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‘Why Would He Let Someone Post This?’:  Pete Hegseth’s Tough-Guy Image Takes a Hit After Cameras Catch an Embarrassing Struggle He Couldn’t Hide
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‘Why Would He Let Someone Post This?’:  Pete Hegseth’s Tough-Guy Image Takes a Hit After Cameras Catch an Embarrassing Struggle He Couldn’t Hide

Pete Hegseth has built much of his public image around three things: faith, fitness, and unwavering loyalty to President Donald Trump. Whether the former Fox News host is delivering speeches about military readiness, criticizing diversity initiatives, or posting workout clips alongside troops, Hegseth has made physical toughness a central part of his public identity. Secretary...

‘Ask Him to Shut Up!’: Al Green Found a Way to Call Out Mullin Without Saying Racist — Then Mullin Realized What He’d Just Done and the Room Exploded
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‘Ask Him to Shut Up!’: Al Green Found a Way to Call Out Mullin Without Saying Racist — Then Mullin Realized What He’d Just Done and the Room Exploded

In a House hearing last week, Rep. Al Green turned his five minutes into one of the most charged moments of the congressional session — methodically laying out the characteristics of racism on the record, playing video evidence of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s past behavior, and refusing to be silenced when Mullin tried to...

‘Oh Wait a Minute’: Trump Declared $14 Million Reflecting Pool Project a Big Success — Less Than 24 Hours Later, Folks Noticed One Embarrassing Detail
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‘Oh Wait a Minute’: Trump Declared $14 Million Reflecting Pool Project a Big Success — Less Than 24 Hours Later, Folks Noticed One Embarrassing Detail

Renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is complete, but Donald Trump oversold the idea that it would look better than ever. The pool, originally built in 1922, reopened to the public on June 9. The undertaking reportedly cost $14.2 million, although Trump, 79, announced in April that the renovation would cost $1.8 million —...