» 'Figure it out!' Ex-Trump aide urges White House to make Bondi Epstein fall guy
07/16/25 13:48 from Raw Story
A former aide to President Donald Trump urged him to dump the Jeffrey Epstein scandal into Attorney General Pam Bondi's lap and position her as a possible scapegoat. The attorney general ignited a MAGA firestorm by unceremoniously declar...

» 'Hell is empty': GOP's flood of lies has drowned this basic human truth
07/16/25 13:40 from Raw Story
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare While the Occupant of the White House has wreaked havoc on the lives and fortunes of immigrant families in Los Angeles, New York, and other sanctuary cities, his MAGA par...

» 'Maligned': Florida Republican bucks Trump with immigrant protection law
07/16/25 13:26 from Raw Story
South Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar introduced a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform package on Tuesday that would provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants. The announcement comes as the Trump adminis...

» 'You gotta be crazy!' Boebert returns to spotlight — and leaves onlookers aghast
07/16/25 13:04 from Raw Story
A proposal by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to get the Jeffrey Epstein files and client list firestorm resolved as the MAGA base revolts is being greeted with laughter and incredulity. During an appearance on "The Benny Show," the controver...

» 'It's farcical!' Ex-FBI agent blows up outlandish Trump claim using basic facts
07/16/25 12:57 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump has claimed the Jeffrey Epstein files were "made up" by his political enemies — but a former FBI official is debunking his timeline as impossible. The president was asked whether Attorney General Pam Bondi had told...

» Snub: GOP governor defies own party to veto multiple right-wing bills
07/16/25 12:44 from Raw Story
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed seven bills Tuesday, many of which were intended to strengthen parental rights, bucking the conservative wing of her party over hotly contested legislation. In one action, Ayotte vetoed a bill inten...

» 'Massive anxiety': Strategist sees Republicans start to panic over Trump demands
07/16/25 12:09 from Raw Story
Senate Republicans barely scraped together enough votes to move a plan forward to claw back billions in already-approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting , and political analysts say that's a sign of just how unpopular the...

» This banker embodies the cowardice of elites under Trump
07/16/25 12:00 from Raw Story
A few days ago, Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, the largest bank in the United States, said at an international forum in Dublin, Ireland, the tax-haven capital of Europe: “I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and th...

» GOP is making Susan Collins miserable — and risks losing Senate control: report
07/16/25 11:59 from Raw Story
Despite being firmly ensconced as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is reportedly unhappy that the GOP leadership is blowing off her concerns about the recently passed massive budget bill. A...

» ‘Heck of a job’: Kristi Noem hammered in vicious attack from Texas newspaper
07/16/25 11:45 from Raw Story
As the horror of the Texas floods continues to reverberate around the state, a major newspaper’s editorial board aimed a brutal attack on the Donald Trump government’s response. And it saved a particularly vicious putdown for Department ...

» 'Big lie to my face': Shock poll finds crucial Trump voting bloc abandoning him
07/16/25 11:19 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump won re-election with a big boost from younger men — but many of them are apparently already regretting their choice last November. A new CNN poll found 40 percent of men younger than 35 approve of Trump's job perfo...

» 'It'll get us again': Trove of recordings shows locals warned of deadly TX flood
07/16/25 11:12 from Raw Story
In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story . Like many of the residents recorded as part of a decades-long effort by the Kerr County Historical Co...

» Trump 'clearly flailing' as Epstein crisis refuses to go away: MSNBC
07/16/25 11:00 from Raw Story
Based upon a press availability on Tuesday where Donald Trump expressed dismay at more questions about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files , The Atlantic contributor Jonathan Lemire suggested the president has a le...

» 'Blatant': Analyst warns Trump is rigging 2026 — and he's not trying to hide it
07/16/25 10:55 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump seems to be planning the biggest election-rigging scheme ever seen in America — and he’s not even trying to hide it, a columnist wrote Wednesday. Trump spoke Tuesday about working with Texas’ leaders to redraw the ...

» 'I'm done with this': GOP senator uses profanity in veiled threat to Trump
07/16/25 10:37 from Raw Story
One member of the Senate Republican Conference who has officially ruled out another term said that while he doesn't plan on sabotaging President Donald Trump's agenda, he also won't put up with "disrespectful" behavior during his last 18...

» 'Not just offensive!' Jewish group furious as MAGA trots out 'textbook' attack
07/16/25 10:35 from Raw Story
The American Jewish Committee issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the recent speculation by far-right influencers Charlie Kirk and Megyn Kelly at a Turning Point USA gathering that deceased financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey...

» Trump is testing how far he can go
07/16/25 09:30 from Raw Story
Trump’s threat to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship is a “test.” Kids do it all the time. Throw a tantrum in the store demanding cookies and if the parents don’t remove them from the store right away, every visit will see the tant...

» Thom Tillis touts 'trailer park' past as outgoing senator tough talks Trump
07/16/25 03:43 from Raw Story
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) isn't holding back anymore. After announcing his retirement last month, Tillis plans to use his position on three pivotal congressional committees to be a thorn in the president's side, according to a new...

» Trump's 'chaotic' tariff policies are 'beginning to bite': editorial
07/16/25 03:11 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump's tariff policies are starting to show up in monthly inflation data , and that could be bad news for his economic policies, according to a new editorial. The Labor Department's latest jobs report showed that hiring...

» 'What up, my Nazi?' Fox News hosts under fire for 'shameful' segment
07/16/25 03:07 from Raw Story
Fox News commentators Greg Gutfeld and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, known mononymously as Kennedy, sparked outrage on social media after the two casually embraced the term "Nazi" during an on-air exchange Tuesday — prompting criticism for no...