
NBC News - 18 hours 21 min ago
E. Jean Carroll has collected her $5 million judgment against President Donald Trump, more than three years after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.

The Raw Story - 18 hours 26 min ago
America First hardliners are viewing Sen. Lindsey Graham's death as a dark opportunity to purge the Republican Party of its remaining interventionist wing and consolidate control over Donald Trump's foreign policy agenda, Politico is reporting. Graham's sudden passing left a gaping hole in the GOP's hawkish establishment a void that anti-interventionist Trump allies are openly celebrating as a chance to eliminate their final formidable obstacle within the party . Unlike most Republicans...

The Hill - 18 hours 30 min ago
President Trump is welcoming Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday morning as tensions in the Middle East simmer over renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran. Al-Zaidi, a political newcomer who took office earlier this year after receiving Trump's backing, has made anti-corruption efforts a centerpiece of his government while...

The Guardian - 18 hours 33 min ago
Rapper paid JM Burkman & Associates $600,000 to push for president's pardon but firm says no partial refund promised Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz is reportedly looking to claw back $300,000 from a firm of Washington DC lobbyists after they failed to secure a Donald Trump pardon that he hired them to pursue over his conviction on charges of possessing a loaded weapon at music video shooting in 2023. Boosie whose legal name is Torence Hatch and who hails from his home state's capital of...

The Guardian - 18 hours 43 min ago
Funds released from escrow account after Trump's efforts to block sexual abuse and defamation award fail A Manhattan federal court has released more than $5.6m that Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll in her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him, records reveal. The disbursement, made public in a 14 July entry on Carroll's case docket, indicates that the funds were released by a court-held account on 9 July one day after judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the release of this...

UPI - 19 hours 4 min ago
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has again been drained in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as President Donald Trump claims damage done by "vandals."...

Huffington Post - 19 hours 29 min ago
The "Last Word" host called U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams' stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump's lawsuit "exquisite work."...

Rolling Stone - 19 hours 55 min ago
Donald Trump has plunged the United States into exactly the kind of "forever war" he campaigned against and you're paying for it...

The Hill - 20 hours 5 min ago
President Trump said Monday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will reopen "soon" after it was drained for repairs over the weekend. The White House completed its renovations to the iconic landmark just last month a project that has been mired in controversy over no-bid contracts, an algae bloom and peeling of the pool's...

The Independent - 20 hours 5 min ago
The U.S. and Iran are once again on the verge of all-out war...

Buzz Feed - 20 hours 9 min ago
The president has repeated the same claim again, and again, and again, and again, and again... View Entire Post ›...

The Hill - 20 hours 25 min ago
Lindsey Graham's life and political career was complex and full of twists and turns, from being a moderate Republican to becoming a close advisor to Donald Trump, and his death brought tributes from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

The Guardian - 20 hours 27 min ago
Bid to end clock-changing has bipartisan support, including the backing of Trump and some Democratic cosponsors A bill to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year and make daylight saving time permanent passed a key committee in the US House of Representatives, setting it up for a potential full vote of the chamber. The bid to end clock-changing, dubbed the Sunshine Protection Act, has bipartisan support, including the backing of Donald Trump and some Democratic cosponsors. Continue reading...

The Raw Story - 20 hours 32 min ago
Energy traders and Wall Street analysts are resorting to dark humor to cope with Donald Trump's foreign policy catastrophe in the Persian Gulf, where his aggressive posturing toward Iran has backfired spectacularly and destabilized one of the world's most critical shipping routes. The situation has become so dire that financial markets have developed a bitter joke about it. Traders have coined a new term for what they now expect: the "NACHO trade" shorthand for "Not a Chance...

The Hill - 20 hours 38 min ago
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Monday that her split with President Trump over her push for the Epstein Files Transparency Act could have been the tipping point in her failed gubernatorial bid. "It may have ended my political career," Mace told NewsNation's Chris Cuomo. "Let's be honest, I didn't go to Washington to take orders...

Buzz Feed - 20 hours 39 min ago
England captain Harry Kane was red-carded by fans for the confession. View Entire Post ›...

NY Post - 20 hours 43 min ago
"im going to kill you, (expletive), I am going to kill this (expletive) on the screen," read some of the messages.

ABC News - 20 hours 49 min ago
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington's best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country's aging lawmakers...

The Independent - 20 hours 59 min ago
Britain's legal watchdog has upheld a suspension for the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct, banning him from practicing law in his home country...

The Independent - 21 hours 28 min ago
President Donald Trump offers latest update on beleaguered landmark, saying repairs ongoing to fix the scars and damage that was done' by saboteurs he blames for disaster...

The Guardian - 21 hours 55 min ago
Mourn him if you wish, but let's be honest about what he promoted. The longer this thinking lives on, the more peril we will all face The sudden death over the weekend of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham is predictably inspiring a slew of tributes to the four-term Republican senator. Donald Trump has already ordered flags be flown at half-staff until Saturday, and Republican politicians across the country are fondly recalling Graham. But so too are the Democrats. Senator Dick Durbin of...

Newser - 22 hours 14 min ago
Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid. More than three years after a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her in 1996 and for subsequently defaming her, Carroll has collected the judgment, according to newly filed court records, reports USA Today . The $5 million award, plus interest,...

The Guardian - 22 hours 17 min ago
US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran attacks two tankers in strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live latest updates The US launched strikes on Iran for a third day and Iran retaliated with strikes on US allies and tankers, hours after Donald Trump said the US would take control of the strait of Hormuz and charge a toll to ships for safe passage. The US military said its five-hour operation early on Tuesday hit targets across Iran, including the port cities of Bushehr...

The Raw Story - 22 hours 18 min ago
A former U.S. Army intelligence officer was left dumbstruck Tuesday following President Donald Trump's latest attempt to degrade Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, an effort they described as a manifestation of the president's "new levels of desperation." On Monday, Trump announced that the United States would be reinstating its naval blockade on Iran and charging hefty fees to transiting vessels. The decree came amid renewed exchanges of fire between the United States,...