On Thursday, reports indicated that President Donald Trump was “surprised” by a Wednesday-night Republican revolt, which blocked and delayed the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Republican senators who spearheaded the move say they did so because Blanche and the White House have…
White House aides are desperate to keep President Donald Trump focused on issues that actually matter to American voters, but warn he has become “extremely distracted.” According to leaks from within the White House, Trump’s inability to stay on task suggests the alarming degree of his “physical and…
The U.S. State Department got every one of the countries on an Africa map wrong that it was highlighting for funding. According to The New Republic, the State Department flub unfolded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week during the annual International AIDS Conference. The U.S. unveiled a map of Afr…
Following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), his sister Darlene was appointed to serve in his place temporarily, drawing the support of President Donald Trump when she announced her intention to run for a full term. But according to new reporting from the Washington Post, “rather than embra…
Two U.S. Senators have said that someone at the White House is stopping President Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general from signing off on preventing the so-called “anti-weaponization fund” for MAGA allies who felt they were unfairly targeted by the U.S. government.In an earlier interview, …
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said that he was shocked by some of the documents revealed in a filing this week from former FBI Director James Comey. Speaking to host Sara Sidner on Thursday, Honig said the fact that the Department of Justice recruited help from a notorious mobster was shocking. Comey…
President Donald Trump once famously bragged that his supporters love him so much that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and they wouldn’t abandon him. And a new Politico poll reveals that his most ardent supporters still aren’t faltering. Regardless of his scandals, the top MAGA voters are sti…
Much has been said about how President Donald Trump’s claims often don’t correspond with reality, but according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, it’s inaccurate to say that Trump is merely lying. Instead, there is an alarmingly “extreme” reason Trump and his MAGA followers reject objec…
MS NOW caught up with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Thursday morning as he explained where things stand with President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee. Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice has been on hold as Blanche refuses to put in writing that the DOJ won’t pursue …
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has asked that there be something more than a photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to quell conspiracy theories that Republicans are trying to hide a secret death. McConnell’s staff is stonewalling questions about it. Video reporter Nicholas A Ballasy spotted McConnel…