Trump Lies

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration’s plan for mass layoffs at the State Department has left much of the workforce exasperated and embittered, tanking morale as extra demands were made to assist U.S. citizens seeking to flee the Middle East amid Israel’s war with Iran, employees say. Rubio had set a July 1 timeline for the dismissals, but execution …

The Guardian reports: Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end. Eric, who is co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, said, the road to the White House “would be an easy one” if he decided to follow in his …

“The Great Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working all weekend to finish our ‘ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’ We are on the precipice of delivering Massive General Tax Cuts, NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR OUR SENIORS, Permanently Securing our Borders, an even Bigger and More Powerful Military (I rebuilt it during …

“Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War with Israel, when he knows his statement is a lie, it is not so. As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie. “His Country was decimated, his three evil Nuclear …

NBC News reports: In a press conference with representatives from several of the organizations that sued to block Trump’s executive order dismantling birthright citizenship, the groups announced that they have filed a class action lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order that would continue to block the executive order. “As of about an hour ago, we have filed …

The Daily Beast reports: An Israeli court has refused to postpone the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after President Donald Trump demanded that the case be dropped. In a snub to Trump’s bid to “save” his top Middle East ally, the Jerusalem District Court rejected a push by Netanyahu to delay his testimony to concentrate on “security …

The New York Times reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment ship that had been named for a Navy veteran and one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials. He said that the vessel would be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a chief petty officer …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Friday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling that allowed his executive order restricting birthright citizenship to go into effect in some areas of the country. He called the ruling a “giant win” and announced that he will be speaking about it in a press conference at 11:30 a.m. The high court’s decision found that three …

Politico reports: Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding the ability of the United States to serve as an example of democracy worldwide. “Many in the rest of the world look to the United States to see what democracy is, to see what democracy ought to be,” Kennedy said …

The New York Times reports: President Trump on Wednesday threatened to sue The New York Times and CNN for publishing articles about a preliminary intelligence report that said the American attack on Iran had set back the country’s nuclear program by only a few months. In a letter to The Times, a personal lawyer for the president said the newspaper’s …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump claimed in a Thursday Truth Social post that Democrats are behind the leaking of an early intelligence assessment downplaying the effectiveness of strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites. In his post, the president called for Democrats to be “prosecuted” for the leak. It was previously revealed that there is an FBI probe looking into the leak. …

Reuters reports: The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two U.S. sources familiar with the matter and internal government documents reviewed by Reuters. The recommendation from the Office of Management and Budget, …

“No other president in history could have ever dreamed of such a success, and that’s exactly why the fake news media is now trying to demean and undermine the president, and we’ve seen this playbook be run before. You have hostile actors within the intelligence community who lick— who illegally leak bits and pieces of an intelligence assessment to push …

The Associated Press reports: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the science” and “lost the public trust.” A video of Kennedy’s speech was shown to participants at a Gavi meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, where the vaccines group was hoping to raise …

Reuters reports: The White House embraced the moniker of “daddy” for Donald Trump in a video that it released after NATO chief Mark Rutte used the term in a conversation with the U.S. president. “Daddy’s home,” the White House posted, along with the video featuring the song “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” by Usher and images of Trump at the NATO …

The Independent reports: President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will host a press conference on Thursday “in order to fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots” amid the ongoing row over the extent of the damage done to Iran’s nuclear facilities during Saturday’s B-2 bombing raid. “Secretary of Defense (War!) Pete Hegseth, together with …

The Washington Post reports: The White House plans to limit classified intelligence sharing with Congress after leaks to the press of an early assessment undermined President Donald Trump’s claim that U.S. airstrikes obliterated Iranian nuclear facilities, a senior Trump administration official said, setting the stage for a contentious classified briefing before senators Thursday. Amid a political battle over what the …

USA Today reports: President Donald Trump’s newly launched cellular service is defending its claims that its T1 cellphone are produced in the United States, but the device’s website no longer touts the “made in America” message it displayed when it launched. Instead, it uses language like “brought to life right here in the USA,” and “proudly American.” Earlier this month, …

“BREAKING NEWS…I was shocked to hear that the State of Israel, which has just had one of its Greatest Moments in History, and is strongly led by Bibi Netanyahu, is continuing its ridiculous Witch Hunt against their Great War Time Prime Minister! Bibi and I just went through HELL together, fighting a very tough and brilliant longtime enemy of Israel, …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Defense Department is working with the FBI to investigate who leaked a classified assessment of the damage incurred by the U.S. bombings in Iran, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The focal point of the controversy is the Defense Intelligence Agency’s early assessment of the strike damage, which concluded that less damage was inflicted than …