Katie Zacharia's tenure as White House press secretary got off to a rough start Tuesday, when she made her briefing-room debut.
The 41-year-old conservative commentator turned top Trump official began her appearance by reading from a script that lavished praise on President Donald Trump. She then took questions from three reporters before fleeing the room.
Her entire appearance at the podium barely lasted 14 minutes, during which she stumbled through her prepared remarks and called on reporters from a list. Read more
President Donald Trump's administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as US ambassador to Greece, the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced in her premiere briefing. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, had been facing mounting scrutiny after reports she allegedly asked a Trump donor to pay her hefty credit card bill in exchange for access to his administration. Read more
President Donald Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, earned brutally bad reviews Tuesday on her first day on the job. Zacharia read from a statement touting the president's accomplishments and popularity, then took only a handful of questions before leaving the press room. She did make news, announcing that the White House had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece. "Holy sh-- " Zacharia took 3 questions and then wrapped it up," marveled journalist Aaron Rupar. "The whole press briefing was under 30 minutes. What a disaster ... This is an SNL cold open come to life. She can barely read." "This is boom goes the dynamite bad," cringed The Bulwark's Jim Swift.
President Trump ridiculed a woman who protested his speech Monday at a political rally in Youngstown, Ohio, after the heckler was physically assaulted by a crowd member. The woman, who was wearing a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt, was punched in the face by a crowd member at the event while rallygoers cheered on the assault with chants of "USA." Police later intervened and removed her from the venue, while the man who punched her remained inside and exchanged high-fives with other attendees, according to Fox News. Trump, who had been criticizing Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown (D) before the altercation broke out, suggested the heckler was a "paid protester."
Americans' confidence that food sold at most grocery stores is safe to eat has fallen to its lowest level Gallup has recorded, with 65% now very or somewhat confident. That is down from 73% last year and 72% in 2024, and well below the 81% recorded in 2019. Alongside declining confidence in grocery store food safety, Americans have become less confident in the federal government's ability to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply.
While facing sharp criticism over the last month for his debt collection practices as an OB-GYN in Great Bend, Kansas, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has forcefully defended himself, saying his methods were "very common." But an analysis of medical debt lawsuits in the Kansas court system found that although it's not uncommon for hospitals and clinics across the state to sue patients, the 18% annual interest rate Marshall applied to unpaid bills was by far the highest of the roughly 150 medical practices whose public records were reviewed by The Kansas City Star. The New York Times revealed in September that before voters sent him to Washington, the rural doctor-turned-Republican lawmaker sued more than 700 former patients while caring for new and expectant mothers across his more than 25-year career.
The White House has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday in her debut briefing.
The president says there's no way all those reports about Russia and China helping out Iran are true.
Ex-NYC Councilman Daniel Halloran (54) was detained by CBP at Miami Int'l Airport when an inspection of his smartphone revealed thousands of files of child pornography. Dan Halloran was previously investigated and convicted for a litany of blasphemies and crimes. This miscreant is just one of an army of Republican hypocrites in the GOP, AKA the "Guardians of Pedophiles."
Throw away the key for this corrupt sexual deviant
Chargers vs Broncos ... An old man can hope, can't he?
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement that today's attack on King Khalid international airport in Riyadh "resulted in injuries" but did not specify how many. The statement said that an "assessment of the damage and verification of the safety of the facilities is ongoing". Earlier on Sunday, an "unidentified projectile" hit Riyadh's international airport, the same site targeted in Saturday's strike which injured hundreds of people and killed 12. Minutes earlier, Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack.
Leadership positions at the Tennessee Valley Authority are the most lucrative government jobs in the U.S. Since 2020, the top six executives at TVA have collectively banked nearly $90 million. CEO made $12M a year for three years. Part of those salaries came from decisions to put more fossil fuel infrastructure in the Tennessee Valley, and residents essentially signed the checks through their electricity bills, according to a new report by the Center for Biological Diversity. "People who rely on TVA for power are the ones losing out. They're continuing to pay executives who are making decisions contrary to the public good," said Gaby Sarri-Tobar, an energy justice campaigner at the center. Read more
Zohran Mamdani, New York City's mayor, set off a firestorm of criticism Wednesday morning with a social media post ostensibly intended to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of Israelis. It devoted a brief paragraph to condemning Hamas and commiserating with its victims. The rest was a much longer denunciation of Israel's "ongoing genocide in Gaza," a "world in which occupation and apartheid continue" and a situation in which "our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment." In response, Ammiel Hirsch, the president of the New York Board of Rabbis, said the statement was "so offensive to so many Jews that it is hard to describe how offensive it is." In fact, it's a moral obscenity. Let me count the ways.
Nine people were killed, including children, during a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, officials said. Police first responded to a home on Perry Street in Erie on Friday, Oct. 9, around 5 p.m., after witnesses reported seeing a gunman firing shots outside the house before entering the residence. When police arrived, they found two women who had been shot to death in the street. The shooting escalated into a standoff as Erie Police and SWAT teams surrounded the home. More shots were then heard inside the home. When police entered, they found the bodies of seven other people, including children, as well as the gunman who died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to investigators.
An ICE agent who was found sleeping on a lawn in Fresno was shot in the stomach after police say he refused to move and attacked the 72-year-old homeowner, causing the homeowner to shoot him in response. Police say 32-year-old David Gonzalez of Texas also appeared intoxicated during the incident. Investigators established that one of the two victims in the incident returned home to find the ICE agent, David Gonzalez, sleeping on her front lawn. She told her 72-year-old father, who also lived there, causing her father to go outside to send Gonzalez on his way. Officers say Gonzalez refused to move and assaulted the 72-year-old victim, forcing him to the ground. The 72-year-old victim's daughter then intervened, causing him to attack her as well. The 72-year-old victim then produced a gun and shot the ICE agent, David Gonzalez, in the stomach.
A new court filing in the criminal case against State Representative Brett Easterbrook alleges the Republican lawmaker spent $500 in exchange for sex from an individual he believed to be a minor. Easterbrook was among nearly 15 men arrested as part of a sting in Escambia County on Thursday that also included at least two other public officials: Satsuma City School Board President Kory Wesley and Orange Beach Public Works Director Timothy Tucker also face charges stemming from the sting. Easterbrook had billed himself as a protector of family values and last session voted for a bill that would allow the death penalty for child predators, although it would not apply to these charges.
