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Country star Kacey Musgraves used her Chicago stop on the Middle of Nowhere tour to ask fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, saying it was not political and that children affected by deportations need help; the plea drew sharp MAGA backlash online, illustrating the culture-war friction around immigration amid a period of high ICE arrests.
President Donald Trump campaigned in Myrtle Beach to urge turnout for Sen. Darline Graham in the GOP Senate runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman, endorsing her and highlighting his influence and fundraising. The rally featured a reading of The Snake and underscored Trump’s ongoing push with allies, as the broader AP live updates also report on related national stories including UN dues, the White House ballroom project, and Iran sanctions rhetoric.
Trump’s devoted supporters in South Carolina are divided on the incumbent Darline Graham as she heads into a pivotal six-year Senate term, illustrating that even the MAGA base is not monolithic before a key runoff, with Trump urging voters to treat him as on the ballot to boost turnout.
Rolling Stone’s Stephen Rodrick skewers Sean Duffy and his family’s six-episode cross-country YouTube series, The Great American Road Trip, as a cringe-heavy, sponsor-laden political PR stunt that weaves in corporate backers (Boeing, Toyota, Waymo, CRH, among others) and even a donation to Duffy’s son-in-law’s campaign, all while portraying a contrived Catholic-conservative family dynamic rather than a genuine documentary.
Veteran CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reportedly voiced doubts about remaining at 60 Minutes amid Bari Weiss’s MAGA-curious overhaul, telling colleagues he feels like part of the resistance as the show undergoes staff shakeups and explores new formats, including reviving the Andy Rooney–style segments.
Former Trump official Joe Kent, who resigned in protest of the Iran war, is pushing a MAGA anti-war coalition to potentially hijack the GOP or back a new political vehicle, gathering Carlson, Massie and Greene to map a path—though the viability of any third-party or GOP-reset option remains uncertain as the war drags on and polls show mixed support for Trump.
Natalie Harp, Trump’s 35-year-old executive assistant nicknamed the 'human printer', reportedly uses a secret codeword to cue that messages have reached the president; her close, constant proximity to Trump—including past letters and Bedminster trips—has drawn scrutiny and a MAGA backlash after Sen. Jon Ossoff mentioned her at a rally.
President Donald Trump exploded on Truth Social after Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream grilled his attorney general on the $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization" fund and the White House ballroom, calling Bream 'Milk Toast' and an 'enemy of MAGA' while praising MAGA and blasting Fox coverage.
A three-time Trump voter is devastated when ICE detains his wife, a Russian-born immigrant, after they arrive in California, breaking their “storybook” romance and illustrating the human cost of Trump’s immigration crackdown as voters grow uneasy about economic pressures and GOP turnout ahead of the midterms.
Former President Donald Trump blasted Fox News host Shannon Bream on Truth Social, calling her show “beyond redemption” and accusing it of featuring negative guests and ignoring his administration’s accomplishments; the piece also notes Bream’s interview with Attorney General Todd Blanche and cites polling suggesting MAGA identification among Republicans is not universal (about 62%).
South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace unveiled nine tattoos on her YouTube podcast Get Maced, saying the ink helps her reclaim her body after personal turmoil and staff upheaval, with one tattoo featuring Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway line. The piece also notes her recent political setbacks, including an unsuccessful 2026 gubernatorial bid and vacating her House seat, plus a rift with Trump over the Epstein Files Act and talk of possible Senate plans, though she will remain in her current term.
Oprah Winfrey addresses backlash over featuring Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, explaining she invited them for practical, accessible insights—Phil for reliability during her cattlemen trial and Oz for explaining medical topics—and noting Gayle King helped connect Oz; she adds that their later political paths diverged from her intentions and that her earlier choices were about sharing information she believed could help people, not endorsing their views.
Oprah Winfrey explains why she gave Dr. Phil McGraw and Mehmet Oz prominent platforms on her show, saying she believed they had valuable information to share. She recalls their rise from her program, addresses the controversy over their MAGA ties, notes Oz’s later role in the Trump era as CMS administrator, and mentions her own political campaigning with Kamala Harris.
Oprah Winfrey says she invited Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz onto her show because she believed they had valuable information to share, defending the decision despite their later alignment with the MAGA movement and Trump, and highlighting their past role in shaping her program and career.
Michael Fishman, who played Roseanne’s son, defended the 2018 cancellation of the Roseanne reboot in a tearful Instagram post, saying there was no joke to justify Roseanne Barr’s controversial posts and that the show was rightfully canceled; he pushed back against supporters who blamed ‘woke culture’ and urged accountability for dehumanizing rhetoric.