Top Stories Daily Listen Now
RawStory

Video

Luigi Mangione's lawyers make 'bizarre' about-face that leaves expert floored

CNN correspondent Kara Scannell was left flummoxed after accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione's legal team moved to withdraw their plan for a psychiatric legal defense on Thursday — just a day after having submitted it to the court in the first place.

"This is like 24 hours. It's a reversal," said anchor Phil Mattingly. "Explain what's happening here."

Keep reading... Show less

Observers baffled as Trump struggles to clasp Medal of Honor around veteran

President Donald Trump failed to clasp the Medal of Honor around a decorated veteran, and critics let him have it.

Major Nicholas Dockery received the Medal of Honor, the country's highest military decoration, on Thursday for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. Trump, however, had a problem putting the medal around Dockery during the ceremony.

Keep reading... Show less

Expert flags striking legal trap in Trump admin's Iran deal: 'Hard to believe'

A legal expert on Thursday flagged a striking detail in the deal President Donald Trump's administration and the Iranian regime signed over the weekend that could derail the agreement entirely.

Dave Aronberg, the former state attorney in Florida, said on a new episode of the "Legal AF" podcast that Trump signed a federal law that could prevent the deal from being effective. Republicans introduced a measure in a funding bill to support the war in Ukraine that designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization for four years, a designation that would be required to be lifted if the Trump administration wants to provide broad sanctions relief, Aronberg noted.

Keep reading... Show less

Trump admin's 'unprecedented' ramp-up of immigration scheme stuns reporters

One of the Trump administration's deportation schemes has seen an "unprecedented" rise in activity over the last year that stunned two CNN reporters on Thursday.

Priscilla Alvarez, a CNN correspondent, and Phil Mattingly, who hosted Thursday's broadcast of "The Lead," discussed the Trump administration's efforts to denaturalize U.S. citizens throughout the second administration. Alvarez noted that only 166 denaturalization cases have been filed over the last 18 years, a figure the Trump administration is now trying to surpass in just one year by filing 250 cases.

Keep reading... Show less

Pete Hegseth 'defiling' US military aided Trump's failures in Iran: ex-GOP strategist

Political analyst Steve Schmidt said the fallout from President Donald Trump's botched Iran war could haunt America for generations in the latest episode of his show, "The Warning," on YouTube.

Schmidt started by praising Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who called the Trump administration's Iran peace deal a disaster. "This will go down as a tremendous foreign policy blunder," Cassidy said. "Iran ends up stronger, our allies in the region are weaker."

Keep reading... Show less

'Take a breath': GOP senator begs reporters to stop pummeling him over Iran deal

A Republican senator pleaded with reporters to "take a breath" as they tore apart President Donald Trump's Iran deal claim by claim.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) found himself on the defensive on Thursday during a Capitol Hill press availability, struggling to answer pointed questions about the memorandum of understanding the Trump administration struck with Iran.

Keep reading... Show less

CNN reporter balks at Trump's vulgar attack on cabinet member: 'My mother is watching'

One of President Donald Trump's attacks on his own cabinet secretary was so vulgar that a CNN reporter wouldn't read it aloud.

CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel was reading an excerpt from Regime Change, an upcoming book about the second Trump administration by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. She had to stop, however, when getting to a part about what Trump said to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Keep reading... Show less

Fox News cuts feed to Obama's historic library speech to criticize Trump admin's Iran deal

Fox News cut away from former President Barack Obama's historic remarks at the opening of his presidential library on Thursday to go to political analyst Reince Priebus.

The abrupt switch came during Obama's dedication speech at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park, where three former presidents and a roster of A-list performers had gathered for an invitation-only ceremony.

Keep reading... Show less

'The message was clear': CNN expert points out Obamas' subtle call to action

CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel was astounded on Thursday after former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama called out President Donald Trump during their speeches at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Both Obamas spoke at the opening event, which was attended by politicians like former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as thousands of people who supported the Obama campaigns. In her speech, Michelle Obama drew a sharp contrast between her husband and Trump, ending it with a wry smile that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Barack Obama followed up by declaring the central idea of America was that there would be "no kings," a not-so-subtle reference to Trump and the protests that have occurred during Trump's second term.

Keep reading... Show less

Barack Obama shades Trump during speech at presidential center: 'There will be no kings'

Former President Barack Obama shaded President Donald Trump during his speech at the opening ceremony of his new presidential center in Chicago on Thursday.

Obama gave a brief history lesson about the founding ideals of America during the opening ceremony of The Obama Presidential Center, where he reminded the audience that the framers of the Constitution created a system that allows each generation to make American democracy better for their successors. During the speech, Obama levied a couple of not-so-subtle digs at his successor, Trump.

Keep reading... Show less

'Scared me': Uncovered audio catches GOP candidate falling for fake AI video at event

A Republican Senate candidate boasted of his AI experience at a campaign event, then admitted seconds later that he was "scared" by a video that later turned out to be AI-generated.

Heartland Signal obtained audio from a March 17 event hosted by the Oakland University College Republicans. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), a former FBI agent and House Intelligence Committee chairman running for Michigan's open Senate seat, has made national security and tech experience central to his campaign.

Keep reading... Show less

Crowd loses it as grinning Michelle Obama trolls Trump without naming him

Former first lady Michelle Obama took a moment Thursday afternoon to troll President Donald Trump as she delivered a powerful speech during an event honoring her husband, former President Barack Obama.

Crowds poured into Chicago for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center as part of a dedication ceremony. During a rousing speech, Michelle called her husband "unflappable" at every turn.

Keep reading... Show less

MAGA Knicks owner trolled by NYC's Zohran Mamdani in rousing championship speech

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani trolled Knicks owner James Dolan during the team's championship celebration.

The Knicks won their first title Saturday since 1973, and the city held a parade for a team that has already been hailed as the greatest in New York's long and storied sports history, and Mamdani lauded past players and fans who suffered through the championship drought together.

Keep reading... Show less