June 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT
'Anyone can get him on the phone': Expert reveals 'danger' of Trump answering random calls

President Donald Trump has become more recently known for answering unscreened phone calls -- even when unknown numbers show up on his caller ID. Now, one former member of Congress is now elaborating on the inherent risk of Trump's propensity to talk to anyone. In a Tuesday interview with MSNBC host Katy Tur, former Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) expressed alarm at a recent report in the Atlantic on Trump's frequent use of his private cellphone even after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. According to the Atlantic's Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, Trump sees his private phone as an "enhancement" to his office, rather than as a hindrance.

June 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM EDT
'You have one job': MTG scorched for not reading key detail in budget bill

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is facing backlash after admitting she voted to pass the House Republicans' sweeping budget bill""dubbed President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill"""without reading it in full. Among its many controversial provisions is a clause that bars states from regulating artificial intelligence. "Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years," Congresswoman Greene admitted Tuesday afternoon. "I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there."

June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM EDT
'One of the worst': Kristi Noem slammed for 'false accusation' against man who was framed

Authorities have acknowledged an error in their initial assessment of a Wisconsin man who was arrested last month under suspicion of threatening President Donald Trump, CNN reported Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kristi Noem had previously labeled Ramón Morales Reyes, an undocumented immigrant, as a potential threat based on threatening letters allegedly written by him. However, a subsequent investigation revealed that Morales Reyes, who cannot read or write in English, was framed by Demetric Deshawn Scott, a 52-year-old man from Milwaukee.

June 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM EDT
'Elon is missing it': Mike Johnson slams Musk for calling Trump's bill an 'abomination'

On Tuesday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk came out swinging against President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" and lawmakers who supported it in a series of tweets. And his tirade has caught the attention of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Politico congressional correspondent Marianna Sotomayor tweeted that Johnson is now -- delicately -- giving public criticism of the world's richest man and one of the largest donors to Trump's 2024 campaign. The speaker gave his remarks following Musk calling the legislation a "massive, outrageous [and] pork-filled ... disgusting abomination."

June 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM EDT
'Blatantly wrong': Trump sets sights on 2 GOP senators who have openly criticized his bill

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday Republican Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) are "blatantly wrong" in their criticism of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." During the White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon, CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked Leavitt: "On the Big Beautiful Bill, you said recently, it's blatantly wrong to say that it adds to the deficit" But Republicans like Ron Johnson and Rand Paul disagree. They are saying it will add to the deficit. That is their concern. Is the White House's position that those two Republican senators are quote 'blatantly wrong'?"

June 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
'He chose billionaires over working families': Republican faces backlash over Medicaid cuts

Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of the House lawmakers most vulnerable to losing their seats in the 2026 midterms, was the target of a new ad that aired Tuesday as part of a nationwide campaign to draw public attention and outrage to the GOP plan to kick millions off Medicaid. The ad""set to run on television, digital platforms, and streaming services in Nebraska""features a woman named Audrey, who says her step-daughter and three grandchildren are among the tens of millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage.

June 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM EDT
Game plan in 'key battleground' unveiled for overcoming MAGA dominance

Many Democrats have been feeling demoralized since the 2024 election -- not only because of Kamala Harris' narrow 1.5 percent loss to now-President Donald Trump, but also, because Republicans flipped the U.S. Senate while narrowly holding the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet some Democrats, in 2025, have decent approval ratings in tough, competitive swing states -- including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (63 percent, according to Impeach Research), Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (59 percent, according to Morning Consult) and Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona (50 percent, according to the Phoenix-based Noble Predictive Insights).

June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM EDT
'It is our own doing': Democrats find a voice through plainspeak and plain anger

The San Francisco Chronicle reports Democrats are rightfully blaming themselves for putting "a grifter billionaire" in the White House. The California Democratic Party's three-day convention this weekend appeared less about finger pointing and more about soul-searching, while also kicking plenty of dirt. 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told audiences: "We gotta be honest. We're in this mess because some of it is our own doing."

June 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM EDT
Trump official slated to speak at event led by activist who's lost 'tolerance' with Jews

Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence overseeing all eighteen components of America's Intelligence Community, is drawing scrutiny after apparently appearing on an advertisement as a scheduled speaker for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's Young Women's Leadership Summit. Kirk himself came under fire this week after declaring he lost "tolerance" with America's Jews. He also called Islam "incompatible" with the West.

June 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM EDT
Fact checker confirms Trump still taking credit for fixing a problem that never existed

An analysis by Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler shows the Trump administration is still wheeling out lies months after they've been outed. "This is an example of how, even after falsehoods are exposed, the spin machine keeps working," wrote Kessler, referring to a March 4 post by President Donald Trump that "government databases list " 3.47 million people from ages 120 to 129, 3.9 million people from ages 130 to 139. 3.5 million people from ages 140 to 149. And money is being paid to many of them."

June 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM EDT
How tech companies gaming the green card system have avoided Trump's wrath - so far

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June 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM EDT
'Who will tell him?' Senate GOP leader slammed for comment about low-income Americans

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is facing criticism for dismissing concerns about Medicaid cuts by saying, "The best health care is a job." In an interview with Kota Territory last week, Thune said, "There are certain policies that generate growth in the economy. And that ultimately is what you want. A rising tide lifts all the boats."