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FCC chair slams Trump's demand for CBS to 'lose its license' for interviewing Harris

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission hit back against former President Donald Trump's demand that CBS News be stripped of its broadcasting license for giving Vice President Kamala Harris the traditional presidential candidate interview this month, according to CNN.

Jessica Rosenworcel, who has served in some capacity on the FCC board for over a decade and is a strong advocate for net neutrality rules, stated that the FCC “does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage."

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Trump says he’ll put drug dealers to death when asked about his parenting style

When asked about his parenting style Thursday, former President Donald Trump launched into an eight-minute rant that culminated with him suggesting the United States put drug dealers to death.

Trump appeared occasionally confused when answering questions before a friendly crowd at the Detroit Economics Club on Thursday.

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‘It is bull’: Fox News host says Trump’s hurricane misinformation ‘cannot be tolerated’

Fox News host Neil Cavuto blasted former President Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about hurricane recovery efforts.

During a Thursday interview with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Cavuto noted that misinformation about federal hurricane recovery efforts was a "huge disservice."

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'Without merit': Judge shuts down Trump's latest trial request

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case denied the former president’s request to stop the release of further evidence before the election — but paused the ruling to allow the former president a week to “evaluate litigation options.”

The decision Thursday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan finds that making public Special Counsel Jack Smith’s latest redacted filing is “appropriate,” and that Trump’s “blanket objections to further unsealing are without merit.”

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'Death knell': Analyst sees DeSantis 'haunted' by the fallout of an earlier hurricane

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' refusal to take calls from Vice President Kamala Harris over hurricane relief efforts is a new low in partisanship, wrote Ryan Teague Beckwith for MSNBC — and a sign of how far things have fallen.

An aide to DeSantis earlier in the week boasted that "Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn't answer," because it "seemed political."

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Trump's 'lethargic and incomprehensible rambling' about 'Biden circles' baffles internet

In a speech to the Detroit Economics Club on Thursday, Donald Trump insulted the town where he was speaking and appeared to go off on a nonsensical commentary about President Joe Biden's "circles" and the 2020 election being stolen.

"It's so simple. I mean, ya know, this isn't like Elon and his rocket ships that land within 12 inches on the moon where they want it to land. Or he gets the engines back. That was the first — I really — I said — who the hell did that? I saw engines three or four years ago. These things were coming cylinders, no wings, no nothing, and they're coming down very slowly, landing on a raft in the middle of the ocean someplace with a circle. Boom! Reminded me of the Biden circles that he used to have, right? He'd have eight circles and he couldn't fill 'em up. But then I heard he beat us with the popular vote. I don't know. I don't know. He couldn't fill up the eight circles. I always loved those circles. They were so beautiful. They were so beautiful to look at."

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'Don't come back': Trump triggers outrage for bashing Detroit — at an event in Detroit

Former President Donald Trump took the opportunity, while giving a speech at the Detroit Economic Club, to bash the city of Detroit, and warn that if he loses to Vice President Kamala Harris, all of America could end up looking like Detroit.

"I don't think anything that we're talking about today is high on her list," he opined. "The whole country is going to be like — you want to know the truth? It'll be like Detroit."

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Critics mock Trump for releasing his own 'weak' internal polls

Critics scoffed as former President Donald Trump appeared to release internal polls showing him within the margin of error in five of seven swing states.

His pollsters, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates, tried to spin it as a huge success and that he was "winning" the race.

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Mike Lindell ad featuring neo-Nazi dog whistle airs on Fox News: report

Fox News on Thursday aired a MyPillow ad in which Mike Lindell uses a phrase the Anti-Defamation League warns is a dog whistle to neo-Nazis and white supremacists, a new report shows.

Justin Baragona, a media columnist for Zeteo News and a former Daily Beast reporter, shared video of Lindell promising slashed MyPillow prices of $14.88 — a numerical symbol linked to terrorist David Lane and Adolf Hitler.

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'I just end the speech': Trump explains how he handles people 'fleeing' his rallies early

Former President Donald Trump admitted Thursday that he had ended some speeches early because people decided to leave his rallies.

During a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Trump said he waited until the end of his remarks to announce news of a plan to allow tax deductions on auto loan interest.

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Trump asks Judge Tanya Chutkan to halt release of trial evidence until after election

Donald Trump's lawyers went to court again to ask the judge not to reveal additional evidence against him as the election fast approaches.

In a court filing posted on Thursday, Trump asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to keep any further evidence against him in the criminal case involving election interference under wraps from voters until after they go to the polls.

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'A mess': Trump bashes Detroit during speech to the city's Economic Club

Former President Donald Trump criticized Detroit as "a mess" while giving a speech in the city on Thursday.

Addressing the Detroit Economic Club, Trump argued that Vice President Kamala Harris would not prioritize collecting dues from NATO countries if she won the 2024 election.

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Harris can exploit Republicans' 'dirty little secret' to seal deal with voters: analysis

Vice President Kamala Harris is in the home stretch of her campaign, and polls show she is neck and neck with former President Donald Trump — but not pulling away.

But there is a key thing she can do to get the rest of the way to victory, Jonathan Martin wrote for Politico.

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