The FBI's failure to come clean about Thomas Crooks and the near-assassination of Donald Trump isn't just an embarrassment — it's an outrage.

During a 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump’s Zionist son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said that Gaza looked like “a nuclear bomb had been set off,” but immediately declared it was “absolutely not” a genocide.  Oh, the hypocrites all are hanging together, aren’t they? Chris Menahan has the story. Trump envoy Jared Kushner told “60 Minutes” correspondent …

For the good of country music, the Red Clay Strays have to start taking home the awards they so very much deserve to win. Last year, the Red Clay Strays were nominated for their first ever CMA Award in the “Vocal Group of the Year” category. Some may have considered the fact that they were even nominated as a win, and there might have been a small part of the band that thought that way too. They walked away empty-handed at the 2024 CMAs, but the band from Mobile, Alabama is up for the very same award this year. Here are the nominees they are up against: 2025 Vocal Group of the Year The Red Clay Strays Old Dominion Little Big Town Lady A Rascal Flatts In other words, a cringey pop-country band (Old Dominion), a band that just makes the category by default (Little Big Town), a band that’s a decade past their prime (Lady A) and a group coasting off their hit cover song on a Pixar soundtrack (Rascal Flatts) are in the same category as a band that has put out back-to-back musical masterpieces with their debut album, Moment of Truth, in 2022 and their Made By These Moments follow up in 2024. It should be a no contest, and I really mean that. Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass), John Hall (drums), Sevans Henderson (keys), and frontman Brandon Coleman have come together to create something that’s entirely new, fresh and unique in the country music sphere. They are by far the best Vocal Group in the genre right now, and their meteoric rise in the past couple of years only supports that. The Red Clay Strays have got the catalogue, the fanbase, the stage presence, and to be frank, the aura, to be one of the best bands in all of music for years to come. The only thing they don’t have? The awards. To their credit, they did win the New Duo or Group of the Year at the most recent ACM Awards. But anyone that’s a fan of theirs, or even just has the ability to recognize good, quality music, knows that the Red Clay Strays are basically wiping the floor (respectfully) with the rest of the nominees in their category. So at the 2025 CMA Awards, if Old Dominion wins their 8th consecutive CMA for Vocal Group of the Year (they won their record breaking 7th consecutive last year, topping a 6-year record held by both Rascal Flatts and Little Big Town), Red Clay Strays fans and those who call themselves faithful to the country music genre should be livid, upset, indignant, enraged, and downright furious. That’s true if any band wins the award over the Red Clay Strays, for that matter. I sure do hope that the CMA Awards do the right thing and give the Vocal Group of the Year award to the band that actually deserves it. It’s more than time for a changing of the guard. There’s a clear “Best in Show” here… the judges just have to open their eyes and ears to see it. There’s no doubt that 2025 has been one of the biggest years for The Red Clay Strays in their existence. Their 2025 Get Right Tour – which included a memorable, headlining stop at Red Rocks – was their official “we’re here” moment in the eyes of the thousands of fans that packed each venue they played. It’s time that the CMA Awards give them their official “we’re here” moment too. Here are the other categories and nominees incase you were interested… I’ll be most focused on the aforementioned “Vocal Group of the Year” category: 2025 CMA Awards Nominees Entertainer of the Year Morgan Wallen Luke Combs Lainey Wilson Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Album of the Year Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey F-1 Trillon – Post Malone Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi Mix Engineers: Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Luke Combs Cody Johnson Zach Top Female Vocalist of the Year Lainey Wilson Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion The Red Clay Strays Little Big Town Lady A Rascal Flatts Vocal Duo of the Year Brooks & Dunn Dan + Shay Brothers Osborne The War and Treaty Maddie & Tae Single of the Year “4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank “I Never Lie” – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Mix Engineer: Mat Rovey “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green Producer: Will Bundy Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley Song of the Year “4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson “Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney “I Never Lie” – Zach Top Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top “Texas” – Blake Shelton Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere New Artist of the Year Zach Top Ella Langley Stephen Wilson Jr. Tucker Wetmore Shaboozey Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle) Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) Brett Mason (Guitar) Rob McNelley (Guitar) Derek Wells (Guitar) Music Video of the Year “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney Directors: Alexander Gavillet, Megan Moroney “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood Director: Dustin Haney “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson Director: TK McKamy “Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton Director: Running Bear “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney Musical Event of the Year “Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green ft. Ella Langley Producers: Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake w/ Jelly Roll Producer: Micha Nichols “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson w/ Carrie Underwood Producer: Trent Willmon “Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome “You Had to Be There” – Megan Moroney ft. Kenny Chesney Producer: Kristian Bush The post If Old Dominion Beats Red Clay Strays For “Vocal Group of the Year” Again At The 2025 CMA Awards, It’s Time To Cancel The Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Isaac Gibson of 49 Winchester stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk to us about why the band doesn’t do pre-show rituals, the story of how Luke Combs bought a t-shirt from their website, the inaugural 49 Winchester show being the first time anyone ever heard him sing live, how many years it took for 49 Winchester to go “full time,” how their band name came to be, hunting trips that he’s gotten to go on because of his music career and much more. This week’s episode is presented by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/RIFFRAFF and use RIFFRAFF at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Whiskey Riff Raff Podcast With 49 Winchester first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Politics aside, “Pink Pony Club” is a banger. But I digress… Over the weekend, Keith Urban performed at President Donald Trump’s Florida estate Mar-a-Lago, which included a medley with Chappell Roan’s hit “Pink Pony Club.” The show took place on Saturday, November 15th, which was a private party hosted by Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt. According to People, “The president was seen sitting next to Pratt, 65, an Australian businessman donated $10 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign. In April, Pratt also pledged $5 billion to support Trump’s call to reindustrialize the U.S., according to Axios.” Urban also sang some of Bob Marley’s “Is This Love,” and after just a verse or two of “Pink Pony Club,” he went into his hit “You’ll Think of Me.” You can see part of the performance in the second slide of the Instagram post below: View this post on Instagram Of course, in September, Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman filled headlines when news broke they were separated. TMZ reported the two had been living apart since the beginning of summer when Keith moved out. Sources tell the news outlet that Nicole has been taking care of their two children and is “holding the family together through this difficult time since Keith has been gone.” The source added that Kidman was trying her hardest to save the marriage, making Urban’s decision to move out one-sided. While many fans hoped they would find their way back to each other, they were heartbroken when news broke that Kidman had officially filed for divorce from the country star, which was first reported by TMZ and later confirmed by People. Since the divorce, there has been some back-and-forth between the two parties about who feels hurt and who has allegedly already moved on. While it’s been pretty quiet on that front, fans who were upset about the Mar-a-Lago performance flooded his most recent Instagram post to express their displeasure. Some were upset because of the sheer fact that he sang “Pink Pony Club,” as Chappell Roan is not a fan of Donald Trump, and this story in particular chronicles the story of a young woman leaving her small Southern town to embrace her true self in California, and Roan has previously talked about how she was inspired to write the song after going to a famous gay bar called The Abbey in West Hollywood, California, which she references in the song. Others were just upset that Urban would associate with President Trump, seemingly making his political beliefs known. Although, performing there doesn’t necessarily mean he voted for the man, you generally assume a wildly successful artist wouldn’t perform for someone they can’t stand. Keith doesn’t need the money… In 2017, Urban explained that he wasn’t sure if he’d ever perform at the White House while President Trump was in office, according to The Hill: “I would like to probably answer that question when it comes up, but I’m a citizen, and I like to do what’s right.” More recently, in 2024, Urban told The Times: “I’m often amazed that people don’t look to artists’ work — they’re pretty clear on who they are and their views, and I’m no different. I play to extremely diverse audiences in every way, politically and pronoun, age groups, ethnicity.” Well, it sounds like he ultimately did make a decision about playing for President Trump, even though it wasn’t at the White House. Of course, a lot has changed culturally since 2017, but at the same time… having a diverse audience doesn’t mean you can’t play for Donald Trump. But of course, in the climate we live in in 2025, you can imagine how many more comments there were on his most recent post (which had nothing to do with this performance, but rather the new reality show The Road) that were just like this… “Mar-a-Lago? Wtf dude?” “‘Pink Pony Club’ at Mar-a-Lago?! How tone deaf can you be?!” “So heartbroken by your decision to play at Mar-a-Lago. It’s bad enough that an artist I’ve loved and respected for the last 20+ years played there, but to cover a Chappell Roan song? It’s a slap in the face to your LGBTQ+ fans like me. Mistakenly, I thought you believed in human rights.” “Stay away from our music.” “Just deleted all your music.” “Well dude. Your career is done for. Playing at Trump’s recent event and singing Chapelle Roan songs- are you kidding? Nicole did the right thing by FLEEING!” “I’m so disappointed in you. Performing at Mar-a-Lago, seriously?” “You played a Trump event??? YIKES.” “I’m so disappointed in you. Performing at Mar-a-Lago, seriously?” “Keith…you played at Mar-a-Lago. You are dead to me.” “So sad to learn Keith Urban is MAGA. I think this might explain split with Nicole.” “Why tf were you performing at Mar-a-Lago and does Chappell Roan know you were singing her songs??” “You are dead to me. Enjoy your red hat.” “I am so glad Nicole has nothing to do with him.” “Nooooow I get the reason she divorced you…” “Keith Urban you’re a sellout for performing at Mar-a-Lago.” “Money over morals?! Pathetic!! But not surprised.” “Keith the Trumpster.” “You’ve really disappointed a lot of your fans.” View this post on Instagram With a divorce in progress and two daughters to take care of, I’m sure Urban has much bigger things to worry about than a few people unfollowing him for cashing a massive check for performing at Mar-a-Lago. You do you, Keith… don’t bow down to the vultures.The post Keith Urban Gets Slammed After Fans Find Out He Performed At Mar-a-Lago For President Trump first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The reprehensible Democrat Rep. Jasmine CROCKett actually claimed yesterday that President Trump is to blame for political violence, suggesting there was none before Trump came on the scene in 2016. Seriously. Most . . .

President Trump is meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia this morning at the White House and you can watch it all below. It’s happening momentarily:

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Harvard University professor Lawrence Summers, a former treasury secretary and Harvard president, announced that he would be stepping back from all of his public commitments after emails released by House Republicans revealed that he communicated regularly with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 and 2019. Summers, who has been married since 2005, apparently turned to Epstein for advice over how to romance a woman he described as his mentee. Epstein, in turn, described himself as Summers’s “wing man.” The two corresponded by email and text up until the day before Epstein was arrested in 2019. The correspondence was first reported Monday by the Harvard Crimson in an article which laid out the unusual nature and frequency of the interactions between the two men. “I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers said in a statement on Monday. “While continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I will be stepping back from public commitments as one part of my broader effort to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.” Last week, President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to review Epstein’s relationship with Summers as part of a probe into the sex offender’s connections with a number of prominent Democrats, including the former president Bill Clinton. The Epstein files have proven a major headache for the administration, which has fought efforts to force their release until a reversal Sunday, when Trump posted on Truth Social that “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.” The post After Epstein Revelations, Lawrence Summers to Reduce Public Profile appeared first on The American Conservative.