RollingStone

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

The tension between the state of Texas and the federal government over the border escalated on Thursday when the Texas National Guard seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, denying entry to federal authorities. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-national-guard-shelby-park-eagle-pass-border-patrol-1234945639/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

NEW: The Supreme Court will decide whether states can choose what kind of emergency medical care women can receive — and if they can block hospitals from providing life-saving abortions to patients in danger. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/supreme-court-states-emergency-abortion-1234945425/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Texas Governor Greg Abbott lamented that Texas can’t shoot migrants trying to cross the border illegally because “the Biden administration would charge us with murder.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/greg-abbott-murder-charges-shooting-migrants-1234945121/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

BREAKING: Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to nine charges in a Los Angeles federal court. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-appears-court-tax-evasion-1234944565/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

During a break in the closing arguments of his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump claimed that Attorney General Letitia James was responsible for forcing the oil and gas conglomerate ExxonMobil to leave the state and move to Texas. There is one small problem with the former president’s accusation: ExxonMobile left New York in 1989, three decades before James assumed the role of attorney general. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-blames-new-york-ag-exxon-moving-texas-1234944871/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Trump launched into an unauthorized tirade in court after being barred from personally delivering closing arguments in his New York civil fraud trial. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rehearsed-fraud-trial-closing-argument-denied-1234944721/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Trump “rehearsed” the closing tirade he would deliver at his New York fraud trial for days before getting denied the opportunity. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rehearsed-fraud-trial-closing-argument-denied-1234944721/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

A bomb threat was made against the home of Arthur Engoron just hours before the New York judge is scheduled to hear closing arguments in the state’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-engoron-swatted-hours-before-trump-closing-arguments-1234944593/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump and his lawyers are planning to turn his Jan. 6 trial into a “MAGA freak show” laced with conspiracy theories, Fox News-style talking points and raging innuendo, sources tell Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-plot-to-turn-jan-6-trial-into-maga-freak-show-1234938951/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Donald Trump spent his Sunday morning posting on Truth Social about former White House staffers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-targets-former-staffers-threat-democracy-1234938665/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, accidentally gave his lawyer phony legal citations — which were then used in a motion given to a federal judge — conjured by Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Google Bard. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/michael-cohen-lawyer-fake-ai-generated-citations-legal-motion-1234938307/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

NEW: Away from Fox News, Tucker Carlson is leaning into the most extreme iterations of his public persona and making direct contact with segments of the right’s fever swamps in a way he’s never done before. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/tucker-carlson-network-younger-audience-kevin-spacey-nelk-boys-1234936451/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Two Republican lawmakers were targeted with attempted swatting incidents on Christmas Day. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams both said that local police received a false report of an emergency situation at their homes. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/christmas-swatting-marjorie-taylor-greene-brandon-williams-1234936137/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Alexei Navalny, the anti-Putin activist and Russian opposition leader who mysteriously disappeared from prison earlier this month, has been found in a remote penal colony in the Arctic. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/alexei-navalny-arctic-penal-colony-putin-1234936174/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco reported that the DOJ is seeing an "unprecedented rise in threats to public officials across the board.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-gop-rising-threats-public-officials-1234935800/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Donald Trump claimed that he was merely doing his “duty” as president by alleging that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen,” therefore believes he deserves “immunity” from prosecution. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-immunity-duty-as-president-appeal-1234935729/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Rudy Giuliani has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than a week after he was ordered to pay two Georgia election workers a total of $148 million for spreading defamatory conspiracy theories about them in the aftermath of the 2020 election — and less than 24 hours after the judge, in that case, ruled that Giuliani must immediately begin paying those damages. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rudy-giuliani-chapter-11-banrruptcy-1234934605/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

The scammy, salacious saga of George Santos’ fraudulent life and short-lived congressional career will soon get the documentary treatment. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-santos-fyre-fraud-documentary-jenner-furst-1234934345/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

“Fuck Her! Fuck Her!”

Steve Bannon attacked Nikki Haley at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest, spurring conference attendees to launch into a profane chant. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/steve-bannon-americafest-nikki-haley-trump-1234933955/

RollingStone, 4 months ago to random

Donald Trump's primary opponents have rushed to his defense following the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling that he can't appear on the state's ballots. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-primary-opponents-defend-colorado-ballot-ruling-1234933023/

RollingStone, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

EXCLUSIVE Video: Republican Rep. Troy Nehls said the quiet part out loud when asked what he hopes to gain from a Biden impeachment inquiry:

"Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/troy-nehls-biden-impeachment-inquiry-donald-trump-2024-1234927472/

RollingStone, 5 months ago to random

Hunter Biden flouted Republican’s threats, delivering remarks at a press conference scheduled at the same time his deposition was set to begin, with the Capitol — and the furious lawmakers within — as his backdrop. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-defies-subpoena-enraging-republicans-1234927466/

RollingStone, 5 months ago to random

A Kentucky woman suing over the state's abortion ban isn't dropping her suit despite her embryo no longer having "cardiac activity." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kentucky-woman-not-dropping-abortion-ban-lawsuit-1234927288/

RollingStone, 5 months ago to random

After nearly two weeks of controversy and contentious negotiations, nations at the UN’s 2023 global climate summit, COP28, have signed a historic agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/cop28-agreement-phase-out-fossil-fuels-1234927053/

RollingStone, 5 months ago to random

For the low low price of $4,653 (plus taxes and fees), you can own 47 digital Trump NFTs and exactly one physical Trump trading card. It’s the deal of the century, folks. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-scraps-mugshot-suit-nft-buyers-1234925924/