# maggie haberman (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover maggie haberman. Page: Feed: --- ## [Outrage as Trump official refuses to name source of U.S. beef: 'Why not?'](https://www.rawstory.com/brooke-rollins-beef/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A Trump Cabinet secretary's inability to say from which country the U.S. will import beef is spurring online outrage. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was asked which countries have been in talks with the U.S. about stepping up beef imports. The question came amid Trump's plan to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef to enter the U.S. without higher tariffs, which… ## [Trump midterm convention panned for 'glaring' oversights: 'This is going to suck'](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterm-convention-2677778385/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Online critics are pointing out glaring oversights after the Republican National Convention posted the schedule for President Donald Trump's midterm convention . On Tuesday, a schedule made the rounds on social media that showed that Trump and Vice President JD Vance will headline the first night of the convention in Dallas on September 9, with Trump coming back to headline on September 10 as… ## [Trump biographer reveals why Jared Kushner will never get chewed out by his father-in-law](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jared-kushner-2677778355/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A biographer revealed why President Donald Trump would never chew out Jared Kushner , who recently met with a foe of the administration. During an episode of Inside Trump's Head , author Michael Wolff revealed that Trump is "slightly intimidated" by his son-in-law. Wolff explained the relationship while responding to co-host Joanna Coles' speculation about whether Trump exploded at Kushner for… ## [Trump's schedule raises major question about who's running the country: analyst](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-schedule/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump's official daily schedule was so light that it raises questions about who is actually running the country, a political analyst argued. During a Tuesday episode of The David Pakman Show , progressive political commentator David Pakman walked through the president's published itinerary. Pakman argued that almost none of it amounts to governing. Trump's first substantive event… ## ['How was that her answer?' Jen Psaki floored as Darline Graham flubs softball question](https://www.rawstory.com/jen-psaki-darline-graham/) _2026-08-26 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) has managed to embarrass herself yet again when asked about a basic policy issue, MS NOW's Jen Psaki reported on Tuesday evening. Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was appointed to serve out the remainder of his term, and was nominated to serve a full six years with the endorsement of President Donald Trump — which in itself, Psaki noted, was something… ## [Secret Service agents placed on leave as Trump leak probe expands: insiders](https://www.rawstory.com/secret-service-2677778216/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Three Secret Service officials were walked out of their offices and placed on leave amid an investigation into leaked classified information. According to a Tuesday post on X by journalist Susan Crabtree, two anonymous sources said that the three officials were escorted out of their office and made "do not admits" as part of a criminal investigation into leaks to the media. "It's unclear if the… ## ['There's no way!' JD Vance dumbfounds with 'hilarious' text that jabs Trump](https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-2677778175/) _2026-08-26 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ A fundraising text went out from the Republican National Committee, allegedly written by Vice President JD Vance — but political observers were stunned at the tone-deaf nature of the pitch. “If you can’t give right now, don’t. Groceries cost what they cost,” said the text, reported by The Washington Post's Natalie Allison. "But can you answer this for me?" The text linked to a push survey designed… ## [CNN's Daniel Dale smacks Trump with a stinging fact-check after latest Canada flop](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-canada-2677778104/) _2026-08-26 · Erik De La Garza · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump repeated another series of false claims about Canada as his escalating trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor erupted again this week, according to a brutal CNN fact-check . CNN’s Daniel Dale examined two social media posts Trump published Monday, beginning with the president’s claim that “Canada’s Unemployment Rate is now at 10%, and rapidly rising.” “This is… ## [Trump's risky Senate bet pays off as Darline Graham wins runoff election](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-darline-graham-2677776230/) _2026-08-26 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ In a dramatic finish, Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) won the runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman to decide whether she would serve a full term. NBC News and the Decision Desk called the race. Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was appointed to serve out the remainder of her brother's term, but President Donald Trump stunned the South Carolina political class by endorsing her for a… ## ['This is ridiculous': Judge loses it as ex-FBI spy puts court in 'strange predicament'](https://www.rawstory.com/fbi-2677778078/) _2026-08-26 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A former FBI informant who once spied inside Southern California mosques threw a long-running surveillance case into fresh chaos. According to reporting by Politico, Craig Monteilh balked after U.S. District Judge David Carter demanded he affirm a series of allegations against the FBI and attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union , who once relied on him for information. Monteilh's… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sXvJodWerTZ2) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [‘More illness lie ahead' as food outbreaks tied to Trump admin just the beginning: expert](https://www.rawstory.com/food-outbreak/) _2026-08-23 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Legal expert and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance issued a bleak warning Saturday that the recent uptick in foodborne illness in the United States – a trend she blamed directly on the Trump administration – was only the beginning. “In March 2025, shortly after his return to power, Donald Trump’s administration postponed the compliance deadline for the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months,”… ## [Potentially dangerous problem flagged ahead of Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix](https://www.rawstory.com/freedom-250-grand-prix/) _2026-08-23 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., NBC News’ Sahil Kapur flagged a potentially dangerous problem that could pose a risk to drivers. Dubbed the Freedom 250 Grand Prix , the race has been touted by Trump as D.C.’s first-ever IndyCar race, with the president expected to attend. Drivers hit the course Saturday for practice and qualifying races, but as… ## [‘Missing’ Epstein files containing major allegations against Trump discovered: report](https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2677759745/) _2026-08-23 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Supposed FBI files that have previously been referred to as “ missing ” were recently discovered sitting on an online document-sharing platform, files that former MSNBC host Katie Phang said Saturday contain “allegations of sexual abuse committed by Donald Trump” against a 13- to 15-year-old victim, according to a report published Saturday. Back in February, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced… ## [Pardoned J6er jailed after vehicle drives ‘onto sidewalk toward a crowd of people’: police](https://www.rawstory.com/jake-lang-2677759687/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ MAGA influencer and pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang was arrested Saturday in Minnesota after a vehicle he was occupying drove “toward a crowd of people” near Minneapolis City Hall, according to a statement from the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). “At approx. 11:50 a.m., far-right extremist Jake Lang arrived near Minneapolis City Hall with other people in two vehicles. Both vehicles drove… ## [GOP lawmaker who vanished for months dogpiled after attacking Dem for staying ‘hidden’](https://www.rawstory.com/tom-kean-2677759666/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) drew a flood of mockery after launching a "laughable" attack on his Democratic opponent Saturday, one critics quickly noted was dripping with irony. “I do the most local press engagements of any NJ Member of Congress,” Kean wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “Meanwhile, my opponent \[Rebecca Bennett\] stays hidden from voters behind a campaign script.” Critics were… ## [Abdul El-Sayed claps back at JD Vance’s blatantly false attack: ‘Man, this guy is boring’](https://www.rawstory.com/abdul-el-sayed-2677759635/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed clapped back at Vice President JD Vance Saturday in response to a false claim the vice president issued earlier this week. Speaking Friday at a steel plant in Ohio, Vance attacked El-Sayed over past remarks that the vice president both mischaracterized and fabricated. “\[El-Sayed\] once argued not too long ago that criticisms of Sharia law were rooted in… ## [Trump judge’s ‘truly frightening’ conduct sparks major judicial complaint: report](https://www.rawstory.com/roy-altman/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump was named in a judicial complaint filed this week over what the complainant alleged to be “truly frightening” conduct. Nominated by Trump in 2018 to serve as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Roy K. Altman has been outspoken in his controversial beliefs, which include referring to the… ## [Rebel Republican uncovers potential motive behind Trump’s mysterious beef plan: ‘bailout?’](https://www.rawstory.com/beef-import/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump confused and angered onlookers Friday after announcing a plan to combat surging beef prices , but by Saturday, one Republican lawmaker believes they may have discovered the real motive behind the unorthodox arrangement. Trump revealed Friday morning that he had “concluded a deal” that would see as much as 300,000 metric tons of ground beef – the equivalent of more than 2.6… ## [Trump official roasted as 'inept movie villain' after epic blunder exposes media strategy](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-2677759528/) _2026-08-22 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ A high-ranking Trump administration official was widely mocked Friday after being exposed for awarding an investigator a first look at government documents as a “gift” – only for the investigator to publicly release private texts after believing they were being “set up” by the “Deep State.” In a now-deleted online post on X, Jessica Pounds – an investigator and data scientist who assisted Elon… ## [Trump's first Grand Prix DC race draws instant ridicule: 'Clowns need attention'](https://www.rawstory.com/freedom-250-indycar/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump's IndyCar race in Washington, D.C. , drew early criticism and mockery as cars were still making their first laps. On Saturday, drivers started doing practice, qualifying, and other preliminary races for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which Trump touted as D.C.'s first-ever IndyCar race. The marquee race, which Trump is expected to attend, will start on Sunday, but the negative… ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mzcyCozdGcrw) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## ['Outrageous and infuriating': Trump DOJ's 'searingly corrosive' probe alarms ex-prosecutor](https://www.rawstory.com/doj-fbi-probe/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A former federal prosecutor warned that the Justice Department's probe of FBI agents who searched Mar-a-Lago is "searingly corrosive" to law enforcement. Earlier this week, the DOJ made a "pretty shocking announcement" targeting the FBI officials who executed the 2022 search warrant at President Donald Trump's Florida resort, progressive political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen said in a Saturday… ## [Red state schools demand police ditch electric-shock gloves used on students](https://www.rawstory.com/electric-shock-gloves/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ The largest school district in Nebraska has told police to stop carrying electric shock gloves, the same kind the Trump administration plans to buy. According to a Saturday article by The Guardian, Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray requested that school resource officers stop using the electric-shock gloves . The Omaha police agreed two days later. The move followed reporting that… ## ['Exhausted' Trump voters' praise for his rival leaves former GOP pollster in disbelief](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jon-ossoff/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A focus group of President Donald Trump's voters spoke so warmly about his Democratic rival that a former GOP pollster couldn't believe it. In a Saturday episode of The Focus Group Podcast , Sarah Longwell said she had to text her team midway through a focus group session to confirm the Georgians she was interviewing were actually voters who backed Trump in 2024. What threw her was how the voters… ## [GOP Senate candidate caught splurging on luxurious out-of-state lifestyle: report](https://www.rawstory.com/dan-sullivan-alaska/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spent thousands on luxury dining and events with money from donors to his re-election campaign, new reporting revealed. According to a Saturday article by The Daily Mail, Sullivan has steered campaign cash into pricey out-of-state dining as he closes in on a competitive general election . The Daily Mail reported the splurging after reviewing his Federal Election Commission… ## [Latest Trump-backed Kennedy Center renaming bid triggers emergency hearing: report](https://www.rawstory.com/kennedy-center-2677759154/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A federal judge has set an emergency hearing after the Kennedy Center's board voted to put Trump's name back up. The hearing was set for Thursday as Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) challenges the Trump team's plan to re-add his name to the facade and close the center for two years, according to a post on X by journalist Scott MacFarlane. Beatty, an ex officio member of the center's board, filed an… ## [Trump DOJ's botched prosecution 'anathema' to the office it came from: former prosecutor](https://www.rawstory.com/department-of-justice-2677759061/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A former Jack Smith prosecutor said the Justice Department's prosecution of an Olympian was "anathema" to the very office that brought the case. During a Saturday interview on the Legal AF podcast, Mary Dorman talked about how the DOJ she knew would feel about the case against Davey Hearn , who was indicted for allegedly touching the damaged Reflecting Pool . Dorman is Hearn's co-counsel and is a… ## [GOP Senate candidate snubs major lobby that spent millions to clear his path: report](https://www.rawstory.com/mike-rogers-aipac/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A Republican Senate nominee has quietly urged one of the nation's most powerful pro-Israel lobbying groups to stay out of his race. Michigan's GOP nominee for the Senate, Mike Rogers , reportedly met with AIPAC's chair in Los Angeles last week, and a day later, the organization pulled an ad it had already produced attacking his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed , according to reporting by Axios.… ## [MAGA melts down after conservative paper tries to get men back to work](https://www.rawstory.com/maga-meltdown-2677758960/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ A Wall Street Journal social media video sparked a MAGA meltdown after it asked why young men are leaving the workforce. A video by Mary Julia Koch, the Wall Street Journal's associate editor of its Free Expression newsletter, highlighted how women hold more payrolled jobs than men. Koch cited how male-dominated industries like manufacturing and construction have switched to automation and… ## [Todd Blanche poses 'huge threat' with 'permanent' victory in hardline crackdown: expert](https://www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche-abortion/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Attorney General Todd Blanche poses a "huge threat" as he's poised to wield the Justice Department against abortion rights , a Guardian columnist warned. In a Saturday opinion piece , legal columnist Moira Donegan flagged how the newly confirmed attorney general is positioned to complete the transformation of the DOJ into an instrument restricting access to mifepristone nationwide. In the piece,… ## ['Resign': Jarring break inside Trump world as his own envoy defies him](https://www.rawstory.com/tom-barrack-2677758914/) _2026-08-22 · Daniel Hampton · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump's own ambassador to Turkey publicly contradicted official U.S. policy on the Golan Heights this week, asserting that Israel holds the territory in defiance of United Nations resolutions and triggering a MAGA backlash. Tom Barrack, who also serves as Trump's special envoy for Syria and Iraq, made the remarks in an interview Friday with Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur Mario… ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6kUqaft8hUJs) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Darline Graham taunted after 'tripping headfirst' at the worst time for Republicans](https://www.rawstory.com/darline-graham-2677758168/) _2026-08-22 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) got a thorough roasting by The Bulwark on Friday, in reaction to her first few weeks in office — and her seeming lack of preparedness for the basic functions of the job. The clearest example of this was when she admitted during a Senate debate that she doesn't know anything about Taiwan's conflict with China and the U.S. position on the issue. "Darline Graham’s Taiwan… ## [Body language expert decodes Melania Trump's surprise reemergence with hubby](https://www.rawstory.com/melanie-trump-body-language/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ First Lady Melania Trump's reemergence was full of "coordinated" displays of togetherness with President Donald Trump, a body language expert revealed. On Thursday, Melania was seen in public for the first time in over a month as she spoke to reporters about an IndyCar -funded scholarship for her foster program. She came out of the White House holding Trump's hand and cracked a joke at the… ## [Kash Patel's girlfriend dealt a blow in legal war against 'honey-pot' claims](https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2677758105/) _2026-08-22 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ Country singer Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, lost her first legal battle in a sprawling defamation campaign against right-wing figures who've accused her of being a foreign agent sent to compromise the nation's law enforcement. A federal judge in Utah ruled against Wilkins this week in her $5 million lawsuit against former Republican Senate candidate Sam Parker, tossing… ## [Trump-backed movie studio left scrambling after searing attack from Hollywood star](https://www.rawstory.com/mark-ruffalo-paramount/) _2026-08-22 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Paramount Skydance scrambled to respond after Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo attacked the studio's CEO and his father. According to a Friday article by Variety, Ruffalo posted a video on his Instagram showing the executive vice chair of the tech company Oracle , Safra Catz, talking about how the company supported Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Oracle was co-founded and is chaired by Larry… ## [Trump alarms red state with power plant bombshell: 'Big deal'](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-power-plant/) _2026-08-22 · Daniel Hampton · Raw Story_ The data center OpenAI is building in southern Ohio will draw its power from what would be the largest fossil-fuel power plant ever constructed in the United States, and the Trump administration is racing its environmental review to the finish . According to Heatmap News, the federal review of the PORTS-Pike project's 9.2-gigawatt natural gas plant began July 10 and is slated to wrap by Dec. 23,… ## [Hannity shamed in damning supercut by CNN's Erin Burnett over curious contradiction](https://www.rawstory.com/erin-burnett-sean-hannity/) _2026-08-22 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ CNN's Erin Burnett caught Fox News' Sean Hannity completely stumbling over his past remarks about the importance of politicians being fluent in foreign policy. It all came after freshly appointed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) was put on the spot about Taiwan defense at a debate and couldn't come up with any meaningful answer , admitting she's "not that informed" on national security. After that… ## [Kash Patel's nemesis 'rubbing their hands in glee' after massive tactical error: expert](https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2677758037/) _2026-08-21 · Daniel Hampton · Raw Story_ FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic to clear his name, and legal analyst Michael Popok was taken aback, as he may have just handed the magazine the keys to his phone. On his MeidasTouch show Legal AF, Popok picked apart Patel's latest move in his $250 million defamation suit over an April article that alleged excessive drinking, unexplained absences and episodes of being unreachable — claims… ## ['Blustering' Trump's credibility called into question by conservative WSJ](https://www.rawstory.com/wsj-trump-2677757829/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board does not trust President Donald Trump's new vows to inflict economic devastation on Iran, as his war continues to flounder . The president's "blustering threats, alternating with claims of imminent peace and victory, are doubted by friends and foe," wrote the board, which has been a frequent critic of Trump's strategy in Iran, if not his… ## ['Addled' Trump viciously mocked after flub: 'Bond market also two weeks away from a nuke?'](https://www.rawstory.com/bond-market-trump/) _2026-08-21 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump's threat to use military intervention to handle the troubled bond markets is baffling his online critics. On Friday, a reporter asked Trump about increasing bond yields, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has struggled to contain after a failed debt buyback intervention earlier this week. "Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention?" a reporter asked… ## [Jim Acosta pinpoints jarring moment nearly everyone skipped over in Trump-Cohen interview](https://www.rawstory.com/msn/michael-cohen/) _2026-08-21 · Daniel Hampton · Raw Story_ While the political world gawked at Michael Cohen's on-air reunion with Donald Trump, Jim Acosta zeroed in on a moment he said slipped under the radar — and it hinged on something the president said that wasn't true. On his show Friday, Acosta flagged an exchange from Cohen's Thursday radio interview in which Trump praised his former fixer for supposedly taking everything back. "They weaponized… ## [Maggie Haberman questions wisdom of electing 80-year-olds as Trump toils to stay awake](https://www.rawstory.com/maggie-haberman-trump-2677757076/) _2026-08-21 · Daniel Hampton · Raw Story_ New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman declined to render a clinical verdict this week on whether President Donald Trump is in cognitive decline, but she drew a pointed distinction between the president's age, which she said plainly shows, and the behavior critics call erratic, which she insisted is nothing new. Haberman, co-author of the bestselling "Regime Change," sat down on… ## [Fretting '60 Minutes' star fears he's a 'traitor' for sticking with turbulent show](https://www.rawstory.com/bill-whitaker-60-minutes/) _2026-08-21 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Veteran ' 60 Minutes ' correspondent Bill Whitaker admitted in an "emotional" toast that he feels like he's a traitor amid infighting. During a Friday episode of the Power Lines podcast produced by Status, media reporter Oliver Darcy shared details about Whitaker's emotional toast at a party held by Jonathan LaPook, the CBS News chief medical correspondent. LaPook hosted current and former "60… ## [MAGA governor's head-spinning 180 spotlights GOP's ticking 'time bomb': analyst](https://www.rawstory.com/greg-abbott-2677756746/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made an abrupt pivot on a key development policy, pausing all data center projects in the state and ordering an audit. Data centers have become a political flash point for both parties , with voters enraged about their use of resources and their powering of an increasingly distrusted AI industry. And for Abbott to respond this way to the fury as he seeks re-election,… ## ['Freaky' Natalie Harp report unsettles observers: 'Please tell me this isn't real'](https://www.rawstory.com/natalie-harp-letters-2677756534/) _2026-08-21 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ The fully exposed letters of President Donald Trump's aide Natalie Harp are drawing unease about how she writes him. On Friday, online critics reacted to Harp's letters that were released the previous evening by Trump biographer Michael Wolff and The Daily Beast, which produces his podcast Inside Trump's Head . Harp has been in the spotlight lately after Sen. Jon Ossoff called the president out… ## [Trump enrages cattle ranchers with move that threatens to cause beef 'crash'](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cattle-2677756612/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ President Donald Trump's latest beef import order has enraged the trade group that oversees the American cattle industry. The "Great American Beef plan" came down via Truth Social on Friday morning, with the president proclaiming that up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef will be imported free of tariffs, and that “We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current… ## [Another high-profile Trump appointee hits the exits](https://www.rawstory.com/ed-martin-2677756680/) _2026-08-21 · Bennito L. Kelty · Raw Story_ Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving the Trump administration, adding to a string of high-profile departures. In a Friday post , President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Martin will be leaving "as an Attorney, Director of the Weaponization Working Group, and the United States Attorney of the District of Columbia," and added, "Ed is now leaving to go outside to fight… ## [MAGA in 'shambles’ as Trump betrays core vow to right wing: 'Can’t believe I believed'](https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2677755486/) _2026-08-21 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ A growing number of MAGA figures have broken with President Donald Trump over his deeply unpopular war against Iran, a conflict that has left the president’s remaining followers facing a difficult quandary – and the remainder of the MAGA movement, “in shambles,” participants in the “Daily Blast” podcast said Friday. Featuring The New Republic’s Greg Sargent and journalist Virginia Heffernan,… ## ['OMG': Bellylaughs as photo emerges of smitten Trump aide chasing down his golf cart](https://www.rawstory.com/jaw-dropping-photos-of-trump-aide-chasing-him-down-at-golf-course-released/) _2026-08-21 · Tom Boggioni · Raw Story_ A new photo has emerged of a running Natalie Harp — recently dubbed President Donald Trump's human " binkie " — chasing down his golf cart. Harp, elevated to a main character in the Trumpworld over her unnerving devotion to the president, can be seen in the new photo from The Mirror, hustling to keep up with the president's golf-cart motorcade at his Scottish course. Recently revealed letters show… ## [Trump's White House ballroom saga sees major Supreme Court development](https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-trump-2677756511/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Chapman · Raw Story_ Chief Justice John Roberts just threw President Trump's controversial White House ballroom project a lifeline, temporarily freezing a lower court order that would have halted construction entirely. Roberts issued the stay Friday, CBS News reported , hours before a district court injunction was set to take effect at midnight. The pause buys the Supreme Court more time to weigh the Trump… ## [Bizarre 'bombshell' claim drops about Trump and 'submissive' aide: report](https://www.rawstory.com/natalie-harp-2677756483/) _2026-08-21 · Alexander Willis · Raw Story_ Journalist and biographer Michael Wolff dropped a “bombshell claim” regarding President Donald Trump’s campaign staff and Natalie Harp, the president’s 35-year-old female aide whose unusually close relationship with Trump has unsettled the White House and earned her the nickname human "binky .” Appearing on an episode of “Inside Trump’s Head Podcast,” Wolff, a longtime Trump biographer, recalled…