Trump Settles With Isaac Hayes’ Estate Over Use Of Music During The Campaign

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

One of the unfortunate knock on effects of being generally insufferable is that many people don’t want to be associated with you in any way. And when you’re both insufferable and happen to be the most divisive American political figure in modern history, all …

Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married for over 50 years. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

Jillian Selzer,Talia Lakritz, Business Insider

From dealing with cheating scandals to navigating politics, here's a look at the Clintons' relationship over the past few decades.

Administration Says DHS Can Demand Social Media Info From Legal Immigrants And US Citizens

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Well, we always knew it would come to this. In a blow to the First Amendment and privacy, the Trump administration last week approved a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan to collect social media handles from people applying to change their…

Isaac Hayes Estate Settles With Trump Over Rally Use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone

Isaac Hayes' estate has reached a private settlement with President Trump over his unauthorized use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at political rallies.

Worst personal bankruptcy ever — the yearslong hell that happens when a billionaire says he's worth $3,850

Laura Italiano,Natalie Musumeci, Business Insider

Welcome to the personal bankruptcy from hell. How billionaire Miles Guo hijacked the court system, creating years of chaos for creditors.

Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE

Zoë Schiffer, Vittoria Elliott, Leah Feiger, Wired

The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.

Trump Pretends It Was Schumer’s Idea To Rename Penn Station After Himself

NewsHound Ellen, Crooksandliars.com

Narcissist-in-Chief Donald Trump wants us to believe the only reason he was discussing renaming Penn Station and Dulles Airport after himself is because of public demand. In fact, there have been multiple reports that Trump tried to blackmail Senate Minority …

Trump family’s $4 billion graft shows no signs of stopping

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

The multibillion-dollar profiteering is snowballing in an anything-goes presidency

Trump Demands $10 Billion From Taxpayers For Leaked Tax Returns; His Own Lawyers Get To Decide What He Gets

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Back in May, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt offered what might be the single most audacious statement of the Trump era—and that’s saying something: I think everybody – the American public believe it’s absurd for anyone to insinuate that this pre…

Nicki Minaj Avoids Sale of $20 Million Mansion in Security Guard Assault Case

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone

Nicki Minaj has avoided the sale of her $20 million mansion to pay the $500,000 a security guard won over an alleged assault.

DOGE Goons May Have Shared Stolen Social Security Data With Political Group: Report

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Two DOGE members have been referred to authorities for Hatch Act violations.

Donald and Melania Trump Marriage Bombshells — Report

Joel Lefevre, Reality Tea

Donald and Melania's marriage is reportedly in limbo. The post Donald and Melania Trump Marriage Bombshells — Report appeared first on Reality Tea.

He’s Led the Kennedy Center Christmas Show Since 2006. After the Trump Renaming, They’re Suing Him for $1 Million

Ola Oloro, Wealthofgeeks.com

For nearly two decades, Chuck Redd spent Christmas Eve the same way: onstage at the Kennedy Center, leading the annual Jazz Jam he’d helmed since ... Read...

Administration: ASL Interpreters At Briefings Would Prevent Trump From ‘Controlling His Image’

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Once again, this administration is demonstrating it has zero interest in serving the public. The administration acts together to serve a single person: Donald Trump. Anything that looks like it might benefit the public more than it benefits Trump is unaccepta…

Trump’s Plan to Corrupt the Media Is Starting to Work

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

CBS pulled a critical story after the president complained about the network’s coverage.

Trump Mental Decline Is Accelerating: Psychologist

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Amy Schumer Has 2nd Thoughts About Her Cool Girl Divorce Announcement

Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel

She deleted it.

The Alleged Mistress in the David Harbour/Lily Allen Breakup Gave Us an Instagram Story

Alise Morales, Jezebel

“I was hoping not to speak on this," she wrote the day after Allen's Saturday Night Live performance.

Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, and Alex Mierjeski, Techdirt

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence. President Donald Trump…

DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent "irreversible alterations" to Eisenhower building

Tom Ravenscroft, Dezeen

Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. In the suit, filled in fede…

Psychics Told Kim Kardashian She Would Pass the Bar Exam. She Didn’t

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

Kim Kardashian revealed that several psychics told her she would pass the California bar exam, but she did not.

3 words in Letitia James’ mortgage contract could doom the fraud case against her

Hassan Ali Kanu, Politico

James is charged with illegally collecting rental income on a second property. But her contract permits renting, according to POLITICO’s review of her...

NY Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump adversary, to plead not guilty to mortgage charge

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Melania Trump Sued by Journalist Michael Wolff for Defamation Over Book Deal

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Melania Trump is being dragged into a legal battle with journalist Michael Wolff -- who has filed a lawsuit accusing the First Lady of trying to block publication of his upcoming tell-all about her life. According to new court documents, obtained…