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Tennessee’s GOP-imposed pay-as-you-go system for funding road projects is smacking hard against $58 billion in planned road construction projects this year. Meanwhile, new financial demands imposed by the Republican Congress and President Donald Trump are leaving state leaders with no long-term strategy to fund them, according to state transportation officials.The Tennessean reports a

On his final day in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump was spotted with a significant bruise on his hand while attending an event for his "Board of Peace." Comedian Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" is now offering its own sardonic take on the 79 year-old president's bruise.On Thursday, the Daily Show posted a photo of Trump's bruise to its official social media accounts, with the caption: "Breaking: Trump annexes Gangreneland." An unnamed White House official told the Daily Beast that Trump's frequent use of aspirin can lead to visible bruises.The White House has addressed the photo, saying the bruise came from when the president

CNN’s “Deadline: White House” Anchor Nicole Wallace delivered devastating news to President Donald Trump regarding the upcoming mid-terms and the following national election.“One year into Trump's second term as president of the United States and the people of the United States of America do not like what they see,” said Wallace, referring to numbers showing a stinging rebuke to Trump’s policies. “58 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy. 64 percent of all Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the issue of the cost of living. And on the issue of immigration that we have been talking about, it is just as ugly for him: 40 percent.”In fact, just 32 percent of Americans believe Trump has made the nation better since he returned to the presidency, which means his app

A federal judge appeared to side with plaintiffs suing to stop President Donald Trump's construction of his planned $400 million White House ballroom.That's according to a Thursday article in CNN, which reported that U.S. District Judge Richard Leon — an appointee of former President George W. Bush – was skeptical of the Trump administration's claims that the ballroom was being built in accordance with existing laws. The network reported

After the official White House X account was caught posting a digitally altered photo, one of President Donald Trump's spokespeople responded not by apologizing, but by mocking fact-checkers.On Thursday, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale called attention to a post by the White House in which federal agents were seen arresting a protester in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the photo posted by the Trump White House, the protester was seen crying. But the actual photo shows the protester wearing a stoic expression while being handcuffed."Asked for comment, the White House sent a link to a spokesperson’s X post that said, 'Enforcement of the

CNN anchor Nicolle Wallace roasted Republican lawmakers for muddying the waters of a legitimate testimonial session concerning President Donald Trumpo’s Jan. 6 insurrection attempt.“Questions from lawmakers … ranged from the inquisitive to the ludicrous,” said Wallace. … [Former special prosecutor] Jack smith came into this hearing today as a political target for Republicans. They barely let him speak. At times, they interrupted him with absurd conspiracy theories and what-aboutism better suited for Fox News.”But when Smith did get a chance to speak uninterrupted, Wallace said “he was crystal clear” in his testimony about how confident he was with his case and pushing back against conspiracy theories that the Biden justice system was weaponized against President Donald Trump.At one po

Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville, responding to the international outcry and condemnation over President Donald Trump's failed efforts to acquire Greenland, predicted that he will likely lose big in the November midterm elections."I think the world wants to return, with the United States as being part of the world," Carville said on his podcast. "And I think the way that that happens is Trump has to be humiliated.""He has to be electorally humiliated, and I think there's a good, good chance that's gonna happen this November in our elections," he said. "It's not enough that he just walk away, and the Democrats take over the presidency."There h

As Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, the contradictions at the heart of his “America First” agenda are increasingly apparent. What began as a populist revolt against elite globalism appears to have morphed into policies that alienate the very rural and small-town constituencies that backed him in 2016, 2020 and 2024.These rust-belt and rural counties were drawn to his promises of economic revival, border security and non-interventionism. Yet, emerging signs of fracture in this Maga base suggest a potential backlash in the upcoming midterms. The administration’s domestic policies, coupled

Republican fundraising is bottoming out and terrifying conservative radio, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel."Sometimes fundraising numbers, especially a fundraising discrepancy between two contenders for the same office, is so great that it ignites a five-alarm fire within political circles," announced Conservative radio host Dan O'Donnell during his Jan. 14 show on WISN-AM (1130). "Today's Supreme Court fundraising totals did just that."O'Donnell

Former Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, where he was questioned over his two criminal indictments of President Donald Trump. One former prosecutor is now arguing that Smith missed a major opportunity to both defend his investigations and bolster his credibility as an investigator.During a Thursday segment on CNN, Brendan Ballou — who worked in the Biden administration's DOJ — observed that Smith was repeatedly questioned by Republicans on the committee about