Astonishing reason behind Trump’s ‘rushed’ DC projects exposed: whistleblowers

Joe Neunder mailer saying he ‘stands up to developers’ is underwritten by developer donations

'We are witnessing political gaslighting in real time.' The post Joe Neunder mailer saying he ‘stands up to developers’ is underwritten by developer donations appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

CNN's Jennings Helps Trump Push Latest Lie About Reflecting Pool Debacle

Trump's toadie on CNN, Scott Jennings proves once again there's no bottom when it comes to defending Dear Leader. What an embarrassment this guy is. Jennings made an appearance on The Source with Kaitlan Collins this Friday and was asked by Collins about Trump's latest lie about his Reflecting Pool debacle. As CNN reported that same evening, Trump is now trying to blame the peeling paint and algae spreading everywhere on vandalism: President Donald Trump on Friday claimed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was intentionally vandalized and said law enforcement is actively investigating, as the administration has scrambled to fix the pool’s recent deterioration just days after Trump’s nearly 15 million renovation. read more

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GOP Senate Leadership: Gaslighting Gasbags

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5 Taxpayer Wins From Vance’s Fraud-Fighting Task Force 

In the month of June, Vice President JD Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud racked up several wins for American taxpayers. “No matter what, the Task Force on Fraud will not let up,” a Vance spokesperson told the Daily Signal. “Fighting fraud remains a priority for Vice President Vance and the entire Trump administration, and...

Trump awarded $500 million no-bid contract to Virginia firm last year to build his stupid fucking ballroom at the very same time he was claiming it would be privately funded

Story here. He pulled this off by routing the secret contract through a White House office that deals with minor repairs and building maintenance issues, and which is therefore exempt from government disclosure and competitive bidding requirements. We of course don’t yet know anything about the copious kickbacks and skims involved, although the workers on [] The post Trump awarded 500 million no-bid contract to Virginia firm last year to build his stupid fucking ballroom at the very same time he was claiming it would be privately funded appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Keystone Kash Runs Into Trouble With Crackpot FBI Goose Chase

Kylie Cooper/ReutersSenate Democrats are pushing back hard against FBI Director Kash Patel’s wild decision to mobilize hundreds of federal agents and analysts on what one senior senator is calling a “fool’s errand.” Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote to both Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding answers after MS NOW reported that Patel had ordered 260 FBI intelligence analysts from field offices across the entire country to work on what internal FBI documents describe as a “priority investigation” in Georgia related to the 2020 election. Warner did not mince his words. “This misuse of taxpayer dollars is negligence and abuse of power of the highest order,” he wrote, before laying out exactly what was being sacrificed to pursue it.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Democrats’ great hope James Talarico declared war on billionaires. Guess what happened next

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we are lifting the curtain on how James Talarico’s war on billionaires has run up against the realities of campaigning with pretty inevitable events. Also, we celebrate Abraham Lincoln as the unsung hero of the Revolutionary War. Plus, we might have a new favorite member of the []

Joe Biden Rips Into Trump’s DC Vanity Projects: ‘What a Loser’

Former President Joe Biden didn’t hesitate to slam Donald Trump’s numerous “vanity projects” in Washington, D.C., including the East Wing demolition for construction of a ballroom at the White House and the ongoing million-dollar Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool saga. Biden ran attendees at Saturday’s Live! Casino Hotel gala through a list of Trump’s failures []

Dem senators ask Trump admin to explain tariff effects on US manufacturing

Despite President Donald Trump’s promises of a manufacturing boom in his second administration, two Democratic senators are arguing in a letter to the administration — and shared first with CNBC — that the president’s policies have created more hardship for U.S. workers. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., wrote on Monday to U.S. []...Click to read more

JD Vance Says Watergate Would Be '12-Hour News Story' Today

US Vice President JD Vance says it is crazy that the Watergate scandal brought down Richard Nixon's presidency, arguing that the political spying affair would dominate headlines for no more than a...

‘Cluster F*ck’: Trump’s Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

'Cluster F*ck': Trump's Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

CNN's McConnell Coverage Takes an Embarrassing Turn Thanks to a Fake Congressman

CNN's McConnell Coverage Takes an Embarrassing Turn Thanks to a Fake Congressman

“Freak accident”: Pfizer building developer denies risk of collapse

The developer behind the conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown is speaking out to quell concerns after the massive development site was the subject of an emergency response early Tuesday. Hours after city officials warned of an “extremely dangerous situation” at the in-progress conversion of the former office property, Nathan Berman of MetroLoft said in an interview with The Real Deal that reports of the building’s impending collapse have been “blown a little bit out of proportion,” adding that despite videos of sagging upper floors and buckled support columns, the building “was never at risk of collapse” and []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

For decades, the senator has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he’s betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping point.

Democratic socialist surge spreads through US as Mamdani effect takes hold

Sky News US Analyst Michael Ware discusses the rise of democratic socialism across the United States following multiple victories in New York. “A lot of it comes down to messaging in response to the real hurt that American voters are feeling,” Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. “People are hurting, rents in cities where they work are unaffordable, and you know, health costs and so forth. So, these progressives, or ultra progressives of the democratic socialists … are responding to those sorts of kitchen table concerns. “These progressives are a sign of perhaps some angst within the economy.”

[Photo] 🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Trump via Truth Social:The headline in the Corrupt and Failing New York Time [...]

— Trump via Truth Social:The headline in the Corrupt and Failing New York Times: “What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.” REALLY? Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE, their top two sets of Leaders are GONE, their Inflation is at 250, their Economy is BROKEN, their Soldiers aren’t being paid, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN, THE OIL IS GUSHING, and the U.S. Stock Market and Jobs are at record HIGHS. That’s what’s CHANGED, you corrupt and unethical cowards, and MORE!!!@IntelSlava

Trump Is Screaming Another Coup Out Loud: Columnist

President Donald Trump has a plan to steal the midterm elections, argues The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Will Bunch, and he’s “screaming it out loud.” Bunch writes that “nothing is scarier than when the 47th president speaks the truth about what’s really on his mind. Because the only thing that’s in Trump’s brain right now is stealing [] The post Trump Is Screaming Another Coup Out Loud: Columnist appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.

The Clerk Didn’t Set the Price

Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Kroger’s CEO exposed who gets access, who absorbs the costs, and why working people keep being pushed to blame one another.

Mike Johnson reflects on balance of powers in exclusive interview

House Speaker Mike Johnson reflects on the tug-of-war between the legislative and executive branches in an exclusive USA TODAY interview. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/tefkc5vf Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

The "Magnificent Seven" Just Delivered a $2.2 Trillion Warning to Wall Street. Should You Listen?

These stocks have led the performance of the SP 500 in recent years.

Stephanie Ruhle breaks down what to know about Trump’s financial disclosures

“All of this would be a major conflict of interest — a huge scandal — if it were any other presidency,” the “Money, Power, Politics” host argued. The post Stephanie Ruhle breaks down what to know about Trump’s financial disclosures appeared first on MS NOW.

Johnson: Once More Unto the Breach For SAVE Act?

Johnson: Once More Unto the Breach For SAVE Act?

Dem Activist Pushing Obvious Patriot Front Photo-Op on Metro Blows Up in His Big, Dumb, Trump-Hating Face

Dem Activist Pushing Obvious Patriot Front Photo-Op on Metro Blows Up in His Big, Dumb, Trump-Hating Face

John Thompson: The Absurd Attacks on Randi After She Criticized Tech in the Classroom

John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, thought that AFT President Randi Weingarten’s recent speech on the dangers of technology in the classroom was balanced and thoughtful. Yet the Trump administration attacker for raising valid questions. Trump and McMahon have such a knee-jerk aversion to unions, especially the teachers’ unions, that they had to []

Democrats want control of Congress, but what will they actually do with it? 

Trump has undoubtedly done more damage to the federal government than we know. It will take a long time to identify and repair it. Democrats should tell us how they’d jump-start the process in January with control of Congress.

Jim Cramer Calls Walmart (NYSE: WMT) An “Incredible Buying Opportunity” As Stock Selloff Deepens

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has drawn a strong endorsement from CNBC’s Jim Cramer, who urged investors to buy into the retail giant’s recent weakness on his Mad Money program. Cramer described Walmart as one of the “greatest companies on earth,” pushing back firmly against what he views as an overblown market reaction to the company’s [] The post Jim Cramer Calls Walmart (NYSE: WMT) An “Incredible Buying Opportunity” As Stock Selloff Deepens appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Dems Aren’t Afraid Of The Communists Their Party Is Electing. They Just Hate Losing Their Jobs To Them

There’s this idea passed around online, mostly by naive conservatives, that the spate of victories this week in New York for self-identified “democratic socialists” — a nice name for communists — is a nightmare for Democrat leaders in Washington who are now panicking that the party’s brand will become toxic, thus costing it future elections. []

The Projects Had No Onboarding, then the HR Meeting Was Called. How this Worker Who Uncovered a Secret Corporate Revenge Plot.

This employee may never get the full truth here, and it's time to make peace with that. The post The Projects Had No Onboarding, then the HR Meeting Was Called. How this Worker Who Uncovered a Secret Corporate Revenge Plot. appeared first on TwistedSifter.