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A former top MAGA influencer still blasts the MAGA cult and the operators that drive the movement from the top.“The structure and the architecture of MAGA is very indistinguishable from a cult,” explained Ashley St. Clair, Elon Musk's ex-lover, former MAGA influencer and the mother of one of his children, in a podcast appearance with The Left Hook’s Wajahat Ali. Describing how she dropped out of college to be a full-time MAGA influencer while dating an older man who served MAGA under the name DC Drano, she described how “he was molding me. He was like, ‘Here's what you put on the sign outside of the ICE detention center,’ directing my c

According to one of President Donald Trump’s former advisers, the president suspects that Americans will not respect him once he is removed from power — and that is why he is obsessed with building monuments to himself now.“He loves to build, that's his background,” Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House deputy press secretary, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday. “So I think he's looking at these little pet projects, and this is what excites him. This is what gets him jazzed up.”She added, “He's probably bored talking about Iran. He doesn't want to talk about inflation and all of these things. We've seen him say, when it comes to affordability, that this is a hoax created by the Democ

President Donald Trump has slashed social programs for inner city minorities, low-income children, starving Americans and many other vulnerable groups. Yet one of the groups that has consistently supported him just got a major bailout.“The lower chamber voted 213-210 to pass the agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies appropriations bill,” reported The Hill's Sudiksha Kochi on Thursday. “Five Republicans voted against the bill, while four Democrats voted in favor.”Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) argued that the legisla

A few weeks ago, the MAGA world took one look at actor Lupita Nyong’o playing the role of “Helen” in Christiopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and decided they hated it. But on Thursday, the Daily Beast reports movie audiences gave not a whit about MAGA preferences for white actresses.“The movie MAGA crusaded against last month for its latest anti-woke campaign is only drawing huge demand despite the whining,” the Beast reports. “Variety reported that IMAX tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey were in such high demand Thursd

Daily Mail writer Mark Halperin says nobody has a clear enough idea of just how thoroughly Republicans have ruined themselves with President Donald Trump — except perhaps Republicans.“Unsolicited advice for the midterm curious: Push past the betting-market-friendly framing, low quality polling and wafting whiffs of scandal – and recognize that coast-to-coast elections are an opportunity for the nation's voters to express how they feel about Donald Trump, the Democrats, the economy, Iran and so much more,” said Halperin, claiming to have

President Donald Trump has picked Todd Blanche as his permanent attorney general, according to a top political scientist, because ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi was not corrupt enough for him.“What everyone needs to understand is the danger here and what the Senate is concerned about. Todd Blanche — he's not a new bestie, he's a true bestie,” Morgan State University political scientist Dr. Jason Johnson told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Thursday. “He was Trump's lawyer. His entire reason for being in this job is to protect this president, because he agrees with him ideologically, because he sees a kindred spirit with him morally, and because he

If there is one lesson that has emerged from the 2026 midterm election primaries, it is that Democrats and Republicans react very differently to ultra-rich candidates.“Tom Steyer ran for governor of California as a climate crusader endorsed by Bernie Sanders’ political organization, Our Revolution,” wrote MS NOW’s Armand Manoukian on Thursday. “He also spent at least $216 million of his own money on the race — and in the end, that was the only thing voters seemed to remember. With nearly 58 percent of the vote counted, he is running third.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting what it calls “President Trump’s 500 Days of Wins” as farm bankruptcies have spiked.On the social media platform X, a series of seven posts celebrates Trump administration programs such as “Make America Healthy Again” and “Farmers First,” while promoting the USDA’s efforts surrounding national security, rural prosperity, lawfare, forestry, and trade.“Today we celebrate President Trump’s 500th day in office,” the post reads. “A historic period of progress for American agriculture and rural communities. We shattered export records, slashe

It's hard to keep up with the never-ending cascade of drama pouring out of the White House these days, but reporter David A. Fahrenthold tells Slate that one of President Donald Trump’s more recent grifts is more obvious and even easier to expose than some others. From the very start of Trump’s announcement of the “bluing” of the Lincoln memorial reflecting pool, there were questions — and plenty to be suspicious about.“What was remarkable was that at every step, as you peeled back another layer, something wasn’t quite what it was supposed to be or what Trump ha

A House Republican is drafting legislation to try to bypass Senate rules and advance President Donald Trump’s push to require enhanced voter identification. The bill would cost taxpayers $250 million over five years.According to Politico, U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) is working on the “SAVE America Through REAL ID Act,” which would provide funds for lower-income voters to obtain a REAL ID, while encouraging states to require a REAL ID to vote.“In order to address that one issue, we’ve created this grant program for states to use t