Nonfiction: When Tribalism First Entered American Politics

Michael Cohen admitted to stealing from the Trump Organization during cross-examination in the New York criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. CNN anchor and chief legal analyst Laura Coates reacts to the prosecution's approach.

Trump lovin' Representatives Donald and Luna told Maria Bartiromo they want drug testing for President Biden before the presidential debates but not for Trump. MAGA's only recourse for the 2024 election is to spread more lies and hyperbolic stupidity. Maria Bartiromo is only too willing to engage this type of scurrilous discussion.

President Biden spoke over the weekend at a NAACP dinner in Detroit and didn't sugarcoat it when he highlighted Trump's fascist racism. Biden highlighted the differences between his administration and one led by a fake evangelical, white supremacist, egomaniacal, make-up and dye-covered fat man. The threat that Trump poses is greater in his second term than the first.

In SNL's cold open Saturday, Trump says he’s invited a few people from “my short bus––I mean my shortlist.” Via Yahoo News: He brings out South Carolina Governor Tim Scott (played by Devon Walker). “I’m here to help Trump win the Black vote,” he says. Trump adds, “I’m more popular than you among the Blacks, which is really saying something.” Walker, as Scott says, “Black people have called my support humiliating, but trust me, I am my own man!” Trump then brings out South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (played by Heidi Gardner), wearing a red MAGA hat, holding a stuffed dog, and pointing a fake gun at the dog (a reference to her shooting a dog).

With Donald Trump’s “hush money” case expected to go to the jury this week, it’s worth considering the impact of a guilty verdict on the presidential race. A recent Quinnipiac poll found that just 21% said a guilty verdict would make them less likely to vote for Trump. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

Iran president Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed yesterday in a helicopter crash resulting from a “technical failure,” Iranian state news media reported. They were traveling from Iran’s border with Azerbaijan after inaugurating a dam project when their helicopter went down in a mountainous area near the city of Jolfa.