September 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM EDT
JFK's niece wrecks 'petty little tyrant' Trump threatening Kennedy memorial

JFK's niece wrecks 'petty little tyrant' Trump threatening Kennedy memorial Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of JFK's younger brother, former attorney general and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, held nothing back after hearing of President Donald Trump's justification for insisting his name should be on the memorial of an entirely different president. "It's heartbreaking to me," Kennedy told CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Friday night, while describing a recent photograph of Trump seated on Air Force One, holding what looks like a presentation poster entitled "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED. "It's heartbreaking because this is the monument to our slain president. And this is also the monument to the arts. The most important monument to the arts in our entire country. And these are the actions of a petty little tyrant who can't get his way. And because he can't add his name to it, he's going to blow it up."

September 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM EDT
Tapper nails news companies who caved to Trump and still got banned

Tapper nails news companies who caved to Trump and still got banned CNN anchor Jake Tapper took no kindess on Friday to President Donald Trump's announcement that he was "banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico "from the White House, " effective immediately." There was no indication the Trump administration had taken steps to follow through on the ban. CNN reporters were not escorted from their White House workspace near the briefing room later on Friday, nor was the CNN team traveling Friday with Vice President JD Vance removed from the reporters' pool.

September 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM EDT
'This is a big deal': GOP senator calls out Trump family 'corruption'

'This is a big deal': GOP senator calls out Trump family 'corruption' On Friday, a Republican Senator said outright that President Donald Trump's son has engaged in "corruption." This is according to Senator John Curtis (R-UT), who was responding to reports that Donald Trump Jr's luxury wedding was paid for by a Russian oligarch. "Believe this -- a Russian oligarch paid for a lavish wedding afterparty for Donald Trump Jr., which to me, it just stinks. It's corruption. I don't like it," said Curtis in a video address posted to social media. He said that he would have more to say on the matter later, but for now asserted, "This is a big deal."

September 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM EDT
DOJ wants prosecutors fired for refusing to chase Trump election claims

DOJ wants prosecutors fired for refusing to chase Trump election claims Two DOJ sources are are sounding the alarm, saying a top Justice Department official threatened managers in a recent conference call that federal prosecutors could be fired if they "decline to investigate and pursue cases of reported election fraud," according to MS NOW. "Aakash Singh, the top lieutenant to the deputy attorney general, warned that Department of Justice lawyers must pursue election fraud cases that FBI or Department of Homeland Security agents present to them, or risk termination, according to the people, who sought anonymity to avoid reprisals for sharing internal discussion," reported MS NOW on Friday

September 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM EDT
'Only spite': Longtime Trump pal begs him to stop

'Only spite': Longtime Trump pal begs him to stop On Friday, media personality Geraldo Rivera took to social media to literally beg President Donald Trump to stop his assault on the Kennedy Center. Rivera - who has been a close friend of Trump for nearly 50 years - warned the president that it would not bring him the "honor" he hopes for, suggesting the result would be quite the opposite. "Dear President Trump," posted Rivera, "As someone who has often supported you, including during the Russia, Russia, hoax, I ask that you forgo your announced intention to demolish the Kennedy Center if it is not named in your honor. There is no honor in that, only spite."

September 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM EDT
Impeachment coup: Mark Kelly says Hegseth just walked into a trap

Impeachment coup: Mark Kelly says Hegseth just walked into a trap Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced a resolution Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran, among other crimes. However, one target of Hegseth's alleged abuses unleashed a devastating "I told you so" on the defense secretary. In addition to the defying Congress over the Iran War, Massie's eight-article resolution also targets Hegseth over U.S. military operations in Venezuela and Yemen, and accuses him of illegally directing the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicola's Maduro without congressional authorization. It also accuses him of carrying out extrajudicial killings.

September 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT
Tax forms expose exactly how Trump tanked the Kennedy Center

Tax forms expose exactly how Trump tanked the Kennedy Center President Donald Trump argues that his name should be on the Kennedy Center because it is his administration that is trying to renovate it -- despite the fact that the building itself is a memorial to an entirely different president. But Zeteo reports recent tax records reveal the non-profit's revenue took a steep nosedive precisely when Trump entered the White House roughly two years ago.

September 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM EDT
Trump DOJ defense crumbles after federal judge tears apart plot

Trump DOJ defense crumbles after federal judge tears apart plot A federal judge intends to let lawsuits proceed against President Donald Trump's so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" after reports this week that it remains alive and well. MS NOW legal reporter Fallon Gallagher revealed Thursday that Trump officials haven't "forgotten" about the $1.8 billion fund and are "still fighting to keep it alive."

September 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM EDT
America just handed Trump a crushing two-word verdict

America just handed Trump a crushing two-word verdict A new Economist/YouGov poll of registered voters that just came out this week found that the top two words that Americans across the board endorse to describe Donald Trump are "corrupt" (53%) and "dangerous" (51%). Not even half of registered Republican voters were willing to call him "honest." This is consistent with Gallup's finding earlier this month that fully 89 percent of Americans now believe that corruption in our government is widespread, the highest number in the two decades the polling company has been asking, and a higher number than in any other advanced, industrialized democracy.