Tom Boggioni

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Tom Boggioni

Senior Republicans, some of whom were given personal assurances from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the Pentagon budget would be bolstered, were shocked and dismayed when he failed to come through. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, fingers are being pointed at Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, who pulled the rug out from his fellow Donald Trump appointee and who is also facing a growing rebellion among Republican Party lawmakers.

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Tom Boggioni

Former GOP campaign consultant and current full-time Donald Trump critic Rick Wilson appeared on MSNBC on Sunday morning and pounced all over a report that the government of Qatar is gifting the president with a $400 million jet that he will be allowed to keep when he leaves office.

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Tom Boggioni

After over 100 days in office, support for Donald Trump among voters who normally are not found in the GOP camp but voted for him has already cratered. According to a report from CNN, Trump got a boost in 2024 from " Latinos, younger men, non-White voters without a college degree, and, to some extent, Black men," but that support has withered away primarily due to a depressed economy.

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Tom Boggioni

The fate of Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff proposals will hang in the balance this week in a little-known Manhattan courtroom considers the limits of executive powers. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the three judges sitting on the Court of International Trade will begin hearing arguments this coming week related to a lawsuit brought by multiple businesses contesting the legality of Trump imposing far-reaching tariffs.

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Tom Boggioni

A boast by Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about the effectiveness of the president trade war led CNN's Dana Bash to correct him on Sunday morning. Appearing on "State of the Union," Lutnick launched extensive explanations about the upside of Trump's tariff threats, and butted heads with the CNN host, repeatedly replying," No, no, no," when she attempted to fact-check him.