Top Stories Daily Listen Now
RawStory

Video

'I'm here to do my Black job': NAACP president swipes at Trump during DNC speech

The president and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson hit former President Donald Trump over the Republican nominee's recent "Black job" remarks during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.

Derrick Johnson started his speech to applause as he told the audience in Chicago, "Good evening. I'm Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, and I'm here to do my Black job."

Keep reading... Show less

Americans should be 'deadly afraid' Trump will use military for political whims: expert

A retired major general sounded the alarm Monday on MSNBC during a discussion on what protections could prevent former President Donald Trump from using the military as his personal enforcement mechanism.

A New York Times investigative report sorted through Trump's history of seeking to use the military for his political whims. With a possible second Trump term looming, a larger question is being asked about what protections are in place that prevent Trump from using his second term in office to use the National Guard as a police force.

Keep reading... Show less

'Not a bad idea': Donald Trump Jr. floats 'mandatory' sterilization for Democrats

Donald Trump Jr., son of former President Donald Trump, floated the idea of "mandatory" sterilizations for Democrats.

During a Monday podcast, the younger Trump noted that Planned Parenthood was operating a clinic near the Democratic National Convention that would provide vasectomies and abortion-related services.

Keep reading... Show less

'Silly' DNC protesters don't fit GOP narrative of chaos — and violence: Fox News host

Fox News' Jessica Tarlov hit her fellow panelists on "The Five" with a reality check, as they tried to paint the protests surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a sign of instability in the Democratic Party.

Tarlov, one of the network's few Democratic commentators, pointed out that Jewish voters are overwhelmingly not backing former President Donald Trump — an issue that has bothered the former president and led him to repeatedly insult Jewish voters in recent speeches.

Keep reading... Show less

'His stability is in question': Biden hits Trump for claiming Harris ousted him in 'coup'

Joe Biden took a shot at Donald Trump's "stability" after the Republican presidential nominee claimed the Democratic president was the victim of a "coup."

During preparations for his Democratic National Convention speech on Monday, CNN host Kaitlan Collins asked Biden to respond to Trump's claim that Vice President Kamala Harris ousted him in a coup.

Keep reading... Show less

Fox News cuts from Trump's economy speech to Karl Rove's frustrated sigh

Former President Donald Trump tried to break through the Democratic convention coverage with another rambling speech on the economy that was carried live on Fox News, C-SPAN 2 and briefly on CNN.

However, Fox News cut away from the comments, where former George W. Bush advisor Karl Rove explained that it was a hodgepodge of off-the-cuff lines from his rally speeches to supporters.

Keep reading... Show less

J.D. Vance crowd boos woman for asking him about abortion

Donald Trump supporters booed a reporter Monday after she asked Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance about his position on abortion.

At an event in Philadelphia, Vance took a question from local NBC reporter Rosemary Connors.

Keep reading... Show less

'Fed up with being exploited,' Unionized Cornell workers strike as students arrive

More than 1,000 unionized campus workers at Cornell University—from maintenance and dining room employees to gardeners and custodians—went on strike late Sunday to protest management's refusal to negotiate in good faith and put forth a fair pay and benefits package.

The strike by Cornell employees, who are represented by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2300, coincided with the Ivy League university's student move-in day. The union local has filed seven separate unfair labor practice charges against Cornell with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the university of retaliating against workers for engaging in protected union activity and interfering with organizing efforts.

Keep reading... Show less

GOP kicks off DNC with ‘recycled talking points’ report

Top House Republicans kicked off the week of the Democratic National Convention by releasing a 291-page report that includes disputed claims alleging President Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses. President Biden will deliver a speech at the DNC in Chicago Monday evening. Republicans, who have spent well over a year and a half on their investigations have never been able to garner enough votes to impeach the President despite holding the majority. The report does not specifically recommend the House hold a vote on impeaching President Biden.

"The allegations rely heavily on bits of testimony that are disputed or undercut elsewhere," reports the right-leaning news outlet The Hill. "The report does not show President Biden directly received money from his family’s business deals or prove he changed any U.S. policies to aid his family."

Keep reading... Show less

Fox & Friends snipe at Harris TikTok campaign — even though it seems to be 'working'

Vice President Kamala Harris' outreach to influencers from the social media platform TikTok spurred a surprising response from a Fox & Friends panelist Monday morning.

"Chinese, have at it," said political commentator Brian Kilmeade.

Keep reading... Show less

'Trump looks like an idiot': Expert predicts Harris will expose GOP nominee as a 'joke'

Donald Trump keeps shrinking and no longer presents himself as the "scary guy" he projected in his first campaign, according to MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

The former president seems to be fixated on a recent Time magazine cover featuring an illustration of Kamala Harris, saying last week that the image reminded him of his own wife Melania and then insisting at a rally Sunday that he's "better looking" than the vice president, and Matthews told "Morning Joe" that communicated his insecurity and inherent weakness.

Keep reading... Show less

Watch: Morning Joe brutally mocks Trump's 'I don't ramble' claim

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough dryly mocked Donald Trump's recent claim that he doesn't ramble in his rally speeches.

The former president spoke to supporters Sunday in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he pushed back against criticism of his lengthy and digressive speeches with a maundering meditation on his fans' devotion.

Keep reading... Show less

'More than interesting': Ex-prosecutor flags judge's 'Easter egg' about Trump's sentencing

There is one last "hurdle" between prosecutors of Donald Trump and his upcoming sentencing next month, and the judge may have given us a clue about how that roadblock will be resolved, a former prosecutor said Sunday.

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said the only thing potentially blocking the sentencing of Trump, who was convicted on 34 felony counts in connection with a scheme to influence the 2016 election by disguising "hush money" payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, is a motion to dismiss Trump filed based on the Supreme Court's recent presidential immunity decision.

Keep reading... Show less