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Kash Patel crashes out in press conference meltdown

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  VIDEO OF THE DAY:  Embattled FBI chief Kash Patel crashes out at press conference, issues furious threat Asked bluntly if he'd ever been intoxicated or absent since becoming FBI director, a noticeably agitated Kash Patel dodged the question and instead rattled off a string of crime statistics meant to bolster his claims that he's somehow up for the job he definitely should not have. Patel did eventually come around and claim, "I have never been intoxicated on the job," then doubled down on his absurd $250 million defamation lawsuit against  The Atlantic , threatening other media outlets to "bring it on" if they want to join the case as defendants. Should Patel press ahead with his suit, he will expose himself to sworn testimony and depositions from more than two dozen sources  The Atlantic's  Sarah Fitzpatrick used in her reporting. Fitzpatrick isn't backing down, by the way. When asked about Patel's quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit by MS NOW, sh...

Top News | Trump and GOP 'Don't Seem to Give a Shit'

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  If you believe in independent media—funded by real people, not billionaire right-wingers and corporate advertisers—please donate to Common Dreams today. SUPPORT OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN Wednesday, April 22, 2026 'They Don't Seem to Give a Shit': Trump and GOP Push Food Aid Cuts as Iran War Costs Soar "It’s disgusting," said Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts. "We ought to be able to end hunger in this country. It's a political condition. We have the money." Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern on Wednesday said it is “disgusting” that President  Donald Trump  and congressional  Republicans  are pursuing more cuts to federal nutrition assistance for low-income Americans while simultaneously backing a war of choice in Iran that has cost US taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. “We have 46 million people in this country who are hungry, and they don’t seem to give a shit,” McGovern (Mass.) told reporters, warning that Republicans are bent on enacting additional cu...