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MAGA goes nuts over rumor Elliot Page could be cast as legendary Greek hero

It's not confirmed by Hollywood, but MAGA is already freaking out about a rumor that Elliot Page might be cast as a legendary Greek hero.

The rumor mill online has suggested actor Page, who transitioned from female to male several years ago, could potentially nab the Achilles role in an "Odyssey" film.

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​'So you think?' Jake Tapper intrigued by senator's backfire warning to Trump

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) issued President Donald Trump a blistering warning Sunday over the GOP’s new gerrymandering blitz, cautioning the president that his push for Republican-led states to redraw their congressional district maps could come back to haunt them, and as soon as this November.

The conservative-leaning Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling last week that effectively gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a provision designed to prohibit racially discriminatory voting policies – namely, the drawing of congressional districts in such a manner as to dilute the voting power of historically marginalized groups.

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Viewers troubled by 'Epstein class' art spotted behind Trump pal in new video: 'Very dark'

Social media erupted after some questionable images became visible during a recent unboxing video featuring a Trump administration ally, sparking widespread backlash and conspiracy theories.

The artwork—a provocative photograph by renowned Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki depicting a Yakuza-tattooed couple—was displayed alongside a second piece that appears to be a female face covered with colorful butterflies. Observers quickly flagged the imagery as wildly inappropriate office decor when it was spotted in a video of UFC CEO and Trump pal Dana White unboxing the America 250-branded championship belt for the first time.

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'They've sunk the party': Alarm as new poll pinpoints 'worrying sign for Republicans'

A new Financial Times poll has delivered devastating news for Republicans, showing that President Donald Trump's economic policies and the Iran war are eroding voter confidence ahead of November's midterm elections.

The nationwide poll, conducted by research firm Focaldata from May 1-5, found that nearly 58 percent of registered voters "strongly" or "somewhat" disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation and the cost of living—the top issue on voters' minds heading into the midterms.

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Trump's big coal push causing his own supporters to 'get sick and die': expert

President Donald Trump has long championed what he calls “beautiful, clean coal,” and during his second term, has implemented policies designed to “reinvigorate” the waning industry, but one policy expert warned Sunday that those very policies are also causing miners to “get sick and die,” many of whom are among the president’s strongest supporters.

“If the Trump administration actually cared about protecting coal miners from black lung, we’d have a strong silica rule in place right now,” said Rebecca Shelton, director of policy for the Appalachian Citizen’s Law Center, Mother Jones reported on Sunday.

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Colin Jost's twisted Jeffrey Epstein joke met with groans from SNL audience

A joke by SNL comedian Colin Jost fell flat with the audience this weekend, as he made light of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

SNL's Weekend Update, which includes quick newsy bits mixed with jokes from Jost and Michael Che, featured a joke from Jost about recent reports on a purported Epstein suicide note.

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Private Jack Smith remarks spur report he could drop 'unreleased evidence' against Trump

Jack Smith is reportedly sending a message to President Donald Trump: even as he faces the prospect of prosecution, he still possesses weaponizable information that could damage the president.

Speaking at a private event at the Cosmos Club in Washington on April 20, Smith indicated his readiness to take on potential charges and signaled he could deploy unreleased evidence should Trump move forward with retaliatory prosecution, according to video of the event obtained by The New York Times.

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Melania Trump's own lawyer snubs president's 'legally dubious' project

President Donald Trump’s Gold Card, a visa program for wealthy immigrants, has been so “legally dubious” that even First Lady Melania Trump’s former lawyer is advising wealthy foreigners against pursuing it, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

“It would be unethical of me to retain them,” said immigration attorney Michael Wildes, who previously represented the first lady, speaking with the Post about his inclination to discourage wealthy immigrants from pursuing Trump’s Gold Card.

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Epstein's potential dark origin story revealed by his childhood neighbor

A childhood neighbor of Jeffrey Epstein has published a searing account of growing up in the gated Sea Gate community in Brooklyn during the 1960s, revealing that she lived on the same street as the convicted sex trafficker and exploring what may have shaped his capacity for exploitation.

Writer and poet Gabrielle Glancy discovered the connection after the Epstein files were released in January. "Following the RELEASE of the Epstein files in January, I began to notice a lot of posts about him on the 'I Grew Up in Sea Gate' Facebook group," she writes in Rolling Stone. "Someone posted a class picture with Epstein standing in the back row among a bunch of awkward-looking pre-teens at Mark Twain Junior High, where my mother taught English during the years he was a student there."

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'Shocked' civil rights groups alarmed by Trump official's plan to 'embrace state violence'

Advocates for civil and constitutional rights were sounding the alarm on a Trump official's plan to combat groups deemed far-left extremists by the administration.

"A lot of people are very shocked by the language about left-wing extremists, anarchist extremists," said Chip Gibbons, the policy director at Defending Rights & Dissent, in a Saturday article by the Guardian.

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'The wrong leader': Ex-White House doctor has scorching smackdown for RFK Jr.

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former cardiologist to Vice President Dick Cheney, unleashed a serious criticism of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his lack of response to a recent rodent-borne illness outbreak.

Reiner shared his stern criticism of Kennedy in an X post on Saturday.

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'People all over America are devastated': MAGA rep mocked for floating herself for top job

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) was mocked on Saturday for suggesting that 'so many people' had floated her name for Speaker of the House — and replace House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The MAGA lawmaker posted on X that she was "honored" to be considered, though the internet quickly questioned why she made the comment.

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'The executioner comes': James Carville sees no path for GOP senator who wronged Trump

Political strategist James Carville is already writing off a GOP senator who wronged President Donald Trump and is now campaigning for reelection.

"Magic Seldom happens this close to an election," Carville told The New York Post in a Saturday article while talking about Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).

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