CNN cybersecurity reporter Sean Lyngaas says President Donald Trump is desperate to blame a recent cyberattack on 30 Minnesota water systems on the state government and Democrats. But Trump can probably thank his own government cuts for the nation’s growing system vulnerabilities.“I don’t know, I th…
Ninety-five days from the midterm elections and President Donald Trump’s policies appear to be on the ropes. Not so much with Democrats, says New York Magazine columnist Ed Kilgore, but from Senate Republicans.The word for the day, said Kilgore, is retribution. And it appears to be rolling out of th…
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) remains in the hospital recovering from what he claimed was a fall on June 14 that left him unconscious. While he said he didn’t suffer a concussion or break any bones, a bout of mild pneumonia put him out of commission for 46 days so far. It’s the main reason that quest…
In a scathing interview, John Brennan warns that the White House is “neutering” U.S. counterterrorism capabilities to hunt down political opponents and “phantom” left-wing groups
On Friday, President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social message that some commentators say may have just handed Democrats the “grounds for impeachment” they’ve been looking for should they take back a Congressional majority in the midterms. As Michael Tomasky of the New Republic explains, “It all ha…
President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David, where each of his officials talked about what a great job he’s doing. Still, the president appeared to have a difficult time keeping his eyes open. The White House has pushed back on rumors that the president dozes off during pub…
Mary Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump’s older brother Fred Trump Jr., on Tuesday accused the president of displaying “cognitive decline” and “clear emotional and psychological decline.”In a new video posted to her YouTube channel, titled “Trump Declines Rapidly as Behavior Raises Concer…
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) threw President Donald Trump’s words back in his face on Friday after one of his Truth Social Rants. Trump ranted, John Cornyn never had a problem with the so called ‘fund,’ which will not benefit me, but rather the great American patriots who were hunted down like dogs and…
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who has a new book out with colleague Jonathan Swan, explained just how much of an oversized obsession President Donald Trump has with remaking Washington D.C. in his image. The Daily Beast reported Friday about Haberman’s appearance on Ezra Klein’s podcast i…
With the midterms so close they’re effectively “happening now,” the “MAGA media machine” that carried President Donald Trump into office is falling apart. According to a new report by the New York Times released Friday, while they were once united in their support for Trump, “right-wing influencers …