August 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM EDT
'Mediocrities': Nancy Mace brutally mocked after scheduling first 'lion's den' town hall

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) made a major announcement early Monday morning, August 4: She is seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination in her state. And it didn't take Mace's critics, a combination of Democrats and right-wing Never Trump conservatives, long to attack her and note how much of a flip-flopper she has been: Mace was highly critical of President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, but she later went full MAGA and often resorts to performative stunts to express her devotion to him.

August 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM EDT
'Makes no sense': Epstein victims' lawyer slams House GOP for ignoring this key witness

Earlier this week, the House Oversight Committee issued multiple subpoenas in its investigation into deceased child predator Jeffrey Epstein. But one lawyer representing several of Epstein's victims is now railing against the effort for failing to include one notable witness who could shed the most light on Epstein. During a Wednesday interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, attorney Spencer Kuvin described President Donald Trump's treatment of top Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell as a "sham," after she was transferred to a minimum-security facility for nonviolent offenders following visits by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Kuvin said none of his clients were notified of Maxwell's transfer ahead of time, and condemned the administration's handling of the Epstein case as "an attempt to try to whitewash" its refusal to release all of the remaining evidence on Epstein.

August 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM EDT
'Tremendous frustration': How Trump's strong-arming of 250th anniversary group 'backfired'

In a move aimed at cementing control over America's Semiquincentennial (America250), President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to replace four veteran Republican commissioners with loyalists -- only for their plan to collapse spectacularly. The Atlantic reported Wednesday that despite initial signals of compliance, all four refused to resign, prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to withdraw the pressure and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to oppose any shake"'up.

August 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT
'Unwelcome': Illinois gov fires back at Trump over threat to have FBI arrest lawmakers

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) is now making it explicitly clear to President Donald Trump that his federal agents will not be allowed in the Prairie State to arrest Democratic elected officials. Several Democratic state lawmakers from Texas are currently in Illinois, as they continue to deny Republicans the ability to pass new redistricting maps that heavily favor the GOP. Trump recently entertained the idea of having the FBI arrest them and bring them back to the Lone Star State. But according to a Wednesday report in the Hill, Pritzker is now instructing Illinois law enforcement agencies to not assist federal authorities.

August 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM EDT
'What if he is arrested?' GOP lawmakers worried new allegations may sink rep's reelection

Some Republican lawmakers are privately weighing whether Rep. Cory Mills' (R-Fla.) latest controversy has become too politically risky to ignore, Politico reported Wednesday. These concerns stem from a string of allegations against the Florida Republican, including an eviction notice, assault claims and now an alleged threat to release nude videos of his former partner. One of three unnamed GOP lawmakers told Politico: "What if he is arrested for real?"

August 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM EDT
'Never been to a gas station': Trump brutally fact-checked over claim gas prices are down

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that claims from "fake news networks" that costs of everyday goods are up are incorrect, and insisted that they are actually down. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump claimed, "Gasoline is way down. It's gonna soon be less than $2 a gallon."

August 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM EDT
Nicolle Wallace says Trump 'acting guilty' on Epstein hints at 'iceberg under the surface'

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Wednesday the Trump administration is "acting guilty" over the controversy related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During the Wednesday episode of her MSNBC show, Wallacse said, "So, all the conduct that treats the people who care about this issue like babies and fools is mind"'boggling to me. Because the problem is that their desperation is showing -- they're acting guilty."

August 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM EDT
'Dumb as a post': Tuberville ripped for 'deeply shameful' claim after Army base shooting

About two hours before the suspect in Wednesday's Fort Stewart, Georgia mass shooting was identified, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) was quick to blame the "radical left" for allegedly demonizing law enforcement and the military. The suspect has since been identified as a U.S. Army Sergeant at Fort Stewart. No motive is currently known. "Praying for the safety of everyone in Fort Stewart," Tuberville wrote on social media at 1:25 PM. "This is the DIRECT RESULT of the Radical Left's constant demonization of law enforcement and our military service members."

August 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM EDT
'Very jealous': Trump ally says White House secretly 'can't stand' this MAGA congresswoman

One of President Donald Trump's biggest supporters in Congress may be shocked to learn her feelings toward the president aren't reciprocal, if one of his top allies is to be believed. The Daily Beast reported Wednesday on the deposition of MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, who is suing comedian Bill Maher over his claims that she had a physical relationship with the president. Loomer alleges in her $150 million defamation lawsuit that Maher's "malicious" insinuation that she slept with Trump caused a "media frenzy" that cost her a potential job in the White House.

August 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM EDT
'Tapped out': This group will decide if the US economy ends up plunging into a recession

The U.S. middle class, long considered the backbone of consumer demand and economic stability, is now increasingly stretched and frustrated as broader economic resilience hinges on the spending power of the wealthiest Americans. In an article for the Washington Post published Wednesday, Navy Federal chief economist Heather Long argued that only a handful of "superstar" companies and wealthy consumers are propping up an otherwise fragile economy, since they're the only ones able to absorb mounting tariff"'induced costs.

August 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM EDT
Revealed: 'Irresponsible' Trump official published CIA's 'most closely guarded secrets'

The minimally redacted classified report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released late last month contains information so sensitive that it could allow America's enemies to detect top-secret spying techniques and human sources, and could result in America's allies reconsidering the trust they place in the U.S. Intelligence Community, one top Democrat is warning.

August 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM EDT
'You really are a Dem': Conservative rep's anti-Johnson meme ignites MAGA rage

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has a decidedly right-wing resume', from his work with the Tea Party movement to a 100 percent rating from the Gun Owners of America and the Republican Liberty Caucus. But because he doesn't rubber-stamp everything that President Donald Trump favors, many MAGA Republicans are attacking him as everything from "woke" to a RINO (Republican In Name Only). Trump was furious with Massie for voting "no" on his "big, beautiful bill." Now, angry MAGA Republicans are lashing out at Massie because of a Wednesday, August 6 post on X, formerly Twitter.