Josephine Harvey

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Josephine Harvey

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb trashed Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt as “creepy Karoline” on Thursday after she attacked federal judges who blocked the president’s tariff plans. Leavitt had opened her Thursday briefing with a tirade against what she called “judicial overreach.” A panel of three judges ruled on Wednesday that Trump’s global tariffs overstepped his authority—a decision now on hold pending appeal.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Josephine Harvey

Someone posing as Donald Trump’s top aide has been trying to hoodwink Republican power players. Federal authorities are investigating after big-name Republicans and business execs received text messages and phone calls from an individual claiming to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. It happened after Wiles’ cellphone was hacked, sources told The Journal, with the hacker accessing her influential contact list.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Josephine Harvey

Elon Musk’s right-hand man is the latest headed out the door in a DOGE exodus that includes the billionaire himself and Stephen Miller’s wife. Steve Davis’ exit follows Musk’s announcement on Wednesday that his time is up at DOGE, where he launched a sweeping and chaotic four-month campaign to slash government waste.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Josephine Harvey

Barron Trump became the punchline of a joke around the White House before Melania Trump put the story to bed, author Michael Wolff told The Daily Beast podcast.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Josephine Harvey

Rep. Ashley Hinson faced heckling from constituents at a town hall in her Iowa district on Wednesday when she defended Donald Trump and his massive spending bill. The crowd at the event in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District repeatedly booed and shouted “no” at the Republican as she praised the president and his policies, including the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed the House last week following GOP infighting. She was also labelled a “fraud” and laughed at several times throughout the event.