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- Trump Lashes Out at Jeannine Pirro Over Reflecting Pool Case: ‘Disagree 100%â€...
Mark Schiefelbein/Jacquelyn Martin/Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo President Donald Trump lashed out at Jeannine Pirro after the U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. dropped criminal charges against an American Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump blasted Pirro in a Truth Social post Saturday: I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area. There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS! President DJT Trump followed up the post with several videos of people milling about near the reflecting pool. Look for yourselves at the VANDALISM that took place at The Reflecting Pool. The material is being cut with a knife or a box cutter, for all to see! Pirro sought Friday to dismiss the criminal case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, acknowledging in a court filing that damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by “flawed installation” rather than vandalism. Hearn had pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of destruction of government property after he was accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool during a June 19 visit. Pirro’s office said in court papers that new information provided after the indictment undermined the government’s original theory of the case. “It was not until after the return of the indictment, that the DOI provided additional documents to the USAO-DC indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings (‘AIC’), and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026,” according to the court filing. The dismissal came after The Washington Post earlier this month revealed experts who said the lining peeled away most likely because it was incorrectly installed. Dropping the case was a “true embarrassment” for Pirro, CNN’s Elie Honig said. “It’s your job as a prosecutor to get the relevant information first. You don’t charge first and then figure it out. You get the information first and then charge,” the legal analyst said.The post Trump Lashes Out… [TheTopNews] Read More.59 mins ago - CNN’s Abby Phillip Loses Patience with Table for Five Guest Over Vaccines: ‘...
CNN’s Abby Phillip’s patience grew a little thin over a conservative guest’s take on Republicans and vaccines on Saturday’s Table for Five. Political strategist Tim Parrish was one of the guests to join Phillip on Saturday’s Table for Five where they clashed multiple times, once being over the fiery Senate hearing where Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times while being grilled about the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures. It made “no sense” for Republican lawmakers to grill Fauci, Phillip said, when he served under President Donald Trump. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was being used as a political scapegoat, Phillip argued. “You still have Republicans to this day attacking the vaccine that their president developed through Operation Warp Speed. It makes no sense,” she said. “Republicans aren’t attacking the vaccine,” Parrish said, cutting in. “Oh, come on! Come on!” Phillip responded. “They are attacking people being forced to get a vaccine. They are saying, their body, their choice. They don’t have to get a vaccine if they don’t want to. That’s what Republicans are saying,” Parrish threw back. Phillip countered by bringing up Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who accused Fauci of being responsible for “millions” of deaths and has vowed to pursue criminal charges. “Tim, Tommy Tuberville said that Anthony Fauci is responsible for any adverse reactions or deaths associated with the vaccines. He claimed that the vaccines were the source of deaths in Covid, which is false,” she said. Parrish argued Tuberville “doesn’t represent” all of the Republican Party and accused Phillip of using a “little soundbite” to make her point. Phillip then roped in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his criticism of vaccines. “You’re telling me that there are no Republicans saying that the vaccine’s a problem, and I’m telling you, for a fact, that’s not true. The Health and Human Services Secretary, who we’ll talk about later in the show, his biggest anti-vax crusade has been against the Covid vaccines. He is in government right now,” she said. Then two then battle back and forth as Phillip told Parrish he may want to have a chat with Kennedy. “I have people in my family that got the vaccine and they’re staunch, hardcore Republicans. I talked to Republicans around the country that got the vaccine,” Parrish said. “I’m so… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Administration Reportedly Subpoenas New York Times Freelancer Over North K...
Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo President Donald Trump’s administration subpoenaed a freelance reporter for The New York Times over a story involving a failed top secret mission in North Korea, the paper said. The previously undisclosed subpoena to reporter Matthew Cole was delivered to his home in New York by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and issued by prosecutors in Virginia, The Times revealed Saturday. Prosecutors want Cole to reveal two years’ worth of contacts and sources, The Times said. Cole “has dedicated his professional life to bringing official misconduct to light and informing the public about the workings of its government,” his lawyer, David A. O’Neil, said in a statement. The reporter “will not be intimidated from continuing that important work. He will defend press freedom and the First Amendment from this administration’s brazen attacks on journalists, and he will honor his commitment to his sources,” the attorney added. News of the subpoena comes as the Trump administration sent shockwaves through the media by subpoenaing four journalists from The Times over their reporting on security issues with the new Air Force One. The administration went so far as to seek phone records for those journalists and their relatives. The Department of Justice was later forced to withdraw the subpoenas issued to reporters Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, and Eric Schmitt. At the time, Judge Arun Subramanian of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, grilled the government’s lawyers and questioned whether prosecutors had even followed the legal standards for subpoenaing journalists. Trump had claimed the subpoenas were only intended to find “leakers,” claiming earlier this month he didn’t “know what’s appropriate and what’s not.” “We’re not after journalists. We’re after leakers,” Trump told reporters. “We’re after people that are cowards, people that are unpatriotic, people that are treasonous, in many cases, and the way you find them is through the journalists… If it’s something having to do with national security, you tell the journalist, ‘Who is it?’ and we have a long way to go with that case.” The post Trump Administration Reportedly Subpoenas New York Times Freelancer Over North Korea Story first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘This Is Complete Bullsh*t!’: Bill Maher Trashes Guest’s LeBron James ‘S...Bill Maher was less than impressed with his guest’s “scoop” on LeBron James’s move to the Philadelphia 76ers, rolling his eyes at the theory the athlete was convinced by a politician to make the move. During Real Time’s “Overtime” segment on Friday, Maher took a question about James move from the Los Angeles Lakers and Puck reporter Peter Hambly shared details from his report about a meeting between James and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D). According to Hambly, Shapiro spoke with James at a New York club while having dinner with Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton and the conversation was part of a larger effort to convince James to come to Philadelphia. “Josh Shapiro was there having dinner with the Clintons, Bill and Hillary Clinton. They see LeBron James across the room, Bill says come over here, Josh Shapiro stands up and starts jaw-boning him about — this is when he’s a free agent — about coming to Philly. Politico reported later that he really put the work in with Rich Paul, his agent, and whatever. So, look, Josh Shapiro might run for president, but if you at the tweets after he got LeBron coming to — he’s up for reelection this year for governor —” Hambly said as Maher cut in. “This is completel bullsh*t!” the host said. “People in Philly are loving it!” Hambly told him. “Oh, they’re loving it, but that’s not why LeBron James did it,” Maher said, arguing James simply wants to play with top tier players. “I’m just telling you what happened. I’m not telling you that Josh Shapiro made it happen. I’m saying that’s what he was lobbying. He wasn’t the real reason. It’s an easy ring. He’s got two years left. He plugs in nicely,” Hambly said. Maher took another sarcastic swing at the “scoop” before moving on. “I’m just saying I know why LeBron James did it. Everybody knows why he did it. That’s why. He wants to play with the best players and a bigger chance at the ring. It wasn’t because of the governor. Oh, right! A politician wants me to do it!” he said. Watch above via HBO.The post ‘This Is Complete Bullsh*t!’: Bill Maher Trashes Guest’s LeBron James ‘Scoop’ to His Face first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Senator Predicts Mitch McConnell Will ‘Be Back’ — as Special Election Dead...
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently updated his Congressional colleagues on his health, according to one who said he believed the longtime Kentucky politician will come back to work on Capitol Hill. The confident prediction from Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) comes just days before an Aug. 3 deadline for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) to call a special election to fill McConnell’s seat. Marshall and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) told independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy McConnell had reached out to his colleagues recently, with Ernst pointing to a letter the 84-year-old sent to the Senate physician. While it’s unclear what the letter said, Marshall said of McConnell: “He’ll be back.” GOP Sen. Joni Ernst says Sen. Mitch McConnell has put out enough information about his health during his absence and doesn’t need to release a video. GOP Sen. Roger Marshall made similar comments pic.twitter.com/4q97nxiOmK — Nicholas A Ballasy (@NicholasBallasy) August 1, 2026 Ernst told Ballasy that McConnell “put out a letter the other day with the Senate’s physician and I think that suffices,” adding “if the people of Kentucky want more they’ll ask him for it.” Ballasy asked Marshall if McConnell should issue a video showing his current health, and Marshall said he respects McConnell’s privacy, calling him “one of the toughest guys I’ve ever met.” “He’s making progress,” he added. McConnell was found unconscious in his Washington on June 14, and taken to a hospital via ambulance. His absence even led to fake missing person posters with the senator’s photo, which described him as “turtle-like.” McConnell’s health scare has caused a firestorm of speculation, with Laura Loomer claiming on X that McConnell was actually brain dead and Newsmax hosts Rob Finnerty and Carl Higbie crying foul over silence from McConnell’s office. While some in the GOP claimed to have spoken to McConnell on the phone, and his office eventually released two separate photos of the senator with wife Elaine Chao, he’s faced repeated calls for transparency. Beshear has made numerous calls for McConnell to account to Kentucky’s voters, and claimed earlier this month that at one point, he’d gotten two calls suggesting McConnell was actually dead. The post Senator Predicts Mitch McConnell Will ‘Be Back’ — as Special Election Deadline Looms first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Mamdani Blocked By Fallen Soldier’s Family From Speaking at Funeral: Report
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) was blocked from speaking at a fallen soldier’s funeral over his politics, according to a new report. According to the New York Post, citing sources familiar with the matter, Mamdani had prepared for and expected to give a speech at the funeral of Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad Friday in Queens. Rampersad, 28, was among three soldiers killed by an Iranian strike last month in Jordan. Mamdani attended the funeral, but apparenlty grew frustrated at his staff when he didn’t hear his name called to speak, the outlet reported. “He looked over at his staff, frustrated and seemed angry that he didn’t speak. When he realized his name wasn’t being called, he looked at his staff angrily and then eventually put his tablet away,” a source in attendance at the funeral said. A different source claimed Rampersad’s family is conservative and supports President Donald Trump and that was the reason they didn’t want Mamdani speaking at the service. “The family is more conservative and wanted to limit any political distractions,” the source said. Mamdani’s office did release his prepared remarks about Rampersad. “It is often said that our fallen ‘gave their tomorrows for our today,” the statement reads. “Sergeant Rampersad had tomorrows waiting for her: birthdays, ordinary mornings, evenings spent with her loved ones. But she gave every one of them up so that we could have ours — so that we could stand here today, safe and protected.” Speakers at the fallen soldier’s funeral, held in an Ozone Park church, reportedly included New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D), Ozone Park Residents Block Association President Sam Esposito, state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-Queens), and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The apparent snub comes as 9/11 families continue to say Mamdani should not attend this year’s ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. So far Mamdani has rejected the calls that he stay away from the solemn ceremony.The post Mamdani Blocked By Fallen Soldier’s Family From Speaking at Funeral: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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