
The Raw Story - 1 hour 1 min ago
President Donald Trump received a high-level military briefing Thursday as his administration considers launching another round of major attacks against Iran, according to an exclusive report from The Wall Street Journal. Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East , made a rare in-person visit to the White House to discuss potential military operations, the Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and others familiar with the meeting. Cooper was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...

The Raw Story - 2 hours 4 min ago
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) says he's been briefed on the Iran war plan President Donald Trump is expected to launch after the midterms and calls it "insane," the Daily Beast reported on Thursday. Murphy said he couldn't share details. However, in a post on X , he claimed the plan would likely destroy the country's commitment to the rule of law, adding that it "will not achieve objectives and will set off a new cycle of escalation." At the Middle East Institute on Thursday...

The Guardian - 2 hours 21 min ago
Tankers, tracked by Greenpeace, are first phase of Trump-Putin deal but there is uncertainty over whether they will unload Seven oil tankers carrying an estimated 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are now sailing towards the US, though it is uncertain if the vessels will be able to unload amid a political row about the legality of the shipments. The transport, tracked by the pressure group Greenpeace , is the first phase of a contentious supply deal negotiated between presidents Donald Trump and...

The Raw Story - 2 hours 33 min ago
Canadian rock star Bryan Adams brutally mocked President Donald Trump in a new song he released just before the midterm elections, according to a new report . The Guardian reported that Adams wrote a new song titled " Lake Ontario ," which takes a shot at Trump for his efforts to "rename" one of Canada's most famous bodies of water. The move further escalated the feud between the two countries and resulted in the U.S. and Canada placing additional tariffs on goods coming from...

The Onion - 3 hours 11 min ago
WASHINGTON Saying the gesture would boost his party’s electoral prospects at a crucial moment, Republicans have been privately urging President Donald Trump to not be president in the run-up to next week’s midterms, sources confirmed today. “We tactfully suggested that Republicans up and down the ticket would benefit from someone else being commander-in-chief, at least through Tuesday […] The post Republicans Privately Urging Trump To Not Be President Leading Up To Midterms...

The Hill - 3 hours 19 min ago
President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas over the weekend to rally voters as the state's competitive Senate race enters the final stretch ahead of the midterm election. A White House official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday that the in-person event had been canceled, without providing more details about the decision. "President Trump...

The Guardian - 3 hours 30 min ago
The US president's commentary on the beauty and brawn of various political figures is not without historical precedent, writes Randy Fair Adam Gabbatt's analysis explores the seemingly odd statements that Donald Trump has made recently regarding the male anatomy of his political friends and foes ( What's up with Trump's unhinged fixation on male candidates' bodies?, 23 October ). These statements may seem strange, but they are not without historical precedent. The Nazis, paradoxically...

The Guardian - 3 hours 36 min ago
Rocker wrote a love letter' to Canada with a new album and some pointed commentary about the US president Lake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac Saint-Louis, Lacus Ontarius, Skaniadorio, Cataraqui Lake. But one thing it will never be called, says Canadian rock star Bryan Adams , is Lake America. In his new song Lake Ontario, Adams takes aim at the US president, Donald Trump , accusing him of "breaking the peace"...

Fox News - 3 hours 50 min ago
Donald Trump rallied supporters in Texas who say rising costs haven't shaken their loyalty, warning socialism and progressive policies threaten America.

The Hill - 4 hours 10 min ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is warning President Trump against trying to meddle in his state's elections amid growing concerns from Democrats over federal interference in next week's vote. "A warning to Donald Trump: I'm deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California to protect every vote," Newsom wrote on social platform X. "And...

Stereogum - 4 hours 38 min ago
The post Bryan Adams Drops Another Trump Diss Track And This One Mentions The Epstein Files appeared first on Stereogum .

The Guardian - 4 hours 41 min ago
Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign reportedly recruited a second Dan Sullivan in the race in what Republicans call a ploy to split votes US politics live latest updates Republican officials have called for an investigation into an alleged ballot-stacking scheme in Alaska's competitive Senate race by Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign. For months, Donald Trump and others accused Peltola and Democrats of recruiting candidates with the same name as her Republican opponent, Dan Sullivan, to...

ABC News - 4 hours 45 min ago
A federal judge has set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner...

Huffington Post - 5 hours 10 min ago
"The millennial candidates are communicating on a different level," one X user said in response.

Fortune - 5 hours 12 min ago
Polls show that the rise in inflation has soured most voters on the economy, leading them to give President Donald Trump poor marks.

Fortune - 5 hours 52 min ago
The latest trade actions precede an expected meeting next month between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Hill - 6 hours 8 min ago
President Trump takes his midterm campaign blitz to South Carolina Thursday afternoon, hoping to shore up Republican support ahead of next week's midterms. Trump is expected to rally for Sen. Darline Graham (R) the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) who is facing an unexpectedly competitive challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews....

ABC News - 6 hours 18 min ago
Three news outlets are telling a federal court that the White House is defying a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump...

The Guardian - 6 hours 24 min ago
Late-night hosts spoke about the president's unhinged behaviour at rallies and why his comments about wealth show a major disconnect with voters Late-night hosts expressed disgust at Donald Trump 's latest racist attacks while also taking aim at his comments about money. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 6 hours 43 min ago
Poll shows Annie Andrews, a Democrat, tied with the Republican incumbent, Darline Graham, sister to Lindsey Graham US politics live latest updates A US Senate race in one of the most Republican states in the country is now a dead heat, according to a new poll showing Annie Andrews, a Democrat, tied with Darline Graham, the Republican incumbent senator. South Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998, and Donald Trump won it by nearly 18 points in 2024, but a New York Times/Siena...

Huffington Post - 8 hours 1 min ago
The "Super Bass" rapper has become a proud supporter of President Donald Trump and was recently floated as the next White House press secretary.

Mother Jones - 8 hours 28 min ago
Twelve days before the midterm elections, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Montana Senator Jon Tester traveled down to Alabama to campaign in one of the country's most unexpected battleground districts. They trekked to Dothan, Alabama, the "peanut capital of the world," which sits in Houston County, where Donald Trump won 73 percent of […]...

Mother Jones - 8 hours 28 min ago
Twelve days before the midterm elections, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Montana Senator Jon Tester traveled down to Alabama to campaign in one of the country's most unexpected battleground districts. They trekked to Dothan, Alabama, the "peanut capital of the world," which sits in Houston County, where Donald Trump won 73 percent of […]...

The Hill - 8 hours 42 min ago
President Trump on Wednesday evening slammed U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes's decision this week to extend an order blocking tree removal at a golf course in Washington, D.C., that he wants to renovate into a championship-level course. In a Truth Social post, the president wrote that his administration would hold Reyes "fully responsible for anybody...