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'Hide their embarrassment': Kennedy Center excuse for Trump tarp stuns in court

The Kennedy Center told a federal court its tarp is needed for water testing, but Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) says the real motive is to "hide their embarrassment."

The claim came Tuesday in a joint status report filed in U.S. District Court, where U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper had ordered the center to explain why a tarp has covered its facade for more than two months.

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Secret meetings revealed as frontrunners vie to replace Leavitt: 'Reeks of desperation'

A MAGA commentator discussed taking over as White House press secretary with chief of staff Susie Wiles in secret meetings – even before Karoline Leavitt's departure was even publicly announced, new reports show.

Scott Jennings, one of CNN's most prominent defenders of President Donald Trump, has emerged as the 28-year-old Leavitt's most likely successor, but three sources familiar with the selection process told The Daily Mail that he has met with Wiles at least one more time since their initial conversation about the job.

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​Fury mounts as 'untouchable' Trump aide keeps dodging Susie Wiles: Report

President Donald Trump's White House faces a dilemma as aide Natalie Harp infuriates insiders by bowing to his whims without running them past his inner circle, according to a new report.

The rabid defense of Harp, who has become a central focus of the inner workings of the Trump administration, proves that she is "practically untouchable" — and that has people worried, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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Trump's 'crack spread' problem is only going to get worse: expert

President Donald Trump's "crack spread" problem isn't going to get better any time soon, according to a new analysis.

When Trump touts a possible peace deal with Iran and crude oil prices drop, drivers might assume gas prices will follow. But they usually don't, and the reason lies in a lesser-known metric called the crack spread, wrote energy and global oil expert Skip York in a New York Times op-ed.

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'It hits home': Trump warned America can't forget one cutting comment

President Donald Trump's dismissive comments about bad conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln will come back to bite him, according to a new analysis.

Trump's refusal to comfort families whose loved ones are reportedly attempting to hurl themselves overboard could prove disastrous for Republican candidates fighting to represent districts with active-duty military populations, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

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DHS head accused of sounding brazen 'dog whistle' in scramble to save job

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump and his administration turned their focus to “election security” in recent months, alumni of the Select Jan. 6, 2021 Committee have been left scratching their heads, wondering if anyone around the president has even a cursory understanding of the American Constitution.

"It's really not a security push. It's a voter suppression effort, and I think it's going to fail," Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) — a lawyer by trade — told Raw Story. “All of the Constitution puts the running of elections in the states.”

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White House 'flipping out' over 'whiff of elder care' in weird reports: columnist

The White House's furious reaction to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) mocking President Donald Trump's reliance on aide Natalie Harp reveals deep anxiety about the 80-year-old's visible decline, according to a new column.

Salon's Amanda Marcotte argued Wednesday that Ossoff's brief mention of Harp, the president's close personal aide, "struck a nerve" because it served to shine a light on something many had already noticed.

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'Worst campaign' baffles analyst as he demands to know where $9 million went

A Florida Senatorial campaign that cost millions was shredded on air Wednesday morning.

The Florida Senate seat nomination loss by Alex Vindman was skewered on MS NOW's "Morning Joe," as Politico’s Marc Caputo parted ways with host Joe Scarborough over Vindman’s loss to progressive Angie Nixon.

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'Guys, pause!' CNN host breaks up skirmish over Trump-endorsed 'dirtbag primary'

CNN host Audie Cornish had to break up an argument on-air Wednesday morning as pundits hurled insults over the value of President Donald Trump's endorsement.

Anti-trans activist Terry Schilling spurred the heated debate when he questioned why Trump had thrown his support behind scandal-plagued candidates in GOP primaries.

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Terrified Trump officials flee in 'dramatic exodus' as pressure builds to bend law: report

The U.S. Treasury under Secretary Scott Bessent has seen a "dramatic exodus" of officials in President Donald Trump's second term, according to a new report.

At least four of the seven top Treasury officials departed after disagreements with the White House over "demands to stretch, if not violate, tax law," NOTUS reported Wednesday.

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MAGA accused abuser whines of union betrayal as campaign coffers dwindle

Rep. Max Miller is whining in court filings that his campaign coffers are dwindling amid allegations he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter, according to a new report.

Miller bemoaned the loss of tens of thousands of dollars as he listed off the lobbyists and labor unions that have told him they cannot support his campaign — and cited the allegations as the reason why, Politico reported Wednesday.

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Trump ​backtracks​ on $20 billion plan against Canada: 'Awoken from the grave!'

President Donald Trump backtracked in his strange tariff war with a late-night social media post in which he vowed a controversial project could be "awoken from the grave!"

Trump, 80, announced on Truth Social he had paused 50 percent tariffs for Canada, slated to begin Wednesday morning, for three days.

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Trump's 'dementia cheat sheet' flagged by political analyst amid a telling silence

President Donald Trump was photographed clutching a briefing "cheat sheet" that Republicans once called irrefutable proof of Joe Biden's dementia.

During a Tuesday podcast episode, progressive commentator David Pakman seized on the image and hammered at what he framed as a bottomless well of Republican hypocrisy over presidential fitness. The photo was taken on Monday in the Oval Office, where Trump honored a sixteen-year-old lifeguard from California and the ten-year-old he rescued.

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