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Stephen Colbert enthusiastically spoke for millions of Americans as he responded to the news that Trump’s hush money trial will be going forward by saying, “Let’s go.” Colbert said: Okay, despite, so far, despite 88 criminal charges, Donald Trump has faced zero consequences. It’s been one delay after another. But — Exactly. But that’s about

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024. Sara Stathas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allies of President Joe Biden are ramping up a charm offensive aimed at getting high-profile Republicans and donors who won’t support Donald Trump to back the Democratic president.  But

Former Texas Republican House Speaker Joe Straus confirmed on Thursday a conversation that was reported in 2018 by Texas Monthly, in which GOP megadonor and “billionaire bully” Tim Dunn told him that only Christians should hold leadership positions in the House. “Straus, a Republican who is Jewish, relayed the encounter in an interview with former

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton believes Israel’s war

Stephen Colbert pointed out that Trump seems to be taken by surprise by his own speeches that he doesn’t seem to know what’s in them. Colbert played a clip of Trump saying, “You know, we won this state. We won this state by a lot. And it came out that we won this state, actually.”

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two Florida brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to insider trading charges related to their purchase and sale of securities of the company that eventually merged with former President Donald Trump‘s social media firm. The brothers, Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman, earned more than $22

The stock scam that is Truth Social took out two investors who have pleaded guilty to insider trading. CNN reported: Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal that brought former President Donald Trump’s social media business

The media company that Donald Trump recently took public is suing its co-founders, accusing them of failing “spectacularly” to get the company off the ground and then trying to “thwart the deal.” The lawsuit filed in Sarasota County, Florida, civil court seeks to bar Trump Media & Technology Group co-founders Wesley Moss and Andrew Litinsky

Stephen Colbert enjoyed Trump’s Truth Social stock crashing and burning while costing him billions of dollars. Colbert said: Between the $175 million Trump put up in this case and the $91 million in the E. Jean Carroll case, trump somehow still posted way less money this week than he lost on Wall Street. Because reportedly,

A Union Pacific freight train is seen traveling on April 21, 2023 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the

Donald Trump tried to campaign for the first time in weeks and he could not keep it together at an event that was supposed to be about the border in Michigan. Trump diverted away from talking about the border and said, “So many people get away with it. They say Oh, let him go. Let

A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking “iftar” meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said that everyone knows what Trump is doing, as he requested that the ex-president’s gag order be expanded. The Manhattan DA’s office wrote in a filing: Defendant’s dangerous, violent, and reprehensible rhetoric fundamentally threatens the integrity of these proceedings and is intended to intimidate witnesses and trial participants alike— including this

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Attorneys for Donald Trump have asked a judge for a

Investors finally got a look at some of the numbers behind Truth Social and it sent the stock plummeting. CNBC reported: The share price of Trump Media plunged Monday after the social media app company closely tied to former President Donald Trump reported a net loss of $58.2 million on revenue of just $4.1 million

Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) supporters celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul on March 31, 2024. Yasin Akgul | Afp | Getty Images Turkey’s opposition won a stunning victory across several major cities in the country’s local elections Sunday, dealing a severe blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s

Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver broke down how the Truth Social meme stock is a reverse GameStop. Oliver said after two Trumpers explained why to but the DJT stock: You gotta love dudes. Look, in a way, they’re right, though. Truth Social is basically a meme stock now. And its price has risen based on

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lies on top of the container ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 29, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday is likely to send shock waves across the U.S. economy, as a key shipping route for certain

NBC’s Kristen Welker normalized Trump attacking judges and their families on Meet The Press. Welker said in her opening: Meanwhile this week, the former president stepped up his attacks on the judge and his family in the New York hush money case, after that judge imposed a partial gag order on Mr. Trump less than

Signage for the Newsmax conservative television broadcasting network is displayed at a broadcast TV booth at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022.  Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Right-wing news outlet Newsmax received an investment of roughly $50