runaway inflation, but Harris hit back in an interview with MSNBC this week, attacking her Republican rival as unserious on economic policies as she vowed to attract new investments in manufacturing. She has billed her vision as...
NYC mayor's indictment shatters MAGA narrative of Democrats 'weaponizing' DOJ: analyst
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' indictment this week is completely inconsistent with conspiratorial claims of a “weaponized” Department of Justice floated by former President Donald Trump and his supporters, a Washington Post analyst wrote Thursday. A five-count indictment accused Adams of bribery, wire fraud and seeking illegal campaign donations from foreign sources. Trump, who has complained for years that he is being politically targeted by the Justice Department under the Biden administration — following his own set of federal charges — joined other right-wing figures Thursday by seizing ...
'Tribal loyalty': Writer says MAGA scandals show there's no limit to GOP's 'ghastliness'
Amid swirling scandals over North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, a former professor at the U.S. Naval War College argued Thursday that the "limit for this kind of ghastliness does not seem to exist" for the GOP. A damning CNN report linked Robinson, the state's gubernatorial candidate, to pro-slavery and pro-Nazi content on a porn site. Robinson has denied reporting that he posted comments on the site Nude Africa that he was a "black NAZI" who expressed appreciation for slavery and transgender pornography. This week, Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, quietly de...
'Dangerous, reckless and juvenile!' Trump post sends Democratic Party Chair reeling
Former President Donald Trump shared Thursday what appeared to be a private diplomatic message from the leader of a war-torn foreign nation, shocking viewers in the process. Trump posted a screenshot on Truth Social of a message that he suggested had come from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by way of Denys Sienik, deputy ambassador of Ukraine. "Would you please be so kind to pass this message from President Zelenskyy to [former] President Trump," the message opens. It then continues, "Dear Donald, I hope you're doing well." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headl...
'Extreme birds of a feather': Onlookers stunned by Trump's answer about Mark Robinson
Former President Donald Trump stunned onlookers Thursday when he refused to yank his endorsement of a MAGA Republican linked to porn site commentary expressing appreciation of slavery and Nazis. Trump fielded questions from reporters in New York City — not in Palm Beach, where his neighbors are under multiple tropical storm and hurricane warnings — who asked his views on the damning CNN report about North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. "Are you going to pull your endorsement of Mark Robinson?" asked Libbey Dean of News Nation. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines...
Kellyanne Conway’s daughter confronts her mom: ‘You had more rights when you were my age’
Claudia Conway had a dark message for her mother, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump, when she appeared on Fox Nation's "Here's the Deal with Kellyanne Conway" Thursday. "You had more rights when you were my age," the 19-year-old told her mother, "than I do now." Claudia Conway, an internet personality and independent voter, explained political rhetoric and the importance Gen-Z voters place on the Roe v. Wade reversal that put an end to guaranteed national abortion access. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. "My generation cares abou...
Feds to file criminal charges in Iranian hack of Trump campaign: report
Federal prosecutors plan to file criminal charges stemming from an Iranian hack of top Trump campaign advisers, according to a report. ABC News, citing sources familiar with the matter, said the charges will be announced Friday in connection with the hack, in which Iranians accessed data and files from email counts of Trump's advisers. The report comes days after the Trump campaign said U.S. intelligence warned the former president of "real and specific" threats from Iran to assassinate him. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. "President Trump was br...
Steve Bannon pens rallying cry to MAGA from prison: ‘Victory is at hand’
In a message from prison, former President Donald Trump’s one-time chief strategist Steve Bannon urged supporters to forget so-called undecided voters and instead focus on convincing people who are unsure if they will participate in November’s election to vote for Trump. “The reality is that there is no significant group of ‘undecided’ voters left regarding the candidates themselves, Bannon wrote in an op-ed for The National Pulse published Thursday. “People know where they stand when it comes to President Trump and his opponents. What remains unclear for some is whether they will actually par...
Mother of South Carolina neo-Nazi leader arrested on Jan. 6 charges
A South Carolina restaurant owner who brought her then-teenage son — now a neo-Nazi leader — to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol. Christina Praser-Fair, who runs the Cornwallis House Tea Company in Winnsboro, South Carolina, was arrested Thursday and charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct and other violations, according to a federal arrest warrant. Praser-Fair traveled to Washington, D.C. with her mother and her son, David Fair, who went on to join the white nationalist group Patriot Front and lead Southern Sons Active Club. The latter ...
Jack Smith files sealed docs — with unseen evidence — in election subversion case: report
The special counsel prosecuting former President Donald Trump's election subversion case has filed sealed documents containing previously unseen evidence, according to a report. Jack Smith's team filed the documents as of 4:40 p.m. Eastern Time, Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsel office, told CNN. The outlet reported that the new evidence could include grand jury interview transcripts and FBI notes from witnesses such as Vice President Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw...
'Tough road back': Never-Trump GOP quietly unites behind a surprising political operator
Republicans fed up with former President Donald Trump are quietly uniting behind a political operator who barely escaped his moment in the MAGA movement crosshairs, according to a new report. The former lawmaker is laying the groundwork for the Republican Party to return to its post-populism days should Trump fail to reclaim the White House this year, Semafor reported Thursday. “At some point we’re going to have to gravitate around a clear policy agenda,” Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) told Semafor. "Mike Pence is very well equipped to do that.” Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest ...
Secret Service shortage forces Trump to ditch outdoor Wisconsin rally: report
A lack of Secret Service personnel forced former President Donald Trump’s campaign to move an outdoor rally in Wisconsin to a smaller indoor arena in the battleground state this weekend. The rally was to take place outside an airport on Saturday. Its relocation came as the Secret Service faced shortages while providing security for foreign dignitaries in the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly’s annual meeting, CBS News reported. It will instead be held at an arena in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, according to the Trump campaign. A senior Secret Service official who remained anonymous ...
Michigan's top Republican warns crowd Dems will 'steal some votes': report
Michigan's top Republican reportedly warned a fundraising crowd that Democrats will "steal some votes," echoing former President Donald Trump's so-called "big lie" — a false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from the MAGA leader through massive voter and electoral fraud. Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the state's Republican Party, made the remark at a Monday fundraiser in Farmington Hills for, The Detroit News reported Thursday. Hoekstra was referencing a potentially tight Senate race, according to a recording obtained by the newspaper. In the recording, Hoekstra noted he lost b...
Trump surrogate promises 'knockout' when J.D. Vance debates 'not prepared' Tim Walz
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a surrogate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, predicted that vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance would have a "knockout" against Democratic nominee Tim Walz at Tuesday night's debate. During an interview on Real America's Voice Thursday, host Charlie Kirk spoke with Donalds about the upcoming vice presidential debate. "J.D. Vance is exceptional. He's an all-star player," Kirk said. "What can we expect, and what is your advice going into Tuesday?" Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. "The nation doesn't kno...
Trump's 'terrible strategic thinking' lets GOP easily blow off his demands: analysis
Republicans in Congress have been quietly ignoring former President Donald Trump's "ridiculous" demands based on "terrible" strategic thinking, a new political analysis contends. MSNBC columnist Steve Benen argued Thursday that the U.S. avoided a government shutdown — for which Trump repeatedly and strongly lobbied — because Republicans were once again unimpressed with the strange reasoning behind the demand. "There’s a myth in some circles that the former president can simply bark orders and watch GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill obediently follow his instructions," Benen wrote. Want more breaki...
Newsmax agrees to last-minute settlement with Smartmatic over 2020 election lies: report
Right-wing cable news network Newsmax has reportedly agreed to a settlement with voting technology company Smartmatic over false claims that it aired in the wake of the 2020 election that accused the firm of "stealing" the election from Donald Trump. CNN's Marshall Cohen reports that Newsmax and Smartmatic came to terms "in a last-minute agreement to avoid a high-stakes trial that posed a significant financial risk to the cable outlet." Jury selection was set to begin this week in the Smartmatic defamation case, which has been making its way through the court system since 2021. Want more break...
'How can anyone do this to supporters?' Expert gives $100K gold Trump watch brutal review
A menswear fashion expert has no time for former President Donald Trump's new line of watches. Derek Guy, a menswear expert who has contributed to the Washington Post and Esquire, publicly shamed Trump for shilling a $100,000 watches he described as an obvious scam. "I don't understand how anyone can do this to their supporters," Guy wrote on X. "They play you as a sucker." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Trump the same day announced the release of his Tourbillon watches on Truth Social — where he often shares political messages — in an ad campai...
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