Trump slams RFK Jr. in latest social media rant: ‘Wasted protest vote’

Former President Trump came out swinging against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday, despite weeks of amping him up over his likely November rival, President Biden. In a series of post on Truth Social, Trump suggested Kennedy was put in the race to help Biden win reelection and claimed his running mate, Nichole … Read more

The ‘short’ story behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group — the former and possibly future president’s eponymous social-media company — have lost around half their value since going public last month.  It’s easy to see why: Massive operating losses — and let’s face it, aside from Trump himself, just who really uses its Truth ­Social social-media product? … Read more

Donald Trump would be denied a federal security clearance if he tried to get one

Our intelligence services are consumed with battling a new “Axis of Evil.” The updated phrase, first coined in 2002, now refers to Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. This powerful authoritarian alliance is determined to meddle in elections, launch cyberattacks, destabilize and wage wars against America and its allied democracies around the world. In this … Read more

Renowned photographer leaves Ford foundation board after Cheney passed over for award

David Hume Kennerly, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, resigned as a trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation on Tuesday, citing the group’s decision not to give former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) its annual Medal for Distinguished Public Service as the reason for his departure. Kennerly, the chief White House photographer during President Ford’s administration, … Read more

Trump hush money case delay effort ‘dead loser from the get-go’: CNN legal analyst

Former White House ethics head Norm Eisen criticized a failed effort by former President Trump to delay his New York hush money case. “It was a dead loser from the get-go,” Eisen said Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with host Wolf Blitzer, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. That same day, an appeals court … Read more

New Biden campaign ad blames Trump for near-death of Texas woman who was denied abortion 

The Biden campaign on Monday ripped into former President Trump’s stance on abortion in a new ad blaming the former president for the near-death of a Texas woman after she was denied an abortion following a miscarriage. The 60-second ad, titled “Willow’s Box,” features an emotional interview with the woman, Amanda Zurawski, who discussed the … Read more

Former GOP rep says Trump ‘appeals to the worst of us,’ calls on Biden ‘to recognize the moment’

Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (Ill.) said that former President Trump “appeals to the worst of us” when discussing his rhetoric and called on President Biden to “recognize the moment” when appealing to voters heading into November.  Walsh, who served one term in the House, criticized Trump and called him an “evil demagogue.”  “I mean … Read more

Keep an eye out on big-money donors with the 2024 election approaching

Donald Trump’s relationship to the GOP donor class has always been fraught, but lately it’s getting less so thanks to Sleepy Joe Biden’s endless idiocy on a range of policy issues — from Israel, the border, to the economy and crime — and how all this combined seems to be handing the 2024 election to … Read more

Cesar Chavez’s family endorses Biden ahead of ‘Viva Kennedy 2024’ event

Members of Cesar Chavez’s family endorsed President Biden’s reelection bid Friday, according to the Biden campaign. The endorsement comes ahead of a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. event Saturday invoking the famous labor leader. The independent candidate is hosting a campaign event in Los Angeles titled “celebrating the life & legacy of Cesar Chavez.” But the … Read more

RFK Jr. set to hurt Biden more than Trump — but it’s complicated

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is enjoying a new burst of attention after unveiling his choice of running mate on Tuesday, entrepreneur and lawyer Nicole Shanahan. Shanahan’s wealth — she is the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin — has already aided Kennedy, in part because she helped pay for the Super Bowl ad that backed his … Read more