RawStory

Trump News

'Hasn't gone away': Author warns problem Trump can't outrun is about to come roaring back

President Donald Trump's latest distraction "operation" is about to come to a screeching halt, forcing him to face a problem that he has never been able to outrun, according to a high-profile author.

Over the last couple of weeks, the Trump administration has invaded a foreign country and captured its leader, threatened military action against a NATO ally to gain control over a sovereign country, and threatened to arrest multiple world leaders. These moves followed the release of some files from the FBI's investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that painted Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender in an unsavory light.

Keep reading... Show less

'Beyond humiliating': Trump's 'undignified' Fox News interview stuns observers

President Donald Trump made some comments during an interview on Fox News that were so "undignified" that it left some observers stunned.

Fox News host Sean Hannity interviewed the president on Thursday evening, a conversation that covered topics ranging from foreign policy to the economy. Hannity asked Trump about his operation to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife last weekend, and whether he would consider supporting Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan activist, as the country's new leader.

Keep reading... Show less

Trump's billionaire pal scores massive lithium mining deal in Ukraine: report

One of President Donald Trump's billionaire friends was awarded a lucrative mining contract in Ukraine on Thursday, according to a new report.

The New York Times reported on Thursday that a Ukrainian government commission awarded a bid for a major lithium mine to a "consortium" of investors, including Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire cosmetics heir who has known Trump for decades. Lauder is also quietly driving Trump's ambitions to acquire Greenland, according to the report.

Keep reading... Show less

'Not normal at all': Concerning development in ICE probe flagged by ex-FBI counsel

A former general counsel for the FBI on Thursday flagged a concerning development in the investigation into the lethal shooting during an immigration operation in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37-year-old mother Renee Good while she was trying to leave the scene of an immigration operation in Minneapolis. Good's killing sparked protests and intense debate about the Trump administration's deportation operations.

Keep reading... Show less

'Fills my body with rage': JD Vance's 'disgraceful' new remarks buried by analyst

Vice President JD Vance offered what one Democratic analyst described as a "depraved and soulless" response on Thursday to the murder of a U.S. citizen by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who has allegedly been with the agency for a decade, shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday while she was attempting to leave the scene of an ICE raid. Good's killing sparked protests in cities across the country, and also inspired a fierce debate about President Donald Trump's immigration operations.

Keep reading... Show less

'I shouldn't have said that': Ex-MLB pitcher caught harassing day care in search of fraud

A doorbell camera captured footage of a former professional baseball player recently harassing a day care center in Ohio, allegedly in search of "fraud."

In the video, shared by The Tennessee Holler on X, former MLB pitcher John Rocker approached the daycare center with two associates, one of whom was holding a camera to record the incident. The other rings the doorbell as Rocker climbs the stairs.

Keep reading... Show less

'Trump is lying': Mayor's blistering NYT op-ed delivers stark warning to blue cities

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration on Thursday in an op-ed in The New York Times, in which he laid bare the contrasting current federal response to crises with the bipartisan cooperation that followed a 2007 bridge collapse.

In the blistering op-ed, Frey recalled that Republican President George W. Bush showed up to help Minneapolis following the tragedy that killed 13 people despite the city's Democratic leadership being outspoken critics of his policies.

Keep reading... Show less

2 shot by immigration agents in Oregon as nation reels from Minneapolis ICE killing

Two people were wounded in a shooting involving Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, according to a new report.

The Oregonian reported that agents shot and injured a man and a woman in east Portland. Reports indicated that protests were growing in the city after a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday. It is unclear if the shooting occurred at the protest.

Keep reading... Show less

'Out of control!' Top senators demand probe in scathing rebuke of ICE shooting

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is calling for a full investigation into the shooting that left a U.S. citizen dead in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

A 37-year-old mother named Renee Good was gunned down by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross on Wednesday morning as Good was trying to leave an immigration raid in her car. Trump administration officials quickly labeled the act as "domestic terrorism," claiming Good incited officers and weaponized her car to take their lives.

Keep reading... Show less

'Yikes': Trump's stunning interview with NYT sparks alarm

President Donald Trump's staggering comments, which he made during a wide-ranging, two-hour interview with The New York Times, sparked outrage on Thursday.

Trump sat for an interview with four Times reporters this week without any White House public relations professionals in the room with him. During the interview, Trump commented on the limits of his powers, which outraged some political analysts and observers.

Keep reading... Show less

GOP staffer appears to punch man in the face in new video amid ethics investigation

Brandon Phillips, a congressional aide to Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), was accused of punching a man in the face. Collins and Phillips were both facing a House ethics investigation for unrelated controversies.

A video obtained by Daily Mail correspondent Jon Michael Raasch appears to show Phillips attacking a man at a Washington, D.C. bar.

Keep reading... Show less

'Guns drawn!' Tear gas engulfs angry crowd in tense ICE protest

Masked ICE agents were drawing closer to protesters in Minneapolis on Thursday, firing tear gas on the crowd gathering in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good.

CNN's Laura Coates reported how tensions were rising on the ground as questions mounted over what happened between now identified ICE agent Jonathan Ross and Good, who was driving in her Honda Pilot when Ross reportedly fired three shots at her through her vehicle windows.

Keep reading... Show less

Trump's ballroom sprawls out of control as architect proposes new story for West Wing

President Donald Trump's White House architects revealed that a lavish ballroom being constructed may also require adding a story to the building's main West Wing.

"I did mention the potential for a future addition, a one-story addition to the West Wing. And that would occur right here," one architect explained during a presentation on Thursday. "And you can see that the reason to think that is so that we would reinstate the symmetry along, around the central pavilion of the White House. We haven't looked at, we haven't looked at that at all yet, but hope to do so in the future."

Keep reading... Show less