» Dictators and kings build monumental architecture to buttress their egos. Sound familiar?
10/25/25 18:11 from Raw Story
By R. Grant Gilmore III , Director, Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program, College of Charleston From ancient Egypt to Washington, D.C., rulers have long used architecture and associated stories to project power, control m...

» ‘We’ve put the blindfolds on’: Economist warns of dire economic path under Trump
10/25/25 17:58 from Raw Story
Australian economist Justin Wolfers issued a dire warning Saturday on the direction of the economy under President Donald Trump, equating the administration’s freeze on releasing key economic data to steering a ship through fog wearing “...

» 'Destruction is precisely the point': Writer explains Trump's White House demolition
10/25/25 17:09 from Raw Story
Adam Gopnik tells the New Yorker that Trump destroying the White House is a performance display broadcasting his unbroken power over the presidency. “After months marked by corruption, violence, and the open perversion of law, to gasp in...

» ‘At least the rich got their tax cuts!’ GOP fiscal hawks mocked as debt hits record high
10/25/25 16:42 from Raw Story
As the national debt hit a record $38 trillion this week – rising by $1 trillion faster than ever outside the pandemic – many Republican lawmakers who once decried spending stayed silent, something the progressive news outlet The Tenness...

» These Trump court cases offer a clear roadmap to authoritarian rule
10/25/25 16:00 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump’s ICE raids in American cities are not simply efforts to deport undocumented immigrants or battle crime. In addition to creating fear and desensitizing law-abiding citizens to a military presence on American street...

» 'This will lead America into a violent moment': Bannon 2028 threat bashed by conservative
10/25/25 15:48 from Raw Story
Conservative gadfly Steve Bannon’s suggestion that Donald Trump will not be departing the Oval Office at the end of his second term should not be taken as as “trolling” but as a statement of fact. That is the opinion of former Republican...

» Anonymous donor behind $130M troop payments revealed amid questions over legality
10/25/25 15:41 from Raw Story
The identity of the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Trump administration to pay troops amid the ongoing government shutdown has been revealed to be reclusive billionaire Timothy Mellon , a donation that, according to a repor...

» Majority of GOP voters worried about surging health care costs amid shutdown fight: report
10/25/25 14:55 from Raw Story
Twenty-four days into the second-longest government shutdown in US history, yet another poll revealed a rising majority of voters across the political spectrum are concerned about skyrocketing health insurance premiums. Data for Progress...

» ‘Should have taken the hint!’ White House fumes as Kamala Harris teases third run
10/25/25 14:44 from Raw Story
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made her “strongest suggestion to date” that she was considering a third run for the White House in an interview with BBC published Saturday, sparking an attack from the White House over her failed pas...

» Leaked document reveals Vought's shutdown layoff demands are being ignored
10/25/25 14:32 from Raw Story
A plan by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to shed more federal workers by using the government shutdown as cover is falling apart as department heads are ignoring his proposed cuts. According to a report from Poli...

» These insane ICE weapons buys reveal something truly sinister about Trump's intentions
10/25/25 14:06 from Raw Story
Back in February, the thinking public scratched its collective head as Elon Musk and DOGE took a chainsaw to agencies that serve the public. Federal agencies created to protect public health , serve veterans , advance education , maintai...

» This deep-red state will suffer the most from callous new MAGA policy: report
10/25/25 13:52 from Raw Story
After almost a month, the partial shutdown of the United States' federal government drags on. And the issue that, more than anything else, is fueling the standoff between GOP and Democratic lawmakers is subsidies for the Affordable Care ...

» Cattle rancher levels 'delusional' Trump over beef price attack
10/25/25 13:32 from Raw Story
Donald Trump was called out on MSNBC on Saturday morning for his attack on America’s cattle ranchers with one firing back that he has no idea what he is talking about. Brought on by the hosts of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Craig Bieber, the v...

» 'Fascist freaks!' Critics torch Trump admin for 'disturbing' threat to arrest Dem governor
10/25/25 13:30 from Raw Story
Just over nine months after President Donald Trump returned to office and pardoned his supporters who stormed the US Capitol, one of the Republican’s top aides suggested that federal law enforcement may arrest Democrats standing up to th...

» Trump’s ballroom design a ‘hurried process’ that includes stairs to nowhere: report
10/25/25 12:54 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump’s plans to construct a 90,000 square-foot ballroom where the White House’s East Wing once stood appear to be ever-changing and done in “a hurried process,” with one design document showing the project to have a sta...

» ICE officials living in a 'culture of fear' as arrests lag and jobs threatened: report
10/25/25 12:30 from Raw Story
A shakeup is looming at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because Donald Trump’s White House has become increasingly frustrated with the pace of arrests of undocumented immigrants -- and now jobs are on the line. According to a r...

» ‘I’m the speaker and the president!’ Trump humiliates Mike Johnson in private conversation
10/25/25 12:21 from Raw Story
As President Donald Trump continues to wield near-unchallenged influence over House Republicans, he’s reportedly joked behind the scenes about effectively holding the position of president and House speaker, two insiders revealed to The ...

» 'Do you need a moment?' DOJ lawyers put on the spot by judge during Letitia James hearing
10/25/25 12:02 from Raw Story
Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger Keller Jr. openly admitted at the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) Friday that the prosecution in her federal case is still sorting through what evidence it has. “I am going through...

» Could Trump order the military to kill Americans? It might be closer than you think
10/25/25 12:00 from Raw Story
The United States is now executing people on the high seas whom Trump calls “enemy combatants.” He’s doing so without a declaration of war, without input from Congress, and without any findings that they pose a threat to the United State...

» ‘They cheated!’ Trump calls for new wave of prosecutions in late night tirade
10/25/25 11:32 from Raw Story
President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of several former Justice Department officials late Friday night over allegations that Republican lawmakers’ communications were monitored as part of the DOJ’s investigation into efforts ...