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Sudden sunlight: GOP House hopeful reveals personal finances after Raw Story investigation

A Republican congressional candidate in one of the nation's most competitive 2024 House races has publicly disclosed his personal finances, as required by federal law, after a Raw Story investigation revealed he had failed to do so.

Tom Barrett, a former Michigan state senator and representative who is running for the House seat in Michigan’s 7th District, filed his candidate financial disclosure report on Nov. 2, a day after Raw Story reported he was nearly three months late in filing his disclosure.

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MSNBC cuts from Trump amid 'mistrial' rant

When former President Donald Trump doubled down on accusations against the New York City civil court judge overseeing his $250 million-plus fraud case, MSNBC host Katy Tur opted to cut from the press conference.

"Okay," Tur sighed, "Donald Trump again sounding again like he normally does, calling this whole thing unfair and calling the judge all kinds of names."

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Financial backers of Biden's primary challenger ask him to return their donations

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is lacking support for his primary bid against President Joe Biden from power brokers in his state who have donated to him in the past, CNBC reported.

Phillips has reportedly been asked by some of his former financial backers to return their donations.

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Trump's lawyers' aimless attacks are hurting their client's defense: legal experts

The political histrionics are falling flat.

Some legal experts are throwing popcorn at the performance inside and outside of the Lower Manhattan courtroom by former President Donald Trump's esquires, causing some to wonder if they are out of their depth.

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'Frivolous': Jack Smith fires back at Trump's 'meritless' motion to dismiss election case

Special counsel Jack Smith fired back at former President Donald Trump's motion to have his 2020 election subversion case dismissed.

Trump's legal team has argued that the former president cannot be charged with four counts of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election because he has free speech rights and was acquitted during a Senate impeachment trial.

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Trump celebrates his 'conclusive' testimony after day of brutal grilling on witness stand

Former President Donald praised himself for what he called "conclusive" evidence after he testified at his $250 million fraud trial.

During his contentious appearance on the witness stand, prosecutors grilled Trump to prove damages in the fraud case. The witness repeatedly gave them the ammunition they were looking for.

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If Trump loses fraud case he'll spin it as a personal decision to leave NYC: ex-associate

If former President Donald Trump is prohibited from doing business in the state of New York, he will try to play it off as if he's leaving the state due to bad business practices, predicted former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res.

The comments follow a day of chaotic testimony by the former president in the civil fraud trial in New York, where state Attorney General Letitia James is seeking the dissolution of his companies, as well as $250 million in fines.

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'For the safety of my staff': New York judge leaves gag order on Trump's attorneys

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled on Monday that he would not lift a limited gag order placed on Donald Trump's attorneys.

After Trump personally testified in his $250 million fraud trial, his attorneys offered a motion to retract a gag order preventing them from referring to court staff. Trump's attorneys have claimed that a biased court clerk was influencing the judge.

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AG James' prosecutors got Trump to agree to a key fact in fraud case: legal experts

The Donald didn't deny it.

Grilled on the stand Monday by the New York Attorney General's prosecutors, Donald Trump appeared to concur that the price tags on his real estate portfolio submitted by his company were meant to "induce" loans from lenders, according to a report.

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'Goes on forever': Prosecutor mocks Trump's long-winded testimony at fraud trial

New York prosecutor Kevin Wallace took a shot at former President Donald Trump after he repeatedly made the same lengthy arguments on the witness stand.

While appearing as a witness at a $250 million fraud trial on Monday, Trump often argued that his financial statement had disclaimers that said they could not be relied on.

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Right-wing host reveals secret images he says are from Covenant School shooter's manifesto

The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, has launched an investigation after images from the alleged manifesto written by the Covenant School shooter were revealed by a talk radio host, WSMV reported.

“I have directed Wally Dietz, Metro’s Law Director, to initiate an investigation into how these images could have been released. That investigation may involve local, state, and federal authorities. I am deeply concerned with the safety, security, and well-being of the Covenant families and all Nashvillians who are grieving,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said.

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Trump lawyer Alina Habba busted over her 'no jury' meltdown by legal experts

Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba attacked Judge Arthur Engoron Monday for not allowing the jury to rule on the $250 million-plus lawsuit, even though the former president's legal team never requested one, according to NBC News's senior legal correspondent.

Habba, who Raw Story reported dropped the ball on making that jury request, spoke to Laura Jarrett outside the New York courthouse shortly after a tumultuous morning saw Trump testify in the civil trial.

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'Just cringe': GOPer's campaign video panned even by conservative pundit

A Republican lawmaker’s new campaign video has startled a congressional reporter, a Fox News pundit, and hoards of X subscribers who compare it to “night terrors,” “acid trips,” and an appropriate reflection on the current state of the House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) Monday dropped on X a video that appears to be in support of his candidacy for Conference Vice Chair.

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