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Mockery after Trump Education Department 'dweebs' hit with brutal community note

The Department of Education tried to compare President Donald Trump to a tiger, only for community notes to clarify it compared him to Adolf Hitler.

On Wednesday, the Education Department posted a clip from the film "Darkest Hour," which is about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill facing a threat from Nazi Germany.

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MAGA senator torches governor as bitter feud erupts in deep red state

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice took a jab on X Wednesday night against Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

Justice and Morrisey are both MAGA Republicans. The former previously served as governor himself, before being elected to the Senate seat once held by Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin.

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Trump's latest shake-up could force mom-and-pops to battle billion-dollar giants for loans

The leadership of the Small Business Administration (SBA) under President Donald Trump is prepared to make major changes to the rules for getting loans and contracts.

Under the proposed changes, mom-and-pop operations and small startups would have to compete with companies that pull down "$1 billion or employ more than 3,000 people, more than some publicly traded corporations," the New York Times is reporting.

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Laura Ingraham rages at 'consultants' as GOP's 'brutal' prospects set in

Right-wing Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham vented her frustration on Wednesday evening at the Republican consultant class for, in her view, sitting on their hands and doing nothing at a moment when it should be all hands on deck to save Republican majorities in Congress.

In her view, Republicans need to put aside the typical strategy of waiting until September to go live with their ads, and be out there right now, screaming the message from the rooftops that Democrats are a grave threat to each and every one of the country's freedoms.

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Trump lawyers quietly conceded admin has 'irrevocably damaged' Kennedy Center

Lawyers for President Donald Trump didn't dispute that adding his name to the Kennedy Center may have "irrevocably damaged" its historic marble facade.

The tacit concession surfaced in a Wednesday court filing from Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center's board of trustees. Beatty has been fighting the administration's renewed push to emblazon Trump's name on the building.

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'He's been in office two years!' CNN host slaps Republican with brutal reality check

A Republican congressman got fact-checked on live television for casting blame for the economy away from President Donald Trump.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) appeared Wednesday on CNN's "Inside Politics," where he was asked about the Republican message on affordability heading into November's midterm election.

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MAGA candidate quietly scrubs Trump from photo as popularity sours: analyst

Republican candidates who embraced President Donald Trump during their primaries are now beginning to view him as an “anchor” as they pivot toward the upcoming midterm elections, progressive commentator David Pakman argued Wednesday.

“What changed is they are realizing Trump is like an anchor for them, and they can ride that anchor to the bottom of the ocean,” Pakman said.

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Video of devastating flood with 40+ Americans missing floors Erin Burnett: 'Unforgettable'

CNN's Erin Burnett was floored on Wednesday's broadcast of "OutFront" by video of a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal that has left at least 150 people dead and more than 47 Americans missing.

Reports indicate that the flooding was caused by a half-mile-wide chunk of a glacier breaking off. CCTV captured footage of a wall of black, muddy water destroying buildings and cars as it tore through a town. Officials expect that toll to rise in the coming days, Burnett reported.

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Trump's top spy delivered a chilling warning during secret Kremlin visit: WSJ

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow this week specifically to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries, according to people briefed on the visit — a trip President Trump publicly dismissed as merely "semi-routine."

The trip was first reported on Tuesday, despite Kremlin denials that any talks were going on.

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'Returning to the scene of the crime': Trump ally's new job leaves lawyers aghast

A California county's move to hire a convicted election felon and MAGA ally as an elections consultant has stunned two prominent attorneys.

Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis announced this month that he intends to bring on Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official convicted in 2024 of breaching voting equipment, according to attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian. The two lawyers marveled at the arrangement during a Wednesday episode of Legal AF's Civil Action podcast.

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‘Not welcome!’ Republican bans Jelly Roll from district after brutal Trump jokes

A Republican congressman has abruptly changed his tune on country music star Jelly Roll after the singer delivered a brutal series of jokes about President Donald Trump on late-night TV.

Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) once warmly welcomed Jelly Roll to his Florida Panhandle-area district, according to a June 2024 post on X, which resurfaced Wednesday by MeidasTouch editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski.

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Veteran warns Hegseth is 'breaking the military' as sailors stuck in limbo

The military is in dire straits because of the Trump administration's mismanagement, warned Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq War veteran and host of "Independent Americans," on MS NOW Wednesday.

The Pentagon is finally returning the U.S.S. Lincoln home after weeks of uninterrupted service in the Iran war that led to horrific conditions for troops — but two of its escort destroyers have been ordered to stay behind, infuriating families of the sailors who remain stuck in limbo.

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James Carville pinpoints the one move that could sink Darline Graham: 'She can't do it'

Veteran Democratic political strategist James Carville described how to sink the GOP's South Carolina nominee for the Senate, Darline Graham.

In a Wednesday episode of Politics War Room, Carville suggested that the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat, Annie Andrews, can beat Graham, who's endorsed by President Donald Trump and won the GOP runoff on Tuesday. Carville's strategy plays off Graham's faux pas during her debate with her GOP runoff opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), where she admitted that she's "not that informed on national security."

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