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“Trump’s Going to Blow”: Allies Warn He’s Fuming as Losses Pile Up

The White House is corroding from the inside.

The president is reportedly “pissed” and “increasingly frustrated with everyone” surrounding him—though the drama seems to be a mess of his own creation.

The pressing issue started last week, when Donald Trump suddenly appointed Bill Pulte—a national real estate developer serving as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency—to run U.S.…

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A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—James Hepp is sick of excuses. The 36-year-old farmer manages about 1,600 acres of corn, soy and small grains in northern Iowa. He keeps a close eye on his bottom line and says he wants to build a business that his three young children would be foolish not to join. For Hepp, a […]

Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

I knew we’d be focusing on elections on today’s BradCast, with critical midterm primaries being held in six states on Tuesday. Little did I know, however, that the corrupted rightwing U.S. Supreme Court would bigfoot our planned coverage of results with perhaps their worst, most corrupt, most partisan ruling to date. And that’s really saying […]

10 of the most queer-friendly colleges for students seeking a rural campus experience

At college, learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom. For many LGBTQ+ people, campuses can be spaces for community-building and self-discovery, especially when schools support queer learners.

But not all students want the same type of college, according to Ross von Metzke, head of marketing and development for It Gets Better, an LGBTQ+ storytelling nonprofit. LGBTQ+ students may…

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Trump’s Primary Winning Streak Finally Comes to an End

President Trump’s streak of winning primary endorsements came to an end Tuesday night in Iowa.

The president’s pick for governor for the state, Representative Randy Feenstra, narrowly lost to businessman Zach Lahn. Feenstra had been criticized by activists in Iowa for poor campaigning and failing to show up to a single debate, while Lahn had support from the “Make America Healthy Again” movement…

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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.

PRINCETON, Iowa—From the beginning, the new well was a headache. Late in 2022, an overly powerful pump caused eight months of costly water main breaks in Princeton, a town of nearly 1,000 residents on the banks of the silty Mississippi River. Installing a smaller motor seemed to fix that issue, but revealed a different, all-too-familiar […]

An Iowa father killed six relatives before turning the gun on himself, but a sidewalk warning 10 minutes prior hinted at the rampage

A tragic incident unfolded in Muscatine, Iowa, this week when Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, killed six family members before taking his own life, a rampage that was chillingly foreshadowed just minutes before emergency services arrived. According to New York Post, neighbors recounted hearing McFarland shouting about death and money moments before the horrific discoveries.

Melissa Weggen, a…

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Protests over Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, Massive US midterm primary day, Trump and Bibi reportedly at odds

Proposed US Ebola center in Kenya piles pressure on President Ruto

****Hundreds protested in Kenya on Monday after the US announced it was establishing an Ebola quarantine center on the Laikipia Air Base, about 120 miles from the capital Nairobi. The facility will be exclusively used to house US citizens exposed to Ebola while traveling in other countries. The protests even turned fatal,…

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Republican Rep. Caught Admitting Iran War Is Going to Screw Them Over

Republican Representative Ashley Hinson was caught on tape last week saying that President Trump’s Iran war will be a “political liability” if it continues any longer.

Politico reports that Hinson, who will be the likely Republican nominee in Iowa’s Senate race after Tuesday’s primary, told voters in a private meet-and-greet in the state on Thursday that she hopes that a peace deal in the war…

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