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CNN head told reporters to ease up on East Wing demolition stories after Trump meeting: report

CNN CEO Mark Thompson allegedly told the company’s editorial staff to ease up on coverage of Donald Trump‘s demolition of the East Wing after a private meeting with the president. Per media news outlet Status, Thompson met with Trump last…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“It was perfect”: Trump won’t say why he received MRI at Walter Reed

President Donald Trump revealed that his recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center included an MRI scan that he called “perfect.” The Trump administration announced early in October that Trump would be receiving a second once-yearly check-up ahead…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

He went to Burning Man chasing a dream — it ended in mystery

In the hot desert of Black Rock City, an ephemeral town in northwestern Nevada that temporarily exists for the annual Burning Man festival, a heart-shaped mirror adorned with peacock-like wooden rays stood as a destination for festivalgoers to take mirror…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump says he “would love” to run for unconstitutional third term

President Donald Trump refused to rule out running for a third term on Monday, even though he is prevented from running again by the 22nd Amendment. When asked by reporters on Air Force One about a 2028 ticket, Trump said…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Elon Musk’s moon mission divides MAGA loyalties

President Donald Trump’s rapid descent into lawlessness has made it clear: Members of his first administration effectively held back his most authoritarian instincts. Powered by a quest for vengeance and the knowledge of experience, Trump returned to the White House…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

How trans panic steals from horror films

On paper, former swimmer Riley Gaines is a puzzling choice for MAGA’s appointed “victim” of trans people. Gaines has built an entire career on a single incident when she was a college swimmer, when she tied for fifth place during…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Rightward Shift: Long before the Trump administration began pushing patriotic curricula and expanding private school…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Rigged and stolen”: Trump calls for ban on mail-in, early voting ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump pushed for an end to all early voting in a post to Truth Social on Sunday. Trump made the barest connection between the headline-grabbing NBA gambling probes and a 2020 election he claims was “rigged and stolen.”…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“I’ve felt pain too”: Bessent claims to be a soybean farmer while defending Trump trade war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s net worth is believed to be north of half a billion dollars. Still, the former hedge fund manager and Trump megadonor wants the American people to think of him as a humble farmer. During a visit…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Wimp”: Trump tried to bully Pence out of certifying election on Jan. 6

President Donald Trump pulled out every trick he knew to try and circumvent the certification of the 2020 election of Joe Biden, even resorting to playground bullying. ABC News shared details of a conversation between Trump and then-Vice President Mike…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0