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Hasan Piker Says 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Convictions: What Data Shows
His figure matches the government's detention data, but his claim that ICE gets its real criminals only from prisons does not hold up.
Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Will 'Always Get Worse,' Citing His Childhood
The president's niece traces it to a year without his mother at about 2 1/2. A clinical psychologist herself, she has never treated him.
Thom Tillis Tells Bill Maher Livestreamed Fort Hood Execution Is 'Performative'
The retiring North Carolina Republican said streaming the Fort Hood shooter's Dec. 3 execution would amount to "a recruiting video."
Steve Bannon Warns $2 Trillion Deficit Strains Scott Bessent's 3-3-3 Plan
The federal deficit came in at 6.2 percent of GDP last fiscal year, more than double the target, and the 10-year Treasury yield is at 5.24 percent.
Former Obama Adviser Dan Pfeiffer Warns Polls Could Again Overstate Republicans
Last November's polls had New Jersey's governor race at about 4 points. Mikie Sherrill won by about 14.
Hasan Piker Says Democratic Establishment Fixated on Streamers, Not Donald Trump
The leftist streamer offers party leaders a deal: "we can let bygones be bygones, but you've got to fight back."
Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Is Using Federal Power to Take Over Elections
She tallies the administration's string of court losses, but the Supreme Court let part of his 2026 election order go ahead in August.
JD Vance Frames Ohio Vote as Donald Trump Policies or Joe Biden Inflation
The vice president says there's "still a lot of work to do" on prices, and the latest federal data shows inflation running higher than when he took office.
Steve Bannon Warns a Failed Treasury Auction Is the 'Canary' as Yields Climb
His Birch Gold guest agreed on the danger but said a failed auction is still "a ways out."
Ted Cruz Is 'Not Particularly Keen' on Donald Trump's Qatari Air Force One
The Texas Republican flew on the jet for the first time Wednesday and called it "orders of magnitude nicer" than the old one.
Fox News Radio Host Questions Donald Trump's Strategy in Texas
Filling in for Brian Kilmeade, Mary Walter asked whether telling Texans to "pretend" he is on the ballot is smart with his approval this low. The turnout record, and the president's unsourced "48%", below.
Jessica Tarlov Wouldn't Put an Iran 'October Surprise' Past Donald Trump
Scott Galloway thinks something could "go very right" in the war before November. Tarlov points to tanker attacks and gas prices.
Tucker Carlson Calls Rick Scott a 'Lunatic' Over Iran 'Killing Us' Claim
The Pentagon has tied at least 603 U.S. troop deaths in Iraq to Iran-backed militias, but Carlson's claim that Iran has never had a nuclear weapon holds up.
Matt Walsh Says Ronald Reagan 'Helped to Bankrupt the Country' on Deficits
The Daily Wire host also blamed Reagan's 1986 amnesty for the border crisis, though the record includes two tax increases Reagan signed to shrink the deficit.
Sean Hannity Says He Lacks 'Confidence' in a Republican Midterm Win in November
The Fox News host says polls have been "atrocious" and leans on a GOP pollster's finding that they overstate Democrats.
Jon Ossoff Accuses Mike Collins of Selling Out Georgia to Donald Trump
In his opening statement at their first debate, the Georgia Democrat tied his Republican challenger to three votes: on tariffs, health care and the war with Iran.
Steve Bannon Concedes GOP Faces 'Headwinds' With Texas Hispanic Voters
Bannon said Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton may win Texas by only low single digits.
Mary Trump Says Greg Abbott Is Dodging Donald Trump's San Antonio Rally
Abbott's campaign cited a busy schedule. The president's niece says it was code for staying away.
Megyn Kelly Says Donald Trump's Red-State Rallies Show 'the State of the GOP'
She also said voters who blame Trump over prices are "right, in a way," as he rallied Wednesday in Texas, a state he won by nearly 14 points.
Joe Rogan Backs Keeping Confederate Statues With a Lesson on Why They Went Up
His middle ground arrives after the Trump administration restored Confederate-linked names to Army bases.
Fox News Co-Host Jessica Tarlov Hits Back at Donald Trump's 'Loser' Jab
Jessica Tarlov, a Fox News host, says it is the president's third swipe at her in a week, and she points to CNN's Scott Jennings to counter his complaint.
Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Is Setting Stage for Martial Law Before Midterms
She was reacting to a Nebraska rally where the president said 'let them take out Los Angeles' while defending the war with Iran.
CPAC Chair Tells Steve Bannon He's 'Spooked' by GOP Slide in Iowa and Ohio
Matt Schlapp also named Kansas and Nebraska and said farm country is 'in a recession,' four weeks before the midterms.
Donald Trump Says Two Impeachments Mean 'I Can Do Whatever I Want' as President
Asked about a possible Democratic impeachment, he said he "could have done very bad things" to Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
Ezra Klein Urges Washington to Ban Self-Improving AI Until It Is Proven Safe
His guest helped write OpenAI's safety reports until he recently quit, and he says the industry should risk over-regulation.
Sean Hannity Warns Young Americans Social Security Likely Won't Be There
The Fox News host's forecast runs against Donald Trump's pledge not to cut the program.
Hasan Piker Says Donald Trump Is Meddling in Brazil's Election to Weaken Lula
Several of the U.S. moves the streamer listed are documented, but a claimed military threat is not.
Joy-Ann Reid Accuses Donald Trump of 'Bribing' Voters With $500 and $90 Checks
The $90 checks are going to Medicare enrollees in every state, and the $500 checks follow the healthcare.gov map, not the election map.
Steve Bannon Says Consultants Starve GOP Ground Game for 'Massive TV Buys'
On War Room, Steve Bannon pointed to a Fort Worth-area state Senate seat that Donald Trump carried by more than 17 points and that Republicans lost in January.
Candace Owens Says Turning Point USA Is Blaming Utah Valley's Police Chief
The independent review she cites puts some of the gaps on Charlie Kirk's team. It also shows the police chief's rooftop text referred to a walkway.
Arkansas Democrat Says Tom Cotton Is Skipping Debate Amid 65-to-1 Ad Gap
Republicans and their allies have outspent the Arkansas farmer 65 to 1, and the DSCC had not spent in the race as of Sept. 29.
Mary Trump Warns Trump Admin’s EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Lives
She cited an Associated Press death estimate. The AP figure measures lives the rules were projected to save, and most of that total is projected heat deaths worldwide.
Tucker Carlson Calls Rural Decline 'a Punishment' for Voting for Donald Trump
Federal and university data show rural Americans dying at higher rates and hospitals closing, but both trends started years before 2016.
Brian Kilmeade Says GOP Fears ICE Arrests Put Hispanic Votes 'in Jeopardy'
The 27 percent Latino approval figure he credited to CBS actually came from an NBC News/Telemundo poll.
GOP Has Held Roger Marshall's Seat for Over 100 Years—Polls Show It May Flip
CNN's Harry Enten calls the New York Times/Siena result a "mathematical perfect storm" of an unpopular president and a well-liked Democratic nominee.
MAHA Activist Tells Brian Kilmeade Two Trump Admin Moves Are 'Unforgivable'
The MAHA activist said the Trump administration's two biggest glyphosate moves are "unacceptable."
Michael Cohen Rejects Idea He Is Now on Donald Trump's Team
Trump's former fixer, who once testified against him, says he is still not "on team Trump" and calls himself part of a "tired majority."
Hasan Piker Says America Is 'Most Complicit' in Gaza Under Both Parties
He pointed to U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court as one form of political cover.
Former Obama Speechwriter Jon Lovett Questions Democrats' 'Data Driven' Habit
Talking with author Michael Lewis, the Pod Save America host said Donald Trump wins on instinct, then asked where the Democrat is who will rebuild government.
Sean Hannity Says Hormuz Oil Is at Pre-War Levels; Ex-Obama Official Says 60%
Reported Gulf oil flows through Hormuz and alternative routes sit near 80 percent of pre-war levels, and U.S. diesel costs about two-thirds more than in February.
Jon Ossoff Links Donald Trump's 'Corrupt' TV Ads to Medicaid Cuts
Budget records show the ad money came from the 2025 law that cut Medicaid, but it was border-security funding, not Medicaid funding.
Fareed Zakaria Tells Bill Maher White House AI Safety Rules Are Only Voluntary
The CNN host said AI lab chiefs are pleading to be regulated, and that it is President Donald Trump's administration telling them to "go at it."
Mary Trump Says Donald Trump's Board Defied Judge on Kennedy Center Name
The board's August vote to carve his name into the facade was blocked in court 33 days later, a turn her account leaves out.
Steve Bannon Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders Ad 'Dumped On' Young Men Voters
On War Room, Bannon rejected a Republican strategist's plea to hold the fight until after November.
Megyn Kelly Says Letitia James Prejudged the Cornell Case Kathy Hochul Gave Her
Asked on Friday about her post calling the accuser's ordeal "horrific," the new special prosecutor gave a one-line answer.
Tucker Carlson Tells Former UK Minister No Treaty Obliges U.S. to Fight Russia
The British Conservative agreed that the 1994 Budapest assurances are "not an agreement to go to war" and argued that America has a stake in Ukraine's borders anyway.
Jay Clayton, Donald Trump's Expected AI Czar, Says AI Is a Security Issue
He would add the AI job to running the nation's 18 intelligence agencies, and the announcement could come as soon as Friday.
Donald Trump Mocks Joe Biden Over Stairs, Warns 'Some Day I'm Going to Trip'
At a Texas truck plant, the 80-year-old president listed his ways off a stage: a ramp, one staircase, another, and "another stair in the back."
Harry Enten: Ken Paxton Is Least Popular Texas GOP Senate Nominee This Century
CNN's data analyst says no other Texas Republican Senate nominee this century has been underwater. Ken Paxton is at minus 16 as Donald Trump arrives to campaign for him.
Joe Rogan Says Stephen Miller Told Him at UFC Event UFO Files Will 'Come Out'
UFO whistleblower David Grusch relays a secondhand claim that Miller is being "physically blocked" from the files.
Steve Bannon Calls Muslim Refugee Drop 'a Great Start,' Demands Remigration
He also blamed a Texas polling dip for Ken Paxton on too few deportations.
Mary Trump Says Officials Shouldn't Earn Outside Income, Citing RFK Jr. Filing
The health secretary's latest disclosure lists $4 million in book advances and more than $250,000 in travel and lodging from a single friend.
Hasan Piker Hits Back at Jesse Watters Over Maid Cafe Video, Cites Rudy Giuliani
The streamer says the Fox News segment backfires and points to a list of Republicans, JD Vance among them, who have been photographed in drag.
Ted Cruz Urges Mike Johnson to Recall House Early to Pass College Sports Bill
The Texas senator wants President Donald Trump to sign the bill on the set of College GameDay, and he wants it done before Election Day.
Mary Trump Says Republicans 'Own' Iran War Mike Johnson Blames for Economy
Gasoline prices are up 27.4 percent from a year ago as the speaker promises a 2026 'feast and banquet.'
Jessica Tarlov Says Donald Trump's Red-State Tour Is a GOP 'Fire Drill'
The Raging Moderates host contrasted this year's travel with 2024, when she said Republicans "expanded the map enormously."
Mary Trump Disagrees With Zohran Mamdani's Tactic of Hosting Donald Trump
She says the New York mayor 'played' her uncle, but worries that voters will come away thinking Trump is 'being normal.'
Tucker Carlson Says Conservatism Exists to Defend Humans Against the Machine
The podcaster says people tell him AI worries are a 'psy-op' serving Anthropic, as Republicans split over whether to override state AI laws.
Jack Smith Defends Trump Indictments; Trump, Some Republicans Say He Should Be
Trump and some Republicans argue the former special counsel abused his power and sought to hurt Trump politically.
Jennifer Welch Says Democrats Haven't Fought Back Since Bush v. Gore
The I've Had It host traced her frustration to the 2000 election, then told Democrats who win in November to 'get dirty.'
Jimmy Kimmel Asks Zohran Mamdani How 'Destruction of New York' Is Going
The question came after record-low shootings and murders through the first seven months of the year, a rent freeze, and a free-bus promise that has slipped.
Steve Bannon Concedes Iran War and Prices Are Hurting GOP in Midterm Push
A Charlie Cook clip aired on War Room forecast a Democratic House gain of about 20 seats and a 51-49 Senate.
Michael Cohen Says Ukraine Aid Came Under Donald Trump; Joe Biden Signed Most
Trump's former fixer made the claim while sparring with Mother Jones' David Corn over Putin, and the appropriations record points to five bills passed in 2022 and 2024.
Don Lemon Says Donald Trump's Taxpayer-Funded 'PSA' Ads Are Really Campaign Ads
One of the government-paid spots is nearly identical to a January 2024 Trump campaign video, and Republican senators have joined the criticism.
Missouri Mails Ballots Under Old Map as Judges Revive Donald Trump's Districts
The 8th Circuit says one in four Missouri voters would be shifted between districts, and People Not Politicians warns of 'chaos on both sides of Election Day.'
Donald Trump Greets Xi Jinping at Andrews, a Welcome He Didn't Get in Beijing
Trump told reporters 'I think they appreciate it,' while a B-1 flyover made him grimace and no Chinese CEOs came along for the visit.
Candace Owens Says Donald Trump, JD Vance Let Pro-Israel Neocons Ruin MAGA
Owens also told her audience that voting in the midterms is 'not your duty.'
Todd Blanche Decries Order 'In the Dark of Night'
The migrants' lawyers say the flight was bound for Burundi, Rwanda and the Central African Republic, countries the administration did not name in its filing.
Benjamin Netanyahu Dares 'Moral Cowards' to Leave UN Hall as Dozens Walk Out
Last year he stayed silent while his ambassador called the protest staged; this year he taunted the departing envoys from the podium.
TV Networks Stay Dark on Donald Trump's Xi Jinping Welcome After CNN's Return
Fox News, NBC, CBS and ABC want assurances CNN is back in the pool, and Judge Timothy Kelly's order did not address it.
CNN, MS NOW Turned Away From Xi Jinping Dinner Hours After a Judge's Order
The White House admitted a CNN photojournalist and audio technician but turned away its reporter and producer, along with MS NOW's Laura Barrón-López.
Donald Trump's Press Ban Would Empower 'a Next President,' Legal Analyst Warns
The CNN analyst's warning aired hours before Judge Timothy Kelly restored the outlets' access on due process grounds without touching the First Amendment question.
Donald Trump's Ex-Energy Chief Dan Brouillette Calls Diesel Ban 'Terrible'
Hasan Piker aired the Fox Business clip as two sitting Cabinet secretaries broke with the president over the plan and the White House denied a 90-day ban is in the works.
Steve Bannon Concedes GOP Faces 'God Awful' Midterm Risk: 'Assume We're Losing'
The War Room host told listeners the only fix is a base-plus turnout push in Texas, where three polls now show Ken Paxton trailing James Talarico.
DOJ Says White House Access 'a Privilege' as CNN, Politico, MS NOW Sue
Fox News, CBS News and The New York Times joined a brief supporting the three banned outlets as Judge Timothy Kelly weighed an emergency order.
Ben Meiselas: Laura Ingraham Again Says She 'Wasn't a Fan' of Iran War
Three days into the war, the Fox host said none of the objections to it withstood scrutiny; on Tuesday she told viewers she 'wasn't a fan' of starting it.
Donald Trump Calls Munitions Doubters 'Traitors' Despite Rationing Reports
NBC News reported in July that the U.S. military has been letting some Iranian attacks through to conserve interceptors.
Donald Trump's DOJ Asks Court to Scrap 1977 Precedent in CNN, MS NOW, Politico
Judge Timothy Kelly, who restored Jim Acosta's credentials in Trump's first term, heard the emergency request Wednesday and did not rule.
Xi Jinping Arrives for Donald Trump Talks as Rare Earths Truce Hangs in Balance
Negotiators are still haggling over the minerals deal, and a paused $14 billion Taiwan arms sale is also on the table.
Donald Trump's Helipad Remarks Go Nearly Unheard After TV Networks Quit Pool
CNN, Politico and MS NOW face a court hearing Wednesday over their revoked White House credentials as the five-network TV pool stays dark.
Ted Cruz Warns 'Woke Right' Socialism Is 'a Path to Losing' for Republicans
Gallup found socialism's favorability topped 40 percent for the first time the same day Cruz sounded the alarm on Verdict.
Brian Kilmeade Calls Donald Trump's Zelensky Plea 'Weird' as Diesel Spikes
The Fox host called Trump's plea to Zelensky 'a big risk and kind of weird' as Russia moved to prolong a diesel export ban and U.S. pump prices hit a record $6.53.
Kara Swisher Flags Donald Trump's AI Trades as Filings Show Nvidia, AMD Buys
The purchases landed a week before Trump's own Commerce Department eased chip export rules to China.
Hasan Piker Says Iran Has a Right to a Nuclear Weapon, Cites Donald Trump
The streamer played a clip of Donald Trump saying that if Iran already had a nuclear weapon, the U.S. would be calling other leaders in the region instead of striking it.
Donald Trump Snaps at CNN's Kaitlan Collins Over Iran War Poll Question at UN
Kaitlan Collins got her question in only because the United Nations, not the White House, credentialed CNN.
Sean Hannity Cites Cook Report Poll: Democrats' Midterm Edge Down to 2 Points
Cook's own Republican pollster credits redistricting for narrowing the Democratic edge.
Mary Trump Says Donald Trump's Freedom 250 'Almost Certainly' Diverted Donors
Her logic: a flat denial from Freedom 250 is itself proof the allegations are true, though the underlying report relies in part on unnamed whistleblowers.
Matt Walsh Rips Chuck Grassley's Diesel Export Ban Push as 'Bernie Sanders'
Walsh says the Iowa senator's post reads like price-control rhetoric, as the White House weighs whether to restrict diesel exports.
Tucker Carlson Trashes GOP Senate Pick Mike Rogers as 'Not a Conservative'
The podcaster denied endorsing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed but called Rogers a 'tool of repression' as polls show the Michigan race within the margin of error.
Joe Rogan Says 90% of Gaza Is 'Gone,' Likens Damage to a 'Small Nuclear Bomb'
UN satellite analysts count 82 percent of Gaza's buildings damaged, with two-thirds of those destroyed — a little over half of all structures in the territory.
Bannon Slams Mamdani Minutes After Trump Praises Him
War Room aired the Gracie Mansion press conference live, then the host and guest Jack Posobiec attacked the mayor's citizenship and ideology.
Democratic Strategist Concedes Joe Biden Was a 'Cognitive Mess'
Former Schumer aide Chris Hahn broke with his party's old line on Hannity's radio show, but drew a sharp limit on how far the concession goes.
Megyn Kelly Says White House Aide 'Falsely' Cast AI Fears as Leftist
A Vanderbilt poll found Republicans slightly more likely than Democrats to favor AI regulation, undercutting Michael Kratsios's election-year framing.
Fox Poll: 62% Call Groceries a 'Major Problem' as Pollster Warns GOP
Pollster Mark Penn warned Republicans they have 44 days to turn around dismal cost-of-living numbers before the midterms.
Bill Maher Praises Donald Trump's Border Shutdown
The longtime Trump critic told Dr. Daniel Amen the border 'needed' closing, then warned the wider crackdown risks America's 'secret sauce.'
Trump Accused of 'Unconstitutional' Act as Reporters Face White House Ban
Reporters had badges confiscated within a day, and Trump named The New York Times and Washington Post as possible next targets.
Vance's Kirk Tribute Read as a Veiled Break With Trump on Iran
Ben Meiselas says Vance quoted Charlie Kirk's hatred of war to criticize the Iran campaign without naming Trump or Iran once.
Cruz Jokes About Planting Hecklers for Trump, Downplays His Own Boos
On his podcast, Cruz called the hecklers "knuckleheads" and stopped short of endorsing co-host Ben Ferguson's staged-crowd theory.
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Joy Reid Says Democratic Party Had to Be 'Screamed At' Over Black Candidates
Two Black Southern House candidates joined the DCCC's Red to Blue list on Monday, three weeks after an expansion to 40 candidates left them off.
Ari Emanuel Tells Megyn Kelly Jeffrey Katzenberg Oversold His Sway With Biden
The super-agent says he turned down Katzenberg's offer of a Biden meeting for $1 million.
Robert Garcia: Democrats Would Subpoena Donald Trump Allies Who Defy Congress
The top Oversight Democrat says Democrats would first ask Trump administration figures to come in, issue subpoenas only if they refuse, and keep pushing before January.
Ex-Sanders Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Says DSA Just Wants to Win
The former Sanders press secretary says the socialist group stopped asking whether its winners deliver, and she points to Zohran Mamdani's retreat on Gaza.
Hasan Piker Blames Gavin Newsom and California AG for Paramount-Warner Merger
The streamer says the governor's "assurances" were "nothing." Newsom says, "I didn't pressure anybody."
Brian Kilmeade Says Ken Paxton 'Got Lazy' and Is a 'Whiner' in Texas Senate Race
The Fox News host still calls the Republican nominee 'very loyal to Trump' and says he would make 'a really good Senator.'