The Trump administration is looking to reopen closed oil refineries, including an embattled one in the Virgin Islands, amid high gasoline prices spurred by the Iran war. A White House official confirmed to The Hill in an email Thursday that the Trump administration “would like to see refineries across the country reopen, especially the St.…
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) dropped a domestic violence case against his ex-wife amid growing backlash over allegations he scalded her with hot water and held a gun to her head.A Cuyahoga County judge formally dismissed the case Wednesday against Emily Moreno, daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), after Miller moved to drop it in May. Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Judge Debra Boros found Miller had not actually been harmed — or ever feared Emily Moreno."The Judge finds that Petitioner's [Miller's] Counsel was able to inform the reasons for seeking relief, that Petitioner was not under any apparent infirmity and did not appear to have been threatened by or in fear of Respondent [Moreno]," the New York Post reported, citing the ruling.Miller, who President Donald Trump has endorsed, claimed in court that doorbell camera footage proved his account of a February 2025 custody exchange.His own team later told Emily Moreno's lawyers the footage did not exist, the New York Times reported.At a July 28 court hearing, Miller's own attorney, Larry Zuckerman, acknowledged his client "just can't control himself," according to an affidavit Emily Moreno filed Wednesday.The Times detailed Emily Moreno's accusations — that Miller scalded her chest and stomach by throwing hot water from a skillet, held a gun to her head, pushed her into a wall, and fractured their 2-year-old daughter's collarbone. Miller has denied every allegation.Also Wednesday, Emily Moreno filed for a restraining order to keep Miller away from her attorneys after he physically touched her lawyer Andrew Zashin without consent.In an affidavit filed the same day, Emily Moreno wrote that she intervened directly."After Plaintiff placed his hands on Attorney Andrew Zashin, I told Plaintiff, 'Get your hands off of him,'" she wrote.New attention to the case has resulted in fresh condemnation of Miller and calls for him to resign. "Congress is no place for violent abusers who attack their family and hold a gun to their wife's head. Max Miller needs to resign now — and if he refuses, the House should expel him," Giffords Executive Director Emma Brown said, as the gun violence prevention group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords demanded Miller's resignation Wednesday."The recent reports of domestic violence and child abuse against Representative Max Miller are deeply disturbing, and Congress can't ignore them," Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (D-OH) and Hillary Scholten (D-MI) said in a joint statement calling on the U.S. House Ethics Committee to investigate.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) called the allegations "troubling accusations" at the Ohio State Fair but said voters should decide. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) said colleagues on her side of the aisle had stepped down over less, News5Cleveland reported.Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham also accused Miller of physical abuse during their 2019 and 2020 relationship, the Times reported.Miller sued Grisham for defamation, then dropped the case and settled — requiring both to sign a nondisclosure agreement, a legal contract barring them from discussing the matter publicly. Grisham is now suing Miller, claiming he broke that agreement by publicly denying her allegations.Earlier this year, President Trump gave Miller his "Complete and Total Endorsement" even as abuse allegations were hanging over the lawmaker's head. The Times reported Trump's own political operation is privately alarmed about Miller's seat, viewing his troubles as ones of his own making.Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker, led Miller by 17 points among independents in a June 2026 poll by Democratic firm GBAO, according to Newsweek — in a district Trump won by 11 points in 2024.
Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, dropped a campaign video in her run for U.S. Senate with President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nauseated the nation Thursday when he launched a cooking show critics feared would likely include roadkill."The Real Food Show" launches Thursday on his department's website and will feature celebrity chefs helping to prepare meals like "Crispy Salmon Cakes with Apple, White Bean & Green Salad" and highlighting some personal favorites like kimchi, yogurt and sauerkraut, reported USA Today.“I use store-bought sauerkraut,” he told the newspaper, then described the correct way to eat the fermented cabbage. “The way that you're supposed to eat it is bite for bite. You take a bite of the meat, take a bite of the sauerkraut. That is kind of the prescribed, perfect way of eating it. You know, I don't do that perfectly every time that I try.”Kennedy converted other Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, to the sauerkraut diet, and he said they'd all lost weight since then.“I will literally eat anything because I don't have a gag reflex," Kennedy said. “I love experimenting with foods. When I travel, I'll eat … street vendors’ cooking."Kennedy said he cooks two “rudimentary” meals a day, adding that his repertoire was eggs, bacon, cheeseburgers and hamburgers, but he said his wife Cheryl Hines is a much better cook.“I can cook a really good omelet,” Kennedy said, "and then my specialty would be steaks and meat and fish.”The show's launch generated some skeptical coverage given Kennedy's history of handling roadkill and overseeing an outbreak of several food-borne illnesses since taking over the nation's public health."Why is Kennedy directing his attention to making cooking videos instead of managing these real problems? One reason could be that Kennedy has reportedly 'checked out' of his job and barely attends meetings, showing up to work at 10 a.m. only to leave around 4 p.m. He seems to care only about overhauling dietary guidelines and pushing an anti-vaccine agenda. The latter has led to a 35-year record high for measles cases in the U.S.," noted The New Republic."Because who doesn’t want to prepare grub with the guy who, among many things, has a brain part-eaten by worms; a supposed car full of severed animal parts; and a history of snorting lines off toilets?" asked Jezebel, suggesting that Kennedy might share recipes with viewers for "Roadkill Ratatouille," "Lemongrass Liver Salad" and "Anti-Diarrhea Yogurt.""Roadkill Collector Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Launches Cooking Show and Warns America: ‘I Don’t Have a Gag Reflex,'" announced Mediaite."Someone posted this in slack and I actually thought it was The Onion," laughed MS NOW's Brandy Zadrozny.
Gubernatorial candidate state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Wis.) joins Meet the Press NOW after former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes suspends his campaign. Hong also discusses her path forward to the Democratic nomination.
Dr. Anthony Fauci's published diaries have exposed contradictions in Katie Miller's stance toward the physician, per reports. Katie, a former Trump administration official whose husband Stephen Miller serves as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, has called for Fauci's imprisonment and rejected his federal pardon. However, Fauci's diary entries revealed he provided extensive personal medical support to Miller during 2020, including guidance during her pregnancy, her husband's COVID-19 diagnosis, and a newborn health scare, NOTUS reported. "She is very anxious about getting very ill since she is 10 weeks pregnant. Tonight she had an anxiety reaction. I calmed her over the phone," Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote. "katie Miller is great (tough, smart,but great),” he logged. "Am on phone frequently with katie and Stephen."He also documented frequent phone calls checking on her well-being. When confronted with this evidence, Katie claimed the relationship was purely professional and that she deliberately cultivated friendliness to manage Fauci strategically. The diary's original release contained significantly more references to Katie than a later redacted version, raising questions about the editing process.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
Kathryn Ruemmler was blasted by family of late Virginia Giuffre after House committee transcripts were releasedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A former White House counsel and former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, who has faced scrutiny over her past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, told a House committee this month that some of the allegations made by one his most prominent accusers “lacked inherent credibility”, according to newly released transcripts.Kathryn Ruemmler’s name appeared thousands of times in records related to Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, that were released earlier this year by the US Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Continue reading...
