MSN

MAGA lawmaker caught in audio-recorded admission: 'I have Trump fatigue'

One MAGA lawmaker has a new message for voters "exhausted" by President Donald Trump: Move over.

That's according to a new audio recording, unearthed by The Bulwark, in which Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) can be heard bemoaning Trump's impact on voters.

Keep reading... Show less

MAGA rep relentlessly mocked for campaign-ad ensemble: 'Why are his clothes so tight?'

Voters have questions for MAGA Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) — not about the issues, but his pants.

Lawler was subjected to much ridicule this week after a new campaign ad — meant to focus on his key campaign issue of taxes and President Donald Trump's endorsement — drew a different kind of response, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Keep reading... Show less

Haberman hits back after Trump's 'horrible attack': 'It wasn't going to stay secret'

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman refused to apologize Saturday after her reporting spurred President Donald Trump to make what one MS NOW anchor dubbed as "horrible attacks."

Haberman appeared on MS NOW to address Trump's critical response to her reporting on a New York City-born president's decision to skip the upcoming 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero.

Keep reading... Show less

Blanche stares 'down the barrel' as Epstein-case judge urged to 'start threatening jail'

Attorney General Todd Blanche is "circling the drains" as his Justice Department edges toward a contempt finding linked to Jeffrey Epstein-related records, according to a new legal analysis.

In a Saturday episode of the Legal AF podcast, Michael Popok argued that Blanche's Justice department is "staring down the barrel, the business end of a federal judge."

Keep reading... Show less

Cursing Conway quotes Janis Joplin as he explains 'sociopath' Trump's 'strange' choice

George Conway hurled expletives and quoted Janis Joplin Saturday as he tried to explain why President Donald Trump won't spend money on his fellow Republicans ahead of the midterms — a decision host Eugene Daniels dubbed "strange."

Conway, a vocal Trump critic and founder of the Lincoln Project, appeared on MS NOW to share his theory as to why Republicans continue to beg the president to spend some of his $400 million super PAC funds on their cash-starved political campaigns.

Keep reading... Show less

'Hegseth's mess': Trump admin warned 'authoritarian retaliation' campaign isn't working

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's desperate efforts to control the narrative on the Iran war have succeeded only in revealing how little control over the situation he has, a columnist argued Saturday.

This withering rebuke of Hegseth's actions against military journalists and service members who have reported untenable conditions, as the war drags into its seventh month, came courtesy of Salon analyst Sophia Tesfaye.

Keep reading... Show less

'Can you imagine?' Trump hurls tantrum as Dem dubs 'Lake America' rename a 'SHAME'

President Donald Trump admitted to befuddlement late Friday night when he took to Truth Social to rage at a political foe.

Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) after she refused to start calling Lake Ontario "Lake America" and cast blame on the president for prioritizing semantics over serious issues such as inflation.

Keep reading... Show less

Fed Chair dodged growing turf war with Scott Bessent's Treasury: expert

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a much-anticipated policy speech and said almost nothing, which economics columnist Catherine Rampell says was the point.

During a Friday morning speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh warned that inflation remained "still worrisome" and landed a single joke aimed at monetary-policy obsessives. The audience could call his remarks "an outline" or "a framework," he said, "but don't call it forward guidance."

Keep reading... Show less

'Untenable': DOJ chastised by federal judge frustrated by stonewalling in Trump IRS case

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of "untenable" stonewalling over how it ended President Donald Trump's IRS suit.

According to a Friday article by Bloomberg, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis said at a hearing that the DOJ failed to properly answer questions about the origins of the deal that gave Trump, his family, and businesses blanket immunity from IRS audits. During the Friday hearing, Davis ordered some preliminary records turned over within a week and set a September 4 hearing to decide whether to compel further disclosures.

Keep reading... Show less

MAGA official suffers humiliation as DOJ obliterates high-profile pipe bomb case

Federal prosecutors tore apart an accused pipe bomber's bid to pin his January 5, 2021, attack on a cleared Capitol Police officer.

On Friday, the Department of Justice filed an opposition in D.C. federal court that urged the judge to reject a renewed motion by Brian Cole. The DOJ's opposition handed a fresh embarrassment to the MAGA figures who spent months pushing the debunked theory that former Capitol Police officer Shauni Kerkhoff was the real bomber.

Keep reading... Show less

New FBI rules threaten to expose agents to blackmail by foreign spies: ex-official

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe said new rules that would allow hiring agents with a history of prostitution-related criminal charges are "confounding."

During a Friday appearance on CNN, McCabe tried to make sense of the changes. Reporting from the Associated Press said that the FBI is changing how it screens job applicants, with past experiences with prostitution no longer automatically disqualifying for every candidate.

Keep reading... Show less

Jen Psaki shames America's tycoons as their 'embarrassing' Trump groveling ages like milk

MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off Friday evening with a look back on all the rich and powerful people who sucked up to Trump when he got back in power — and how humiliating it looks now.

"Now, what was our new normal in this country?" said Psaki. "There was no going back. And American corporations and institutions all had to rush to get on board with his agenda. We watched big, powerful law firms rush to bend the knee to Trump, giving in to nearly every demand. We saw the same thing from major media organizations who settled bogus lawsuits, paid millions of dollars, and caved to his intimidation tactics."

Keep reading... Show less