# adam schiff (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover adam schiff. Page: Feed: --- ## [MAGA senator fighting to save his state from the damage he and Trump caused](https://www.alternet.org/trump-big-beautiful-bill-2677777394/) _2026-08-25 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ The deep-red state of Alabama is staring down the barrel of having to repay millions of dollars back to the federal government as a result of President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Now, Alabama.com reports Sen. Tommy Tuberville — who approved the bill — is frantically trying to do damage control. “Sen. Tommy Tuberville is working with the state to ‘reduce the error rate’ in the local SNAP… ## [NYT pounds the Supreme Court over Trump double standard](https://www.alternet.org/trump-tariffs-2677776637/) _2026-08-25 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are treated very differently by the Supreme Court — and that double standard is hurting the American people, at least according to the editorial board of a prominent newspaper. “When Mr. Biden was president, the court quickly acted to halt several policies it considered illegal, including his second attempt at student-loan forgiveness,” wrote The New… ## [White House UFO adviser says space aliens don't care about Trump](https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/aliens-trump/) _2026-08-25 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to reveal to a curious world what America's government knows about UFOs and UAPs. Has he lived up to his promise? It's a vow that precedes his second term. During a congressional hearing in 2023, when President Joe Biden was in office, a number of experts came over to disclose that they had witnessed unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified… ## [Insider exposes the single Trump mindset driving global chaos](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-war-canada/) _2026-08-25 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ Before Miles Taylor became an outspoken Never Trump conservative , he was a high-ranking official in President Donald Trump's first administration — where he served as chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Taylor, in an article for the UK-based i Paper, remembers Trump describing his core philosophy on dealing with others. And that mindset, Taylor warns, is leading to… ## [Trump’s own MAGA movement is launching an 'insurgency' against him](https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-2677775606/) _2026-08-25 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ In spite of President Donald Trump's insistence that he still knows what MAGA wants, a new piece from The i Paper argued that he is now facing an "insurgency" from the movement he created as he continues to sow divisions. "With just over two months to go before voters are set to seal his fate in America’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump is once again bucking tradition: instead of uniting… ## [Fox 'throws Trump under the bus' with flashing warning about growing crisis](https://www.alternet.org/trump-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer/) _2026-08-25 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ JP Morgan recently flagged a slow-building food crisis, and Fox Business on Tuesday dispatched a message directly to President Donald Trump about the global threat he's potentially aggravating. “A JPMorgan ( JPM ) fertilizer analysis has been recirculating this week alongside a figure suggesting grocery prices could jump 12.3 percent,” reports marketing expert Tobi Opeyeni Anure for The Street ,… ## [Trump agriculture chief refuses to talk about where Americans get beef](https://www.alternet.org/brooke-rollins-foreign-beef/) _2026-08-25 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump set American ranchers ablaze with his recent decision to import foreign beef . The Cattlemen's Association released a statement about Trump's decision, saying that they were "disappointed" with the move. "While America’s cattle producers share the goal of keeping groceries affordable for consumers, flooding the market with government-subsidized, below-market beef is not the… ## [Former Navy pilot sounds alarm: Trump is either 'duped or in denial'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-china-xi-jinping/) _2026-08-25 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Former Navey pilot Julie Roland was a Naval Officer for ten years, deploying to both the South China Sea and the Persian Gulf as a helicopter pilot before separating in June 2025 as a Lieutenant Commander. And to this day she remains puzzled that President Donald Trump and his henchmen appear to have no cognizance of the threat posed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. “Is Trump getting duped and he’s… ## ['Paid for in blood': Senior military officers alarmed at Trump firings](https://www.alternet.org/trump-blood/) _2026-08-25 · Matthew Rozsa · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump has been repeatedly criticized for creating a Defense Department that repeatedly purges top military leaders. Now a new report reveals that, as a result of these firings, top senior officials worry that Americans will pay with their blood. “A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to… ## [Trump’s new 'fantastic story' is 'virtually impossible': top economist](https://www.alternet.org/trump-national-debt-2677776182/) _2026-08-25 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ Last week, the U.S. reached an alarming new milestone when the national debt surpassed $40 trillion. In the days that followed, the Trump administration voiced a solution that a leading budget economist has declared a “fantastic story” that is “virtually impossible.” “It’s been a problem for 35 years,” Trump told reporters Friday when asked about the debt . “And what we have now … is we have… ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lrfUpLVmL3kM) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [The 'legal loophole' Republicans have to save Trump: ex-federal prosecutor](https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-midterms-2677775601/) _2026-08-25 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ With the polls raising red flags for Republican midterm chances and President Donald Trump making their situation worse on a near-daily basis, a former federal prosecutor warns that MAGA lawmakers have a “plot to keep power in Congress” even if they lose. This is according to the Hill legal analyst James Zirin , who wrote on Tuesday of a “legal loophole” Republicans might use to “subvert the will… ## [Army veteran reveals Trump's failure to grasp 'common sense' basics](https://www.alternet.org/trump-military-2677759571/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ The latest military scandal engulfing the Trump administration has exposed how badly the president and his officials have botched the "common sense" basics of war-fighting, according to one Army veteran . Andy Levy is a journalist and podcast host, known for often taking conservative or libertarian stances, while being notably critical of President Donald Trump. He is also a veteran of the U.S.… ## [Ex-White House staffer exposes the real scandal behind Trump's close aide](https://www.alternet.org/trump-harp/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ Writing for The New Republic , a former White House staffer exposed the real reason why President Donald Trump's embattled young aide is so alarming, based on their experience serving in the same role. Natalie Harp has emerged as one of the closest and most influential aides of Trump's second term, controlling the information that he is exposed to and treating her relationship to him with an… ## [Trump's power has 'stalled' as his ability to warp reality implodes](https://www.alternet.org/trump-2677759421/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump's ability to control the "fantasyland" that has sustained his administration showed a major sign of implosion this week, per a new analysis from The i Paper , as his power "stalled" out to a crippling degree. Writing in a newsletter published Saturday, author and guest writer Nick Bryany argued that the gradually deepening fiasco surrounding Trump's close personal aide,… ## [Body language expert exposes signs Trump is 'breaking down'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-decline-2677759320/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump continues to exhibit signs of "a complex and evolving medical situation" that the public does not fully understand, as one body language expert and clinical psychologist explained this week, with some of these signs seeming to indicate that he is "losing control." Dr. John Paul Garrison is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with a specialty in interpreting body… ## ['Whining conservatives' suddenly turn 'feminist' after Harp attacks: opinion](https://www.alternet.org/trump-natalie-harp-controversy/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi declared a miracle this week as a whole party of bitter, pro-male malcontents suddenly discovered sexism and chauvinism in the wake of recent attacks on President Donald Trump’s embattled “ human binkie ” and “ diaper nurse ” Natalie Harp. “Jon Ossoff is quite the miracle worker,” said Mahdawi, a weekly columnist and creator of the satirical website Rent-a-Minority… ## [Trump trapped in an ultra-wealthy 'bubble' as signs of 'doom' encroach](https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-midterms-republicans/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ Economic warning signs are growing in number and intensity, but as a new piece from MS NOW explained , President Donald Trump is too encased in his own ultra-wealthy "billionaire bubble" to see his own "doom" coming. In a piece published Saturday morning, MS NOW producer Charlie Herman argued that while Trump has long claimed to be more in touch with average Americans than normal politicians, his… ## [Trump is running on empty and headed for a mangle: report](https://www.alternet.org/trump-midterms-trouble-republicans-2677759162/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Now would be an awesome time for a lame duck president to laud his party’s many victories as voters head off to November polls — providing there were any, reports Reuters . That’s the unenviable situation facing President Donald Trump as the term-limited president prepares to face the public’s judgement on the party that allowed him to crank out one unfettered policy after another with little to… ## [Trump’s military disrespect hits new low — and troops are finally revolting](https://www.alternet.org/trump-military-navy-ship-sailors/) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Kika · Alternet.org_ The fiasco surrounding the USS Abraham Lincoln has seen President Donald Trump's disrespect for the military reach new lows, and according to a report from The New Republic , some troops have finally had enough and are letting their disgust be known. In recent weeks, reports have emerged revealing the alarming conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a vessel that has been stationed in the… ## ['Serious' Republicans should flee Trump's GOP clown show: analysis](https://www.alternet.org/trump-gop-unserious-midterms/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ New York Times columnists Michelle Cottle, Jamelle Bouie and James French could not fathom why “serious” Republicans would involve themselves in national GOP races with the current administration in charge of the party. Columnist Jamelle Bouie said there was no shortage of Republican contenders who represent President Donald Trump’s “fundamentalist” brand of “grievance and disinterest in… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jGHrQ4cOVgww) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## ['It’s chaos': Trump rewards red state farmers with blown profits this year](https://www.alternet.org/trump-farmers-economy-midterms/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ MS NOW reporter Alex Tabet says there’s a very obvious reason the state of Iowa is slipping out of Republicans’ grasp this midterm, and it has everything to do with the Trump economy. “It's chaos,” said Iowa Farmers Association President Aaron Lehman, speaking with Tabet on a Saturday morning show. “You know, we are just not on the right path at the time. When farmers are dealing with all this… ## [A little-known rule could still stop Trump's ballroom in its tracks](https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-trump-ballroom/) _2026-08-22 · The Conversation · Alternet.org_ The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can accept privately donated funds. That’s because Trump’s is using the fact that he’s been accepting private donations to pay for at least some of the project’s cost as a justification for not needing… ## [Hypocritical Never-Trumpers have no right to lecture the rest of us](https://www.alternet.org/famous-never-trumpers/) _2026-08-22 · D. Earl Stephens · Alternet.org_ If you are an alleged anti-Trump Republican or Independent who supported the disastrous policies and war crimes of the George W. Bush Administration, moved on to the Tea Party and/or other toxic rightwing klans to attack Barack Obama, and now want to haughtily lecture the Left about anything, kindly shut up and do the serious introspection you so badly owe yourself and your country. I’ve heard… ## [A new polling 'trap' is being used to fool millions of Americans](https://www.alternet.org/polling-trick/) _2026-08-22 · Roxanne Cooper · Alternet.org_ The democratic process is facing a silent crisis as political polling transforms from a tool used to measure public opinion into a weapon used to manipulate it. According to a detailed report by The New York Times , a dangerous wave of unreliable data, fake surveys, and volatile prediction markets is warping campaign narratives, misleading donors, and distorting news coverage like never before.… ## [The ghost of 1980 and the 'curse' that could crush Trump’s presidency](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-quadmire/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Trump is blustering hard at the economic damage he’s got in store for Iran. But Iran’s most devastating president-killer is locked and loaded on Trump. And it rarely misses its mark, according to the Guardian . “Months before Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan, eight US servicemen died in a botched high-risk rescue mission that failed to secure the freedom of dozens… ## [Trump’s devious legal trick to force a Supreme Court win](https://www.alternet.org/trumps-wild-legal-trick-to-force-a-supreme-court-win/) _2026-08-22 · Sabrina Haake · Alternet.org_ Last week, on an emergency basis, Trump asked the Supreme Court to rescue the centerpiece of his ‘capital improvement campaign.’ Trump now calls his ballroom—a 90,000 ft.2 gilded party palace where donors in haute couture can eat wagyu beef and dance the night away—an “ urgent matter of national security .” On Friday, the Court let Trump have his way . Trump’s legal team was responding to a lower… ## ['We'll never lose': Trump has a wild new prediction](https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-prediction/) _2026-08-22 · Thom Hartmann · Alternet.org_ Trump and his Republican partners in the destruction of American democracy really don’t want us to vote this fall or in 2028. And there’s a good reason for it, at least in their minds. Joyce Vance just pointed out that Howard Lutnick, Trump’s morbidly rich crony Commerce Secretary, claimed this week that they’d found over 24,000 noncitizens who’d illegally voted in the 2020 election. It’s a lie,… ## [Trump is stark raving mad — and this proves it](https://www.alternet.org/trump-lawsuit-cap/) _2026-08-22 · Robert Reich · Alternet.org_ I need to inform you of a very serious matter. Trump is threatening the Center for American Progress, a prominent liberal think tank, with a $5 billion defamation lawsuit over a report concluding that his deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country has had little effect on reducing violent crime. This is nuts, for several reasons. First and most obviously, his lawsuit violates… ## [Reporter flags bruising, swelling, and secrecy surrounding Trump’s fitness](https://www.alternet.org/trump-health-2677757129/) _2026-08-22 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Thursday, the New York Times Journalist Maggie Haberman – co-author of a bombshell book that exposed the Trump administration’s dirty secrets – delivered a less-than-optimistic assessment of President Donald Trump ’s physical and mental state. After detailing a series of issues with Trump’s fitness, she argued that his allies are “not transparent about his health.” Haberman was speaking with… ## [Desperate Trump dances for love as voter sentiment cools](https://www.alternet.org/trump-approval-vote-midterms/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN reports Republican turnout is key if President Donald Trump is to maintain his Pavlovian control of the House and Senate this November, but voters just aren’t feeling the passion for keeping Congress in his pocket. Trump’s is using Tuesday’s South Carolina Republican runoff between his endorsed candidate Sen. Darline Graham and her opponent Rep. Ralph Norman to workshop the message he’s taking… ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2o2Vzuw4F2xh) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Trump official does damage control after her 'leaks' to MAGA go sideways](https://www.alternet.org/maga-qanon-trump/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ A Trump official is trying to laugh off the suggestion that she fed information to a QAnon account that could land the owner in court. “It’s not okay when the Deep State sets you up to commit a crime. I have never been more angry in my life,” complained a QAnon X account “DataRepublican (small r). “I walked in with good faith. Ready to collaborate on Cuba. Got shoved a bunch of hardcopy documents… ## [George Conway worried ailing Trump 'not even close to reality' anymore](https://www.alternet.org/trump-senile-mind-health/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Conservative attorney and President Donald Trump gadfly George Conway says there is no reason left to suspect the president has any real connection to reality anymore. This is not just a matter of Trump sleeping through briefings and public meetings. It’s a matter of psychosis. “There's a famous psychologist named Eric Fromm, who talked about malignant narcissists like Trump. I mean, the great… ## ['Standards have changed': Hypocrisy of Trump's Graham cleanup exposed by CNN](https://www.alternet.org/standards-have-changed-cnn-exposes-the-hideous-hypocrisy-of-darlene-graham-cleanup/) _2026-08-22 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront Host Erin Burnett did not have to work hard to unmask the duplicity of Republicans and their propaganda networks Friday night. Republican-aligned networks were scrambling on Thursday and Friday to clean up the apparent ignorance of South Carolina Senatorial candidate Darline Graham, after her humiliating gaffe at an interview. Graham, who has been endorsed by President… ## [Trump’s own military placing bets on an Iran win: report](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-war-polymarket/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ CNN reports President Donald Trump’s own servicemembers appear to be hedging their bets against the United States in Trump’s war on Iran. Marshall Cohen, CNN senior reporter, spoke with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on Friday to discuss the revelation that roughly 150 Polymarket accounts appear to be U.S. military insiders, some with clear access to sensitive military information. The prediction site… ## [Trump’s notorious 'infidelity' problems are crashing our cred: expert](https://www.alternet.org/trump-trade-deals-economy/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ President Donald Trump has a history of being a very “unreliable partner,” says economist Justin Wolfers , so why would any other nation trust a nation under his control. “Suppose I told you I’d been married seven times, and that I’d cheated on all seven wives. And then I asked you to marry me anyway,” said Wolfers. “If I had breached that agreement with seven past spouses, I reckon you wouldn’t… ## [Trump’s 'lame-duckery' is picking up some brutal speed](https://www.alternet.org/trump-polling-iran-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. says President Donald Trump’s power is winnowing away—and this might be the best thing for him. “You heard it here first. Donald Trump’s lame-duckery is picking up speed. As it does, his government will start acting like a normal government,” assured Jenkins. “This might even benefit Mr. Trump’s reputation in the final two years of his… ## [Republicans ‘preparing to move on’ from loser Trump](https://www.alternet.org/trump-republican-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ In recent weeks, a string of primary losses among MAGA candidates has revealed an important political shift. After a decade of holding the GOP in his “vise-like grip,” President Donald Trump ’s endorsement is losing its power. According to MS NOW political contributor Michael Cohen , this is a sign that “Republicans are preparing to move on.” As Cohen wrote on Friday, “Over the past few weeks,… ## ['Impotent' Trump 'ain’t gonna do jack' to anybody: conservative](https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-trap/) _2026-08-21 · Adam Lynch · Alternet.org_ Conservative Dispatch writer Kevin D. Williamson says President Donald Tump’s promise of economic destruction on Iran is just “more mush from a wimp.” Trump is promising economic warfare “on an unprecedented scale” against Iran, or an “economic D-Day.” But Trump “makes these kinds of dumb, empty threats all the time,” said Wiliamson. “\[P\]revious menacing pronouncements have run the gamut from war… ## [Republican Party lawsuit goes down in flames as judges dismiss appeal](https://www.alternet.org/nevada-ballot-law/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ The Republican Party's lawsuit against the state of Nevada over the law allowing ballots be counted up to four days after the Election Day has been dismissed. In several states, ballots that are postmarked on Election Day are still counted, even if they are received by election officials a few days after the election. Nevada's law allows up to four days to continue receiving ballots. Ballots with… ## [DOJ declares decades-old safeguards illegal in stunning Trump move](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-elliot-gaiser/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ This week, T. Elliot Gaiser — assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel — issued a memo on changes at the Foreign Service Grievance Board (FSGB). And according to Politico legal reporter Josh Gerstein, the memo attacks a system that has been in place for 46 years. In a Friday post on X , formerly Twitter, Gerstein explains, "JUST IN: Trump… ## ['Extraordinary' and 'unhinged': Natalie Harp’s first Trump video revealed](https://www.alternet.org/natalie-harp-trump-2677756370/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ Amidst growing controversy surrounding President Donald Trump ’s senior aide Natalie Harp , the Daily Beast reports that an “extraordinary” and “unhinged” video has been unearthed that raises new questions about her mental state and relationship to her octogenarian boss. “The social media clip, recorded nine years ago, shows Harp, who was in her mid-20s at the time, claiming that she was the sole… ## [Trump’s favorite insult boomeranged in the most brutal way](https://www.alternet.org/trump-grift-2677755895/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ Former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor recalled a recent conversation on his Substack with a reporter in which Taylor was called out for "getting paid big bucks to stand up to Trump." Taylor said that for a long time, something like this would have hit a nerve for him because Trump frequently used this idea to attack his critics. According to Taylor, "The word Trump uses, and the… ## ['These women': Republican bemoans young female voters 'stealing' elections](https://www.alternet.org/female-voters/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ Kansas State Rep. Pat Proctor, a Republican running for Kansas Secretary of State, lamented just how annoyed he is with female voters. In a video revealed by his opponent, Jennifer Day , Proctor complained about the 2022 defeat of a ballot measure restricting reproductive freedom in the state. "There's like, all these, like, women, uh, like 20 to 30-year-old women, who, you know, that you never… ## [Federal court slaps down Trump’s 'unlawful' lawfare](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-letitia-james-2677755498/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ On Friday, a federal court dealt a huge blow to President Donald Trump ’s efforts to weaponize the Department of Justice, ruling that a U.S. attorney who obtained grand jury subpoenas targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James had been illegally appointed . According to the 2nd Circuit Court’s opinion, “This case concerns whether John A. Sarcone III validly served as, and lawfully exercised… ## [Trump finds new way to 'cheat the law' and enact revenge on Americans](https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-pirro/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ With Todd Blanche having made the transition from acting U.S. attorney general to permanent U.S. attorney general following a 50-49 confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate, President Donald Trump continues to push the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for federal prosecutions of his foes. And according to Salon's Amanda Marcotte, Trump is ramping up this pressure despite setbacks in the lower federal… ## [Maggie Haberman sounds alarm: 'We don’t know how secure' Trump’s phone is](https://www.alternet.org/natalie-harp-trump/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman was the one who blew the whistle on President Donald Trump's relationship with his aide, Natalie Harp, who was among those included in her book about the White House staff. Haberman said that, according to those she's spoken to in Trump's world, Harp "doesn't do much outside of work. She works constantly for him." She explained that it's a "huge amount of… ## [Hometown news questions whether Republican is lying about his wealth](https://www.alternet.org/brandon-herrera/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ A Republican in Texas is being questioned about his brag that he's a millionaire. In an era where the affordability crisis has reached the top issue voters care about most, online influencer Brandon Herrera has spent his campaign bragging about his riches. The problem, according to The San Antonio Express News , is that the Republican hasn't got anything to back that up. The salary of the U.S.… ## [Trump official sold his soul to 'gaslight' US — and failed: Nobel economist](https://www.alternet.org/trump-scott-bessent-economy/) _2026-08-21 · Nick Hilden · Alternet.org_ One of President Donald Trump ’s officials has proven he’s willing to “sell his soul” to “gaslight” Americans about the economy, but his failure to do so has both harmed the U.S. and destroyed his credibility. This is according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman , who on Friday detailed how Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ’s “Dear Leader” approach flopped. As Krugman explains, when… ## [Reporter reveals true motive behind Cohen’s 'sick love affair' with Trump](https://www.alternet.org/michael-cohen-2677754941/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah K. Burris · Alternet.org_ Former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen has been schmoozing the president since June 2025, revealed journalist Tara Palmeri when speaking to CNN, and there's a big reason why. The journalist told the network in a Friday morning interview that Cohen asked her for Trump's phone number last year and he teased that he thought he could get back "in" with Trump. Not long after she handed over the… ## [White House insiders fear Trump’s approval could hit the 'scary 20s'](https://www.alternet.org/trump-herbert-hoover-midterms/) _2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · Alternet.org_ With the United States' 2026 midterms only two and one-half months away, President Donald Trump continues to suffer from weak approval ratings in one poll after another — including 33 percent from Reuters and 35 percent from YouGov/The Economist . But according to Zeteo's Asawin Suebsaeng, Trump White House insiders fear that his approval ratings could sink even lower in the weeks ahead — and that…