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Former President Trump blamed the “abortion issue” for Republicans underperforming expectations in the 2022 midterm elections. Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday that many in the GOP handled the issue poorly, especially those who “firmly” insisted on no exceptions to bans on the procedure, including in instances of rape and incest. He…
"My parents didn't have any Black friends and everybody at my school practically was white. And it was just this weird cognitive dissonance," Mary Trump said.
Trump said Sunday that "the 'abortion issue,' poorly handled by many Republicans," is what led to the GOP not performing well in the midterm elections.
Facebook's parent company Meta is considering whether to allow former President Donald Trump back on to its platforms and is due to announce its decision in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson told CNN on Monday.
"It wasn't my fault that the Republicans didn't live up to expectations in the MidTerms," the former president said in a Truth Social post.
Florida governor says, ‘we will never surrender to the ‘woke’ mob in speech at his inauguration
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) slammed Donald Trump Jr. on Monday over his endorsement of a “We the People” Bible, calling on “good” pastors and priests to denounce it. “Oh the irony. The fact that some Christians dont see the problem here is more affirmation that it’s not the GOP that has failed Christians, it’s…
A prominent anti-abortion group pushed back on former President Trump’s comments blaming Republicans and anti-abortion advocates for GOP losses in the November elections, while calling on Trump to put forward an “ambitious consensus pro-life” agenda. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America blasted GOP candidates who adopt what it dubbed an “Ostrich Strategy,” saying Trump and other…
Former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans who "firmly insisted" on limiting abortion rights exemptions for the party's 2022 woes.
Executives at Facebook's parent company Meta will soon announce whether former President Donald Trump will be allowed back onto the social network.
The greatest impact of an inmates sentence is often on the loved ones who are left behind, she said.In 2017, under President Donald Trump, the FCC abandoned the fight to lower the cost for prison phone calls. A federal appeals court eventually ruled the FCC didnt have the authority to cap the rates.
The far Right is realizing that Trump can longer be thought of as an outsider when he works hardest to promote and support his celebrity friends for office.
After Facebook banned then-President Donald Trump in January 2021 following the Capitol attack, the company said it would reconsider his status on the platform
The GOP lawmaker was once an Army secretary nominee in the Trump administration, but withdrew after facing backlash for controversial remarks.
As flu, COVID and RSV numbers — the so-called “tripledemic” — tick up, the media say “it’s time to slap on those N95s once more, avoid crowds, and socialize outdoors,” notes Vinay Prasad at The Free Press.
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The former White House press secretary under Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting use of the gender-neutral term for Latinos in government documents after being sworn in Tuesday.
Federal agencies were mandated to use the IHRA one under Trump. Blinken agreed, too.
Greene, a Georgia Republican, is the most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, according to former President Trump's niece.
Lawyer for writer who accused him of rape asked if ex-president was admitting to it, unsealed testimony shows
The former president made the comments during a Friday appearance on the right-wing channel Real America's Voice.
Stephen Curry and the Warriors are all set to visit the White House next week after a prolonged hiatus during the Donald Trump Presidency.
Questioned for a lawsuit in October, former U.S. president Donald Trump angrily hurled insults and threatened to sue E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s, according to excerpts of his videotaped testimony that were unsealed by a court on Friday.
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“Avatar 2″ needs to pass $1.92 billion to trump “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which is currently the sixth highest grossing film of all time globally.
Sarah Sanders, a former Trump press secretary, says move is preventative and ‘to make sure we’re not indoctrinating our kids’
The ex-president was banned after the Capitol riots in 2021. Will his return rile social media’s ‘cauldron of extremism’?
President Joe Biden welcomed the Golden State Warriors to the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their 2022 NBA championship, marking their return to the building for the first time since a high-profile clash with former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at evangelicals for not supporting him, saying it's a "sign of disloyalty" after he appointed three conservative Supreme Court justices that made their dream of overturning Roe v. Wade possible.
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I want my flag back. I want to associate the flag with all Americans, not just loud Donald Trump supporters or the Republican Party.
“Ordinary small businesses are disproportionately run by minorities,” so “ongoing high inflation threatens to widen racial economic divides that narrowed during the Trump administration due to pro-growth policies,” warns Alfredo Ortiz at The Hill.
Tax cuts enacted under President Donald Trump have allowed rich to become richer while national debt has soared.
Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing out at religious conservatives who have declined to endorse his third presidential campaign.
Former President Trump is calling for the jailing of the journalists who published a leaked draft opinion showing the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Last spring, Politico reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward published a blockbuster report on a draft opinion penned by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn the landmark abortion ruling.…
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If accuser E. Jean Carroll isn't Trump's 'type,' how could he confuse her photo with that of his second wife?
Donald Trump said Republicans shouldn't "vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden's reckless spending spree."
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The former president’s call to protect the two single largest federal spending programs could put him at odds with some House Republicans who have said they should not be off the table in budget talks
The conference, known as the ReAwaken America Tour, had no official lineup of speakers for the May event at Trump's Doral hotel in Miami.
On Jan. 21, 2017, millions of people gathered worldwide for the Women's March protesting the election of President Donald Trump.
The annual march, which was started in 2017 as a reaction to the election of former President Donald J. Trump, this year is focused on abortion rights.
Whoopi Goldberg slammed both former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as racist and insane on Tuesday's episode of The View.
Trump slathers ketchup on his well-done steak. Obama dollops Dijon on his hamburger. Nothing is more political than food. Nothing.
Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Truth Social places contractual limitations on how Donald Trump can post on other social media platforms
Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after a two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Facebook says Trump's account no longer poses the same "serious risk to public safety" as it did when he was banned in the days after the Capitol riot.
The former president hasn’t stopped spreading lies and sharing harmful conspiracy theories. Now he is Facebook’s problem again.
Meta said it was lifting the suspension two years after banning the former president, after adding guardrails to “deter repeat offences”.
Meta announced it is allowing former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram "in the coming weeks," ending a two-year suspension.
Ex-president to be allowed back ‘in coming weeks … with new guardrails in place’ after ban that followed January 6 attack
Meta says it will restore Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts
From Trump potentially returning to Facebook to a bear on Mars, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia today.
The proposal reflects the degree to which Republicans want the next election to be waged around classrooms as much as boardrooms.
Meta's offer to let Trump back on Facebook and Instagram is a clever move that puts Trump in a very uncomfortable corner.
Trump's Facebook ban will be lifted soon and his account has already been reinstated on Twitter. What he'll use his regained access for is anyone's guess.
Former president Donald Trump could soon make a return to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and reach the massive audiences on each, now that the companies behind those platforms have restored access to his accounts.
The former president released a video Thursday about his idea, which includes condemning schools that teach critical race theory and gender ideology.
Former President Trump called for school principals to be elected by students’ parents in a new campaign video released on Thursday. “More than anyone else, parents know what their children need,” Trump said. “If any principal is not getting the job done, the parents should be able to vote to fire them and select someone…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump's potential return to Meta Platform's Facebook and Instagram is unlikely to change how advertisers spend money with the world's second-largest digital ad company, ad agency executives said.
Newly elected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) tweeted that ex-President Donald Trump was 100% correct to demand: "Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security."
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said some Republicans are “OK with Islamophobia” in response to questions about efforts by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to block her from continuing to sit on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “You remember Donald Trump coming into my state and saying, ‘Muslims, Somali refugees are infiltrating our country.’ You remember [Rep.] Marjorie…
Former President Donald Trump says the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops “never should have happened."
Journal Editorial Report: A social-media giant wrestles again with politics and free speech. Image: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
"Trump is trying to rewrite that narrative," said Adam Cayton, government professor at the University of West Florida.
One critic described Trump's proposals, which included bans on tax funds supporting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as "beyond sick."
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The former U.S. president has eroded faith in American institutions with baseless conspiracy theories. Coverage of him should reflect that
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In a newly released video, the twice-impeached president equated gender-affirming care to "child abuse" and outlined a series of proposals designed at stopping “the chemical, physical and emotional mutilation of our youth."
Former president Donald Trump criticized turbine tech alleging it was a major bird killer in the U.S.
Republicans won’t be fooled by Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of the pandemic.
A Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump's presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday.
"It's definitely a new day here," Sean Feucht said about the new Republican House majority.
The Florida governor’s influence on an A.P. Black studies course. Also: The killing of Black men; a formidable Trump; anti-boycott bills; living without plastic.
Donald Trump's early attacks on the COVID record of Ron DeSantis show that he knows the Florida governor has outflanked him on the populist right
At least 17 charged after authorities gained access to encrypted messages.
Leaked audio features members of Trump's campaign team in Wisconsin speaking in a meeting shortly after Election Day.
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Judicial appointee of former Republican president Donald Trump dismisses indictment against man charged with violating ban
Donald Trump’s favorite author’s attempt to troll the golf beauty Paige Spiranac backfires with the golf world firing shots at him instead.
The petition claims a second Trump presidency "would be a disaster for our country."
After fearing the National Labor Relations Board under President Donald Trump would roll back graduate students' power to unionize, campus organizers are energized under President Joe Biden.
Two Tennessee Democrats blasted the bill that could christen a stretch of the street named for the late civil rights icon "President Donald Trump Boulevard."
Greene, a Republican from Georgia, criticized the Biden Administration's choice to not shoot down the civilian-owned orb in a Twitter thread Friday evening.
Dez Bryant met with backlash after talking about and relating the former president Donald Trump into the criminal trial of rapper Young Thug.
Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections.
Jean-Benoit Ugeux stars as a fallen ex-porn actor who embarks on a hopeless mission to raise 50,000 euros to get back his kidnapped daughter.
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The social media giant scrapped a clause that mentioned the exact phrase used as an example of xenophobic abuse that should not be tolerated.
Chrissy Teigen was surprised to learn that the White House reached out Twitter to get a 2019 tweet about Trump deleted.
On Wednesday, former Twitter executives testified before the House Oversight Committee about the 2019 Twitter feud between Teigen and Trump.
On Tuesday, the former president shared images allegedly depicting the governor with underaged girls at a high school party.
Republicans shrug on Trump while Democratic governors commit themselves to defending abortion rights and addressing climate.
Trump is smartly running against DeSantis from the right on cultural issues and from the left on the economy
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has called for parents to elect and fire school principals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
A decision from a Trump-appointed judge in Texas could come this month in a lawsuit that seeks to reverse the FDA’s approval of two abortion medications.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are already going after DeSantis over his past positions that he took while in Congress.
The former UN ambassador becomes the first Republican to challenge Donald Trump for the party’s nomination in 2024, in a significant affront to her former boss.
A decision on a lawsuit in Texas could lead to nationwide mifepristone ban
In his latest stream, Hasan Piker a.k.a HasanAbi was throwing some serious accusations against Twitter CEO and billionaire Elon Musk.
Fetterman suffered a life-threatening stroke during his Senate campaign, but still defeated his Trump-backed Republican challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
On July 26, 2017, out of the blue, President Donald Trump in a series of tweets falsely claiming he had consulted with his generals, announced all transgender service members would be kicked out of the U.S. Armed Forces. There was no legitimate basis for the Commander-in-Chief's decision, no scienti...
The right-wing pundit said she was willing to forgive the former president for anything, except immigration.
Former Trump Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took a shot at Ron DeSantis while targeting LGBTQ people, saying the Florida GOP governor's "Don't Say Gay" law doesn't go far enough.In a rambling, fast-talking speech the first Republican to cha...
Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, both Trump loyalists who resoundingly lost their midterm races, are the front-runners to lead the state party.
While some Republicans want to put Donald Trump onto Mt. Rushmore, historians often change their views of presidents over time.
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Kristina Karamo’s elevation as state chair ould complicate the party’s ability to raise money ahead of the 2024 elections
The New Ferrari boss seems to be shadowing the 45th US President, Donald Trump in a bid to make Ferrari great again. Does Charles Leclerc agree?
Operation Warp Speed and the overturning of Roe aren’t necessarily clear political winners anymore.
A jury is hearing testimony from a former high-ranking Proud Boys member who pleaded guilty to plotting with group leaders to violently stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
The former president said there are "two n-words," that shouldn't "be mentioned," in reference to the threat of nuclear conflict.
In diners across the country, the media has obsessively stalked out so-called white working class voters for years
There’s a new TikTok trend and meme where people use AI generated voices of public figures like President Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Ben Shapiro, and others to narrate videos from games like Minecraft.
“The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies” on mask mandates found they made zero difference.
An organisation supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign used location data to send misleading ads to people who attended campaign events for Nikki
Ads on Google and Facebook targeted Haley supporters who attended a campaign event, saying she was backing Trump. She's not.
The leader of one the nation’s largest religious-freedom groups warns “America cannot stay America” without a renewed commitment to fighting back against extremists emboldened by former President Donald Trump.In a wide-ranging interview with Raw Story, Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans Un...
Late-night hosts discuss Pete Buttigieg’s visit to East Palestine, Ohio, a possible indictment of Trump in Georgia and Fox News’s latest invented controversy
Like all abusive men, dictators seek to control who can speak and which narratives are believed. The only difference is scale, says the US writer Rebecca Solnit
The Biden administration is proposing making permanent some Trump-era allowances established at the start of the pandemic that allow medical providers to prescribe drugs through telehealth visits.
Host Woody Harrelson made comments during his monologue that left viewers wondering if he's anti-vax
Fox News, Trump and JD Vance claim Biden overlooked East Palestine’s plight, citing residents’ whiteness as the reason
One votes Democrat and the other wants Donald Trump to win in 2024. Where does that leave them on immigration, abortion or Ukraine?
Ruth Ben-Ghiat has written numerous books about dictators such as Benito Mussolini, and previously described Trump as using "fascist tactics."
The rapper's lawyers suggested the person who took and tested his sample could have been star-struck, leading to a mix-up in the lab - something the technician admitted could have happened.
Former President Donald Trump veered left on Tuesday to employ a Democratic attack line to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by accusing him of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday withdrew a rule adopted in the last days of the administration of former Republican President Donald Trump that had expanded a religious exemption from anti-discrimination laws for federal contractors.
A Texas lawsuit brought by conservative groups is seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a widely used abortion pill, mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump, is overseeing the case.
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference was once one of the premier gatherings...
Nick Fuentes, the antisemitic white nationalist provocateur who dined with former President Donald Trump last year, was "removed" from the premises of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, the chair of the group that stages the event said Friday.
Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created...
Microsoft’s Prometheus AI won’t emulate Trump or Biden, but it will pretend to be Matthew McConaughey or Chris Rock.
Former President Trump on Monday blasted Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch in an early morning post on his Truth Social account, asking how the conservative media mogul can deny Trump’s continued false claims of election fraud. “How does Rupert Murdoch say there was no election fraud when 2000 Mules shows, on government tape, that there…
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Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created to support ex-President Donald Trump and attack his critics and potential rivals.
Twitter has seen its share of political bot campaigns, but since spring 2022 there’s been a long-running, highly prolific bot campaign proliferating
Donald Trump says he'd end the war in Ukraine in one day and avert World War III, while Ron DeSantis is keener on waging a culture war than a proxy one to save a foreign democracy.
Readers’ objections to the movie about a conductor. Also: Trump’s vow of retribution; lunar standard time; Eric Adams vs. Kansas; addiction facilities in Harlem.
Many Democrats think that if Trump is the Republican presidential nominee, Biden will have a cakewalk back to the White House for four more years.
A brief in a case out of Indiana shows exactly how fundamentalist Christian beliefs trump everything else in the courts these days.
Since President Trump said it, for his detractors the theory had to be racist and untrue.
Former President Trump says parents should elect principals and the Department of Justice should be involved in school discipline for troublesome students. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem have moved to curtail the teaching of critical race theory. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drew widespread criticism for what critics call the “Don’t…
With the early 2024 conservative field led by two Floridians, the priorities for faith leaders in the state who have interacted with former President Donald Trump and/or Gov. Ron DeSantis might end up impacting the national campaign on issues ranging from abortion to education and immigration.
The legislative session ends Saturday.I want us to pass something because our current situation is intolerable, Morgan County Republican Sen. Charles Trump said.Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent.
Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing once again for language she used on The View. The moderator issued the apology in a video shared on The View’s Twitter account after she discussed Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air Wednesday, mentioning, “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in […]
The federal courts are dominated by Republicans, so the appeals process could be rough.
Video of the incident was made public earlier this month.More than five months after his death, the family is still seeking answers and justice, his mother, Kimberly Freeman, said at a press conference outside the county jail where her son was held. Trump, rape accuser Carroll agree to a single defamation trial Former President Donald Trump and E.
YouTube banned Trump in 2021 for violating its policy against inciting violence after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. Opponents of Trump's return point to his messages on Truth Social, where he has nearly 5 million followers, as evidence that he still poses the same risk that led to his suspensions.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to YouTube and Facebook on Friday, in a return to the tech platforms he used to power his political rise until he was cut off following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress by his followers.
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Former President Donald Trump's call to supporters to protest what he said was his imminent arrest provoked conspiracy-fueled debate on far-right social media platforms on Monday, with some supporters fearing an elaborate government trap to arrest them.
The former U.S. president Donald Trump still walks free as of the time of writing. But certain AI-generated photos on Twitter tell a different story.
Donald Trump's calls for protests on Tuesday didn't really pan out.
Students who disrupted a lecture by U.S. 5th Circuit Court Judge Kyle Duncan at Stanford Law School earlier this month will not face discipline, the law school announced Wednesday, but the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion dean has been placed on leave.
Tirien Steinbach, the Stanford University diversity dean who led scores of students to protest against a speech by Trump-appointed Judge Kyle Duncan, is reportedly on leave.
The creator of the doctored images shares his perspective on AI's capacity to create disinformation
Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero.
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Sharpton blasts Trump for baseball bat photo
Holding his first rally near the site of an infamous federal raid could be seen as “a coded message to those on the extreme.”
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A prosecutor showed Mackey a string of his tweets from the months leading up to the 2016 election, suggesting that his vote-by-text images were deliberately aimed at fooling Black people and women.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has branded Donald Trump’s dinner with anti-Semitic rapper Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes as "horrible."
Former President Trump started off his first official 2024 campaign rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas, with a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by a group of inmates that are incarcerated for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The song, called “Justice For All,” features the defendants, who call themselves the “J6…
We can learn a lot about AI from viral images of Donald Trump being arrested and a fashionable Pope Francis that fooled us all
Research laboratory Midjourney has paused free trials of its image-generation software after users cranked out realistic deepfakes, including of former US president Donald Trump getting arrested and Pope Francis in a puffer jacket.
He placed ads in four newspapers in 1989 demanding reinstatement of the death penalty after a woman was mugged, beaten, and raped in Central Park.
The photograph of Juan Merchan with his daughter was digitally manipulated by internet users.
Trump-appointed judge rules in case arguing FDA exceeded its regulatory authority when it approved mifepristone in 2000
In liberal Richmond, California, Julie Freestone has spent much of her retirement making common cause with people who share her “ongoing sense of outrage” about Donald Trump.
The Trump campaign is not hiring Laura Loomer, a far-right activist with a history of making incendiary anti-Muslim comments, an official confirmed to The Hill. The New York Times reported earlier Friday that former President Trump met with Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a position supporting his candidacy for the White House in 2024.…
Ex-president has told aides to hire failed congressional candidate and anti-Muslim campaigner, New York Times reports
Former President Trump is reportedly asking aides to find a role in his campaign for Laura Loomer, a former congressional candidate and far-right activist with a lengthy history of anti-Muslim comments. The New York Times reported that Trump met with Loomer recently and has directed advisers to give her a position supporting his candidacy, potentially with the campaign…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Texas abortion pill ruling that could restrict access to mifepristone is about a “Republicans’ goal of a nationwide abortion ban.” Schumer told reporters in a press call on Saturday that the decision from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, is “awful, extreme and unprecedented.” He…
Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointed judge, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone, even though the pill has been used since 2000.
Why are many liberals and far-left activists petrified of conservative, confident, intelligent, articulate women?
"That's a Donald tactic right there," the former president's niece said about a recent flood of different pieces of right-wing legislation across the country.
Former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign said it would not be hiring Laura Loomer, a former congressional candidate and controversial influencer.
Kacsmaryk was one of nearly 230 federal judges installed by former President Donald Trump.
The former president took to Truth Social on Sunday to wish a "happy Easter" to the "radical left Democrats" and "communists who are killing our nation."
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointment of Donald Trump, issued his decision Friday but ruled it would not take effect for seven days.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, has invalidated the FDA's two-decade-old approval of mifepristone, part of a drug regimen used in medication abortion.
Was Alvin Bragg right to charge the former president?
The conservative federal judge in Texas cited a study of responses to subway ads in an order that could ban the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
The former vice president said punishment was key to stopping mass shootings, the former president pointed to mental health.
He’s one of the most controversial comedians in Hollywood – and he’s Australian. Jim Jefferies has made a career out of pushing boundaries, tackling dark subject matter from gun control to Donald Trump and sex workers, as well as deeply personal topics such as his time in Alcoholics Anonymous – in one of his routines, Jefferies speaks openly about being sober for nearly two years.
“This is going to sound — whatever, you can laugh or whatever — but I’ve been diagnosed with complex PTSD,” said Griffin.
The Trump 2024 campaign took aim Sunday at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for his votes on Medicare and Social Security when he was in Congress. “DeSantis is colluding with his globalist handlers to go full Never Trump in order to gaslight the people into thinking that Medicare and Social Security should be ripped away…
The mom of a slain Army veteran slammed Democrats for "marching to the same drumbeat" of "Trump and guns" while ignoring crime victims Tuesday -- a day after her fiery testimony before lawmakers about Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's soft-on-crime tactics.
The former President goes for woke to trash Ron DeSantis.
Heider Garcia, the top election official in deep-red Tarrant County, had previously testified about being harassed by the former president’s right-wing supporters.
Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump treads into abortion talk, draws anti-abortion ire Former President Trump’s relationship with the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party appears to be fraying. © AP Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America (SBA), one of the largest anti-abortion groups, on…
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America donated tens of millions of dollars toward Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.
Donald Trump has spelled out a rigidly authoritarian vision for a second term should he win the US election.
Speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation, the Florida governor doubled down on his 2024 pitch, ignoring headlines about worried donors and Republican consolidation behind Donald Trump.
Sean Feucht, a proud MAGA preacher, expressed his bold and controversial Christian nationalist views during an appearance earlier this week at a church led by former President Donald Trump supporter, Jackson Lahmeyer, Rolling Stone reports.Per Rolling Stone, Lahmeyer is not only the pastor of Sherid...
The ever-looming 2024 election and the ongoing legal battle over access to a widely used abortion pill are likely to dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. As several Republicans inch closer to making decisions on potential presidential bids, the 2024 GOP field is beginning to take shape. While former President Trump remains the…
The award-winning author on how Trump, Covid and anti-Asian rhetoric inspired her latest novel, digging her way out of ‘post-book fatigue’, and learning to touch type using Ulysses
Satire might be the only thing effective at revealing the irony in our deeply ironic situation
Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke by the nation's leading anti-abortion group, used a speech Saturday before influential evangelicals in Iowa to spotlight his actions as president to try to restrict abortion rights. Chief among the accomplishments Trump listed were his nominations of three conservative judges to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The former president said he would appoint more judges like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amid criticism of the conservative justice.
Former President Donald Trump's ex-adviser raised concerns about Musk's ties to Beijing after the businessman pledged to elevate "citizen journalism."
He touted his achievements to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Council in the face of recent criticism.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called Trump's position that abortion restrictions should be left up to the states "morally indefensible."
Republican base is eager for more abortion restrictions, but polls show most voters are wary
Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized former President Trump’s stance on Social Security and Medicare, saying it is “identical” to President Biden’s position. Pence told The Dispatch in an interview that Biden’s policy on Social Security and Medicare is “insolvency,” not taking action to address an impending shortfall that is expected for both programs in…
E. Jean Carroll has accused the former president of rape and then of defamation.
Former President Donald Trump embraced a Jan. 6 defendant and QAnon supporter, Micki Larson-Olson, who has called for Mike Pence's execution.
Schumer's demand followed a case related to FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which was filed in a court with a single Trump-appointed judge.
She’s being sued by Marilyn Manson and is hated by Trump supporters but the Brisbane provocateur is focusing on the bright side
Reporters are on the side of the good guys, but they need to try harder to stay there.
On at least three occasions over the last two months, former President Donald Trump has claimed that the leaders of unnamed South American countries are deliberately emptying their "insane asylums" and "mental institutions" to send the patients to the United States as migrants.
LONDON: Around 25,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the festival of Eid as London Mayor Sadiq Khan sent a special gift to former US President Donald Trump: a selfie with diverse...
A magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store’s dressing room two decades before he became president acknowledged Monday that she never followed her own advice to readers that they report sexual attacks to police.
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The play is a President Donald Trump-era piece of theatre that feels like it was meant to carry forward the energy and solidarity of the 2017 Women’s March
There was once a time when candidates for high office were expected at least to seem morally fit.
It is not often the Government finds itself in the firing line from Elon Musk and Donald Trump Junior but that is what has happened in recent days.
Minister for Justice Simon Harris rejected criticisms of the Bill from the likes of Donald Trump Jnr and Elon Musk
In an edited deposition video released as a trial exhibit in the civil rape case filed by E. Jean Carroll against former president Donald Trump, he said that looking “over the last million years” it has been largely true that celebrities can grab women by the genitals. Photo: Trial Exhibit
While praising a book that calls to "defund leftist woke companies," Trump made a pointed remark about Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Former President Trump weighed in on the Bud Light controversy on Sunday in a Truth Social post he wrote promoting a book that calls to “defund leftist woke companies.” Trump called out Anheuser-Busch – the parent company of Bud Light – in his social media post on Sunday while promoting the “The Great Patriot Protest…
Former President Trump met with the prominent anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America on Monday after the group criticized Trump for his stance on abortion restrictions. “During the meeting, President Trump reiterated his opposition to the extreme Democratic position of abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, paid for by taxpayers —…
Writer E. Jean Carroll said the verdict that found former President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her is a win for every woman who “suffered because she was not believed.” “I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. Today, the world finally knows the truth. This…
Whether this case will loom over his 2024 presidential campaign is unclear; the MAGA crowd has been unmoved by many things that cause most Americans despair.
Donald Trump has made a rare live appearance on longtime adversary CNN, repeating his false claims about the 2020 election, hurling insults and mocking a former magazine columnist he was found liable of sexually abusing and defaming.
Anxiety mounts that the 2020 playbook isn’t replicable and that Biden world may be too confident in it.
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Former President Donald Trump’s defiant performance at the CNN town hall may ultimately hurt his standing with key groups of voters in next fall's general election.
Vivek Ramaswamy, who has received praise from Donald Trump, is building an upstart GOP presidential campaign around urging businesses to stay out of politics.
The ex-president continues to gaslight and diminish his victims, and was given a platform by CNN. But we can ensure he isn’t elected again
Scary 23-year truth about Pies’ flag hopes... and image that symbolises ‘magnificent’ trump card
“Christianity Today” Editor-in-Chief Russell Moore on Sunday said many congregations in the U.S. are “either divided or tense” as a result of controversies surrounding former President Trump, who is running again for the White House in 2024. “I mean, one of the most dismaying aspects of the Trump years is the fact that Donald Trump…
The former South Carolina governor – far behind Donald Trump in the polls – says nationwide ban is currently unviable
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday he was proud to have signed a six-week abortion ban, after seeming initially reluctant to embrace the recently passed law in Florida that outlaws almost all abortions in the state.
Linda Yaccarino's appointment has triggered backlash from several quarters with netizens flagging her links to the Trump administration, her work with the WEF and more.
The vocal son of former President Donald Trump -- who now serves in an advisory role to his father -- told commentator Dave Rubin in 2012 that Republicans should drop their pro-life platform.
Former President Donald Trump took credit for state abortion bans Wednesday, writing "I was able to kill Roe v. Wade" on his Truth Social platform.
An majority of voters believe that artificial intelligence's rapidly evolving technology puts humanity at risk.
Former President Trump on Wednesday took credit for bringing about the end of Roe v. Wade and the restrictive abortion laws that have passed in the year since the Supreme Court struck down the landmark decision. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade, much to the…
When it comes to politics, Dolly Parton isn't picking sides, even for a Presidential Medal.
Election falsehoods are thriving on Twitter after former President Donald Trump dug in on those claims during a recent CNN town hall.
The former president has steadfastly refused to get pinned down, much to chagrin of those in the movement.
In their quest for a scalp, any scalp, in the debt ceiling fight, House Republicans have fallen back on an old hobbyhorse from the pre-Trump GOP.
You’ve probably never heard of Anthony Comstock, a Civil War Union soldier and New York Postmaster, who died in 1915. You need to learn about him and his legacy, however, as his long fingers are about to reach up out of the grave and wrap themselves around the necks of every American woman of childb...
Tim Scott's campaign seems quite different from other Republican candidates including former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who portray the US as a country that needs rescuing from a corrupt and leftist elite
Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, embraces an 'anti-woke' agenda, expanding gun rights, defunding diversity programs, and banning books.
The president has a MAGA dog whistle for Jan. 6. The former president has the same whistle.
An internal investigation has concluded that US Park Police used unnecessary force in a confrontation with two Australian journalists three years ago during the George Floyd protests near the White House. The confrontation with Brace and Myers took place amid that push to clear the area for Trump.
Trump's strength is pronounced among younger, less educated voters who are more likely to live in rural areas and drive pick-up trucks. In Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted this month, Trump garnered 36% of Republicans with a college degree, and DeSantis 26%.
An upbeat candidacy of national reconciliation seems pitched to break the Trump-Biden stalemate.
DeSantis was asked about pardoning Trump and defendants in the DOJ's massive probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
He has distilled Trump’s impulses into an ideology — and there’s nothing conservative about it.
DeSantis has not yet shown that he can appeal to working-class voters as Trump has.
As the finale looms, the darkly comedic drama about pettiness and politics stands as a brilliantly warped mirror of what Americans have suffered through since 2016
For a fee of $2,500, members of Michael Flynn's "community" can flirt and peruse an anti-vax business directory
In the recesses of the internet where some of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters stoke conspiracies and plot his return to the White House, suspected con artists have been mining their disappointment over the last presidential election for gold.
One person told NBC News they spent more than $2,000 on “Trump Bucks” and other items, only to discover they were worthless.
A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say.
Trump blamed DeSantis for Disney becoming "woke and disgusting" in a Truth Social post.
When a teen’s killing became a right-wing talking point, the rush to outrage obscured a more complicated story.
Erdogan’s manifest failures as a leader didn’t stop his re-election.
Governor makes remark to Fox News and predicts two White House terms should he defeat Trump for Republican nomination
It will take a lot of strategic ingenuity to fight the rise of populism. And it will get harder to do so as politicians rig the game with rules designed to reduce voting.
Hugely successful adaptation of dystopian novel began airing three months after 2016 US presidential election
Victims of con invested thousands of dollars in fake bills plastered with Trump’s face they believed would make them rich
Dr. Justin Frank explains how accountability can make Trump more dangerous
YouTube says ban spurred by Trump's election lies may "curtail political speech."
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a state law limiting public drag show performances represented an “unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech.”
Thomas Parker says law designed to place limit on drag shows would encourage ‘discriminatory enforcement’ in ruling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.
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Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet
Commentary: An evangelical insider on how to defeat Donald Trump and his pseudo-Christian true believers
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Erstwhile Camera Girl who worked for the Washington Times-Herald was not afraid to ask provocative questions
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador seems to back ex-president Donald Trump's bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
‘An eye for an eye’, said Arizona congressman, while another representative from Louisiana gave militaristic instructions
His voters see no reason to disown a dishonorable champion against dishonorable opponents.
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Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant.
Editorial: Though extremist groups are under renewed pressure, the threat they pose has not disappeared
A Trump-appointed judge in Indiana has blocked parts of a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth from going into effect next month.
Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump's position on abortion and the national debt, accusing his old boss of drifting away from conservative principles.
Commentary: Silvio Berlusconi transformed Italy with a parody of politics. I was there
Trump, Johnson and Berlusconi are the stars of rightwing populist melodramas. Real people with real-world problems are more deserving of attention
Former President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview advocated for imposing the death penalty on convicted drug dealers, even as anchor Bret Baier pointed out that the policy would have applied to Alice Johnson, a woman Trump granted clemency to and promoted in a Super Bowl ad for his 2020 campaign. Trump told Baier…
Democratic institutions in the United States and around the world have grown “creaky,” former President Barack Obama warned in an exclusive CNN interview Thursday, and it remains incumbent on American leaders to find ways to sustain them into the future.
Former vice-president calls for federal 15-week ‘minimum’ ban in contrast to Trump who suggested issue cost party votes
Former US President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late term abortions, but declined to provide specifics on what that role was in a speech to a conservative audience last night.
Former president not committing to backing legislation for a national ban.
Former President Donald Trump spoke to evangelicals about abortion, saying the federal government should play a 'vital role' in opposing it, but did not specify restrictions he would support.
Former President Donald Trump addressed evangelical Christian voters at a major gathering in Washington on Saturday, seeking to shore up their support as his legal troubles mount and rivals take aim at his character.
Trump says 'vital' federal role remains for regulating abortion
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Trump touted his record of appointing three judges to the Supreme Court, which gave the court the majority needed to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case which created federal protections for abortion.
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The Republican frontrunner played up the fact that he appointed the three conservative Supreme Court justices who helped overturn a constitutional right to an abortion.
Trump did not endorse any specific anti-abortion legislation, but said "there of course remains a vital role for the federal government."
The Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference topped off a very surreal weekend in the world
Former Trump administration official Miles Taylor, in his new book 'Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump,' exposes Donald Trump's over sexism, including instances directed towards his own daughter Ivanka. The book shows Trump's behaviour towards women within his administration.
When racism is the defense, Americans must prepare for potential violence
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The video attacked Donald Trump's past statements in support of gay rights.
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Trump says decision that race can no longer be taken into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission is ‘a great day for America’
ABC Vancouver councillor blocks citizen on Twitter, triggers integrity commissioner review that includes analysis of U.S. court decision on Donald Trump
Just before Trump’s election, Taylor Mac staged a spectacular queer history of the US that was mysteriously prophetic about the culture wars that would follow
Birthright citizenship is the constitutional provision that makes a multiracial democracy of equals possible.
The two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination courted conservative women at the Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia on Friday, elevating a group that has gained substantial influence within the GOP with its fierce opposition to instruction related to race and gender identity in the nation’s classrooms.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′ presidential campaign that slams rival Dona...
The nonprofit organization has more than 120,000 members across 45 states since being founded in 2021.
Former President Donald Trump bashed President Joe Biden as "grossly incompetent" while commenting Sunday on Biden's slip-up last week in which he confused Ukraine and Iraq.
Is the wave of neo-populism declining across the globe? The answer to this question is still ambiguous. However, from the tempestuous exit of Imran Khan and the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro in the...
Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – both maligned by Democrats and medical experts for not doing enough to slow the spread of the coronavirus – are lately each trying to convince GOP voters that the other was too strict in responding to Covid-19.
The former TV host refuses to accept Arizona defeat, spews hate against LGBTQ+ Americans and idolizes the ex-president
Former President Donald Trump’s first 2024 campaign rally in Waco also represented one of the largest political rallies or protests this year.
A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′ presidential campaign that slams rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people “ventured into homophobic territory.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) presidential campaign is facing pushback after his team shared a video attacking former President Trump over his past comments in support of the LGBTQ community. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (D), the first openly gay man to be confirmed as Cabinet secretary, responded to the video on CNN on Sunday, asking who DeSantis…
Some social media users have declared that they're moving to Truth Social in the wake of Twitter's new viewing restrictions.
The hotel chain is facing a call for boycott after hosting a summit where Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were keynote speakers.
The Florida governor remains far behind in the GOP primary polls to Donald Trump, and is now facing a backlash to his "homophobic" campaign ad.
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A video hit social media in May depicting Ron DeSantis in an unflattering turn as Michael from the old TV show “The Office.” The clip — likely created by a Donald Trump fan — mocked DeSantis as a weak fool. But instead of being funny, it was unnerving.
More recently, Trump Jr. has taken to comparing children being taught about LGBTQ+ relationships with "grooming" on social media.
Donald Trump posted online a purported home address for Barack Obama on the same day a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property, prosecutors said.
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked the White House from fighting misinformation.
The ruling is a worrisome example of Trump judges using their lifetime positions to prosecute right-wing culture war obsessions rather than objectively interpreting the Constitution.
The merger of DWAC and TMTG has been delayed for nearly two years by federal regulators
Former administration staffer Candice Jackson partnering with Lauren Adams Bone, legal director of ‘radical feminist’ group
Some 247 years later, how well is the United States doing in carrying out its noble intent and aspirations?
Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's answer to rival Twitter, warned users that Donald Trump Jr. may be a source of misinformation.
The special counsel overseeing all Department of Justice investigations related to former President Donald Trump has seemed to focus in particular on an infamous Oval Office meeting after Trump lost the 2020 election and before the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. In that meeting, unofficial advisers presented Trump with unlikely ways to overturn the election.
White House briefings in the Biden years are often sleepy meetings compared to the Jim Acosta shriek-fests we remember under President Donald Trump.
Jack White says celebrities should not be interacting with Trump and normalizing him.
Flyers paid for by the Advancing Our Values group have appeared in the Hawkeye State attacking the former president for his previous pro-LGBTQ views.
Trump’s “Muslim ban” is back in his campaign speeches — even as the Republican Party courts Muslim voters.
A new POLITICO Magazine/IPSOS poll shows that people have very different ideas on the solutions to the challenges facing men and boys. And those differences are affecting how they vote.
This is not a joke or funny: You should be very afraid of Trump's fascist Agenda 47 plan
Group called Advancing Our Values registered as non-profit two weeks earlier but mailers ‘intended to be anti-Trump’, says expert
The long-term risks of artificial intelligence are real, but they don’t trump the concrete harms happening now.
Second flyer sent to households in state by mysterious political group seeks to portray former president as LGBTQ+ advocate
This was the first time ever that a U.S. vice president celebrated Eid at their residence
The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising.
Tirien Steinbach, Stanford Law School’s associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, resigned Thursday, months after her confrontation with Trump-appointed Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan went viral.
A full 55% of Americans say Joe Biden is not worthy of the presidency, and a statistically identical 53% say the same of Donald Trump.
The former president was asked during a recent town hall event how his personal faith has grown since leaving the White House.
Glasgow crowds root for Greta Gerwig’s bubblegum satire over Christopher Nolan’s atom bomb saga
The petition, launched by Faithful America, warned that the rally promotes "antisemitism, lies, and even outright political violence."
Independent voters in Ohio, who were nearly split between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in 2020, widely support a pro-abortion rights amendment, a new poll found.
Florida governor's campaign wants to paint him as the man who beat COVID and defended freedom. Nobody thinks that
An experiment shows it's possible to harness partisan politics for the sake of getting people vaccinated.
Evangelical Christian theologian Russell Moore has been a frequent Trump critic.
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Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Stories about the Irish singer's pope controversy, Donald Trump's indictments, and more.
Prominent Black Republicans have spoken out against Florida's new slavery curriculum, potentially undermining DeSantis support among Black voters.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has warned state employees to stay alert after receiving disturbing emails as decision on charging Donald Trump draws near.
A novelist looks at Trump as a fictional character
USWNT, World Cup, Trump lawyer, Mike Pence, Jamie Raskin, Disneyland, Ohio election, O'Shae Sibley, Russia, Jamie Foxx, Simone Biles, Mega Millions drawing
Christian devotees of former President Donald Trump are denouncing Bible verses attributed to Jesus as "weak," according to an evangelical leader.
As if Trump-Biden weren’t enough, two of America’s most prominent CEOs may actually duke it out.
A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg Co over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its products. This is the second complaint filed this week against a company by America First Legal, a nonprofit run by Stephen Miller, who was an adviser to former President Donald Trump.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s opposition to ESG policies and racial protections would endear him to conservative Christians wary of the former president.
"What's troubling here is the domestic threat looks now really like the international terrorism threat," Frank Figliuzzi said.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he expected to call out former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during this months Republican presidential debate for not insisting on a national abortion ban, an issue Pence says requires federal action.
If you thought social media had a hand in getting Trump elected, watch what happens when you throw AI into the mix
The family of a father who was shot dead in an FBI raid over threats to assassinate US President Joe Biden have broken their silence, insisting the self-described “MAGA Trumper” was exercising his First Amendment rights online.
Gabriel Sterling said Sunday that the criminal cases against Donald Trump have been "giving oxygen" to his 2024 presidential campaign.
When an evangelical provocateur attacked Flamy Grant, he accidentally inspired a wave of support for the musician
Some of the jurors’ identities have been shared on social media, with suggestions that they be harassed or made “infamous.”
Dr. Russell Moore expressed concern on Friday with the former president's continuously high approval rating with evangelical voters nationwide.
Courts have said that people who like plants and animals can sue when wildlife is harmed. People who "delight" in fetuses should have the same right, a Trump-appointed judge wrote.
Naturally, fake mugshots circulated social media before the real thing was even released -- and perhaps due to their less rigorous fact-checking standards, pop culture news accounts like Pop Base beat legacy news outlets to the punch, circulating the now ubiquitous mugshot. It didn’t matter what Trump’s mugshot would look like.
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Trump's claim of standing at 6-foot-3 and weighing 215 lbs. during his most recent arrest is getting a lot of laughs from critics who argue those dimensions are generous.
"When you are facing war and enemy oppression and tyranny, what do you do?! You stand up and you fight!" Leigh Dundas told rally goers in Las Vegas.
Experts warn of "chilling effect that personal targeting can have on jurors, on voters, on elected officials."
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The conservative media personality came under fire in the campaign for failing to say whether she would allow the procedure for rape victims.
Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon said former President Donald Trump advised her to “talk differently about abortion,” as she took a hardline approach on the issue during her bid to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year.
The former president has historically received strong support among evangelical Christians, even amid his legal woes.
The senator called for unity among progressives because "we cannot have four more years of Donald Trump in the White House."
Women urge retailers to better meet the needs and tastes of a range of customers. Also: Trump supporters; ChatGPT plagiarism; China’s economic woes; the value of college.
Writer Naomi Klein has suffered years of abuse after being confused with Naomi Wolf, a darling of the left who embraced the populist right.
“The fact is former president Trump led the opposition to my decision to reopen Georgia — the first state in the country to do so,” Kemp wrote in a post.
The US scholar finds the source of Trump’s racist appeal – and current culture wars over the teaching of the American past – in papal doctrine and deadly Christian certainties
California’s Democratic governor adds Donald Trump’s quest for vengeance poses greater threat to democracy in NBC interview
A cat named Pablo from Durango has decided to take on Donald Trump, Joe Exotic and the rest of the 2024 presidential candidates.
Hemorrhaging white voters while counting on a polling mirage to produce a wave of Black support is a recipe for disaster for the Republican Party in 2024.
It's not the mugshot. But former President Donald Trump's team has an incredible opportunity with Black voters—if they choose to capitalize on it.
Are non-white voters really moving away from the Democratic Party? To partisan Democrats confronting this question on Twitter (sorry, X), it seems preposterous that the party of Donald Trump, whom they routinely call a racist, could be gaining support from blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.
"In the past several years, it has been given too much oxygen," Biden added. The Democratic president said in the call that the 2017 "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, made him decide that he should run for president.
Trump tried to take credit for the vaccine rollout, while simultaneously telling his base he wasn't proud of helping millions get their shots.
In the hours after his truck attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., in June 2021, the accused killer told police his anger at minority groups began with online research about politics and Donald Trump's election for U.S. president, and spiralled down a "rabbit hole" that led to anger and rage he could no longer ignore.
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America Letter: Re-introduction of government requirements to wear masks or take vaccines seems unlikely even as incidence of the virus ticks upwards
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’s campaign targeted former President Trump for his comments on abortion during a new interview with NBC News. The DeSantis War Room account attacked Trump on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for “selling out conservatives” to win praise from “corporate media or the Left.” “Trump says he will compromise…
In Sunday’s interview with Kristen Welker, Trump went with his classic playbook of vague answers and conspiracy theories.
The attack of leftist ecosystem has come this far and it is not possible without the help of the people. The RSS chief said such attacks are being made on all the auspicious things in our culture.The first order after the new government was formed in the US after Donald Trump was related to school, where teachers were asked not to talk to pupils about their gender.
Former President Donald Trump, who paved the way for the undoing of federal abortion rights protections, said that some Republicans “speak very inarticulately” about the issue and have pursued “terrible” state-level restrictions that could alienate much of the country.
Trump talks about democratic principles, ageing politicians and abortion rights in wide ranging NBC interview
Donald Trump is testing the resilience of his evangelical support in Iowa, a key constituency that could solidify – or slow – his march to the Republican presidential nomination.
The former US president is facing blowback from his own party after he criticised Ron Desantis’s abortion legislation in a TV interview.
Joe Biden, America's oldest ever president, has said he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to "destroy" US democracy.
Former President Donald Trump helped correct a 50-year-old grievous wrong when he appointed three Supreme Court justices who provided the margin to strike down Roe v. Wade, an indefensible ruling that had taken abortion mostly out of the democratic sphere.
Trump made Dobbs possible—but foes of abortion made his presidency possible.
Democrats fear Trump is trying to present himself as a moderate on an issue proving vulnerable for Republicans.
A new court filing shows that federal prosecutors feared Trump announcing a warrant would spark violence.
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Trump's appointment of three conservative Supreme Court justices has been credited with leading to the demise of Roe v. Wade.
Former President Trump on Tuesday sought to clarify his position on abortion after facing backlash from some conservatives for calling Florida’s ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy a “terrible thing.” “I was able to do something that nobody thought was possible, end Roe v. Wade,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “For 52…
Ivanka Trump and other conservatives have heaped praise on 'Sound of Freedom,' whose real-life hero is mired in sexual harassment allegations.
Using Section Three to keep Trump off the ballot only fuels his claim of a stolen election.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Biden Latino Cabinet members addressed Latino congressional Democrats as recent polls show Trump has gained ground in polls of Latino and Black voters.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman recalled Trump's "disturbing" attitude toward servicemen and his unfitness
Former President Donald Trump faced blowback this week from his Republican presidential rivals over his recent comments to NBC News on abortion, in which he called Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible mistake” and said that he’d be willing to work with both parties on the issue.
Former Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News that former President Trump is “backing away” from his commitment after Trump is pushing back on a five-week abortion ban. “I have to tell you that, you know, the president and I have had our differences. Two and a half years ago, we had a clash,” Pence…
Trump primary opponent and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told an Iowa radio show that "pro-lifers should know [Trump] is preparing to sell you out."
Posing as a truth-telling outsider, the Fox mogul paved the way for Trump, the ‘alt right’ and even Russell Brand, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The quickest way to be a hero to Donald Trump fanboys? Face multiple, credible sexual assault allegations
"I wasn't pleased with that; I wasn't happy to do it," the former chief medical adviser said, adding he had "a great deal of respect for the presidency."
A24’s newly restored 40th anniversary print of The Talking Heads’ legendary concert film “Stop Making Sense” is an opportunity for reappraisal, writes Noah Berlatsky. Talking Heads’ lyrics, full of oddity and satire, rebuked the Reagan era, which may resonate with today’s generations at odds with the Trump era.
“Now the family tree goes like this,” the man on the tape extolled confidently. “John John and…Trump are cousins. And Trump’s uncle is JFK Sr., and Joe Kennedy, who is also not dead…. And Trump’s father is General George Patton, and his brother is Mussolini…”
Kelly Grovier picks 20 of the most powerful photos from 2023 – including the Icelandic volcanic eruption, Trump's mugshot and a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian church.
Trump has recently come under renewed fire from anti-abortion Republicans who accused him of being soft on the issue.
Stories about a Trump gag order, the future of gas stations, the end of the writers' strike, and more.
Hollywood strikers, an anti-Trump judge, and our incumbent president all take comfort in tall tales.
Former president and frontrunner for GOP nomination also warns ‘this country will die’ if Joe Biden wins election
A new book examines the history of far-right authoritarian US groups – and ways the public has chosen to look away
Having spent several years in the US as a student during the Donald Trump presidency, I know it’s not easy to have a discussion on identity. But social and economic injustice are common enough; perhaps Minhaj doesn’t have to resort to exaggerating his experiences if he can instead shine a light on real stories
At the GOP convention in Anaheim, Donald Trump took some swipes at Beverly Hills residents, based on false claims about crime and water restrictions.
Only one person can get to the heart of who the Big Yin is – his partner and carer, psychotherapist Pamela Stephenson Connolly. He talks about how Parkinson’s has changed him, what he misses from being on tour, and living in a hotbed of Trump supporters in Florida
Argument for a ‘red Caesar’ to rule US may seem esoteric but conservative thinktank behind idea has connections to Trump
Kamala Harris could have been on the bus Trump supporters threatened to run off the road in Texas, yet law enforcement barely responded. History shows the fruits of such inaction
When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he’s talking about: Black and Brown people. “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,” Trump said. “Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!”
The 2016 election denier calls for “formal deprogramming” of Trump supporters.
Michael Benz, a former Trump state department official whose work has been cited in congressional hearings and promoted by Elon Musk, appears to have been a pseudonymous alt-right content creator.
In an interview on CNN the former senator and secretary of state also called the ex-president ‘an authoritarian populist’
The historian and Substack superstar says the US is in peril not seen since the civil war – and Joe Biden is its best defender
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Donald Trump has hit new depths of political desperation by invoking ideas straight from Adolf Hitler.
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Arbery’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play opens in Toronto this week in a co-production between the Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre
Former President Donald Trump openly pondered how Jewish Americans could back Democrats in a screed against President Biden's foreign policy.
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Australia's decision to deny constitutional recognition to its First Peoples could herald a more divisive "Trump-style" politics at the next national election, while pushing the prime minister to pivot to cost of living issues, some analysts said.
He’s one of Hollywood’s greatest stars – and one of its most private. At 80, he has become a father again, has just made another Scorsese film and is still outspoken about the dangers of Donald Trump
Author Stuart Stevens ran Republican campaigns but joined the Lincoln Project. His second book delivers a chilling warning
The Biden administration and the ACLU have reached a settlement that would provide relief for migrant families separated from their kids under the ...
Staind's Aaron Lewis is slammed by PETA for spelling "Trump 24" with dead coyotoes. See what the animal rights organization said.
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New York judge had issued gag order earlier this month after Trump post attacked the judge’s law clerk
With election Sunday, populist Javier Milei vows to abolish central bank, loosen gun laws, legalize sale of human organs
On Oct. 22, 2018, a device similar to a pipe bomb was discovered in the mailbox of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, the first of several attempts to send what appeared to be explosive devices to Democratic politicians.
Stories about Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, Britney Spears’ memoir, and more.
Bella filed its lawsuit the same day the law was signed. Domenico, who was appointed by Republican former president Donald Trump, said the law likely violated Bella Health's religious freedom because it treated the use of progesterone for medication abortion reversal differently from other uses of the hormone.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his record standing up for Florida’s Jewish community after a Republican lawmaker in his home state flipped his endorsement to former President Donald Trump and accused the governor of failing to address antisemitism.
“You could be forgiven for assuming that scientific truth would play a pivotal role” in the output of Scientific American, quips James Esses at Spiked Online. “But not any more, it seems.”
Johnson is the terrifying embodiment of two anodyne faces that give cover to the worst forms of MAGA extremism.
Donald Trump's son-in-law and former senior adviser Jared Kushner says Saudi Arabia is a safer place for Jews than college campuses in the US.
A new CNN Poll in the key early primary state confirms the findings in recent polls from other early primary states; that former President Donald Trump is the prohibitive leader in the Republican primary and that there is no consensus opponent for him.
The plaintiffs presented testimony from an extremism expert who maintained that Trump had a clear relationship with far-right extremists and that they interpreted his pleas to protest the certification of President Joe Biden's win as a call to arms.
The Supreme Court is weighing whether public officials can be sued for blocking or muting unwelcome voices, an issue that was not resolved during Donald Trump's time in the White House.
New York’s Executive Law threatens to suppress scientific and political as well as commercial speech.
Former President Trump on Thursday referred to those jailed over their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol as “hostages” during a rally with supporters in Texas. Trump walked on stage at a Houston rally to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” as he typically does. But when it concluded, a song…
A little-known executive order issued by Donald Trump is expected to fuel a flood of lawsuits from students who say their schools are failing to protect them from antisemitic or anti-Israel conduct.
Faithful America also listed former President Donald Trump, Representative Jim Jordan, and others as false prophets.
Muslim voters disillusioned with President Biden’s position on Israel are facing the prospect of a difficult choice in 2024. Voters The Hill spoke with said they feel betrayed, angry and disappointed with the way Biden has stood steadfastly with Israel despite its bombardment of Gaza. Yet the Republican candidate facing Biden at this stage seems…
Dearborn, Michigan – In 2020, Eman Hammoud was one of thousands of Michigan Muslims who helped President Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. A month ago, the Palestinian American immigration lawyer had no doubts she would support his campaign again in 2024.
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Democratic President Joe Biden trails Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five of the six most important battleground states exactly a year before the U.S. election as Americans express doubts about Biden's age and dissatisfaction toward his handling of the economy, polls released on Sunday showed.
Former residents of Lord’s Ranch, run by Ted Suhl, convicted of bribery in 2016, say abuse was ‘systematic and widespread’
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The White House urged caution on Tuesday regarding opinion polls showing Democratic President Joe Biden lagging behind leading Republican candidate Donald Trump.
This time he's claiming the state had lots of blackouts this summer. It did not.
Comparing Javier Milei to Donald Trump, Swifties cite the "need to be on the right side of history"
We surveyed a group of Republican operatives about how the party can regain its footing before the 2024 election.
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen warned voters about how a second Trump term could threaten the Constitution and Americans' First Amendment rights.
In his new book, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, Sapolsky makes the case for transforming our criminal justice system and system of meritocracy.
The once-and-maybe-future president is openly detailing plans to order authorities to prosecute rivals, a dramatic break with American traditions.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, if re-elected in 2024, would expand his first-term immigration crackdown to include sweeping roundups of people who would be held in large camps to await deportation, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The report was based on interviews with several advisers, including Stephen Miller, who oversaw Trump's first-term immigration policies, the Times said.
TV news outlets increasingly ignore Trump's "dehumanizing" rhetoric at rallies despite growing threat.
Donald Trump actively wants his fans to enact violence on his behalf, a writer revealed in a new book.ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl's new book Tired of Winning will be released at midnight, and among the bombshells is a conversation he reveals about Trump's supporters — and the effect the former p...
British TV host Piers Morgan has long been a vocal admirer of Donald Trump and his presidency, but that doesn't appear to extend to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who spoke on his show Tuesday evening in the UK. The debate began with Morgan bringing up accusations against Greene that she purpor...
During a recent rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump said something he’s been saying for some time. He said the indictments against him are reason enough to bring indictments of his own against his enemies once he regains the presidency. “This is third-world-country stuff, ‘arrest your opponent,’” h...
Ron DeSantis could receive a key endorsement, though evangelical leader Bob Vanderplaats says "the jury's still out" on his decision.
As part of their Project 2025 agenda, Donald Trump's MAGA allies have — according to reports in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Axios — been thinking long and hard about the type of MAGA Republicans they would like to include in a second Trump Administration. Its idea is to give the Unit...
The danger that this would pose to democracy cannot be overstated, but it can—and must—be averted.
A new three-part docudrama will explore the rise and fall of the Roman general-turned-despot and his impact on history
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Conspiracy theories that demonized Donald Trump’s enemies are morphing and spreading as the front-runner for the Republican nomination aims for a return to the White House.
JB Pritzker, who’s of Jewish descent, says Trump ‘is dangerous for our democracy’ and ‘dangerous for specific minority groups in US
President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he’s “never been more optimistic” about the country’s direction.
Instead of giving Trump’s fascist rhetoric a wider audience, news organizations must simply point out he’s attempting to dehumanize his fellow citizens, create a path to violence and destroy democracy.
Progressive groups have been pitching the white House on the idea. Whether the reelection campaign uses it is another matter.
Like Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Donald Trump’s endless self-puffery and self-regard make him a caricature of himself. But that doesn’t undercut his appeal. It magnifies it, argues Noah Berlatsky.
Trump-loving evangelicals have more than one reason to see Donald Trump as bigger than a leader
Joaquin Blaya condemns recent interview on Spanish-speaking TV network as ‘propaganda’ while John Leguizamo calls for a boycott
Read more about Netherlands election winner Geert Wilders is anti-Islam firebrand known as Dutch Donald Trump on Devdiscourse
Biden has lost 11 points among Hispanics and 15 points among black voters in one year.
He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from entering the country.
The rapper has been charged under the same law as the ex-president in a case fueling debate over the use of lyrics in court
Mockery over ‘Two Corinthians’ slip and endorsement battles in 2016 echo in 2024 race as Republican contenders seek first win
Democrats and Republicans alike have avoided taking Trump to task on the campaign trail for his treatment of women
Stephen King regularly shares his belief online that Trump is unfit to be president—and Thanksgiving was no different.
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Biden’s mental capacity and legislative accomplishments far exceed Trump’s.
Chris Christie says Trump's "intolerant language" has given people “permission” to act the same
Jorge Ramos, Univision's most prominent anchor, challenged his own network's decision to run an interview with Donald Trump that offered few rebukes
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s book swims with venom, score-settling, fiction and self-absolution: a very Republican stew
“The difference, though, I think makes Donald Trump even more dangerous, and that is he has no philosophy he believes in,” Claire McCaskill said.
The Democrats tolerate antisemitism, while the GOP tolerates Trump. There’s nowhere to go.
Stories about Elon Musk's visit with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump's judicial picks and voting rights, "Blue Zones," and more.
Readers worry about Donald Trump’s plans if elected — or not elected. Also: Pro-Palestinian students; Mideast myths; standards for prosecutors; neoliberalism today.
Trump called the state Adult Survivors Act "totally unfair and unconstitutional" because it extended the deadline to file suits like the ones Adams and Cuomo were recently hit with until last week.
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Muslim Americans said they did not expect Trump to treat their community any better if reelected, but saw denying Biden votes their only means to shape U.S. policy. Small shifts in support could make a difference in states Biden won by narrow margins in 2020.
The staunch Democrat also mocked DeSantis's primary campaign against Trump, bringing up the fact that "you're down 41 points in your home state."
Tim Alberta is a fine guide to the world of conservative US Christians, their dispiriting march to the right, and its ugly cost
Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, in a Sunday interview with MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart, insisted the Republican Party, as she has known it, no longer exists."Governor, in this Washington Post op-ed, [Robert Kagan] writes this," Capehart said. "'As perilous as it is for Republ...
According to recent 2024 presidential polls, Donald Trump is leading Joe Biden, meaning the former president could indeed become the president of the United States once again. If that thought terrifies you, you are not alone. So, the question is, what can we do to stop the nation from racing toward ...
The former president is proud of appointing the supreme court justices who overturned the right to abortion – now the issue is a vote loser for Republicans
Trump is broadcasting his plans in advance – and, if elected, he’ll claim he has a mandate to accrue power and exact retribution
Last month, former President Trump attacked the Atlantic as a "third rate magazine" after an essay criticized his "fascistic" language. Expect the enmity...
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Trump base isn’t monolithic, nor is it impenetrable.
It’s belabored anti-“wokeness,” it lags behind Donald Trump, and it won’t work. Classic!
Comedian Bill Burr bashed Jimmy Kimmel and anti-Trump progressives during an interview Tuesday, saying "you idiot liberals" were making a martyr out of the Republican by charging him with crimes.
Raised voices and sharp words marked Wednesday night's fourth Republican presidential primary debate as four candidates argued about everything from their own electability to the continued front-runner status of former President Donald Trump. Abortion was never mentioned.
A Texas case underscores the legal and ethical gray areas physicians have faced since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Elections in American history have heralded both the beginning of Civil War and the end of slavery
Representative celebrates UPenn president’s resignation as critics point to her support of Trump, who associates with antisemites
The Biden campaign is sharpening its efforts to call out former President Donald Trump for what it casts as “chaos and cruelty” on the issue of abortion as women across the country grapple with a patchwork of tightening restrictions.
Last year Donald Trump dined with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, at his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence, drawing massive outrage while revealing to many Americans for the first time who Fuentes is: a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, anti-LGBTQ, authoritarian extremist who su...
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Saturday that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric.
In New Hampshire former president doubles down on phrase widely condemned for echoing white supremacist rhetoric
US presidential Election 2023: Donald Trump said that once he is re-elected to power in the US, he “will implement strong ideological screening for all illegal immigrants”.
Trump made the comments during a campaign event in New Hampshire where he railed against the record number of migrants attempting to cross the US border illegally
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made antisemitic remarks again in an expletive-laden rant in which he also blasted his former business partners, Donald Trump and talked about his co-parenting situation with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to attack President Joe Biden as a “threat to democracy” and doubled down on language condemned for its ties to White supremacist rhetoric, saying at a campaign event in New Hampshire that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”
The White House criticized former President Donald Trump for his inflammatory remarks on immigrants, comparing them to fascist-style rhetoric.
Former president said undocumented immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ at political rally on Saturday
Former President Donald Trump denigrated undocumented immigrants during a Sunday campaign stop in Nevada that marked the latest example of him ratcheting up anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the GOP nominating contest kicking off next month.
"They're poisoning the blood of our country," the former president said during an attack on immigrants at a rally in New Hampshire.
The ex-congresswoman is unapologetically conservative, but her decision to put democracy before party has made her an unlikely heroine
Trump sparks controversy with comments on undocumented immigrants, accusing them of 'poisoning the blood of our country' during a New Hampshire campaign event
Trump has increasingly echoed Hitler and other dictators in recent months, despite widespread criticism of his comments.
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review a gag order restricting the former president's speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision earlier this month largely upholding the gag order issued against him in his federal election subversion case.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal decries ‘horrific’ language after ex-president says immigrants ‘poisoning the blood of our country’
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville, who has endorsed former President Donald Trump, told reporters on Tuesday that he wanted the former president to be even “tougher” in his rhetoric on immigrants, when asked about Trump saying that they are “poisoning the blood” of the United States.
As evangelicalism becomes a ‘bottom-up’ religion, congregations are pressuring their pastors to offer a more hard-edged political message.
A pro-Trump influencer who recently interviewed Tucker Carlson celebrated on Saturday that the former president got the "nod" from Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, but the video dates back to at least 2018, according to various news reports.Tim Pool, who recently got Carlson to say t...
Jenna Ellis, the Donald Trump attorney who tearfully pleaded guilty to 2020 election interference crimes, has been feuding on social media with Jeff Clark, an ex-Trump official and a fellow Trump co-defendant. It appears to have started with a post by Ellis, who recently condemned Christian national...
‘Patriot’ groups – which deny Trump’s 2020 defeat and are pressing for voting restrictions – are proliferating
General Mike Flynn attacked former President Barack Obama for "race baiting."
Donald Trump has spent the better part of the last week trying to clean up his language after adopting some of Adolf Hitler's ideology about blood purity. According to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, the ex-president knew exactly what he was doing. Republicans struggled to try and dismiss the com...
It is now not uncommon to find people supporting leaders like Donald Trump while insisting the state refrains from intervening in their lives.
Trump is using fragments of history and rhetoric for political reasons while discounting his own administration’s failures to carry out mass deportations, say experts and people affected by discriminatory immigration policies
Harris spoke on the anniversary of the deadly attacks after Biden offered scathing criticism of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump's actions that day in a speech near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on Friday. The vice president delivered the keynote address at the 7th Episcopal District AME Church Women’s Missionary Society annual retreat in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Former president made the comment 36 hours after one student was killed and seven people wounded during the first day of school
House Speaker Mike Johnson said that former president's immigration rhetoric is "not hateful."
The longtime civil rights lawyer on the 14th amendment, a new center for Howard University – and resisting
US president says 2024 a battle for truth over lies in Charleston speech interrupted by protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire
President Joe Biden seemed to rebuke Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Monday after she failed to cite slavery as the cause of the U.S. Civil War. He also slammed Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.While speaking at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charles...
Former President Trump said he believed the Civil War could have been avoided through negotiation, though that would’ve changed the legacy of former President Lincoln. Trump, at an Iowa rally Saturday, said he finds the conflict “fascinating” but “so horrible.” He also noted the high death toll. “So many mistakes were made. See, there was…
President Biden on Monday sought to connect the fallout of the Civil War with the aftermath of the 2020 election as he warned truth and basic freedoms were at risk if former President Trump won another term in the White House. Biden drew comparisons between the Civil War, when he said defeated Confederates could not…
President Joe Biden on Monday traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, to give campaign remarks at Mother Emanuel Church, where he'll lay out 2024 e...
Stories about Ron DeSantis' weird smile, Nick Saban, the New York Times' Gaylor controversy, and more.
Never before have I seen extremism penetrate a vast American community so deeply, so completely and so comprehensively, writes David French.
Donald Trump’s convincing victory in the Iowa caucuses Monday provided the first evidence that his secret weapon in the 2016 GOP presidential nomination contest – his strong support among blue-collar evangelical Christians – is still working for him in 2024.
As writer E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation trial against former President Donald Trump continued in the courtroom on Wednesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump attorney Alina Habba off her attempted line of questioning about Carroll's firearm ownership, reported Inner City Press' Matthew Russell L...
In a post, Trump repeatedly referred to Haley as “Nimbra.” Haley, born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa, has always gone by “Nikki.”
Nikki Haley is testing the limits of how much GOP primary voters care about gender.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday pinned blame squarely on Donald Trump for the reversal of Roe v. Wade, calling the former president “proud that women are silently suffering” without a guaranteed right to abortion during an exclusive CNN interview.
Democrats hope a threat of further curbs on abortion will bring voters to the polls in November. "When candidates run on defending reproductive freedom, they win elections," Biden's campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a memo on Friday.
Vice-president appeared Tuesday in Virginia with president, who warned ‘Maga Republicans … are hellbent on going even further’
‘It was humiliating to watch,’ civil rights leader tells MSNBC after senator appeared with ex-president in New Hampshire
Millions of Americans are doing it tough, the wealth gap is widening and despite the Democrats letting many of those people down, Bernie Sanders tells 7.30 a vote for Donald Trump would be much worse.
Trump shifted rural voters away from Democrats: ‘He’s made it acceptable to name call, to lie, to manipulate’
The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure.
Former President Donald Trump's determination to eradicate abortion could threaten all Americans' access to fresh air and clean water, a legal expert said Tuesday. Georgetown Law Professor Michelle Goodwin appeared on MSNBC to warn of the havoc Trump could wreak if he steamrolled various governm...
She stressed it likely won’t happen though.
A group of female Pennsylvania voters who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 and support at least some abortion rights said in focus group interviews that they don’t see their views on abortion as a barrier to voting for Trump again in 2024.
In a Quinnipiac poll released this week, Donald Trump has the support of just 36% of women.
Stephanie LeMenager is Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon.
Charleston (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden faces his first test of support among Black voters in the South Carolina Democratic primary Saturday as he seeks to build momentum against Donald Trump for November's presidential election. Incumbent Biden is almost certain to win the first o...
Former President Trump urged his followers to give Anheuser-Busch a “second chance,” after months of criticism the company has faced in from conservatives. “The Bud Light ad was a mistake of epic proportions,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website on Tuesday, referencing a brief partnership the company had with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that…
Donald Trump-supporting former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner is on the receiving end of a barrage of anti-transgender outrage from the right, after she dared to agree with the former president that a certain culture war should end, reported The Daily Beast.Bud Light, along with its parent company A...
Trump's lawyers don't buy District Attorney Fani Willis' claims she wasn't referring to Trump defendants in her "playing the race card" speech.
"Would it be worth it? To turn this nation back? I believe it would," Evangelical preacher Andrew Wommack said of a civil war.
Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 presidential race, pledged to reverse all gun restrictions enacted by President Joe Biden if re-elected.
Donald Trump is counting on rising anxiety and cynicism to propel his return to the White House
A far-right Republican state senator explaining his opposition to a bill that would grant an abortion exception for rape or incest told his fellow lawmakers, a “1-year-old could get an abortion under this.”Senator Bill Eigel, a pro-Trump Republican who is also running to become Missouri's next gover...
Republicans' long campaign to end abortion rights has become a liability ahead of the 2024 elections, strategists from both parties have said. Biden's campaign quickly issued a statement on Friday criticizing Trump's purported policy proposal.
President Joe Biden, who has sought to make reproductive rights a key element of his reelection effort, blasted the idea of a national ban.
Thousands of people in South Carolina roared when Donald Trump promised to cut federal funding on “Day 1” for schools pushing what he called “transgender insanity” onto children.
Evangelical Christians are not going to be convinced by the left to reject Donald Trump, but there's still hope it may happen anyway, according to one former pastor.Nathaniel Manderson, who was educated at a conservative seminary and has been a pastor, a career counselor, and a high school teacher, ...
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane entered a court order allowing Giuliani to seek a new trial and challenge the amount of damages awarded to Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, whom Giuliani had falsely accused of fraud after former Republican President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.
Donald Trump's foes fear he will seek retribution if he wins re-election. Meanwhile, he has remained silent on the Alabama IVF ruling that is roiling the GOP.
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden ties Alabama embryo ruling to Trump The turmoil in Alabama over in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the status of frozen embryos continued Thursday as the Biden administration sought to link the situation to former President Trump’s Supreme…
The ruling has scrambled GOP politics. And the ex-president has, so far, not commented on it.
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would strongly support the availability of IVF and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment that has become a new flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump said he supports in vitro fertilization treatment after Alabama’s highest court ordered hospitals to stop offering the procedure.
On Friday evening, former President Donald Trump delivered his last remarks before Saturday’s critical South Carolina Republican primary at the Black Conservative Federation Gala.
Donald Trump spoke after an Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos can be classified as children, prompting some IVF clinics to pause services.
Trump argues he is the victim of political persecution, even though there is no evidence President Joe Biden or White House officials influenced the filing of 91 felony charges against him
Former Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said he was not sure if former President Trump’s recent remarks on Black voters were racist. “I don’t know. Look, I remember, back in 2016 when President Trump went in to say, ‘Hey, what the hell do you have to lose?,’” Priebus said on the panel on ABC’s…
A gala thrown by the Black Conservative Federation over the weekend drew condemnation from Democrats after its guest of honor, Donald Trump, addressed the largely Black audience with remarks that played to racial stereotypes about the criminalization of African Americans.
The legality of a ban on bump stocks that was issued under the Trump administration will be under consideration by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a swing at former President Trump and other male politicians Friday for “demonizing” the issue of abortion, specifically with talks around a potential 15-week ban. “The fellas just don’t know how to talk about this,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash in an interview on “Inside Politics.” “They’ve got to humanize…
Read more about Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states on Devdiscourse
First lady Jill Biden slammed former President Trump’s treatment of women Friday, as she kicked off Women’s History Month with a campaign event in Georgia. The first lady launched Women for Biden, a campaign effort to mobilize women voters, with remarks in the Atlanta area. While she boasted about President Biden’s accomplishments and efforts to…
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) didn’t waste any time after the Alabama Supreme Court threatened to upend the political cycle by ruling that frozen embryos are people. Reproductive rights issues had given Democrats a big leg up in 2022 while Republicans struggled to communicate cohesively in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…
The appeals court panel found that the law's provisions violate the First Amendment rights of business owners.
Lawsuit against CBS backed by former Trump adviser claims Seal Team writer was denied advancement due to network’s DEI policy
Despite the fact that he is facing four criminal indictments — one of which involves alleged hush money payments to an adult film star — former President Donald Trump continues to enjoy widespread support among far-right white evangelicals. Trump has plenty of critics and detractors within Christian...
The former president’s bigotry isn’t a deterrent for a small sector of Black conservatives
While Trump still leads Biden among this group of voters, a recent poll from Fox News show Biden's support is increasing.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) argued that communities of color are “incredibly critical” in helping reelect President Biden in November and said he thinks marginalized communities “won’t survive” another term with former President Trump. Frost joined MSNBC’s Katie Phang, where he discussed the Biden’s recent endorsements. The Latino Victory Fund, AAPI Victory Fund and The Collective…
President Biden expressed remorse, saying he didn't want to demean any group, and sought to differentiate himself from former President Donald Trump.
“President Biden is in trouble,” declares Scott Walker at The Washington Times. “Poll after poll” shows Donald Trump beating him “in every battleground state.” He’s losing blacks, Hispanics, even the young.
Former Trump White House chief of staff John Kelly has publicly supported a longstanding allegation that the former president spoke warmly about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who Trump allegedly said "did some good things."
Black voters can no longer "afford" to vote for President Biden, one reverend argued, citing his record on the economy and the border crisis as he battles dwindling support in the key voting bloc.
House Republicans believe the only problem with their policy on abortion is “branding” — and now, they say, they’re ready to face it head-on.Taking the advice of former top Trump White House advisor and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, the House GOP will be told it must go on the offensive — and ...
There are still reasonable Republicans in the U.S. who don’t worship at the altar of DeSantis or, even more alarmingly and unfathomably, Trump, writes Rosie DiManno.
Whoopi Goldberg said Tuesday that former President Trump should be thrown in jail following comments he made about mismanagement of Social Security benefit programs.
Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the abortion debate, which has been a politically fraught subject for Republicans.
Former President Trump said Sunday that he will decide “pretty soon” whether to back a national abortion ban. Trump’s comments come after reports surfaced last month that he is considering embracing a 16-week federal abortion ban for his campaign platform. “We’re going to find out,” Trump told Fox News host Howard Kurtz on whether he…
Donald Trump targeted Jews who vote Democratic Monday, barely days after the criminally-indicted ex-president threatened there would be a “bloodbath” if voters do not put him back in the Oval Office. His remarks, which include claiming Jewish Democrats “hate” Israel and their own religion, were quic...
Should we be giving him the benefit of the doubt? Or looking at his history of encouraging violence?
Former President Donald Trump is “thinking in terms of” supporting a 15-week federal abortion ban, he said in an interview that aired Tuesday.
Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R) said in a Sunday interview that he predicts former President Trump will win the majority of Hispanic voters in the general election for president in November. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Maria Bartiromo asked Moreno about a recent New York Times/Siena College poll that showed…
Former President Donald Trump has the swing state of Michigan on his mind and a particular voting bloc he'd like to sway, according to new reports.State GOP have been urged to make strides to win over “nontraditional Republicans voters and traditional Democrat voters — specifically Black voters — ar...
His Bible sales pitch comes as he appears to be confronting a significant financial squeeze, with his legal fees growing while he fights a number of criminal cases and lawsuits.
Donald Trump is hoping to cash in on the Bible, hawking his own copies dubbed "God Bless the USA Bible" for $59.99 a piece to herald Easter.
Former President Donald Trump is hawking Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. The presumptive Republican nominee Tuesday released a video on his Truth Social platform urging supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible."
Donald Trump on Tuesday started promoting a line of pricey Bibles in a partnership with country music star Lee Greenwood, whose song “God Bless the U.S.A.” is omnipresent at the former president’s political rallies.
The Rev Al Sharpton makes comment to MSNBC amid backlash over Republican’s latest moneymaking scheme
Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a patriotic Bible during Holy Week has been challenged by some Christians who say it preys on people’s faith for profit.
Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a patriotic Bible during Holy Week has been challenged by some Christians who say it preys on people’s faith for profit.
Donald Trump's defense attorney in the Georgia election interference case said during a hearing Thursday he cannot be tried for making false statements.
A lawsuit that was launched in 2020 against then-President Donald Trump and his administration accusing them of unconstitutionally clearing racial justice protesters at Lafayette Square Park by using chemical irritants, including tear gas, before Trump used the area for a photo op holding a bible, c...
Trumps campaign accused Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on.We call on Joe Bidens failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only the resurrection of Jesus Christ, said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaigns press secretary.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump's campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as
On this holy weekend, one man is taking the Resurrection personally.
Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Joe Biden's White House banned religious-themed egg designs from its Easter celebration, but that policy extended even into Trump's term, according to some insiders.Trump and other MAGA-worlders melted down over the alleged change, represented by a White House i...
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump’s rhetoric, saying he is “glorifying violence” as the California Democrat expressed concerns for the safety of election workers ahead of November. Swalwell, a long-time Trump critic in the House, blasted Trump’s rhetoric on the social media platform Truth Social and his constant attacks aimed towards judges…
The Republican presidential candidate sparks condemnation over the footage that contains a picture of Joe Biden with his hands and feet bound painted on the rear of a vehicle.
Trump's campaign accused Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on.
Former President Donald Trump is under fire for sharing a video on his Truth Social website that includes a pickup truck with a giant image of President Biden hogtied.
A former Trump campaign adviser is out to debunk the ex-president's latest "lies" about President Joe Biden and Easter.MAGA influencers raged Saturday against Biden and the White House, claiming that the president has declared Easter to be "transgender visibility day." The Trump campaign joined in p...
Former US President Donald Trump criticizes President Joe Biden for declaring March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility.
Donald Trump headed to Long Island on Thursday to attend the wake of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot Monday in Queens during a traffic stop. But it was a video of...
The new amended complaint stems from the incident in which protestors in 2020 were forcibly cleared from Lafayette Square.
"Saturday Night Live" pulled no punches last night when the comedy show took aim at former president Donald Trump and the $60 bibles he has been selling mere hours before the Easter holiday.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday excoriated former President Donald Trump over the $60 Bibles he is selling in partnership with country music star Lee Greenwood.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, the longtime senior pastor at the famed Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. preached, liked Trump's plan to the money changers who Christ ran out of the temple.
President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump’s campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
"It’s all slapstick comedy: Posing as a Christ-like figure is so outlandish and absurd"
White House says Republicans ‘seeking to divide country’ after objections to 31 March date that overlapped with Easter this year
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said former President Trump selling branded Bibles is “risky business” given the sins of his life, adding to criticism against the former president over the deal. Warnock, a reverend who gave an Easter sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr.’s church in Atlanta, on Sunday, said selling the Bibles…
Trump’s God Bless the USA Bible focuses on God’s blessing of one particular people. That is both its danger and, no doubt for some, its appeal.
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” kicked off this weekend’s show by mocking former President Trump and his hawking of $60 Bibles during Holy Week. The episode, airing the night before Easter, began with a brief nod to the Biblical story of the resurrection of Jesus before James Austin Johnson, reviving his role as Trump, entered on…
The day celebrating the transgender community falls on 31 March annually, but critics of the Democratic president have condemned his decision to declare it on the same day this year knowing it coincides with Easter Sunday.
Republicans hope to win Black voters for Trump. It won't be easy.
Former President Donald Trump is literally selling religion to his followers in the form of commemorative Bibles, while President Joe Biden is being criticized by Republicans for allegedly disrespecting the Easter holiday.
The followers of Christian Nationalism want a theocracy. A chilling documentary suggests that another Trump presidency could help them get it.
Trump on Tuesday announced that his campaign would address the issue of abortion next week, a move that comes just after a Florida court paved the way for a six-week ban on the procedure.
Democrats need to press home their advantage on the abortion issue that seems a sure vote-loser for Republicans in November.
An Axios report on the Trump team’s intention to use civil-rights laws to target DEI policies discriminating against whites has occasioned sneering and denunciations.
Former first lady Melania Trump is scheduled to host a fundraising event for the Log Cabin Republicans on April 20 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been barred from a Native American reservation because its residents accuse her of “gossip and lies,” according to a report.Noem is reportedly on the shortlist to be a running mate for 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and has been a popular spea...
‘At the end of the day it’s all about will of the people,’ the presumptive Republican presidential nominee wrote on his social media site.
In a video post on his social media platform, the former US president said he supported exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. Trump also reiterated that he supports the availability of in-vitro fertilization.
Christians opposed to infidelity and immorality have embraced a thrice-married man who can’t name a single Bible verse
The South Carolina Republican said the GOP presidential nominee is wrong to say the issue should be left to states, pressing his case that there should be some federal limits.
Former President Trump on Monday fired back at GOP criticism of his position on abortion, arguing he “won” against the Democrats, whom he claimed were “reeling” after his statement on the subject earlier in the day. “You know the Democrats are ‘reeling’ when they have no response to my recent Statement on Abortion, other than,…
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump’s abortion comments make few happy Former President Trump did not endorse a national abortion ban in a Monday video. Instead, he acknowledged the issue is being left to the states. © AP But his attempt to appease competing…
Matthew Dowd — who served as chief strategist for former President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection bid, argued former President Trump took the “worst possible political position” in his statement on abortion and should have gone for a 15- or 16-week federal policy on the procedure. “I actually think he’s taken the worst possible political…
Democrats quickly aimed to capitalise on the key election issue after an Arizona court ruling upholding an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.
Trump said that Jewish Biden voters "should be spoken to" and argued that Black and Jewish Democrats had a "bad habit."
Mr Trump faces political pressure on abortion rights, which Democrats hope will be a defining issue in November’s election
The former president has boasted about ending the 1973 Supreme Court ruling — guaranteeing federal abortion protections for all women — many times.
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that its total abortion ban, a seemingly dead law dating back to 1864, is once again enforceable.
Kathy Petsas was the kind of Republican who knocked on voters' doors if there was a forthcoming election. Her story features amid the Steve Bannon quotes and Mar-a-Lago anger in a new book by Isaac Arnsdorf that explores the MAGA movement. "Finish What We Started" details the lifelong Republican who...
Donald Trump has stirred religious controversy again in his presidential comeback bid, lashing out at Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framing Election Day as a referendum on Christianity’s strength in America.
The party is unifying around a blunt message that Vice President Kamala Harris pushed for privately ahead of her Friday trip to Arizona, where Democrats hope to keep Republicans reeling.
Republican presumptive nominee struggles to articulate position on divisive issue after meeting with House speaker
‘They’ve turned the clock to the 1800s’, said the US vice-president as she excoriated ex-president as ‘architect of healthcare crisis’
Donald Trump on Saturday decided to respond to the recently reported attacks by Iran on Israel, and it did not go well.After it was reported that Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israel, the internet looked to "MAGA" Mike Johnson, who has been withholding a bill for aid to allies Israel and...
The issue of abortion is becoming an increasingly sticky topic for Donald Trump on the run up to the US presidential election as the Democrats attempt to capitalise on his inconclusive stance.
If you're strongly anti-Trump, Alex Garland's Civil War will scare you half to death. For everyone else, it's a standard combat thriller.
Former Vice President Mike Pence argued that his ex-boss, former President Trump, has betrayed the Republican Party with an aversion to signing a national abortion ban if elected in 2024. Pence said his proudest accomplishment while serving as Trump’s VP was the overturning of Roe v. Wade, adding that it is now “disheartening” for him…
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched billboards in North Carolina Saturday targeting former President Trump on his abortion stance, ahead of Trump’s rally in Wilmington. Sixteen billboards will be displayed in Charlotte and Wilmington, in both English and Spanish, hitting Trump on his perceived support of the Tar Heel State’s 12-week abortion ban, which was…
Mr Biden said millions of women are facing ‘pain and cruelty’.
South Dakota Gov. d, a potential vice presidential pick for former President Trump, on Sunday said she did not think there should be exceptions in abortion regulation for rape and incest, defending her own state’s law. Noem in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash said South Dakotans want the law they have, and noted that…
The 81-year-old's remarks were a mirror image of then-President Donald Trump's assessment of deadly unrest in Charlottesville, Va. following a white supremacist rally in August 2017.
EMILY’s List — which works to elect female candidates who support abortion rights — is targeting 14 “extremist” Republicans rumored to be on the shortlist of potential candidates to serve as former President Trump’s 2024 running mate, according to a press release from the group Tuesday. In the statement, EMILY’s List said it was officially putting…
It's about women's rights." Abortion is a top issue in the 2024 election, and Democrats believe harsh restrictions like in Florida and Arizona, which earlier this month upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban, will push voters to back Biden.
President Biden on Tuesday condemned a six-week abortion ban in Florida that will take effect in a little over a week, placing the blame squarely on former President Trump. In a brief campaign speech in Tampa, Biden blasted the presumptive GOP nominee for appointing the justices who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional…
President Biden mocked former President Trump on Tuesday for hawking Bibles last month and eviscerated the presumptive GOP nominee over his abortion record. Biden, visiting Trump’s home state of Florida, delivered remarks in which he squarely blamed Trump for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the subsequent state-level abortion restrictions put…
Joe Biden has long attributed his decision to run for president to 2017’s tragic events in Charlottesville, Va., and President Donald Trump’s response to them.
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war.
He won the right to services like school and health care for people illegally crossing the border into the U.S. He also fought the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
CNN's Donie O'Sullivan clashed with Julian Lightfoot, a Donald Trump supporter who was stunned to learn that "God" does not appear anywhere in the Constitution.The interaction was part of an advance excerpt from "Misinformation: The Trump Faithful," scheduled to air on Sunday, and follows up on a nu...
Ms Pelosi suggested that Donald Trump’s time in office had instead improved the safety of those who ‘dislike people of colour and LGBTQ and women’
Donald Trump has promised big plans for recruiting voters in Black, Latino and Asian communities.
The Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical care, in a reversal of Trump-era limitations that nixed federal health protections for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Americans' interest in pro-Palestinian campus protests has spiked in recent days, according to Google search data.
Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan
Rightwing media have seized on campus protests to portray the president as weak. Will it have an impact in November?
Counter-protesters waved American and Donald Trump flags towards the pro-Palestinian rally before students were evacuated
Fuentes made headlines in 2022 when Donald Trump hosted him and Ye, the critically acclaimed rapper-singer-songwriter, formerly known as Kanye West, at his private club in Florida
Former President Donald Trump hit back at claims that he wants to monitor women's pregnancies and prosecute them for having illegal abortions.
Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue.
Donald Trump said Thursday that he “wouldn’t do what Biden did” in response to Biden's plan to pause weapons shipments to Israel if its military invades Rafah.
History suggests the intellectual conformism sweeping university life could trigger a popular backlash that ends in conservative rule.
Tough-guy talk about ‘radical-left lunatics’ is an extreme spin on an old playbook but plays well with his Republican base
The former president's appearance will mark the ninth time that he has addressed National Rifle Association members at a major public gathering.
Mr Trump has pledged to defend gun ownership and called himself ‘the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House’.
The former president said a second term for opponent Joe Biden would jeopardise the second amendment.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the National Rifle Associationon, during which he accepted the influential group's endorsement.
The National Rifle Association, which is the US' top gun rights group has now endorsed Republican Donald Trump three times — in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
Donald Trump appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds mid-speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Saturday and social media was quick to question the former president's health
Abortion is expected to be on the ballot in Arizona and Florida in November, but the issue is not shaping up to be the boost President Biden needs to win the two states, according to a new poll.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is beating incumbent President Joe Biden's polling in two states where abortion protections are a concern.
A video posted to Donald Trump's social media account included references to a "unified reich" among hypothetical news headlines depicting an election win by him in November.
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Trump has repeatedly used rhetoric that carries clear echoes of Nazi ideology, including describing domestic opponents as "vermin" and immigrants as "poisoning the blood" of the United States
Former President Donald Trump seems open to supporting regulations on contraception and says his campaign would release a policy on the issue soon.
The Biden campaign released a new ad highlighting the second anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting, as well as a Trump attack ad narrated by Robert De Niro.
Donald Trump tells the world he intends to be an authoritarian. So why won’t journalists repeat it?
Independent White House hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of trampling on the US constitution as he launched a trenchant defense of Americans' civil liberties.In a guest speech in front of a small crowd at the Libertarian Party's national convention in Washin...
The outgoing MP for Maidenhead also described Donald Trump as an ‘unpredictable’ president.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, a marked change from the adulation he receives at rallies from his fervently loyal supporters.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed at the Libertarian National Convention, a stark contrast to the support he usually receives. Libertarians criticized Trump for his COVID-19 vaccine policies and public health restrictions. While Trump sought Libertarian support, he faced a mixed reception and promised to commute Ross Ulbricht's sentence if elected.
Donald Trump sought an invitation to address the Libertarian National Convention, the first such appearance by a current or former president, but he may have gotten more than...
Donald Trump's most loyal supporters aren't happy with the ex-president's latest endorsements for 2024.Trump is known for the near-unbreakable hold he has on some of his fans, but his latest endorsements are ringing alarms for them, and they are making their voices heard.Trump on Sunday, for instanc...
The GOP congressman pushed back against MSNBC host Joy Reid's claim that he is "fake proof" of Black people supporting Donald Trump.
Donald Trump's well-attended rally in The Bronx last week is a "wake-up call" for President Biden and the Democrats, said ex-New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson on Sunday.
Possible Trump running mate makes extreme remark as former president steps up efforts to woo Black and minority voters
Presumptive Republican nominee calls demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza part of a ‘radical revolution’
The intersectionality of hate, which combines racism, antisemitism and misogyny, leads the white heterosexual male to believe that he is a victim of the “minorities” he must resist.
This summary provides updates on key current US domestic news, including the firing of a Florida deputy who shot a Black airman, detainment of pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn, Biden's weakening support among non-college-educated voters, Texas' abortion rights issues, Zantac lawsuits, Boeing’s 737 MAX crashes, Trump’s conviction, and the death of Marian Robinson.
This summary highlights key US domestic news including pro-Palestinian protests in Brooklyn, Trump's potential jail time and its implications, Biden's support among non-college educated voters, Texas' abortion legal battles, and Trump's swift rise on TikTok. It also covers Zantac lawsuits, Boeing crash legalities, Rupert Murdoch's fifth marriage, and the death of Michelle Obama's mother.
"When they say that the seas will rise over the next 400 years, 1/8th an inch, which means basically have a little more beachfront property," Trump said.
Trump is campaigning on bringing back "stop and frisk" policies where police can randomly stop and search people on the street.
While their huge egos have rubbed each other the wrong way in the past, they may have found common ground, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is defending himself amid Democratic criticism of comments he’d made Tuesday suggesting that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican speaking at a Black voter outreach event for former President Donald Trump, suggested that Black families were more unified and better off during the Jim Crow era.
Throughout Donald Trump’s rise, academics and pundits have debated whether his cult-of-personality politics veers toward a form of fascism.
Former President Donald Trump continues to try to depict Democrats as the “true radicals” on abortion policy. To make his case, though, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has made wildly inaccurate claims.
Video shows Arizona Senate candidate repeating election-fraud claims at event with Confederate flag behind her
US president urges today’s Americans to defend democracy, with apparent reference to Putin and Trump
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — by drawing on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the sea
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on Saturday was pressed on MSNBC on multiple issues, including Donald Trump's record while he was in office. Host Rev. Al Sharpton, who earlier in the extended discussion picked Donalds apart over the lawmaker's comments suggesting that "During Jim Crow, the Black family ...
A right-wing media personality complained on Saturday that president Joe Biden turned his D-Day speech into an attack on Donald Trump, but was met with some backlash.Just last week, the internet piled on conservative media personality Erick Erickson, the founder of Red State, after he complained tha...
One of Donald Trump's top potential picks for his vice presidential nominee was picked apart on Saturday by MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton.Sharpton, a longtime acquaintance of Trump and a civil rights leader prior to his time hosting a show on the news network, interviewed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) over...
Critics have accused Rodney Howard-Browne of conspiracy theories ahead of event at ExCeL Centre
This set of US domestic news briefs covers key events including the start of juror deliberations in Hunter Biden’s criminal gun case, a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, a Massachusetts court ruling on a student’s speech rights, and updates on Donald Trump’s legal issues and campaign activities.
Republican extremist tells crowd ‘The man that I worship is also a convicted felon’
"This message is being customized for groups of voters by sophisticated digital AI techniques"
Late-night hosts discuss corporations’ values during Pride month, Trump’s probation hearing and his Las Vegas rally where temperatures soared over 100F
This summary covers various major news events in the U.S., including an Arizona man's indictment for gun trafficking aimed at inciting a race war, Biden's endorsements from senior groups, Oklahoma court dismissing Tulsa race massacre reparations case, and updates on Biden-Trump presidential debates. Various legal and social issues, including immigration and gun possession, are discussed.
For the first time since his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, Donald Trump returned to meet Republican politicians. The Supreme Court had just given them something to talk about.
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Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself defending a Supreme Court decision to strike down a ban that he himself had hailed as an achievement on gun control six years ago.
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) is under fire for an unearthed remark in which he called Trump voters "budding blood-and-soil fascists.”
The Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on "bump stocks" Friday.
He argued that the black community ‘is being hurt’ by immigrants in the country illegally.
Trump Michigan trip includes stops at a Black church and a gathering of MAGA activists
A truism of US politics is that older voters prefer the Republican and younger voters prefer the Democrat. But the old rules don’t seem to apply this year, where older voters are gravitating to Joe Biden and younger voters are taking a look at Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court’s decision this week rebuffing an effort to restrict access to mifepristone is unlikely to be the final word on the abortion pill.
According to a report from the Daily Beast, the pastor of Texas megachurch who was appointed to Donald Trump's "spiritual advisory" group in 2016, has admitted that he fondled a 12-year-old when he was 20 and was staying with her family in 1982.That admission, made in a statement to the Christian Po...
Donald Trump’s visit was part of a larger effort by his campaign to chip away at Democrats’ traditional support among Black voters as he seeks to reverse his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to win over Black voters – in part by making inaccurate claims.
Donald Trump’s campaign on Saturday launched a coalition group targeting Black voters as the former president campaigned in Detroit in an effort to win over a segment of the electorate that has long overwhelmingly backed Democrats.
Robert Morris, a former Trump adviser, made the statement after Cindy Clemishire said the megachurch pastor in Southlake, Texas, abused her in the 1980s.
CNN, long derided by former President Donald Trump as “fake news,” is conceding the presumptive GOP nominee’s “historic performance” with black voters.
Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris was previously a member of Trump's Evangelical Executive Advisory Board
Donald Trump condemned the murder of Rachel Morin and took aim at Joe Biden following the arrest of the suspect in the case.
Heather Mullins, an avid Donald Trump, supporter claims her drink order was intentionally skipped over aboard an American Airlines flight because of her red MAGA hat.
Robert Morris, of Gateway church in Dallas, accused of sexual abuse of girl in 1980s, beginning when she was 12
Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Sen. Chuck Schumer to outlaw gun bump stocks after the Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on the killer devices.
Robert Morris resigns from Texas church after admitting to sexually abusing girl in the 1980s, starting when she was 12
U.S. President Joe Biden highlighted a past remark made by former President Donald Trump about a deadly January 2024 school shooting in Perry, Iowa.
Republicans are open to restoring a ban and hope to accomplish something bipartisan next month after Democrats failed to usher through a measure swiftly.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak today to an influential group of conservative Christian activists who advocate for restricting abortion, before heading to Philadelphia for a rally aimed at courting black voters.
Former US President Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point, “You got to get out and vote." Trump also endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and elsewhere while speaking to a group of politically influential evangelical Christians in Washington on Saturday.
Former US president Donald Trump urged evangelical Christians to vote en mass for him in November, vowing to "aggressively" protect their religious freedom if he is elected.
Donald Trump says the Republicans risk electoral defeat if they take too stringent a line on abortion rights.
Donald Trump addressed conservative Christian activists, urging them to vote while briefly touching on abortion—a sensitive topic for the group. Although he reaffirmed state-by-state decisions on abortion, his stance risks alienating some core supporters. Trump also focused on education policy and efforts to court Black and Hispanic voters ahead of the election.
Donald Trump called on religious supporters to show up at the polls while addressing conservative Christian activists, only briefly mentioning abortion, a vital issue for the group. Trump's stance on state-level abortion restrictions contradicts most conservative Christians, reflecting the sensitive nature of the topic within the Republican Party.
Trump's stated opposition to signing a nationwide ban on abortion and his reluctance to detail some of his views on the issue are at odds with many members of the evangelical movement.
America’s evangelicals sense a chance to impose a radical agenda and resist what they see as a tide of liberal secularism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November's election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis.
This summary encapsulates key US domestic news: a mass shooting in Las Vegas ending in the suspect's suicide, Julian Assange's plea deal hearing in Saipan, Nobel Prize-winning economists criticizing Trump's policies, and the US Surgeon General declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
USWNT's Trinity Rodman spoke on the changes within the team following the feud between Megan Rapinoe and Donald Trump in an interview.
A roundup of current US domestic news includes Boeing being sanctioned for revealing details of a 737 MAX investigation, the Supreme Court allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, upcoming Biden vs. Trump debate, Oklahoma mandating Bible teaching in schools, and new sanctions against Iran. Additional stories cover Uvalde police chief indictment and used cooking oil import concerns.
The two candidates strode on stage on Thursday evening and walked directly to their lecterns, avoiding a handshake.
In the lead-up to the US election, many are concerned that Biden and Trump, the two oldest people to ever run for office in the US, are running again. It's indicative of a broader issue — the average age of the US congress has been climbing for decades.
For many voters in the United States, there's despair in the air after the presidential debate this past week.
Top advisers to Donald Trump are plotting an overhaul of the Republican Party platform that will dramatically slash its size and refocus the GOP around the former president’s agenda for a second term.
The presidential debate was further proof of the fragility of the country’s constitution. Radical reform is crucial, whoever wins in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sound you might have heard after the presidential debate this past week was of voters falling between a rock and a hard place.
Former President Donald Trump made false claims about late-in-pregnancy abortions, including about the former Virginia governor, during Thursday's debate with President Joe Biden, experts say.
Anti-abortion leaders are hoping to convince the Trump campaign to keep abortion language in the GOP platform.
A leading U.S. anti-abortion group has warned Donald Trump against weakening GOP platform language on abortion restrictions. The group, led by Marjorie Dannenfelser, is concerned the platform may exclude federal abortion restrictions, threatening party unity and pro-life enthusiasm before the election. Evangelical leaders also urge Trump to maintain stricter abortion language.
Ryan Walters, Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction, doubled down on his stance requiring schools to incorporate the Bible.
The presumptive Republican nominee has promised to give rightwing evangelical Christians what they want – and more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday put the focus on the dangers of a second Trump administration, rather than the growing concerns over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, as she attempted to convince Black voters to once again deliver a win for the Biden-Harris ticket.
Polling shows critical group unenthused about Biden and Trump – and moved by economy over abortion
Vice President Kamala Harris leads Black Democrats at the Essence Festival of Culture, stressing the importance of the upcoming election while navigating the delicate balance of supporting President Joe Biden amidst calls for the 81-year-old to step aside. Harris's key message focuses on the threat of a Trump presidency.
The 2024 Republican Platform softens stance on abortion, matching Trump's view
Donald Trump is pushing through changes to the Republican Party's national platform that soften its stance on abortion, reports the Washington Post and the New York...
A member of the closed-door Republican Party platform committee meeting unleashed her own fury after the committee voted to pass former President Donald Trump's policies into the party as a whole. Political director Matt Smith of WISN12News Milwaukee caught up with Gail Ruzicka, a platform committee...
The 2016 RNC platform mentioned the word "abortion" 35 times. The proposed 2024 platform mentions the word once.
The platform was released ahead of next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The national Republican Party is set to abandon a decades-long push for a federal abortion ban and soften the stance on same-sex marriage in its platform.
Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states
Former Trump administration official: “Closeted Furries will be presented to the world for the degenerate perverts they are.”
Former President Donald Trump dished about his rumored running mates Wednesday -- saying Sen. JD Vance's beard makes him look "like a young Abraham Lincoln" and saying North Dakota's abortion ban is a "bit of an issue" for Gov. Doug Burgum.
Donald Trump's former "fixer" is asking the Supreme Court to resurrect his First Amendment lawsuit against his old boss after a federal appeals court smacked down his attempt to seek compensation over retributive jailing.Michael Cohen told news outlets Wednesday in a statement that, "No president sh...
Donald Trump's close encounter with an assassination attempt has strengthened his appeal among evangelical supporters, who view the incident as a sign of divine intervention. They see Trump as anointed by God to lead America, despite ongoing legal issues and criticism from both political parties.
Biden is in Las Vegas to reach out to Black voters at the NAACP advocacy group.
Former Republican rivals who once bitterly criticised Donald Trump are set to speak at the Republican National Convention tonight - including Nikki Haley. Boris Johnson has met with Donald Trump at the event and commented on Saturday's assassination attempt.
She now backs Trump's reelection, but her previous stances on policies differ from the former President's views on the same issues.
Many of J.D. Vance's political and religious beliefs are being exposed as the spotlight turns to shine on him for the role of vice presidential running mate. Donald Trump picked Vance, a friend of his son Don. Jr., ahead of the Republican National Convention.Wednesday, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace listed...
Far-right influencers have made racist comments about JD Vance's wife, Usha, after Vance was named Trump's running mate.
‘Now is the time to remember that we are all fellow citizens,’ he said.
For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the US presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump's comeback.
The Republican’s fight against Kamala Harris for the presidency risks losing traction with some key constituencies, including women and voters of colour.
As humiliating as Clinton’s loss to Trump was, she didn’t drag down congressional Democrats — who with Biden were on pace to be wrecked in the House and Senate.
Democrats are eager for her to deploy lines of attack that come more naturally than they did for President Biden, including on issues like abortion rights and the rule of law.
As Congressional members on both sides of the aisle grilled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Monday on how a gunman was able to fire shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt, several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and the agency’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as among the reasons for the security failure.
Several Republican lawmakers blamed gender and DEI efforts for the security failures during the former president's assassination attempt.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris launched her campaign against Donald Trump, emphasizing her background as a prosecutor and advocating for liberal priorities like abortion access and workers' union rights. A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Harris leading Trump by 2%. Biden's exit reshaped the race, energizing young voters and Democratic officials.
Video clip resurfaces of Vance calling Democrats ‘a bunch of childless cat ladies’
Vice President Kamala Harris has begun her campaign for president, urging members of the Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta for support. She emphasizes the choice between forward and backward visions for the nation. Harris seeks to galvanize female, nonwhite, and younger voters, despite economic challenges and Trump's strong voter base.
Fred was taken aback by Donald Trump's insensitivity, emphasising that while they were discussing human lives and dignity, the former US President seemed fixated on expenses.
The Republican vice presidential candidate claimed women who haven’t given birth are ‘childless cat ladies who are miserable’.
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro slammed critics of Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday while posting a nude photo of Melania Trump on Instagram.
Angelina Jolie's Father Jon Voight proudly identifies as one of Hollywood's most outspoken Trump supporters, believing that Trump is the solution to America's problems.
Donald Trump’s running mate said the US has a Government of “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives”.
TO millions of fanantical followers, there is a new trinity in American politics – God, guns and Donald Trump.And to some, the controversial Republi
Melania Trump on Sunday celebrated what she called a "personal milestone," but a former pal was quick to point out how Donald Trump would do his best to undermine it if he were to become president again. The former First Lady over the weekend took to social media to celebrate when she became a Un...
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) has been extremely critical of Donald Trump in the past, but on Sunday he downplayed the former president's recent remarks that Christians "won’t have to vote anymore" if Republicans win this election. That didn't sit well with former Tea Party Republican ...
Trump calls Harris a "lunatic," during heated speech at Minnesota rally
Kamala Harris faces a new political reality in her bid to defeat Donald Trump, as gender politics have radically transformed since Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016.
Drag performers led revelers at “the gayest destination” on the Vegas Strip to fete Kamala Harris at a campaign event Saturday in battleground Nevada, where Donald Trump leads by as much as 9 points.
The Trump campaign has to walk a fine line in its appeal to female voters — but earning their support is not some insurmountable hurdle.
A warning to Donald Trump and J.D. Vance: Tread carefully when it comes to women, including Vice President Kamala Harris.
He claimed the vice president, who is married to a Jewish man, looked uncomfortable during a recent meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister.
Former President Donald Trump will visit Chicago on Wednesday and attend the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention & Career Fair, the NABJ...
The Republican former president wrongly claimed that in the past Kamala Harris only promoted her Indian heritage.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has questioned whether his Democratic rival Kamala Harris is black, during a contentious appearance at a gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists. The White House has called the comments "repulsive".
NABJ is receiving backlash from members after inviting Donald Trump to its annual convention, co-chair resigns.
CHICAGO — In the midst of President Donald Trump's interview today with Black journalists, a person created a federal super PAC that uses the N-word, according to an official filing with the Federal Election Commission that Raw Story reviewed.A statement of organization for "N----- for Trump" was fi...
Trump falsely claimed that Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican heritage, did not present as black later in her career.
US Vice President Kamala Harris has said comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump questioning whether she is black are "the same old show" from the former US president.
CHICAGO — Right before former President Donald Trump was about to be introduced for a question-and-answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists convention Wednesday, the crowd erupted into cheers over the announcement that the conversation would be fact-checked in real-time.The au...
The former president snapped and snarled through his interview – and looked for all the world like an old crank
Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in an interview that quickly turned hostile.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, drew gasps on Wednesday when he said at the National Association of Black Journalists convention that Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, had suddenly adopted a Black identity.
The Republican nominee's comments attracted criticism as he falsely suggested Kamala Harris has been misleading voters about her race, saying the vice president was "always of Indian heritage" until "she happened to turn black".
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump questioned whether his Democratic rival Kamala Harris is "Black" during a contentious interview at the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday.
The remarks are the latest attack from the Republicans against the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Primarily due to sharp questioning by ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, former President Donald Trump's appearance before a gathering of Black journalists turned remarkably contentious on Wednesday.
Far right and conservative accounts on social media have been spreading misinformation questioning presumptive Democratic presidential candidate’s racial identity
All in the Family is a rare thing in Trumpworld: a book written without malice or bitterness.
Donald Trump uses an appearance at a gathering of Black journalists to suggest his election opponent, Kamala Harris, has switched racial identities from Indian to Black.
Chaotic event hosted by National Association of Black Journalists saw Trump lie about abortion and immigration
"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black," former President Donald Trump said.
"I was there" and heard him "use the N-word," Fred Trump III stated firmly. In response, Steven Cheung defended Donald Trump with a statement.
“Trump needs to drop the DEI messaging,” a longtime National Association of Black Journalists member said after Donald Trump's interview at the NABJ convention.
J.D. Vance is collaborating with Canadian YouTubers Nelk as part of a new initiative launched today by allies of Donald Trump called Send the Vote. It's a $20-million US voter registration and turnout program aimed at courting the kind of crowd attracted to Nelk's content — young men.
One Harris supporter said Nevada's black community is “looking for progressiveness." They added, “We weren't getting progressiveness from Biden or Trump.”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is in no position to lecture Vice President Kamala Harris about her identity, Fox News' resident Democratic strategist Jessica Tarlov said on Friday's edition of "The Five."This comes as Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump, defends the former president for...
Multiple prominent Fox News hosts doubled down on right-wing attacks against an Olympic boxer who defeated her opponent in under a minute and has since faced a deluge of smears on social media, including from former President Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance.Algerian Imane Khelif defeat...
Kamala Harris shouldn’t have to justify how her ancestry and biology align with her racial identity: her customs, languages and traditions, experts said.
Ronny Chieng took to The Daily Show to call out Donald Trump for the "weird turn" his campaign has taken to talking about Kamala Harris's racial identity.
Eric Trump speaks to Sky News about everything from the assassination attempt on his father to Donald Trump's comments about Kamala Harris's race.
Boxer Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman. So why are famed transphobes like J.K. Rowling, J.D. Vance, and Donald Trump attacking her for competing at the Olympics?
In 2016, some said comparisons between the rises of Trump and Hitler were misguided. But as tech’s titans donate millions, worrying new parallels emerge
Man who killed activists in 2020 questioned Trump’s gun rights bona fides before backing down in face of hate tweets
The PM promises to renew Indigenous policy after “considerable hurt” from Voice referendum; Donald Trump proposes alternative election debate, but Kamala Harris says no. Follow updates here.
Florida representative Byron Donalds spars with ABC host over Republicans’ questioning of vice-president’s heritage
"He's afraid of the Black woman who's now running for president because he don't know how to handle that," Michael Steele said on Sunday.
Racism and sexism are very powerful forces in US politics. Yet, while Trump-Vance and other Republicans use race-gender-patriotism-childless tropes against Harris, her emphasis on hope and unity over division seems to be making headway.
Ex-president says members of United Auto Workers, which endorsed Harris, will vote for him despite Shawn Fain
ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas.
Trump is attempting to use Kamala Harris' biracial identity as a campaign weapon, and ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos isn't having it.
Letters: Readers respond to an article by Stephen Reicher exploring the former president’s support base
Vice President Kamala Harris is cutting into the enthusiasm advantage former President Donald Trump had over President Joe Biden, particularly among black voters, according to a new CBS-YouGov poll.
Harris draws even with Trump across the battlegrounds and has 1-point edge nationally.
John Oliver mocks Donald Trump's race comments about Kamala Harris in a new episode of "Last Week Tonight"
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) labeled Democrats and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as "normal," in contrast to the "creepy" Republican ticket.
Some Silicon Valley CEOs see any form of democratic constraint on themselves as illegitimate by definition.
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took the stage at Detroit Metro Airport on Wednesday at the latest rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). And she laid into former President Donald Trump, scorching his record and stressing he can't ...
The U.S. has been buzzing with political activity and natural threats. UAW President criticized Trump's ties with Musk. Harris gains more support among Black voters. Two states challenge the separation of church and state. Walz's Midwest credentials and handling of George Floyd protests spotlighted. Tropical Storm Debby causes fatalities.
On X, formerly Twitter, one person called it "bad improv."
When Fred Trump III asked his uncle Donald Trump for money to help with his disabled son’s medical care, he says the former U.S. president suggested letting the young man die instead.
The internet has emerged as a powerful tool for Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump this election. Here's how.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Arizona aiming to strengthen her presidential bid against Donald Trump. Harris, along with her running mate Tim Walz, focuses on crucial states, winning LULAC endorsement. Trump also campaigns in Montana supporting Senate candidate Tim Sheehy. Both candidates target the Latino demographic.
Mr Trump, a Republican, has a history of making derogatory statements about women and his political opponents.
The Oscar-winning song from 1997 film Titanic was played during an event in Montana
This is not the first time artists have objected to their songs being played at one of the former president's rallies.
Donald Trump is getting pushback on Sunday on his latest conspiracy theory from an unlikely source: his own MAGA supporters. The former president earlier in the day claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris was faking her huge crowd sizes by using AI. The claim was ranked as "just false" by CNN,...
Former President Donald Trump and the rest of the GOP ticket could win a record share of Jewish voters in November, his strategists say — and even some Democratic pols agree.
Donald Trump falsely claimed in a series of social media posts Sunday that “nobody” attended Vice President Kamala Harris’ Michigan rally last week — and said his Democratic rival should be “disqualified” over a “fake crowd picture.”
Former President Donald Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His campaign
The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump call Harris a “b——" in private discussions.
Melania's former secretary pointed out the hypocrisy, "This was a White House filled with adulterers. I had a DUI, and they let me stay."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first solo appearance as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned cheering union members Tuesday that Donald Trump would wage war
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lobbed a series of personal and policy-based attacks at his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a speech on Wednesday
Trump frantically attempts to find the key to a negative campaign against Harris. But, like the mad King Lear, he spins into agitation and confusion
Pop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and the estates of deceased legends -- many musicians have objected to Donald Trump using their songs at campaign events.
X, formerly Twitter, just gave premium users access to Grok 2.0, an image generator that seems to have almost no filters. The chatbot has been used to depict Kamala Harris and Donald Trump doing drugs, branding guns, and committing acts of terrorism.
How strategically tuning out Donald Trump and others can improve your mental health.
Kamala Harris, in her first major economy-focused speech, proposed tax cuts, affordable housing initiatives, and measures to combat price gouging. Addressing the middle class, she outlined plans such as a $6,000 child tax credit and lower prescription drug costs, aiming to contrast her economic vision with opponent Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday again decried two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men.
Former speaker of the US House of Representatives says she is ‘very optimistic’ vice-president Kamala Harris will become first female president of the US
Does Donald Trump’s running mate think there is any point to ‘postmenopausal females’ beyond free childcare?
A crowd of hundreds called for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights Sunday evening in downtown Chicago, getting a head start on a week of protests before the Democratic National Convention kickoff Monday. Starting with a rally on Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive by the Chicago River, with Trump Tower as a backdrop as the blazing sun […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of cowardice at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, emphasizing the importance of leaders lifting people up instead of putting others down. Her remarks aimed at renewing Democratic energy ahead of the upcoming election where she is a candidate.
Brief letters: Liz’s lettuce | Banksy’s rhino | Liverpool accent | Apostrophes | Tesla owners
The inside story of the creation of the reality show featuring the former US president shows how politics was transformed into a branch of the entertainment industry
Politicians like Poilievre or Vance may think they’re sneakily swindling far-right groups in order to secure their votes. In reality, the opposite tends to be true: these fringe groups exploit
Former President Donald Trump attacked Kamala Harris' record on crime and safety during a campaign stop in Howell, Michigan. The event drew attention due to Howell's historical association with the Ku Klux Klan. Trump did not address the recent local white supremacist rally, which his Democratic critics condemned.
The Democratic presidential nominee spoke to the party’s convention in Chicago during an appearance in Milwaukee.
Former president Barack Obama told the Democratic National Convention ‘it will be a fight’ to win in November
Michelle Obama tells Trump presidency just may be a 'Black job'
At the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama criticized Donald Trump for his racist attacks and narrow worldview. She also supported Kamala Harris, emphasizing the importance of voter mobilization. Obama contrasted Trump’s privileged background with that of most Americans and highlighted the significance of hope in political campaigns.
"The emotional response of the leader of the free world is to binge-eat a bag of Doritos? Are you kidding me?"
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a favorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, recent polls show, as allies of Donald Trump urge the independent
Robert F Kennedy, nephew of assassinated former president JFK Kennedy and the son of Bobby Kennedy, who was killed while running for the White House, has thrown his support behind Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Brittany Mahomes blasted haters with "deep-rooted issues" after being trolled for "liking" a post from Donald Trump. "You refuse to heal," she said.
People who have failed are harsh on themselves because ‘inspiring figures’ extol their ‘hard work’ but hide the role luck played.
"This moment is just a continuation... the guts to stand up to Donald Trump is all of us together."
Sally Field has returned to the world of social media, saying Kamala Harris has restored her hope after Donald Trump used it as 'public toilet paper.'
Shemane Nugent, the wife of conservative rocker Ted Nugent, said she had "goosebumps" over the weekend after singer Lee Greenwood suggested that the assassination attempt on Donald Trump was predicted in the Christian Bible.During an interview on Shemane Nugent's Real America's Voice program Sunday,...
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent in the presidential race four years ago.
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii endorsed former President Donald Trump on Monday at a campaign event for veterans in Michigan.
Many of the posts wondered how Putin might feel about the endorsement, drawing on suspicions among some Democrats that she's been a "Russian asset."
Donald Trump is a "f*cking d*ck," Nick Offerman Declares In Proud to Be a Kamala Man Song
Disgruntled Democrats and irate independents angry about school closures, migrant surges, inflation and radical gender policies have resisted Trump, but RFK has a shot at swaying them.
As a result, Trump's memoir came under fire on the internet after she announced the pre-release of the book on X.
Democratic nominee touts policy plans to crowd in swing state where polls show she and Trump are nearly tied
Former President Donald Trump has declared that if he wins a second term, IVF treatment will be made free. However, he did not provide details on funding or logistics. This announcement comes in the wake of criticism for his role in the Roe v Wade reversal. Trump's campaign focuses on family policies while navigating controversies over his fluctuating abortion stance.
The former president has scrambled to present a softer edge on abortion as he slips in the polls.
Donald Trump announced his opposition to a Florida amendment protecting abortion rights, contradicting his earlier statements. This decision has provoked debate ahead of the November election, with Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats criticizing Trump’s stance. The issue of abortion has significantly influenced voter sentiment and campaign contributions.
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Moms for Liberty Joyful Warrior Summit at around 8 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban, a day
Donald Trump wants abortion on the backburner as an election issue. That just became more complicated. When asked how he'd vote in a referendum on a six-week abortion ban in his home state of Florida, he appeared to switch positions within a day.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced he would vote against a Florida amendment to protect abortion rights and reverse a current six-week ban. This contrasts his earlier ambiguous stance. The amendment is key in the upcoming election against Democratic opponent Kamala Harris.
Trump angered abortion opponents after he appeared open to voting for an amendment that would roll back Florida's six-week ban.
'I think six weeks is too short. It needs to be more time,' Trump said about Florida's abortion ban.
Donald Trump says he will vote against a Florida abortion ballot measure that would expand abortion access in his home state, a day after signaling otherwise.
Trump’s statements on IVF are at odds with his own party’s policy platform that supports states establishing fetal personhood through the Constitution’s 14th Amendment
With the election now just weeks away, Donald Trump is offering some mixed messages on his abortion stance, especially over the last "whirlwind" day or two, per NBC...
"She's a defective person. And we don't need another defective person as president of the United States," Trump said, referencing President Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race last month and endorsed Harris.
The Democratic Party nominee said Arlington National Cemetery is a "place where we come together to honor American heroes" and is "not a place for politics."
Public bickering about the presidential candidates is souring friendships and sparking feuds in the usually left-leaning industry.
Donald Trump is being accused of a racist "dog whistle" associated with his recent rallies. Trump's choice of venue at his rallies in this presidential election cycle has been of particular interest to critics and observers, who say the former president is intentionally choosing locations known ...
Usha Vance made no mention of her Hindu upbringing or her personal faith and their interfaith relationship in her speech last month in Milwaukee – biographical details that have exposed her to online vitriol and hate
WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris heads into the November presidential race against Donald Trump, a social club she joined in college four decades ago might just pay its biggest dividends yet.Whatever it...
The families say the former president was honouring their loved ones when he came to Arlington
Lara Trump, Donald's daughter-in-law, isn't letting her prominent political position deter her musical aspirations.
A constellation of YouTubers, pranksters and streamers is helping Donald Trump win his frat-boy flank – 18-to-29-year-olds who Republicans believe may just win them the poll.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris share their Labor Day messages on social media as both presidential candidates aim to address voters.
One X user said, "every note is a violation of the Geneva Convention."
Lt. Jimmy McCain, son of late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, rebuked Donald Trump's visit to Arlington Cemetery last week and revealed that he is now a registered Democrat who plans to vote for Kamala Harris.
Jimmy McCain said he had been an independent since leaving the Republican Party after Donald Trump became its standard bearer in 2016.
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Lance Wallnau's revival gatherings for Trump are "the most targeted and tactical voter mobilization effort by Christian nationalists ever," one expert said.
She joins other Republicans like her former Jan. 6 committee member, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger and former Rep. Denver Riggleman, as backers of Harris.
Donald Trump wasn't in the room Thursday at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) in the swing state's Sin City, but he still had the crowd of hundreds on their feet cheering on his pro-Israel message.
Jason Aldean on gender-affirming care for transgender underage youth and Trump in a new interview. Watch the interview and see what he said.
Hindus for America First, a grassroots organization, endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump and launched a campaign against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. The group's founder, Utsav Sanduja, criticized Harris for potentially destabilizing Indo-US relations and praised Trump for his pro-India stance and merit-based immigration system.
"Calling them weird has been the most effective thing used against the MAGA yet. Keep calling them what they are, weird," an X user said.
HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher attacked the liberals who have been trashing actress Cheryl Hines for sticking by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his endorsement of former President Trump last month.
Trump and Harris battle for Black voters in must-win Georgia
In his reply, Trump dismissed child care as “ultimately not a very big problem” and “not that expensive to fix compared with the money he will raise from tariffs.”
The Democratic presidential candidate appears to be doing better with Catholics than Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton.
The GOP is struggling to navigate an issue where the views of the committed party faithful differ starkly from those of the broader American public
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes are finally reacting to feud rumors as they sat together at the US Open, after having reportedly clashed over their support for Donald Trump.The 34-year-old...
Imane Khelif received criticism from some high-profile figures during the Games, including former US President Donald Trump, author JK Rowling, and tech billionaire Musk, who replied "absolutely" to a post claiming "men don't belong in women's sports"
Several prominent Republicans, including the party’s vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, promoted false claims on Monday that Haitian migrants in Ohio are killing and eating family pets.
Welcome to our US election live blog as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the closing stages of the race for the White House with a TV debate on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Harris has a commanding lead over Donald Trump among female voters everywhere, including the critical swing states. Her answer would indicate if her administration would gut Title IX protections for women’s sports and green-light gender ideologues who want children and adolescents to have easier access to medical interventions while erecting legal barriers between parents and children.
Kamala Harris supports a federal right to abortion and advocates for blocking states from banning the procedure before fetal viability. Donald Trump was instrumental in enabling the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade through his judicial appointments.
Harris repeatedly shook her head derisively as Trump spoke, occasionally staring at him with a hand on her chin, while Trump seemed to avoid looking toward the...
Infanticide is illegal in every state, and Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have never supported it.
Former President Donald Trump repeated a broad range of false claims, internet rumors and outlandish conspiracy theories during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, many of which might have seemed unintelligible without a deep understanding of obscure corners of far-right social media.
Though he did not name Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican candidate Donald Trump, the Pope said that ‘both are against life’.
Ms Loomer said that if Ms Kamala Harris, who is of Indian descent, won the Nov 5 election, “the White House will smell like curry". Read more at straitstimes.com.
The White House tore into Republican activist Laura Loomer over racially disparaging comments she recently made about Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump has called on the record for "no cuts" and for the elimination of taxes on Social Security
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to distance himself from far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, whose presence on the campaign trail drew rebukes from both Mr Trump's allies and the White House, but he did not disavow her.
Trump backs away from far-right activist Loomer's comments but welcomes her support
Former President Donald Trump faced questions about right-wing conspiracy theorist and supporter Laura Loomer, who Republican allies criticized for making a racist post about Vice President Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump and JD Vance’s claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio are baseless and deranged. But there is a political logic behind them.
The buildings were evacuated, and authorities with explosive-detection dogs swept and cleared them, officials said.
Pontiff (87) says not welcoming migrants is a ‘grave’ sin and both candidates are ‘against life’
Donald Trump has held a press conference in Kamala Harris's home state of California, while the vice president is holding a rally in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Pope Francis has criticised both candidates and urged voters to choose the "lesser evil".
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S.
An Ohio woman whose Facebook post sparked harmful rumours about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield — accusations repeated by former president Donald Trump at Tuesday’s debate — has admitted
Pope Francis made the remarks after a 12-day international tour and said both US presidential hopefuls have policies that are "against life".
Loomer, who accompanied Trump on flight to TV debate, made comments at white nationalist conference in 2022
Trump’s bizarre rant about pet-eating Haitians is just the latest in a hoary US tradition of scapegoating immigrants
Her presence among Trump's entourage comes as he made a number of staff changes, including bringing back veterans of his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
The ex-president repeated the rightwing talking point during the debate with Harris, and now even Fox News is validating it
Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump after he faced another apparent assassination attempt, though she separately condemned him for "hateful" peddling of false stories about Haitian migrants eating pets.
At least two women in the state have died after they could not access abortion-related medical care, investigative news outlet ProPublica reported Monday
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During the televised US presidential debate on 10 September, Trump made a false claim that illegal Haitian immigrants who were settled in Springfied, Ohio, were 'eating the cats and dogs' of the residents living there.
MAGA mouthpieces are denouncing Kamala Harris for calling Trump a “threat to democracy.” Trump shouldn’t worry about what Harris says – it's his words that should scare him.
After Trump proclaimed 'I hate Taylor Swift' Sunday, Mahomes was reportedly left shaken 'to the core' and is reconsidering how she feels about the GOP presidential candidate.
Amber Thurman's death occurred just two weeks after Georgia's strict abortion ban was enacted in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn nationwide abortion rights.
Trump's interview with the National Association of Black Journalists featured the Republican candidate repeatedly questioning Harris’ racial identity, baselessly claiming that she had “turned Black” at some point in her
Trump's interview with the National Association of Black Journalists featured the Republican candidate repeatedly questioning Harris’ racial identity, baselessly claiming that she had “turned Black” at some point in her
Trump's interview with the National Association of Black Journalists featured the Republican candidate repeatedly questioning Harris’ racial identity, baselessly claiming that she had “turned Black” at some point in her
“Why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?" Melania Trump asked.
A panel of longtime political commentators agreed that Donald Trump may have always been a little "crazy" or nutty in a laughable way, but they're now concerned he's "dribbling the apple sauce" — meaning they believe he is showing signs of a cognitive decline. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, fo...
The “Uncommitted” movement, which sprung up during the Democratic primaries in opposition to the Biden administration’s policy on the war in Gaza, said Thursday it would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after her campaign again spurned activists pushing for a halt to US military aid to Israel and an immediate ceasefire.
Kylie Kelce has been married to now-retired NFL champion Jason Kelce for six years and are parents to three kids.
Offensive posts by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson were removed from the pornographic website Nude Africa on Thursday, hours after a CNN KFile investigation revealed a series of inflammatory comments posted on the forum by the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina.
Kamala Harris has attacked Republican rival Donald Trump and his party as "hypocrites" over abortion, as the first voters cast their ballots for November's knife-edge US election.
Speaking at the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, Trump expressed frustration over trailing Harris in polls among American Jews.
In 2020, they were accused of violating the terms of their agreement with the Royal Family after they urged Americans to "vote against hate speech."
Mike DeWine criticizes pair in New York Times op-ed for repeating racist claims about Haitian immigrants
Kamala Harris has agreed to take part in a second presidential debate in October and has urged Donald Trump to also accept the invitation. Follow the latest updates below and listen to the latest Daily podcast while you scroll.
Donald Trump has been lying about Oprah Winfrey to "exaggerate his importance" to her, a report says.Trump took a shot at Oprah on his Truth Social platform late Saturday night, saying she is not the woman he once knew after watching her sit-down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.On Truth ...
A comprehensive update on U.S. domestic news: racial discrimination in the workforce, changes in violent and hate crime rates, Texas suing over an endangered species, EV funding, Russian AI election interference, Phoenix heat records, Boeing's labor conflict, a thwarted electoral change, a Colorado mass shooting verdict, and charges against a Trump assassination suspect.
A Haitian nonprofit in Ohio filed criminal charges Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance for "baseless fearmongering" over immigration and pet-eating claims in Springfield.
A Haitian nonprofit filed a criminal affidavit accusing Trump and running mate JD Vance of crimes including aggravated menacing and making false alarms.
Soaring child care costs are a major financial drain on millions of U.S. families. Here's what the Harris and Trump campaigns say they would do to address it.
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump's recent comments about reproductive rights, saying he needs to trust women to make their own decisions.
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need Donald Trump to be their “protector,” but instead need the former president “to trust them” to make their own reproductive decisions.
Both events will be aired on Univision, the country’s premier Spanish-language network, as both campaigns duel to capture the Hispanic vote in November.
Robinson, who has been endorsed by Trump, allegedly referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" in a post to a porn website.
Paul Feig says Trump supporters lashed out at the all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot in 2016 after Donald Trump called out the movie in a post.
In a Wisconsin speech, Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric against undocumented immigrants and personally attacked Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump accused immigrants of violent crimes and Harris of mental impairment, while Harris criticized Trump for fearmongering. Immigration remains a pivotal issue in the upcoming election.
Ex-president speaks in Prairie du Chien flanked by anti-immigrant posters and lobs insults at Harris and Biden
Donald Trump called Democrat Kamala Harris "mentally impaired" and said illegal immigrants are out to cut the throats of ordinary Americans in their own homes as he doubled down on the racially charged rhetoric fueling his unprecedented bid to regain the US presidency.
A small fly stole Donald Trump's thunder at the former president's rally on Saturday, causing him to rant about how things wouldn't have been like this years ago. Trump spoke at an indoor rally in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where at one point he called Vice President Kamala Harris "a mentally ...
The Republican candidate for the US White House is struggling to close a gender gap in support, with Democrat Kamala Harris currently polling well ahead with American women. If his patriarchal approach works, it’ll probably be among insecure male voters.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, the Republican candidate for Senate, said former President Trump’s comments attacking Vice President Harris as mentally disabled are “outrageous and unacceptable."
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and conspiracy theorist expected to take up a role in a second Donald Trump administration, on Sunday morning called out US Rep. Marjorie Greene Taylor (R-GA) for allegedly neglecting her constituents for a football game.The self-described "white advocate" wrote ...
Comments made during speech widely criticised as offensive
Former Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, the controversial figure Donald Trump named to be his White House national security adviser, escalated violent rhetoric against Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, calling her "an enemy of America" and saying we're at "war." Sitting alongside conspiracy theorist a...
Donald Trump on Sunday proposed a new policy that many critics said is equivalent to legalizing "The Purge." Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he admitted that his attendees were "falling asleep" at one of his earlier rallies. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign noted that, as T...
Lindsey Graham pushes back on ex-president’s remarks as Minnesota’s Emmer says ‘we should stick on the issues’
Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and admirer of Donald Trump, has been in the news for a long time due to her inflammatory comments.
Republicans on Sunday sought to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s latest insults of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during a rambling weekend rally in Wisconsin in which he called her “mentally disabled.”
Caroline Rose Giuliani decries ‘destructive’ Trump and calls relationship with father ‘cartoonishly complicated’
Former President Trump sparked a new furor with comments over the weekend in which he disparaged Vice President Harris as “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled.”
Social media users accused the corporation of discriminating against Christians and Republican politicians for prohibiting certain names on its cans.
'Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?' the former first lady writes, as her husband campaigns for president on an anti-abortion platform.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign noted Donald Trump’s role in ending Roe v Wade in a statement reacting to Mrs Trump’s comments.
According to Trump, ‘Making America Great Again’ (MAGA) desperately requires mass deportation of unworthy and unwanted aliens, who weaken the nation. This discourse invokes a long tradition in American history, which thrives on claiming that some immigrant groups are unfit to be Americans
Melania Trump is reportedly set to voice strong support for reproductive rights, writing in her new memoir that a “woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty” grants her “the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.” In a copy of “Melania” obtained by The Guardian’s Martin Pengelly ahead of its release next Tuesday, the former first lady…
A roundup of US domestic news highlights includes a judge blocking Biden's student debt relief plan, Michigan urging action for Americans in Lebanon, Melania Trump diverging on abortion rights, and legal challenges surrounding noncitizen voting. Additionally, concerns rise over radiological security and political maneuverings ahead of upcoming elections.
The former congresswoman endorsed Harris.
The singer joined other famous faces including Taylor Swift in supporting the Democratic nominee.
Hostin asserted that Melania's recent comments about individual freedom might be more than just a personal statement.
Only two Bibles appear to fit Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters’s request for school classrooms, and they share a common thread.
Arab American Institute poll found Harris and Trump at roughly even levels of support among Arab Americans
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan to address concerns over U.S. support for Israel. Her campaign aims to regain support among voters who backed Joe Biden but may withhold votes due to her Middle East policy stance. Harris faces a tight race against Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris denounced Donald Trump as a ‘union buster’ as she campaigned in the labour stronghold
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over voters in western swing states who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of
"I've gotten a lot of abuse over the years for being enthusiastic," says Ben Elton. "The British don't like enthusiasm. I've always been an enemy of the idea that it's cool to be sneery and dismissive.
Mr Trump made the comments on Monday in a radio interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt.
A survey from CNBC Travel shows how politics, the prevalence of guns and the fear of physical violence affect interest among Southeast Asians to visit the U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are seeking to boost their support in the final 30 days of the campaign against Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Citing low voter turnout among those demographics, Trump urged them on Sunday to vote for him in this year's election.
Vice President Kamala Harris' appearance on "Call Her Daddy" is part of a larger media storm in an attempt to elbow Donald Trump out of the news cycle.
Kamala Harris appeared in a new episode of Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' podcast, where she spoke about Donald Trump, abortion rights and more.
Some Snoopy fans are enraged that an account dedicated to the beloved character is engaging with politics.
This summary covers recent US domestic news, including the Supreme Court's rulings on cases involving Donald Trump, the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to US scientists, and contentious issues surrounding immigration, taxation, election integrity, and state abortion laws.
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that aired Monday morning, former President Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her policies on the southern border and suggested that migrants have “bad genes.”
Kamala Harris's interview with "The View" discusses Donald Trump's lies and comments about hurricane relief.
The hurricane conspiracy theories Greene, Trump, and Musk are pushing do not bode well for the election.
The US faces multiple challenges: politicians condemn misinformation on hurricanes; Trump and Biden fight for key election areas; and storm disruptions lead to voting hurdles. US Supreme Court reviews a death penalty case amid rising hate against South Asian Americans due to political changes.
New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal compared former President Donald Trump hosting a campaign event in Madison Square Garden to an infamous Nazi party rally at MSG in 1939.
Janet Mills, the Governor of Maine, has a liking for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and they also share a prosecutional background.
Presidential candidate calls Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg ‘dumb’ and ‘demented’
In an exclusive interview, Melania Trump discusses her memoir, reflecting on Barron's upbringing and her childhood in 1980s Slovenia.
From Democrats to Republicans, black leaders denounced Obama's comments that it was "not acceptable" for black men to support Trump.
Rod of Iron Ministries is hosting its annual Freedom Festival this weekend in Pennsylvania.
Kamala Harris aims to energize Black male voters by focusing on economic policies tailored to their needs. Highlighting her agenda at an event in Detroit, Harris hopes to address concerns over her support within this crucial demographic as she faces Donald Trump in a closely contested race.
Vice President Kamala Harris visited North Carolina to aid hurricane recovery and campaign for Democrats. She met with Black leaders, prepared relief packages, and addressed economic plans, amid political tensions with former President Trump over disaster response criticism. Her visit aimed to boost early voting ahead of the elections.
Donald Trump was criticized online on Saturday after he made what some deemed as a "delusional" comment at an event in Nevada. Trump over the weekend appeared at a roundtable discussion with Latin American supporters in Las Vegas. At that event, the former president made a comment that confused ...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Saturday caught heat from critics who mocked her for what they perceived as a lack of self-awareness. Greene, a top congressional ally to Donald Trump, is known for promoting conspiracy theories. Most recently, for example, she insinuated that Democrats in t...
The richest man in the world has become obsessive about the stakes of the US election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to pray for America’s atonement and for Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Just weeks before the US election, polls suggest the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains a dead heat. In the key battleground state of Arizona, abortion might be a deciding factor.
Barack Obama came out blazing in Pennsylvania with a moral indignation that may help turn tide against Donald Trump’s lies
From Sly Stallone at the White House to Hulk Hogan at the RNC, Donald Trump has made no secret of his affinity for hyper-masculine men. But will the US fall for his action movie-inspired strongman shtick one more time?
Donald Trump proposed using the military on Election Day to target 'radical Left lunatics,' citing them as 'enemy from within.'
Kamala Harris emphasized the threat Donald Trump poses to U.S. democracy, amid ongoing speculation about his potential actions on Election Day. Highlighting her commitment to Black voters, Harris introduced new policies, including forgivable loans and support for Black entrepreneurs, aiming to bridge the gap in voter support.
The new poll shows the vice president with the same support from Black voters which Joe Biden received in 2020.
As she steps up her appeals to Black voters, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a popular Black radio program Tuesday, saying she is still open to slavery reparations and slamming former President Donald Trump for allegedly sending Covid tests to Russia “when Black people were dying” back home.
The Post's Cindy Adams recalls her experience with Roy Cohn — whose relationship with Donald Trump is featured in "The Apprentice."
DETROIT (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would try to “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men nationwide as she promised to push for legislatio
Singer Rufus Wainwright, whose version of the song was used, also issued a statement objecting to its use.
Democratic candidate Harris defends her prosecutorial past, pledges marijuana decriminalization, and police reform to regain Black male voters' support. Despite facing misinformation and challenges from Trump supporters, she emphasizes economic proposals. Interviewed by Charlamagne tha God, Harris also plans to appear on Fox News and Joe Rogan's podcast.
Canadian singer ‘horrified’ to learn of former president’s use of his record during campaign event
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a combative Fox News interview, criticized Republicans for blocking immigration reform and defended President Biden's mental fitness. Courting Republican voters in Pennsylvania, Harris emphasized bipartisan support amidst Trump's accusations, while asserting her campaign is distinct from Biden's presidency.
Trump claims "father of IVF" title at Georgia women's town hall, trails Harris on women's issues.
Donald Trump called himself the 'father of IVF' at a town hall for women voters on Wednesday
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stood by debunked claims that immigrants in Ohio were eating pets, telling Latino voters during a town hall he was "just saying what was reported".
Donald Trump platformed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for a rally in Georgia, where she made remarks about reproductive freedom that seem counterproductive GOP’s electoral hopes.
Trump commemorated Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, whose death anniversary is on Saturday.
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Vance has suggested that Trump adopt Yarvin’s dictatorial proposal to “retire all government employees” and dismantle the federal bureaucracy.
Black conservative radio host Shelley Wynter broke down the Black male electorate into “house African Americans and field African Americans” during an appearance Wednesday on CNN.
Donald Trump is using a mash up of Taylor Swift's "22" and MAGA rapper Forgiato Blow's "Trump Trump Baby" in a campaign video aimed at appealing to women.
Some of us may not like Donald Trump, but here is a litany of reasons why Kamala Harris and Democrats are a bigger threat to the Constitution.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump each take different approaches on issues that affect a key voting bloc in most presidential elections.
Experts say that while Donald Trump and the Republican party say IVF treatments in the US are not at risk, signs are pointing otherwise.
Once interview-shy VP plunged into podcast populism and interview with shock-jock Howard Stern after polls showed her slipping against Trump
US domestic news highlights Elon Musk's controversial election promise, Rachel Sweet's abortion rights campaign, US-Israel strategic maneuvers, and Black maternal health advocacy amidst the approaching presidential election. Other stories include a collapsed dock in Georgia and escalating Harris-Trump campaign dynamics.
Kamala Harris slammed a recent comment Donald Trump made at a rally this weekend, saying he "has not earned the right" to be president again.
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Before the 2020 polls, Arizona would have been considered a Republican stronghold. However, things changed in 2020 when the state turned blue and voted for Biden. One of the major reasons for that was Trump's disrespect to late senator and war veteran John McCain
The exonerated Central Park Five defendants are suing Trump for defamation over comments he made during his debate with Harris.
Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump, describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be removed from American politics.
Saturday Night Live’s 50th season lacks what made Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin so definitive.
Scott Jennings engaged in a back-and-forth with op-ed columnist Catherine Rampell after he tried to defend Donald Trump's position on reproductive health care.
The Republican presidential nominee repeatedly denigrated the current US Vice President on Tuesday, describing her as ‘lazy’ and with a ‘low IQ’.
Bautista urged the audience to not vote for the GOP nominee during his more than two-minute monologue.
The crowd at the Univision town hall event left the former President Donald Trump with a crowd full of Hispanics.
Stacey Williams says the former president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them
A racist comment former President Donald Trump is reported to have made about murdered soldier Vanessa Guillén is drawing backlash from some Hispanics, but it could be tempered by her sister’s support for Trump and the current political divide among Latinos.
Store manager Ken Krajewski said the "urine manure spray" was also used inside the building by the alleged vandalizers early Monday morning.
Bruce Springsteen called Donald Trump a 'tyrant' between performances at a Kamala Harris rally in Atlanta.
WHY HAVE DEMOCRATS PLAYED THE HITLER CARD? In the last few weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris's national polling lead over former President Donald Trump has been shrinking. Look at four prominent polling averages. In late September, Harris's lead in the RealClearPolitics average of national polls was 2.2 points. Today it is 0.2 points. In late August, Harris's
The F-word is one of the Left’s favorite swear words, and Kamala Harris' applying it to Donald Trump must be emotionally satisfying, whether it makes any sense on the merits or politically.
An applicant with Trump's record and resumé would struggle to get offered a day shift overseeing the drive-thru. Yet with little over a week to go before Election Day, he stands a strong chance of being rehired for the most powerful job on the planet.
In Michigan, Trump and Harris campaign to win over Muslim voters and others concerned about Israel and the auto industry's future. Trump promises peace and economic revival, while Obama supports Harris focusing on healthcare and women's rights. The race remains tight with early voting underway.
At Kalamazoo event, former first lady and vice-president argue Trump has no credibility on women’s issues
In her first stop on 2024 campaign trail, former first lady Michelle Obama delivered an urgent message to men, arguing that the election could have life or death consequences for the women they love.
Michelle Obama focused her remarks heavily on women's healthcare at her first appearance on the campaign trail this election cycle.
The necklace was just the beginning, as Lara also made headlines with her spirited defense of Trump, dismissing allegations of racism.
The podcast host opened Trump's MSG rally with an anti-immigrant set
Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday began with a series of profane attacks on Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, other Democratic leaders, Puerto Rico and migrants sheltering in the city.
Donald Trump, leading a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden, faced criticism as allies made racist and misogynistic remarks. Trump's attempt to rally support against Kamala Harris included controversial speakers like Rudy Giuliani. Critics accused Trump of fueling divisive rhetoric reminiscent of past pro-Nazi gatherings.
Donald Trump's rally today at Madison Square Garden was marked by an opening lineup of speakers who joked about Puerto Rico being a "floating pile of garbage," ranted about "f---ing illegals" and declared that Kamala Harris was the "antichrist.
During a Harris rally in Michigan on Saturday, the former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women
Some experts have warned that the racist remarks made by a speaker at Trump's rally Sunday night could hurt his election chances.
With just over a week until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe opened a rally for the former president calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
The racist comments have drawn intense anger and reignited the criticism over Trump's handling of Hurricane Maria's devastating aftermath in Puerto Rico.
MAGA faithful wait hours for the event — but many streamed out as soon as Trump took stage 2.5 hours late.
The Trump-aligned comic known for making racist jokes reportedly was set to make a joke that could potentially offend women, no matter their political leanings.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) responded to the controversial insult joke about Puerto Rico made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally.
Marc Anthony is the latest Puerto Rican recording artist to speak out against a Trump-supporting comedian's swipe at the U.S. territory as "a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.
If you can’t beat em, smear em — and anyone who is voting for them. That’s the prevailing motto of the panicked Dems, who are projecting...
"By assuming we all want the same thing, Donald Trump is ignoring those of us who believe that children are our collective responsibility."
Democrats believed Arab Americans were part of their permanent rainbow coalition that would only grow — but alienated them with bad far-left policies.
Republicans join Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in condemning comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments
“I could never understand why he was that way,” John Kelly said while speaking about Donald Trump’s remarks.
Storied investor Vinod Khosla, founder and partner at Khosla Ventures, and more recently one of the first checks into OpenAI, veered off topic during a
In the September debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said something so ludicrous that many viewers must have dismissed it out of hand.
The president appeared to refer to Trump supporters as “garbage,” although he and the White House quickly said he had misspoken and was referring to the...
The Puerto Rican, Bronx-born singer is set to address the crowd just days after an opening act at Trump's MSG rally denigrated Latinos and Puerto Rico.
Since comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for Donald Trump Sunday, congressional candidates have been trying to use the comment to their advantage.
The posters appears to call for a ban on Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats.
Two statues, in Philadelphia and Portland, placed behind, and next to, official nude sculptures were quickly removed
It shocks them. We should be shocked, too.
Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.
Abortion rights do not hinge on who is elected president, or on which party controls Congress. The issue is out of their hands.
NBA star LeBron James endorsed Kamala Harris for president, joining other celebrities like Beyonce and Oprah Winfrey in support. James posted a video critiquing Trump’s rhetoric. Harris, running against Trump, aims to strengthen Black male support amid concerns of their shifting loyalty.
A local business owner is planning to host Donald Trump on Friday in Dearborn, Michigan.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris said that former US President Donald Trump is 'offensive to everybody' after the Republican presidential nominee said that he would protect women 'whether they like it or not'
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Arizonans to turn out to vote for a measure reaffirming abortion access — and to support her while they’re at it...
An in-law of Donald Trump said the former Republican president is going to do well with Arab and Muslim American voters because they are sick of the Democratic Party's "woke ideology."
Arizona's Attorney General investigates Donald Trump over comments possibly violating state laws on death threats against critic Liz Cheney during a campaign event. Trump's remarks have drawn widespread condemnation, with opponents accusing him of endorsing violence against political adversaries.
The former president leaned heavily into his agenda of hate and menace in a week as unedifying as it was unhinged
The remarks from the insult comedian with the transgressive brand were terrible. But it was also a mistake for him to speak to an audience bigger than he understood, causing him to bomb even bigger than he would’ve otherwise
Outrage has followed the release of a video from a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania that seemed to depict Kamala Harris tied to a golf cart carrying a man wearing a mask of Donald Trump.
In a surprising declaration at a rally in Henderson, Nevada, former President Donald Trump boldly referred to himself as the ’father of IVF’. As debates on reproductive rights intensify, the Harris campaign swiftly countered, accusing Trump of undermining IVF access with his policies.
Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam on Wednesday revoked his endorsement of Donald Trump, after Tony Hinchcliffe's rally joke calling Puerto Rico "garbage."
Trump’s criminality, venality, misogyny, xenophobia and psychological instability render him unfit for any office
The Democratic strategist said "these people are so f**king stupid" for comparing Donald Trump's violent rhetoric to Vice President Kamala Harris' minor gaffes.
The former president is courting a key group with macho rhetoric and podcast appearances, but in the process risks alienating women.
I think that is how it will be for me, as an artist, if Trump wins -- I’ll feel that I’m in a lockdown, that a plague has spread across the country and maybe the world, that I must focus on survival, and, crucially, that a part of that survival is the ability to write about it
Kamala Harris said Friday Kennedy is ‘exact last person’ who should be setting policy for families and children
Sophie Sassoon, a Brit who says she became a US citizen to vote for Donald Trump, was cheered when she wore a trash bag to the polls last week to protest President Biden calling MAGA supporters “garbage.’’
Opinion polls show the pair locked in a tight race, with Harris bolstered by strong support among women voters while Trump gains ground with Hispanic voters, especially men.
Paul Myler, until two months ago Australia’s deputy chief of mission in Washington, says Donald Trump has focused too much on chasing votes from young, disgruntled males.
"Why would you place your faith in somebody who instituted a so-called Muslim ban?" Obama asks while stumping in Wisconsin.
A new poll suggests conventional political wisdom has been seriously underrating the scale of women’s fury over abortion bans and their revulsion at Trump’s cartoonishly macho campaign.
Beneath the surface of a tight presidential race and NBC News' tied final national poll, the handful of voters who have wavered in recent weeks illustrated the...
This extraordinary election wasn't about Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, but something much more fundamental: Americans rising up and declaring independence from the centralized power of Washington, DC.
The election of President-Elect Donald Trump has triggered a surge of social media posts and internet search interest in South Korea’s fringe feminist “4B movement."
Some states continue to fight these restrictions in court, with advocates challenging recent bans, while others have worked to secure protections for abortion access through legislation.
A New York Times column claimed that America "revealed her true self" to black women after President-elect Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday.
A network of organised disinformation sows doubt, kills policy reform and keep us at odds as we debate Trump-mania
Beyonce leads with 11 Grammy nominations, Diddy faces legal troubles with denied bail, The Cure tops UK charts after 32 years, John Malkovich's play sparks protests in Bulgaria, Warner Bros sees potential in Trump's presidency for industry deals, and charges are filed after Liam Payne's tragic death.
Clip of "Saturday Night Live" cast and Dana Carvey as Elon Musk fake-supporting Trump in cold open
The first “Saturday Night Live” since Donald Trump’s election victory began with the most somber of tones as a group of plainly dressed cast members, primarily women and minorities, described their new reality.
George W. Bush in a recent interview downplayed the division in the United States, simply telling citizens that they should "turn to religion." Former President Bush, who has criticized Donald Trump in the past but stopped short of endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, has come under fire for st...
The “metropolitan liberal left has been going down a particularly self-destructive path in recent years,” thunders Nick Tyrone at Spiked; if those “liberals hadn’t done so many things wrong, Trump almost certainly would have lost.”
As the racial makeup of America changed, Americans started seeing their political choices less and less through the lens of race
Scientific American chief editor Laura Helmuth apologized Friday for her utterly classless Election Night rants against Donald Trump and his voters. It’s a start, but a lot of self-examination needs to follow.
Progressives are pushing back against claims that "culture wars" cost them in the 2024 election but acknowledged now is a time for reflection for all Democrats.
Op-ed: Second season of Netflix's "Arcane" includes a storyline that parallels the problems dating fascists
Hinchcliffe informed “the mainstream media” and those offended by his comments that his comedy routine is “what I do."
Only two types of people will tell you to separate yourself from your friends and family because of ideological differences: cult leaders and domestic abusers.
Donald Trump's win, driven by a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-religious coalition, showed that divisive diversity, equity and inclusion policies are widely unpopular — and he intends to dismantle them.
Celeb-spotters at the nation’s airports have been disappointed this past week.
Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’
A group of Democratic-leaning advocates say their polling shows that Trump did not win a majority of Latino men and that Latinos still support progressive policies.
A cavalcade of Trump fans trolled an A-List California enclave filled with lefty celebs such as Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle by driving their “Trump Train’’ right through it Saturday.
Donald Trump’s opposition to trans surgeries for inmates and to males playing in female sports aren’t right-wing positions — they’ve only become perceived as such because progressives have embraced these once-absurd ideas.
Educators are sounding the alarm about Donald Trump’s choice to put the former WWE chief executive at the helm of public education.
Trump's pick for director of national intelligence could face questions over her ties to the Science of Identity Foundation.
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members.
Canada’s top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax on Saturday.
Although much of the electorate shifted right to varying degrees in 2024, young men were one of the groups that swung sharply toward Trump.
Young men shifted toward Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election in a change from recent years, when most young male voters backed the Democratic candidate.
President-elect Donald Trump should let the Supreme Court rule in the Skrmetti case on puberty blockers for kids. It would then likely OK state bans on them, which would be a huge victory for child welfare.
A former 'The Apprentice' staff alleged, “Melania didn’t live with him [Donald] in Trump Tower either, she lived with her boyfriend.”
Photos showing Jill Biden and Donald Trump sharing a seemingly warm conversation sparked reactions across social media.
Vanessa Trump and Donald Trump Jr. tied the knot in a lavish wedding after he proposed to her with a $100,000 ring in New Jersey.
Tulsi Gabbard, nominated as the Director of National Intelligence by President-elect Donald Trump, visited the Akshardham Temple in New Jersey. She praised the temple's essence of unity and peace, addressing over 1,000 devotees. Gabbard's history includes being the first Hindu American elected to the US House of Representatives.
Fluent in six languages, Melania became the only First Lady in US history whose native language wasn’t English.
A series of significant events unfolded in the US, including Starbucks worker strikes in major cities, threats of travel disruptions due to a potential government shutdown, and political tension as Trump imposes conditions on debt ceiling policies and plans to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, student debt reduction efforts continue under Biden's administration.
Ronny Chieng on his new Netflix special, including his MAGA jokes became relevant again. Also, expectations at 'The Daily Show' as Trump returns.
'Border czar' Tom Homan told NewsNation mixed-status families should "self-deport" to avoid dire conditions.
The U.S. faces potential debt defaults, while Starbucks battles NLRB rulings. Chinese cyber threats target telecoms, and TikTok laws stir free-speech concerns. Trump navigates visa debates and potential TikTok bans, as U.S. homelessness rises sharply. Mega Millions jackpot winner emerges in California.
A Colorado man will spend New Year's Eve behind bars, accused of bias crimes for allegedly trying to strangle a TV news reporter while saying, “This is Trump’s America now,” officials said.
It was recently reported that Amazon is putting out a Melania Trump documentary, but many onlookers are looking forward to skipping it. The Wall Street Journal is among the news outlets that on Sunday reported that Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has officially "licensed what it said was ...
An Indian American Dhol band from Texas will perform in the presidential parade from Capitol Hill to the White House after Donald Trump's swearing-in. This marks a milestone for the Indian community and showcases India’s rich musical traditions to a global audience, reflecting deepening US-India cultural ties.
"I plan to spend the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my district at community events that feed our collective soul."
Meta Platforms is dismantling its U.S. fact-checking program and altering content moderation policies in response to criticism from conservatives. The move comes as Mark Zuckerberg aims to repair relations with President-elect Trump. These changes prioritize free speech and reduce proactive content scanning on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Online giant is among several companies ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs before Trump takes office
Comedian Bill Maher's new special was predictable and out of touch, a professor argued Sunday.Georgetown University Jewish Civilization professor Jacques Berlinerblau has previously claimed that Donald Trump is creating entirely new types of antisemitism.Over the weekend, he turned his sights to Mah...
Amid intense NCAA pressures, Olivia Dunne’s latest TikTok took an unexpected turn. So what name made her stop midway?
Country music icon Carrie Underwood is slated to perform 'America the Beautiful' at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Known for her non-political stance, Underwood sees this as an opportunity for national unity. The inauguration follows a contested election where Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Forecasters predict another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe and make Donald Trump’s second inauguration the coldest in 40 years.
Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Organized by People’s March and other nonprofit groups, the protests highlighted opposition to Trump's policies with slogans and signs, showing support for women's rights, immigration, and equality.
What does the law say about birthright citizenship? We have your answers.
Trump’s pardons have drawn criticism from abortion rights advocates, who argue the move reflects his strong opposition to abortion access.
President Donald Trump's administration aggressively moved to dismantle federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, impacting over 150 national security officials and sidelining numerous initiatives. The move is part of Trump's broader strategy to reshape the federal bureaucracy, prioritizing a merit-based system and phasing out what he deemed as divisive policies.
Trump on Monday signed an executive order declaring that the government would recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable.
Federal agency workers say that professional groups meant to support employees, many of whom are from marginalized backgrounds, are under threat from President Donald Trump’s DEI executive order.
Executive order is Trump’s latest move to reverse policies by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their care
Southern California's local Muslim community is closely monitoring changes in immigration policy underway by the Trump administration.
The old biases the women’s movement railed against so persuasively have been replaced by new biases, almost as unfair and opaque as those of the ancien régime.
The US domestic news highlights several contentious moves by President Donald Trump's administration, including healthcare appointments, education reforms, immigration policies, legal challenges, and economic decisions. These developments emphasize Trump's bold and sometimes divisive strategies influencing American society and governance.
Order appears to target students and activists who engaged in pro-Palestinian protests after Hamas attack on 7 October
President Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as "critical race theory" and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.
The U.S. domestic news focus on controversies surrounding President Trump's actions. Native Americans allege harassment by ICE agents, while appointments like Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. face scrutiny. A tragic air disaster and criticisms about Trump’s DEI orders and transgender rights draw public attention, alongside jobless claims and legal matters involving Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
In a video posted to instagram, Selena Gomez wept for "my people getting attacked" — a reference to President Trump's ICE raids. But, as Tom Homan has said, the initial raids are targeting migrant criminals.
“I am convinced that Melania Trump will usher in an era of distinction as first lady,” said friend Bill White.
As the Trump administration moves forward with its immigration agenda, immigration advocates across the country are mobilizing to protest.
Booing national anthem: Fans at the Clippers-Raptors game in Toronto booed the US national anthem hours after Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada.
Doctors weigh in on restrictions to gender-affirming care, missing research information and what else alarms them right now.
Contrary to the US president's claim that many countries have offered to help take Palestinians in, none have done so publicly.
The former fiancée of American 5342 Capt. Jonathan Campos is furious that DEI comments made by President Trump have encouraged false conclusions.
Thousands of demonstrators in cities across California and in Los Angeles gathered on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions.
The decision, effective immediately, came a day after President Trump signed an order barring transgender girls and women from playing in women’s sports at federally funded educational institutions.
In his military-industrial complex speech, Eisenhower didn't just target the Pentagon. He also singled out science and technology.
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Live updates as the Senate weighs Cabinet nominees and federal workers consider buyouts.
At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Mr. Trump took a moment to speak of bipartisan comity. Just hours earlier, he torched the federal bureaucracy, the global order, the media and Democrats.
Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott offered support Thursday for President Donald Trump’s recent executive order seeking to ban transgender women from...
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) is “awaiting further guidance” following President Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.
‘He’s got enough problems with his wife.’
The president's social media post on Saturday prompted critics to compare him to former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Adams delivered the heated remark while speaking at an event at Brooklyn's Rehoboth Cathedral — a gathering billed as a rally for his reelection in June's Democratic mayoral primary.
Large crowds gathered at the State House on Presidents Day to rally against the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s moves to reshape the government.
The guidance reiterates the Trump administration's stance that male and female are the only two sexes, and that they cannot be changed.
Protestors have been gathering across the nation over the last few weeks to speak out against the Trump administration and Friday that happened in Eau Claire.
A judge in Seattle has blocked the government from withholding funds from hospitals in four states that sued
The Canadian comedian made a guest appearance over the weekend and sported a T-shirt bearing the slogan at the end of the show
Many of the protesters turned in support of Ukraine after Vance and President Trump signaled support for Russia on Friday.
The Trump administration says it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University. Multiple federal agencies announced Friday that they're canceling grants and contracts because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school’s lackluster efforts to squelch antisemitism on campus.
Trump celebrated the arrest of Mahmoud Kalil, a former student at Columbia University, in a Truth Social post.
President Donald Trump faces criticism from rights groups for using 'Palestinian' as a slur. Senate Democrats remain at odds over a funding bill as a shutdown looms. Trump's economic moves deemed 'erratic' by some Americans. Additionally, his administration rolls back environmental regulations, sparking further controversy.
American Federation of Teachers honcho Randi Weingarten’s sudden outrage over Team Trump’s plan to abolish the federal Department of Education is simply about losing her own power and influence.
Ashton had been tormented by fear that he would be rejected by his family in the weeks leading up to his coming out in 2012. But his father stood by him through therapy and doctor’s appointments.
How about that: Columbia University is at least pretending to cave to Trump administration demands to address its antisemitic cancers — prodded by threats to its vast taxpayer subsidies.
President Donald Trump's recent threat against lawyers and law firms targeting immigration lawsuits has sparked concerns from legal advocacy groups. Trump accuses these firms of fueling fraud in the immigration system. The American Civil Liberties Union criticizes the move as an intimidation tactic, further intensifying legal conflicts with the administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized a judge's ruling that blocked a ban on transgender troops, mocking her military authority. This ruling, against Trump's executive order, highlighted tensions between the administration and judiciary, amidst lawsuits and executive decisions impacting minority representation and military inclusivity.
Others stars who could help Bezos and Sanchez use their wedding as a display of their wealth and cultural clout in Trump's America include Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Gayle King.
An article covering Jackie Robinson's military history was removed and later restored on the Pentagon's website last week.
Young men across the world have been embracing right-wing politics, while young women have moved to the left. Will it happen in the Australian election too?
In an era of contention over race, gender, colonialism and the treatment of Indigenous peoples, figures on both the left and right have sought to shape the American historical narrative to their ideological leanings
Cory Booker, a New Jersey senator, said last night he intends to disrupt the "normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able".
As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out opposing voices.
Government downsizing, alarm over the economy and human rights concerns were the focus of the protests.
The demonstrations are planned for the National Mall in Washington, DC and other locations in all 50 states.
The demonstrations are planned for the National Mall in Washington, DC and other locations in all 50 states.
The Hands Off! Protests were organized at more than 1,200 locations, including in all 50 US states. Mass-action protests took place at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices.
When Liz Gabbitas joined thousands of fellow protesters Saturday in the US capital, she thought her message to the Trump administration would be best
Congress members Jamie Raskin, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar among speakers as demonstrators denounce ‘fascism’
Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of major US cities to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
Green-card holder and activist led campus pro-Palestinian rallies and is now fighting Trump effort to deport him
The "Hands Off!" protests were against the Trump administration's handling of government downsizing, human rights and the economy, among other issues.
There were about 1,400 protests against the Trump administration across all 50 states over the weekend
'Hands Off' Protestors Line Murrieta, Temecula City Streets Saturday - Murrieta, CA - Hundreds participated in Southwest Riverside County rallies to protest the actions of the Trump administration.
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Denialism is ever the enemy of truth; and the denial of reality always aids the oppressor
The necropolitics of Trump's attack on immigrants like Mahmoud Khalil: Death is the point.
President Donald Trump’s recent escalating rhetoric and actions across multiple fronts have alarmed political experts, who are now warning that the United States is not just drifting but accelerating toward fascism—and may have already crossed the threshold.“He’s threatening media companies who are ...
Montreal musician cancels American shows, highlighting the threats trans people face in this Trump era
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Gun violence and gun rights have been passionate debates in American society. People have made documentaries, drafted bills, made it their election agenda and learnt to live with both. President Trump sees guns as a means to stop violence
A federal judge ordered the transfer of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont, as she contests her arrest for pro-Palestinian advocacy. The judge cited constitutional concerns and supported Ozturk's free-speech claims. Her case highlights immigration policy issues under Donald Trump's administration.
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew Tate
The vice president, a Catholic convert, was due to meet on Saturday with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
By Alaa Elassar and Kristin Chapman, CNN (CNN) — A national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration has united an
Some organised community service-oriented events such as food drives, teach-ins and volunteering at local shelters.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
The disparate events ranged from a march through Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a demonstration at a Revolutionary War commemoration.
If Donald Trump can be president, Deborah Kelly reasoned, then she could start a religion. The artist's project began as a parody, but soon morphed into a genuine source of spiritual solace for a growing community.
The protests in Dallas, Fort Worth and McKinney are the latest in a series of nationwide days of action linked to the 50501 movement.
Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S.
Protests also planned outside Tesla car dealerships against billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against international students and Palestinian activists, Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly refuting the idea that the president's efforts are actually about fighting antisemitism.
Rosie O'Donnell said she left the U.S. to protect her autistic, nonbinary child from the Trump administration, including "crazy" RFK, Jr.
Native Americans both in New York and across the nation are joining President Trump's rallying cry to protect a Long Island school district from being forced by New York state to change its team name that is a nod to the town's indigenous history.
Gang experts and researchers said that while tattoos could carry gang-related meaning, they aren't enough to prove gang membership.
It would be wise to renew our faith in the three pillars – democracy, alliances, trade – that he seems determined to destroy
Trump and the pope exchanged criticisms over a decade, mostly related to the pope's plea for compassion for migrants
The Trump administration faces various controversies, including the deportation of foreign students, scrutiny of investment products linked to Trump Media, and new policies affecting media records. Additionally, there are tensions over livestock imports from Mexico and social security board funding, amid broader political disputes.
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, was also recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day during former President Joe Biden's term in 2021.
Trump claimed Democrats undermined Christopher Columbus' legacy by including Indigenous People's Day on the same holiday.
First lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance to advocate for the bill's passage earlier this year.
The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, saying authorities have received reports of race-based discrimination “permeating the operations”
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report
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President Donald Trump has signed the Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online.
A huge piece of protest art has been created outside one of Donald Trump's golf courses in Scotland.
Greenpeace UK has formed a portrait of the US president to mark the first 100 days of his second term in office
New sponsors and city funding are helping make up for sponsors who withdrew earlier this year as Trump administration targeted diversity programs.
Action in Deschutes national forest for wildfire prevention plan follows Trump order to increase timber production
USDA had suspended funds for child nutrition program after state said it would not bar trans girls from girls’ sports
The US president was non-committal about the Fifth Amendment of the US constitution.
‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us,’ say Catholic leaders
Mohsen Mahdawi, student detained by Ice last month, pens blistering attack on Trump’s deportation policies
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's newest surgeon general nominee is a burgeoning health influencer who has shared her approach to health care through appearances on some of the
Michael Feinstein criticizes the Kennedy Center and the Trump administration after several World Pride performances were canceled this month, calling it ‘government-sanctioned censorship.’
Harvard University has filed an expanded lawsuit against the Trump administration following the termination of $450 million in additional federal funding. This suit challenges broader funding freezes due to alleged antisemitism while arguing the government's actions violate First Amendment rights and threaten academic freedom.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Dem leaders are fanning the flames of speculation that President Trump is planning to pardon Derek Chauvin — the cop convicted of killing George Floyd — despite the president previously saying he hadn't heard of efforts to grant a reprieve.
A senior defense official described the rollout as a "complicated and lengthy" process intended to implement Trump's directive.
It’s more complicated than it should be.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn't until May 31. But for host city Washington D.C., the festivities start
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential nominee in 2024, made his remarks at the University of Minnesota's law school commencement ceremony.
The contrast of Pope Leo and Donald Trump goes far beyond Christendom or American economic power; it goes to what we want from our leaders, who we will follow, who we will heed, and where our future lies.
A MAGA influencer who has the president's ear is spreading conspiracy theories following former President Joe Biden's recent cancer announcement. Laura Loomer, who has been credited for getting certain White House officials fired because of her influential position in Trump's orbit, reacted to t...
Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer - but the news has triggered a heated reaction online, particularly from right-wing figures
Protestors gathered along sidewalks from Chicago to Aurora in a “human chain of solidarity” protesting Trump administration policies.
Billionaire Elon Musk pushed back on accusations that he was a Nazi sympathizer because of a hand gesture he made during one of President Donald Trump's rallies.In a Tuesday interview with CNBC, Musk accused the mainstream media of propaganda."What would an example of that be?" CNBC's David Faber wo...
U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
Environmentalists are contesting President Trump's order, which allows commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. They argue it removes vital protections, harming marine biodiversity. The lawsuit, supported by Earthjustice, highlights negative impacts on Native Hawaiian interests and the potential for ecological damage via longline fishing.
I’m going to make a confession in this introduction to my interview with Jennifer Mercieca, a professor of communication and journalism at Texas A&M.; Here it is: I have lost so much trust in democracy that I don’t know how to rebuild trust in democracy. She says that “anyone who supports democracy ...
The vast majority of messages were critical of 'that scumbag' McGregor, with many accusing the UFC fighter of 'hijacking our identity'
Donald Trump also accused Harvard University of dragging its feet in disclosing data on foreign students, implying a national security threat.
The U.S. President has a special gift for identifying juicy targets – and there is no juicier target in the 50 states than Harvard
President Trump’s antisemitism task force is demanding Harvard eliminate DEI and affirmative action, allow third-party oversight of many of its biggest academic programs and turn over the identities of international students and anti-Israel protesters.
President Trump has shifted the Overton window in the culture away from woke, and it’s hard to imagine it shifting all the way back.
A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University likely violates the Constitution.
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just pilloried both President Donald Trump and conspiracy theorists in a satirical YouTube video entitled: "The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel: Is Trump a Time Traveler?"Assuming the persona of a conspiratorial YouTube host (even telling viewers "never trust anything ...
International Trade Union Confederation issued report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsened
Editorial: Republicans say they want more babies, but seek to strip away healthcare and food support, undermine migrant families and remove labour protections for the young
AB Hernandez, 16, ties for first place in two events as Trump administration threatens to withhold federal funding
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After national outcry, Trump officials reverses decision to end humanitarian parole for four-year-old and family
Zohran Mamdani, a leading progressive candidate for mayor, ripped conservative City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino on Tuesday for suggesting he should be deported from the U.S. for his political views, calling her comment "a reflection" of how Donald Trump has emboldened "extremists."
President Trump’s effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.
Efforts to slash childcare and other social spending will compound the difficulties of raising young kids
Education secretary said ‘if you’re giving facts on both sides’ of Tulsa race massacre and Ruby Bridges, it wouldn’t be DEI
This almighty row has all the hallmarks of an ugly celebrity breakup, but has implications far beyond their billionaire clique.
"This 2025 version of Trump's 2017 'Muslim ban' turns the so-called American dream into a nightmare for millions around the globe," writes Sky's David Blevins.
Marchers in Washington celebrated LGBTQ+ pride with vibrant displays near the White House, simultaneously protesting President Trump's rollback of queer rights. Thousands gathered to protect existing rights while highlighting military representations. Despite political tensions, participants like Carrie Blanton embraced personal growth and unity.
Elon Musk seemed to jokingly reconsider his stance on Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill after California Democrat Adam Schiff came to his defense.
The star has been outspoken in his criticisms of US President Donald Trump
LGBTQ2S+ people and supporters from around the world marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday in a joyful celebration meant to show defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of queer rights.
Cleaners remove graffiti and burned cars after mostly peaceful protests that saw some vandalism and violence
Six Americans tell the BBC that there's clearly a problem in Los Angeles - they just don't agree with who's at fault.
South Florida's Cuban-American community supports President Trump, but some members are uneasy with his immigration policies. "I'm not for deporting people without criminal records."
A curfew has been enforced in downtown LA as anti-ICE protests persist. Here's why the Marines and National Guard troops have been deployed there. And, Trump appeals his criminal conviction today.
With the federalized National Guard deployed against the state's wishes and the Marines on the way to L.A., there are growing concerns about the policing role of the military.
Inside tech's anti-college movement: 'If you have to go to college, it's probably because you're mediocre.'
The California Governor addressed the nation as he pushed back against Trump’s response to unrest in L.A.
The global watchdog of doping in sports said Wednesday it will urge public authorities to shut down the drug-fueled Enhanced Games planned in Las Vegas next year.
"Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles," Abbott's office said in a statement.
The White House attempted to clarify Donald Trump's call for the use of force on "any" protesters who show up at the parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary.
As anti-immigration raid protests continue for the sixth day in Los Angeles, a group of 30 regional mayors came together to stand in support and solidarity.
Le gouverneur démocrate de la Californie, Gavin Newsom, a prononcé, le 10 juin, un discours, présenté comme une « allocution solennelle », en réaction à la répression militarisée des manifestations à Los Angeles suscitées par l’arrestation en masse d’immigrés…
Bill isn't buying what the MAHA movement is selling.
But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.
His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition.
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Die Proteste in Los Angeles spielen Donald Trump in die Hände, sagt der US-Migrationsexperte Muzaffar Chishti. Er erklärt, welche Pläne die Regierung eigentlich verfolgt.
In Los Angeles soll eine Ausgangssperre die Proteste abschwächen. Doch die Wut unter den Demonstrierenden ist groß. Und Trump scheint zur weiteren Eskalation bereit.
Amidst protests and national unrest, the June 14 parade is poised to be one of the most polarizing public events in D.C. in years.
The president may love Les Mis—but he completely misunderstands it.
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Yet again, I’m running out of ways to explain how bad this is.
The coalition of organizations behind the protests say the parade is being fueled by Trump's ego. The parade, which is not formally linked to Trump, will mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
A lot happened this week, and NPR has you covered. Catch up on the big news and culture moments you might have missed.
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
Here are images from the rallies.
Across the nation today, thousands of protests are being organized by left-wing groups, unions, and other organizations, with chants of “No Kings, No Kings, ...
“Our state lost a great leader and I lost the dearest of friends,” Gov. Walz said of the killing of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are being held across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C.
Grok cheered. Claude refused. The results say something about who controls the AI, and what it’s allowed to say.
The United States is a fraying society, torn apart by polarization, intense disagreement, and ratcheting extremism.
The senator failed America on vaccines.
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The original was a Seventies cartoon kiddie-folk history lesson that the indie-rock heroes updated for the Nineties. It's absolutely in the spirit of what's going on right now
Nathan Lane recently said that if Trump knew that the gay-themed series "Mid-Century Modern" was on the air, he'd have it taken down.
Demonstrations and marches against Trump policies are planned in more than 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.
Demonstrators filled streets and parks across the country on Saturday, taking part in a nationwide day of protests to counter the actions of the Trump administration and the president’s plans for a military parade this evening in Washington, D.C. In downtown …
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Hours before tanks rumbled into Washington for Donald Trump’s military parade, ground shaking applause erupted in DC for someone who couldn’t be more opposed to everything the president stands for — author and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman. The renowned jou…
The only real surprise about the clashes in Los Angeles is that anyone is surprised by them. Of course Donald Trump, in an attempt to get his moribund deportation numbers up, sent masked goons to indiscriminately snatch undocumented immigrants from their work…
Trump's war against the Constitution, Congressional oversight powers, and legislation escalates with the man-handling of Senator Padilla
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's policies, especially its most recent immigration crackdown. But some of those with the deepest understanding of …
The parade will coincide with thousands of protests nationwide against the Trump administration’s policies.
Boelter may have impersonated a law enforcement officer in the attacks on the two Democratic lawmakers.
90% of dads qualify for paid leave, only 25% take it. A new campaign from Moms First aims to close the gap by reframing fatherhood through connection and care.
For decades, Black communities have revered the history of Black Wall Street. Since Trump, many are newly inspired to organize their own
The "Materialists" star said that the Oscar-nominated "Apprentice" actor has been offering to team up for a play for years, but it has yet to happen.
Thousands gathered in Los Angeles with handmade signs, Colonial costumes and riffs on drag queens, turning the anti-Trump demonstration into a creative spectacle of resistance.
Trying to stream live news about things like Israel-Iran or the ICE protests? Here’s what cord-cutters can watch from CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.
Sally Ride’s story goes beyond space. The new SALLY documentary reveals how identity, silence, and STEM culture shaped one of America’s most iconic scientists.
A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.
Former President Barack Obama took to social media on Sunday to address immigration as protests against Trump's overhaul of immigration continue to grip the nation.
The debate about the Minnesota shooter's politics is now a predictable manifestation of America's polarization.
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Let’s talk about constitutional hypocrisy so brazen, so comprehensive, so morally bankrupt that it would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous to the republic. I’ve learned something about modern Republicans that crystallizes everything wrong with our curre…
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance for most families, an expansion of Medica…
Back in February, I flew to Amsterdam to report on a high-stakes experiment the city had recently conducted: a pilot program for what it called Smart Check, which was its attempt to create an effective, fair, and unbiased predictive algorithm to try to detect…
The auteur is set to tour the country with "An Evening With Francis Ford Coppola and 'Megalopolis'" that will include a discussion about "How to Change Our Future."
Critics have denounced the US ruling as endangering transgender youth by preventing medical access to puberty blockers.
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected industry fixture detained outside church
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Darrin Anderson, CEO of the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia, discusses the importance of the holiday, and how people can celebrate.
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"Many people who used to say one thing, have absolutely shifted," French Gates said in an interview this week.
"I immediately hated my choice, but I did not yet believe it to be wrong."
The rollback of LGBTQ rights and inclusion echoes a deeply consequential chapter of American history: the Lavender Scare.
The Black Conservative Federation is launching a two-day summit in Washington, D.C., next month aimed at uniting and elevating Black conservatives.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unloaded on her Supreme Court colleagues in a series of sharp dissents, castigating a "pure textualism" approach to interpreting laws.
Our crisis of work and technology is one in which too many people feel that nobody sees them as a fellow human being
Nothing like playing make-believe as a member of the working class to further line your own pockets, am I right? I wonder where she got that from...
I need to say something that will be deeply uncomfortable for many of you: if you have friends, family, or colleagues defending what’s happening right now, their old sane selves may not be coming back. Let me be specific about what I mean. This week, Donald T…
With 85 million daily users, the sandbox game has become a hotbed for virtual political activism where kids roleplay at protestors and law enforcement
After apologizing to Trump, the Tesla CEO returns to his favorite battleground: attacking liberals and “wokeism," as he tries to repair his image among conservative hardliners.
He tells the BBC the Trump administration was trying to suppress Pro-Palestinian voices.
Professor Bill Ong Hing, a towering figure in the field of immigration law, shares his views on the legal and psychological challenges facing migrants.
If you were online last week, you probably saw footage from the No Kings protests.The gigantic demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump took place across the United States and portions of Canada — but was connected by one prevailing aspect: music.
Many of us on the political right once held a principled aversion to telling the ultra-wealthy how to spend their money. Confiscating private wealth sounded un-American. If billionaires wanted to build libraries, fund symphonies, or throw lavish parties, fine…
The pledge comes amid ongoing federal immigration raids targeting migrants in the area, and calls from the Dodgers' fanbase for the organization to speak out against them.
Voters who care most about economic issues will still coalesce as an ethnic bloc if their community is attacked.
Besides the rich, who are the winners in the Big Beautiful Bill? This bill will take from the poor by cutting food and medical programs.
A steady stream of Iranians are crossing into Armenia by foot, laden with luggage and pets.
The former leader of FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Dan Stein, retired this year after more than 40 at the helm of the organization. The right-wing group has long fought to reduce immigration and for tougher border controls. Under Presi…
Advocates fear Senate’s version of Trump’s budget bill could leave millions without healthcare and boost corporations
U.S. politics are failing trans youth. We're also failing them by not talking about this more.
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
"It was before Harvey Weinstein. And I sponged it, took it all in," Depp told The Times U.K. about his purported cancellation following the trial from hell.
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Ivanka Trump, Diane von Furstenberg, and Jared Kushner have arrived in Venice for the multiday wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
Unceasing layoffs, return-to-office mandates, immigration raids, and a need to help everyone master AI are among the latest challenges upending HR.
Republican Speaker Destin Hall professed outrage over the post and admonished House members to 'hold yourselves to a higher standard.' Now, really.
Whether it's outrage over Supreme Court decisions or protests over President Donald Trump's enforcement of immigration laws, liberals are angry.
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The Dobbs decision didn’t end abortion in America. It just redrew the battle lines, write governors JB Pritzker and Michelle Lujan Grisham.
David Litt argues that having fun during difficult times doesn’t make you complicit—it makes you complete.
Where is their pride?
After 72 hours of silence, the manosphere's biggest stars are back—and they're praising the war they claimed to oppose.
The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.
Literature is often pushed on allegedly reluctant men as a machine for empathy. I read it for a different reason.
The Supreme Court, the GOP, and religious anti-abortion fanatics have made the country more dangerous and more deadly for women, yet the number of abortions in the U.S. increased in 2024.
Diego Luna is guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live this week and for his first monologue, the Mexico native spoke about immigration a
Oswalt knows some immigration enforcers would rather be sitting down and eating food grown by an immigrant
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Donald Trump has painted Iran as a hateful nation, saying people even chant ‘death to America’.
Guests are rumored to include Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, and Ivanka Trump.
Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their live…
After Zohran Mamdani’s shocking mayoral primary success, Trump slammed the Democratic socialist in a fiery Truth Social post.
Young LGBTQ people are facing the prospect of losing rights they thought they’d never have to worry about.
About 16% of West Virginians rely on a federal food subsidy programme that is facing big cuts.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut legislation would effectively transfer wealth from younger Americans to older...
For the past week, a group of Venetians has made Jeff Bezos and Laura Sanchez's impending nuptials a little more difficult.
A sequel to The Social Network is finally happening, but the change in director has us a little nervous. Here's what we know.
The MAGA movement has a particular vision of the ideal American family. For starters, there are lots of kids. There’s a dad who works a manufacturing job to provide for them financially. And, according to many influential figures on the right, there’s a stay-…
Republicans launched a barrage of Islamophobic attacks against Zohran Mamdani following his victory in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary.
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double whammy for the long-term care industry.
With Lauren Sanchez and husband-to-be Jeff Bezos firmly planted in Venice, and VIP guests arriving thick and fast, celebrations surrounding the couple’s...
A decade after Obergefell v. Hodges, there's a big shadow looming over LGBTQ rights, writes Omar G. Encarnación.
A new study found that the fraction of people who got an abortion in their second trimester doubled in states that enforced near-total bans.
Rep. Laura Gillen of New York sharply rebuked Zohran Mamdani in an interview with TIME, while most others in her party keep quiet
Democrats are torn between courting moderates or doubling down on progressives.
Cases of repression in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have fuelled concerns about possible collaboration.
The ruling allows states to kick any healthcare provider out of Medicaid just because they offer abortions, and opens the door to banning clinics for providing birth control and gender affirming care.
To call the administration’s “worst of the worst” claims a ruse is to give this administration too much credit. It’s not clever enough to run a con. Going after criminals was never the point during Trump’s first term. And mass deportation was the platform Tru…
The deadliest country in the world for young children is South Sudan — the United Nations estimates that about 1 in 10 children born there won’t make it to their fifth birthday. But just a hundred years ago, that was true right here in the United States: Eve…
The Supreme Court’s conservatives issued their latest attack on reproductive health care in “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.”
Kirsty Coventry, the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says its members have shown "overwhelming support" to protecting the female category in sport.
After Donald Trump demanded absolute loyalty on Truth Social, the Spotify king used his massive platform to challenge the MAGA echo chamber's biggest flaw: its intolerance for dissent.
The billionaire seemed unprepared to answer the question.
The Pentagon said it's done with "political" ship naming. The move follows a number of name changes at US Army bases.
The decision marks an expansion of religious liberty protections.
Everyone’s health is at stake.
"We need to get the politics out of women's healthcare," said Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), whose party is the one that made women's healthcare political in the fucking first place.
It wasn’t exactly a position Mary would have disagreed with, but it wasn’t one CBS execs were keen to broadcast
The signs have been bubbling up for months: The Democratic base is fed up with the status quo of their party. Democratic voters believe their party leaders are out of touch, and they don’t think they’re rising to meet this moment. They want more confrontation…
Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff ain't happy about the ongoing ICE raids -- telling TMZ what's happening across the nation is simply "outrageous." We caught up with Emhoff in L.A. Thursday ... though he's got a cool demeanor, he clearly thinks…
Zohran Mamdani is facing a flood of Islamophobic and anti-immigrant attacks from Trump, influencers, and even some Democrats.
The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.
There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up further weakening protections against maps that dilute minority voters' power.
Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral primary prompted a variety of reactions among the city's Democrats, with some vowing to oppose him and others offering support.
Gavin Newsom says Fox News has gone off the deep end ... purely peddling the Trump administration's propaganda these days -- and, he's calling for an apology in regards to the defamation lawsuit he filed. The Governor of California joined Brian…
Thousands to march in Hungary's capital despite government ban, highlighting EU-wide resistance against anti-LGBTQ laws.
The Supreme Court's recent ruling and ICE actions have amplified conflict over the citizenship and safety of migrants.
Are small social impact acts like recycling, donating to food banks or driving an EV meaningful in light of the shutdown of many social and environmental programs?
Democrats and elements of the liberal media have suggested ad nauseam that President Donald Trump, his supporters, and like-minded Republicans constitute threats to democracy.After a Biden official's group got Trump temporarily removed in 2023 from the presid…
In the background of the Supreme Court ruling that has given states the power to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics is President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which could hit the clinics even harder.The bill includes language…
Reactions to recent opinion pieces and view on the Big Beautiful Bill account for letters published June 23-29, 2025.
Zohran Mamdani is the expected Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.
With the “Big Beautiful Bill” in flux, and federal funds for gender-affirming care hanging in the balance, protections for trans children and adults continue to be dismantled at the state level. Grace Byron reports.
Charlize Theron's not upset she didn't get the invite to Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' star-studded wedding ... 'cause she says everyone there "sucks!" The actress made the comment at her fifth annual Block Party in support of the Charlize Theron…
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani confronted misinformation and threats by President Donald Trump, who has called him a "pure communist."
Charlize Theron delivered fired up remarks Saturday about immigration, LGBTQ and women’s rights and the devastating cuts to foreign aid. “The world feels like it’s burning because it is,” the Oscar winner said at the fifth annual Charlize Theron Africa Outrea…
Higher education nurtures critical thinking and democratic action. That's why the right wants to destroy it
Is Zohran Mamdani good for the Democrats? It's the wrong question — he's good for the world
The left's new favorite boogeyman — so-called "Christian nationalism" — is back in the headlines. But don't be fooled by the narrative. The real story isn't about Christian extremism but an obsession with tarring faithful conservative Christians.After police …
Two transgender officers say they fear their military careers are over due to Trump’s ban on trans service members.
Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S. Army. Decades after liberation, the two met and shared their stories.
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said, 'what we need is a city where every single person can thrive.'
The Last Week Tonight host detailed the many problems associated with Trump’s potentially deadly new bill
The age of Hitler was not the Thirties and Forties: it has been our own lifetimes. It began in the Forties, was in full swing by the Sixties and is only now,...
Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, looks back on her historic career in her memoir, “Trailblazer.”
This is what a fairy tale looks like in 2025: the world’s worst people descending on a drowning city, throwing money at problems they created, and asking everyone to please shut up so they can eat cake.
Advocates say attacks targeting mayoral candidate's Muslim identity show Islamophobia remains tolerated in US politics.
The film, now in theaters, originally looked very different before studio interference.
"They want us scared, divided, and alone. They don’t want us to dream about freedom. But that’s exactly what we have to do."
Political attacks are undermining the system of higher education that the Founders cherished.
As millions of Americans pack airports and highways to get a head start on Fourth of July celebrations, strong storms in the East are threatening record holiday travel.
Not content with just shipping people to a foreign concentration camp, Donald Trump now has his own, homegrown concentration camp in Florida. Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gleefully toured the hastily constructed concentr…
There are two big winners in the Supreme Court’s most recent term. One is social and religious conservatives. In the last two days of its term, the Court imposed heavy new burdens on public schools at the request of religious conservatives, and it rendered m…
The displays of wealth and power at the recent weddings of billionaires, like Bezos-Sánchez's nuptials, are a callback to the Gilded Age.
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans' mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. At...
A conservative supermajority so keen to gobble more power for itself, might be giving Trump the tools to override it.
Masculinity influencers, far-right voices, and conservative billionaires are flooding the internet with attacks on Mamdani, not for what he’s done but for what he represents.
But not in a good way.
A conversation with Rogé Karma about whether the Sun Belt is going the way of Los Angeles and San Francisco
Jason Bateman is facing backlash from Fox News stars after commenting on the supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. As a millennial, I had my fair share of ’90s summers. I rode my bike, I read, I spent a lot of time doing nothing. My friends from home …
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases in the fall that test state laws banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports at publicly funded institutions.
The food assistance program known as SNAP could face significant reductions if President Trump's tax and spending bill passes the House.
"The Social Network 2" will be directed by Aaron Sorkin and will delve deeper into our obsession with social media.
If Musk is looking for a new political home, there is one band of forever losers who are eager to take him.
Four of the U.S. president's five children were born to immigrant mothers.
Tressie McMillan Cottom, one of America’s leading public intellectuals, posted this to Bluesky yesterday: I’m going t
By JM McNab Published: July 03rd, 2025
Back in the summer of 2020, RFK Jr. was leading the Children’s Health Defense organization, built on an anti-vaccination platform. The organization sued Facebook/Meta that year, along with several fact-checking organizations, for limiting the reach of, and ot…
How we tell the story of the United States — and who’s included in it and how — has been an ongoing battle in the country for decades. It’s one currently being waged by the Trump administration, such as when it scrubbed references to Jackie Robinson and Harri…
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) joined Republicans in celebrating one of the lowest points in U.S. history.
The studios have given up on comedies, but Liam Neeson's police spoof represents a golden opportunity to remind Hollywood that we need them more than ever.
For his work as an activist and philanthropist, Osman Kavala has been unjustly imprisoned in Turkey for seven and a half years.
The Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito’s proposal for "degrowth communism" as a solution to the climate crisis has inspired fierce debate, including among other Marxists.
He's mad about adding to the debt but seems fine with kicking people off of healthcare.
Analysts said the move strayed from the agency’s typically apolitical nature.
Jewish advocacy groups slammed President Donald Trump after he used an antisemitic trope to praise the passage of his spending bill.
Uncle Sam, long a symbol of the U.S. government, was inspired by a real person — Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy, New York, born in 1766.
Three years after the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the service is seeing increased call, chat and text volume and reductions in specialized offerings.
The US president used a term some consider a slur while speaking at a rally in Iowa for his America250 celebration.
Experts say Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, has attracted criticism on the Hindu right for his faith and outspoken views.
Critics blasted Trump for invoking a Jewish stereotype while promoting a White House UFC event for America’s 250th
The tiniest player in this death game is a symbol of a woman's value in a capitalist system run amok.
Kim, an aircraft mechanic, joined the military in 2019, at age 18. She and her mother had struggled to survive, even living in their car at times. She didn’t think she could afford college, so she didn’t apply. Like so many young Americans in that situation, …
Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what — if anything — still brings…
Gizmodo spoke with desperate Palestinians who were accused of being AI creations.
Trump described some bankers as "Shylocks" at a rally. He said later he did not realise it was offensive.
The "Big Beautiful Bill" destroys science, freedom, equality, democracy, and collective progress.
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech. The post We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
Playing the long game against Trump demands different forms of resistance
Black Americans’ call to sit out of Trump protests and marches post-election hasn’t exactly translated to inaction.
New NPR poll reveals political violence, division fuel fears across party lines as trust in leaders fall
President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tour a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on J…
Government investigations and civil lawsuits have remade the world of "brand safety "during the second Trump era.
After Gates warned that U.S. aid cuts would cost millions of lives, Musk’s response was a personal jab fueled by an old grudge over a Tesla stock bet.
The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.
'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention center poses serious risks, including hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes, experts say.
After the 50th anniversary screening of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at Karlovy Vary, Paul Zaentz — producer Saul Zaentz's nephew — joined Douglas to condemn Trump, remember the iconic film, and discuss a series adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel.
Yeah, it's a concentration camp. It's also a meme, a troll and an especially ugly distillation of American history
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.
The Green Day frontman also performed a portion of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the band's set at Rock Werchter. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Leads Crowd in Chant of “Fuck Donald Trump” at Independence Day Concert Scoop Harrison
Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, was updated over the weekend with instructions to “assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased” and “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect” — part of Musk’s ongoing a…
Musk has conducted polls on whether he should sell his Tesla stock or to reinstate President Donald Trump to the platform.
A federal bench trial begins Monday over a lawsuit that challenges a Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting faculty and students who...
“This is really one of the solutions for making our country healthy again,” Kennedy said in the video, posted to his official health secretary account, after...
Trump doesn’t want to see the New York mayoral nominee ejected from American politics, but he does want to see him fail.
Climate activists and Trump advisors are on the same page on one thing: they hate Apple.
The electric carmaker is losing billions as its CEO dives deeper into political battles and personal feuds.
The health secretary has been noticeably quiet about a major MAHA obsession: sleep.
New York’s flagship Fifth Avenue Apple Store was spray-painted by climate change protesters, calling for a boycott of the company. Three slogans were sprayed onto the glass frontage of the store, with Extinction Rebellion accusing Apple of hypocrisy on env…
Ohio’s food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food...
The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue was the target of a small protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion, with slogans spray painted on the famous glass box. Spray paint on the Fifth Avenue Apple Store - Image Credit: Extinction Rebellion NYCOn Sunda…
"The biggest thing is that we're trying to create more of the idea that community over individualism is the most important thing, because they're trying to divide us," bassist Colin "Bear" Regisford told Jezebel.
Summary“NUEVAYoL” blends salsa and dembow, sampling “Un Verano en Nueva York” to honor Puerto Rican musical rootsThe video features moments of cultural pride, including a quinceañera and scenes of everyday Nuyorican lifeReleased on July 4, the visuals highlig…
Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago. And this isn’t just happening at the local level; New York City’s mayoral race…
President Donald Trump’s recently passed Big Beautiful Bill features crippling cuts to health insurance, food stamps, and clean energy programs, yet significant new spending on child care. Lawmakers plan to invest $16 billion into three federal tax credit pro…
Lately, it has been difficult to ignore a tendency at The New York Times to make astonishingly bad news judgments. The paper's obsession with a view from nowhere is long-standing, but as Republicans increasingly circulate insane conspiracy theories and racist…
Self-described tech workers and founders are petitioning the venture capital company to take disciplinary action over a partner's comments.
A prominent WNBA star has issued what some are deeming a "warning" and "threat" to President Donald J. Trump and ICE agents in 2025. WNBA star Natasha Cloud ...
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital...
The one-time QAnon supporter and House representative is now targeting the legitimate practice of geoengineering, a common bogeyman of chemtrail true believers.
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
History tells us what happens when great nations attack science
The book also outlines the campaign's manosphere outreach strategy.
Slashing social programs while funneling money to the wealthy is a disastrous double-whammy
In Trump’s eyes, anything that doesn’t make white people appear to be the saviors of the world is something that should be buried. Whatever the phrase “fake news” won’t make go away is subject to seemingly daily government edicts that declare any recognition …
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such a path. It felt like it could use a modern updating, however. …
In 2023, my husband and I bought our house in southwest Colorado, in part, because it backed up to open space. That was the dream: trails just past the fence, a scrubby network of oak and sage stretching out into the hills beyond. But a little over a year int…
Terry Gilliam explained how Trump's second term has 'killed' his 'Carnival at the End of Days' mnovie, leading him to rewrite it.
During his recent public spat with Donald Trump, Elon Musk tweeted a poll asking if a new political party would better represent the 80% of voters in the middle. Hundreds of thousands of people responded and more than 80% answered "yes."
Parents can deposit up to $5,000 into a Trump Account annually until the year their child turns 18. But should they do that? And what are the benefits compared with other savings options?
The diocese is the first in the national to issue a special dispensation because of fears over immigration detentions.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of California over its policy regarding transgender individuals participating in women's and girls' sports.
The new doll features a continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump.
With this new venture, Musk is more likely to hurt Republicans than Democrats.
Cierra on "Love Island USA" learned the hard way that it was a slur when she was booted off the island this week.View Entire Post ›
Back in June, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of alleged undocumented migrants in Los Angeles provoked a wave of protests. The Trump administration attempted to make hay from the situation, dispatching federal military troops to the city in a s…
New reporting suggest that the two popular hosts could be collateral damage in the Skydance-Paramount merger
I recently sat through this hour-long interview between New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat and Peter Thiel. It was honestly a somewhat hypnotic experience for me. And on reflection, deeply disturbing. Not because Thiel said anything overtly monstro…
The “Big, Beautiful Bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 was chock full of controversial policies—Medicaid work requirements, increased funding for ICE, and an end to tax credits for clean energy and vehicles, to name just a few. But on…
The documentarian follows her Oscar-nominated "The Edge of Democracy" with "Apocalypse in the Tropics," a Plan B-produced sequel that tracks the rise of Christian Nationalists in Brazil.
The joke's on anyone who is disturbed enough to want a tour of Florida's new horror show.
It's not just Shaun Maguire. Venture capital has entered a new extreme of the 'fame game'
The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department...
The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.
Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.
It’s time for liberals to engage in the depopulation debate, says Dean Spears, a co-author of After the Spike.
“You’re gonna get me in trouble,” Bobby Vylan told fans at London’s 100 Club. “Apparently, every other chant is fine, but you lot will get me in trouble.”
Through its first seven months, the Trump Administration has made massive cuts to public spending that have affected nearly every area of American life, from weather reporting and disaster response to arts funding. Video games are no exception.The administrat…
Like far too many states in the current Trump era, Oklahoma has also decided the Constitution is meaningless and that whatever the government wants, it can have. In this case, it means mandating every school classroom contain a Bible that must be “taught” fro…
It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their policies, which are clearly either steeped or tinged with racist elements, are not in fact racist. Immigra…
His Big, Beautiful Bill is the latest attempt to finish off America’s already fragile welfare system.
US president appeared surprised by his counterpart's 'beautiful English', despite it being Liberia's national language.
Access will be restricted to 13 more federal programmes, including an educational project for low-income children.
The New York Times' recent report on Zohran Mamdani's Columbia University application raised a lot of questions, such as: In what universe does this fall under the umbrella of news that's fit to print? Why did the paper of record report on hacked materials it…
"They do not understand how the real world works," said the JPMorgan Chase CEO. "Almost every single policy rolled out failed."
Elon Musk’s latest venture into U.S. politics points to cracks in the two-party system—even if it might flop, Jon Allsop writes.
Is the nominee for New York City mayor “African American”? Wrong question.
“I was experiencing those voices in 2012,” Dunham said of the far-right’s rise. “In the way that there were so many angry, seemingly men and some women, dissecting the show in these incredibly conservative terms.”
The Trump administration confirms it is relying on the shadowy website to identify student protesters for deportation.
As the Trump administration's crackdown continues, traffic stops have become increasingly important tools of enforcement. It has led many immigrants to take alternate modes of transportation.
The White House's play at bandwagoning on the 'Superman' hype highlights just how fast the right-wing grift machine runs.
In this particular culture war, some self-described skeptics look less like truth-tellers than merchants of doubt.
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Nick Offerman is not here for MAGA and Donald Trump supporters claiming his Parks & Recreation character would’ve been one of them. The actor played Libertarian Ron Swanson on the NBC mockumentary throughout its seven-season run. In a new interview, the Last …
After failures from both parties, MAGA's rural vote is a "desperate lunge toward any alternative"
The world's richest man challenged the president's attempt to bury the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, framing the issue as a moral crisis that transcends politics.
Churches in Los Angeles put contingency plans in place after the Trump administration rescinds long-standing guidance advising immigration agents to avoid houses of worship.
A German comedian will appear in court after he was charged for making a joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump last year.
J. Anthony Crane found himself in the middle of a political firestorm after lobbing a snarky comment at conservative influencer Raquel Debono on social media. Debono, who's known online for her glammed-up, right-wing persona and viral "Make America…
"You are everything that is wrong with America – and I’m everything you hate about what’s still right with it," actress tells president
The president's new hype video echos one of Broadway's most famous fascists.
I grew up in the Unification Church. Like them, ICE is tearing families apart
JD's 2028 platform, first draft: White supremacists are more American than Zohran Mamdani. Any questions?
James Gunn’s Man of Steel is supercharged and ready to tackle our highly politicized moment.
After comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who moved to Dublin, Ireland, after the 2024 election, blamed Donald J. Trump over the flash floods in central Texas that have killed at least 121 people, many of them children, the president threatened to take "away her citize…
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, who looks and acts like a villain from a poorly written cartoon, lashed out after New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Donald J. Trump, an adjudicated rapist, a rapist, and she did so with…
Jaime Alanis Garcia, a cannabis farmworker who was critically injured during a chaotic immigration raid by federal authorities in Southern California, died Saturday, according to his family.
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
"JD Vance is either on vacation or on Twitter picking fights....he serves no real purpose."View Entire Post ›
“I was jokingly calling this the MAHA Medi-cake,” Dr. Oz said. “I couldn’t find a healthy cake, so I brought the closest thing.” What?
The patriotic, liberal values that superhero movies embody no longer seem to resonate with a divided American public.
It is the tech oligarchs, not young radicals, who have turned against the system that made them.
As MAGA demands her resignation, the attorney general tried pivoting to a classic GOP boogeyman: the war on drugs.
Even the most cynical of this year’s Outstanding Comedy nominees still shine with a little bit of optimism
California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Donald Trump for deploying the deploying the U.S. military to Los Angeles.
Never has the Democrats’ attachment to socialism been more pronounced.
The popular podcaster is expressing outrage and disappointment with Donald Trump, whom he supported in the 2024 presidential election, alleging a cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein case and amplifying conspiracy theories to his millions of followers.
More systematically than in his first term, the president is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is outsourcing his agenda.
“The current political climate in the US, especially in regard to immigration and freedom of speech, is very worrying,” the French electropop band shared. “We are now traveling as a family with our young child, so more than ever, we need to feel safe.”
On Thursday, the “press three” suicide-and-crisis lifeline will go dark.
Trump claims to love the military. Of course, he loves himself even more. And he tends to view those injured, killed, or captured by enemy forces as “suckers” and “losers.” He also considers people who volunteer to serve this country as idiots, since the idea…
Michael Knowles says the controversy regarding Jeffrey Epstein had a "client list" or not won't break the MAGA movement ... but, he admits it might be the biggest challenge the coalition's ever faced. The Daily Wire host appeared on "TMZ Live"…
President Donald Trump attacked his own supporters as his administration's refusal to release the Epstein files was met with GOP and MAGA backlash.
Even at Trump's Comedy Central Roast, I Saw Rosie O'Donnell irk him — she wasn't even there. But just the idea of Rosie got under his skin.
Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera's comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean nation trigger angry backlash.
President Donald Trump has forgotten amid the Jeffrey Epstein maelstrom that his base owns him and not the other way around, according to legendary...
Elon Musk, who recently stepped down as the head of DOGE, has been flooding his X feed with criticism of President Trump over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The birds could provide important scientific insights, according to Kennedy.
University leaders may be implementing reforms that aren’t proven to work, or are proven not to work.
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"Elon literally turned on you, and you still gave him respect and wished him well. Yet you tell the people who have supported you for the past 10 years to basically fuck off and stop supporting you."View Entire Post ›
Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee's top public health leader...
Elon Musk launched into an all-night X posting spree about Donald Trump’s handling of the so-called Epstein files, as the president makes desperate attempts ...
Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and…
For the past two years, Donald Trump and the Republican Party could reasonably claim to have broad support for their anti-immigrant agenda. The public wanted less immigration, Trump promised to provide it, and much of the public trusted him to act. But things…
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.
Exclusive: The Oscar-nominated docmaker follows in the footsteps of RaMell Ross: Adapting a novel as his first narrative feature for Plan B, Orion Pictures, and Amazon/MGM Studios.
A month since Donald Trump called in the National Guard, raids continue to spark violent protests - and fear.
One of the narratives at the heart of President Trump's political movement is this: American society is dominated by a shadowy group of elites, and those elites are deeply corrupt. <br><br>Nothing represented that theory more than the case of Jeffrey Epstein.…
Trump rode the paranoid style of MAGA politics to power. Has he discovered that he can’t control it?
Rob Wolfe writes about the policy of “institutional restraint” pursued by Sian Beilock, the president of Dartmouth College, in her dealings with student protests and Donald Trump’s Administration.
At a perilous American moment, the Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains why he wanted to read The Turner Diaries.
To fend off illiberalism from the White House, the university’s president also has to confront illiberalism on campus.
How the political system can recover from a crippling lack of trust
Apparently, asking Republican brown-nosers about the morality of burning food meant for starving children is the new trolley problem.
The world is being run by thin-skinned losers who have swapped patronage for censorship
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: July 18th, 2025
The Trump administration’s maximum cruelty version of immigration enforcement has sent swarms of masked officers to anywhere someone looking kind of foreign might be found. Due process has been eliminated, with the administration relying on its invocation of …
We’ve written before about how attacks on free speech often start with unpopular speakers who lack political power. That’s why a new dissenting opinion from Trump-appointed Judge Paul Matey should set off alarm bells for anyone who cares about the First Amend…
Democrats want you to know that President Donald Trump definitely might be protecting a cabal of child abusers. Or so the party’s recent messaging suggests. For years, extremely online conservatives have been agitating for the release of the “Epstein Files” —…
Earlier this month, Elon Musk said he wanted to form a new political party. He’d been teasing the idea ever since clashing with President Donald Trump over his “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk accused of exploding the deficit. In June, Musk ran a poll on X a…
Sheryl Crow and her touring band the Lowdown take on artificial intelligence, the president, weird science, and more on new song "The New Normal."
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
Several polls this week found that while many voters would consider joining a third party, far fewer are interested in one created by Elon Musk.
A key office charged by Congress with coordinating the federal government’s work against human trafficking was gutted July 11, the latest in a string of cuts...
By turning the Epstein conspiracy against Trump, the CEO of Tesla cracked the MAGA base, and now the movement that once worshipped the U.S. president is starting to rebel.
Church intervention in electoral races is an efficient polarization machine.
Dave Portnoy's not sorry to see Stephen Colbert's show ending ... pointing out this is just capitalism at work -- lose millions, find a new job! The Barstool Sports founder took to X Saturday to fire off about CBS' cancelation of "The Late Show…
Donald Trump doesn't want to talk about the Epstein files, but his most vocal supporters refuse to let him change the subject until they're released.
MAGA’s Epstein obsession, once stoked by Trump, is now fracturing his cabinet and supporters.
Gaps in detention standards for immigrants lead to inconsistent practices and poor conditions, watchdog groups say.
Billionaires hate the rest of us — and Trump's loyalists would rather suffer, even die, than face the truth
A law scholar explains how it reduces poor families’ ability to afford food and health care.
Democrats in California, New York and other states are trying to prevent ICE agents from concealing their identity
Bad Bunny just kicked off his three month sold out residency at Puerto Rico’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, and videos of his performances (and its celebrity attendees) are already making the rounds on social media.
Journalist Salena Zito opens up about the 2024 Trump campaign rally shooting that inspired her new #1 bestseller "Butler."
There is an editorial genre kept alive at liberal publications around the country that is focused on questions about what to do with conservative kin and how best to prevent family members from similarly adopting viewpoints at odds with leftist values.The Huf…
No one could have foreseen these attacks on science and medicine. There were no warnings, and no one sounded the alarm bell. The post Science Based Satire: The Forces I Enabled Are Attacking Science Just Like They Said They Would. Here’s Why Left Leaning Publ…
An image authentically shows Jeffrey Epstein posing with U.S. President Donald Trump and a young girl.
In 2002, Donald Trump called Jeffrey Epstein a "fun" and "terrific guy," and added, "It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."
Nick Fuentes, who once was an Ultra MAGA supporter of Donald Trump and even dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2022, has had a change of mind after his one-time hero did a 180 on releasing the Epstein Files. "And the liberals were right," the far-right politic…
Alex Jones has now flipped back into Trump's arms after telling Real America's Voice Steve Bannon that the media blew his angst put of proportion and he still loves Demented Donald. The fact that a lying scumbag who lost a billion-dollar lawsuit against the S…
The TV star makes her first public appearance since moving to the UK the day after Trump's re-election.
After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat with him in...
On "This Week," Mayor Karen Bass detailed the impacts of ICE raids on Los Angeles and the country.
To become Americans, we promised to defend the laws of the United States. What if defending them now puts our status at risk?
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett has torn into her Republican counterparts for falling in goosestep with Donald Trump’s every whim. “They want to show they’re...
President Donald Trump wants Washington's football franchise and Cleveland's baseball team to revert to their former names.
The president said the scandal was perpetrated by "democratic troublemakers" and only helped with his base.
The president commanded NFL owners to change Washington's team name back to a racial slur.
The real estate scammer president has brought a haunted amusement park vibe to D.C.
Wild week for right-wing conspiracies: MTG's cashless society is “Mark of the Beast," DNI claims "Deep State" coup
Ellen DeGeneres confirmed she and her wife, former actress Portia de Rossi, decided to permanently relocate to the U.K. following the re-election of president Donald Trump. While in conversation with broadcaster Richard Bacon at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre …
The president also criticized the Cleveland Guardians for retiring their “Indians” nickname.
The president also criticized the Cleveland Guardians for retiring their “Indians” nickname.
Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008, but was hit with additional federal charges in 2019 before his death.
The depraved mind of notorious sex trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein seems to have much in common with the moral bankruptcy of Donald J. Trump. The Trump administration's cover-up of the scandal is out in the open, with some in the White House trying to k…
President Donald Trump urged the National Football League (NFL) and the owners of the Washington Commanders football team to bring back the "Redskins" name. "The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Fo…
President Donald Trump wants Washington's football franchise and Cleveland's baseball team to revert to their former names
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the militarily occupied West Bank conducted a pogrom against the Christian-majority village of Taybeh, setting fires and desecrating the ruins of the ancient Christian Church of St. Georg…
Bail Funds — where community members donate money to help others post bail — exploded in popularity after the 2020 protests against police brutality. Since then, they've faced political blowback, and a wave of legislation working to restrict them.
Nate Silver turned down a chance to appear on "The Daily Show" last fall. He was doing a book tour. That shows how far late-night TV has fallen.
Yes, it has to do with the Epstein files.
In Boston, a Reagan appointee is on pace to get to the bottom of the campaign against Mahmoud Khalil and others the Administration wants to deport over their activism.
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome), Broward Transitional Center (BTC), a…
Margaret Talbot reviews “Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America,” by Sarah Gold McBride.
Ronda Rousey remains one of the most iconic fighters in the history of the UFC. Rousey, now 38, has gotten involved in several different areas of...
In a new report from Human Rights Watch, detainees in Florida share harrowing stories and say they're being treated like animals.
By Matt Solomon Published: July 21st, 2025
As Paramount silences comedic critics of the President, Maron describes Stewart as his greatest nemesis
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has shared an AI-generated video of former President Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office by FBI agents. [Read More]
"I wish that we lived in a society where everybody could accept other people and their differences," the comedian acknowledged at an event on Sunday
Detainees at three Florida detention centres report being denied medical care while subjected to degrading conditions.
The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family's opposition.
Attorneys for Taylor’s family described the Trump administration's actions as a "blatant betrayal"
The "Epstein files" furor is fallout from the legitimization of crank beliefs.
NYC's Young Republican club cosplays as a deadly political weapon, but may be less ferocious than it appears
Lying about the character's legacy is part of the larger right-wing project to rewrite history
By withholding generative AI from the creative process, Nestlé Waters helped establish a "playground" for 'Sopranos' stars in its Lion-winning campaign.
As brands tighten budgets and pull back from DEI, mid-tier and multicultural creators are feeling the squeeze. In the second half of 2025, the creator economy is shifting—from chasing virality to building long-term survival.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee tells the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports that it has an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Trump.
One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.
It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.
After President Trump posted an AI-generated fake video showing former President Barack Obama's arrest on social media, Trump accused the former president of "treason."
U.S. officials are cracking down on a surge of sophisticated new illicit vaping products that are flooding U.S. markets, an ABC News investigation has found.
Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested Narciso Barranco, who is undocumented, in Santa Ana on June 21, according to DHS.
Coca-Cola said it's going to offer "more choices" for consumers with a soda using cane sugar.
By Matt Solomon Published: July 22nd, 2025
Trump and his loyalists crave actual martial law. DHS head Kristi Noem has — out loud! — threatened to “liberate” Californians from the democracy they currently enjoy in the state of California. Plenty of idiots and idiot newscasters continue to pretend Los A…
Democratic politicians have a chronic problem: they keep accepting Republican framing instead of creating their own. They run scared of Fox News, moderate their positions to appease the unappeasable, and let political consultants convince them that authentici…
Authoritarian assholes really don’t like public broadcasting. They don’t like it because, in its ideal form, it untethers journalism from the often perverse financial incentives inherent in our consolidated, billionaire-owned, ad-engagement based corporate me…
One of the most far-reaching cuts to federal programs in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a provision that will largely shift the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to the states. Until now, the federal government ha…
Trump releases MLK files amidst backlash over withholding Epstein documents, fuelling selective transparency claims.
When a Latino tenant filed a lawsuit against a landlord and real estate agent for selling the home she was evicted from, an opposing lawyer suggested she'll ...
Why are President Trump's supporters so easy to fool on social media?
It’s not enough for the center-left to oppose the far left, Representative Ritchie Torres tells David Frum—it needs to offer solutions to problems such as the affordability crisis. Subscribe and watch the full episode of “The David Frum Show”:
Helene, abducted aged 17, is among thousands of women attacked as gang violence spreads in Haiti.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
As the political situation reaches fever-pitch, the comedy is already feeling stale
Elon Musk's A.I. chatbot Grok is coming for Donald Trump's new probe into Barack Obama ... bluntly claiming it's all a ruse to get people's minds off the Jeffrey Epstein files drama! Check out Grok's reply to a user who asked if Director of…
Chaplain Ayman Soliman has comforted the parents of dying children. Trump wants to deport him back to Egypt, where his lawyers say he “faces death.”
Columbia disciplined over 70 students who took part in a pro-Palestinian protests on campus in May. It comes as the university negotiates with the Trump administration over frozen research funds.
Nearly 80 students have been disciplined, with some being fully expelled, over pro-Palestine protests on campus.
Some students also had their degrees revoked for participating in antiwar protests, including the 2024 Gaza encampments.
After delivering a rambling celebration of tariffs and a routine about women's sports, President Donald Trump entertained a crowd, which was there to hear about his new AI Action Plan, with one his favorite topics: "wokeness." Trump complained that AI compani…
Hours after CBS-owner Paramount announced a "South Park" deal, the show's creators showed they're not afraid to bite the hand that feeds them.
Young people brought to the US as children may get degrees and pay taxes, but without legal status they struggling to reach their American dream.
For a second there, it looked like South Park may never return. But now the show is back and waging its most direct assault on a public figure since Saddam Hussein was hooking up with Satan. Just a few weeks ago, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said seaso…
To maintain anonymity and store zero user data, there is and can be no web app version of ICEBlock. There is and can be no Android version. Only iOS supports the security and privacy features for ICEBlock to offer what it does, the way it does.
The Trump administration is again going after undocumented minors—but its approach is different than during his first presidency.
"I'm not as rare as people may think."View Entire Post ›
A licensed therapist weighs in on the power grab that might be behind the moment.
President Trump said he hadn’t heard of NVIDIA before learning about its AI dominance, but later praised CEO Jensen Huang as “amazing.”
SummaryAcclaimed artist Amy Sherald withdraws her upcoming solo exhibition, American Sublime, from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after discussions surrounding her 2024 work of a transgender woman provoking President Trump.The artist cites the “c…
Trump is being uncharacteristically quiet about last night's ruthless roast
The ‘South Park’ creators have changed their minds about some things, but not Donald Trump
The Season 27 premiere pulled no punches when it came to America’s own dictator
‘South Park’ is the first multi-billion-dollar franchise to achieve total cultural irrelevance, apparently
Jesus doesn’t want to return to America’s schools, but Paramount paid off the President
‘South Park’ opens Season 27 with copious jokes about Trump’s commander-in-briefs
Cartman misses the time before everyone else regularly used his favorite slurs
By JM McNab Published: July 24th, 2025
What happens when the government trolls its citizens?
The Trump administration is continuing its dangerous push to surveil and suppress foreign students’ social media activity. The State Department recently announced an unprecedented new requirement that applicants for student and exchange visas must set all soc…
Here we go. Again. Nonstop. The Racist Fucks Regime is at it again, leveraging every piece of data involuntarily collected by the government as a weapon to deploy against brown people. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the …
South Park's brazen season 27 premiere episode brings a classic joke back to the show in order to poke fun at Donald Trump.
South Park went full scorched earth in its season 27 premiere with a storyline that took several direct shots at Donald Trump, Paramount, and more.
The animated show depicted Trump in bed with Satan. Here is the news to know on Friday.
In the scramble for sustenance, Palestinians are gunned down for no reason, with no excuse.
Yes, that’s definitely what Jesus would do.
Putting Trump’s tiny third leg on screen is proof the show has never been more on the money
Parker and Matt Stone appeared returned to the San Diego Comic-Con at the best possible time
They still have a few days to figure it out
So many pro-police lawmakers and city officials have always insisted the only way to bring down crime rates is to add more cops to the mix. This may work if you’re mainly interested in racking up meaningless arrests or handing out “broken windows” citations, …
We’ve spent years documenting the challenges of crafting sensible AI policy, from Biden’s misguided plan, to various state-level attempts at regulation. Now Trump’s AI Action Plan has landed, offering a striking example of how even potentially useful policy i…
Project 2025 laid out the battle plan pretty clearly: Get rid of the Department of Education, shut off federal funding, take control of the accreditation system, and take down diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. And, in the end, change what students ar…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who oversees the US Department of Health and Human Services, has supported the debunked ideas that vaccines cause autism and that organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have helped cover up the link. He’s skep…
As Bernie Sanders campaigns against “oligarchy,” the data shows wealth concentration is benefiting shockingly few families
The day after the instantly infamous Donald Trump episode of "South Park" aired, its creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker spoke on a panel at Comic-Con about their process.
International reproductive rights groups slam the Trump administration's decision as 'cruel and ideologically driven'.
Why skills trump passion in the quest for work you love
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the DHS was going full gestapo in response to protests in Portland, then quickly expanding the tactics to other cities, starting with Chicago, and was also engaging in domestic surveillance to protect statues and monuments. W…
For a generation of fans, Hulkamania was real. But the wrestling god of their youth turned out to be a mere mortal who leaves a complicated and sometimes ugly legacy
In arles, france, 'U.S. route 1 (after berenice abbott),' shows a collaborative series by photographers anna fox and karen knorr. The post photographers anna fox and karen knorr exhibit ‘slice of american life’ in arles, france appeared first on designboom | …
What other choice did he have?
Israel’s Parliament voted in favor of annexing the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed by The Intercept condemned the move. The post Israeli Parliament Votes for Making Apartheid Official. Fetterman: “I Haven’t Been Following It.” appeared first on The Int…
After South Park made waves against Donald Trump and parent company Paramount in the Season 27 premiere, Stephen Colbert has regained a sense of optimism. On Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which was unceremoniously canceled at CBS, …
With over 1,000 killed near aid sites and 81 children dead from hunger, Gaza faces a man-made humanitarian collapse
NY Times' pet conservative offers a lengthy apologia for America — and gets pretty much everything wrong
As farm aid and food programs vanish, Kennedy champions cold foam and beef tallow as public health wins
First he came for late-night TV, then a daytime talk show and a crude cartoon. U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are fighting battles on all fronts when it comes to mockery and criticism of the 47th commander-in-chief.
A discussion of whether voters would back Corbyn-style socialism, particularly given Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift.
‘South Park’ drew the ire of the White House after mocking Donald Trump, depicting the president with tiny genitals—here’s the controversial episode, explained.
The "South Park" Season 27 premiere episode — where creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone take on President Donald Trump — has media outlets buzzing. Read some of the takes on the controversial episode.
A nationwide coalition of dozens of organizations, including six from Rhode Island, sued the government on July 21 in U.S. District Court.
The former "Tonight Show" host's comments were posted just days after the cancellation of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" was announced.
Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?
"It's a power grab at the expense of Black and brown communities" to benefit Trump, Democrats say.
"Hulkamania" helped define a generation. But muscles and swagger can't fix everything
The crowd on a recent evening at the Gujarati Samaj, a community center, in Queens. The audience of mostly South Asian city residents was urged to oppose Zohran Mamdani's Democratic campaign for mayor. Some of the blows and stinging vitriol have swayed vot…
While many in the late-night community are standing by Stephen Colbert, one veteran host has a different perspective. Jay Leno recently commented on the political comedy of today’s late-night hosts after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was unceremoniously …
On Saturday, Donald Trump repeated false claims that Beyoncé was paid $11 million to endorse Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in October of last year. The Truth Social post comes as the president faces scrutiny from his own base over the release of the Jef…
From hotel booking surges to small business booms, Beyoncé’s latest tour proves cultural power can move markets — and challenge the politics of profit in Trump’s America.
With DEI programs under attack, leaders can practice the virtue of hospitality as a safe and effective tool for promoting inclusivity.
A Colorado professor says it was “funny as hell” the way "South Park" went after President Donald Trump in its Season 27 premiere episode, yet he’s frustrated that more comedians on the left aren’t taking the same approach.
A Massachusetts man called on President Donald Trump to go "a lot further" on immigration by shooting undocumented immigrants. During Sunday's Washington Journal program on C-SPAN, a man named Ryan called in to urge the president to be tougher on immigratio…
"Foreigners are scary. I’m afraid they may go on a rampage": How tourists played a role in turning the land of humdrum politics into a fierce political battleground
“As I filled out a waiver so he could enter the store’s small play area, I noticed I was the only parent present.”
The president responds more to mass media than to the substance of underlying events.
Los Angeles is now home to a Trump-themed mural
Last week, ‘comedy finally stood up,’ but it might be too late to matter
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: July 28th, 2025
The cartoonist delivered a mock warning from the future
Valve Corporation recently came under pressure from payment processors to purge Steam, the popular PC gaming storefront, of “certain kinds of adult-only content.” The news rippled across tech and gaming news media, even for adult entertainment industry journa…
The firearms industry has always argued that arming the public makes them feel safer — its own research shows that's not true.
While Stephen Colbert has received plenty of support from fellow television mainstays and late-night hosts following the unceremonious cancellation of The Late Show, Piers Morgan isn’t among them. Earlier today, the British media personality took to X to slam…
Odeh Hathaleen, who was killed, helped film the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.
President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week. <br><br>It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into …
In the middle of a national firestorm, the top executive of a venerable Ohio hospital last Thursday told employees that “misinformation and lack of context...
“When you have an extended period of prosperity with no existential war, there’s no cleansing function..."
From landmark reporters to modern media moguls, these women transformed journalism as we know it.
The president and Satan are still an item it seems
Because there are actually two American presidents involved in one of the largest scandals in U.S. history
Conservatives can’t even make an original joke about the n-word
Leno claimed he never took sides in politics like today’s late-night hosts, but we kept the receipts
(To all readers: the use of “God” in this post refers to the generically Christian ideal of God, and not any particular god or gods referenced/respected by other religions. The capitalization is there to make a point to the kind of people who insist on capita…
the artist’s most comprehensive solo presentation in greece is set to run from october 19th to december 30th, 2025. The post juergen teller’s emotionally charged images to inaugurate ‘onassis ready’ art space in athens appeared first on designboom | architect…
Right-wing congresswoman condemns the 'starvation happening in Gaza' as she criticises pro-Israel colleague Randy Fine.
The Tesla CEO retweeted an extremely racist account Wednesday.
LinkedIn cofounder and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman has some harsh words for his party.
The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.
Shoppers are buying fewer snacks given worries about the economy and retailers stocking up on goods that could face tariffs, Mondelez said.
Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fight fascism…
The day I enrolled in Medicaid, I arrived at the welfare office carrying a designer bag.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams shared new details about the deadly Midtown Manhattan office shooting, including a possible NFL connection and the gunman's cross-country journey.
Liberals are losing interest in all EVs, thanks to Musk.
The site says it was an accident.
What the summer of 2020 wrought
"I laughed when I first heard it. Then I realized… he wasn’t joking. That was the moment I stopped laughing."View Entire Post ›
Over 20 Democratic-led states are now suing the Trump administration for trying to defund Planned Parenthood.
Nude Trump was supposed to debut years ago
By Matt Solomon Published: July 30th, 2025
He’ll likely just be happy if ‘South Park’ doesn’t give him an animated micropenis
By Matt Solomon Published: July 30th, 2025
We’ve finally got a Stalin to call our own. Just like Soviet Russia, homelessness is now basically a criminal offense, thanks to Trump’s latest executive order, which pretends it’s about crime but actually just wants to put homelessness people in places where…
The news org Axios launched in 2017, just as the first Trump administration began, created by some ex-Politico folks, claiming that they would be “an antidote to this madness” and talking about how “the world needed smarter, more efficient coverage” of import…
It’s been a while since we checked in on Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s Superintendent and all around assbag fascist. If you’ve read any of our previous posts featuring Walters, you know that he loves himself two things, and in this order of importance: Donald Trum…
The late-night host took a jab at the president when discussing a new bill aimed at renaming the Kennedy Center after Trump
Political controversy over Sydney Sweeney's ad campaign for American Eagle jeans has meme stock investors optimistic about buying into the brand
The episode, titled "Sermon on the Mount," poked fun at President Donald Trump, CBS, and its parent company, Paramount.
Vice President JD Vance said downtown Canton is filled with "lawlessness." Is there truth to that claim?
The former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood, Jr., says the Administration’s attacks on late-night comedy are a game of “stupid whack-a-mole.”
Introducing No Easy Fix, a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic, about the widespread addiction and homelessness that threaten the city’s future
President Trump's response to "Sermon on the 'Mount" could be responsible for its massive success
This too will be swept away by this administration’s steady stream of injustices, but it’s still worth highlighting before it’s buried by even worse news later. The mass deportation program enacted by Trump — one that intends to turn ICE into the nation’s lar…
The “worst of the worst” ruse was never taken seriously by anyone, least of all those who performatively repeated it to serve as cover for their hatred and bigotry. The mantra means nothing. The same agency that claims it’s doing “God’s work” is going all out…
As Donald Trump’s presidency shoulders on, a curious thing is happening with the youngest cohort of American voters: Gen Z’s support for the president is crumbling, but they’re not swinging in favor of the Democrats — yet. It’s an amplification of a more gene…
Laila Lalami’s prescient new novel follows a woman imprisoned by the government for her dreams.
Historians have long grappled with “the American Paradox” of American Revolutionary leaders who fought for their own liberty while denying it to enslaved Black people.
How has a group of Liberian refugees, resettled in the US nearly twenty-five years ago after fleeing civil war, fared in a country that has changed vastly since admitting them?
Giuffre's relatives call on the US president's administration to release further information about the Epstein case.
Less than half of Americans believe racial minorities face substantial discrimination, in reversal of previous trend.
CBS’s sacking of Stephen Colbert exposes a media system where corporate control crushes journalism and silences dissent.
The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.
Her family's statement is the latest development involving Epstein, who took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while facing federal sex trafficking charges, and the Republican president.
On July 24, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing homelessness and crime on U.S. streets. How will it help Erie County?
For the second time this week, Barack Obama has been called out by Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Pearl's feud with Obama started earlier this week...
The InfoWars host says he's been asked "what do you want?"
The extremely popular entertainer has received backlash for her criticism of Israeli policies.
"This behavior will surge and become a major point in the culture wars."
In a new interview, Burr says Shapiro ‘doesn’t even know what woke is’
A whole lot of bad faith arguing continues [and is amplified!] now that Donald Trump has somehow regained his position as The Person Most Likely To Abuse His Power While Serving As The Most Powerful Man In The World. [Cut to yearbook photo of an 18-year-old D…
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has quietly joined the parade of tech giants rolling back basic protections for transgender users, removing explicit prohibitions against deadnaming and misgendering from its hate speech policies this week. The change, first spotted b…
Dr. Wafaa Alrashid noticed fewer of her patients were showing up for their appointments at the Los Angeles area hospital where she works as immigration raids...
Zach spent months secretly learning sign language so he could sign his vows to Hallie on their wedding day and make sure her parents were included on their special day.
Let’s set Substack’s “Nazi problem” aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis?...
A state-backed drive to deport Bengali Muslims from India is being justified and cheered on by the media.
CORN: Deconstruction of America... (First column, 5th story, link)
Journalist Robert W. Fieseler on his new book "American Scare" and how "we’re all Floridians now"
A wide-ranging historical discussion with Michael Hudson, tracing the destructive rise the power of lenders from ancient times to today.
Between the Trump Administration declaring private accounts a red flag for foreign students and employers using AI to find fake applicants, the old rules are becoming obsolete.
Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S. will follow into the growing group of "very low" birthrate countries.
Sydney Sweeney wears blue jeans and she votes red. The actress registered to vote as a Republican in Florida a couple months before Donald Trump was elected president ... according to public voter records that are available online. Sydney's…
Mass death in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis — it's a seismic rupture in our moral universe
Decades before Donald Trump entered politics, he made clear his desire for authoritarian policing that would whisk American citizens as well as legal visa holders into prison or deportation with scant due process. Some police officers and sheriffs were simila…
When I was in the fifth grade, an encyclopedia salesman visited our classroom to promote his collection of 12 leather-bound books. For readers under 20, encyclopedias were the forerunners of Wikipedia — or, perhaps more accurately, Google. If you wanted to le…
The New Republic obtained a Department of Homeland Security memo indicating ICE Barbie Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security Department is pressuring the military to further involve itself in the Gestapo-like wet dreams of Co-presidents Donald Trump and Stephen Mil…
Scott Soucek, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, was a MAGA's MAGA. He posted all the idiotic memes. He followed all the QAnon's conspiracy theories. He posted all the blithering idiot videos like this one: Here is Trump supporter Scott Soucek implying that Democrat…
CEO Alex Karp dismisses elite education and says that those without college degrees "are creating a lot of value" using Palantir software.
Yeonsoo Go, a South Korean student at Purdue University and the daughter of a beloved Episcopalian priest in New York, was arrested by US Immigration and...
If the law remains in place, other death penalty states may be tempted to follow suit.
Sweeney has faced backlash for an ad campaign promoting American Eagle's jeans.
Françoise Mouly speaks with the artist Amy Sherald about her cover for the August 11, 2025, issue of The New Yorker.
Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate rows of masked federal agents. Mark Peterson’s photo portfolio documents these harrowing encounters, with reporting from Jordan Salama.
Trump’s latest moves represent an assault on reporting, statistics, and the historical record.
Have congressional Republicans forgotten the political pain they suffered when President George W. Bush tried to privatize Social Security in 2005?
Pro-Israel posts point to a handful of cafes to claim 2 million people are not suffering hunger – despite Israel’s own data
According to the masculinity grifters of ‘King of the Hill,’ inner strength doesn’t come from the lower body
We’re becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn’t want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly for our routine rights violations and unwillingness to treat facts as facts. Big…
Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza are, first and foremost, a moral atrocity. Israeli policies since March, most notably the initial shutdown on aid entering the Strip, were very obviously going to cause a hunger crisis down the line. There can…
Donald Trump is all in on Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle ad campaign ... and it's all because of her voter registration. The prez was taking questions from reporters Sunday evening -- when one brought up that Sweeney had been…
Elizabeth Warren explains why billionaires are boosting Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo to keep Zohran Mamdani from becoming New York City's mayor.
Brazil opens with a bureaucratic error. A fly gets stuck in a typewriter, changing the surname of Archibald Tuttle to Archibald Buttle, a misprint on a form that dictates the government forcibly detain a suspected terrorist (Tuttle) but instead leads to the a…
Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has told analysts and investors that the company treats Harvard, Princeton and Yale graduates the same as those without college degrees, calling employment at the data analytics firm "a new credential independent of class an…
No breakout song, no runaway blockbuster: Summer 2025's biggest vibe is the lack of actual vibes
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
Men may be less well equipped, in many ways, to weather the societal shifts on the horizon.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Why is ICE using a desperate, fourth-rate comedy show to try and boost its recruiting numbers?
The Right has begun reappropriating ‘South Park’s attacks for their marketing campaigns
Long before Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it to X, the platform was known for allowing users to post a wide range of explicit content. Under Musk's anti-censorship stewardship, the social media platform has only become more of a Wild West. xAI's new …
Trump — perhaps more than other presidents — often feels compelled to present his religious bona fides. Of course, he naturally has none. But as often as evangelical figureheads proclaim him to be (their) God’s personal pick for POTUS, even Donald Trump occas…
The Trump administration wants you to know they’re very, very tough. So tough, in fact, that they’re launching a comprehensive purge of the Naval Academy to eliminate “corrosive DEI programs” and restore what they call the “warrior ethos.” Because nothing say…
Anyone with the tiniest bit of humanity would have found a better way to mass deportations, if they even felt compelled to do it all. Under Trump, the extra layers of cruelty are an essential part of the package — something that piles the deliberate inflictio…
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you’ll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they’ve built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to concentrated politica…
Unfortunately, we have to talk about Bronze Age Pervert. The pseudonymous writer, widely identified as a Romanian-American political theorist named Costin Alamariu, has become a popular influencer among very online young conservatives. BAP’s worldview is crud…
Are you tired of hearing about the controversy over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad? A remarkable thing about this latest culture-war dust-up is just how much people seem to resent its sheer existence. The whole thing feels, on its face, ginned up an…
A DHS spokesperson thanked South Park for "drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment," even though the Trump administration called the show irrelevant
A new, independent association for leading snooker players gives them "a stronger voice", according to its chairman John Higgins.
Taylor Swift and Melania Trump? You bet. Elon Musk and the author of this article? Not so much.
Kyle Chayka on how safety rules that require users to verify their identities before gaining access to sites could end the relative anonymity that we’ve come to expect online.
Why are the biggest backers of generative AI so incredibly stupid? And why do they think we're as dense as they are?
The administration appears to be using the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement its first nationwide abortion ban.
A new report from Senator Jon Ossoff's office reveals just how bad the nightmare has become.
This is a great piece from Jamelle Bouie on the likely death of the Voting Rights Act and, zooming out, the end of an era in Ameri
A Saddam Hussein-inspired Donald Trumps isn’t the first time ‘South Park’ rewrote its history
I went to a journalism convention expecting to talk about AI and politics. Instead, a chance encounter with a 24-year-old leader revealed a devastating truth about who gets left behind.
Even I can no longer deny the radical power of Kill Tony.
Bowie the golden retriever is blessed with a “human-like” smile, which his owners say is "right on the edge of adorable and a little uncanny."
What a clown show.
How can you prove the absence of a secret file?
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Vice President JD Vance attempted to make light of South Park shrinking him to a pint-size “manbaby” who oils Satan’s backside for President Donald Trump...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed not to back down from celebrating America’s “proud” Confederate history. “We recognize our history,” Hegseth told...
Trump Media’s new AI search tool uses Perplexity, but critics question its reliability and ethical foundation.
Donald Trump wishes he was as classy and cool as Ricardo Montalbán
By Keegan Kelly Published: August 06th, 2025
The second episode of the new season proved to be even more audacious
The Vice President is the latest conservative to pretend to be in on the joke
‘Conservatives are funnier than liberals’ says one of God’s meanest jokes
By Carly Tennes Published: August 07th, 2025
Cartman was the first unlovable troll to masterdebate to college girls while living in his mom’s house
South Park season 27 has taken its lampooning of the Trump administration to even wilder heights, sending up Kristi Noem, JD Vance, and more in the process.
Ayman Soliman is locally renowned for helping the families of dying kids. Now, friends say he’s been "tortured" in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him
In the fascinating new reality of the internet, teen girls can't learn about periods on Reddit and indie artists can't sell smutty games on Itch.io, but a military contractor will make you nonconsensual deepfakes of Taylor Swift taking her top off for $30 a m…
Plus: physical fitness, Confederate statues, robot overlords and weird zoo requests.
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend.
Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois shares how his meteorology roots drive his fight to protect climate science and push back against political interference.
Apple is highlighting the creative work of five artists from Southeast Asia that it calls Dreamers, and says your iPhone wallpaper can be inspirational.Apple's inspirational iPhone wallpaper — image credit: AppleYou have to wonder at the word "Dreamers," sinc…
To keep toxic content from damaging brands, both people and machines have a place Human content moderators still outperform AI when it comes to recognizing policy-violating material, but they also cost significantly more.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_w…
A reporter fact-checking Mace was deemed "a raging leftist with that kind of questioning."
The official White House statement on ‘South Park’ is the perfect example of what not to do while in the show’s crosshairs
Kristi Noem closes the uncensored cut with a tragic trip to the pet store
Greg Gutfeld might be obscure to anyone that’s not in the Fox News universe, but he’s lapping ‘The Tonight Show’ host by most metrics
Ironically, Noem didn’t watch her ‘South Park’ parody
Everyone is paying attention to South Park season 27, and the latest episode unleashes what might be its darkest joke yet.
Members of the Proud Boys are seemingly letting the world know they are all in on Sydney Sweeney ... and it's not because of her jeans -- it's about her genes. The far-right extremist group appears to have vandalized a billboard along an L.A. area…
For years, right-wingers have tried to claim that actress Sydney Sweeney represents a victory over leftists, Democrats, and 'wokeness.'
Trump is using psychiatry to cut care, expand policing and turn public despair into political control.
The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.
Musk hasn't taken key steps to establish a new party, and he gave millions to the GOP just days before he said he would launch the "America Party."
The remarkable act of forgiveness unfolded in a Georgia courtroom when a woman forgave the man convicted of killing her husband in a hit-and-run.
Barf Bag: These women need therapy, not control of state governments.
Latest move to cut funding for vaccines is not down to US health secretary. It is part of Trump's wider war on science.
Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity
Our culture turned on itself, stagnated and went rancid — that's how
Fox News tries to credit Gutfeld's show for Colbert's cancellation — but the facts tell a different story
John Leguizamo is not mincing words in addressing Dean Cain’s recent decision to join ICE. The Bob Trevino Likes It star, who has been a vocal critic of ICE’s increasingly militant behavior toward immigrants, took to his Instagram Friday to share his thoughts…
A few weeks after the birth of her first son, Mikaela Rodkin, a D.C.-based mom who works in management consulting, started to notice something was “seriously wrong.” She was so overwhelmed by worry that she had trouble bonding with her baby. She felt like she…
"Tony Hinchcliffe’s fame skyrocketed after he made a joke that spooked even Donald Trump. In Texas, I watched how he became the most powerful comic in America."
The clinical psychologist-turned-TV personality seemed ill-prepared for Maher's comments on the latest episode of Real Time. Dr. Phil Flustered After Bill Maher Calls Him Out for Joining ICE Raids Alex Young
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to evict homeless people from the nation's capital and jail criminals, despite Washington's...
Democrats should emphasize not that the president is corrupt or inmoral, but that he is incompetent.
In one TikTok video, a woman declared that she stopped using sunscreen altogether. In an Instagram reel, a man insists that building sun exposure without...
Weeks after Sunjay Kapur's death, the question of succession has become the subject of media speculation.
The White House declined to explain what legal authority Trump would use to evict people from the nation's capital.
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To fight Trump, tyranny and war, America must have profiles in courage — not cowardice
Nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down.
Americans will encounter the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026 through four distinct but intertwined forms of remembrance: commemoration, celebration, memory, and history. The four perspectives constantly shift and interconnect, oft…
President Donald Trump's remarks come as he has increased his rhetoric about countering crime in the District in recent days.
The president claimed Washington, D.C., had become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the world,” despite federal data indicating crime fell to historic lows.
A new $6,000 senior tax deduction under the OBBBA could help retirees save big on Social Security taxes & offer relief to millions on fixed retirement income...
Two Trump voters allege that Border Patrol agents racially profiled them after they were stopped and questioned on the way to the dentist. George and...
Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples, the justices will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that asks them to overturn that decision.
Readers respond to Ava Kofman’s Profile of Curtis Yarvin, Malcolm Gladwell’s review of “Unforgiving Places,” and Hilton Als’s review of “Superfine,” at the Met.
A new book argues for making the U.S. a “true” democracy, but fails at the essential strategy of persuasion.
Deciding what’s enriching for children to watch has become more daunting than ever.
"This doddering old man has no idea where he is or what he’s talking about," one congressman said.
And enabling the country's anti-abortion movement.
American neo-Nazis love the Trump era. “[Trump] awakened a lot of people to the issues we’ve been raising for years. H
There’s a trick at the center of American political discourse—so deeply embedded that even well-meaning people don’t realize they’re performing it. It goes like this: if you’re a fair-minded individual, you must believe that both political parties are fundame…
Trump takes control of police, deploys National Guard in a move DC-rights activist calls 'just authoritarianism'.
At the end of its best season yet, "The Gilded Age" saves its happiest moment for the Black social scene.
I hate logging onto X these days because the platform promotes conservatives and downgrades links to stories from serious news organizations. But I also hate X because so much of what I see is fighting among Democrats. Some of these debates are important, suc…
Almost 250 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed the United States an independent country. Having rid themselves of a king, the revolutionaries established a republican government that derived its authority from the consent of…
Some residents are skeptical President Trump's use of tough police tactics will work to solve complex social ills.
Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.
President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia's law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the...
Users claimed the president sought the measure to shield himself from charges for alleged crimes involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
We really, really didn't expect this.
President Donald Trump vowed this week to rid Washington, D.C., of homeless encampments, though what those plans will look like are unclear.
The widows of brothers Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau are speaking out about their grief nearly one year after their husbands were killed by an alleged drunk driver.
Remember when Alec Baldwin saved America from Donald Trump?
‘South Park’ can’t stop ratioing the White House and its cronies
“Hysterical.” “Alarmist.” “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” “He’ll be constrained by institutions.” “There are adults in the room.” “You’re overreacting.” “The generals won’t let him.” “Stop being so dramatic.” Every single person who said we were being hysterica…
Three weeks ago, California federal court judge Maame E. Frimpong issued an order blocking ICE from pretending looking a bit foreign was reasonably suspicious enough to justify stops, much less the mass arrests ICE officers have been carrying out regularly in…
Trump administration claims GWU failed to address or remedy anti-Semitic abuses despite student and faculty complaints.
Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.
Los Angeles Unified School District leaders are calling for limits on immigration enforcement near campuses after a 15-year-old boy with disabilities was pulled from a car, handcuffed, and briefly detained outside Arleta High School on Monday in what official…
“The ability to use the military anywhere, anytime, for any purpose — it’s absolutely unprecedented.” The post Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King appeared first on The Intercept.
EXCLUSIVE: Harper Steele, who co-stars with Will Ferrell in the Emmy-nominated documentary Will & Harper, will receive an official proclamation from the city of West Hollywood honoring “her advocacy and continued efforts to uplift the transgender community.” …
On Monday, xAI's Grok chatbot suffered a mysterious suspension from X, and faced with questions from curious users, it happily explained why. "My account was suspended after I stated that Israel and the US are committing genocide in Gaza," it told one user. "…
Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and Rosie O'Donnell are among the stars who have left America and moved elsewhere due to politics.
After Colbert and the jobs report, if Donald Trump gets away with backdoor censorship, America's democracy will be on the line.
Its tactics recall North Korean brainwashing techniques.
"This is the most savage takedown of anyone I've ever heard in my life," one commenter reacted.View Entire Post ›
Comedy Central’s ‘South Park Day’ won’t include a new episode
Are Trey Parker and Matt Stone America’s greatest news reporters? Hopefully not
It’s no surprise that Donald Trump thinks El Salvador president Nayib Bukele is a fun hang. After all, Bukele has already referred to himself as the world’s “coolest dictator” — two descriptors Trump definitely aspires to. (Although he’ll take the latter in t…
KISS will get their flowers at the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors ... and, the band members couldn't be more grateful for the accolade. We spoke to Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley from the iconic band ... and, they all expressed gratitude…
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Clocking in at nine whole pages — down from 103 in 2024 — the new State Department human rights report is “functionally useless.” The post Trump Administration Guts Annual Human Rights Report on Israel appeared first on The Intercept.
“They’re testing what they want to do with the rest of the country on us,” one veteran told The Intercept. The post Veterans Are “Guinea Pigs” in Trump’s First National Abortion Ban Experiment appeared first on The Intercept.
There's a new guard of paramilitary activists, whose youthful membership, edgy aesthetics, use of Instagram, and, in many cases, overt nods to religion points to a new brand of anti-government Christian nationalist militias.
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified
Details on President Trump's plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.
Just 54% of Americans say they drink alcohol. That's the lowest level recorded in 86 years.
First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if he does not...
On The Political Scene Podcast: Whether or not Trump can fulfill his promise of deporting one million people in a year, the nation should be concerned about the harm done—and rights violated—en route to that goal.
By JM McNab Published: August 14th, 2025
Taylor Swift has drawn plenty of criticism and insults from Donald Trump in the past -- and now Jimmy Fallon’s spinning her material to roast the Commander-in-Chief ahead of his Friday summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It…
The State Department’s new reports whitewash the records of some of the world’s most notorious nations and targets Trump’s enemies. The post The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports appeared first on The Intercept.
Activists want blue states to stop handing out cash to Avelo, the airline that operated 10 percent of ICE’s deportation flights. The post ICE Deportation Airline Avelo Relies on Blue-State Subsidies. Will Dem Governors Do Anything About It? appeared first on …
Facing a $1B defamation suit, Biden refused to walk back statements about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
Dana White recounts sport's long journey from 'human cockfighting' obscurity to a presidential embrace
Ms. Jay didn't wait for the authorities to come before packing her tent and carrying what belongings she could across Pennsylvania Avenue on her way to...
President Donald ‘Saddam Hussein’ Trump is not Canada’s buddy, guy!
And somehow Arby’s got dragged into this mess
Has Butters replaced him in the core four friends?
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: August 15th, 2025
Donald Trump has declared war on American cities, and he’s sending in the troops to prove it. As Rolling Stone rightly notes regarding Trump seizing direct control of DC law enforcement by deploying the National Guard: President Donald Trump has expanded his …
Depending on who you listen to, President Donald Trump’s decision to seize control over law enforcement in Washington, DC, is either an authoritarian menace or a farce. The authoritarian menace case is straightforward: Trump is (again) asserting the power to …
The South Carolina candidate for governor -- whose bizarre arrest has already apparently tanked his shot -- is finding himself in an even deeper hole now that the full body cam’s out ... showing him dropping the N-word on video. TMZ obtained the…
IndieWire spoke with three filmmakers about personal storytelling through genre, from a folk monster hungry for breast milk ("Feed") to vaginoplasty administered by a witch ("The Dysphoria") to a vigilante service worker stuck waiting tables mid-abortion ("Th…
Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment developed by conservative media company PragerU.
Journalist Kylie Cheung on why post-Dobbs restrictions “aren’t unintended consequences.” The post Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence appeared first on The Intercept.
His declining reality show mentality is destroying the fabric of our nation — and the press is complicit
The Brigitte Macron conspiracy theory helps MAGA cope with their own contradictory gender ideology
"It's unacceptable that these policies were advanced in the first place."
DC's largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?
When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.
Voting rights activists continue to be divided over gerrymandering. Here in Wisconsin, members of the Fair Maps Coalition, who just recently succeeded in...
The left sees President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of Washington law enforcement as part of a multifront march to autocracy — “vindictive...
'Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,' one tells The Reg Feature Bill Gates, an Arizona election official and former Maricopa County supervisor, says that the death threats started shortly after the 2020 presidential election.…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got us buzzing about her music, their relationship and maybe the Super Bowl ... while President Trump unleashed the National Guard again and Cardi B torched Nicki Minaj! So, we gotta ask ...
When fascism reared its head in America, much of civil society chose to debase itself and accommodate it, rather than fight back.
Demolishing USAID is a humanitarian disaster — and will damage America's reputation forever
You're not broken. The world is. Four AIs confirmed what you already sense—and converged on one question that shows the path home. Meet us in the Field, beyond tribe and ego.
Deploymenets of troops to Los Angeles and DC raise serious questions about the appropriate use of the military in a democracy.
Some companies lobby for profits, not people. This year an unlikely company flipped the script, using its influence to push for family rights over the bottom line.
The White House took umbrage after a guest on CNN said the Kennedy Center had chosen to honor 81-year-old Gloria Gaynor merely because she is a person of...
Explore stories about how why friendship could be the foundation of lasting love, the elite-college students who can’t read books, and more.
The non-profit has a new look but still stands up for the open web interview The Mozilla Foundation has changed its look, but its goals remain the same – supporting an internet that's open and inclusive, and that prioritizes the interests of people over corpo…
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Strawb with a reply to a couple parts of a comment on our post about “Trump derangement syndrome” turning out to be pretty damn correct: In second place, it’s Rocky with a comment about the FCC insta…
With our First Amendment rights under attack, those in the best position to defend them also happen to be rich
Mayors in Chicago, LA and Baltimore stress data-driven programs over political rhetoric
It's not just at Alligator Alcatraz. Horrific conditions exist throughout the Sunshine State's prisons
Our strategic daily links: Avalanche skiing, old black hole, sweaty Hong Kong, Chinese robots, electrifying Africa, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretch…
Trump’s urban takeovers reveal a governing pattern that blends the language of small government with a readiness to deploy maximum state force when it serves political ends.
Some users claimed Trump desired to protect himself from potential future charges for alleged crimes involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hints he got Italian citizenship in part because of President Donald Trump. Give me a break.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor for the start of his final submissions in...
For that much, they could make their own cartoon series
Don’t count on ‘South Park’ fans to read any further than a headline
Trump and his GOP enablers wouldn’t know subtlety if it held them down and punched them in the face repeatedly. Being a little bit crafty is never an option for an administration that prides itself on its performances. A little subtlety tends to go a long way…
Melania Trump walked straight into the global crossfire by putting pen to paper in a letter to Vladimir Putin -- and that's made her prime roast material, according to Jack Schlossberg, who just posted a parody video mocking the First Lady. JFK’s…
The filmmaker began working on the series in 2022 with the aim to tell the "full, first-person account of his journey"
Parade, the Tony award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C. amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.
Social media users wondered what the good parts of slavery were.
President Trump confirmed the White House is doing a review Smithsonian museums, where he complained "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is."
Attendance has fallen in some school systems since the crackdown began.
Pete Hegseth is wrong to think that civilians have little role to play in military education.
Loomer had an atomic meltdown on Twitter after a humanitarian nonprofit posted a video of kids from Gaza arriving in San Francisco.
“I really got along with him well and think he’s great," Chris Pratt told Bill Maher. "He’s funny, he’s wonderful. I love him.” Maybe brainworms run in the (extended) family.
By Brian VanHooker Published: August 19th, 2025
Mark Hamill said he considered leaving the U.S. following Trump's reelection, but decided he won't be forced out by 'that son of a bitch.'
The actor discussed the Health and Human Services Secretary on the latest episode of Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast
The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?
Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame.
On August 11, President Trump announced his intention to "rescue" the nation's capital. A central feature of his plan involved using federal officials to remove people experiencing homelessness from the city — people that he listed alongside "violent gangs, b…
The first lady urged the Russian president to protect kids — “The View” co-host says she should start with her husband.
(Reuters) -In an era of short attention spans and a White House that has declared war on diversity programs, companies are embracing edgier marketing. Swiss...
America is not a good place to be an early adult.
President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".
Towelie haters seem to be angrier than Trump supporters this week
Tom Morello has assembled a 65-song playlist called 'Fuck ICE' featuring the White Stripes, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy, and more.
'South Park' shared a teaser trailer for the show's new episode, which takes aim at Donald Trump's militarization of Washington, D.C.
US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities.
"I’m going through a difficult phase filled with challenges, silence, and waiting."
Shonda Rhimes has claimed that there are genuine jitters in the U.S. that network storytelling is being self-censored during Donald Trump’s second term in office. The creative powerhouse behind Bridgerton and Grey’s Anatomy said she could not comment directly…
"It had me saying vile things," writes the senator from Minnesota.
Popular cartoon series South Park has been satirizing U.S. President Donald Trump, and the latest episode, titled "Sickofancy," includes Apple CEO Tim Cook. A cartoon version of Cook is depicted visiting Trump in the White House to provide him with a gif…
An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.
Older Americans who can't afford retirement say workplace ageism makes job searching futile. Some take part-time, low-wage work to stay afloat.
The President's son says the new logo is woke which is more evidence that we live in the worst timeline The post The New Cracker Barrel Logo Sucks And So Does The Mess Around It appeared first on Kotaku.
Over 1,000 orphans are receiving support and classes at Al-Wafaa Orphan Village in Khan Younis.
The U.S. is drifting away from science and climate reality. So why does life seem so normal?
If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health measures the next time a pandemic comes around.
While political satire has always been a part of South Park across almost three decades, things have reached a whole new level during the new season, with plenty of jokes involving the Trump Presidency. Tonight, that involved Tim Cook, and his recent White Ho…
The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion...
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: August 20th, 2025
‘SNL’ satire looks scared compared to ‘South Park’
Randy ran out of runway on the seven-year experiment in testing the fandom’s patience
By JM McNab Published: August 21st, 2025
Randy’s Techridy gamble hasn’t yet yielded Tesla results
Burr gets worried every time a fan says he ‘tells it like it is’
Senator Amy Klobuchar is one of the top Democrats in the Senate. She could be fighting to protect democracy against fascists. She could be working on a new, better vision for Americans. But instead, she’s focused on breaking the internet. And now we know why:…
Season 27 of South Park has finally wrapped up a storyline that's lasted almost a decade, and fans are happy to see that era come to an end.
In the public imagination, Stephen Miller is the dark heart of the Trump administration — a pulsing mass of anti-immigrant hatred behind its most aggressively authoritarian moves. But what if there’s a different story to be told — that Stephen Miller’s obsess…
Sydney Sweeney is coming out swinging against her haters for her bathwater soap ... calling out female fans for perpetuating a double standard. The actress reacted to the soap saga in a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, where she remained…
By federalising the capital’s police and stifling protests, Trump is testing how far he can go to remake the US.
Dobson advised Trump and four other US presidents and was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Letter called on University of Texas at Austin to denounce ban on Iranians and take 'immediate legal action'.
Southern-themed restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has changed its logo–and furious MAGA mouthpieces cannot stomach it.This week, Cracker Barrel unveiled a
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
In places with significant abortion restrictions, many pregnant women experience delays, confusion, and other substandard care.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • The United States Is Southern Now: From booming metros to culture-defining exports, the South has quietly become a demographic powerhouse and a battleground for the country’s identity. (Businessweek) • The Trillion-Do…
Does this show even qualify as a parody anymore?
The White House’s recently-unveiled “AI Action Plan” wages war on so-called “woke AI”—including large language models (LLMs) that provide information inconsistent with the administration’s views on climate change, gender, and other issues. It also targets mea…
As you will recall, a single gunmen opened fire on a CDC campus in Atlanta earlier this month, claiming to have been injured by COVID vaccines. The rhetoric he had used prior to the shooting closely aligned with what RFK Jr. had been spouting for years. While…
South Park loves to utilize familiar pop culture moments into something hilariously inappropriate, as they did by using Star Wars to troll Trump.
Jack White's criticisms of Trump's tacky Oval Office redesign got a testy response, but the White House picked the wrong rocker to mess with
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has become the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire as he looks to strong-arm the central banking system out from...
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
Barf Bag: Or perhaps he's only mad about it because a young blonde woman told him he should be.
“There are so many crosswalks and intersections painted all throughout Orlando,” Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost told Jezebel. “But he [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] picked this one on purpose.”
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: August 22nd, 2025
When the Techdirt community has had to hear so much about a single state’s education superintendent, you know something has gone horribly wrong. The horribly wrong in this case is Ryan Walters of Oklahoma. Walters appears to be doing some sort of combo-impres…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker blasted Donald Trump over his threats to send federal troops to Chicago as he's done in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles
“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message."
As Americana premieres amid a turbulent time for star Sydney Sweeney, her co-star Halsey is defending writer/director Tony Tost and his crew. The 3x Grammy nominee recently expressed her support for the “hardworking director and his hardworking crew” as the f…
Over time, Democrats came to support the end to South Africa's apartheid, whch makes the cowardice over Gaza genocide even more deplorable
Jack White’s feud with the White House underscores the need for the CBGB Festival, showcasing 21 generation-spanning bands who embrace the ethos of punk rock across three raucous stages. Punk rock has long emphasized a persistent, grassroots, anti-establishme…
Jussie Smollett’s 2019 hate crime controversy is back in the spotlight with Netflix’s new documentary. Here’s what to know about the case and whether he was telling the truth.
Zohran Mamdani is now the Democrats’ nominee for mayor of New York City. He is also an openly anti-Semitic socialist.His nomination puts the Democratic Party in a position not unlike the one Republicans faced in 1991, when David Duke — a former grand wizard o…
Jim Simons’ mathematical skills helped transform him from a prize-winning academic at Harvard and MIT into a legendary financier whose algorithmic models made Renaissance Technologies one of the most successful hedge funds in history. After his death last yea…
It is unsurprising that the man who co-wrote “The Art of the Deal” believes that heaven is a luxury property purchased by good deeds. | Opinion
People didn’t understand why I would walk away from the NFL. But my mind and body were battered. Cannabis helped me heal.
Only part of the left’s most promising political party even wants to win elections or come to power.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America: The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over th…
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a comment about the idea that ICE and the Trump administration are stupid: You don’t abduct people and put them in concentration camps (foreign or domestic) by simply doing somethi…
South Park has been on the air for over 25 years, but of the series' best episodes, IMDb users have determined only one post-2020 is worthy of the top 10.
Emine Erdogan writes to Melania Trump after the US first lady's letter to Putin about children in Ukraine and Russia.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to 'manufacture a crisis' to abuse power.
Burning Man Festival has a lot of unique experiences on offer, one of which is the famous Orgy Dome where festival-goers can enjoy sex with two or more people
While parents fear pickup and drop-off, teachers say the D.C. public school district has offered little support. The post Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is Scaring Immigrant Parents Out of Taking Kids Back to School appeared first on The Intercept.
It's time to look in the mirror, America: We chose catastrophe — there's no one else to blame
DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
Long before Rush Limbaugh, Dobson took to the airwaves with his hardcore message
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Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy argued that President Donald Trump should send federal troops to crack down on Chicago by comparing the city to Cracker Barrel's new controversial logo that some conservatives have described as "woke." "They've had nine str…
It seems Fox's Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters are all in for the fascism. No surprise since we all know every one of them cares more about collecting a paycheck than whether there's still a functioning democracy in the United States. Gutfeld was asked about t…
How DOGE left Mohammad Halimi’s life in tatters.
Abraham Lincoln once said that “the greatest service of citizenship is jury duty.”
In a Miami studio where the Eagles and Bob Marley recorded, a choir of pardoned Capitol rioters tries to “reclaim” the national anthem, Charles Bethea writes.
The president is embodying the type of big government that right-wing politicians and thinkers have been warning about for a century.
The congresswoman said it was "terrifying" as a mother of a student.
They would laugh if it wasn’t so obviously unfunny
Even though Trump says it’s about the crime rates, it’s not actually about the crime rates. Just like he used the hallucination that the entirety of Los Angeles was under siege by “violent” protesters to justify sending in the troops, the reality was that any…
Tim Walz didn't mince words on Donald Trump at the Democratic National Committee's summer meetings in Minnesota, calling his policies "fascist."
On Pod Save America, Maron explains why he severed ties with Bill Maher and finds the consistent platforming of controversial comedians on platforms like Netflix to be considerably dangerous
While previous research shows outrage and division drive engagement on social media, a new study of digital behavior during the 2024 US election finds that this effect flips during a major crisis—when "ingroup solidarity" becomes the engine of online virality.
Republican policies are pushing a strained child care industry to a breaking point.
These women killed it as the leaders of the free world.
Donald Trump claimed the American people are asking for a dictator—and he seems more than happy to give them what they want. While signing executive orders in the Oval Office Monday morning, Trump whined that people were up in arms after he suggested that he …
Header image: S.O. Grimes general store, Westminster, Md., c. 1900. Image via Library of Congress. Another day, another shot fired in the culture wars: this time, the internet is losing its collect…
The administration is doing impressive things on social media.
Someday, the president may need the American people to believe something he says—and they won’t.
No matter how far the 27-year-old influencer pushes his bigotry, his influence continues to rise.
Jamelle Bouie on Democratic politicians who maddeningly cannot recognize and acknowledge what is going on in the country. From
The volume of stories about Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Oklahoma, seems to be increasing. Walters is a Christian Nationalist by name, though the first of those words goes against all of what I learned about Christianity as a Catholic minor and curio…
The tribe has spoken ... and Cracker Barrel is listening ... because the restaurant chain says it's ditching a new logo design that caused a ton of outrage and backlash. Cracker Barrel just announced they are switching back to their original logo,…
Hawaiians live on this paradise island rent-free. So long as they don't drink, do drugs, or break any other of the old-world owners' old-school rules.
American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has announced that it will keep its "old timer" logo and abandon plans to replace it with a minimalist redesign following intense online backlash led by Donald Trump. The Southern country-themed restaurant has reinstat…
By JM McNab Published: August 27th, 2025
We were this close to defeating Dax Shepard in 2004
The National Science Foundation is already implementing some recommendations after a recent survey found issues with sexual assault and harassment on Antarctic missions.
Eight months ago, those of us actually paying attention—not just scrolling outrage bait about Biden’s age or the latest campus controversy, but genuinely tracking the systematic preparation for authoritarian rule—warned that Trump represented an existential t…
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Erin McCanlies was listening to the radio one morning in April when she heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promising to find the cause of autism by September. The secreta…
Smithsonian museums face a Trump-ordered review of exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ history.
US restaurant chain abandons rebrand after new logo prompts firestorm of criticism online.
Networks focused almost entirely on the scene in Minneapolis on Wednesday to cover the latest mass shooting at a school, as a gunman fired on children as they celebrated Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church. Two children were killed, and 14 children and two a…
The term is "emergency use authorization."
Investigators say a specific motive remains unclear, though the attacker expressed hate towards many groups.
It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.
"Donald Trump, we'll see how well your coin does versus our coin," said the California governor.
Officials and residents in Beverly Hills have been left bewildered by President Donald Trump’s claims that people willingly leave their cars unlocked in the ...
The GOP will blame anything but the fucking gun.
Trump didn’t even try to be funny, while the ‘SNL’ cast wished that Musk wouldn’t
This was pretty much inevitable. While the Trump’s band of bigots struggled mightily to expel brown people from this country, the rest of his sycophants are doing everything they can to prevent non-white foreigners from entering the country. It’s counterprodu…
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son. Halimi’s name had just appeared in …
Robin Westman -- who killed 2 kids and injured 17 people in a targeted shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis Wednesday -- reportedly wrote a long-winded manifesto and uploaded a number of strange videos prior to the attack. According to CNN…
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts unveiled the new song "Big Crime" at a show in Chicago. It shreds Donald Trump over his takeover of Washington, DC.
Platforms like Pornhub and OnlyFans have given porn stars more autonomy. But sweeping age-check laws are already impacting their bottom lines.
The ruling marks the latest setback for prosecutors in a case that shocked the country when videos were released showing officers violently kicking and punching Nichols during a traffic stop.
A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.
Hennepin County EMS Chief Marty Scheerer thanked students and teachers for protecting each other during Wednesday's shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school.
Defense chief Pete Hegseth is restoring to West Point Military Academy a giant painting of rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee that shows him wearing his gray...
The blonde pop star may be marrying the football player, but the moral of this all American love story is the opposite of the trad wife narrative they’re trying to inspire.
There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic dem…
Kim Kardashian doesn't understand the government's immigration policy, and she's actually doing the bidding of criminals ... according to the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin went after the…
Kim Kardashian is challenging Donald Trump's controversial immigration policy ... arguing the U.S.A. is kicking out people who've worked hard to build the country. KK was asked Thursday about the ongoing ICE raids by a journalist, just before…
The mother of the Minnesota church shooter is reportedly lawyering up after her kid went on a shooting spree, killing 2 children and injuring 18 other people. According to FOX News, Mary Grace Westman -- the mother of Robin Westman, who died from a…
Officials have said the shooter who killed two kids at a Catholic school and church 'idolized' mass murderers and 'wanted to watch children suffer.'
This is the third time the fiery opposition politician and leader of the left-wing EFF has been accused.
In an afternoon's walk through ground zero of Americana — the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History — objects around every corner invite one...
When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign. It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical power. It’s …
Fearmongering and scapegoating do nothing for community safety
The US President has overturned the foundational ideas of his country
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted in August 2024 that a major factor behind his decision to endorse President Donald Trump was the opportunity to help "Make America Healthy Again" in a future Trump administration."Don't you want healthy children?" Kennedy said in a…
The order encourages forcible commitment of "homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment."
Protesters disrupted the Labor Day weekend in the Hamptons as part of a nationwide action called "Workers Over Billionaires."
The Enabled Emissions Campaign aims to hold Microsoft accountable for its technology's impact on fossil fuel production.
New details about the mysterious disappearance of Konrad 'Koni' Steffen, a pioneering climate scientist, who vanished on Greenland's melting ice sheet, raising urgent questions about climate change's dangers.
The U.S. won the Civil War. So why is the administration so keen on the Confederate side?
Parents are losing trust in artificial intelligence (AI) in schools even as more districts look to adopt the technology. A recent PDK poll found parents are not comfortable with AI software getting personal information about their children such as grades, a…
When Trump talked about "American carnage," he meant it — that's what he and his supporters want
Washington, D.C., residents say the increase of law enforcement and ICE officers in the streets has spooked many Latino migrants who have stopped coming to work and sending their kids to school, fearing deportation amid the Trump administration's ongoing crac…
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Are protests alone enough to confront the billionaires?
A healthy Latino population is vital to social and economic fabric of the U.S. Continuation of these essential contributions is dependent on a healthy Latino population
Millions could lose SNAP benefits under new Trump administration rules, but retailers like Walmart may benefit from shifting grocery spending.
Donald Trump has admitted that his administration is being “ripped apart” by the fight over COVID-19, which caused chaos in Washington, D.C. last week, after...
A novelist traveled to Georgia in search of food and a story. She found a new understanding of how to stand up for democracy.
This paper contributes to the growing demand-side literature on populism by investigating how different types of populist attitudes shape support for strongm...
Tens of thousands gather under 'Workers Over Billionaires', pushing for livable wages and economic justice.
Normal life continues for most of us, most of the time — but everything we took for granted is slipping away
New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates
California Governor Gavin Newsom is using a cringe-worthy "dark woke" approach to counter President Trump on social media that is getting positive poll results.
Personal Perspective: Society has largely become complacent to people subsisting outside in deplorable conditions.
Here’s where and when protests against President Donald Trump and billionaire-influence over politics are expected to take place on Monday, organized by the AFL-CIO and dozens of partner organizations.
Here’s where and when protests against President Donald Trump and billionaire-influence over politics are expected to take place on Monday, organized by the AFL-CIO and dozens of partner organizations.
Here’s where and when protests against President Donald Trump and billionaire-influence over politics are expected to take place on Monday, organized by the AFL-CIO and dozens of partner organizations.
An abandoned city in Asia is the testbed to launch a new anarcho-capitalist movement.
Many senior right-wing US figures attack UK free speech laws while "intimidating and bullying" critics, Sir Nick says.
President Trump took aim at Chicago as he suggested federal intervention is needed to combat crime after a violent Labor Day weekend in the Windy City.
At least eight people have been killed and 58 others injured in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to police.
Arden Cho and May Hong have "Golden" on repeat.
The absurd detention of the comedy writer Graham Linehan underscores a deeper issue.
By JM McNab Published: September 02nd, 2025
One of the things upon which I spend a lot of time pondering: watching right-leaning, but otherwise intelligent people in my life look at Donald Trump’s systematic destruction of constitutional government and see just mere incompetence, but generally normal p…
No one will ever write a biography of consequence about Rich Lowry. While remembrances of William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review, often speak of the void in conservative commentary he left behind upon his death in 2008, few of them hazard to a…
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John Adams never actually said "Facts do not care about your feelings."
Three migrants - a man who worked for the US in Afghanistan and his son and daughter - hope to be reunited with family in Canada.
Historians say it's good to highlight America's founders, but the project takes too narrow a view of history.
What happens when you put four of the Trump right’s leading intellectuals together in a room? You see what it looks like when a political movement gets high on its own supply. The conversation in question is a recently published two-hour video roundtable host…
As the Trump administration ramps up its anti-immigrant campaign, activists like Ron Gochez of Unión Del Barrio are showing how to resist. The post The Los Angeles Schoolteacher Leading the Fight Against ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
As the new school year begins, mixed immigration status families face heightened fears about ICE enforcement near schools, creating anxiety that extends far beyond the classroom.
Britain’s Online Safety Act makes it illegal to incite violence through Internet posts.
In a rally in Washington, D.C., survivors detailed the abuse they said they suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein, with some saying the abuse happened when they were teenagers.
The President has been hyper-fixated on his afterlife, in spite of his relationship with evil
Trey Parker and Matt Stone suggest that Trump’s fans are in favor of his Season 27 arc
The two, six-episode ‘South Park’ seasons released under Biden weren’t nearly this biting
Red McArthur is the legacy character we all forget about
Before crying on Fox News, Kid Rock covered Eric Cartman
The latest development in South Park season 27's Donald Trump and Satan storyline plays upon a horror movie trope that could factor into the episodes to come.
Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell are sparring on social media yet again ... this time after the prez reminded followers he's "giving serious thought" to revoking the actress' U.S. citizenship. He reignited their feud on Truth Social Wednesday,…
Fara Dabhoiwala considers the right to free speech the con at the heart of the Constitution because of the harms it permits. But what about the harms it prevents?
Abortion has been an inescapable fact of life for millennia. The question is, why do women gain or lose control over their reproductive lives at different times in history?
What happened to the future? When did we lose it, and what has taken its place? Political scientists have found a continual decline in visions of a shared transformative future since the early 1980s. Around the world, in party manifestos, inaugural speeches, …
Some survivors spoke publicly for the first time in an event on Capitol Hill, in support of a bill to release files.
Health experts said Kennedy's 'repeated efforts to undermine science and public health' left Americans 'less safe'.
Can AI help "smooth over" discussion on abortion, racism, immigration, or Israel-Palestine? Columbia University sure hopes so. The Verge has learned that the university recently began testing Sway, an AI debate program currently in beta. Developed by two rese…
A town council candidate in Cranford, New Jersey, pulled out some breakdancing moves during a town hall meeting to protest local property tax hikes.
The novelist Lauren Grodstein visited Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2023, and the protests she witnessed made her think differently about perseverance.
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 05th, 2025
Well, that was certainly a thing. We mentioned yesterday that RFK Jr. was scheduled to go before the Senate Finance committee to answer all kinds of questions as to just what in the holy hell is happening at HHS. As we said, this was always going to be a cont…
After taking shots at ICE and various politicians, South Park season 27 has now gone after two of 2025's greatest sources of evil: Labubus and tariffs.
The International Olympic Committee has set up four working groups, including one for the protection of female sports in its bid to reshape the Olympic Games under new president Kirsty Coventry.
The Harlem Hellfighters, who became legends for their service during World War I, were honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal.
The 'Real Time Wth Bill Maher' didn't mince words with his assessment of the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"We are at a point in history where something amazing is happening, and it may be amazingly good, and it may be amazingly bad."
Dhruv Khullar on how the Secretary of Health and Human Services is escalating his battle against the C.D.C., vaccines, science, and the public institutions that really made America great.
I am pleased to announce the imminent publication of my latest book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship: coauthored with Nathan Sanders, and published by MIT Press on October 21. Rewiring Democracy looks beyond…
The government's push for a public music event generates heated political interpretations over its intentions.
Attack on site sacred to Aboriginal community followed an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne city.
It wouldn’t be savvy politics to push to cut police funding. Adams and Cuomo know that. The post Zohran Mamdani Won’t Defund the Police. The Movement Can Grow With Him Anyway. appeared first on The Intercept.
RFK Jr. faces bipartisan and family backlash over CDC cuts, vaccine rollout delays after Senate grilling
No. At least, there've been plenty of dumb articles over past decades and centuries, and plenty of smart ones recently. But I have some complaints about one particular recent article in The Economist, "Is the decline of reading making politics dumber? As peop…
Chicago’s mayor said Trump’s “threats are beneath the honor of our nation.”
Hanks was to be honored for his numerous film portrayals of military figures and advocacy for veterans. West Post Graduates Cancel Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks Scoop Harrison
According to one report, the only U.S. city in the world's 10 "most dangerous" cities was Memphis, Tennessee.
In line with Trump's rebranding of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the president threatened the city of Chicago on Saturday with war on Truth Social, writing, "love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago [is] about to find out w…
I’ve written for years about Jesse Watters’ blatant racism and race baiting. But just in time to put lipstick on the pig of Donald Trump’s authoritarian plans to install the National Guard in Chicago, Watters pretended to have his finger on the pulse of the …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now claiming America’s public health agencies haven’t accomplished anything in decades—just days after declaring President Donald...
Pope Leo XIV has declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker denounces Trump as a wanna-be dictator as protesters rally in Chicago and Washington, DC.
Mamdani discusses how he plans to address income inequality and affordability issues in the largest US city.
Cheers and jeers at US Open for Trump, amid debate over USTA’s decision to ask for the muting of on-air reactions
Trump's administration values clogging feeds with obvious trolling.
In "Canceled," the chef recalls her demise in amiable detail, but doesn't quite answer the questions she tees up
Despite the United States Tennis Association’s attempt to censor the U.S. Open audience’s reaction to Donald Trump‘s presence at Sunday’s Men’s Final, the stands were filled with a passionate response. Trump was met with a mix of both boos and cheers as he st…
The RSS’s changing ethos was very visible at its centenary celebrations in Delhi. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat fielded questions from journalists for nearly three hours. His media team, modelled on corporate lines, invited both Indian and foreign journalists.
The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to official duties on Thursday after their summer break, but while Prince William and Catherine were out of the public spotlight over the past few weeks, a broader hint also emerged of what the monarchy may look like …
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and former Republican National Committee Chair yelled at each other over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s qualifications to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. "You looked at that appearance before Congress, and it ju…
Happy Sunday morning to you all! I think this cartoon is particularly inspired and worthy to share with your friends on and off line. You did all see that he declared war on Chicago yesterday? BUT, on that very same day, there was a YUGE march in DC to prote…
The agency’s then acting chief helped DOGE at first, then tried to resist when he saw what it was doing, he said in interviews.
Companies going through rebrands are drumming up conspiracy theories from the public. It's not that deep.
From American Eagle to Cracker Barrel, Americans are now creating wild conspiracy theories about minor company decisions.
The president drew the ire of Queens before Carlos Alcaraz won the U.S. Open once again.
There has been accelerating doomer sentiment in recent days that democracy may be cooked.
Sad things are happening in the state of Texas.
Françoise Mouly speaks to the artist Kadir Nelson about his cover for the September 15, 2025, issue of The New Yorker.
Grace Byron on how trans expression is under threat, owing to the uneasy alliance between politics and aesthetics.
Proven solutions have been rejected by the administration in favor of no-tolerance policies and flashy shows of force.
Two Florida parents are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a dispute over their child wanting to use they/them pronouns.
"Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton claims the tech will lead to mass unemployment as companies replace employees using the growing tech to generate profits.
I, for one, cannot wait for the commenters to show up to call this headline hyperbole. mfers please. Why don’t you just read it for yourselves, in your own god-king’s words and images: So, what are we looking at here, you might be asking if the embed didn’t l…
Good lord, here comes another act of preemptive cowardice in service of ensuring the most powerful man in the world enjoys his appearance before a crowd he can’t control or doesn’t own. Here’s Ben Rothenburg of tennis-focused blog Bounces with the scoop: An i…
Every year MIT Technology Review celebrates accomplished young scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors from around the world in our Innovators Under 35 list. We’ve just published the 2025 edition. This year, though, the context is pointedly different: The US…
President Donald Trump's administration is bringing to the fore weaknesses that have long plagued US democracy.
Thousands march in support of and against Brazil's former president ahead of Supreme Court decision on coup attempt.
Republicans claim it is. Democrats say red states are worse. Both are spinning. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts.
"Our young men have sperm counts half what they ought to be," Kennedy said.
Shaffer is glad he got out of late night ‘while the getting was good’
You know that Family Guy meme where they have the skin color chart to determine how suspicious someone should be? Yeah, you know the one. Well, the Supreme Court just essentially codified that into constitutional law. And they did it on the lawless shadow doc…
As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines. The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quieter, with less foot traffic. Teachers in Chicago Public Schools…
He's the POTUS who called "hoax." How can anyone still believe him?
Insiders describe the chaos of their time working with the spending-slashing agency
As many states go backward on abortion access, Illinois students drove change to the governor's desk
“I have not been back since arriving in January,” Rosie O’Donnell told 60 Minutes Australia in an interview set to air on Sunday. “I would like to go back and see my older children and do all of those things when it’s safe. We have people there in the United …
In an interview about the new book he co-authored, Science Under Siege, Hotez talks about forces driving the anti-science movement, the risks it poses — and why he won't debate RFK Jr.
Charlie Kirk, the cofounder and executive director of Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
The health secretary suggests that psychiatric meds and games cause mass shootings The post RFK Jr.’s Latest Comments On School Shootings And Video Games Are Lethally Stupid appeared first on Kotaku.
Choi Mal-ja was convicted in 1964 for biting off a sexual attacker's tongue. Now a court has cleared her name, ruling her actions "justifiable self-defense."
A professor at Texas A&M University was fired and others were removed from their positions after a video surfaced in which a student confronted the...
Many were quick to immediately frame Kirk’s death as an indictment of the left.
The shooting of the conservative activist is the latest act of political violence in the United States.
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Politico has published an extensive report claiming that, following Trump’s election, Apple changed its AI training guidelines on issues such as DEI, vaccines, elections, and Trump himself. Here are the details. more…
The attempt on Kirk's life has his followers pointing fingers at Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Donald Trump’s government is increasingly authoritarian. The president is launching pretextual investigations against his enemies, while providing pardons and military honors to the most violent of his friends. He is extorting news organizations for friendli…
President Trump just got heckled at a restaurant near the White House ... and the demonstrators are comparing POTUS to Adolf Hitler. Ya gotta see this video from a fancy restaurant where Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete…
Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist and Turning Point USA founder, was a key influencer in the MAGA movement and conservative advocate among American youth.
Late-night hosts took aim at Donald Trump's birthday card for Jeffrey Epstein, with Stephen Colbert calling the drawing a "Picasso of pervitude."
Texas Democrat James Talarico, who just announced a U.S. Senate bid, is a big critic of Christian nationalist billionaires Farris Wilks and Tim Dunn
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
In the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting, some political figures are threatening a crackdown on free speech - a cause Kirk claimed to fight for. Members of Congress, the State Department, and President Donald Trump have all attacked pe…
Business leaders including Jared Kushner, David Sacks, and Bill Ackman took to X, where they expressed dismay at Kirk's death.
Kirk praised the South Park episode after its release, calling it "hilarious" and an example of "our viral cultural domination."
A Framingham teacher has been placed on leave after she posted a video on Instagram that allegedly shows her celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said, "The president missed the mark last night in his Oval Office address. He should be condemning all political violence."
The "South Park" episode, which features one of its main characters, Eric Cartman, parodying Charlie Kirk, was pulled after Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday.
Rather than condemning violence and calling for unity, the president of the United States accused his political opposition of being accessories to murder.
"I was talking to a buddy of mine at work about this. One of the few things I remember about American government in school was the concept of checks and balances: no single branch of government could have absolute power."View Entire Post ›
I didn’t like Charlie Kirk. His morals and principles, as expressed through his rhetoric and actions, disgusted me. I’ve no reason to mourn his death—and no plans to celebrate it. Kirk was killed in what is most likely an act of politically inspired violence.…
Charlie Kirk, the influential right-wing activist, was shot and killed Wednesday on a college campus in Utah. The shooter is still at large, and as of this writing, little is publicly known about the shooter’s identity or the potential ideological motive behi…
Millions of Americans just witnessed a killing. On Wednesday, scattered amid social media’s banal ephemera — tired memes, partisan agit-prop, and celebrity gossip — appeared a video of a young man speaking into a microphone, then recoiling from a gunshot to …
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist and firebrand, developed an enormous following, particularly among young people, for his brash, unapologetic positions on social issues. The investigation continues into the circumstances of his killing on W…
Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter scrawled political messages on the equipment brought to the murder scene ... expressing support for the transgender community while making antifascist remarks. A bulletin -- posted online by conservative commentator…
Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel responded to the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
With Charlie Kirk's assassination, political violence in America is reaching a terrifying climax. It must stop.
Note for readers: This newsletter discusses gun violence, a raw and tragic issue in America. It was already in progress on Wednesday when a school shooting occurred at Evergreen High School in Colorado and Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley Unive…
Charlie Kirk prior to his death praised what he called the 'hilarious' send-up of himself on 'South Park,' which will not air a re-run of the episode.
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US President Trump and other political leaders have sent their condolences after slaying of 31-year-old activist.
He combined social media-era lingo, campus activism and a readiness to embrace controversies to drive young conservatism
Tyler Robinson, apprehended last night in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly left engraved bullets at the crime scene that were covered in a furry meme, references from the video game Helldivers 2, and an extreme…
Kirk attracted fervent crowds, bringing young people into conservative politics, while at the same time shocking some with provocative opinions.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to "choose a different path" from rage and violence. The mantra of "disagreeing better" has morphed into Cox's brand as a politician.
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J.K. Rowling is once again sparking headlines, this time after the shocking assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
In the hours and days after Charlie Kirk’s killing, the breadth of people — particularly younger ones — sharing grief and shock on newsfeeds, Instagram stories, or TikTok livestreams might have been surprising. They were not just avowed conservatives or loyal…
In the days since the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, the overwhelming response on the left has been shock and horror. No one of prominence has justified the killing; hundreds, from Democratic Party leadership on down, have condemned political vi…
Cenk Uygur -- host of "The Young Turks" podcast -- says political violence needs to end ... and, he's passionately ripping extremists on both sides. The progressive political commentator who co-founded the political action committee Justice…
To deny empathy to Kirk and his camp is to undermine our stand against the very divisiveness we criticise.
Killing of divisive conservative Charlie Kirk triggers fears of a cycle of violence.
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"There is no remorse in those eyes."
Charlie Kirk’s killing in Utah fits a pattern of gun violence run amok in red states. The post The American Right’s Self-Inflicted Gun Violence Crisis appeared first on The Intercept.
Akela Lacy, Natasha Lennard, and Ali Breland on the weaponization of Kirk’s murder and increasing political violence. The post The Real Charlie Kirk appeared first on The Intercept.
The killing has thrown the school and its students into the centre of America's political divide.
Erika Kirk said Charlie Kirk's mission will continue, and thanked law enforcement and President Trump for supporting her family in the aftermath of her husband's death.
NPR's Scott Simon recounts the toll of five years of political violence in the U.S.
Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.
City dwellers (like those in Chicago) are just as American as those who reside in more rural areas. Here’s why conservative politicians trash-talk them.
On The Political Scene Podcast: “We’ve lived through moments of more violence,” the staff writer Jane Mayer notes. “So we know it’s possible to quiet this.”
Just not an American one
The right-wing activist is learning from his enemies—and changing the rules of the culture war.
Authorities have accused Washington, Utah local Tyler Robinson of killing the conservative activist
“It’s a very ugly week in America with violence of all kinds,” the Real Time host said while discussing growing political divisiveness in the wake of Kirk’s death
A 22-year-old Utah man has been arrested and booked for killing the prominent right-wing activist.
Right-wing activists are targeting teachers and workers online for critical remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death.
Their ambitions were on full display at the National Conservatism Conference
Research shows political assassinations come in waves.
Bill Maher began his monologue on Real Time with Bill Maher by denouncing a “very ugly week in America” following the assassination of far-right political activist Charlie Kirk. As audiences applauded his entrance, the host thanked viewers for “coming on a so…
A growing number of young women are questioning hormonal birth control, influenced not by medical side effects, but by social media content from wellness influencers who promise a new sense of well-being after stopping the pill.
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Social media users speculated whether a suspect arrested in Kirk’s fatal shooting was linked to the white nationalist’s following.
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Chris Martin encouraged fans to raise their hands and "send love" to Kirk's family. Coldplay Pay Tribute to Charlie Kirk Scoop Harrison
Turning Point USA, the organisation Kirk co-founded, announced the event will be held on 21 September.
Employers like Microsoft and Delta are taking action against workers who post comments about Charlie Kirk that they say violate company values.
Kiva Williams lives in Tampa, Florida, but she’s worried the state is going to turn into the “wild, Wild West.”
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The 'Real Time With Bill Maher' host didn't hold back with his response.
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As the killing of Charlie Kirk sparks mass partisan fallout, it seems Chris Martin is trying to keep the peace with a message of love. During the band’s final stop on their Music of the Spheres World Tour on Friday in London, the Coldplay frontman encouraged …
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Even before his death was confirmed, MAGA influencers were pointing fingers — and planning reprisals
The HBO host pushed back against the idea that the motive of Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter was clear.
Liberals believed they'd won the culture war and the right was now permanently uncool. Kirk proved otherwise
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In early March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil—a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student, campus organizer, and legal permanent resident—and detained him for more than three months, as the Trump administration worked to s…
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Brian Kilmeade was discussing the aftermath of the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina.
Robinson’s family turned him in to police after identifying him from images released by authorities after the shooting.
One pro-Israel account on social media, exaggerating the scope of the boycott, claimed stars "signed a pledge vowing not to work" with Jewish people.
Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy
Friday night, MSNBC reporter and online extremism expert Brandy Zadrozny discussed how mass shootings have become intertwined with online extremism. Zadrozny said that until about 10 years ago, reporting on the internet had nothing to do with covering mass sh…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk demanded that "dangerous" Democratic mayors and governors needed to be "held accountable" in his final communications with her before he died. While speaking to…
I just want to talk about this some more before it gets washed away in the undertow. Via the New York Times: MSNBC has fired Matthew Dowd, a political analyst whose on-air comments after Charlie Kirk’s death drew criticism, according to a person at the networ…
This clown isn't just an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but he's also part of the White House Faith Office led by televangelist kook Paula White. Fox has been attacking anyone with anything bad to say about Charlie Kirk and blaming the "left" for his shooting…
"Left-wing radicals" killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and "they will be held accountable," Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed to ABC News.
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Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Horman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin as ...
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The show received recognition as part of the creative force fighting truth to power
"Democracy depends not only on fair rules, but also on the belief that those rules are fair."
I am not here to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk. I will not, however, engage in the completely unearned celebration of his life that is happening pretty much everywhere in the wake of his murder. What’s happening now would normally be considered inexplic…
Vice President J.D. Vance started railing against far left "lunatics" towards the end of his tribute to Charlie Kirk ... getting emotional as he hosted his late friend's super popular radio show days after Kirk was assassinated. Vance took the…
Hannah Einbinder used her Emmys win for 'Hacks' to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and condemn ICE, wearing an Artists4Ceasefire pin onstage.
Speaking on a podcast hosted by the US vice president, administration officials vowed to take down liberal groups.
Governor Spencer Cox says the 22-year-old suspect spent time in 'dark places' online.
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The Palantir mogul began his devil-themed seminar series this week.
With Trump threatening federal funding and students filming classrooms, it’s pressure from above and below.
"Left-wing radicals" killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and "they will be held accountable," Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed to ABC News in an interview on Monday.
MAHA influencers have been smacked in the face with reality.
The conservative activist couldn’t have risen to prominence without robust free speech.
He didn’t just want to win elections. He wanted to win a generation.
When we see ourselves in the context of wonder, it makes us humbler.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi just provided a masterclass in how to completely misunderstand the First Amendment while threatening to abuse government power to silence critics. In response to online criticism of Charlie Kirk following his assassination, Bondi de…
Ukraine's official response has been muted as pro-Trump activists exploit the murder in North Carolina.
Activists unfurled a giant photograph of Donald Trump with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein near Windsor Castle.
Susan Monarez was grilled Wednesday by Republican senators who are running cover for Kennedy and Trump's anti-science agenda.
The former president criticised the response to the shooting by President Trump, who has vowed to tackle "radical leftists".
Reported chats from a Discord server offer little evidence of internet radicalization amid call for Congressional hearings The post Alleged Shooter’s Discord Chats Cut Against Rush To Blame Online Games And Memes appeared first on Kotaku.
Some travelers are minimizing time spent in the U.S. or avoiding it altogether due to gun violence and other safety fears.
He said President Donald Trump's rhetoric is part of a broader problem.
A lawmaker in the Great Lakes State wants to ban all porn, and he isn't stopping there.
It’s probably too much to ask, but I hope California law enforcement agencies will remember who to direct their hate at if this bill becomes law. It’s not the “liberals” running the state. It’s the Trump administration and its mass deportation efforts. ICE an…
Demonstrators offer counterbalance to royal grandeur and flattery of US president at Windsor Castle.
Tens of thousands gather in Mexico City as Sheinbaum rings Hidalgo’s bell, celebrating a milestone in nation's history.
President Donald Trump is escalating threats against what he calls the "radical left" after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. His administration is considering classifying some groups as domestic terrorists and revoking tax-exempt status for certain nonprofi…
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After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it? The post The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down appeared first on The Intercept.
The Morning Show returned on Wednesday with promises to explore issues like deepfakes, conspiracy theories and corporate coverups — in other words, just normal, every day stuff that currently keeps us up at night. Here, Executive Producer Mimi Leder recaps th…
White House executive orders and legislation in many states have targeted the rights and protections of trans people. For some, that has meant increased financial worry.
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has unleashed a frenzy of recrimination — and finger-pointing. But the suspect's politics may be less clear than some say.
Once the crown jewel of network television, the late-night format faces intense political pressure as ratings and revenue decline.
Hollywood celebrities, including Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes, and Jean Smart, are voicing support for Jimmy Kimmel after his show got pulled by ABC.
A viral TikTok showed a Starbucks barista refusing to write Charlie Kirk's name on a customer's drink. Some baristas say they feel trapped.
Queens of the Dead is out this October and is Tina Romero's directorial debut The post George A. Romero’s Daughter Is Making A Zombie Drag Queen Movie And It Looks Great appeared first on Kotaku.
"It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil said in a statement to the ACLU.
Everything about this country is a joke—even though apparently, jokes aren’t allowed anymore.
Someone tell Barr that Trump was President when she got herself axed from ABC
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 18th, 2025
After the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk last week, observers rushed to take part in what’s become one of America’s most gruesome past times: waiting to figure out the politics of the shooter, so blame could be assigned to one party or…
The bullet casings authorities recovered during their investigation of Charlie Kirk’s killing make at least one thing clear: The alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was speaking the language of memes. “Hey Fascist! Catch!”, “If you Read This, You Are GAY Lmao,” a…
Donald Trump gloated over news that ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air "indefinitely" after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's murder.
"If Disney's going to cave to Trump, then Disney doesn't get my money," one former Disney+ subscriber who canceled told Business Insider.
In full satire mode, Stewart laid into Trump, calling him America's "great leader" and criticizing his administration's stance on free speech.
Hundreds of people showed up at Disney Studios to protest Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air, but the protest was about a lot more than that.
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension over his comments regarding Charlie Kirk has elicited strong reactions and raised questions about the state of the media.
The controversy over Sydney Sweeney's "MAGA red" dress at the Emmy Awards speaks to the color's charged role in the current political climate.
ABC has pulled the talk show off the air after a monologue regarding the death of Charlie Kirk The post MCU Actors Call For Disney Boycott Following Jimmy Kimmel Fiasco appeared first on Kotaku.
Brian Glenn, a ”reporter," told Trump that if he labels ”transtifa”—the far-right’s new hate-mongering term—a domestic terrorist group, then he could get the flag taken down.
Barf Bag: The party of free speech, everyone!
ICE arrested and detained 11 NYC Dems on Thursday for trying to access one of its facilities, including Comptroller Brad Lander.
The interview was published on the ‘Too Much TV’ Substack from Rick Ellis
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 18th, 2025
His interview with Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa was a true balm
The FOX News studios would need to be in Rikers Island for that to be the case
‘listen, im black.. we have a different understanding of ‘freedom of speech’’
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 19th, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — the direct result of an FCC threat to pull the licenses of networks that aired him — has shown us how authoritarianism can come to America. I mean this literally. The specific threats that Federal Communications Commission head Bre…
As ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel continues, Kimmel's fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues show their support on Thursday evening.
“There is nothing left to talk about with the left. They hate us,” she wrote on X.
Charlie Kirk's memorial service will take place on Sunday, little more than a week after his murder sent shockwaves through American politics.
Jonathan Blitzer on how the Administration is redefining “hate speech” in pursuit of protesters, news organizations, and late-night comedy shows—and the risks of weaponizing Charlie Kirk’s murder to vilify opponents.
Donald Trump and JD Vance will be among the speakers at the event in Arizona.
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After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump used threats to force Jimmy Kimmel off the air, pledged to go after liberal nonprofits and “antifa,” and more.
Former senator and comedian Al Franken says the removal of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert from TV are attacks on satire that keeps power in check.
Charlie Kirk was both the symptom and the disease afflicting the USA.
From Uzbekistan’s steppe to the jungle of Colombia, my sweatshirt has evoked Palestinian solidarity all over.
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Suspension of politically charged segments highlights the tension between satire, broadcast rules, FCC enforcement
Right-wing violence accounts for 75%+ of U.S. domestic terrorism deaths since 2001.
Charlie Kirk's killing seems to have revealed cracks developing within the MAGA movement. It has also prompted questions about how much the influence of more far-right fringe elements will grow, including those considered political enemies of Kirk, such as wh…
Crowds filled a stadium in Arizona to remember the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says he canceled his Disney+ subscription, joining fans boycotting the company over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.
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When it comes to basic knowledge on reproductive health, one doctor says, “it’s been stunning how ill-informed so many people are.”
"If it can happen to someone as wealthy and powerful and visible as Jimmy Kimmel, think about what they're willing and able to do to any average American," Eichner writes in our op-ed
US President Donald Trump to address Arizona service for assassinated ally.
As thousands gather for Charlie Kirk’s memorial, debate rages over a clampdown on free speech in the US.
Attendees wore red, white, and blue as they arrived at State Farm Stadium in Arizona for Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday.
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and a host of administration figures were due to speak at a memorial to Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer whose assassination been met with condemnation of political violence but a new debate over freedo…
The congresswoman said the calls for her to be impeached were ignorant.
POTUS is moving us closer to "soft autocracy" with each passing day
Turning Point leaders and allies framed the late activist as martyr and inspiration for a conservative revival
MAGA forces told us all along they wanted to crush free speech. Maybe we'll believe them now
Ahead of Kirk's memorial, two very different voices urge the nation to act, reflect and find opportunity in tragedy
Podcaster's memorial overshadowed by right-wing conspiracy theories
“He did not hate his opponents, he wanted the best for them,” declared Donald Trump today of the assassinated Charlie Kirk. “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie, I hate my opponents and I don’t want the best for them,” he added, railing repeatedly against “…
The shooting also has stirred fear among some Americans that Trump is trying to harness outrage over the killing as justification to suppress the voices of his critics and political opponents.
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Self-transcendence and the heart of meaning.
Given that public policy issues like hunger in the country are by definition political, the excuse is another attempt to sweep problems under the rug.
Will companies choose to remain silent or be inspired by Ben & Jerry's and have the courage to stay the course and make hard choices when necessary.
Erika Kirk, the slain activist’s widow who took over as CEO of Turning Point USA, also addressed the crowd of mourners at State Farm Stadium.
Erika Kirk, the slain activist’s widow who took over as CEO of Turning Point USA, will also address the crowd of mourners at State Farm Stadium.
Many of those stories have been covered by journalists, but the book Trouble In Censorville features educators who tell their own stories.
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Speaking to tens of thousands of people at the memorial, Kirk said she had found comfort in prayer and also in the way people had responded to her husband's death.
Central to all of Dalio’s advice is his guiding principle for personal growth: “Pain plus reflection equals progress.”
"They are reviewing existing literature, and they're doing it badly."
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From Disney’s capitulation on Jimmy Kimmel to tech moguls’ White House dinner, corporate élites are choosing self-preservation over principle.
Ian Buruma reviews “On Antisemitism: A Word in History,” by Mark Mazower, and “World Enemy No. 1: Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews,” by Jochen Hellbeck.
Cooking his mother’s maqluba recipe, the Palestinian activist describes his detention in Louisiana: losing fifteen pounds and a cleaning contest with pizza as a prize, Dan Greene writes.
By Matt Solomon Published: September 22nd, 2025
In the shadow of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, something remarkable seems to be happening that Trump’s movement seems completely unable to see. Trapped within their own epistemic bubble, MAGA appears to have fundamentally misread the political moment, interpr…
Utah Valley University has formed the UVU Memorial Committee to create a monument for Charlie Kirk following his assassination on their campus Sept. 10. The university announced the development Monday, noting ... "We will listen to community voices…
"It's the wrong direction for our country," the radio host said Monday after ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel's show under pressure from the Trump administration
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Hello and welcome to Regulator. According to a rough transcript of Charlie Kirk's memorial service, the word "martyr" was uttered less than 10 times. But to the 90,000-plus people watching live in Glendale, Arizona, and the 100 million who reportedly watched …
Despite the advertised focus on acetaminophen, Trump repeatedly brought up vaccines during his big autism announcement yesterday.
Experts have hit back at claims that use of a common painkiller could cause autism in children.
A fellow comedian, Joe Rogan also defended the brunt of Jimmy Kimmel's final monologue that led some to push for his suspension.
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.
Disney's reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel over his suspension poses a challenge for Bob Iger's legacy as he battles culture wars and FCC pressure.
Now that Jimmy Kimmel's show has become a lightning rod, any decision about it going forward will be viewed with a magnifying glass.
The president held a press conference to try to link the painkiller to a condition that predates the brand The post The Internet Reacts To Trump Claiming Tylenol Causes Autism appeared first on Kotaku.
A 12-foot-tall statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands in a frozen-in-time flirty frolic materialized on the National Mall Tuesday as the...
Bill McKibben writes about progressive mayoral candidates, particularly Boston’s Michelle Wu, New York’s Zohran Mamdani, and Seattle’s Katie Wilson.
In the White House adviser’s view, violent rhetoric is allowed only when he and Trump are the ones spewing it.
Abigail Echo-Hawk, a preeminent Native American public health expert, discusses RSV, “data genocide” and positive change driven by Indigenous storytelling
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stupidly and irresponsibly connected Tylenol and lifesaving vaccines to autism, ignoring real science.
First lady Melania Trump hosted world leaders’ spouses on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, announcing the launch of a new...
By JM McNab Published: September 23rd, 2025
The Texas Senator may have ‘ruined’ the 36-year-old cartoon
By Matt Solomon Published: September 23rd, 2025
Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it, as the old saying goes. And those who choose not to teach that history, to continue this to its logical conclusion, are actively attempting to repeat it. It’s within that logical framework that I hav…
ICE made the bed and now California law enforcement officers have to lie in it. The flashpoint of ICE backlash occurred in Los Angeles, as Trump’s mass deportation desires manifested itself in the form of masked officers chasing day laborers through Home Depo…
Other countries and major health organizations have been quick to denounce the Trump administration's attempts to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy.
Physicians worry pregnant women may forgo a treatment over an unproven link between Tylenol and autism.
Earlier this week, Apple made the decision to delay the release of upcoming Apple TV+ series "The Savant" due to its topic and the current political climate. Jessica Chastain, who plays the main character in the series, today said that she does not support Ap…
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
The late-night show was pulled from the air after Kimmel said Republicans were weaponizing Charlie Kirk’s assassination for ‘political points’ The post Trump Threatens To Sue ABC Again After Jimmy Kimmel‘s 28-Minute Return Monologue appeared first on Kotaku.
Two teens accused of driving recklessly while attempting "dangerous social media challenges" have been charged in stunts that left one dead and another with permanent brain damage, prosecutors said.
Geoffrey Kabaservice on political violence and assassinations in the 1960s. Plus: Is Trump making a massive political miscalculation?
Its trappings remain, but authoritarianism and AI are hollowing out our humanity.
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Satan and Trump are still expecting in the hotly anticipated next installment of Season 27
The late-night host responded to an authoritarian crackdown with an appropriate blend of sincerity and scathing humor
By Matt Solomon Published: September 24th, 2025
Don’t play into the hands of the globalist lizard people who secretly run the world
It is impossible, I think, to grasp the terrible consequences of Charlie Kirk’s death without understanding who he was in life. Liberals had a dim view of that track record — focusing on his often-offensive radio broadcasts and contributions to Trump’s autho…
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s advised pregnant women against taking Tylenol, claiming without real evidence that it can lead to autism.
The show, which deals with online extremism and violence, appears to have been pulled amid concerns over its content in relation to the assassination of Charlie Kirk
US President Donald Trump has linked childhood vaccine use and paracetamol use by pregnant women to autism.
A pop-up statue showing Donald Trump holding hands with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared near the US Capitol.
"Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made.
In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel - yes, that Peter Thiel - has argued that the End Times are night and that a biblical Antichrist - yes, that Antichrist - will come to earth in the form of onerous government regulation…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr takes quite a beating.
The best way to defend Americans’ expressive rights is to pass laws.
Unfortunately for Trump, Satan isn’t as dumb as Brendan Carr
‘South Park’s Don Jr. will haunt your nightmares
It’s pretty clear what Trey Parker and Matt Stone think about television’s top censor
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 24th, 2025
Her grandfather befriended his impersonator, Dana Carvey
Controversial photographer Sally Mann has warned of “a new era of culture wars” and predicted further attacks on the arts. [Read More]
After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they should be put in jail.” “The radical left causes tremendous vi…
The regime that controls the nation and constantly shoves it towards the next constitutional crisis is at it again. And by “it,” I mean complaining that people aren’t nicer to it. Yes, the deliberately antagonistic Trump administration can dish it out, but it…
Look, if you want to cut to the chase: the lawyers working for Google and Meta know that the MAGA world is very, very stupid and very, very gullible, and it’s very, very easy to tell them something that they know will be interpreted as a “victory” while actua…
South Park's response to the Jimmy Kimmel/Disney incident was worth the wait, and the FCC's Brendan Carr was the target of many of the latest episode's jokes.
"Love on the Spectrum" star Dani Bowman is ripping President Trump for claiming Tylenol use among pregnant mothers is linked to autism ... and she's got a couple middle fingers she's extending his way. We got the Netflix reality star at LAX and our…
'South Park' puts Brendan Carr through the ringer in a new episode inspired by ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump admin.
Some traditional journalists complain that McKibben is an advocate — the same criticism Woodward and Bernstein faced during Watergate.
Jimmy Kimmel just joined a long list of hosts whose biggest ratings came with their most contentious moments — some survived, others didn't.
Business Insider was at the Ryder Cup on Friday, where some full-body American flags outfits and group costumes instead of the typical golf polo.
"Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)" one scheduling note reads. The Tesla executive previously said he declined invites.
An ICE officer who was captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been relieved of his duties.
A conversation with Elizabeth Bruenig about the MAHA movement’s ideological underpinnings
The musician, who has criticized Trump’s takeover of the center, claims that Log Cabin Republicans came to her show just to disrupt it
The president can't pronounce "acetaminophen," but that didn't stop him from lying to the nation by saying that taking it during pregnancy causes autism.
By Matt Solomon Published: September 26th, 2025
Trump has officially given up on any semblance of attempting actual governance and moved to pure man-baby-without-a-nap tantrum mode. His latest “countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence” memorandum is basically him screaming “EVERYONE W…
Apparently, it’s no longer acceptable to speak ill of the dead. Not that it bothers the dead. But it certainly seems to bother a bunch of people who are still alive and who have nothing better to do with their time but snitch on anyone who doesn’t treat Charl…
Jenny McCarthy’s ringing alarm bells for parents ... claiming Tylenol might wreck your kids' detox system ... a hot take landing right as the Trump admin's official advice about the painkiller and its potential link to autism continues to ruffle…
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Agents said the kneeling was an act of deescalation. The Bureau investigated them at the time and found no causes for discipline. The FBI Agents Association decries the lack of due process.
"I’m the president of all the people," Trump said.
The FBI Agents Association says the terminations - not yet confirmed by the bureau - violate the agents' rights.
New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is terrorizing immigrant communities, which include veterans. Many are being rounded up for deportation.
In our Fall Books issue, Osita Nwanevu reviewed Sam Tanenhaus’s doorstopper Buckley, a biography of the conservative intellectual and bon vivant remembered fondly—too fondly, Nwanevu argues—by many people appalled at the current state of argument in America. …
“Something is amiss. Either he is still alive or this team [slayed] him."
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution. The post What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa appeared first on The Intercept.
Ending birthright citizenship means legal limbo for many US-born residents, their healthcare and education access
The assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, whose only crime was to host debates in the public square and declare the gospel of Jesus Christ, has made something abundantly clear: We have crossed the Rubicon.But it was the left’s response to h…
At a time when President Trump is going after foreign laborers in the U.Ss, and saying unflattering accounts of U.S. history should be removed, Rock Springs, Wyoming has put up a new monument to ethnic violence there.
Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.
China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers. - Freakonomics
The so-called “marketplace of ideas” doesn’t simply reward truth or the strongest arguments— it rewards power. Without guardrails, the strongest players...
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Levy: I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong: Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact. (Wired) • Inside the Jag…
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a comment about the Trump administration’s unproven announcements regarding Tylenol and autism: As an autistic person, it infuriates me no end that some people think a life like mi…
Donald Trump posted and deleted an AI video promoting healing "med bed" technology. Origins of this theory are rooted in far-right conspiracy forums.
President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in the world. Since he returned to office in January, Trump has b…
Legal action by 16 states challenges federal pressure to cut school grants for inclusive sex-ed programs
Charlie Kirk is not the first — totalitarian regimes have long understood how to build myths on violence
U.S actress and comedian Heather McMahan has reportedly apologised to golfer Rory McIlroy for leading a vulgar chant about the world number two player at yesterday’s Ryder Cup in New York. In a statement released to BBC Sport, the PGA of America, which runs t…
The online prank, called “Operation Clog the Toilet,” involved users reserving flight seats between India and the US without completing payment.
Trump, rescheduling, and the future of cannabis: chaos, risk, and opportunity as operators navigate federal change, markets, and policy evolution.
With climate funding under threat, Wendy Schmidt is becoming an increasingly vital philanthropist—supporting deep-sea ...
Please consider three historical models for talk and politics today.
A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Kennedy's performance as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
"The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group," Musk tweeted Sunday.
The singer's repost ended with the pointed question, "Has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would?"
'It's been a nightmare,' Thomas Sanford said of the time since his son allegedly opened fire at a Michigan church Sunday morning.
Republicans had real grievances with progressive orthodoxy—and are using them to justify drastic reprisals.
Political violence is like a lightning bolt: sudden, surprising, seemingly random, yet always emerging from a local weather system. Do not forget that we all make the weather.
The Black Liberation Army member, who escaped to Cuba in the 1980s, was name-checked in songs by Public Enemy and Common
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” one professor told the New York Times.
‘10 months to air’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it
One of the few, small things the US press could do is stop pretending this administration is normal. It isn’t. It’s motivated solely by cruelty and revenge, in service of imposing its will and white Christian nationalist imperatives on the nation, which is no…
There’s a bit of a trend emerging: when you decide to stand up and fight against Donald Trump and his parade of dim authoritarian sycophants, you usually win. If you fecklessly fold (like CBS, Meta, Columbia, and countless others), these annoying assholes jus…
Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and right-wingers are not happy, railing against how the Latin artist has criticized Donald Trump.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI Generative AI has enabled the production of child s…
With concerns about addiction rising, some advocates and lawmakers call for federal regulations on the gambling industry — but would settle for more state laws to help curb excessive betting.
Trust in America's elite universities has declined sharply over the past decade [non-paywalled source]. A Manhattan Institute survey conducted in June 2025 found that only 42% of Americans have significant trust in higher education, down 15 percentage points …
According to the story, Kirk once helped a transgender man who hours earlier had harshly criticized the conservative activist at one of his events.
'From what I've seen, [President Trump] has no interest in serving the public good. He serves himself. I would like to know about the people who try to...
Before hundreds of top brass, Hegseth pledged to create more fitness and grooming rules and encouraged commanders to quit if they don’t like his policies.
On Bill Maher's show, Mace said, "I’m not a doctor and I’m not giving medical advice" before opining on what people should do with their bodies.
Gun violence is so prevalent even late night can’t ignore it
No matter what Trump says, ICE is never going to be going after the “worst of the worst.” If White House advisor Stephen Miller wants 3,000 arrests per day, ICE is just going to have to go after anyone who looks foreign, which basically means it’s just going …
There is a moment in every authoritarian takeover when the business elite must choose between principle and profit, between defending the system that made their wealth possible and accommodating the forces destroying that system. That moment has arrived for A…
Clips from the rapper's tour have gone viral for their amped up crowds. In person, it's easy to pick up on the energy
Jon Stewart criticized both left and right media for playing the blame game in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting.
Public Enemy appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to perform a medley of "Don’t Believe the Hype," "The Hits Just Keep on Comin'," and "Fight the Power."
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
The show's suspension comes amid broader efforts to curb diversity at the institutional level. The next attempt to canonize the movement must learn lessons from its successes — and its missteps.
The ad is not getting many views on social media thus far.
The irony of the labor department being called "lazy."View Entire Post ›
The former director of a CDC center reveals how political ideology is undermining science, threatening vaccine policy and endangering public health across the U.S.
In his first major statement on climate change, Pope Leo criticises those who minimise climate change.
Influencers like Erika Kirk encourage wifely submission and stay-at-home motherhood while managing bustling careers.
We’ve spent plenty of time talking about various people who are failing to meet this moment, but I will say that a number of district court judges have really been stepping up. The latest example is Reagan-appointed conservative Judge William Young (who had p…
I’ve spent considerable time lately documenting how America’s corporate elite have transformed themselves into the exact cartoon villains that Marxists always claimed they were—groveling before authoritarian power, paying tribute to criminal regimes, abandoni…
The 911 audio of the Iryna Zarutska fatal stabbing aboard a North Carolina train captures the sheer horror right after the unprovoked attack ... with callers seemingly resigned to the fact she was already dead. TMZ obtained the audio recording of…
The staffers claim the office of Trump-appointed executive director Richard Grenell purposely set aside 50 tickets for the group with "instructions to harass" the guitarist
The Trump administration declared war on the "terrorist organization" of "antifa" and the supposed "networks" associated with it last week. Antifa is not so much a vast national conspiracy as it is simply an abbreviation for anti-fascism - but don't point out…
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
There’s more absurdity than menace on the city’s streets—at least for now.
When Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) told Mike Johnson (R-La.) that Trump is "unhinged" and "unwell," he definitely didn't disagree.
For the first time since it began running its annual small-scale Rainbow Royale event to celebrate members of the LGBTQIA+ community four years ago, Fortnite skipped its Pride celebration in 2025.For each year since 2021, Fortnite has held its annual Pride ev…
He didn’t mention the contract outlining all the off-limits topics
The chief videographer of the Anadolu news agency was taken to hospital after he was shoved to the ground by an ICE agent while covering migrant court hearings at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. [Read More]
ABC and Disney’s attempt to please our dim idiot king by banning a critical comedian didn’t go all that well. The company managed to lose 1.7 million streaming subscribers as customers voted with their wallets to punish the company for taking a giant dump on …
The “new fusionist” intellectuals are the missing link between nineteenth-century race science, twentieth-century libertarianism, and the contemporary alt-right.
FBI Director Kash Patel announces break with anti-Semitism watchdog amid outrage over description of Charlie Kirk.
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As Trump targets his critics on the left, Sunrise says it needs to battle authoritarianism to protect the climate. The post Sunrise Movement, Founded to Fight Climate Change, Pivots to Fighting Trump appeared first on The Intercept.
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric can appeal to desperate parents in a broken health system. But experts say his policies only hurt children. The post MAHA Slams “Corporate Capture” by Food and Pharma Giants — While Trump Strips Regulations appeared first on The Intercept.
The U.S. president is declaring war on cities because they represent a positive, multicultural alternative to MAGA.
The trans ban violates the missions of universities — and their silence is dishonorable
Tech companies are used to foreign governments telling them to take down apps. Now it's happening in the US, as Apple takes down an anti-ICE app.
In a post on X on Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel accused the SPLC of turning into a "partisan smear machine" rather than a civil rights advocate and said...
Police on Friday identified the two men who were killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, as Britain’s chief rabbi said an “unrelenting wave” of antisemitism lay behind the crime.
Manufacturing outrage.
Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.
‘The Daily Show’ doesn’t catch the same flak from the President as their competitors
Chappelle's praise for the ‘freedom of speech’ in Saudi Arabia has fans in revolt
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 03rd, 2025
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively may not be in a good place right now friendship-wise... but that didn't stop the actress from supporting the superstar's new album drop. It's subtle, but it's there ... on Instagram, Blake gave Taylor a "like" in her…
Melania Trump shared a glimpse of the future in AI form.
The vice president's argument assumes it’s better for millions to lose coverage than for one immigrant to gain it
In South Carolina, some Republicans are proposing to eliminate exemptions for rape and incest
In a consumer economy, boycotts are the only power we have. Is it enough?
Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, mused about shooting then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert in text messages from 2022.
A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.
A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After a fight with a Black student in a St. Louis suburb left a white student badly injured in March 2024, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed their sch…
And for the past two years, it has played well the ‘arsonist and the fireman’ scam.
Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression
When companies retreat from DEI, it hurts employees and profits. Leaders can reimagine inclusivity by harnessing the power of joy.
Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal...
He reminded everyone we have four months to learn Spanish
The US nonprofit faces backlash after its online database on extremism included slain right-wing figure Charlie Kirk.
Jane Fonda revives of father’s McCarthy-era free speech coalition, warn of government efforts to silence dissent
Next year, the United States will observe the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence. To begin a year of celebration, Donald Trump appeared at the Iowa State Fairground in early July. “We’ve saved our country,” he proclaimed to the crowd of supp…
The increasingly common use of curse words, in public, by U.S. politicians would have seemed out of place not long ago. Are all those F-bombs just expressions of plain ol' frustration? Or something more strategic?
Our strategic daily links: Amazing archery, peak social media?, target Venezuela, China developments, Euorpean disunion, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and w…
Rumors about Hegseth's tattoos have consistently circulated online since Donald Trump nominated him as defense secretary.
Happy Sunday morning to you all! My eye is somewhat recovered from the trauma of having something in it, but I am NOT recovered from seeing children in Chicago zip-tied together during a midnight raid involving ICE idjuts rappelling into an apartment building…
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed ICE Barbie's claim that Chicagoans clap when ICE makes arrests during an appearance on Jake Tapper's State of the Union. Most of us have watched the clips of masked ICE agents brutalizing people on the streets of A…
Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.
Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.
Bari Weiss and The Free Press are now part of David Ellison's Paramount Skydance. Employees and news media observers aren't sure it's a clean fit.
(Reuters) -Chad Hill thinks some questions need to be asked about vaccines. When it comes to childhood vaccinations, a mainstay of U.S. public health for...
The reboot aims to bring back the book magic of the beloved 'Star Trek' star's time on the PBS series.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony, and Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kavalier & Clay,” Alex Ross writes.
Stale social-media comedy isn’t a substitute for coherent policy.
Stephen Miller’s own cousin has disowned him for becoming “the face of evil” as the architect of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration crackdown...
The “Latinos in Action" courses at ten Seminole County high schools will be replaced by "Leaders in Action."
A MAGA congressman was caught making a gross exaggeration of murder rates in Portland and Chicago as he sought to defend his boss defying the courts to send ...
As we bring more human consciousness to space, we'll bring with it our human religions while finding new names for new types of spiritual experiences unique to space.
Brendan Carr has received ample attention for his recent failed attempt to ban a comedian and trample the First Amendment, something he’s facing several fledgling investigations over. But that disaster class in shitty governance shouldn’t overshadow all the o…
Rob Reiner said the U.S. has about 'a year before this country becomes a full-on autocracy, and democracy completely leaves us' in a new interview.
Trump is falsely claiming an "insurrection" is underway in the city, so it's understandable that people are on edge.
Oren Peleg on the Harbor Area Peace Patrol, a group in Los Angeles that monitors the movements of federal agents in and out of a Coast Guard facility on Terminal Island.
America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.
DHS assistant secretary of public affairs Tricia McLaughlin told TMZ that Bryan should “stick to ‘Pink Skies’”
We’d tell Schumer, ‘Don't quit your day job,’ but that would actually solve a lot of our problems
The newbie won out over a song from the second-year player
By Keegan Kelly Published: October 07th, 2025
It’s super curious how the folks most vocal about being cancelled or having their “Conservative viewpoints silenced” now own or control most major U.S. media companies. Almost as if their claims of being silenced have always been a bullshit ploy to dominate t…
A lot has happened since last week when my post about Des Moines (IA) school superintendent Ian Roberts being arrested by ICE first hit the front page here at Techdirt. A lot of new information has come to light, almost all of it obtained by Des Moines Regist…
Eric Dickerson is urging Bad Bunny to pull out of the Super Bowl halftime show if he is, indeed, not a fan of the United States ... saying the "Tití Me Preguntó" crooner should straight up "keep his ass where he's at" if he truly feels some type of way about …
The country songwriter takes a shot at law enforcement in "Bad News," earning a response from Department of Homeland Security and MAGA singers like John Rich
Paul Thomas Anderson's celebrated family drama and political thriller is far from the "apologia for radical left-wing terrorism" its conservative critics claim it is
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A year ago, Chait said centrists were winning. When Harris lost, though, he blamed the left's trans rights agenda. The post Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He’s Just Falling for Trump’s Demagoguery. appeared first on The Intercept.
Trump wants to be on our money — and there's a reason why
Columbia University students and faculty are participating in weekly listening tables set up on the campus The Trust Collaboratory launched “Listening Tables” to promote understanding. But its champions worry about the impact of Columbia’s deal with the fe…
As President Trump threatens to send the military, residents at the centre of Portland's protests tell the BBC about what it's been like.
The project was reportedly deemed ‘too political in a country too unstable’ The post Report: Ubisoft Canceled An Assassin’s Creed Where You Played A Former Slave After The Civil War appeared first on Kotaku.
To the former health leaders, it seems pretty clear: Kennedy is a threat to the nation.
She co-founded The Free Press as a bastion of liberalism in an illiberal time. Her arrival at CBS is paved with excuses for illiberal friends.
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and Illinois' governor, both Democrats, as his...
The future of journalism has never felt more bleak.
After hitting historic highs, Kimmel is back to a world out of Trump’s immediate crosshairs
A highly paid performance for Saudi royals is not a humanitarian mission
‘The Talk Show With Eric Metaxas’ was supposed to be the ‘faith-friendly’ alternative to secular late night
"I just want my beautiful expressive sis’ eyebrows to be free to move," wrote one fan.
Journalist Radley Balko examines how Trump’s war on immigrants merges and expands the lethal policies of the wars on drugs and terror. The post Trump’s War on Drugs appeared first on The Intercept.
Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us. The post Black People Knew This Would Happen appeared first on The Intercept.
The Atlanta narcotics unit’s deadly raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. The post Episode One: Dirty Business appeared first on The Intercept.
Bryan said his upcoming single has been "misconstrued."
Did MAGA activist Jack Posobiec just accidentally compare President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? During a Wednesday roundtable discussion on Antifa populated by pitiable right-wing shills, the conspiracy theorist took a moment to claim that the so-called dom…
A self-described journalist briefed the president and top U.S. officials Wednesday on the threat of the “homeless industrial complex.”During a White House roundtable on antifa, Jonathan Choe, a reporter for Turning Point USA’s newsroom Frontlines, claimed tha…
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
Susan B. Glasser on the cognitive dissonance of Donald Trump touting himself as a global peacemaker even as he attempts to dispatch National Guard troops to quell dissent in American cities.
Hamilton feared the mob. Jefferson warned against unchecked elites. But both thought that the republic could fall.
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
The comedian says the Riyadh lineup should calm down and take their lumps
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 09th, 2025
It’s not enough to go after the “worst of the worst.” It was never a sustainable effort, what with migrants committing fewer crimes than natural citizens. The attempt to rid the country of as many non-white people as possible under Trump always had to go bigg…
This is who we are now. We are the country that makes people who aren’t white leave the country because they’re not white. And this is according to this administration’s own press release, which celebrates the fact that we’re now the inverse of the words engr…
A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveillance oversight law. In 2019, organizations from across the city worked together to help pass that law, which requ…
At a White House Cabinet meeting Thursday, Kennedy argued that taking Tylenol for pain after the procedure may be driving up autism rates in boys.
The Portland Frog has inspired other protesters to dress up as anthropomorphic animals The post A Frog Cosplayer Has Become The New Face Of Portland ICE Protests appeared first on Kotaku.
First lady Melania Trump announced that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had an "open channel of communication" regarding children impacted by the war.
See images from around the world over the past week, including a long holiday across China, night surfing at a wave pool in Germany, reactions to a cease-fire deal in Gaza and Israel, the last day of Oktoberfest in Germany, and much more.
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
Machado is recognised for "tireless work promoting democratic rights" in Venezuela, the Nobel Committee says.
The HHS Secretary also said he's working to “make the proof” to connect autism, Tylenol, and pregnancy.
It can be tempting to tap people who talk all the time as our official speakers, but that’s not their function
Here is a brief timeline of events that got us here. Chicago has had a decline in violent crime and murders over the course of the last several years, with 2025 on pace to mark it as the safest year yet in the city. Despite that plain fact, Donald Trump has b…
America isn’t the land of the free. We abandoned that title when we returned Donald Trump to office — the same person who refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and, immediately upon his return to power, pardoned almost everyone who engag…
Hello from the free state of Illinois! We just talked about Donald Trump’s incurrsion into Chicago and the surrounding area, in which he first sent in a bunch of masked ICE agents to terrorize citizens and immigrants alike, at one point raiding an apartment b…
Just when you think corporate content moderation can’t get any more absurd, Apple has managed to redefine “protected class” in a way that would make Orwell proud. According to internal correspondence obtained by Migrant Insider, Apple has removed the DeICER a…
AI art really has become the aesthetic of grifters and fascists.
President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.
CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -When Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was 12 minutes late for his shift at Tom & Jerry's Gyros, a diner on Chicago's northwest side,...
“Erika Kirk has 3 university degrees, she’s a businesswoman and ceo, she got married in her 30s (to a man 5 years younger than her), had kids in her mid 30s,...
Never mind the ignorant fantasies coming from the White House. Chicago and Portland are showing us true patriotism
Our lightening daily links: Ig Noble pasta trick, China drops hammer on US, Trump drug war, Macron agonistes, Candice v. genociders, Russia massive missile strike, RFK, Jr. links circumcision to autism, shutdown firings, more debt/dollar worries, Musk's crash…
Jen Psaki looks at how the effectiveness and increasing popularity of anti-Trump protests have driven some Republicans into ...
While history suggests that religious zeal often follows and quickly fades after events like the assassination of Charlie Kirk, prophetic visions from more than 400 years ago shine a light on our current situation and offer hope for a sustained faith revival.…
The sketch pokes fun at Bondi's responses during her Oct. 7 congressional hearing.
As politicians in Washington bicker during the government shutdown, Martinsburg, West Virginia, worries about what's next.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Who maintains the scaffolding of freedom? The prosperity the western world enjoyed for decades was the result of ideas, specifically classical liberal ideas about free …
If you can’t hit hard on the tough topics, it just reminds us it’s no laughing matter
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a reply to someone pushing back on calling the Trump administration fascist: In second place, it’s That Anonymous Coward with a comment on Tim Cushing’s post about incorrect ass…
US national security expert Kori Schake warns that President Trump is asking the US military to fight his culture wars.
“The comical wagon-circling seems most acute at Disney, whose brand makes it more vulnerable to political attacks.”
The American Pope is confirming MAGA's worst fears
With two Saturday Night Live legends reuniting to give them the parody treatment this weekend, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem have shared their reactions. Following host Amy Poehler and special guest Tina Fey‘s cold-open impressions of the pair, they’ve since resp…
Our strategic daily links: gymnastic dance, savants, coal-powered datacenters, Chinese drone show, UK Digital IDs, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretched excess
The billionaire philanthropist—one of the great funders of left-wing causes—has been tied to numerous false claims for decades.
A new KFF poll finds American views on health are largely connected with political ideologies, which raises significant challenges for public health.
Leftist Fear: Antifa Pretends To Be Peaceful After Trump Announces Crackdown After years of waging a subversive war against the western world, radical leftists think they can polish their image overnight and pretend as if they were always an amicable moveme…
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration offi…
The 'Last Week Tonight' host described the newly appointed editor-in-chief as someone "who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best...
The symbol of public mourning loses its meaning when it’s used too much.
The CDC updates COVID vaccine guidance and stirs controversy over childhood immunizations. And global health experts warn of rising child malnutrition in Gaza.
Salesforce CEO praises Trump before walking back criticism of city's policing San Francisco’s political establishment rounded on Marc Benioff over the weekend after the Salesforce founder backed the idea of sending in the National Guard to clean up the city’s…
Pam Bondi and the Department of Homeland Security also wasted no time trying—and failing—to get in on the joke.
As hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed, the grant offices that fund DV shelters have gone dark.
Onion CEO Ben Collins and CMO Leila Brillson tell IndieWire about its "cinematic night of film at the movies" for the premiere of "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile."
The motion studio walks us through its bespoke process, explaining how we can move away from tokenism and towards a more authentic representation of humanity.
The billionaire investor campaigned for Kamala Harris, but thinks tech execs have a “moral imperative” to play nice with the president. Why? It’s good business.
I renewed my passport the day after Trump won again. It wouldn’t expire for years, but I did it anyway, along with many trans people I knew who could scrape together the fee. We all had the same thought: get your documents in order now, while you still can. F…
A meeting space founded by Black students at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over 50 years ago will no longer be available to students, the...
Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
Ordinarily, when a man dons an inflatable frog costume, it makes him look ridiculous. When a man in an inflatable frog costume gets attacked by agents of the state, however, those agents are the ones who look ridiculous. None of this seems lost on score…
When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the...
By JM McNab Published: October 14th, 2025
The Republican Party is no longer a legitimate political organization. It has transformed into a corrupt, immoral, and criminal enterprise that serves the interests of one man’s power while systematically destroying the constitutional principles this nation w…
Six former Surgeons General have gotten together to publicly pen an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the dangers of RFK Jr. The post is fairly long and, frankly, reads as though all six of them are part of a Techdirt fan club for posts about Kennedy…
An impressively sick but tiresomely self-amused celebration of bad taste.
On Kirk’s “National Day of Remembrance,” white supremacists want to replace a tradition of justice with their own manufactured myth. The post The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK appeared first on The Intercept.
Let it be known that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has no problem with ICE agents shooting a pastor in the head with pepper balls.
Any mother adores getting phone calls from her children. For Josiele Berto, they are now a lifeline and the only way to know where her 13-year-old son is and...
President Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded conservative activist Charlie Kirk the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, presenting the medal to his widow Erika Kirk.
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
Vice President JD Vance downplayed the severity of racist texts leaked from a Young Republican online group chat, deflecting and attempting to draw attention...
By JM McNab Published: October 15th, 2025
Almost every time people protest the government, the government decides to get on the wrong side of the law. This is something every administration is guilty of, but under Trump, attacking protesters and journalists has become the rule, rather than the except…
J.D. Vance and other prominent conservative influencers downplayed racist messages sent by members of various Young Republicans chapters.
Virginia Giuffre writes about Jeffrey Epstein's abuse and several alleged encounters with Prince Andrew in an excerpt from her book 'Nobody's Girl.'
Prosecutors label crimes as 'nihilistic violent extremism', while experts caution against oversimplifying motivations.
Turning Point USA's followers are pitifully out-of-touch with pop culture
The Trump administration’s heightened monitoring of immigrants’ social media accounts seeking grounds to revoke their visas stifles the speech rights of both noncitizens and citizens alike, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) alleges in a new lawsuit. Th…
A Massachusetts community is calling for the release of a 13-year-old boy being held by ICE in Virginia after his arrest by local law enforcement for allegedly threatening a student at his school.
WNBA star Angel Reese shares what it means to make history as the first pro athlete to walk the Victoria’s Secret fashion show runway.
Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.
How a trove of bigoted and violent texts among young Republicans indicates the future of the party.
A week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics
People will take buses and trains only if they feel safe while riding them.
He announced that he was “going to take a break” after a fiery rant.
The 'kids' in that chat are members of the Young Republican Federation, ranging in age from 24 to 31, and some already hold elected office.
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 15th, 2025
For once, the ‘South Park’ animators made a celebrity look more human
The real Thiel is somehow worse than the cartoon one
It’s been going on for at least 6 or 7 years
Joseph Gordon-Levitt really wants Newsom to take a major stand against artificial intelligence
JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of state-supported punishment. It sure looks like he’s got quite the double standa…
Americans are not peasants. We are citizens of a republic founded on the revolutionary proposition that ordinary people can govern themselves. This isn’t poetry or aspiration—it’s the foundational premise of the American project. And right now, a faction of t…
“Culture is not a side note to change, it’s the engine of it,” says Jess Morales Rocketto, who founded Maremoto, a multi-million-dollar effort aimed at uplifting Latino stories and creatives
The MAGA movement is not fed by conservative ideas but by a nihilistic, apocalyptic determination to stage a counterrevolution against the Sixties, against liberalism, against even democracy itself.
South Park returned from another two-week break on Wednesday with some fresh jabs at Donald Trump and Peter Thiel. During the Season 27 episode ‘Twisted Christian‘, Theil visits the children of South Park to preach against the “satanic numerology shit” going …
The Trump regime exercises real power. Why are they so whiny about it?
Let your voice be heard, but also make sure to be safe.
Gen Z and millennial voters will make up more than half of the electorate in 2028. They're a crucial bloc for both parties, but many are facing daunting economic realities and feel unseen by leaders.
Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spewed stunningly vile hatred about Democrats that went unchallenged and unremarked-upon by Fox News ...
A look back at one of the strangest protests in college football history.
It's our racist, fascist reality. And it's not going away anytime soon.
Wonder what's in JD's ChatGPT history.
"This is a winning message."View Entire Post ›
Trump announced a few minimal plans to lower the cost of IVF and Dr. Oz gave us an insane new term.
By Matt Solomon Published: October 17th, 2025
Right up front, I want to state that this is a very personal post. While it obviously draws from my many years of writing for Techdirt, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am expressing my own opinions about everything discussed below. I’m not immune to …
The Pentagon's pissed off at a new LGBTQ-focused military series ... claiming it goes completely against the "warrior ethos" -- and, they're bashing Netflix for it. Here's the deal ... the show "Boots" -- the story of a gay Marine recruit, forced…
Crowds of Southern California community members have begun taking to the streets to participate in Saturday’s “No Kings” day of protest. The grassroots...
Protesters took to the streets of American cities to demonstrate against President Trump's policies.
How long before America's dysfunctional politics start hurting its economy?
Organizers of "No Kings" say that President Trump is acting more like a king than the leader of a democracy.
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Protesters spanning all age groups, many with children and pets in tow, took to the streets en masse for "No Kings" rallies across ...
Thousands of demonstrations are taking place around the world today ... with protesters flooding the streets in opposition to the Trump administration. New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Memphis and many more major areas are…
"No Kings" protests against Donald Trump are expected to draw millions of demonstrators. Here are some anti-authoritarian songs for the occasion.
More than 2,600 rallies are planned in cities large and small, organised by hundreds of coalition partners.
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. They're holding “No Kings” demonstrations, or what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate Amer…
As millions of Americans take to the streets — from New York to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. to Chicago — Hollywood is voicing its support for the nationwide No Kings protests, with prominent figures like Glenn Close, Spike Lee, Jean Smart and many others pr…
Joe Rogan again condemned Trump’s use of federal forces in US cities, calling it a “dangerous precedent”
Muhammad Ali and Sidney Poitier helped shape history. Today's Black stars seem content to stay in their lanes
On Marc Maron’s final podcast, Obama urges Americans to defend democracy
Thousands gathered at Times Square Saturday for the No Kings protest Thousands showed up to kick off a demonstration similar to those happening around the country. [ more › ]
Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people have begun gathering in the nation's capital and communities across the country for "No Kings" demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling "Hate America" rallies.
Boots is a big hit on Netflix, but the Trump administration and the Pentagon do not seem to be fans of the gay military drama.
Vice President JD Vance dismissed the messages as a “college group chat” and did not condemn them, breaking with other Republicans.
As the U.S. marks 50 years of the IDEA, the law ensuring millions of Disabled students a free, appropriate education faces a new threat.
Lebanon, a country struggling for a long time, has created some great entrepreneurs for America
Millions of Americans joined anti-Trump protests, but Democrats are less popular than the president and divided over how to fight back.
Organizers said some 2,600 protests were planned in the U.S. on Saturday. The protests were largely peaceful, as demonstrators united in their stated aim to safeguard the country's democratic values.
The Democratic Party is losing men due to its lack of authenticity, as its attempts to woo them with branding and beer ads have failed to resonate with them,...
Donald Trump has hit back after more than seven million people turned out to protest his administration by shading the intelligence of his female opponents...
There are many reasons — cost, efficient use of personnel and resources, a hallowed democratic tradition of keeping the military out of domestic politics...
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Foods. The earliest processed foods promised ease and convenience. They filled the bellies of soldiers at war. But now, the evo…
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 18th, 2025
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 18th, 2025
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Speaker Mike Johnson's attacked "No Kings" attendees, who were largely peaceful as they protested authoritarianism.
US Senator Bernie Sanders denounced President Donald Trump and billionaires for ‘hijacking' democracy.
Demonstrations held in every US state as people condemn Trump's hardline tactics, calling for democracy and reforms.
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities. The post Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School …
“No Kings” movement rallies peacefully, but Trump’s AI response blurs line between protest, parody and spectacle
J. Edgar Hoover built America's secret police to persecute immigrants and crush dissent. Maybe we needed a reminder
Recently appointed Writers Guild of America West President Michele Mulroney delivered a rousing speech at the No Kings protest in Los Angeles, decrying President Donald Trump and his administration’s recent actions curtailing Hollywood writers’ freedom of exp…
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.There were 2700 No Kings events across the country, with at least 7 million participating, according to Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of In…
Listening to anyone from the Trump administration talk about the No Kings protest would have had you expecting complete anarchy. Masked men with Molotov cocktails, smoke in the air, American flags burning, police and National Guard in full riot gear—somethin…
Our strategic daily links: rhythmic gymnastics, youth mortality, target Venezuela, Chinese trucks, European draft?, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretched excess
‘South Park’ returns to mock Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, and satirize the 6-7 meme that has swept the nation’s classrooms, along with the looming threat of the antichrist.
Speaker Mike Johnson moved the goalposts, telling ABC that since the massive non-violent No Kings rally that happened all over America on Saturday did not say "loving things" about Donald Trump it was an un-American event. There is nothing more American than …
Mehdi Hasan spoke Saturday at the No Kings rally in Washington, DC, and he held nothing back. He started out tearing into Trump and President Stephen Miller and never let up. His opening words: Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, friends - My na…
Charlie Kirk’s name, of course, was on everyone’s lips.
The protesters’ modesty and depth of feeling moved me.
“Around here, we got trauma coming out of the womb.”
Everyone is saying the same thing about these "No Kings" protest photos.View Entire Post ›
Massive marches nationwide in the U.S. marked a turn against an increasing acceptance of political violence among protesters, report sociologists
Tech billionaire apologizes after endorsing plan to deploy National Guard in San Francisco Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff has apologized for backing President Donald Trump's proposals to send the National Guard to San Francisco, where the company …
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
By Matt Solomon Published: October 20th, 2025
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command…. And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed–if all records told the same tale–then the lie passed into history and became truth.” —Ge…
Just how serious of an antisemitism problem does the American right have — and what, if anything, should they do about it? For well over a year, some conservative elites have quietly worried about the trends they were seeing among influencers and young righti…
A "No Kings" demonstrator has been arrested after cops say he's the guy who tripped a man who yelled out a gay slur at protesters in a video now going viral. Here's the deal ... video is going around online capturing a moment from the protest that…
Millions of demonstrators took to streets across the United States over the weekend for the second "No Kings" protest against Donald Trump.
"What I was saying is bigger than me saying 'Shrump,'" the rapper said, referencing the speech she delivered at a Kamala Harris rally ahead of the 2024 election
Pedro Pascal was one of the estimated 7 million people at the 'No Kings' anti-authoritarian protests over the weekend.
Ben Stiller has bemoaned the chilling effect on comedy during Donald Trump’s second term. In an interview with the Radio Times magazine, the Zoolander star and Severance director said it was a challenging time for the genre he loves — and he urged comedians t…
MAGA reacts to “No Kings” by immediately proving protesters right
The backlash to #MeToo was always about silencing victims
The new restaurant Whitexicans is causing a stir in Jackson Heights, Queens, for reasons beyond the food. The discord underscores how even a trip for tacos can be fraught in the current political climate. [ more › ]
Kenny Loggins issued a statement calling on his song Danger Zone to be removed from an AI generated video posted by President Donald Trump that depicted him in a crown, piloting an aircraft, and dropping what appeared to be feces on No Kings protesters. In a …
This is a lightly edited transcript of the October 18 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: This is Right Now, the The New Republic show on politics and policy. I’m Pe…
As an estimated seven million people across 2,700 municipalities peacefully demonstrated against the Trump administration at No Kings events Saturday, reports of violence have thus far been scant—except for some instances in which apparent MAGA agitators targ…
Speaker Mike Johnson justified President Trump’s disgusting AI video of him dumping feces on No Kings protesters by falsely claiming that the protesters were calling for political murder. “Speaker Johnson, you say that the Democrats had a ‘Hate America’ rally…
Inflatable frog costumes are selling out following the weekend's “No Kings” protests and to counter Trump’s demonization of US cities more broadly.
The SpaceX CEO is tweeting up a storm about the acting NASA administrator.
A staunch conservative, she takes over as Japan grapples with rising cost-of-living and mounting debt.
The Oxford Union announces George Abaraonye loses a no-confidence motion by 1,228 votes to 501.
Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.
Fans debate whether or not the show’s satire of the President is too tame
The ‘Heat’ director credits Trey Parker and Matt Stone with keeping counterculture alive
For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has embraced a neat trick: by claiming that literally anything in factual opposition to their beliefs is “biased” and therefore must be discarded as unreliable, they’ve bullied U.S. media into becoming a feckless …
As Trump’s agents raid South Shore and other neighborhoods, local rappers are speaking up for their fellow Chicagoans
Targeted for participating in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia, Khalil says his case is 'test for everyone's rights'.
Americans rejecting National Security State... (First column, 7th story, link)
It's a little bit unclear what the tracker will look like, but it'll apparently become available in the next few weeks.
The phrase appeals more to several demographics that strongly align with Trump, says Republican strategist Frank Luntz, including older voters, for whom he suggests it signals "a more simple past."
States like Texas and Pennsylvania said they won't be able to fulfill SNAP benefits in November if the government shutdown continues.
What is it about the president's supporters and group texting that keeps resulting in fiascos?
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy t…
Cities and architecture across the world are increasingly being influenced by the fundamentally anti-democratic principles of places like Dubai, argues academic Quinn Slobodian in this interview. Slobodian is a Canadian historian based at Boston University. H…
New polling reinforces how much the thrust of the “No Kings” message has resonated with much of the American public.
Sanae Takaichi likes Margaret Thatcher, but not same-sex marriage.
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 21st, 2025
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that…
The political fallout is continuing from the leak of the Young Republicans group chat. A Politico investigation found revealed that young GOP leaders from Arizona, Kansas, New York, and Vermont sent each other thousands of Telegram messages that included raci…
Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys is partnering with Home of the Brave to call on artists to "step up" and call out Donald Trump's authoritarianism.
"I think it’s going to be an exciting and united moment," Roger Goodell told reporters, while also dismissing the possibility of replacing the Puerto Rican superstar
Vance claims left-wing violence is on the rise, but long-term data show right-wing attacks have been far higher.
The far-right gang has been fully absorbed by Trump's White House
Lapsed requirement that ICE report how many pregnant people they are holding makes an official count impossible
Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, argues the public health agency has been weaponized into a political tool.
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -As the shrill sound of whistles echoed through a parking garage in Chicago’s North Side on Tuesday, two people flung...
Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a torrent of chemical spray directly into the costume’s air vent.Video of the…
The former head of DOGE says he wants to "create a world where there is no poverty."
After his campaign tweeted (then deleted) a racist AI video during Wednesday night’s debate, Cuomo laughed with a conservative radio host who suggested Mamdani would celebrate another 9/11.
Democrat Zohran Mamdani clashed with Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in New York’s final mayoral debate, vowing to fight
Demonstrators at No Kings protests around the U.S. dressed up as frogs and other animals. Many said they were trying to counter the GOP narrative that they are radical leftists who hate America.
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he’s blasted as everything wrong with liberal governance. “I got a...
“It’s sort of like, my worst fears realized, to be frank," a women's studies scholar at Ohio University told Jezebel of the East Wing demolition.
While her discussing her new special, the iconic comedian opens up about her time on ‘SNL’
The cat owner and Chainsmokers lover will never be mayor, and that’s why we can laugh
Qudrat Wasefi fled Kabul after the fundamentalist regime, with its violently enforced prohibition of music, returned to power in 2021. He's part of a generation of refugees the world has largely forgotten
Candidate's roots in grassroots activism hearten longtime organisers, but test is on his vision of reform yet to come.
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The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem.
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
The detention by immigration authorities of a Chicago man whose 16-year-old daughter is undergoing treatment for advanced cancer is illegal, and he must be...
Bill Maher has taken note of studies showing Gen Z folks are not having much sex, and he has offered some helpful and hilarious ways they can re-set things. It seems to be true ... there are studies showing Gen Z is not getting down the way their…
During the Critics Choice Association's Latino Celebration, the star called on artists to take action amid escalating political tensions
About 42 million people rely on SNAP benefits but now face reductions or losing access altogether.
Support for the Maine Senate candidate suggests that voters are so sick of what the establishment has to offer, they might look past a Nazi tattoo. The post The Left Put Its Faith in Graham Platner. Will He Break Its Heart? appeared first on The Intercept.
As it turns out for Netflix‘s Boots, there’s no better endorsement than having the Trump administration bash your show. Following the Pentagon’s statement referring to the LGBTQ military series based on Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine as “woke garbag…
From rewriting history to dismissing data, leaders who bypass reality damage trust. This article explores the leadership cost of denying facts.
The US government said funds for Snap, a benefit used by more than 40 million Americans, will stop 1 November because of the shutdown.
Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a forceful message to Nazi ideologues after he was confronted on CNN on Sunday about his own family ties to Hitler’s regime. ...
The White House tailors its content to the beliefs, language and worldview of Trump’s political base.
The administration's theater of cruelty has everyday people asking "Am I next?"
Almost 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to purchase food, according to the USDA.
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
The Trump Administration said it won’t be giving a lifeline to SNAP funding.
The host of the socialist podcast “The Dig” says that Mamdani has the charisma of Barack Obama, with better politics. But is the left really ready for his mayorship? Andrew Marantz reports.
Today I learned about the "clock test."View Entire Post ›
Former President Joe Biden called these “dark days” as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to check out in response to what he says are attacks on ...
Be the Duterte you want to see in the world, I guess. That’s the new line from Donald Trump, the guy who once told supporters he could personally commit murder and he wouldn’t lose any supporters. He said that last time. He’s president again, so apparently it…
On October 8, two of the biggest voices in right-wing media sat down for a nearly four-hour chat. The host was Dave Smith, a libertarian Jewish comedian who has made a name for himself as a vocal critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. His guest was Nick Fuentes, a l…
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The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."
Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.
The DHS post likened immigrants to evil parasites The post Former Halo Devs Call ICE Meme Despicable: ‘A Call To Destroy People Because Of Their Immigration Status Goes Way Too Far’ appeared first on Kotaku.
UFC bantamweight Bryce Mitchell was a special guest at the second inauguration of United States President Donald Trump earlier this year in Washington, D.C.,...
It’s official. MAGA’s fondest, weirdest, most psychiatrically troubling nickname for the movement’s supreme leader appears to have finally and immovably...
Just before noon on a sunny Friday earlier this month, federal immigration agents threw tear gas canisters onto a busy Chicago street, just outside of an...
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that active Latter-day Saints are shifting from orthodox beliefs, with a study showing diverse identities within the faith.
The point is propaganda, but not in the way that MAGA may think
Bari Weiss walked into 60 Minutes and asked the staff: “Why does the country think you’re biased?” The question stunned them into awkward silence. And it should have—not because it caught them off guard, but because it reveals everything wrong with what passe…
The US government's use of AI-generated Halo imagery on social media has absolutely been a power-play to appeal to like-minded American gamers. Read more
Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown. They were already struggling after federal program cuts this year. Now, SNAP benefits are set to pause Nov. 1. It’s the latest…
When it comes to the people most likely to buy his cars, Musk has made a lot of enemies. A study makes a plausible case that it hurt sales.
DHS's social media campaign promises to defend American identity and culture from an invasion. For many Latinos, it's a message that does not sit well.
In her new book, Beth Macy returns to her Donald Trump–voting hometown to find out how America got so divided.
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
Starting Nov. 1, 2025, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will stop being distributed in Pennsylvania due to the federal government shutdown,...
Politics trumps salary as the main reason academics are looking for jobs in other states, a survey of university educators shows.
The White House deputy chief of staff will play a featured role in the Halloween special
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 29th, 2025
Tetsuya Yamagami is now on trial after the killing that forced a national reckoning. The post Shinzo Abe Killer’s Trial Is Exposing the Christian Cult Entrenched in Japanese Politics appeared first on The Intercept.
Everybody hates Tucker right now — and that’s bad for Trump
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed his tactics in countering the Trump and his advice for Democrats in an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl.
Kennedy wants to get to the bottom of this whole wind farm thing.
It doesn't have to be like this.
But of course, he has his reasons to believe that.
A season with a notably old-fashioned streak ended in a breakdown of Love Is Blind’s premise.
A couple weeks ago, as hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets in what may have been the largest single day of protest in U.S. history, the President of the United States responded by… posting a video of himself literally dumping shit on citize…
According to internet listicles, the animated sitcom The Simpsons has predicted the future anywhere from 17 to 55 times. “As you know, we’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump,” the newly sworn-in President Lisa Simpson declared way back in…
The timing was eerie. On November 21, 1963, Richard Hofstadter delivered the annual Herbert Spencer Lecture at Oxford University. Hofstadter was a professor of American history at Columbia University who liked to use social psychology to explain political his…
On a gloomy Saturday morning this past May, a few months after entire blocks of Altadena, California, were destroyed by wildfires, several dozen survivors met at a local church to vent their built-up frustration, anger, blame, and anguish. As I sat there list…
The tech billionaire used to be a fierce climate advocate. What changed?
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
“Without question, the cruelty of this shutdown is intentional,” said Alexsis Rodgers, political director at Black to the Future Action
She said that being called a liar is antisemitic.
After Kim Kardashian theorized that America never planted its flag on the moon, another reality star (who is now the head of NASA) had a rebuttal.
By Matt Solomon Published: October 31st, 2025
On November 1st — tomorrow — 42 million people, including 16 million children, will be losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. This is unprecedented and should not be happening.… Read more The post How to Help the Millions …
When it comes to RFK Jr., I tend not to find much humor in the chaos he creates. The man’s work involves American health and illness, life and death, so it’s just generally not funny. And that holds true to Kennedy’s wielding of incomplete, inaccurate, and un…
On Thursday night, the president of the Heritage Foundation — the MAGA right’s leading think tank — welcomed an open Nazi into his political coalition. You might think I am exaggerating. I assure you I am not. The Nazi in question here, podcaster Nick Fuentes…
Among the many humiliations of being American in the current moment is this: Members of the tech right and the conservative ruling class continually fetishize objects of nerd culture while also displaying a willful inability to grasp the very basic messages t…
On Saturday, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — also known as food stamps — will run out for more than 40 million Americans. Those millions of Americans are collateral damage from what is thus far the second-longest government shutdow…
Groups fear the annual festivity, popular in Latino communities, may be targeted for immigration operations under Trump.
Critics expressed alarm after government said it would totally suspend food aid programme utilised by 42 million people.
Immigrants housed in the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, have described overcrowding and unsanitary holding rooms.
With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.
On Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the SNAP program as the government shutdown continues.
Why Silicon Valley went from libertarian to authoritarian
Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to at least partially cover food stamp...
US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be Christian
Fondy Farmers Market offered free $20 produce vouchers after FoodShare payments did not go out as scheduled Nov. 1.
Conservative 'South Park' haters can't stop talking about the most irrelevant show on television
Doctor Who and Disney's partnership has quickly drawn to a close after two seasons, but why, exactly? Here are the reasons being reported behind the scenes.
Graham Platner’s firearms trainings are only the most public example of the left’s efforts to arm themselves. The post Inside the World of Leftist Gun Nuts appeared first on The Intercept.
Two episodes into its sudden Season 28, South Park is poking fun at itself following criticism of its very political 27th season. In Friday’s special Halloween episode ‘The Woman in the Hat’, Stan admits that “South Park sucks now” after his dad loses his job…
Hours before tonight’s Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che is already ripping into the news with a very personal take on the cutoff today of the federal government’s food stamps program. “This snap freeze is really f*cked up,” Che wrote …
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence has reconsidered sharing her politics on the world stage. The previously outspoken actress, who recently reflected on finding her past interviews and public persona “annoying,” told the New York Times in a sprawling Q&A that her…
Mark Lilla claims MAGA isn't even conservative, let alone fascist. This kind of cowardice won't age well
Nationwide mutual-aid efforts and federal judges stepped up to address the crisis. They shouldn't have to
Never one to shy away from holding Donald Trump accountable, Harrison Ford is criticizing the president over his lack of concern for the climate crisis. The Oscar nominee recently slammed the POTUS over his “clear expression of ignorance, of hubris and purpos…
Two U.S. citizens whose forceful arrests by ICE were caught on video say federal agents violated their constitutional rights. As backlash against the administration's escalating immigration raids grows, more than 170 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigr…
South Park uses its “Halloween Episode” to keep up its season-long storyline about President Donald Trump, which prompots Stan Marsh to say, “South Park sucks now.”
Bollywood’s iconic romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, better known simply as DDLJ, mirrored and fueled India's rise.
Nuclear, once the bête noire of Democrats and the environmental movement, is now accepted. The lesson for the future here is that public and political attitudes change and change back.
In 2018, I was canvassing for a Republican candidate in a local race here in Portland, Oregon. A bunch of us were knocking on doors in the suburbs, seeking out Republicans by using data printouts that indicated which households were aligned with which party.B…
Also, those who say South Park Sucks Now... consider yourself heard. Trump Gets Haunted by Melania and Kristi Noem’s Face Melts Off in a Special Halloween South Park Liz Shannon Miller
Newsmax host Rob Schmidt called SNAP an "ugly program" and used the tired trope that SNAP recipients are racist and deadbeats, to defend the Trump administration from refusing to fund it by cutting off SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. SCHMITT: I…
Declining population means caring for parents, grandparents, and other relatives could become even more challenging with fewer professionals and family members to pitch in.
"When I'm on my feed today, I'm scared to death," on Democratic senator told BI. "I have no idea what's real and what's not."
Donald Trump has stood by the growing violence of ICE raids across the country—and said that only “liberal judges” are standing in the way of them getting ev...
"Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before... six times!"
Despite Illinois governor’s plea to let families celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos, agents used pepper spray and continued to arrest people
Over 6 in 10 say Trump and GOP are out of touch. Even more say that about Dems.
Rozina Ali writes about the Islamophobic attacks on the candidate, which carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.
The Illinois congressional candidate on why more Democrats aren’t taking direct action and how leaders should be responding to the right. The post Kat Abughazaleh on the Right to Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
Trump’s Great Gatsby-themed party brings 1920s opulence to life, irony as millions face losing SNAP benefits
Elon Musk has convinced himself that English con man Tommy Robinson will save civilization. Honestly, it's sad
Every so often, a series comes along that’s both entertaining and provocative – the kind that makes you laugh, tear up, and maybe start a national argument.
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Theaster Gates’ latest demonstration of an artist’s potential for civic planning comes at GRAY Chicago during the exhibition “Oh, You’ve Got to Come Back to the City."
He's in for a rude awakening if he really believes he's not going to harm millions of his own voters. Here's Trump on Air Force One on his way to his lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween gala at Mar-a-Lago, pretending it's just Democrats who are on food stamp…
To The Precious President, being anti-Trump is "illegal." And he's been on a roll since the beginning of his second term, clamping down on late-night comedians, because, how dare you mock him? This is so sad for MAGA. Behold, their alpha-male leader. "Seth Me…
A Trump loving MAGA mom is very upset that people are not more sympathetic about her losing food stamps. She posted the following on Facebook (please hold your clapping until the very last sentence): I'm so anxious about this whole shutdown. My husband's vete…
More race-baiting and lies about just who is receiving Medicaid and SNAP benefits from the propagandists on Fox not "news." Over the last month, I've watched these people fat-shaming people receiving food stamps, rehash all the Reagan-era talking points about…
As the Trump administration ramps up its targeting of left-leaning people and groups, the prosecution and harsh sentencing of Casey Goonan may provide a glimpse of things to come.
It’s been 50 years since they graduated, but three members of the Meadville Area Senior High Class of 1975 are hoping they can set off a cool new trend at...
Department of Homeland Security stooge Tricia McLaughlin went on Fox News to explain why Portland needs a federal invasion. Apparently, it was overrun by imaginary hordes of "mass assault" protesters that only the Trump administration can see. The rest of Ame…
Most say Trump isn't committed to protecting freedom of the press, other rights.
Readers respond to Benjamin Wallace-Wells on Trump and Hegseth’s vision of the military, Kelefa Sanneh’s review of two books about African decolonization, and Justin Chang’s review of “One Battle After Another.”
WIKIPEDIA founder Jimmy Wales has intervened over the platform’s article on Gaza genocide ...
Joan Wright is a rank-and-file member of Kickstarter United and a member of her union’s contract action team. Militant labor action and strong picket lines that shut down business profits have always been the most powerful tool working...
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Donald Trump played the hits this weekend and it was Seth's turn
We know there’s a concerted effort to punish anyone who dares to show anything but complete, unqualified reverence for Charlie Kirk’s corpse. The man who made millions by denigrating anyone who wasn’t as white, straight, and “Christian” as he was is apparentl…
Why do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It’s one thing to believe false information, but another to actively stick with something that’s obviously wrong. Our new research, published in the Journal of Social Psychology, suggests that so…
Rapper Nicki Minaj is facing a mountain of hate online after she praised President Donald Trump for threatening military action against Nigeria over the "slaughter" of Christians. Over the weekend, Trump alleged "Islamic terrorists" were being…
The country's flagship food aid scheme serves one in eight Americans each month.
Food stamp delay hits: Residents ration, pantries scramble... (Second column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Travel nightmare at major airports as staff shortages spark massive delays...
Trumpism's real threat isn't political chaos. It's cognitive collapse
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.
Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.
Sydney Sweeney finally addressed her "great genes" American Eagle ad campaign — and what she thought of Trump's response.
Kicking off his monologue on tonight’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed his recently renewed contract, thanking fans for their support, as...
Liable for sexual assault and many times accused of sexual assault, MAGA cult leader Donald Trump is threatening to punish his "beloved first home" of New York City if voters don't elect an accused sexual predator, because apparently, that's his idea of leade…
A Tennessee sheriff so deep in the Charlie Kirk kool-aid he's lost the plot, tossed a retired cop in jail for the crime of quoting MAGA cult leader Donald Trump. Sixty-one-year-old Larry Bushart Jr. spent five weeks behind bars and faced a $2 million bond aft…
Elon Musk went on Joe Rogan's podcast to explain, with total confidence and zero evidence, that the government shutdown is happening because blue states are stealing "hundreds of billions" in federal money to buy votes from undocumented immigrants. Joe Rogan …
As long as they never forget to bring a towel
Are young Americans becoming less likely to identify as trans? This claim is getting a lot of attention on social media after two researchers published survey data appearing to show a shift in youth gender identity. The first analysis came from Eric Kaufmann,…
The US government shutdown entered its 35th day on Tuesday, equalling the longest in the country's history.
He has vanquished the entrenched Democratic establishment, but the new mayor can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.
Here's how to donate, find state assistance and spread the word about companies offering food programs.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
New NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani targeted Donald Trump in his victory speech, pledging to fight corruption and support unions.
President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. Democrats were able to ...
"I remembered that I had broken the first rule of helping. The worst part was, I knew better."
An employee of a Chicago daycare center and preschool was detained by immigration authorities at work as children were being dropped off Wednesday, according...
Outrage at a decision to provide teen rapist Jesse Butler a rehabilitation plan instead of prison time spilled into a protest in Stillwater Wednesday.
The results of the mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention are in: 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City.
Juan Pablo Dos Santos was told he’d never walk again. This weekend, he finished the 2025 NYC Marathon in last place, in 15:21, to cheers as loud as the first-place winner’s.
It is a historic moment as Mamdani also becomes the first South Asian and Muslim to lead the city.
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
"He's a con artist, a predator, a malignant Narcissist-in-Chief, and the worst president in our nation's history," Jennifer Siebel Newsom said.View Entire Post ›
London mayor Sadiq Khan gives advice to the mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani
Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy group says the formula for calculating them will leave many with far less.
This explains a lot.
Some Americans who saw their SNAP benefits halt on Nov. 1 say they have to choose between paying their rent and buying food.
Exit polls revealed Mamdani captured the majority of votes from the younger population and newcomers to the city.
Anti-war Americans keep rejecting establishment hawks, only to see the supposed alternatives deploy force unilaterally.
Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?
Listen to the Audio on NextBigIdeaClub.com Below, co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders share five key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. What’s the big idea? AI can be …
My morning train WFH reads: • The Old Order Is Dead. Do Not Resuscitate. Few things are more disconcerting than feeling the ground shift beneath you, as anyone who has experienced a serious earthquake knows. This is what we are living through. A way of orderi…
Last week, I wrote about how the Trump administration has replaced any sort of concept of governance with governance-by-trolling—a government optimized purely for making a huge segment of the country angry while the base cheers them on. The entire apparatus o…
US President Donald Trump labelled New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ‘a communist’.
Delayed benefits finally hit EBT cards Friday morning.
The mayor-elect of New York City also had an interesting take on the “male loneliness epidemic.”
Court could revisit issue in case brought by county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
‘SNL’s crappiest episode could have been even crappier
Making history as the first Muslim elected New York mayor, Mamdani pledges to serve all communities and challenge Trump.
With its offer to take in a US deportee who does not want to go there, Monrovia betrays Liberia’s unique history.
"I know who I am. I know what I value. I know that I’m a kind person."
The message behind the government shutdown is loud and clear: Hunger is acceptable collateral damage in service of Trump’s agenda. The post The President Is Perfectly Fine If You Starve appeared first on The Intercept.
Olivia Rodrigo does not want to be associated with the ICE raids under the Donald Trump administration and sent them a clear message on social media. After the Department of Homeland Security shared a video asking undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. to…
The comedian argued that an AI Trump dropping excrement on protestors may have swung the elections this week.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WSPA) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has paused plans to provide SNAP benefits during the ongoing government...
Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family's cat and two dogs. Help has arrived...
On Thursday, Nebraska's Governor and Florida's Attorney General each made moves to further gut abortion access in their states.
“In truth, being a conservative woman in law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence, and in many ways shows more feminism…” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said this week. Asteroid?
Interviewing politicians is always a minefield, especially for a comedy show
It looks like the latest pop girly feud is between Olivia Rodrigo and none other than the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). After the 3x Grammy winner called out the federal agency for featuring her 2023 track ‘All-American Bitch’ in an ICE video urging …
A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries. New Jersey said it paid its recipients for November and is awaiting federal reimbursement. New York’s plans a…
Carlson interviewed avowed white supremacist Nick Fuentes in an episode of his podcast aired Oct. 27.
When asked about the federal judge ruling, ordering his administration to fund SNAP, Trump responded with a bizarre rant about refusing to pay out the funds because the country needs to be liquid in case we are attacked or face catastrophes. Huh? Is Trump's b…
Yet another FAFO ends with the utterly predictable betrayal of Donald Trump hurting the very people that voted to put him back in the White House in 2024. This time it is Aroostook County, Maine, the northernmost county in the state. It borders Canada, has a …
The broadcaster's chair is set to issue a response to a parliamentary committee over claims a Panorama documentary misled viewers.
Acorn squash, Spam and baby food lined the shelves on a recent day at a college food pantry in California's capital city, a resource that students receiving ...
James Austin Johnson has become the linchpin of the show’s catchall approach to political satire.
By JM McNab Published: November 09th, 2025
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, affecting 42 million Americans who rely on the program. The U.S. Department of Agric…
As boomers cling to power, America's become a gerontocracy — in business, housing, and the workforce. Here's what it means for millennials and Gen Z.
As food prices climb and budgets tighten, Nara Smith’s “grocery store couture” feels both surreal and revealing
Volunteers chop vegetables at for the Masbia Soup Kitchen Network in the basement of Congregation Orach Chaim on the Upper East Side. Gov. Kathy Hochul said benefits are starting to arrive, but the Trump administration orders states not to send out full pa…
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker spoke about taking on Trump in an interview with The New York Times. Trey Parker Says South Park Didn’t Get Political, But “Politics Became Pop Culture” Eddie Fu
Jack White himself opted not to performance at the induction ceremony. Twenty One Pilots Perform “Seven Nation Army” in Honor of The White Stripes at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Scott Sterling
The man behind Poe Dameron's X-Wing controls isn't giving up, as long as there's still light.
Sam Altman is increasingly leading OpenAI into spaces beyond AI research, disrupting industries like search, social media, healthcare, and robotics.
As the government shutdown reaches another historic day, Bay Area businesses are stepping up to help struggling families who are cut off from SNAP food...
Jill Lepore captures a moment of whiplash as the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of our nation’s founding approaches during a time of foreboding, and reviews Ken Burns’s six-part PBS documentary, “The American Revolution.”
The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fake news, Brazil's President Lula da Silva tells UN climate summit.
Hines isn’t taking her ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ co-star’s side when it comes to Trump
‘You're gonna go over there and f***ing take their blood money?’
Award-winning photographers documenting immigration arrests in New York City have witnessed far-flung strife and conflict, but nothing quite like this. [Read More]
This administration isn’t content to be normal awful. It insists on being ghastly awful as often as possible. Not content to eject hundreds of migrants into foreign torture prisons, the administration has decided it’s time to start killing foreign people in b…
Marion Nestle says we need to rethink how we eat. She recommends "real food, processed as little as possible, with a big emphasis on plants." Her new book is What to Eat Now.
President Trump had previously said Veterans Day should be renamed to “Victory Day for World War I.” He will be Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11
It's getting harder to tell the difference between satire and reality.
The Daily Mail is reporting a feud, which honestly isn't the most difficult thing to imagine right now...
The conservative media will be watching the Kimmel Family Thanksgiving like a hawk
Earlier this year, I wrote about how ICE had decided to publish a horrifying recruitment video that mixed in footage of ICE raids, including one that got Kristi Noem in some hot water, along with the introduction to the Pokémon animated series, complete with …
Things got wild at UC Berkeley Monday when a brawl erupted at a Turning Point USA event, with fists flying and blood flowing on camera. Check out one clip making the rounds -- a keffiyeh-clad protester went toe-to-toe with a man selling merchandise…
REPORT: Young DC Christians neck-deep in anti-Semitism... (First column, 2nd story, link)
Once good friends who grew close on the set of ‘Euphoria,’ Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya seemed to have hit a rough patch because of Sydney’s recent controversies.
A ceremony meant to honor heroes, Trump repurposed it into celebrating political conquest, and got backlash again
This tracks.
Missouri's governor recently authorized the state's National Guard to assist ICE with clerical duties. Black police officers fear the trust they've built with communities of color could take years to rebuild.
The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington D.C., says it's allotted an extra 1 million meals for November, given the uncertainties about whether and when SNAP recipients will get their full benefits.
Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, addressed rumors of his sexuality and confronted his past as an internet troll after...
ABC News' Danny New shares the heartwarming story of how a viral social media clip helped Nacho the chihuahua find his forever home.
Why go full MAGA when you’re promoting a film about subjects that base doesn’t care about?
Defying backlash, the DC rapper brings his viral Live From the Front Porch series to one of America’s top stages, spotlighting DMV culture and sound.
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
After Sydney Sweeney’s movie flopped hard, plus-size model Ella Halikas claimed it was because she wasn’t “showing the ta-ta’s” onscreen.
People on food stamps said they were willing to sacrifice to protect health care benefits. They’re furious that the Democrats gave up. The post SNAP Recipients Crushed by Democrats Caving on Shutdown: “They Just Wasted It All” appeared first on The Intercept.
The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.
First lady Melania Trump is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care. The...
Critics accuse the former Fox News host of attempting to normalize abuse after she distinguished between Epstein's targeting of teens versus younger children...
On any day during her eight years as First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama said she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a counterpart from another country to digging in her vegetable garden with groups of schoolchildren.And her clothes had…
Under Trump, progressives have embraced the rhetoric of “moral clarity.” It won’t help their cause.
A trove of e-mails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by a congressional committee on Wednesday
Where are we going, friends? I’ll pack my bags.
The licensing fees for the mood music couldn't have been cheap
By JM McNab Published: November 13th, 2025
Hasan Piker is a Twitch streamer and political commentator who has become a lefty comedy darling
We'll never look at the Lincoln Bedroom the same ... "South Park" absolutely lacerated Donald Trump and his VP JD Vance in last night's episode, depicting the two using the White House's private guest suite for a graphic homoerotic rendezvous. In…
Donald Trump's assault on climate innovation is also affecting scientists researching geoengineering methods like carbon dioxide removal.
Symbolic struggles cannot be a force of resistance to the Trump administration.
As Francisco Franco’s reputation grows on the far right, a new history of his regime reminds us of its unrelenting violence toward Jews.
How did multilevel marketing schemes come to be legal, let alone so widespread? The answer has to do with how we think of workers and how we think of consumers.
If there is hope for the earth, it will depend in part on acknowledging indigenous sovereignty in the face of insatiable resource extraction.
The growing questions from Republicans on how Trump is running the country
MSNBC star was appalled by what he saw on Fox News.
By Eric Cox and Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nearly two dozen people were arrested as faith leaders protested on Friday outside a federal immigration...
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
"Morale was pretty bad back then, so I can only imagine how bad it must be now. I wouldn't advise anyone to enlist in today's military."View Entire Post ›
Officials eventually released her, and a lieutenant from the Sheriff’s Office called it a "silly" “human error.” Weird choice of words!
Frank's song always comes up when Trump and Epstein are in the headlines
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. This year, when states began using an expanded Department of Homeland Security system to check their voter rolls for noncitizens, it was supposed to validate the T…
Eilish Slams 'Pathetic P***y B***h Coward' Musk for Hoarding Wealth... (Second column, 5th story, link) Related stories:'ELON UNVEILED': Controversial Doc Reveals Trailer...
ICE almost deports Native American woman! (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:People held in 'decrepit' facility sue over inhumane conditions... Group cells size of parking lots, people excessively punished... VIDEO: Terrif…
Group cells size of parking lots, people excessively punished... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:ICE almost deports Native American woman! People held in 'decrepit' facility sue over inhumane conditions... VIDEO: Terrif…
Dasha Nekrasova, an actress known for her work in projects like HBO’s Succession and A24’s Materialists, has been fired by Gersh over a recent podcast interview with far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes, Deadline has confirmed with a spokesperson for …
"To me, these are nothingburgers. If they're even real," said one pro-Trump podcaster, of the thousands of documents that were released this week, including several that named the president.
When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he...
My weekend with America’s biggest RFK Jr. fans
SNAP benefits don't care about your political affiliation.View Entire Post ›
The BBC reels in the midst of one of its most serious crises - was it manufactured to push it to the brink?
The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies. The post Marco Rubio Wants to Imprison You on Terror Charges for Supporting Nazi Punchers appeared first on The Intercept.
Trump invoked Scripture to defend his record on children, prompting online backlash and reminders of past policies
College Republican’s posts triggered an ICE raid, sparking backlash and confusion over activism and free speech
Karoline Leavitt finally received the Saturday Night Live treatment this weekend, with Ashley Padilla debuting her impression of Trump’s press secretary in...
Studies show that people who commit mass shootings aren't more likely to be taking antidepressants. But is RFK Jr. paying any attention?
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
The latest details from the Epstein files proved to be very fruitful for Michael Che and Colin Jost
By Matt Solomon Published: November 16th, 2025
Josh Johnson and Trevor Noah discuss how the industry changed
On SNL, Weekend Update's Colin Jost jokes about the Epstein emails: Donald Trump "is like the Forrest Gump of meeting famous pedophiles"
On the 30th anniversary of his White House-set rom-com The American President, the filmmaker talks about the coarsening of politics and why the movie now seems "quaint"
Will Forte’s MacGruber returned to 'Saturday Night Live' for a sketch that riffed on the Epstein files.
As America's 250th birthday approaches (with the grim reaper looming large), the distinguished documentarian's 12-hour series on our country's first — and, he argues, ongoing — revolution aims to rally the republic around rejecting despots, then and now.
Seven faith leaders arrested at ICE facility protest... (First column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Federal agents deployed to Charlotte for immigration enforcement, despite rejections from local leaders... Pastor describes Border …
A revived MacGruber even joined in on the dogpile
On Sunday talk shows, Congressional Republicans forecast a schism over releasing the Epstein files.
In the early years of SNL, Francisco Franco was "still dead." But to his 21st-century fanboys, he's immortal
Layoffs raise deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) trying his best to deflect from Jeffrey Epstein, as the focus has turned on a vote next week to compel the release of Justice Department files on the convicted sexual predator. Johnson’s Trum…
SNL‘s Weekend Update was sizzling tonight — going no frills and eschewing guests, bits and standup sets — with numerous shots taken at President Donald Trump’s expense following the release of hundreds and thousands of Jeffrey Epstein emails this week further…
The biggest anti-hunger program in the U.S. is set to lose over $187 billion between now and 2034.
Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women.
President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson's recent interview with a far-right activist known for ...
President Donald Trump defended Tucker Carlson’s decision to give a softball interview to a Holocaust-denying white nationalist. Nick Fuentes, 27, is one of...
Pessimism about the country's future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is more optimistic about what's ahead for the U.S., according to ...
Timofev explored Americans' misconceptions.
Oscar-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin said he doesn’t think studios “would agree” to make his political romantic dramedy The American President today because its...
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
The horror movie is still far less creepy and random than reality
You know this is a spectacle, right? A show. That’s what it is. A performance for social media. With blood. Pete Hegseth just ordered the twenty-first strike on a suspected drug boat. Three more bodies. Another video posted to X showing a vessel bursting into…
Maxwell allegedly targeted Paris Hilton, believing she would be “perfect” for Epstein.
Nationwide, faculty and students fight against Trump’s assault on higher education — and administrators capitulate. The post Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement appeared first on The Intercept.
Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel accepted while growing up in Texas.
Even before the president's falling out with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the Epstein files, some Republicans questioned Trump's policy interpretation of what "America First" means.
For several weeks now, the American right has been embroiled in a bitter internal fight about Nazis and antisemitism. Specifically, the fight has centered on...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene commended survivors of Jeffrey Epstein for "fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the president of the United States."
An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.
The rise of the white-nationalist streamer should worry us even more than it already does, Jay Caspian Kang writes.
People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.
Trump lashed out at a female reporter on Air Force One after she asked about possible “incriminating” evidence.
By Keegan Kelly Published: November 17th, 2025
By Matt Solomon Published: November 18th, 2025
TV, movies, and even musicals weigh in on what's his name and his sleazy list
Nicki's claims of extremism against Nigerian Christians, like Trump's, aren't backed by any data
X users have made her the face of bigotry on the platform.
Kennedy hasn't publicly commented on the claims.
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
Musk attended a dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He has largely toned down his criticism of Trump in recent months.
After a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income households. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Yes, they call her the “TikTok queen,” but Heidi Reichinnek insists there’s a far more important secret to her success.
Why do more U.S. women want to live in another country? Where would U.S. women move permanently? Why do Americans want to leave the U.S.?
By Keegan Kelly Published: November 19th, 2025
Ross would never miss the roast of political prisoners
The roots of the world’s most stubborn global health problems don’t yield to vibes-based solutions. They surrender to data, rigor, and the surprisingly radical idea of actually trying to figure out what works. Governments and nonprofit organizations depend o…
Jimmy Kimmel described Donald Trump's ongoing meltdown over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
Despite stark findings, World Health Organization says violence against women and girls is 'a deeply neglected crisis'.
The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how...
When it comes to celeb-brand collabs, Sydney Sweeney has proven she's that girl, beating out several powerhouses in the industry.
Trump suggested murdering Democrats on Truth Social, and not a single Republican has said that's bad!
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: November 20th, 2025
When Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem compared antifa to the transnational criminal group MS-13, Hamas and the Islamic State group in October 2025, she equated a nonhierarchical, loosely organized movement of antifascist activists with some of the worl…
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been on an a serious hot streak of talking vulgarity to power — and that was before Trump had sex with J.D. Vance.
In a tight Democratic primary, El-Sayed is trying to distinguish himself as one of two candidates running from the left. The post Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Be the First Pro-Palestine Senator From Michigan appeared first on The Intercept.
US officials say the rules will stop "destructive ideologies" but others argue it is redefining human rights principles for Trump's goals.
I’ve expended far too many words stating the obvious: the Trump administration’s deportation program isn’t interested in removing criminals. It’s only interested in removing people who aren’t white. That’s why it vets visa applicants for “anti-American” socia…
When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded the alarm. They warned that the move could trigger all kin…
D.L. Hughley says anyone who spent serious time with Jeffrey Epstein back in the day should be raked over the coals for it ... arguing many people have been canceled for far less. We caught up with the comedian at LAX Friday morning ... and, we had…
The more than 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein emails released earlier this month by the House Oversight Committee have been enough to prompt more investigations into the convicted child sex offender and the people around him, like former Harvard president and…
While Donald Trump admonishes Nigeria for persecuting Christians, Christian converts tell the BBC they live in fear of being deported to Iran from the US.
President Donald Trump’s pledge to terminate temporary legal protections for Somalis living in Minnesota is triggering fear in the state’s deeply-rooted...
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
In a triumphant election-night speech earlier this month, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addressed Donald Trump directly, telling the president to “Turn the volume up.” Trump has repeatedly called Mamdani a “Communist” and questioned his citizenship…
MAGA is a community united by fear and despair. If your loved one is ready to change, understand that
Self-described “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer could barely conceal her rage about President Donald Trump’s meeting with NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Friday, which, by all appearances, went shockingly well.“Not condemning Trump,” Loomer disclaimed, before …
Several Democratic Congressmen filed police complaints on Friday following Trump’s social media posts suggesting they be 'executed'. However, this is not the first time the president has made such comments. Here is what to know
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace aren’t exactly feminist firebrands, but they didn’t need to be to defy Trump.
SHRM, led by Johnny C. Taylor Jr., has faced recent controversy over its DEI stances, strict internal policies, and Taylor's blunt messaging to staff.
While the US escalates a military threat in nearby waters, Venezuelans say the real enemy of the people is a sharp rise in food prices.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetence, corruption, and policy failures: • I looked into CoreWeave and the abyss gazed back: Meet the company Nvidia is propping up. (The Verge) • How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration…
"I must get separated every weekend as I never wear my ring over the weekend."
Once viewed by MAGA voters as a regular guy, Trump is now seen as part of the elite they despise
The government shutdown may be over, but we can't forget which party wants to punish working people
After his surprisingly warm meeting with President Donald Trump, NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reiterated that yes, he still believes Trump is a fascist. During an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Kristen Welker pressed Mamdani about the recent…
You had to go through a metal detector to get to the Children’s Health Defense conference, held in Austin, Texas, on November 7–9, and conversation on the first morning buzzed about it. At the Make America Healthy Again symposium that convened the next week, …
Only in Fortnite can you Boogie Bomb an ICE agent and force them to dance under a disco ball The post Gamers Are Using GTA V and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE appeared first on Kotaku.
Anti-immigration party senator Pauline Hanson said of her protest: "If they don't want me wearing it — ban the burqa."
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity.
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
“You spent six months to get somebody to take a medication. Was that really worthwhile?”
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Godfrey's not convinced Nicki Minaj is going to bat for Christians in Nigeria for all the right reasons ... and he wonders if she's trying to get on President Trump's good side for something down the line. We got the comedian at LAX on Monday, and…
As the murder suspect's legal battle continues, some fans swoon online while activist groups make him the face of health care and social justice reform
Documents show the U.S. Military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formally known as the Boy Scouts
This MA Native American tribe sat down with Pilgrims at the 'first' Thanksgiving, but it didn't go as the traditional story suggests.
Prior to Trump’s meeting, Republicans had actually strategized around making Mamdani—and his Muslim background—a serious political target going forward.
Jay Caspian Kang on what the future of American politics will look like after Donald Trump’s Presidency.
Rising American anti-Semitism isn’t a foreign influence operation.
Even failures and half steps will be more interesting than the boring stuff.
Scientific meetings that support Black, Latino and Indigenous researchers are grappling with funding cuts and other restrictions.
In a year as bad as 2025, pie is not just good for eating.
Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois introduced a new bill this week to improve maternal health after the video of Mercedes Wells went viral.
"Americans share deep concern for our democracy, but we do not all have the same reasons."
The wife of Trump henchman Stephen Miller lashed out at MSNBC veteran Joy Reid over comments Reid made about JD Vance’s marriage to second lady Usha. During ...
Outlets reported U.S. diplomats are now required "to scrutinize the prevalence of abortion and gender-transition surgery among children."
Pope Leo suggested that Americans should focus on gratitude as they celebrate Thanksgiving this year, encouraging "all people to try and promote peace and harmony."
A racist TV series that makes fun of a minor social-media celebrity has attracted millions of viewers—and demonstrates the alarming possibilities of AI.
By making fictional politicians act their worst, the show managed to act as a crystal ball for our current timeline
The abyss. The darkness. The meaningless void that life rebels against. It stares at us. Nietzsche warned about this moment—when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. When the frameworks that make meaning possible collapse, when the pri…
From dreaming up a Black alternative to CNN with Ryan Coogler to Steven Soderbergh saving the ending after A24 abandoned ship, Kahlil Joseph takes us inside “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions.”
The incoming Mayor of New York City has had a volatile relationship with President Trump. They recently had a surprisingly cordial meeting. New Yorkers say they are still feeling on edge.
Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, says one of the reasons the president seems to be increasingly lashing out at female reporters is because he is “rattled.” ...
Surely this is the deal-breaker to end all deal-breakers?!
The Pete Hegseth cover of "Danger Zone" was unfortunately spot-on
Courtney Stodden has some thoughts on Thanksgiving ... she says she feels like a turkey who didn't get a pardon from President Trump. The influencer hopped on social media the day before Turkey Day and unloaded on the upcoming national holiday.…
The current crusade against trans people imperils not just their rights but the survival of the legal doctrine built to protect all women from discrimination.
Donald Trump is planning an 'enlarged and rebuilt' Alcatraz prison. But Indigenous activists fear for their ceremonies.
A woman decided to take full advantage of her birthday by throwing a unique, culinary-themed party. However, she soon found out that her friends didn’t enjoy the day quite as much as she did, so she turned to the internet to ask if she was perhaps wrong to no…
In September, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman sat down with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier for his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since his release to home confinement in February. Before his commu…
'Seditious Six' Scripted Video Appears To Be Part Of Left's Broader Color Revolution Against Trump America could use a breather from the Democratic Party's billionaire-backed dark-money NGO machine, which has spent years running a rolling color-revolution-s…
Two grassroots groups, “We Ain’t Buying It” and "Mass Blackout," call for retail boycotts Thanksgiving weekend to protest corporate and Trump administration policies.
Secretary of War and Content King extraordinaire, Pete Hegseth, invades South Park during its latest episode, "Turkey Trot." Read our full recap here.
President Donald Trump reached another low on Thanksgiving night in a rant against immigrants and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Donald Trump used a late-night Thanksgiving message to deploy an offensive slur against a political rival before announcing he wants to pause migration from ...
How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a “simulated” democracy—and what it might take to pull it back
People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.
Many of the state bans are tied up in litigation, and each tackles issues of social media addiction and social development in different ways.
By Keegan Kelly Published: November 28th, 2025
Tim Walz reignited the simmering questions about Donald Trump's health made all the more intense after he claimed he got an MRI at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in early October
Donald Trump has delivered a divisive Thanksgiving message, a foul-mouthed rant in which he said he will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries.” Taking to Truth Social in the early hours of this morning, the President had anything but a …
Americans are growing weary of the president's cruel policies and stagnant economy
Farmers are short of workers and money, food is rotting in warehouses, and millions of Americans are going hungry.
Trump’s Thanksgiving Message: Only “Patriotic” Immigrants Welcome
The president and his cast of characters are wreaking havoc on American democracy
Omar was born in Somalia and fled the country’s civil war at age eight, spending four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before arriving in the US in 1995.
Here we are, Black Friday, officially Christmastime now. America is in a sour mood. Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both. The American people are onto him. They’re pessimistic about the future. The distrust…
Over the course of her decade-long career in media, Bari Weiss has really only told one story. Sure, she and The Free Press, the website she founded after publicly resigning from The New York Times in the summer of 2020, have covered a number of subjects: col…
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to become New York’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor on January 1, we look at the historic rise of the democratic socialist who shocked the political establishment. We spend the hour hearing Mamdani in his own words and loo…
The late sex offender maintained contact with wealthy and influential people even after his first conviction.
The iconic song is now in an embarrassing political tug-of-war
After J. Edgar Hoover cast the civil rights leader as a “liar,” NYPD’s spy unit heeded the call. The post Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.
After Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip.
The debate isn’t about “trusting experts.” It’s about who shoulders responsibility for staying healthy.
Across races from Georgia to New York, deepfakes are steering political narratives and voter perception
More than 25 years after The Matrix, Lilly Wachowski is not surprised by the right-wing misinterpretation of her and sister Lana Wachowski’s magnum opus. After the movie’s mind-opening “red pill” accidentally became a symbol for the MAGA movement, the co-writ…
On Nov. 19, 2025, the U.S. president signed a bill to release all files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Mahablog: A nation in freefall? Public Notice: Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams. Meditations in an Emergency: Notes on journalism in the time of Trump. Equal Justice Initiative: Charles Gaines’s new sculpture, Hanging Tree. Los Angeles Review of Book…
Alone, Donald Trump will not change our national mood. Tens of millions are permanently disenchanted. The America of today is light-years away from the America I grew up in. It’s not so much our demographics, or our failed education system, or ...
This is an abridged version of an essay that ran in the weekly subscribers-only American Thinker newsletter. Subscribers not only get unique, original content from the AT editors, but they also have an ad-free experience and the ability to leave comm...
A local official in Arizona allegedly offered a man a job in exchange for sex -- and when he refused, kidnapped his teen daughter.
During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about how fascism is happening live on TV: Trump’s supporters, like Trump himself, if being honest (ha!) will reply, “I don’t care, I want this to happen.” They’ve never cared…
With help from the Heritage Foundation, Trump is building a fascist regime by attacking free speech
NYPD responds as immigration activists block a garage used by ICE vans in Manhattan Saturday. They also called on the NYPD to drop charges against people after clashes with officers. [ more › ]
Our strategic daily links: subway drumming, robot trek, long COVID, Tehran pollution, China space program, EU squabbles, Mideast horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, an…
Shame on CNN for platforming this nutjob in the first place. Abby Phillip already hosts one of the worst talking heads political panel shows on television due to the presence of Scott Jennings on there night after night. Her producers apparently decided that …
Two years ago, world-class researcher and analyst “Sundance” posted an alarming essay on his website, The Conservative Treehouse. Taking a look back at the previous years’ severe COVID tyranny, the rise of the B...
The most powerful news photos taken by Getty Images photographers in 2025 captured political unrest, natural disasters, and other major news events.
The head of the New York Civil Liberties Union doesn’t only lead the fight against injustice. She can also make you a great pottery bowl, Dan Greene writes.
David Rubenstein was the quintessential symbol of wealth and influence in the capital. Then Donald Trump returned to the White House.
I don’t want to be too credulous here, but according to celebrity doctor Daniel Amen, Kim has “holes” in her brain and “low activity” in her frontal lobe.
A grassroots group of seniors protests Ohio county's cooperation with ICE. Only retirees are free to attend daytime commissioners' meetings, they say.
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By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS. The post Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time appeared first on The Intercept.
The Trump Administration continues to use memes to try to recruit people to ICE The post Sabrina Carpenter Just Showed Halo And Pokémon How Easy It Is To Stand Up To Fascists appeared first on Kotaku.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
Can American Canto turn scandal into literature?
Cheryl Hines made a rare appearance alongside Melania Trump and Usha Vance on Monday.
"I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so that they lose a limb and bleed out a little," Kelly said of the unarmed fishermen while discussing the administration's unauthorized boat strikes.
Sabrina Carpenter didn't mince words, calling the use of her music by the White House's ICE-glorifying video "evil and disgusting."
Sabrina Carpenter called out the 'inhumane agenda' of the Donald Trump White House after it posted a video of ICE raids set to her song 'Juno.'
Billionaire Elon Musk — who’s long used his X (formerly Twitter) platform to stoke anger at immigrants and support antisemitic conspiracy theories — has spent the past day spreading and praising claims that “White people are on the verge of extinction,” Somal…
The president says the US will "go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country".
President Trump says he doesn't want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the U.S.
Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.
Users claimed the video depicted Muslims "trying to assert their religious dominance over you, claim your country and turn it into Sharia law."
President Donald Trump said of Somali immigrants on Tuesday that he doesn't "want them in our country."
“The actions of one individual do not represent an entire nation.”
"They stay awake trying to think of ways to flatter the man. This is their homework. This is their meeting preparation."View Entire Post ›
At The New York Times’ DealBook Summit today, California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the tech sector’s deference to the Trump administration, and discussed Tim Cook’s overtures to the president. Here’s what he said. more…
The organizations' new digital toolkit is meant to "call out the company for refusing to drop I.C.E. recruitment ads from their platform.
I suppose we might all be tiring of the whole “the leopard you voted for eventually comes to eat your face” cliche at this point, but when the allegory fits you have to use it. And in this case, it fits so well that it would be comical if not for just how hea…
Publisher of beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle also disavowed the Trump administration's use of artwork.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says President Donald Trump ‘desperately needs help’ after his derogatory remarks.
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it's been publishing a full diversity and inclusion report annually, and at the same time made reporting on diversity a require…
Trump is targeting Somalis with racist remarks ahead of expected immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota. And, a CDC advisory panel will revisit long-standing vaccine recommendations.
(This story contains language some readers may find offensive) By Bianca Flowers, James Oliphant, David Hood-Nuño and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) -...
She was already separated from her husband, the family breadwinner and father of her two youngest children, and had lost the home they shared in Arkansas...
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. That’s a job Americans can do on their own.
Could ChatGPT secretly tell you how to cast your ballot?
Chatbots can measurably sway voters’ choices, new research shows. The findings raise urgent questions about AI’s role in future elections
Voters change their opinions after interacting with an AI chatbot – but it seems that AIs rely on facts to influence people
By Matt Solomon Published: December 04th, 2025
Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks on Somali-Americans, saying Somali immigrants have “destroyed our country”.
Al Jazeera looks at how years of punitive measures cost billions, filled prisons and did little to curb violence.
Minnesota legislator Omar Fateh says Trump's 'disgraceful' comments are meant as 'political theatre' to rally his base.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
A Trump supporter named Mohamed Ahmed lashed out at President Donald Trump over a shocking racist rant that has drawn widespread condemnation, delivering the...
By Heather Schlitz MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Crowds usually press shoulder-to-shoulder at Karmel Mall, a sprawling Somali shopping center in Minneapolis...
I will say one thing in defense of Miller’s horrific writing. That tryhard paragraph in “The Strategy” section is the most honest part of the document. Characterizing MAGA as a bunch of inherent contradictions sloppily and sweatily cobbled together under a fa…
Donald Trump was centre stage accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize.
Critics say remarks cross a line in public debate.
Hundreds of baristas launched an an open ended strike across the United States, some joined by politicians.
From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.
Will we even remember this absurdity in a few days?
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.
Fox News host Jesse Watters believes Donald Trump’s naked thirst for opulence is proof of God’s existence. The 47-year-old divorcé offered a wild theological...
The former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on Friday
Barf Bag: Apparently, being a career-driven female in Manhattan becomes spiritually corrupt only after you’ve successfully leveraged it.
The next great bit-crafter won't come from the Austin scene
Donald Trump is giving Americans a new way to celebrate his birthday -- free entry to national parks! Two other holidays -- Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- are getting the boot, however. The calendar of free entry dates on the National…
Donald Trump recently used the pejorative to attack Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, adding to a chorus of right-wing influencers wielding it against opponents
"I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign," actress says. "Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true."
Conservative influencers are playing a central role in a new campaign of weaponising Islamophobia.
Sydney Sweeney has spoken for the first time about the debate surrounding her American Eagle campaign, lamenting the racial or political interpretations some assigned to it.
Months after her American Eagle campaign sparked backlash, Sydney Sweeney is addressing the fallout around the ad’s public perception. The 2x Emmy nominee recently said she “was honestly surprised by the reaction” to her ‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans‘ campa…
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants' right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents...
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is rkhalloran with a comment about keeping kids safe online: The correct answer is ACTUALLY PARENT YOUR KIDS. This is the digital version of finding “nudie mags” under your kid’s bed then trying to sue …
SNL's Donald Trump was caught snoring away in the White House briefing room amid lingering questions about cost of living and potential war crimes.
“Let’s say, if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we’ve killed, I’d really like that number of drinks,” said Donald Trump’s fog of warred Secretary of Defense/War tonight in Saturday Night Live’s unusually high temperature cold open. In a cabinet full of joke…
Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah on Sunday offered a mealymouthed excuse for President Donald Trump’s xenophobic attacks on the Somali community.“We don’t want ’em in our country,” Trump said of Somali immigrants at a Tuesday Cabinet meeting. “Let ’em g…
That the critiques of NYC's mayor-elect are correct raises questions about why Fed officials and would-be Fed officials don't rate the same scorn.
Not content with just sabotaging Americans’ health, HHS Secretary Robert “Brainworm” Kennedy's department has now sabotaged a portrait of a former HHS leader. Adm. Rachel Levine, who served as President Biden’s assistant secretary of health for four years, w…
The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers. The FBI fired them in September.
Somali community members in Minnesota said ICE agents have already begun enforcement operations in the state.
Readers respond to Adam Gopnik’s piece about the demolition of the East Wing, Jessica Winter’s essay about the so-called crisis of men, and Jill Lepore’s essay about historical precedents for the Trump era.
The artist was shunned by the art world for being too vulgar. Her new show embraces the female body, with muses like Lizzo, Padma Lakshmi, and Jane Fonda, Dana Goodyear writes.
By Keegan Kelly Published: December 08th, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has summed up the divisive White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller in just two words. “He’s about cruelty and chaos...
Not letting undocumented students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities can make the cost of a college education prohibitive.
The banjo is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, due in part to one epic player who's now going viral for her unique take on the country music staple.
For college coaches, greed is just business.
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
"America is either the promised land or the evil empire."View Entire Post ›
It is tough being a man these days, but if you’re ever confused about where to go, doing the opposite of everything Dave Portnoy does is a great start.
The biosphere itself cannot endure yet another round of capitalist expansion, he argues, so the capitalist system itself must instead be dismantled.
Nick Fuentes also told Piers Morgan that yes, he's still a virgin. Color me shocked.
Vince Staples stunned Ziwe into silence with his assessment of the infamous event
The president, who drapes himself in the flag so inappropriately you’d think it would be filing HR complaints on a daily basis, is now preventing some the best potential US citizens from becoming US citizens. Ever since Trump’s unexpected second appearance in…
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s over the flood of death threats she’s been getting ever since Donald Trump branded her a "traitor" ... even asking if she’s supposed to meet the same fate as Charlie Kirk for all this to finally stop.…
Donald Trump renews criticism of London's Mayor Khan, citing immigration and governance issues in controversial remarks.
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
The president told a Pennsylvania crowd, “Black people love Trump,” as he railed against Somali immigrants and touted the U.S.
Donald Trump has urged parents to cut back on Christmas presents for their kids this year, as Americans struggle to pay for food, housing, and medical care. ...
He called "affordability" a Democratic hoax while repeating bizarre "transgender for all" claim.
President Trump ramped up his anti-immigrant rhetoric, repeatedly attacking Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and complaining about immigration from Africa rather than Europe.
Digital personalities including Adam Friedland, Ezra Klein, Alex Cooper, have turned to video, and established a new aesthetic of information.
At least two employees have reportedly quit over the conflict.
Yeah, not shocking, but with other studies linking AI to weaker learning and mental-health risks, it’s a worry Alongside TikTok and Instagram, teens have added ChatGPT to the mix. Pew says about two-thirds of US teenagers have tried an AI chatbot, with nearly…
Pregnant women are facing potential complications due to ICE monitoring devices that can't be removed at hospitals, even by doctors.
The Secretary of State asked diplomats to return to using Times New Roman because of, you guessed it, DEI.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman telling Jimmy Fallon that he "can't imagine" raising a baby without ChatGPT nearly had me chewing a string of plugged-in Christmas lights.
As Iraq War 2.0 heats up under the Trump administration, Jon Stewart is amending some of his previous digs at the senator
Naked bike protesters apparently posed a serious threat to the heavily armed ICE agents
Lorne Michaels shows America how to neuter political satire
A Washington state man was attacked by a patrol dog while being detained by Customs and Border Patrol agents last month as his wife and young children looked...
The teens just love ChatGPT. Does OpenAI love them back?
It’s hard to see how a savings vehicle with no tax incentives will bring anyone closer to the American dream.
A young couple decides whether to stay in the U.S.—or leave.
When Maria Bartiromo asked about the airport incident, Mace launched into her latest unhinged rant.
Shoddy surveillance footage gives the President a second miracle
The end of Season 27/28 featured a divine line about Jesus Christ
The Marshs are finally back where they belong, thanks to the power of Christ
Amanda Seyfried said she won't apologize for calling Charlie Kirk "hateful" after he was shot to death earlier this year.
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues the White House failed to seek necessary reviews before demolishing the historic East Wing.
The band said its film is “meant to provoke debate, not hate”
The 2008 Great Financial Crisis revealed that Western capital had built a scam economy skimming off the top of the greatest economic engine in human history, the difference now is just that everyone gets to get in on it.
The return of measles, weakening vaccines, and the complete destruction of the CDC are just a few of Kennedy's ignoble accomplishments in 2025.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native...
Taking stock of how American norms, ideals, and values have been transformed by Trump 2.0.
The death of Viola Fletcher, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, underscores what Trump is attacking
Trump admin demanded $1 billion in fines and changes that had nothing to do with antisemitism.
Disability advocates say the move reflects a broader pattern and a shift toward ableism in the federal government
The conservative legal project and the president are in lockstep when it comes to rolling back the protections of the 14th amendment.
Once more for the folks in the back. Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. That’s why the Biden Administration chose Calibri for their digital communications: to include more people and make life just a wee…
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a leading gun reform advocate, on Sunday accused President Trump of engaging in a campaign to increase violence in the country...
For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.
The genius of Problemista, folktronica music, and more culture and entertainment recommendations
Saturday Night Live opened again with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), this time trying to make it through an Air Force One press gaggle having used Adderall and Ambien. “Could you comment on the latest batch of Epstein photos released by House Democrats?…
Our strategic daily links: Mechanical bird, drunken raccoon, pirates of the Caribbean, self-parking car, Africa's resources, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretched excess
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations On a cold January day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, workers at a Whole Foods Market store in the heart of the city ma…
The newest phase of militarized racial terror in Donald Trump’s America is playing out on the streets of Minnesota. Masked and armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are stopping people of color and demanding identification. As media reports have do…
The internet is not holding back their criticism.View Entire Post ›
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths.
Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges'.
The pop star entered the culture war, transvestigated the California governor, and auditioned for relevance in the MAGA attention economy.
“The Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a white Christian nation. And the path to accomplis
MAGA commentators are finding inventive ways to defend Donald Trump mocking Rob Reiner's killing, while others are condemning the president's post.
Trump was always going to target Minnesota and, specifically, the home of its most liberal residents, Minneapolis. Trump hates the state’s governor, Tim Walz. He also hates one of the state’s congressional reps, Ilhan Omar, who was born in Somalia. This is on…
Turning Point begins its annual Christian youth conference on Thursday, marking the first event since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk
Health officials on Thursday announced a slew of measures that will restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people in the U.S.
AG Paxton and Gov. Abbott haven’t explained why the state would be collecting the names and details of trans people, but I’m not too optimistic anything they say will provide much reassurance.
This year, comedy's favorite joke was the dehumanization of the disability community
One series continues to reinvent itself to the chagrin of half its fanbase
Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
If there’s anything the GOP/MAGA party can’t stand, it’s people who won’t fall in line. It openly courts fascism while still pretending its ultimate concern is the protection of (certain) civil liberties. It cheers on politically motivated prosecutions while …
At TURNING POINT's annual gathering, young conservatives fret about future.. (First column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Tucker inflames raging battle for MAGA's future... 'F*** You, Shapiro': Candace Unloads on Former Boss...
Maria Shriver calls Kennedy Center’s decision to add President Donald Trump’s name "beyond comprehension".
A chilling Epstein photo shows a tiny foot beside him, reigniting outrage over his past minor abuse.
Known for targeting celebrities like Ms. Rachel, the pro-Israel blacklist also goes after private individuals who post in solidarity with Palestine. The post StopAntisemitism Takes Credit for Getting Hundreds Fired. A Music Teacher Is Suing. appeared first on…
After the death of political pundit Rush Limbaugh in 2021, director Rob Reiner "attacked" the deceased in a tweet, saying, “Rush Limbaugh is gone. But there is no scarcity of purveyors of disinformation left in his wake. To protect our Democracy we must remai…
The Kennedy Center is already losing performers after Donald Trump slapped his name on the storied arts institution. Kristy Lee, a folk singer scheduled to...
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about Trump announcing all the things he’s going to spend his tariff tax revenue on: Behold, the Party of Fiscal Responsibility Corruptibility! In second place, it’s Thad with…
The assassination of Charlie Kirk turned him into fodder for AI-generated deepfakes and memes even while conservatives memorialized him as a martyr.
Jimmy Kimmel will risk poking the bear that is Donald Trump, with a televised Christmas speech reflecting on a “really great year” for fascism. Kimmel has been booked by Channel 4 to deliver the UK network’s annual Alternative Christmas Message, which broadca…
"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable," Orwell wrote.
VATICAN CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Most of Pope Leo's appointments for Catholic bishops in the U. have called for better treatment of immigrants in the country...
They were the lowlights of Turning Point USA’s Americafest Convention over the weekend.
We’ve noted repeatedly how right wing billionaire Larry Ellison hired Bari Weiss to run CBS for a very obvious set of reasons: to coddle wealth and power, validate and amplify right wing grievance bullshit, divide and distract the electorate, and undermine re…
Nicki Minaj is a fan of Charlie Kirk, as she made clear at a TPUSA sit-down with Erika Kirk this weekend ... but the slain right-wing activist was not such a fan of hers -- at least according to an old clip making the rounds online. Watch the video…
Cartoonist and counterculture icon R. Crumb reflects on his remarkable life and work in a new interview from his home in the South of France.
Turning Point USA's first AmericaFest without Charlie Kirk reveals ideological rifts within the conservative movement.
Caprio died in August 2025. A video of him apparently telling a story about sentencing the youngest Trump son circulated just a few months later.
The white-supremacist influencer cast a shadow over Turning Point USA’s annual gathering.
If you’re wondering what independent journalism that won’t bend to White House pressure looks like, you’re looking at it. On Sunday night, CBS News’ newly imported “editor in chief,” Bari Weiss, killed a 60 Minutes story about Trump’s illegal deportations to …
The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
The toys were to be gifted to homeless and needy children in Long Island. Police are searching for the suspects.
It is impossible to take her actions at face value given the context in which she is operating.
A teacher in an English school was accused of posing a risk to children and referred to the Government’s counter-terrorism programme after showing Donald...
A Christmas Eve jazz concert was scrapped after President Donald Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center. Chuck Redd, a jazz drummer and vibraphonist who ...
America was not founded to be a theocracy and it should not strive to become one.
New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.
Ross Douthat’s usual contrarian approach, in his recent book Believe, leads to a curiously impotent, watered-down account of religious experience.
"The lion was actually in a tiger suit."
At the Turning Point USA conference at the University of Mississippi in October, an audience member asked Vice President JD Vance about the tension between his interracial, interfaith marriage with Usha, the daughter of Indian immigrants, and his beliefs that…
Our festive daily links: Christmas truce, climate change v. food, water woes, China weak demand, EU-US censorship, Trump battleship fantasy, UK shoplifting, ICE bounty hunters, Israel diamonds & IDF, new food classism? Bari Weiss wobbles, Algeria v. colonizat…
Merriam-Webster may think the word of the year is slop, but we at Crooks and Liars disagree wholeheartedly. We think the word of the year should be FAFO (F*ck Around and Find Out), because WOW are there a lot of examples. First up: Education Cuts Next Trump g…
Approximately 7 million Americans attended the No Kings protests at 2,700 rallies across the country in October. In response to the planned demonstrations, Republicans called it a"hate America" rally, but there was no hate there. People showed up in droves to…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter, Hope, wished a merry Christmas to illegal immigrants she claims ICE has been “terrorizing” in a politically-charged and divisive holiday message to her followers. “I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to all. Today I’m hold…
Lizzo is sharing her thoughts on Nicki Minaj’s recent behavior. The “Barbie World” rapper has sparked controversy over her outspoken support of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, and her recent attendance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest wi…
Jimmy Kimmel is speaking out about the state of the US in a Christmas day address. The 58-year-old late-night host delivered the “Alternative Christmas Message” for the British network Channel 4, which aired on Thursday (December 25). In his message, he noted…
The talk show host appeared on British TV station Channel 4 to deliver its annual "alternative Christmas message."
The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the...
Can Daniel Patrick Moynihan show the left how to win again?
Looking ahead to its return in the new year, The Daily Show is bidding “Merry Christmas to all” and to President “Donald Trump, good night.” In a 10-minute-long compilation video, the satirical late-nighter trolled the GOP leader with clips of him snoozing at…
The Department of Homeland Security’s tasteless holiday shitposting may have just violated the United States Constitution. The federal agency’s official X account published multiple posts Thursday that appeared to violate the Establishment Clause, which prohi…
“We are all committed to Marxist ideology and Leninist philosophy. But how to apply Marxist-Leninist positions and ideology to Indian realities is important … why we have not grown is an issue that needs to be addressed,” says Communist Party of India's gene…
The legendary journalist Bill Moyers died in June at the age of 91. Moyers, whose long career included helping found the Peace Corps and serving as press secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, was an award-winning champion of public television and independen…
Drummer Chuck Redd reportedly called off his Christmas Eve performance after a vote by the board to rename the site.
I can't think of any part of our lives that Donald Trump hasn't screwed up or screwed with. One of his many wholly unqualified picks is Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who lacks a scientific or medical background and has a history of promoting anti-va…
The Jimmy Choo wearing socialist introduced the MEALS Act to Congress in 2020, relaxing oversight of children's meals programs and paving the way for the scheme the feds said could top $9 billion.
Elon Musk has voiced strong criticism of immigration policies, alleging they are being manipulated to undermine democracy. In a post on X on Saturday, Musk...
Part prank, part protest, this move serves as a reminder that culture wars always end up in the digital world
Many are dropping their skepticism. Bernie Sanders isn't.
Family members whose loved ones were murdered in Washington, D.C., in the months following Donald Trump’s federal troop deployment have blasted the president...
"If your face can’t move and you look like everyone else, what story are you telling?"
“The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.” The post These Apps Let You Bet on Deportations and Famine. Mainstream Media Is Eating It Up. appeared first on The Intercept.
Body cam footage of a police officer speaking to the employee shows her claiming that the Somali couple, whom she
Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis...
This article dives into how psychological safety and self awareness help creative people take risks, speak honestly, and learn faster, and why that matters more than ever in modern teams.
After the Trump-picked board voted to add Trump’s name, a handful of artists have canceled their performances, which the Trump-selected chairman has called “a form of derangement syndrome.”
Nothing this administration does is subtle. Nothing about its anti-migrant purge has been anything less than brutish. As if to drive the point home that the bigots were running the shop, Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to justify the stripping of d…
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.
A recent video showing 63-year-old Rose Peters of Jamaica experiencing snow for the first time now has millions of views on social media.
Noel Maguire is going viral on social media for his big car, big personality and even bigger heart.
ABC contributor Rocsi Diaz gives us her last vibe check of the year and teases what's ahead in the new year.
From Donald Trump to Sabrina Carpenter, these public figures received millions and millions of Google searches this year.
A conversation about MAGA media catfights and why they deserve each other, our stuck culture, Drudge as the new Philip K. Dick, AI cannibalism, what inspires us, and much more....
Elected Democrats haven't done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history. The post Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unliveable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them. appeared first on The Inter…
From Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itself
When a jeans campaign becomes a culture war battleground, it forces us to step back and take a wider view of society.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.
New Year’s celebrations are historically a time for positivity and goodwill, but not for Donald Trump, who rang in 2026 by toasting his Mar-a-Lago guests...
Paris lit up the sky above the Arc de Triomphe with a fireworks display as France's capital rang in 2026.
Mamdani delivered his first public address as New York City's mayor on Thursday, after being officially sworn in as the city’s first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent.
Molly Fischer writes about the similarities between the socialist and the plutocrat, who each embody outsized ideas of the city—and distinct forms of capital.
The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.
Trump has aimed to turn American workers against their immigrant colleagues. Labor leaders say it backfired. The post American Labor Needed Unity. Then Came Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. appeared first on The Intercept.
Artists are protesting Trump's Kennedy Center takeover — and creating art in defiance of his repression
In this holiday special, we revisit our interview with longtime technology reporter Karen Hao, author of the new book Empire of AI, which unveils the accruing political and economic power of AI companies — especially Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Her reporting uncover…
The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination and asks the personnel office to rescind the policy.
“America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump stat
The white nationalist influencer has some unlikely fans.
Conservatives are already fuming about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans to bring the Big Apple together.Right-wing commentators blasted Mamdani’s inaugural pledge to bring “the warmth of collectivism” to city residents Thursday, claiming that the ma…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot admitted on Friday that it has been posting sexualized images of children on X, blaming “lapses in safeguard” for the content.“We’ve identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them—[Child sexual abuse material] is ille…
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian acti…
Zohran Mamdani hailed “a new era” for New York on Thursday, promising in his inaugural address to deliver on the ambitious agenda that electrified progressives in the city and saw him defeat the political establishment in both the Democratic primary and the g…
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody a year ago during a world motorcycle tour.
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer. The post Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons” appeared …
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars: While major news outlets obsessed over the anticipated release of the Epstein files, Trump-friendly news influence…
The president seems intoxicated with military power.
Nothing seems to be stopping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from driving America over a vaccine cliff.
A look at how evolving national health policies could reshape the future of kids’ care, from vaccines to essential treatments.
The Pentagon has ordered a review into the “effectiveness" of women in ground combat positions. Welp.
The Trump administration’s war on vaccines continues, it seems. We’ve already written extensively about all the bullshit RFK Jr. is pulling when it comes to public health around vaccines. From his dismantling the CDC’s ACIP committee and rebuilding it full of…
The video was designed to grab attention. Posted the day after Christmas, it shows right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley exposing what he says are a series of fraudulent day care centers in Minnesota. He rings doorbells, pulls on doors, and sometimes claims to be …
How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety and a new generator.
One X user had Grok put a bikini on an image of her dead body.
Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. In one small town on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after being devastated by addiction.
A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparks protests across the US.
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.
Vance and MAGA are miffed over one of Mamdani’s appointments, who appears to be a diehard advocate for affordable housing.
"They identified somebody they wanted in this crowd, they aggressively went after them, they pushed their way in, now they're shooting pepper balls towards the crowd," CNN senior national correspondent Ryan Young reported.
Recently, something incredibly rare happened: American policymakers at the highest levels of government committed to tackling animal cruelty. Specifically, late last month, the Trump administration announced a multi-agency “strike force” to crack down on anim…
The events that led to a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good have not been universally interpreted. On a visit to Texas on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism.” She sa…
"What happened to the police body cameras?" one Uber driver in Minnesota asked a Border Patrol agent.
A former governor of Minnesota has slammed Donald Trump as a “draft-dodging coward” in response to the shock killing of a young mom by an ICE agent. “He’s a ...
"It is not a passing insult but an alarm bell, reverberating against barriers I have spent my career trying to overcome."
The 27-year-old singer did have supporters, too.
Tensions continue to flare in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot the 37-year-old woman on Wednesday.
Tensions are high in the city after an ICE officer fatally shot Good while she was in her car. Kristi Noem and Trump have said the shooting was justified, sparking outrage from mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz.
Shannon Bros and Kihana Wilson outline how academia can better support LGBTQ+ researchers, launching a podcast series about workplace topics that are often off limits.
DHS mouthpiece Tricia McLaughlin is tasked with giving quotes on the very worst things the Trump admin is doing on any given day.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Conan O'Brien said that Donald Trump has been bad for comedy and urged comics to "channel that anger" into being funnier.
Dawes and an all-star lineup including Brandon Flowers, Stephen Stills, and Lucius performed at a benefit concert aiding Altadena after L.A.’s fires.
"We are a safe city. ICE is making it less so," Mayor Jacob Frey said Friday.
Frazzled agents, quick triggers, and a motor-powered protest movement are creating a uniquely dangerous moment on U.S. streets.
Rinse, lather, repeat. That is supposed to be the self-serving message on the back of a shampoo bottle, but it can easily be applied to Senator Bill Cassidy’s response to all the bullshit RFK Jr. continues to pull when it comes to vaccines. The last time we s…
Renee Nicole Good's Killing by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has inspired outrage and tributes from Billie Eilish, Thurston Moore, and others.
Americans have lived through enough U.S. military campaigns to be skeptical of Trump’s Venezuela policy from the start. The post Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars appeared first on The Intercept.
After 70 years, the company is cutting ties amid leadership upheaval, funding demands and Trump-era rebranding
The once-ubiquitous MAGA makeover is showing signs of trend fatigue as online culture shifts elsewhere.
As ICE faces another nationwide outcry, Hannah Einbinder is using her platform to call out the government agency and urging others to do the same. Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, the 4x Golden Globe nominee emphasized that “none of …
Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other emotions can actually give people a great deal of peace during challenging times.
A New Orleans collective is a heartening example of community self help...and an indictment of income inequality and failing social programs.
"These creeps who have no spine, no values, no conscience..." Neil Young Rips Trump Over ICE Shooting in Minnesota: “The Biggest Mess I’ve Ever Witnessed” Chris Coplan
The Dave Matthews Band frontman shared an impassioned rebuke of ICE and the Trump administration following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Dave Matthews: I Don’t Want My Taxes Dollars Paying for “Masked Thugs” in ICE Al…
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela has slowly begun releasing some of those held in jail who are considered political prisoners by rights groups and the opposition, in the after… Leggi
On "This Week," Sen. Tina Smith said the government is 'attempting to cover up what happened in Good's shooting by an ICE agent.
The only perspective that matters is the perspective of the Officer at the time he uses deadly force in response to a threat.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Stop, Shop, and Scroll: Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter. The platforms need influencers and influenc…
Good Politics to Defend Harmless Woman Getting Shot in Face? (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: ICE footage raises new questions about tactics... America Watches Shooting and Comes to Different Conclusions... Prote…
As the nation reels from last week’s fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good, the stars at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globe Awards used the red carpet to protest the government agency. Mark Ruffalo and Wanda Sykes were among those to walk the carpet with pins that read ‘I…
Good morning, happy second week of January! I'd say that it can't be worse than the first week, but I feel like that's inviting some kind of disaster or more murders from our current "administration." Yesterday I attended a funeral for a friend and a protest …
Clips from creators in Minnesota have become primary evidence in attempts from the right-wing to justify ICE's surge on American cities.
"The content which has circulated on X is vile," the UK technology secretary Liz Kendall said Monday.
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the...
More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it extremely common.
DUBAI, Jan 13 - An Iranian parliamentarian said on Tuesday the government will face even bigger protests unless it addresses people's grievances, after more ...
A win for advocacy!
Israeli officials have admitted that the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, heavily retouches her photos and has even credited herself as the photographer on official state photos. [Read More]
Nikki Glaser cut jokes about Donald Trump, ICE, and other political topics from her Golden Globes punchlines to avoid trivializing the topics.
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
The autoworker called the president a "pedophile protector," a reference to his suppression of the Epstein files.
While generations of fans may have loved “Dilbert,” its creator devolved into something unrecognizable as he embraced the MAGA age.
For Bloomberg, Molly Smith reports on the state of government data: But Trump has made it clear that some data collection simply didn’t align with White House “priorities” that no longer include “w…
Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy directed the video for lead single “Not Today”
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise. In their telling, the president’s goal is not merely to enforce America’s borders but to purify its blood — and unleash state violence against anyone…
America’s political binary — left and right, Democrat and Republican — can feel inescapable. But historically, it’s a relatively new development, and academically, some political scientists argue it’s nonsense: What we think of as immutable political realitie…
Colvin's arrest for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
The nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy appear increasingly smothered a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown.
The Trump administration keeps using video games to meme its way through fascism The post Trump Uses Stardew Valley To Threaten Third Term appeared first on Kotaku.
TJ Sabula, the Ford factory worker who called Trump a "pedophile protector" during a plant tour in Dearborn, Michigan, has raised over $440,000 on GoFundMe after being suspended without pay, reports Click On Detroit. Video captured Trump mouthing "f*ck you" a…
A Quinnipiac poll found 53% of voters said Good's shooting was not justified.
She called social programs "state control" and a sign of "dependency." Now, she's p*ssed that her mother's heat assistance was cut.View Entire Post ›
A new report finds that a majority of Americans think the U.S. should be a world leader in science, but Democrats increasingly believe other countries are catching up
While DHS posts nazi musical anthems to social media, Trump threatens to deploy military against Americans in Minnesota via Insurrection Act.
Ever since Trump took office and turned over immigration enforcement to someone who killed pets more often than she’s experienced moments of joy, the world has been shrinking. It America vs. everyone else at this point, with the Trump administration adding he…
In the hours and days after news and videos spread of the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, a small army of right-wing, pro-Trump creators, journalists, and influencers descended on the city and flooded social media. They filmed protests; r…
Susan B. Glasser on Minnesota’s role in the pantheon of President Donald Trump’s assorted wars, after the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparked protests.
Once they’ve identified you as the enemy, every action looks sinister.
Welcome to year two of the unmitigated disaster that is RFK Jr. being in charge of Health and Human Services and its child agencies. To call Kennedy an anti-vaxxer is not remotely controversial any longer, and probably never was. To state that he’s a corrupt …
Rapper received blowback from fans when his name appeared on lineup of country music festival headlined by Kid Rock and Jason Aldean
The 2026 national park pass features a portrait of Donald Trump’s face, and the Department of the Interior (DOI) has threatened to penalize anyone who tries to cover it up. Now, park lovers are inventing their own clever work-arounds to remove the president’s…
What life is like in Minneapolis now
Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine.
Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE. The post Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis appeared first on The Intercept.
Mattel released a Barbie doll this past week that has sparked an important discussion about what representation looks like in doll form — and why a pretty girl wearing headphones and a cute outfit might not be representative of a severe autism diagnosis, or w…
Against a backdrop of political division and upheaval, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter said the holiday honoring her father's legacy comes as...
Social media users are sharing their 2016 photos with heavily mixed feelings about the year that catapulted Donald Trump to power.
Establishment Democrats are rejecting an increasingly popular position by refusing to take a bold stance that happens to be good politics. The post “Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time? appeared first on The Int…
"The United States, the ideals and the values for which it stood for the past 250 years, is being tested as it has never been in modern times." Bruce Springsteen Denounces ICE’s “Gestapo Tactics,” Dedicates Performance to Renee Good Alex Young
Rollins has claimed that SNAP spending increased by 30% or 40% during Biden's four years in office. That's simply not true.
I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed us warmly. As the ongoing occupation by over 3,000 ICE age…
Rural hospitals are disappearing across America, with hundreds more under financial distress. It's leaving patients without care options.
I just received an email from my friends at The Secret Handshake, letting us all know that a 10-foot version of Trump's birthday card to "terrific guy" and good pal Jeffrey Epstein has been placed in the National Mall. "The card appeared overnight on Sunday,…
Shirley Raines, the founder of the nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz, has spent nearly a decade helping people facing hunger and homelessness by offering food and supplies with a message of dignity.
Meet the most narcissistic corner of the internet.
The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.
Brian Graden, who discovered South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, discusses the show's risky and polarizing 2025 season that directly targeted Donald Trump.
The Boss condemned federal immigration tactics and honored Renee Good, prompting a White House response that mostly amounted to “shut up.”
Nicki Minaj is so pissed at Don Lemon that she used a homophobic slur after the former CNN anchor-turned-independent journalist disrupted a Minnesota church service. On Sunday, the rapper went on the attack on X, writing in all caps that "DON 'COCK…
Charity says superrich 4,000 times more likely to hold political power than others and own all social media companies.
National abortion numbers were expected to fall after the Dobbs ruling ended federal protections - instead, they increased. The post Abortions increased post...
The president’s party has total control of government—but not what Americans care about.
One year into Trump’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian impulses.
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
From education to pandemic preparedness and public-health cuts, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science.
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
It’s only been a year, and there will surely be more alarming things to document going forward, but a lot has happened in 12 months.
A small group of tech workers, including Google and Amazon employees, signed a petition calling on CEOs to speak out against the federal agency.
The letter said that a handful of those with extreme wealth are negatively influencing nearly every aspect of society.
Iranian authorities on Wednesday said 3,117 people were killed during protests that first erupted in late December, but activists said the actual toll risked...
Do you still want to cling to this pretense, Trump supporters? Do you still want to pretend ICE efforts are targeting “the worst of the worst?” Are you just going to sit there and mumble some incomprehensible stuff about “respecting the laws?” Go ahead. Do it…
Michelle Obama didn't have to dodge any of the usual kiss-and-tell on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast this week ... Alex opted to take the high road over grilling the former First Lady about her sex life, much to her own reluctance. Michelle…
A local news site compiled a list of over 200 businesses that have said they'll join an economic blackout day to protest ICE presence in Minnesota.
"While these images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real," Ocasio-Cortez said alongside Hilton at a press conference on Thursday.
“The memes will continue,” an official said in response to criticism of the altered image.
Gambling is no longer confined to casinos, horse races, or backroom card games.
Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation’s narrative. No wonder the country argues about it.
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Over the past few weeks, ICE’s actions have gotten a l…
Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next.
In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.
Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.
National Park Service staff took down slavery exhibits at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall on Thursday following a Trump-ordered crackdown on “distorted...
The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump's...
The city of Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the National Parks Service's removal of a slavery exhibit at the President’s House.
Lee, a retired teacher, advocated for an official Juneteenth holiday for years.
Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis Thursday amid heightened tensions and clashes between federal agents and groups of protesters.
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
Crimes like homicide have been falling sharply ever since the pandemic and have reached historic lows, despite Republican fearmongering.
At the March for Life rally, JD Vance touted his sex life while promising anti-abortion activists more attacks on reproductive rights.
The altered photo also seems to have darkened Nekima Levy Armstrong's skin tone.
The hype and madness surrounding 5G has always been pretty wild to watch. On one hand, wireless carriers spent years implying that 5G was some type of cancer curing miracle technology (it’s not). At the same time, oodles of conspiracy theorists, celebrities, …
CBS News still exists, despite a president doing all he can to turn it into his own Baghdad Betty. Journalists are still demanding answers from this administration, even while the Baghdadest Betty of all — Bari Weiss — does everything she can to strip mine th…
Minneapolis may represent the beginning of a broader rupture between local police and federal agents.
In Europe, there is a strong desire to make sense of the current madness unfolding in the United States. After all, this shift toward authoritarianism is occurring in one of the world's olde...
A Minnesota activist who was charged for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a church has released her own video of her arrest, after the White House posted a manipulated image online. The video, shot by civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Ar…
The video of the latest killing in Minneapolis is truly horrific. In it, about half a dozen men in military garb, who appear to be federal immigration officers sent to Minnesota by President Donald Trump, wrestle a man to the ground and repeatedly strike him.…
President Donald Trump says Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are to blame for the Saturday morning shooting ... claiming they don't protect ICE agents and cause situations like this to arise. POTUS shared his thoughts…
Nicki Minaj's foray into politics has been a slap in the face to her gay fans ... reality star Tiffany Pollard tells TMZ. We caught up with the "Flavor of Love" star -- who recently came out as queer and non-binary -- in West Hollywood earlier this…
Footage circulating on social media shows US officers wrestling a person to the ground before several shots ring out.
The actress-singer previously departed as the Kennedy Center's Artistic Advisor-at-Large. Renée Fleming Latest Artist to Cancel Concerts at Kennedy Center Amid Donald Trump’s Takeover Chris Coplan
It's not surprising when the guy who's been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire towards ICE. But something different has been happening over the week or so, following the most recent shootings …
Federal and state authorities have offered conflicting versions of what happened in the moments leading to the shooting.
Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
The Congressman was allegedly assaulted during the CAA‘s Sundance party on Friday, Jan. 23
But this is exactly as bad as it looks.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused federal officials of "spinning stories" after a man was killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis.
Vinson Cunningham writes about how the rapidly disseminated videos of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, in Minneapolis, reveal a brazen display of brute power.
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
Representative Maxwell Frost says he was assaulted by a man who yelled, “We are going to deport you and your kind.”
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different. There were no promises of an impartial investigation. There was no regret or remorse. There was …
By this point, you’ve probably seen the videos — or at least heard about what’s in them. They show a man named Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who is filming ICE activity in Minneapolis, intervening when federal agents assault a woman. In response, the agents grab …
Videos show the victim holding a phone in his hand, not a handgun, as he tried to help other protesters.
With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates. The post Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby appeared first on The Intercept.
The White House hosted screening of Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming documentary Melania on Saturday, as the furor intensified over the latest killing in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent. The event drew figures including Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon MG…
Trump's lazy, crumbling regime values viral AI memes more than actual policy. But the brutality is real
The fatal shooting of an American by federal agents in Minneapolis today was left out of SNLs cold open tonight as the Lorne Michaels-run show went all Trump all the time again, with some old pals showing up. “You know this is such a special night, everyone w…
Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the killing of Alex Pretti, whose shooting by a federal agent on Saturday was met with furor and outrage as videos showed a different story of what happened than the initial Trump administration account. Obama poste…
Following the second fatal ICE shooting of a Minneapolis resident, Michael Che took aim at the government agency on ‘Weekend Update’. The Saturday Night Live star slammed ICE agents as inhuman following Saturday’s killing of 37-year old ICU nurse Alex Pretti,…
Venezuela is in an underreported hunger crisis that is getting worse by the day, and the Trump administration’s de facto alliance with the unelected and unpopular Chavismo government is only adding to the risks of a disaster. Francisco Rodríguez, the respecte…
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
The National Basketball Players Association voiced support on Sunday for protesters in Minneapolis, rallying against the deadly presence of U.S. federal immigration authorities.
At least two U.S. citizens have been shot and killed by federal agents since a major operation began in Minnesota.
Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by ICE agents on Saturday.
Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.
It's understandable that CEOs and other leaders are wary of wading into the latest shooting in Minneapolis. But that's not an excuse for silence.
Minneapolis is in mourning again – but still fighting back.
A shocking act of political violence exposed the cult’s deep influence, E. Tammy Kim writes.
A notorious event in 1984 divided New Yorkers in ways that feel extremely familiar four decades later.
What’s happening in Minneapolis is potentially delegitimizing for law enforcement.
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
The White House has shifted how it talks about Alex Pretti's killing as more Republicans express concern over the deadly encounter.
A Framework for Understanding the Erosion of Democratic Immigration Enforcement
Sundance: Will Poulter and Noah Centineo star as brothers struggling with opiates in a sensitively observed, occasionally myopic addiction docudrama set in rural Ohio.
Federal immigration enforcement authorities are facing scrutiny and criticism over their tactics, including the lack of body-worn cameras, following the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.
In Minneapolis, disruption has become part of daily life for nearly everyone, including for NPR reporter Meg Anderson. Many residents are living in fear and uncertainty.
Leaders voicing alarm over ICE's actions risk backlash from a president known to target execs who cross him.
Elon Musk hurled insults at Vinod Khosla after the VC founder accused Musk of promoting racism and urged some of Musk's employees to quit.
Bari Weiss was grilled by CBS News staffers in an all-hands meeting and said she's not "a mouthpiece for anybody" when asked about political bias.
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave...
*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime cal…
Silicon Valley’s top CEOs have been noticeably silent after the Minneapolis shooting.
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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One human rights expert told Jezebel that the expanded rule pushes Trump’s agenda “of conditioning previously apolitical funding to control people’s bodies and decimate human rights internationally.”
All it took was Gregory Bovino dressing like a Gestapo commander and fighting random citizens online to finally get him removed from sight.
The thing with an invasion is that it makes enemies of everyone being invaded, even those who may nominally support the end goal. Law enforcement officers and officials are no exception, especially when they see the invading force creating problems they shoul…
For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has accused academia, journalism or science of having a “liberal bias” if it reveals absolutely anything the right wing doesn’t like. It’s an easy way to quickly discredit any critics of your worldview without hav…
A federal agent shoves a woman to the ground. A young man walks over to help her up. Then the agent pepper-sprays them both. Despite the burning in his eyes, the young man keeps trying to get the woman upright — until a pack of masked, camouflaged officers w…
Grok, which once dubbed itself Mecha Hitler, is crowned the most anti-Semitic chatbot.
BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at why tensions have been running so high in the city - and how we got here.
Omar was uninjured and continued to speak at the event following the incident.
Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.
His statement to his employees is not exactly forceful.
The Trump administration’s “real food” campaign will go only so far as the offerings at your local mini-mart.
The country’s founding principles will survive only if the public remains willing to fight for them.
Following intense criticism for attending a VIP White House screening of the ‘Melania’ documentary just hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook sent an internal memo to Apple employees, where he tried to address the situation. …
“Trump’s federal thugs beat up on his face and his chest/Then we heard the gunshots, and Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead”
It's probably a coincidence that Trump had spent most of the week attacking Ilhan Omar online, immediately before she was attacked in person.
Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident quickly prompted dueling narratives.…
There’s a line buried in Adam Serwer’s recent Atlantic piece on the Minneapolis resistance to ICE that deserves to be pulled out, examined, and posted on every lamppost in America: The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and…
This nation is filled with loudmouths who claim the Second Amendment ensures the rest of the amendments are protected. There are a lot of gun owners who bristle at any hint of gun control, even as they insist they might be the only thing protecting us from a …
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President Donald Trump says he has his doubts about the strange syringe attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar Tuesday night ... claiming she "probably" set the incident up herself! We told you all about it -- the Democratic congresswoman representing…
Refuse Fascism has been ready for years to meet this moment — but have its ties to a former 1960s radical become an albatross hampering its ambitious agenda?
US president says he still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation.
The shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents in Minneapolis have enraged many people across the country. NPR wanted to know what supporters of President Trump's immigration policy think about the shootings.
The Minnesota congresswoman was attacked while hosting a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27
"She probably sprayed herself," President Trump said about Rep. lhan Omar of Minnesota.
What began, in 2011, as part of a British woman’s half-marathon training has turned into a global phenomenon. Dr. Oz, and others, weigh in on whether the trend is actually useful.
He baselessly claimed that the congresswoman “probably had herself sprayed.”
Bringing rich and poor together has major benefits.
“Forrest Gump ran toward danger in Vietnam. Your boss ran to his podiatrist crying bone spurs," Duckworth shot back.
Last year we reported how Verizon executives happily agreed to be more racist and sexist in exchange for Trump DOJ and FCC approval of their $20 billion merger with telecom giant Frontier Communications. Verizon embarrassingly said they’d cull race and gender…
Let’s open with a joke: Mr. Bovino said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents were probably more experienced at handling young people than “any domestic law enforcement agency.” “I will say unequivocally that we are experts in …
History never repeats exactly the same, which is how it can be hard to recognize when it is indeed repeating—too many little things may be different the second time around for subsequent events to be a perfect twin of the previous. But it’s the big things tha…
Ads for Melania Trump's documentary "Melania" have been getting a lot of attention in L.A. ... but not in a good way. The city's public transit agency has reported a huge rise in vandalism on buses and at stops featuring the First Lady's face.…
Stacey Abrams may not be a congresswoman anymore, but she's very much locked in ... she told us the bloodshed we've been seeing in Minnesota is a direct result of a "military occupation of American cities," which "cannot stand." We caught up with…
The artist, who will return home ahead of the Grammys this weekend, used her platform to call on America's leaders to "have mercy on everyone in our country"
Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
A washed-up American comedian’s endorsement offers a window into Hungary’s central role in the global far right.
Apple releases the 2nd-gen AirTag and Creator Studio subscription in the middle of a tricky public relations week for CEO Tim Cook.
The Ivy League school is giving $1.5 million to a community college and to a nonprofit apprenticeship program.
As thousands of ICE agents arrived, kids started staying home from school, Emily Witt reports. A local principal, teachers, and parent volunteers have banded together to keep the families safe.
Does she oppose Enlightenment virtues, as her X posts suggest? Or is she just confused?
A couple weeks ago, in the wake of the murder of Renee Good, we wrote about “border czar” Tom Homan’s ridiculous TV comments suggesting that if Democrats didn’t stop calling ICE & CBP murderers for murdering people, that they’d just be forced to murder again.…
The White House has called Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Minneapolis" ICE protest song "random" and "irrelevant."
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
Small businesses struggled to observe the national shutdown to protest ICE. Here's why a boycott of companies like OpenAI and Amazon could be easier and more effective.
Across Minneapolis, Target employees are marching and volunteering amid the immigration crackdown, while pressing company leadership to do more
Statistics say this is a time of disconnection. Minnesota’s response to ICE shows otherwise.
MS Now reports that anti-abortion extremists have been emboldened by the DOJ’s decision to limit enforcement of a 1994 law meant to protect reproductive health clinics from violence.
Cybersecurity experts say that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seems to be indifferent to how their artificial intelligence tools work.
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello performed in Minneapolis to protest the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents
Bruce Springsteen performed anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' at a show raising money for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.
Gary Cohn, a former chief economic adviser to Trump, said Americans at the top are seeing "massive wealth" while those at the bottom are "suffering."
If any feds currently in Minnesota are fans of Twisted Sister and Rage Against the Machine, they may not be for long. That’s because of an ongoing effort to ...
Ammon Bundy’s criticism of the Trump administration has left him out of step with his own community.
As mentioned here last week, Scott Galloway argued that Americans have one way to reverse the violent overreach of the federal government: launch a one-month economic strike aimed at major tech and AI companies, with the goal of reducing America’s GDP and mak…
Pete Davidson played Trump's "border czar" in a send-up of ICE's inept operation in Minneapolis.A
The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about state power and violence
One Sunday, Ryan Burge looked out over his Mount Vernon, Illinois, church as the pianist played the service’s prelude. The American Baptist part-time pastor counted nine people in the sanctuary, including himself. Nine, total. The tiny head count was a shock …
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
The 2026 Grammy Awards took place amid immigration protests across the country.
A preening and vindictive strongman at the top, living in gilded opulence, and surrounded by generals and business cronies. Is this what a junta looks like?
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
While the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, anti-ICE protests continued in Minneapolis and around the country — from Los Angeles to rural Maine — over the weekend. In the Twin Cities area, meanwhile, this acti…
Billie Eilish speaks out against ICE while accepting Song of the Year for 'Wildflower' at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from the clouds here and there. Many people had brought their e…
Minnesota parents and teachers say the ICE arrests are not only robbing students of their opportunity to learn, but also of their innocence.
Photo by Al Aumuller, via Wikimedia Commons Like another famous Okie from Muskogee, Woody Guthrie came from a part of Oklahoma that the U.S. government sold during the 1889 land rush away from the Quapaw and Osage nations, as well as the Muscogee, a people w…
No doubt this will be spun as some form of Minnesota-specific obstruction, but until that happens, let’s just appreciate the fact that not all cops are willing to be appendages of the Trump administration’s bigoted migrant purge. Here are the details, courtes…
For years, we watched Silicon Valley executives perform elaborate corporate theater about “values” and “belonging” and “bringing your whole self to work.” If you were skeptical that any of that was real, well, congrats. Aaron Zamost, a longtime tech communica…
Patti LuPone brought her Carnegie Hall concert to a close last night – and the New York audience to its feet – with a fervent call to protect the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. from President Donald Trump. After a two-hour show that included virtually no o…
The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, wary of appearing out of step with voters who want immigration laws enforced.
The Atlantic writer Robert Kagan says as Trump violates norms, laws and the Constitution, including his call to nationalize elections, "we're on the edge of the consolidation of dictatorship."
The brothers of Renee Good, killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations.
Sometimes a receipt for furniture is just a receipt for furniture.
The activist’s assassination unleashed an anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
Central to the venue’s existence is the belief that democracy and the arts are intertwined—a vision of cultural life that is under attack.
As Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir, says outright, the only lasting future for the United States is the merging of tech and the state. He cites the Manhattan Project as a precedent: a model that is now to be applied to virtually every lever of power. While Kar…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says she would take a sex test if it allowed her to compete at the 2028 Olympic Games.
The NGO warns that the rules-based order is being crushed under relentless pressure from the US, China and Russia.
The lineup for the “patriotic” All-American Halftime Show, competing against Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl performance, was brutally mocked online.
A 9-year-old boy in Illinois is on the mend two weeks after putting a simple toy in the microwave -- something that has become a trend on social media.
Newly released body camera video shows the moment officers shot and injured a man who was suffering a mental health crisis in Queens. His family says they called 911 for medical aid, not police.
The mainstreaming of transgressive ideas is the culmination of a yearslong conservative project.
One of the most critically important aspects of MAGA is simply refusing to ever learn new information on a historical subject like Columbus.
Robert McNamara’s failure to reckon with the exceptionalism that led the United States into the Vietnam War contributed to fifty years of foreign policy failures. It can help us understand the crisis facing American democracy today.
What do the far right’s fluctuating fortunes in Poland suggest about countries seeking an off-ramp from autocracy?
As Guatemala and El Salvador were being torn apart by violent US-backed regimes, tens of thousands of children—many of them war orphans, others forcibly taken from their birth parents—were being adopted overseas.
Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.
The White House initially defended the post by saying, "Please stop the fake outrage."
As a black Republican senator calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House", the administration says "stop the fake outrage".
Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
President Trump shared a video that includes a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
A First Amendment lawyer once attacked Democrats for suppressing unpopular opinions; she now sees a vastly greater threat from the Trump Administration.
At the National Prayer Breakfast, the president tested his audience’s commitment to Christian ethics.
Democrats demand that ICE agents behave as if they might ever have to face consequences for breaking the law. Republicans say "impossible."
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It's no secret President Donald Trump and the Obamas don't get along ... but DT has now taken their bad vibes to a whole new level, posting a short video of Barack and Michelle depicted as apes. Trump uploaded the shocking clip on his Truth Social…
Jack White calls out President Trump after Trump shares racist video about the Obamas
Mark Ruffalo hit back at Kevin O’Leary after the Shark Tank reality TV star criticized Billie Eilish's anti-ICE Grammys acceptance speech.
Members of Trump's political party called for the removal of the reposted clip, which has since been taken down.
Lai's case has been condemned internationally by free speech advocates, human rights groups and global leaders.
Students demand ICE agents protecting US delegation leave amid global outrage over Trump's brutal deportation push.
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
At the end of January, Governor Stitt signed an Executive Order to examine potential cuts to essential programs like Medicaid or SNAP. Faith leaders have now...
After bipartisan backlash, the White House has taken down a racist video of the Obamas that was shared by President Trump.
The video was later deleted and the White House said it had been posted in error by a staffer.
A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts to create analogies between the Holocaust and other events, whether historical or contemporary.” Apparentl…
“I'm afraid that this is just a small reflection of how America is viewed on the world stage!” wrote one netizen.
Democrats have moved away from the useful insult, but that doesn’t make it less true
Alarm grows that new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.
The return of a decades-old scare offers clues to 2026 campaign tactics
At the opening ceremony on Friday for the 2026 Winter Olympics, U.S. vice president JD Vance was booed. The boos were so loud that NBC cut them from the broadcast in the U.S., you’ll have to …
As the Bay Area braces for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl XL halftime show, the anti-ICE celebrations have already commenced. On Friday, Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong had a special message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as the band played…
Donald Trump addressed reporters after a racist meme targeting Barack and Michelle Obama appeared on his Truth Social account, claiming it was posted by a staffer and dismissing calls to apologize.
The veteran punk band is set to headline the Super Bowl's opening ceremony on Sunday night. Green Day Call Encourage ICE Agents to Quit, Reference Epstein at Super Bowl Pre-Party Alex Young
Cook and Trump seem to have a difference of opinion on immigration.
Likely thing for them to do!
New York Republican Congressman Mike Lawler doubled down on his criticism of a racist social media post from President Donald Trump's account.
People are nostalgic for 2016, the year of huge albums from Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West, and Frank Ocean, because we miss our shared culture
Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes.
With all the threats of ICE agents at the Super Bowl on Sunday, and Donald Trump and his MAGA minions vowing to change the channel when Bad Bunny hits the halftime stage in sunny Santa Clara for an all-Spanish performance, Gavin Newsom today gave the Grammy w…
Trump and Stephen Miller don’t just want to erase the 20th century. Their dream is much bigger than that
Endurance, not despair, will decide democracy’s future — and "Black America has been here before"
Kumail Nanjiani had the Beverly Hilton Ballroom in stiches tonight at the 78th DGA Awards on how backwards they’ve been for quite some time, specifically in regards to their lifetime achievement award. No, the jab wasn’t over the fact that it’s not being best…
On Sunday, Bad Bunny is set to perform in the Super Bowl’s halftime show, and President Trump is angry about it. “I think it’s a terrible choice,” Trump seethed recently, referring to the Puerto Rican performer and the band Green Day, who will also play durin…
Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.
Newsnight anchor Abby Phillip took apart MAGA apologist Arthur Aidala's ridiculous assertion that no one supports Trump's racist behavior. During a discussion on Trump's childish, racist, late-night racist post on Truth Social depicting the Obamas as apes, at…
Spineless Republican Rep. Mike Lawler was harder on "whoever created" the racist "meme" of the Obamas being depicted as apes then he was of Trump for reposting it. Lawler made an appearance on this Sunday's This Week on ABC, and was asked by Jonathan Karl abo…
Former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says the quiet part out loud while reacting to Trump's racist Truth Social post depicting the Obamas as apes. Mulvaney made an appearance on this Friday's Connell Mcshane on NewsNation and was asked about the White Ho…
President Trump called U.S. Olympic skier Hunter Hess a "loser" after Hess voiced concern about political turmoil in the U.S. Gold medal U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she's faced online hate and threats after advocating for LGBTQ rights.
Patricia Kelly, founder of Ebony Horsewomen, Inc., educates people about the history of Black equestrians while mentoring new generations about building life skills by learning about horses.
His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.
Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.
Turning Point USA’s halftime show had some surprising overlap with the performance it was meant to protest.
Bad Bunny performed part of the Super Bowl halftime show from a powerline set, drawing attention to the problem of widespread blackouts in Puerto Rico
Alexis Wilkins, Kash Patel’s girlfriend, praised the artist’s messaging, then got backlash and swore she didn't even watch.
It’s hard to mount a culture war when your big counteroffensive looks like a youth-group lock-in made up of kids who found God in a megachurch but lost their personality somewhere in suburban Atlanta.
If you watched NBC’s prime time broadcast of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, you saw Vice President JD Vance in the stands at San Siro Stadium in Milan with his wife, Usha. The commentary team said “JD Vance” and moved on. Pleasant enough. But…
The Puerto Rican superstar performed in Spanish, singing song like "Baile Inolvidable" and "Titi Me Pregunto"
With celebrity cameos and cultural nods, Bad Bunny’s show highlighted Latino identity and resilience on a world stage.
Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm after labeling Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance the "worst ever."
Imane Khelif admitted to carrying the SRY gene while defending her natural right to compete at Olympics.
“Kid Rock is a grandpa who was born rich and complains about not getting enough attention.”
“You can give your life to Jesus,” Kid Rock sang during what was branded as a patriotic All-American Halftime Show, organized by MAGA heavyweights.
Erika Kirk faced a brutal "ratings reality check" after Bad Bunny outperformed her alternative halftime show at Super Bowl.
Salesforce employees took to Slack to express anger and disappointment in CEO Marc Benioff's comments.
Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican’s visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th...
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
Skier Hunter Hess previously went viral for saying, "Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US."View Entire Post ›
Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has been sent back to the border after making himself the Nazi scum face of the Trump administration’s brutal efforts to purge this country of as many non-white people as possible. Bovino made it clear what team he really w…
FCC boss Brendan Carr is back with yet another fake “investigation” of media outlets he deems insufficiently deferential to radical (and increasingly unpopular) right wing ideology. This time it involves Carr launching a phony non-investigation of ABC’s The V…
As the NFL sent out a final marketing blitz for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, the official Democratic Party X account shared a picture of Bad Bunny in front of the American and Puerto Rican flags under the text “All-American halftime with Ba…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has implemented a conspiracy-fueled agenda in his first year at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Music history is full of united actions against war and humanitarian crises. So what’s changed?
She used her free will to say the "NFL sold out" and that there were "literally no white people in the entire thing."
President Donald Trump and his party might hate Somalia ... but, at least Somalia executes pedophiles there instead of electing them -- so says Rep. Ilhan Omar. The Democratic Congresswoman from Minnesota took to social media, apparently to express…
A few spoke out, but most right-wing Christians quietly support the president's ugly views
In conservative and swing states, teachers, moms and women candidates are taking back local education.
A pride flag outside Stonewall National Monument during the New York City Pride Parade in 2022 LGBTQ+ groups say it's the latest effort to "whitewash" the only national monument to queer history. [ more › ]
Attorney General Pam Bondi stomped and raged her way through her hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, but her refusal to answer one particularly heated line of questioning inspired Bondi to accuse a Jewish lawmaker of antisemitism in an app…
On October 24th, 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was emailing back and forth with Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist who would later be named as a backup executor of Epstein's will. The two appeared to be discussing a meeting Nikolic had helped arrange between…
Norway's Sturla Holm Lægreid overshared at the Winter Olympics with his infidelity confession. It's an example of how Gen Z has taken over the games.
As Christian nationalism rises, some influential voices are reframing this ability as weakness, manipulation or even a threat to faith.
ABC News’ Selina Wang recaps the 15 week journey of 19 monks and their dog Aloka, bracing extreme weather and injuries walking from Texas to Washington, D.C. with a message of peace.
I want to say a little something upfront in this post, so that there is no misunderstanding. While I’ve spent a great deal of time outlining why I think RFK Jr. and his cadre of buffoons at HHS and its child agencies are horrible for America and her people’s …
The podcaster's name was in the Epstein Files when Epstein asked another one of Rogan's guests for a meeting
Right-wing lawmakers have now called for multiple investigations into Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance, calling the halftime show "pure smut."
First major opposition protest since Maduro's abduction comes as lawmakers consider bill to free political prisoners.
US Democrats seek to scrap statute of limitations for sex abuse crimes in bill named after Epstein accuser.
NBC removed Winter Olympic footage after commentators misgendered trans skier Elis Lundholm, igniting heated debate over inclusion in sports.
The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into Extinction Rebellion NYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of activist groups. The post FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door appeared firs…
Donald Trump said that a staffer has not been fired in the fallout after a video was posted to the president’s Truth Social account that featured a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump defended the …
Nearly 50 out LGBTQ+ Olympians are participating in events throughout the Winter Games—even as their rights to speak and compete are under attack.
CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes at a Salesforce event stirred employee backlash, adding to company challenges like stock decline.
"The classroom is heavy with rumor and ominous unease."
Meta reportedly hopes a 'dynamic political environment' will let them get away with a new surveillance network.
The former beauty queen, dismissed from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, says that it’s “anti-Christian” to accuse her of anti-Semitism.
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
After a year of RFK, Jr., heading the Department of Health and Human Services, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement has upended science and medicine
The cut CDC funds for HIV and STD prevention will punish every Trump voter who is unlucky enough to happen to live in a blue state.
“These girls are experiencing high-risk pregnancies and are some of the most medically vulnerable people in detention,” Zain Lakhani, the director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jezebel.
After DHS’s social media morons tried to call out Cardi B for criticizing ICE, she brought up the Epstein files. It’s been crickets ever since.
İlker Çatak, who was born in Berlin to Turkish parents, is back at the Berlinale with “Yellow Letters,” which unlike his last film — the Oscar-nominated Germany-set “The Teachers’ Lounge” — takes place entirely amid political repression in Turkey, even though…
With locals working to prevent neighbors from going hungry, fear and uncertainty remain as Trump’s historic occupation dies down. The post Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back. appeared first on The Intercept.
Cardi B is feuding with Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on social media after she took a dig at ICE during her first concert from the Little Miss Drama Tour. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper launched her new tour in Palm Desert, California, and …
The nation's capital and America's democracy have become shells of their former selves
Over the last year, we've seen America's "forever war" come home. But wandering monks remind us peace is possible
Archbishop Ronald Hicks, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Mamdani at the "State of the NYPD" banquet. Mamdani and Hicks met at the gala. Is Mamdani’s snub a sign of the declining influence of the church? [ more › ]
Nearly nine years later, Kathy Griffin is moving on with her career after a bloody anti-Trump protest photo went too far for many. The 2x Emmy-winning comedian said that although “people still define me by” the 2017 photo of Griffin holding a fake severed hea…
This past Christmas, Yuliia Moshkova had to hurry to open presents with her family before her work shift started at 8 a.m. She works from her home in Louisiana as a Russian-to-English interpreter for LanguageLine Solutions, a call-in translation service that …
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
The former US president didn't name Trump, but lamented the lack of "shame" and "decorum" among public officials.
Barack Obama's finally responding to President Donald Trump sharing a video depicting him and his wife as apes ... part of the "clown show" he says the current prez is putting on. The 44th President of the United States responded to the racist vid…
The conspiracy theories have triggered chaos in the Ohio city, where Haitian immigrant families are already on edge
The greedy, grasping, living cartoon of a Scrooge who currently occupies the White House is leveraging coal power to support his plans for killing as many Americans as possible. Hopefully he will leave office again — peacefully, this time — before doing much …
Climate-change denialism used to be a fringe right-wing tendency. Now it’s the law of the land, and we’ll all suffer from it.
"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday.
The 'Late Night With Bill Maher' host sent a blunt message to the POTUS and his administration.
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for those who need constant and...
Former President Barack Obama responded to the racist video posted by President Donald Trump, and called the behavior on social media, a "clown show."
Barack Obama spoke out a week after President Trump's social media account posted a video depicting him and Michelle Obama as apes, condemning behavior on TV and social media as a "clown show."
Stephen Hawking used his fame to warn humanity about its potential - and rapidly approaching - end. He provided a possible solution, but just how viable is it?
Without mentioning Trump by name, Obama says a majority of Americans 'find this behavior deeply troubling'.
Obama calls Trump’s racist video and MAGA behavior “deeply troubling” amid escalating polarization
"There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television."
In February 2026, social media users resurfaced an AI-generated video that animated an authentic image and inserted minors who were not present.
As we discussed here, Sen. Tim Scott and others were rightfully horrified by Trump's racist social media post depicting the Obamas as apes, and Trump and his White House have gone from feigning ignorance, to blaming it on a staffer, to now defending what he d…
Donald Trump was deeply remorseful about unleashing a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month. Just kidding! When reporters confronted him, Trump insisted he "didn't make a mistake," while his…
One of the email exchanges released in the Epstein files on January 30 showed quite a level of palsiness between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the sex-trafficking pedophiles, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. A 2012 email from Epstein to Maxwell, and viewed …
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
Immigration advocates say the Trump administration, as part of its immigration crackdown, is keeping minors detained for longer than the permitted by law.
The public reaction to the violence in Minneapolis suggests that we have held on to our sense of universal morality.
The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.
We take a look at President Trump’s decision to reject a landmark climate finding, the cause of an unusual winter in the U.S. and the physics behind a bizarre ski jumping scandal
The 1882 song set to “Auld Lang Syne” roasts terrible men, and still, unfortunately, slaps.
Donald Trump might’ve been celebrating Presidents Day stateside ... but over in Germany, they were dragging him through the streets -- literally. Düsseldorf’s infamous "Rose Monday" carnival parade unleashed a brutal procession of Trump…
The father claimed the weapon simply "went off" in his hands.
South Africa’s racist system of Apartheid endured for generations and, so brutally was it maintained, appeared impregnable. One of those who played a vital role in its unlikely demise was Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the religious leader and theologian. He did it…
The truth is always more powerful than fiction. The Perfect Neighbor team made up of director Geeta Gandbhir and producers Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee took home the award for Best Documentary at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday. Spea…
A judge ordered Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday to restore a slavery-related exhibit at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Burgum ordered the National Park Service last month to remove the Philadelphia exh…
President Trump is blaming Maryland Governor Wes Moore for sewage pollution in the Potomac River, something Moore has no control over. “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democ…
Actor James Van Der Beek found love from God before his passing.Since the 48-year-old "Dawson's Creek" star's death from cancer, support has poured in for his family by the millions. However, a video from Van Der Beek's journey with faith may provide an even …
42% of surveyed adults chose the Puerto Rican musician, compared to 39% who picked Trump. Survey: More Americans Believe Bad Bunny “Better Represents” U.S. Than Trump Scoop Harrison
The data repeatedly shows that transgender people aren't more likely to commit mass shootings than any other groups of people in the U.S.
It taught me to desire thinness—then to hide that desire.
Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson passed away, he was surrounded by his family.
Content creator Sherry Zhu breaks down what the Year of the Fire Horse represents and the traditions that define the Lunar New Year.
Rev. Al Sharpton invoked the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's slogan, “I am somebody,” which Jackson famously recited in an iconic 1971 chant with children on Sesame Street.
The Trump administration’s hostility to science is real, but it isn’t matched by the rest of the GOP.
He was never the caricature his critics wanted him to be.
Readers respond to our November 2025 issue.
An anthropologist’s detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around
It's funny how public opinion on ICE changes the moment that DHS plans to put 10,000 detainees in your own neighborhood.
Judge accuses the US government of trying to rewrite history by taking down the exhibit in the city of Philadelphia.
World leaders shared memories of Jackson, a leader of the US civil rights movement who passed away on Tuesday.
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Sports can't be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage. The post It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics appeared first on The Intercept.
While lavender marriages were often a necessity for the LGBTQ community in the 1950s, some younger generations are curious about them and other modern takes on partnership.
Mona Charen on how Trump transformed the conservative movement and what the right got wrong. Plus: Signs of life from America’s guardrails and John Maynard Keynes’s “My Early Beliefs.”
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president’s portrayal of Somali immigrants as “garbage” people from a “garbage” country. And those were some of the nicer words Trump used to describ…
Amid a global polycrisis, new arrivals in New York face a fractured city where sanctuary feels ever more out of reach.
Arab American advocates eulogise Jackson as a civil rights giant who embraced their communities and defended Palestine.
Ivanka's Lunar New Year post sparked debate about her image, business ventures, and political ambitions.
Just when netizens thought politics couldn’t get any weirder in 2026, they laid eyes on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kid Rock sitting shirtless in a hot tub.
Sharif Street states no Israel policy on his website and was briefly the beneficiary of a pro-Israel fundraising page. He's trying to walk a fine line in a crowded primary. The post Philadelphia Could Elect Its First Muslim Congressman. He’s Not Sure Where He…
The Trump administration said Thursday its campaign to end diversity programs in higher education has led dozens of universities to cut ties with an...
A nation that wants to forget its past must be reminded of all of it.
The efforts to whitewash history call for a new approach to memorializing Black history.
A new book buries the Obama-era idea that small shifts in personal behavior can greatly improve the world.
Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.
The Second Lady asked that instead of sending baby gifts, people donate diapers to needy families. If only we had a government that could pass policies to assist families in need...
We’ve noted how Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS (or what’s left of it) isn’t really going very well. Hired by Trump-allied billionaire Larry Ellison to turn what’s left of CBS into a right wing extraction class-friendly agitprop mill, Weiss has been accosted on all…
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA’s top vaccine regulator. He’s also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his selective censorship attempt…
Eileen Gu is the most decorated female Olympic freestyle skier in history, and a global superstar, but continues to divide opinion.
Two exhibitions in Los Angeles respond to the racist monuments to Confederate soldiers that have been erected all over the United States.
What Bernie Sanders brought to the job of mayor of Burlington and what he did with it help explain what matters to him and how he fits into American political argument.
Indigenous communities in Mexico who oppose the construction of megaprojects on their lands do so at great risk.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in downtown Washington, DC, outside Donald Trump’s Board of Peace event.
Nicki Minaj’s striking new look at a Trump-backed forum has set social media abuzz, drawing strong reactions from fans and critics alike.
Donald Trump revisited his January compliment to Nicki Minaj during Black History Month event on Wednesday, leading netizens to call him cringe.
JD Vance has criticized Eileen Gu for competing as a Chinese athlete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being born in the US, sparking severe backlash against her.
AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. To do that, he's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalist candidates. The post A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. appeared …
Six nominees for WGA Awards in the Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch category grappled Wednesday night with one of the great riddles of our age: Is Donald Trump actually funny? Opinions on the topic – one of many covered in a multi-faceted, 90-minute dis…
The Olympics often provide a moment of unity and celebration during times of geopolitical uncertainty. But blind nationalism didn’t win at the 2026 Winter Games.
The video shows what officers found during a 2024 alleged hazing incident at the University of Iowa's Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Now three fraternities are under suspension.
Tesla introduced its cheapest Cybertruck model this week amid struggling sales.
“Women feel like they were lied to, that MAHA movement is a sham,” one MAHA mom told the New York Times.
The lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle.
Over 240,000 Americans volunteered for Peace Corps projects in 142 countries since the program began more than half a century ago. But now the agency is launching a new initiative — called Tech Corps. "It's the Peace Corps, but make it AI," explains Engadge…
The Trump administration’s project for erasing the parts of American history they find inconvenient continues unabated. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hit the occasional roadblock. In January, the administration removed portions of an exhibit at the former …
Low-information and poor white voters are turning against the president. Can Democrats win them back?
A high school in Virginia suspended over 300 students for walking out of class for an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest, and many on social media have applauded the action.On February 13, students at Woodbridge High School marched off of campus…
In January 1999, Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson praised Donald Trump, saying the future U.S. president embraced the "underserved communities."
Trump's anti-vaccine, anti-scientific research HHS Secretary spends more time doing push-ups, wearing jeans in ice-baths, and making videos with washed up rock singers than keeping the country healthy. The Telegraph writes,"The 72-year-old, who has declared t…
Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.
As Christian nationalism rises, some influential voices are reframing this ability as weakness, manipulation or even a threat to faith.
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, professor of psychology at Clark University, explains the new stage of emerging adulthood.
The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.
"So, after walking through the ashes of a democracy they helped burn down, suddenly this is the line? This, the one thing we all warned them about, is where they decide to draw it?"View Entire Post ›
Claims of stolen elections and tainted ballots have often been aimed at curbing Black political power
U.S. first lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, opened a free hospital for homeless people in early 2026.
Our founding document inspired democracies across the globe. The separation of powers. Checks and balances. No kings. No untouchables. Other countries adopted those ideas, values, laws, and—here’s the wild part—they actually still enforce them! In America, th…
The Republican Party has become a haven for Nazi sympathizers.
At least half of these unaccompanied migrant kids are rape victims, and all are being denied adequate medical care for high-risk pregnancies in a state with sky-high maternal mortality rates.
A video of a locker room full of male hockey players laughing at Trump talking about the women's invitation has gone viral.View Entire Post ›
ICE agents don't care if you're a frail senior citizen; they'll still delight in the opportunity to inflict some physical punishment.
President Donald Trump mocked the U.S. Women's hockey team during a congratulatory call to the men's team after winning the Olympic gold medal.
President Donald Trump ranted about election fraud during a speech to "Angel Families," whose loved ones were killed by undocumented migrants.
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The gold-medal women's squad turned down the invite after video showed the president joking about them.
And the men's team laughed.
The rapper, who also serves as the official "hype man" for multiple U.S. Olympic teams, invited the female hockey players to Las Vegas for a "real celebration."
Their statement says Christians have a moral obligation to condemn the demonization of immigrants and attacks on civil rights and diversity.
From Vietnam to Iran and every U.S. war in between, the same propaganda narratives are deployed, no matter how discredited and debunked they are from all the prior times they were exposed as lies.
There’s not a single conservative left in the GOP. The ideals that were formerly considered “conservative” — small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. — have been replaced by white Christian nationalism, water-carrying for would-be autocrats, and immense …
One of the more perplexing questions in all of the coverage I’ve done on RFK Jr. has been whether or not Kennedy is some misguided true believer or if this is all some grift for power, influence, and/or money. While most people who watch how RFK Jr. has opera…
"Evidently, the women's team has more integrity than the men's team.”
An anonymous reader shares a report: Brian Merchant, writing for Blood in the Machine, reports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras, amid rising public anger that the license plate readers aid U.S. imm…
Megan Hogan, a high-profile voice on Goldman's social impact initiatives, is headed to Morgan Stanley this spring, Business Insider has learned.
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that two Muslim Democratic U.S.
The remarks made by Texas voter Sonya Bernhardt highlight the ongoing discussion about Jasmine Crockett’s electability, which some say is
President Trump paid tribute to Charlie Kirk as he welcomed his widow, Erika Kirk, during the State of the Union address, urging Americans to reject political violence of any kind.
We don’t need permission from the government to commemorate a complex past.
"Literally no one should be surprised that he doesn't respect our top female athletes."View Entire Post ›
"Players are back competing with their professional and collegiate teams and are in the midst of their season," a spokesperson for U.S. women's hockey told Jezebel after Trump said the team "will soon" visit.
Donald Trump turned his State of the Union into an all-out brawl Tuesday night as he attacked Democrats, calling them "crazy" and accusing them of cheating elections. Trump severely divided the room by asking the audience to stand if they believed…
During the State of the Union on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump paid tribute to the late right-wing political advocate Charlie Kirk, who was publicly killed last year ... saying there should be no political violence of any kind as Charlie's wife, Erika…
Activists say racial progress won by the Rev. Jesse Jackson is under threat, as a new generation of leaders works to preserve hard-fought civil rights gains.
An anonymous reader shares a report: In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn't definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved …
President Donald Trump announced a federal savings match plan for private-sector workers during his 2026 State of the Union speech.
Trump seems to prefer permanent daylight saving time, while RFK Jr. wants standard time ... but is too cowardly to say so.
Democratic Congressman Al Green thinks peaceful protests still matter ... especially when it comes to President Donald Trump and his incendiary language and conduct. Green, a representative for the state of Texas, made headlines last night when he…
US President Donald Trump lashed out at two congresswomen after their protests during his State of the Union address.
Surprise ruling comes weeks after the media mogul was convicted and jailed for 20 years on national security charges.
Scandal individualises corruption, creating a spectacle that redirects anger away from structural power.
Casey Means has criticized the birth control pill, fearmongered about vaccines, and touted supplements with weak evidence behind them.
Many U.S.-born Latinos feel afraid and anxious amid the political rhetoric. Still, others wouldn't miss celebrating their country
Measles. Yes, yes, I know you’re sick of hearing about it. For that, though, you must lay the blame at the feet of Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and this entire administration of clown-tools that isn’t bothering to do anything about what has become the worst continu…
Surveillance technology intended to protect endangered species is weaponized against locals, with repercussions that range from harassment to physical violence.
The president of Wesleyan University objected to a recent Atlantic article—but didn’t criticize it on the merits.
The success of other countries shows how cash-transfer programs can work in the United States.
Introduction: Fascism at the End of Industrial Civilization This essay argues that the United States is drifting toward a distinctly twenty‑first‑century form of fascism driven not by mass parties …
"Don jr. and barron won't have to fight or die, just other people's children, so...invade and bomb away!" rocker writes in response to Operation Epic Fury
At the hearing on "Bad Landlords," renters complained of junk fees, shoddy maintenance, and sky-high rents. It offered a preview of battles to come.
The Olympic champions fire back at the president for saying he would "have to bring" the women's team to the White House
Experts on the Christian right talk about the rise of the movement in the U.S., and how a state law could further erode the separation of church and state
As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction
The Minnesota representative responded to a bigoted post with a bit of advice.
The 2026 NAACP Image Awards are underway in Los Angeles. Find out who has been honored so far.
Iranian Americans in Los Angeles dance in the streets on day two of the conflict.
Last year, in Fascism For First Time Founders, I warned the tech industry what happens when you cozy up to authoritarians. As I wrote then: Innovation requires trust. Not just between individuals, but institutional trust. People need to believe that contracts…
"Creating AI profiles of Americans based on that data represents a chilling expansion of mass surveillance," said Wyden.
If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded.
Both loyalists and dissidents cried over the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. This common reaction to a dictator’s demise is a symptom of the damage they do.
All Kristi Noem had to do was admit, weeks later, that Pretti and Good were not terrorists. She still couldn't bring herself to do it.
The Trump administration is purposefully cruel. That much cannot be argued, not when it has deliberately sent deportees to foreign torture prisons, dumped them in war-torn countries with histories of human rights abuses, and stranded people its has been order…
Dropout CEO Sam Reich lent the world of 'Game Changer' to ABC's police procedural with Nathan Fillion and faced backlash from subscribers. Analysis.
US First Lady Melania Trump has presided over a UN Security Council meeting focusing on children in conflict.
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Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains. Toyota, meanwhile, lurks near the botto…
In early January, a group of 90 or so political, community and thought leaders gathered in a New Orleans Marriott for a secret conference on artificial intelligence - so secret, in fact, that no one knew who else had been invited until they walked into the ro…
The health secretary recently announced his plans to have companies like Dunkin' Donuts prove their foods are safe to eat.
That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.
OpenAI's debacle is arguably its least technical challenge yet. It also means Sam Altman can't just push out an app update to alleviate the issue.
I followed RFK Jr.'s food pyramid for a week on a budget. Readers flooded me with criticism, tips, and insults, showing how political food has become.
It is the latest example of Donald Trump's White House using video games in their propaganda
His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.
Employees at a Michigan Smoothie King refused to serve a Donald Trump supporter and his wife ... and the contentious argument between the smoothie makers and their would-be customers is all on video. Check it out -- Erika Lindemyer recorded the…
The Pokémon Pokopia text generator was fun while it lasted
The company says its mission is 'not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda'
The claims are made by Chance Glasco, who stuck around after the Respawn split
Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration
A Miami-Dade County Republican Party group chat was flooded with racist and antisemitic slurs in the weeks after it was created last fall.
The representatives of our two-party system have made it into a weapon that works against the people.
Progressives may have lost the battle for racial affirmative action, but ironically, Supreme Court decisions should allow colleges to give advantage to groups defined by their income, geography, or heritage.
To the Editors: This is a response to “The Anti-Trans Playbook,” published by Paisley Currah in The New York Review of Books on December 18, 2025. Currah misleads readers regarding the positions held by the authors. Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the fact…
We should all know by now that this iteration of the Trump administration absolutely loves using pop culture imagery, including that of video games, to help message its horrible policies. Want to gloat about ICE terrorizing American cities and generally pissi…
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With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political tool.
Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody."
Less “what we need right now” and more “what it feels like to be alive.”
The 23rd annual True/False film festival in Columbia, MO has reached its midway point, with one of documentary’s most revered talents presiding as Visiting Artistic Director – Oscar nominee Yance Ford. For the filmmaker known for Strong Island and Power, it m…
A new petition from MAHA activists call for an end to "forever wars"
The biggest group of Trump supporters in 2015 was the Christian right, anti-abortion, homophobic, and Islamophobic pastors and evangelicals. They rallied around Donald because he had promised to overturn Roe V Wade. His racist immigration policies were music…
Marches on 115th anniversary of IWD place focus on issues like US-Israeli war on Iran and Trump's links with Epstein.
The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in. The post Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings appeared first on The Intercept.
Some commanders claim the Iran war is serving Christ. Haven't they noticed the fake Christian in the White House?
A new study shows how financial stress can weaken democratic commitment and boost support for authoritarian leaders
White makes a distinction between everyday political speech and political art. Jack White on Political Songs: “When Dylan Said the Answer Was Blowing in the Wind, He Didn’t Tell You What the Answer Was” Wren Graves
A strong majority of Americans support reproductive rights and equal pay, and the ERA would establish in law 21<sup>st</sup> century equality
The GOP plans to use James Talarico’s Christianity against him in the Texas Senate race. Republicans are already turning the Democrat’s progressive theology into an attack line.
Instead of challenging male power, the high-ranking ladies attach themselves to it like tradwives Read Full Article at RT.com
The only things less popular than AI in the poll were Iran and the Democratic Party.
The poll finds that AI is viewed less positively than ICE and President Donald Trump, and only more positively than Iran and the Democratic Party.
Steven Downes and Dan Green condemn video using their voices to promote the Iran airstrikes
ABC News' Will Ganss reports on an injustice being corrected after more than 40 years.
Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public
Publishers are losing ground with younger audiences as creators, video, and platform-native content reshape how news is discovered and trusted. The post Why We Need To Talk About Young People appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Centre for Media Monitoring reports right-wing outlets Spectator and GB News often malign Muslims and their faith.
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Actor Steve Downes, who is best known in these parts as the man who brought Halo's Master Chief to life, has demanded the Trump administration and other involved parties remove his voice from a propaganda video glorifying the war in Iran, which was shared on …
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Tucker Carlson's online store sells right-wing apparel and home goods, like hoodies in the Supreme streetwear style mocking Somali people or mugs with The Godfather puppetmaster iconography edited to feature AIPAC. But last week, a handful of other products c…
"Coming from a family of immigrants, I think immigrants deserve rights."
Jessica Burbank: A new world order is here. States (countries) are no longer the highest form of power globally. Power has shifted to wealthy individuals who
CAIR releases annual report, warning discrimination is likely to continue as Iran war sparks a new wave of hate speech.
The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for pedaling conspiracy theories. The post Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters appeared first on The Interc…
Most Americans, it seems, have learned something from our recent history, even if this administration has not.
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of the attacks on Muslims and Islam that were common at that time—but this time with a president who has encouraged them.
Representative Andy Ogles wrote on Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” He represents thousands of them in Congress.
The White House will not stop posting video game memes to spread fascism
Franchise isn't the only one unhappy about its IP appearing in propaganda Anime mainstay Yu-Gi-Oh has criticized the White House for using a clip from the TV show in videos promoting US military action.…
If he loses, he has to stop trying to ban the abortion pill. If I lose, then at least I'm spared from hearing him talk about it ever again.
Conservatives have often used the federal government to go after protesters and dissenters
Mike Johnson refuses to condemn Republicans for turning attack at Mamdani’s home into Islamophobic campaign
Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks that his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the “power of vocationally-trained, working class, often male voters.” “This technology disrupts hu…
The man accused of stealing sensitive social security data didn’t just potentially commit a massive security breach that could affect millions of Americans—he also has a serious conflict of interest.Earlier this week, it became clear that the Social Security …
What should have been a humbling moment for Big Tech instead became a preview of the Dems' rocky relationship with the industry’s elite.
Sameerah Munshi also said her decision was in protest of a fellow committee member being fired after arguing that being anti-Zionist is not the same as being antisemitic.
Roughly a year ago — as Trump was trying to turn anti-genocide protests into deportable antisemitism — his administration made it clear it was only willing to support white people with antisemitic views. The administration threw some anti-Israel filters into …
Young conservatives are increasingly expressing support for Hitler and aligning themselves with Nazis. The GOP has largely shrugged in response.
SXSW: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, and Demi Moore are all deeply attuned to Riley's weird rhythms, even as his high-concept sci-fi ideas grow scattershot.
MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them
Taylor Brown, at an announcement where Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced she would be the first head of the city's new LGBTQIA+ affairs office. Taylor Brown previously worked in the state Attorney General’s office, where she assisted in a lawsuit launched aga…
Donald Trump rambled about immigrants’ bad “genetics” Friday during an unfiltered white supremacist rant. Speaking on the phone to Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, Trump complained that while some immigrants simply shouldn’t have been let into the United St…
You’ve surely seen or read about the video the White House put out last week that interspersed bombing footage from Iran with punishing hits from NFL and college football games, over AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” You can see it here. You will also see that it was …
Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the American military can drop bombs on scores of schoolchildren and not face serious media scrutiny over it. And he just might get that world soon enough.That’s the only way to understand the defense secretary’s…
Advocates warn that the program could erode homeless veterans' trust in the VA
Six of the most radical leftist mayors in the United States – including NYC's own Zohran Mamdani – are forming a ultra-woke super group that critics say would seek to turn the Land of the Free into the Home of the Bolsheviks.
Targeting a school and the mass killing of children are war crimes, and those responsible need to be held to account.
A crypto PAC smeared one progressive backed by Bernie Sanders as a “corporate pawn” and spent millions calling another a tax cheat. The post Crypto Spends Big in Illinois House Races to Say Consumer Rights Supporters Are Corrupt appeared first on The Intercep…
Anti-ICE protesters outside Glendale Memorial Hospital in California on July 17, 2025. Fears of immigration enforcement at hospitals have grown since the Trump administration lifted restrictions on ICE activities at such sensitive locations. Health care pr…
Hours after Renee Good was gunned down on a Minneapolis street by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent inside her Honda Pilot, Aurin Chowdhury, the council member for Minneapolis’s Twelfth Ward, told me the city was under siege. “We’re already in a ma…
When the news broke that President Trump followed through on his promise to bar taxpayer-funded gender surgeries in federal prisons, the coverage quickly pivoted to one question: How will this affect transgender-identifying inmates?As a former inmate — I serv…
It's bad enough that Trump completely disrespected our troops during the dignified transfer of the six United States service members who were recently killed in Kuwait. Now one of his PACs is using it to raise money: Trump fundraising email uses photo from so…
The Georgia congresswoman is out of office. Sarah Jones writes about how Greene’s conspiracies have come to define the American right — and the Republican Party’s long tradition of paranoia.
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner seemingly changed his tune about the Nazi-linked tattoo he was caught with last year, downplaying it as a "skull-and-crossbones."
Social media platforms are currently awash with conspiracy theories claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has been killed or injured and replaced by AI-generated deepfakes. Between clips that supposedly show the Israeli Prime Minister sporting extra fingers and dr…
"Oh, man, is he going to be mad his wife wasn't nominated for this?" Jimmy Kimmel joked while presenting the award for best documentary feature.
Can a generation of graduates frustrated by their economic prospects change American labor politics?
With the Trump administration’s attacks on so-called woke AI it is becoming even harder to make the technology we use fairer and more diverse. Leading voices are speaking out, reports Catherine de Lange
The new coins, which have been in circulation since January, got rid of the olive branch because it was too woke. This is just absurd.
Michael Raul Bilecky, a recent Joe Rogan podcast guest and archaeology researcher, was reportedly arrested in Maryland facing rape charges.
"You can be part of the movie-making community, which is an important community, and also be a citizen," the actor said
AI is a bigger issue election issue for voters than guns, climate change, or abortion.
The conspiracist anti-war activist completely misunderstood the movement and the president he served.
Readers respond to our January 2026 cover story.
One in three Americans trust childhood vaccine guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics more than the CDC’s recommendations, a new poll finds
Silicon Valley’s billionaires have become ideological provocateurs, spreading rage and reshaping the public sphere.
For much of the past eight years, the political fight over transgender rights in America has centered on two questions: whether trans women and girls should play on sports teams matching their gender identity, and whether minors should have access to gender-r…
Former Marine Brian McGinnis says Donald Trump is “wrong” on Israel and Iran.
Jeremy O. Harris drunkenly approached OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Oscars after party and called him a Nazi…in front of Zendaya.
Obviously, this headline owes everything to The Onion, which generated this masterpiece years ago: And so it is here: someone you’d never think would oppose fascism and bigotry deciding to speak up, despite knowing he could have just kept his head down and ma…
We’ve noted repeatedly how the U.S. authoritarian right is buying up all of our new and old media companies because they’re trying to mimic what Viktor Orban created in Hungary. Namely, a media where all the major outlets are owned by rich autocratic allies, …
Residents are divided between supporting and opposing the US and Israeli war against Iran, amid fears for loved ones.
Spring break chaos in Florida... (Third column, 1st story, link) Related stories:'Takeovers' overwhelm beaches... Sheriff blames 'promoters' as arrests climb...
Ehrlich’s lurid predictions of imminent planetary doom captivated the public, but they did not come true.
In just about a year, Donald Trump has reduced American measures of democracy and free speech to around the level of the 1950s-1960s.
Another day, another group of college Republicans revealed to be full of Nazis.
DHS on Wednesday released data on how many pregnant people ICE has unlawfully detained since 2025.
When you imbue any group of people with a sense of power that truly does make them demigods among all of mankind, well, look around you. This is the world that capitalism has chosen.
Tyriek White’s We Are a Haunting traces the lives of Black Brooklynites dealing with the porous boundaries between the past and the present as they forge lives amid the detritus that others have discarded.
Progressive Jews Deeply Distressed by Rising Antisemitism on Own Side... (Second column, 19th story, link) Related stories:Mamdani Wife Celebrated Terrorists, Including Plane Hijacker...
During a film festival, the actress and LGBTQ+ advocate slammed the Trump administration for "trying to erase" diversity and inclusivity.
The academy’s oversight board records show leaders dismantling DEI to align with Trump directives. Critics warn the military is becoming “a Christian nationalist praetorian guard.” The post Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Brin…
The Massachusetts congressman is struggling to land his message of generational change with his past anti-trans comments haunting him. The post Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. It Could Doom His Senate Campaign. appeared first on The In…
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.
Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department.
David Muir reports on young hockey star Colin Dorgan – who lost his family in the deadly Rhode Island ice rink shooting – scoring a key goal in the game to help his team win in quadruple overtime.
Harvard University has rejected the complaint as 'another pretextual and retaliatory action' from the Trump White House.
New rules around child care subsidies are heaping struggle on the already ailing.
Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn
Trump told reporters, "Honestly, I’m all for people with learning disabilities, but not for my president. I don’t want — I think the president should not have learning disabilities."View Entire Post ›
"My dad went from 'the government is bloated' to 'they are not concerned about how this is going to hurt all American people.'"View Entire Post ›
"They were so fixated in ruining the lives of liberals and minorities that they forgot to read the large print."View Entire Post ›
Hegseth’s obsession with beards risks jeopardizing religious liberties as the military undergoes an apparent Christian nationalist turn. The post Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept.
COVID, gun violence and Iran reveal a governing instinct based on authoritarian violence disorder
Their lyrics are pointed, specific and reference big political events that happened just days ago. Protest music experts say the responsiveness to the current moment has helped these artists catch fire online but say they'll need to move their message into th…
College Republicans of America, a network of right-wing clubs with more than 280 chapters, recently named Kai Schwemmer the new political director. Schwemmer will play a vital role in directing the organization, which has contributed to the GOP’s leadership …
Like many Americans, Ms. Rachel said she first became aware of the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, after federal immigration agents detained a 5-year-old in Minneapolis.
The World Baseball Classic had strict rules prohibiting political speech. Before it lost to Venezuela, Team USA showed how those rules benefit the powerful.
Americans can enter lottery starting April 8 for up to 4 tickets for special July 4th event
Steve Scherer I once documented human displacement and desperation. Now, due to a crumbling media ecosystem, I am living it. The post From Foreign Correspondent to Uber Driver appeared first on The Nation.
NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents, and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.
This is an important takeaway from MAGA’s micropenis war.
At the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, filmmakers say even strong docs are failing to land festivals or U.S. buyers.
After a protest went awry outside Prairieland Detention Center in North Texas, a group of activists was accused of having ties to antifa and supporting terrorism. Meagan Knuth, a legal expert, breaks down the case and its implications.
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.
The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is now offering Botox, IVs, and other trendy cosmetic procedures at some of its clinics to help keep the lights on.
Authorities say surveillance video shows three suspects pouring accelerant onto the vehicles before lighting them.
Trump’s second term has transformed the priorities of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.
I’ve obviously talked a great deal about how RFK Jr. and his activity as the Secretary of HHS has been a massive health liability for the American public. The implementation of his batshit anti-vaxxer stances have, of course, grabbed most of the headlines her…
Jessica Sutta believes her Make America Healthy Again views and support for RFK Jr. cost her the chance to reunite with the group for their upcoming 'PCD Forever' tour
Led By Donkeys released a video showing members labelling Larry Ellison’s superyacht “The Trump Propagandist.”
“We’d get a bunch of girls in bikinis and make them run across the battlefield,” one student said when asked how he would defeat Iran.
"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
The historian Andrew Roberts on why many right-wing podcasters now believe that the wrong side won the Second World War, and the rise of algorithmically driven pseudo-historians. Plus: Trump is looking for an off-ramp from his war in Iran, and Gore Vidal’s no…
Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges
"I can't guarantee that I will make anyone actually understand how I feel, so that's scary," she told Jezebel shortly before the launch of Adult Braces, which has sparked a whirlwind of backlash and discourse.
I think we can all agree that nobody seems to be taking the business of governing ourselves terribly seriously. I say we can all agree on this because I think we all know that Donald Trump is a deranged, narcissistic criminal. We know this. Even those of you …
Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: In Melania and the Robot, the New York Times reports on First Lady Melania Trump's inaugural Fostering the Future Together Coalition Summit, which brought together international leaders, First Spouses from around the wo…
A new study reveals global maternal mortality increases by about 10.5%, or about 44.7 additional deaths per 100,000 live births, whenever a Republican is in power.
And March 26 is only the “all women’s” Equal Pay Day. LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Day is June 17; Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is July 21; and—wait for it—Mothers’ Equal Pay Day is August 6.
Transgender athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy aiming for 'fairness, safety and integrity'.
Influencer Infestation of Our Politics... (First column, 18th story, link)
Chuck Redd, the musician who canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump's influence over the venue, is...
George Strausman is becoming a viral sensation on social media by shaping clay at his weekly pottery class.
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
Nearly a month into the joint US-Israeli war on Iran, there’s a good chance you’ve heard something about the apparent civil war on the right over the conflict. Though polling shows steady support for President Donald Trump from his MAGA base, the war has been…
Writer/director Oscar Boyson and co-writer Ricky Camilleri's dark comedy about edgelords, internet trolls, social media addiction, and school shootings was also shut out by SXSW, as the filmmakers tell IndieWire.
Nikhil Pal Singh on building bigger coalitions and where the opposition goes in this increasingly hostile protest environment. The post Protesting the Smash-and-Grab Presidency With Nikhil Pal Singh appeared first on The Intercept.
The group’s increasing anti-war push shows how progressives are leveraging an unpopular war in the midterms. The post Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver appeared first on The Intercept.
"I think that one of the Devil's great tricks is to convince people he never existed."
Organizers behind No Kings, a network of progressive groups, says protesters will stage demonstrations across the country and abroad to speak out against the Trump administration's actions.
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
Protests are expected in some 3,000 cities and towns across the country Saturday against President Donald Trump and his immigration crackdown.
Viral clips of the far-right white supremacist make him palatable to progressives.
My very Catholic aunt voted for Kamala in the last election. Everyone else in my family who voted for Trump regrets it now. It's strange how things have changed."View Entire Post ›
And they haven’t scared doctors out of providing it, either.
Jack White has once again taken to social media to denounce President Donald Trump and his administration.
Third mass mobilization reflects a movement increasingly unified around ongoing war and limits of executive power
The left should look to France’s Yellow Vest movement to see the dangers of violent escalation
Protesters at Saturday's No Kings protests in Midtown. Saturday’s protests were the third iteration of the nationwide day of protest against the Trump administration. [ more › ]
Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and many other famous figures led and attended the third round of No Kings protests, part of some 3,000 marches scheduled nationwide today. In New York, the Heat actor was among those leading the proces…
Organizers of Saturday's "No Kings" rallies across the United States are predicting that the protests against the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration could add up to one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history, with Minnesota t…
Embattled Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi told Fox News that being a US citizen is not a right, but a privilege when she was attacking President Biden's immigration policy. Every person born in the United States is a citizen. That is a right guaranteed by the 14th amend…
If you have No Kings pictures, leave them in the comments! patiently explaining to national political reporters that the people who organize No Kings are also doing the daily advocacy, voter registration, mutual aid, and immigrant defense, and that just beca…
MAGA cultist and Russian tool Benny Johnson told the deadened CPAC audience that the real enemy America faces is the violent, radical, demonic left, and claimed Democrats want to kill them all. The opening day of CPAC was more like a tent revival featuring C…
Trump is erecting an authoritarian regime. We citizens need to stand up and say NO
Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.
More than 3,000 marches and rallies took place yesterday in cities and towns across America during the third “No Kings” event, where millions protested against the policies and actions of President Trump and his administration.
Politico published a cartoon on Friday featuring anti-Semitic imagery in an attempt to criticize the war in Iran. The image depicts President Donald Trump, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Republican members of Congress wearing blood-covered Jew…
Some MAGA “America First” die-hards now openly criticize the president.
The unfounded rumors concerned Erika Kirk's "Romanian Angels" initiative, part of her nonprofit organization Everyday Heroes Like You.
Nick Cannon said on YouTube that Democrats are the party of the KKK, and praised Donald Trump’s presidency.
Bruce Springsteen, the legendary singer belted out his new protest song, “The Streets of Minneapolis"
More than 3,000 demonstrations were held Saturday in locations across the world, all to denounce the war in Iran and the policies of the Trump administration.
"It is an important issue to know for certain," Franklin Graham told the commander-in-chief.
Vice President JD Vance speculated that UFOs could actually be "demons" flying around Earth, contending that ancient civilizations believed they had encounters with such vile creatures.
JD Vance is sharing his unique perspective on extraterrestrial life. The Vice President believes that there aren’t aliens, but rather demons, as revealed in a discussion with the far-right YouTuber Benny Johnson in a new interview published on Saturday (March…
Rob Schneider believes that American citizens should have to enlist in military service and that the draft should be reinstated. The Hot Chick actor shared a post on X on Friday (March 27), saying that U.S. citizens should “recommit” to “one nation under God,…
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether all children born in the United States can continue to automatically receive citizenship.
Communists chanted for revolution and May Day strikes from New York to Minnesota, as the "No Kings" movement sees a growing ideological shift to more radical...
Across the country, millions of people attend “No Kings” protests, calling out President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies, including Bruce Springsteen.
Disagreements about Gaza and Zionism have divided the congregation—and many others. Eyal Press reports on the tensions among American Jews.
An estimated 8 million Americans marched in cities across the country (and around the world) to protest—well, take your pick: War? Affordability? Constant attacks on reproductive rights? Trump’s crazy goddamn ballroom?
Both the U.S. and U.K. have already seen people arrested and jailed based on AI facial recognition that turned out to be wrong.
All children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education. But without birthright citizenship, access to schools and colleges could get complicated.
Rights group says football tournament in Canada, Mexico and US poses risks for fans from local communities and abroad.
The 2026 World Cup risks becoming "a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices", according to a new report from human rights campaign group Amnesty.
In cities where ICE operations have surged, community members are walking kids to school.
JPMorgan announced a six-part plan to reignite the American Dream, as Americans have told Business Insider their faith in capitalism is eroding.
"We live in a clown world. The moment you start deconstructing it, the whole thing falls apart."
Some pastors and politicians claim that a Christian revival is afoot among young Americans. Nationwide data tell a different story.
Sports editor Dan Roan analysis the key questions after the IOC announced women's sport categories would only be open to biological females.
At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States.
The new Lower Manhattan map draws a line between Trump and Kingpin
As one told me, “I’m a former war planner and I still don’t understand what we’re trying to do.”
I recently re-read Richard Hofstadter's Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, and now every time a reactionary Silicon Valley billionaire opens his mouth, I think about it. So I wrote about it for The Nation. Here's the column: On Instagram, there’s an acti…
Even the president’s favorite soda isn't safe from his trigger-happy crusade against anything that smells faintly of DEI.
Nothing Works in Trump’s America — Except Racism. “Trump is objectively bad at running the government, but he’s objectively good at running a Klan rally, and hi
"The America that I love, that's been a beacon of hope and liberty around the world, is in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration," Springsteen said
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case challenging Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship. It itsn't just about immigration.
At the start of the U.S.–Israel war, Iranian Americans were split. Now a NIAC poll found that two-thirds want to see it end. The post Iranian Americans Have Turned Against the War, New Poll Finds appeared first on The Intercept.
Usha Vance has a new podcast: Storytime with the Second Lady. It's exactly what it sounds like. Each episode begins with a brief introduction, after which JD Vance's wife reads a children's story. The first three episodes were released Monday, and none is lon…
The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness.
Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.
Prudie says: “This is not the hill you want to die on.”
It might be the worst job in all of prison.
The case that AI is already stealing young people’s jobs is based on a statistical mirage.
"I'm running for US Senate. If elected, the first bill I introduce will draft Lindsey Graham into any conflict he publicly supports while in office."View Entire Post ›
“Apart from the rapes, they beat us with sticks and pointed guns at my head,” one woman in Sudan told Doctors Without Borders about the violence against women amid the country’s ongoing civil war.
Trump’s do everything all at once approach to immigration enforcement is starting to go off the rails. Trump’s plainly stated hatred of “shithole countries” and their inhabitants manifested in early wins for his bigoted “remove the brown people” programs. The…
Alex Bruesewitz has gone from a MAGA influencer to Donald Trump's celebrity ambassador, ushering a stream of stars to the president's side.
Journalist Sara Posner on how the Christian right’s end times views are shaping U.S. foreign and domestic policies. The post Trump’s Holy War Abroad and at Home appeared first on The Intercept.
When the viral video cooled off, people thought the case against the 62-year-old would be dropped. Prosecutors doubled down. The post Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
"Why haven't they fed themselves by their bootstraps? Isn't that what MAGA folks are always cheering for?"View Entire Post ›
Prior to her death, Virginia Giuffre accused Epstein of trafficking her to Charles's brother, the former Prince Andrew.
By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end. The post Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War appeared first on The Intercept.
The largest protests in American history need more than outrage. Without clear demands, momentum fades
“Apostles” and “prophets” on the Christian fringe think Iran may lead to Armageddon — and they love it
Archbishop Timothy Broglio told CBS's Face The Nation that SecDef Pete Hegseth invoking the name of the lord was "problematic" because war is not something Jesus would sponsor. Host Ed O'Keefe interviewed the Archdiocese for the Military Service and elicited …
Here we go again. Fox doing Putin's bidding by undermining NATO and our European allies with a big heaping helping of racism and immigrant bashing thrown in to boot. Here's Lawrence Jones who was filling in for Hannity this Friday, along with Jim Hanson from …
A hilarious exchange during the No Kings Rally in Manhattan went viral after a woke protestor was caught on video condemning society’s treatment of the non-existent “gays of Hormuz.R…
‘Succession’ star argued that ‘in America they don’t like women’
“It was terrible makeup and wasn’t funny. Do better. I like a good laugh,” one comment read.
Some Christian leaders are calling the comparison “blasphemous” as criticism grows, White House deletes the video
Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights
It might be the weirdest fact of this upside-down decade: The church is on the right side of history (sort of)
This particular piping plover, photographed in 2021, was nicknamed Clark Kent and beloved by birders. The piping plover is the only threatened shorebird that breeds on New York City beaches [ more › ]
Trump's Faith Advisor Paula Cain-White made a fool of herself gushing over what a good church goer Trump supposedly was in his youth. Here's Cain on Trump's daughter-in-law's show this Saturday doing some Republican rehab for Trump on Easter weekend. WHITE-C…
Saturday Night Live receives backlash for its jokes about President Donald Trump and even fans think the show went too far this time.
Afshar didn’t just repost regime messaging -- she echoed it in her own words, cheering a crackdown on dissidents and amplifying wartime narratives.
"Hey, Michael? My eyes are up here. My nipples are out here," comedian Sarah Sherman said as Bryon Noem, pointing her fingers out to the sides.
“President Trump attended the opening night of ‘Chicago’ at the Kennedy center, and I think that’s cool that the president is going to the theater, I mean, what’s the worst that could happen?” "SNL'' star Michael Che said — in an oblique reference to the assa…
The company behind ChatGPT announced a set of policy recommendations for the AI era including taxes on automated labor and a public wealth fund.
What kind of person talks like this—let alone a president at war?
Gigi Hadid said that being mentioned in the Epstein files made her feel "sick to her stomach."
Police told the 62-year-old grandmother at an October No Kings rally that she didn't have the right to wear a costume from Spirit Halloween.
Before we get into this, let’s set the scene a little: The latest Pew Research Center survey, conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026, finds that most White evangelicals (69%) approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president. And a majority (58%) say they support…
It’s hard not to imagine that, for around 140,000 people over two nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium last week, a sort of collective willful amnesia took place — as if the man onstage had never declared “Death Con 3 on Jewish people,” had never said “I love …
Policy shifts are shrinking SNAP access, pushing millions off aid. Not because need fell, but because barriers rose
Across the city, liberal and progressive clergy say the Gospel calls them to stand with immigrants under siege
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan. It calls for the city to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics. [ more › ]
President Donald Trump called former President Joe Biden “mentally retarded” twice.Speaking at a press conference Monday, Trump repeatedly threw around the slur while bragging about his relationship with Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s reclusive authoritarian lead…
The city councilor has been steadfast in his insistence on new data center construction in the area.
Though despised by the American right, soccer is a clear expression of the president’s politics.
One reason: They’re aiming to protect, not betray, their communities.
Trump isn't fascinated by Alcatraz because it would make an effective prison. Our child of a President just can't resist a famous name.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Uhhhh???
America has been diseased by money in politics since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Jack Schlossberg argues that we're not dead yet.
Trump believes God backs US in Iran war, Hegseth compares airman's rescue to Jesus' resurrection
Young Catholic convert William Bogdan discusses what drew him to the Catholic faith and why he thinks more younger men are joining the church.
Author Ruchika Malhotra discusses how competition with others leads to stress and could do more harm than good.
New guidance for Title X funding trashes birth control while touting “strengthen family formation” as a key goal. Under his eye!
The first lady made a statement to the media at the White House.
In a bizarre analogy about Iran enriching uranium, Vance said that while Usha “has the right to skydive,” she won’t because he doesn’t want his wife jumping out of an airplane. Wow!
Melania calls for Congress to holding survivors' hearing but does not say why she chose to speak on the issue.
The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.
The president assembled a rainbow coalition of rage and resentment to win in 2024. They are now abandoning him
The first lady made a public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with Epstein, and calling for further action in Congress. Survivors of the late sex offender's abuse differ on her proposal.
A Tennessee school board member is facing backlash after putting his arm around a female student and referring to her as “hot.”
The former Kanye West is making his bid to rejoin mainstream culture—with mixed results.
“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump," the First Lady randomly declared on Thursday. OK?
Pope Leo XIV condemned the invocation of God to justify war in a series of social media posts, his latest criticism of the conflict in Iran.
Mamdani's first 100 days marked by childcare reforms, pothole fixes and polarising debates over affordability policies.
Bryon Noem did not have kind words for his wife during conversations with an adult entertainer he allegedly paid as part of his double life.
Democrats are now demanding the first lady testify under oath
For evangelicals, there's no limit in defending the president's cruelty
An image authentically showed a graph in an American government high school textbook that depicted U.S. President Donald Trump as being ideologically similar to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany.
Fox Business anchor David Asman did his best to put a happy face on the damage Trump is doing to our economy while downplaying the fact that he's a dangerous raving lunatic. During yet another segment where someone on Fox was telling their audience that infla…
Many who support the president have expressed frustration with how Trump's former attorney general Pam Bondi handled the Epstein files.
An unpopular war, skyrocketing gas prices, unsteady financial markets, a cabinet filled with sycophants — the president’s colossal missteps have led to calamity at home and abroad
Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s efforts to pretend she cares about civil rights crashed and burned on Friday. In a Truth Social post, McMahon praised the journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, saying, “She used her voice to expose injustice, …
If you're looking for a post about Melania Trump's prepared statement on Jeffrey Epstein, just go read Emptywheel, who thinks the First Lady is afraid of Amanda Ungaro, the Brazilian ex-girlfriend of Paolo Zampolli. Zampolli is a former modeling agent and Jef…
NEW ORLEANS — In rapid succession on Friday, three people stood from seats to disrupt a Democratic National Committee meeting, protesting U.S. funding of Israel and chiding the chair for breaking a promise of transparency.“Why you afraid of AIPAC?” one woman …
Trump has now deleted the image of himself as Christ but many supporters are unhappy.
President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on social media on Sunday, saying the first American pope should “stop catering to the Radical Left.” It was an...
The Trump administration said Monday it will keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after...
The Trump administration agreed to fly the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC as part a resolution to a lawsuit challenging NPS's removal of the flag.
Geriatric Americans are hoarding wealth and power.
Trump draws criticism from church leaders and conservatives over AI-Jesus image and pope remarks.
“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were among the lawmakers who delivered remarks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Bullying won’t work against a power that has little need to curry favor.
After the Cesar Chavez revelations, it’s time for tributes to transcend the “great-man theory” of history.
After President Trump shared an AI image of himself as Jesus healing the sick, Kacey Musgraves generated a similar AI pic featuring Dolly Parotn.
The TV host’s friendly exchange with the controversial influencer at a UFC fight is drawing criticism from fans
The US Vice-President was speaking at a Turning Point USA event, where he said Pope Leo should "be careful when he talks about matters of theology."
Vice President Vance also criticized the pontiff, telling him to "be careful."
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been criticized for using artificial intelligence in a series of posts paying homage to female icons in American history. [Read More]
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at pope over calls for peace and criticism of US war on Iran.
“My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all,” the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. The post Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest appeared first on The Interce…
EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees’ confidence in the UK broadcaster’s leaders has taken a significant hit after a string of editorial scandals in 2025, including the bust-up with Donald Trump. In internal communication this week, the BBC revealed the findings of its s…
The president's blasphemy exposes the truth about the Christian right
Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.
ABC News' Melissa Adan and Father Sam Sawyer, editor in chief at America Media, discuss the pontiff's latest remarks in favor of peace.
Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.
Why reactionaries are taking over the world
In other "Trump and Vance v. Pope Leo" news, the administration on Thursday canceled an $11 million contract with a Catholic charity that helps care for homeless migrant children.
During one of his Pentagon sermons on Wednesday, Hegseth started reciting a prayer that he claimed came from the Bible—but sounded a lot like that infamous violent speech from Pulp Fiction.
We’ve got a throwback administration that wants to bring us back to halcyon days of early 1950s America, that preceded Supreme Court-ordered school desegregation. If it could, I’m sure it would go back even further, taking at least another 100 years off the c…
The San Diego Police Department video outlines the potential dangers of the game, in which high schoolers "hunt" each other using water guns.
Just to be clear, when I refer to “Trump” in terms of his administration, I’m referring to the collective hive mind of dangerous enablers he employs. Trump, by himself, is incapable of closing an umbrella. It’s the people around him that are dangerous, since …
Set on July 4th, the show's second season tackled ICE, AI, and the other torn-from-headlines Trump-era subjects — and still managed to offer hope.
On The Political Scene Podcast: “Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says.
The Trump administration's militarised approach and cuts to health programmes threaten progress against fentanyl.
“This is too coincidental, and so we have to be investigating this," said Eric Burlinson.
Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare
Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani visit an early childhood education center in the Bronx on April 18, 2026. The two Democratic leaders discussed Mamdani’s affordability-focused vision for the city, including universal child care. [ mor…
Good news has been something of a precious commodity of late, what with the Trump administration still engaged in its slop-conflict with Iran and the president himself taking to depicting himself as a messianic figure online. But in last weekend’s elections i…
This week, I watched a segment on “The View” that felt less like a conversation and more like a fever dream. The topic, of course, was Donald Trump, prompted this time by an image circulating online that depicted him in a Christ-like form. The reaction was pr…
Trump supporter and proud trans woman, Caitlyn Jenner, is personally feeling the effects of the horrifically nasty policies her political party supports - and the internet is loving the schadenfreude of it all. Jenner, who supports Donald Trump and his hatef…
Plus: space travel and liberalism. The post The Capitol Hillbillies appeared first on The American Conservative.
When a political movement believes that ignorance is strength
The future is uncertain for Iranians caught in the middle of a conflict between forces that seem indifferent about their welfare
Social media users condemn Western silence on attacks on religious symbols and sites by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
Alex Jones calls on Americans to turn flag upside down... (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Marjorie Taylor Greene Stokes Trump Assassination Plot Rumors... Former MAGA loyalists question president's sanity... IS DON WEAR…
Rural whites can be fierce fighters for economic and racial justice — if they are welcomed by progressives
All the cool people hated middle-class suburban culture — but it looks a lot better compared to what came next
Eric Swalwell's downfall is driving a renewed focus on sexual misconduct and abuse in Washington.
The problem isn’t whether to engage with influencers, but how to.
A video shows U.S. President Donald Trump declaring that Pride Month is canceled and will be replaced with "Confidence Month."
The disgraced lieutenant repeatedly mentioned how "Nate'' was "young and inexperienced" during their conversations and asked him if he was a sophomore in high school.
Analysts say Maduro and Sanchez's political rivals align on economic policy but are split on social issues.
Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a new religious rights case that could challenge a landmark 1990 decision.Parents within the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, which runs 34 preschools across Colorado’s capital city, have challenged a state mandate requi…
After OBLITERATING Biden’s flu vaccine mandate, Hegseth said our military finally!!!!! has the freedom again "to express their religious convictions."
Legal aid group says the rate of requests shows pro-Palestine advocacy persists despite Trump administration's tactics.
Black doctors and medical community say RFK Jr.'s rhetoric poses real dangers to public health
A prevailing theme of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will be how journalists make a statement in the presence of Donald Trump, whose attacks on the media have come in the form of social media posts and outbursts, but also more seri…
During the 130th Boston Marathon, two strangers helped a runner struggling to stand up cross the finish line. David Muir shares the ultimate act of sportsmanship now seen by millions online.
Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.
Because even if you can beat every single opponent in a decorated sports championship, you can never beat a cluster of men who won’t fucking move.
Texas is leading the charge to turn an African psychedelic into a life-saving drug. But will iboga’s historic stewards get a cut?
US President Donald Trump has read a Bible passage about punishment and national repentance as part of a marathon event.
An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced. The post The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume appeared first on The Intercept.
The FCC has launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents. The proceeding, announced on Wednesday, is the latest scrutiny th…
Reese Witherspoon has been met with the expected industry backlash following her recent interest in artificial intelligence. After the Oscar winner expressed her intention to “learn as much as I possibly can about AI,” noting that women’s jobs are “more likel…
Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps towards cracking down on children's entertainment that in any way explores the complexities of gender identity. On Wednesday, the FCC's Media Bureau announced that it is s…
President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child's gender identity.
The girl was left in her stroller just before midnight and appeared to be unharmed, according to police.
One monument’s story shows just how quickly a nation’s ideals can erode.
Pope Leo has previously criticised Donald Trump’s US immigration policies, calling for better treatment of refugees.
Groups warn of 'deteriorating human rights' in call for US visitors' protection; White House decries 'scare tactics'.
“Siri, show us misogyny,” a netizen quipped about the photo.
The man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with apple cider vinegar during a January town hall in her Minnesota district has reached a plea...
47% also said they'd rather live in the past.
The state of Virginia is trying to break with its racist past. It’s not pretending it doesn’t exist. But, better late than never, it’s trying to undo some of the damage still being perpetrated by Virginians and their legislators. Governor Abigail Spanberger s…
The triple-threat legend talks about revamping a Woody Guthrie classic into an anti-Trump anthem and why older generations are responsible for calling out fascism
More than 120 organisations issue a travel advisory for visitors to this summer's World Cup, warning of potential threats to their human rights.
Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season. The post “Me Too” Comes Back To Congress appeared first on The Intercept.
Not everybody acquiesced when Jeffrey Epstein came bearing gifts. Harvard University barred Epstein’s donations after he pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor in 2008, a development that frustrated his friends on the faculty, according to an internal revi…
Photos of Jeffrey Epstein and US President Trump were projected onto the hotel hosting a gala for White House press.
The right seizes on indictment to claim white supremacy only exists due to the Southern Poverty Law Center
A dangerous right-wing solution to homelessness is to hide the unhoused in out-of-sight detention camps
The statue of founding father Caesar Rodney stood in Delaware for nearly 100 years until it was removed in 2020 amid a nationwide racial reckoning after the police murder of George Floyd.
The quote originated in a 2019 New Yorker profile about the then-up-and-coming New York politician.
RFK Jr. has probably not spent a day in his life depending on a paycheck. So, maybe he has no idea how impossible it would be for many families to give up the income from a job to provide free caregiving for a disabled and/or elderly relative. Or maybe it’s j…
Kalshi’s CEO snaps a selfie with a CIA whistleblower while Bari Weiss prepares for her CBS debut at the Saturday dinner, plus more from inside the party.
Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.
Lawyer and activist Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) late Saturday...
A manifesto-like email allegedly sent by the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooter suggests a murderous obsession with Trump’s politics.
"I had to choose between the church and being gay. I chose being gay."View Entire Post ›
After the attempted shooting at the Correspondents' Dinner, baseless speculation and conspiracy reigns across the political spectrum.
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney never went this far. Under Trump, it’s become acceptable to hate all Muslims
The viral Lego-style Iran War memes are the latest case of the toy being used as a building block for political art.
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is caught in another political controversy, after he joked that Melania Trump "had a glow like an expectant widow."
Maybe if every single Trump supporter had to spend two weeks in ICE detention, they'd learn a few things about empathy?
All four Black Republican representatives are leaving the House this year.
Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our nar
Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic: There’s no clean way to hive off terms like fascism or authoritarianism from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is bac
First lady accuses Jimmy Kimmel of fuelling political turmoil, calls on network to act against his 'hateful' rhetoric.
When a group of mothers and wellness influencers, including surgeon general nominee Casey Means, was asked to go to the White House this month, some of them assumed a few staffers would hear their grievances about the health risks of weedkillers.
The internet exercised its favorite sport of spotting hypocrisy, with Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer Rauchet being the latest target.
Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump—while excusing how the president talks about everyone else.
After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the moment to warn of nuclear war’s existential threat—and how we can escape it
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George Clooney condemned political violence while also defending comedian Jimmy Kimmel after Donald Trump renewed his call for ABC to fire Kimmel.
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
Most Americans fully reject political violence. It’s time to differentiate between those who tolerate it and everyone else.
BBC's Regan Morris reports from outside the comedian's show on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.
The Trumps are once again demanding the firing of Jimmy Kimmel, suggesting that a joke was responsible for the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
It’s exceptionally rare that the tiny, perpetually marginal, and politically outmatched animal rights movement manages to capture national attention. A lack of attention is that movement’s core problem and central organizing conundrum. How can it convince the…
The final stop on Turning Point USA's college campus tour at the University of Idaho seemed more like the organization's previous events, with audience member debates and an energetic, young crowd.
This morning, I met Jacob Chansley, who also goes by Jake Angeli. If you don't recognize those names, you probably know him as the "QAnon Shaman." As I was walking across the campus where I work, I spotted a man decked out in flag-covered clothes, wearing a l…
The president’s broad policies are making a bad situation worse.
What the alleged Washington hotel attacker has in common with Luigi Mangione
The First Lady made sure to gather all her gizmos and gadgets and log off her virtual reality world to give Her Majesty The Queen a taste of our grim future.
Netizens alluded to conspiracy theories of Erika Kirk having a hand in ending her husband’s life after she spoke about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said. The post Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall appeared first on The Intercept.
A looming Supreme Court ruling on protected status concerns leaders of community impacts
The MAHA movement suffers constant embarrassing betrayals, but they're never allowed to blame Trump or RFK Jr. for doing it to them.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as she watched violence break out amid the military-style immigration sweeps across the country. Then…
As companies pour billions into AI, the fight for workers’ rights is being rewritten as a fight for the right to work.
It has become a routine — another social media post by President Donald Trump demanding Jimmy Kimmel’s firing is followed by another response by the comedian on his ABC late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live. In the opening monologue Thursday, Kimmel showed Trump’…
RFK Jr.’s “wellness” movement is collapsing under its own contradictions
While there are still some legal thorns to clear, it appears the Alex Jones conspiracy media empire is over and a new Schlaaang-approved one begins
Last year the right-wing Passage Publishing, whose mission—“to push forward new ideas and ways of thinking that can break us out of our cultural and political cul-de-sac and open up new possibilities for art and publishing”—has led primarily to the production…
Redi Tlhabi speaks to Professor Robert Pape on the rise of political violence in the US.
Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump reveals mistrust in the media and conspiracy theories fill the gap.
The Onion has launched a satirical version of Alex Jones' right-wing conspiracy website. Tim Heidecker Debuts New InfoWars: “I Am Wearing His Skin” Alex Young
Friday morning, Fox and Friends celebrated May 1, which is International Workers' Day, by ignoring the working class and praising the very rich by describing attempts to tax the billionaire class as anti-American. As is their want, Fox News focused on one per…
Inside Google's war on employee anti-war demands
For Jürgen Habermas, who died in March, the essence of democracy was thoughtful back-and-forth argument.
What’s so great about a “natural” menstrual cycle?
Could oyster farmer with Nazi tattoo scandal be Dems' new champion? (Second column, 9th story, link) Related stories:President fears Nancy Mace governorship... Ruby Red Iowa Backed Trump by 13 Points in '24. Now It's Battleground...
On April 30, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced a resolution to the U.S. Congress condemning Twitch streamer Hasan Piker for alleged antisemitism.
Photo Credit: Simon & SchusterJonathan Turley reveals the threat that mobocracy embodies against a healthy, stable republic
Photo Credit: Temple Emanuel Streicker Cultural CenterWhy would a center for Jewish study host an avowed antisemite who despises America?
Jelani Cobb on observing the Declaration of Independence on previous landmark anniversaries—in the wake of the Civil War, the Vietnam War, Watergate—and why we are unlikely to see Donald Trump presiding over nuanced celebrations of our history this July 4th.
On Friday evening, the far-right United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit attempted to cut off access to the abortion drug mifepristone. If you’re experiencing déjà vu, you should be, because in 2023, the far-right United States Court of Appeals for…
Despite official framing, for Christians there is little new in last week's assault on a French nun in East Jerusalem.
New polling suggests the recent “converts” care more about gender than Jesus
Families receive food at the Reaching Out Community Services food pantry on March 25, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. City Harvest released its annual report on child hunger as families brace for deep cuts to SNAP. [ more › ]
It’s Star Wars Day today, but it is starting to feel a lot like Barack Obama Week too. One day before a much hyped sit-down with Stephen Colbert, the 44th POTUS teamed up with Luke Skywalker himself Monday to celebrate May The 4th Be With You, as well as the …
The impact of Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities can still be felt, even three months after it ended. For immigrants, the impact has been devastating — many are at risk of losing their homes and business, and some are dealing with mental health challen…
President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools
Workers are standing up to big tech's push to partner with the war machine.
Algorithms turn nuanced articles into rage bait that helps fuel political violence.
His new book describes the “Great Replacement” theory as a convoluted plot, but fails to explain why it appeals to people in the first place.
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
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Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Donald Trump revived the Presidential Fitness Test Award in an Oval Office ceremony, ranting to children about the Iran war and trans athletes.
GOP candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman. Yulduz Usmonova had been booked for a sold-out Mother’s Day concert at the Oceana Theater. [ more › ]
What Americans think about Pope Leo ahead of Rubio's Vatican trip.
Alarming video shows the moment a woman drove onto a sidewalk chasing a child who was a riding a dirt bike. The driver has been arrested and charged with felony assault, DUI and trespassing.
Experts are mixed over whether she should have raised outbursts that went viral.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
The content of their character was never up for consideration. Under Donald Trump, the only thing that matters is the color of their skin. That’s why almost every single person granted asylum since Trump took office has been white. That’s why Trump has been a…
Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill
No longer bothering to hide its agenda, the administration is making blatant appeals to the Old South
Quite the billboard for former Trump supporters.View Entire Post ›
Molly Crabapple’s history of the Bund recovers an egalitarian, secular, cosmopolitan vision of Jewish identity and political life that was lost in the horrors of the twentieth century.
June 2025 attack targeted supporters of Israeli captives in Gaza; Advocates say family of assailant unjustly targeted.
Mark Hamill revised a social media post featuring an image of a dead Donald Trump after the White House labeled the actor as “sick” and claimed that it was the type of rhetoric that has inspired assassination attempts against the president. Hamill wrote on Bl…
The History Channel is honoring veterans in a new video series to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The cable network is launching Mission To Honor: A 250th Salute To American Veterans. The series, which will launch this spring on the li…
A stagnant economy and a crisis in Iran doomed one president. Donald Trump could be next
"What we’d hope for on the planet is creativity and sanity, conviviality, the real work of our hands and minds."
David Muir speaks with the two animal nonprofit organizations that helped remove the pups and shared their effort to get them adopted as the beagles head to some 40 states for their forever homes.
It all comes down to a particular stance on life.
Why Americans remain convinced that the government is hiding an alien conspiracy
"But it's the left who needs to tone down their rhetoric?"View Entire Post ›
The admin's plan says it will "neutralize" and "cripple" what it calls "radically pro-transgender" groups. Congrats, you're a terrorist.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
On Thursday, the Daily Mail revealed Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has a history of abusing his ex-wife, Emily Moreno—daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno.
Their weaponized wit made enemies, minted stars and helped define the internet as we know it. A decade after Peter Thiel engineered the site’s spectacular collapse, Nick Denton’s diaspora is still shaping media — and haunted by what happened.
Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard are tamping down on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s donations, acting as the government’s de facto censors. The post Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court appeared first on The Intercept.
Insurgent candidates like Bush are tapping Piker as a campaign surrogate — but they still face an uphill battle to winning. The post Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ New Man on the Trail, Whether They Like It or Not appeared first on The Intercept.
Donald Trump's graphic display in front of children in the Oval Office should be the GOP's wake-up call
Social media openly longs for the death of an individual who is hardly ever named
In a small way, he is attempting to alter a dynamic that has held New York mayors captive for decades, writes columnist Ross Barkan.
Kennedy touts MAHA. This Mother's Day, note what his misinformation and policies really do to moms: reduce access to care, increase deaths and guilt from responsibilities.
William Palmer openly shared hateful screeds on Facebook and Instagram while serving on two government boards.
The press looked away for a reason.
Most of us could never aspire to the level of hypocrisy that sees a Christian pastor helping Trump dedicate a huge, golden idol of himself.
Israeli officials hail Foxman, who led the ADL advocacy group for nearly three decades, as warm and passionate.
A 22-foot, gold-leafed Trump effigy at Doral, blessed by Pastor Mark Burns and a circle of evangelical and Jewish clergy. The Catholic Church has a name for what just happened — and a duty to stop it.
President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission is preparing to make recommendations after more than a year of hearings. Commissioners have spoken about their wish lists for what they want to see in the report. They reflect the perspectives of the commi…
What's happening to British Jews could foreshadow America's future... (Second column, 8th story, link) Related stories:USA pastor pipeline collapsing...
Trump’s fascination with gold aesthetics fuels criticism from religious observers uneasy with his imagery, branding
A new book by veteran journalist Barry Walters covers LGBTQ and LGBTQ-adjacent musicians spanning the decades.
Robert Morris, a former spiritual adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was released from an Oklahoma jail in early 2026 after serving six months for sexually abusing a 12-year-old.
Robert Jeffress is going to end up burning in hell right along with Trump if you believe hell exists. The MAGA Dallas pastor made an appearance on this Saturday's Fox News Live, and was asked by host Aishah Hasnie about Marco Rubio's humiliating visit with th…
At this point, if you're a MAGA evangelical leader, you're not even a Christian. You're just another part of the cult. Source: Latin Times MAGA evangelical leaders gathered this week at Mar-a-Lago and at Trump National Doral Miami to bless and dedicate a towe…
For six years, Sen Ron Johnson (QAnon-Moscow) has been spewing the craziest anti-vaccine nonsense, especially regarding the COVID vaccine. Usually, RoJo's nonsense stems from not being able to understand the VAERS system. He refuses to accept the fact that th…
Photo Credit: American ThinkerWashington, D.C., doesn’t just lean left. It rules a country it doesn’t represent—and the tools to change that do exist.
AB Hernandez swept the field in multiple events at a California girls’ track meet while protesters demanded biological males be barred from competing against girls.
An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
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A new viral trend is bringing generations of women together as daughters unbox and try on their mothers' vintage wedding dresses.
You'll lose this war, too, but at least it'll only cost a quarter.
In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House’s firing of the research agency’s board as ‘an alarming attack’ on U.S. science
Over the weekend, MAGA women encouraged American women to procreate, serve their families, and overcome the pesky feminism that put us so backwards in the first place.
Rights advocates say lack of accountability for killing of US citizen and Al Jazeera journalist enabled further abuses.
PayPal was engaging in "illegal DEI," according to Trump's DOJ.
Trump took credit for the large-scale retreat from DEI initiatives. A new study suggests the White House crackdown is driving the corporate rollback.
Donald Trump is a victim of propaganda as much as he is a manipulator of it.
Researchers who study political violence say that the U.S. is in a period of more intense political rhetoric, but there have been far darker periods in the nation’s history
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Since Reporters Without Borders started tracking their World Press Freedom Index 25 years ago, the global rating has never been lower than the 2026 score. From a summary of their analysis: For
The musician and activist joined Hands Off NYC at 26 Federal Plaza and performed Woody Guthrie's “This Land is Your Land."
US representative Jen Kiggans appears to endorse racist statements about top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.
In Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, Sebastian Stan returns to his Romanian roots with a story that forces us to examine our prejudices, our assumptions, and the treatment of immigrants. Starring opposite Renate Reinsve, Stan once again plunges into a risky, thorny ro…
The U.S. seems hopelessly divided. These Americans think otherwise
It looks like the Trump administration's anti-trans bullshit has drifted north. According to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the student health clinic at McGill University has refused Hormone Replacement Therapy to American students studying in Canada, ci…
In September 1925, a month after some 30,000 hooded Klansmen paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in the largest Klan rally in Washington's history, the satirical weekly Judge declared the Ku Klux Klan effectively dead. What remained, the editorial argued, was a …
As usual, MAGAs will paint themselves into corners trying to rationalize things that simply can not be. The insistence that the United States is a "Christian nation" runs into a wall when it meets Trump's converted-to-Judaism sweat shop running daug…
Imagine what happens if jobs actually start disappearing.
A survey found that more than 60 percent of respondents “strongly support” making psychedelics easier to study, reflecting a growing consensus that some could have therapeutic use
“It’s all of a piece of disguising what’s really at stake in communicating to women about pregnancy,” Emily Martin, chief program officer at the National Women’s Law Center, told Jezebel.
Richard Danker said the vape authorization "undermines" the department's recent guidance document related to youth risks of flavored nicotine, according to the letter.
Elementary school students are holding lemonade stands and bake sales to help save an eagle habitat from being developed into luxury homes.
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As was covered here last week, ProPublica’s Hannah Allam reached out to Trump’s “terrorism czar” Sebastian Gorka to ask him about the wreckage he’s caused since being elevated to a position of power he clearly has no expertise to handle. Gorka’s no expert in …
A new “Christian” mobile phone provider named Radiant Mobile is promising to offer a wireless service that censors all LGBTQ+ content. The MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), which runs on the T-Mobile network, says it’s keen to deliver “faith-focused mob…
This weekend, an array of Christian religious leaders and government officials are scheduled to gather at the National Mall. They’ll convene to pray, yes, but this rally — organized as part of the White House-backed Freedom 250 celebrations tied to this comin…
If you talk to folks in the anti-abortion movement, they’re pretty disappointed about the state of things in the US. Despite the headline victories they’ve achieved in recent years — like, say, the overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973) — they thought they’d be ac…
Operation Epic Furious: Strait To Hell is also playable on browsers
Fueled by K-pop stars like BTS and viral Korean skincare trends, K-beauty is growing in popularity among men worldwide and challenging traditional ideas of masculinity.
Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.
Chris Hayes on anxiety, automation, and how to emotionally survive the AI boom
“VA’s ban on abortion care and counseling is a direct threat to my health and my ability to parent my existing children and a betrayal of the sacrifices I have made for my country,” one VA member told Jezebel in a statement.
Dr. Brian Christine is one of the administration’s officials in charge of updating the nation on hantavirus—and just like the rest of the administration, he’s got quite the dizzying list of disqualifications.
We’ve complained a great deal about RFK Jr.’s stint running HHS and its effects on the health of Americans in the short and long term because, well, there’s a lot to complain about. His anti-vaxxer stances have begun infecting national vaccine policy, of cour…
How liberalism became a dirty word in both progressive universities and right-wing politics, and what it will take to reclaim it.
If you watched Wednesday’s press briefing about the hantavirus outbreak, you would have seen Dr. Brian Christine, Donald Trump’s unqualified and unfit assistant secretary for health, boasting about dealing with the outbreak with an approach “grounded in scien…
Photo Credit: YouTubeAfter COVID failed to end the American experiment, antisemitism became the new front in the left’s endless war against Western civilization.
Photo Credit: California National GuardIt’s profoundly wrong that we have government policies that support so-called “transing” children, and that needs to stop now.
Photo Credit: U.S. Naval AcademyThere is nothing new about America’s conflicts with Islam. That aggressive theocratic system has been at war with America almost since the U.S. was born.
Jasper Craven I talked to soldiers and ROTC students about the kind of masculinity the military encourages. Its ripple effects on mental health are dire. The post How the Military Mindset Has Crushed Our Country’s Men appeared first on The Nation.
A whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show's cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow Republicans, according to a new analysis by Me…
The woke New School claimed it wanted its Jewish students to feel safe, but the school recently hired Corinna Mullin, a professor so radical even leftist-incubator CUNY gave her the boot for being a ringleader of violent anti-Israel campus protests.
Schmidt is the second commencement speaker this graduation season to receive this highly predictable response.
An all-day prayer event on the National Mall on Sunday — backed by the White House through a mix of taxpayer funds and private donations — is the most recent...
Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event's Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows...
In his final act, the liberal stalwart wants to save his party from ideologues.
Why historians are now using the f-word to describe what’s happening in America.
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Critics have denounced the event as a blurring of the separation of church and state mandated by the US Constitution.
Support for Israel among young American conservatives is weakening. That might not bode well for Christian Zionism.
One family faces the Trump administration’s ban on trans people serving in the military, and responds with a surprising secret weapon. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.<ul><li>Prologue: Geirid and Chrissy are ex…
The Trump admin says moms.gov is a critical resource. Advocates say it's ideology over substance — and even harmful
Christian Nationalists gather to pray for a return to America's "Christian roots" to kick off the 250th celebration
Javier Bardem is in Cannes for the debut of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beloved, a psychological drama about an Oscar-winning director named Esteban Martinez trying to reconnect with his actress daughter whom he hasn’t seen in 13 years. Oh, and he’s also a recove…
An all-day prayer event scheduled for Sunday on the National Mall is set to feature evangelical Protestant leaders as well as top White House and Republican Party officials as speakers, and is being promoted as a celebration of “thanksgiving” as well as an op…
The proposed national prayer vigil is a politically glorified evangelistic service by ultra-conservative Christian Nationalists.
Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTAnd restore America to her rightful place as a shining city on a hill.
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding.
OpenAI says it will pay someone up to $236,000 plus equity to help reduce tensions in communities where they are developing Stargate data centers.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s controversial affordability remarks, describing his stance on the Iran war as his...
Last Month's Los Angeles arsonry offers clearest expression of America’s class resentment since Luigi Mangione.
Police were called to break up fights between shoppers outside limited-edition watch collaboration events between Swatch and Audemars Piguet in Milan and New York City.
Mikala Sposito will soon become the first woman to represent the United States in a global welding competition.
It wasn’t the speakers onstage.
A growing body of research suggests cannabis poses risks to the developing brain
Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.
Democracy is becoming a racial entitlement.
That is the topic of my latest column for The Free Press. Excerpt: It is important to distinguish between the positive side of wokeism and the unreasonable side. The positive side supported gay rights and discouraged racism in the public sphere. The unreason…
As convenient as it is for cops to play along with hysterical claims made by politicians, sometimes a politician goes too far. That seems to be the case here. Scott Bottoms — currently a state rep in Colorado — tried to flex his self-proclaimed “far right” bo…
Tributes have poured in for the guard, who was among the three people killed in the shooting at the San Diego mosque.
New gun rules and lawsuits against states signal how this Trump administration is using its powers to align itself with the wishes of the gun rights movement.
House Democratic leaders condemned efforts Tuesday by a newly registered political action committee to boost a Democratic congressional candidate who made...
For-profit companies are buying up the rituals of American childhood and selling them back to parents.
Jamelle Bouie writes that each US president molds the presidency in his own image and Trump has constructed a “government as protection racket and the president as mob boss”.1 So what manner of pre
Puerile, vindictive, and hateful is no way to run a government. That’s how Trump is running his, however. And that means his DOJ cannot possibly hope to stay on the good side of judges, not when it’s actively engaged in appeasing an autocratic megalomaniac an…
On a recent evening in northern Kentucky, over a dozen young Republicans gathered with beers and brightly colored cocktails at a bar called dEcORa, its neon ...
Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Tex., and Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., discuss the volunteer effort which saw more than 20 veteran lawmakers gathering in an act of remembrance.
Historians must not cede the study of how Americans understand their cacophonous nation to advocates of “patriotic” history.
There's been a shift in attention in the party ahead of the midterms as voters rank affordability the top issue. That raises questions about what an evolving message on reproductive rights looks like.
President Donald Trump made inroads with Latino voters in 2024, earning support that helped propel him to a second term in the White House
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Schrader says his artificial intelligence girlfriend dumped him, plus more stories in the Fox News AI Newsletter.
Republicans wanted to narrow the scope of the Women’s History Museum and give the president power over its location. The attempt failed.
“A museum about women, fought for and supported by women, should not be controlled by one man,” a group of Reps. said in response to the changes to H.R. 1329.
Criminal executions are botched with such frequency, in a process is so cruel and clumsy that they become hard to justify in any scenario.
Donald Trump celebrated the final 'Late Show' Thursday amid his years-long campaign to cancel late-night shows that are critical of his administration.
Exclusive: Filmmakers and siblings Meghan and Justin Ross' latest project explores how people process their fear of the end and why we avoid talking about it — particularly in an Arab family like theirs.
The attacks by gunmen come as the government continues a drive to crack down on organised crime.
Lucasfilm’s mishandling of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy didn’t create fandom radicalization, but it did let women become scapegoats for a film culture that was already crumbling.
In March the NYR Online published Amy Littlefield’s sweeping overview of the shifts in abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization effectively outlawed the procedure in more than a dozen states. Many of t…
The right's most hated podcaster keeps growing her audience through controversy
Surely you've heard of RCP 8.5? Maybe not. But it's been in the spotlight since U.S. President Donald Trump who stirred up a conversation about a projection of future climate change that's rarely mentioned by name.
Trump may be president, but his anti-woke approach isn’t saving Hollywood from itself — as some of its latest releases have been met with heavy criticism.Most recently, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” has gotten the second-worst Rotten Tomatoes score in the "Star…
Using individual-level medical data and death records, this study finds that conservatives in the USA experienced worse health and higher mortality than liberals during the 2010s. No significant gaps in biomarkers or mortality were present before the 2010s.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think: Everybody knows about the decline in birthrates. Fewer people understand why—or just how significantly it …
Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs.
More than 25,000 US Muslims have come together for the annual ICNA conference, where speakers encouraged activism.
A museum exhibit and 2022 report by the Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative trained a spotlight on New York's leading role in the transatlantic slave trade. State officials endorsed the inquiry after George Floyd's murder, but politics and t…
Sasha Obama said her father, former U.S. President Barack Obama, is gay and her mother, Michelle Obama, is a trans woman.
The now-viral, AI-generated video opens with the iconic Hollywood sign on fire and features Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wearing makeup to look like the Joker.
Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on Monday. The writings about AI sparked responses from tech leaders, politicians, and other big names.
Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit
Arthur Krystal explores what it means to be patriotic when American patriotism has become associated with diehard, Trump-inspired nationalism.
AI is gutting the middle of the org chart first. The cuts, the inequality runaway, and why proactive UBI is the only way through the backlash.
The American technocracy is using corruption, media manipulation, and sectarianism to crush popular (and Papal) resistance.
A Memorial Day look at a military recruitment crisis in a country being feasted on by transnational capital.
"In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, 'Cut Piece' and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever."
Chris Olah warned the Vatican that his own industry can't be trusted to govern itself.
Layla A. Jones spoke with a number of architectural historians including Mabel Wilson and Reinhold Martin about federal architecture under President Donald Trump and the attempt to remake DC in his gold-colored image.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and warned of martial law while on a studio television broadcast in May 2026.
Former Rep. Joe Walsh and I had a great convo on this edition of Tequila Talk! We began with how Trump got a “kick out of” 13 dead U.S. soldiers in Iran, because of how he looks. We weren't surprised, yet still sickened. Those 13 soldiers died in a war with n…
At Arlington National Cemetery, in a speech ostensibly honoring Americans who died in military service, Donald Trump somehow veered into a strange little stand-up routine about how many of the dead shared various first names while pausing to note, with his te…
This Memorial Day, Americans from coast to coast gathered to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Pope Leo warns about artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity in the first encyclical letter of his papacy.
The Holy Father on Monday published the first encyclical of his papacy, revealing that supporting AI is apparently not something Jesus would do.
Our war on drugs began with a simple man with a simple plan. That plan was this: give the government more powers at the expense of civil rights, all under the “leadership” of soon-to-be-deposed president Richard Nixon and known drug enthusiast, Elvis Presley.…
Fear of ICE threat concerns fans, including Haitians in Massachusetts, where one of their biggest diasporas resides.
Russell T. Davies’ “angriest and darkest series yet” launches on Sunday but the Doctor Who showrunner is already thinking about the shape of an American version, and he has talent in mind. Davies’ new show Tip Toe is about a gay bar owner in Manchester and hi…
The president's bad behavior Isn't incidental — it's the bedrock of his fascist project
Ben Rhodes was a speech writer and security advisor for President Obama. His book, All We Say, is a collection of 15 speeches — from Ben Franklin to Trump — about what it means to be American.
A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.
Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.
America's ongoing experiment in handing microphones to cranks took another turn when RFK Jr. floated the thoroughly debunked claim that early circumcision doubles autism risk, prompting Donald Trump to claim expertise on the matter as only he can: "I've studi…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video of himself capturing two snakes at a home belonging to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Global conflicts from South Sudan’s political crisis to the United States’ recent war with Iran are putting more children at risk of suffering.One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education.…
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Even if all-time lows in economic sentiment are just inequality-based vibes, inequality still had a big hand in the Great Depression
Now that Ken Paxton, the conservative attorney general of Texas, has defeated incumbent John Cornyn for the Republican Senate nomination, we may see something unusual in modern American elections: a theological throwdown. In a closely watched and competitive …
Circle Jerks' Keith Morris put a concertgoer on blast at a Las Vegas gig when the fan called him a traitor for expressing liberal politics.
The former AOC staffer is an at-times divisive figure known for provoking the political establishment. Sunrise argues he’s needed in Congress to take on Trump. The post Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal…
Even appeals to the governor of Arkansas couldn't get care for Emily Waldorf.
James Talarico appears to walk back some of his comments on religion that have become a line of attack in his race for the Texas Senate seat against Ken Paxton.
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Poll everyone you can. Even the most MAGA never dreamed up this scenario. There’s no single-issue voter whose kink is “surely the people wanting green cards can get that done in their own countries.” Nope, this is Trump’s kink. This is a blatant attempt to ju…
A hunger strike at the New Jersey facility has raised questions about conditions in US immigration detention centres.
Ten years ago, a 17-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla named Harambe became the center of one of the internet’s most emotionally charged viral moments following his 2016 demise.
EXCLUSIVE: After Sarah McBride won election in 2024 to represent Delaware in the U.S. House of Representatives, she became the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. How did some members of the Republican majority greet her? By deliberately mis…
The chilling effect of Trump's actions is felt well beyond the quad.
Surveys and data confirm a country in crisis — stressed and divided, but not yet ready to give up
Inside the juiced-up, techno-billionaire-invented steroid Olympics fever dream.
The pope’s encyclical calling for AI restraints has fueled a backlash in Silicon Valley.
Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC and more said they won't perform.
They wouldn’t be so accepting of his Nazi tattoo if he were a Republican.
The left-right coalition forming against AI
Younger Americans have soured on the second Donald Trump presidency, but they are not protesting it. Despite an unpopular Iran war and an even more unpopular Trump administration, college campus protests nationwide have gone silent. And at many schools, stude…
Donald Trump may have joked about declassifying UFO records, but the new "aliens.gov" domain is a reminder that he'll never be fun when he can be cruel instead.
Freedom 250's MAGA-centric festival in DC has lost all its headliners, but never fear: Vanilla Ice is still on board.
Last month the FCC quietly issued a public notice saying the Brendan Carr run agency was demanding that the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) create new TV ratings to alert viewers to “transgender and gender non-binary programming” and “the discussion or …
By Daniel Trotta HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, May 29 (Reuters) - Huntington Beach, the right-leaning California city that banned the Pride flag from City...
There’s a running joke among some of my friends that I’m sometimes a ‘boomer’ in all but age. I still think that I can earn my very own white picket fence if I just work hard enough. I think that quite a few of the movies and TV shows that are released in thi…
From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics. The post The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
As the United States of America inches toward its 250th birthday, Martina McBride is taking a stand against the country’s current administration. On Thursday, shortly after the lineup was announced, the 14x Grammy nominee dropped out of her performance at the…
Justice Department efforts to rewrite history show #MeToo still matters
The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse
Soon after winning the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, Ken Paxton attacked Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico as "too low-T for Texas," putting manhood front and center in the race.
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart on Friday defended a recent appearance at a New York rally where he introduced President Trump, saying he acted out...
At a concert in the US capital, Washington, DC, musical legend Bruce Springsteen slammed US President Donald Trump.
In the race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, the Republicans are touching on testosterone
Eddie Glaude, Jr., holds a mirror up to America. Look, he tells us, look! How often I have heard him on television, invited to the camera by Nicolle Wallace to lament another American tragedy and sin: racist murders, the shooting deaths of mere babies, the ab…
Just days after concert details were released as part of the Great American State Fair celebrating the United States' 250th birthday, most of the musical artists have publicly expressed their intention not to perform.Freedom 250, the Trump-launched organizati…
Immigration is a key issue affecting Americans, but not just in terms of border security.While border crossings have been going down, one glaring issue with American immigration is whether or not these immigrants are assimilating into American civic life — wh…
TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly one year ago. Kansas …
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, has embraced white Christian nationalists and is working to reduce the number of Black House members through...
The mayoral race is a staging ground for three of the most unfortunate tendencies in American politics.
Initially on the lineup, Martina McBride, Morris Day, Young MC and more announced they would not perform at Washington, D.C. event after learning about organizers' Trump ties
Environmental activists in Rome built a mock rocket with caricatures of Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump.
The global romance with America turned sour years ago. Now the world's ready for a divorce
The attack on Alex Haley’s landmark work is part of a sweeping assault on Black history
North Korean propagandist -- I mean Fox News host -- Maria Bartiromo spewed the most vicious anti-American hatred towards the working class in this country when she claimed Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security were destroying the country and Trump needs to …
"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley exposed a key point of tension in the Bari Weiss era during a fiery exchange on Monday.
Freedom of speech, and of the press, can be guaranteed only if Americans exercise their rights.
The Trump administration continues its assault on science. One little-known area that's been neglected in funding this year is federal research into social, behavioral and economic science.
CBP Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino made that title literal by showing up wherever Trump needed trouble started. Once he had arrived far north of the southern border he was supposed to be patrolling, Bovino (and the people he was “commanding”) found themsel…
"Vanilla Ice did not pull out, which I do realize sounds like the answer to the question, 'Why does that baby have frosted tips?'"
Back after a brief holiday hiatus last week, John Oliver returned to his desk to roast the botched rollout of Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration, which has seen myriad cancellations since various scheduled performers like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, M…
Cultish devotion leads Republicans to see Trump as more god-like than human
The right-wing think tank is actively pushing “civil terrorism”—increasing penalties for minor crimes committed while people engage in constitutionally protected free speech.
A bulletin from a regional fusion center clocks increasing anti-AI sentiment on social media and warns offline destructive action is coming.
President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
The candidate's team keeps telling us to ignore his rough edges. These are more than rough edges.
The second lady said she has been surprised by Trump's sense of humor.
The defense secretary seems to consider it his destiny to make the Pentagon an unconstitutional wasteland.
Influential figures, including Nick Fuentes, have been accused of “hijacking” the murder of Henry Nowak to push a racist agenda.
The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here"
The anti-DEI campaign targeting Harley-Davidson is back and activist Robby Starbuck is calling on riders to abandon the "woke" motorcycle company.
Acceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has flattened after more than two decades of steadily increasing support, with an ongoing decli...
His new plan for Freedom 250’s concert series reveals how he sees art and politics as interchangeable.
Trump’s colossal monument would mar Washington’s skyline and disrupt one of its most sacred spaces.
Who needed music anyway?
Ben Folds, the former artistic advisor to the NSO, broke the news in an open letter
I mean, it's only $1.8 billion; why shouldn't the government be able to change its mind every 24 hours about how it will be spent?
Elias Irizarry, who entered the Capitol through a broken window clutching a metal pole, is now a counterterrorism specialist at the Pentagon.
New Jersey lawmakers like Andy Kim, LaMonica McIver, and Ras Baraka are trying to stop the brutalization of immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark.
A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.
Some jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.
Jamelle Bouie: The cruelty is still the point of the Trump regime. “This isn’t a border security policy. It’s cruelty as governance — directed at people this administration has decided don’t deserve d
In the wake of Yves Sakila's death following a violent restraint, many say racism in Ireland is an overlooked scourge.
There’s a notable absence from this summer’s FIFA men’s World Cup that you might have missed.
Richard Gere made a dark comparison to illustrate the downfall of democracy in the United States, torching “maniac” Donald Trump and his administration in th...
Supporting Israel is now a fringe position among Democratic voters. Why does the media keep covering it like a 50/50 issue? The post The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters appeared first on The Intercept.
In her new book, "View from the East Wing," Jill Biden details her "few interactions" with Melania Trump, including an awkward inauguration car ride.
The latest revelations have left Maine's voters in an unenviable position.
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What Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued Senate run says about a tired cliché. Jon Allsop on Platner, Zohran Mamdani, Donald Trump, and the matter of politicians being themselves.
Rep. Justin J. Pearson delivered an impassioned speech during liberal country singer Bryan Andrews' set about exercising the right to vote: "That's our power"
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says major sports events present an "enormous platform to do stupid things" and warned fans the "consequences are dramatic".
Government hopes the project can boost Albania as a global tourism destination - but environmental concerns are rife.
When the Trump administration’s Mehmet Oz spoke to this year’s AI Honors Gala, he referenced what numerous polls have shown: the AI revolution is being met with public skepticism and fear. “When was the last time you saw a fictional movie where AI was the her…
The Christian right acts like LGBTQ+ people are religious outcasts. They are wrong
The president has chosen blood sport as the day’s entertainment for a reason.
“One of my guiding principles as a white American writing about the US is that it’s important to include yourself in your analysis, to acknowledge your own complicity or at least involvement in the country’s history or power.”
How pervasive behavioral disorders among what passes for elites are destructive not just to the social order but ultimately to them too.
Congressional Democratic women who have built careers championing victims of abuse and harassment are dodging questions about the Graham Platner scandals -- even as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) scrambles to contain the damage before it costs De…
Prediction markets have become a draw for young men in search of quick cash and thrills, experts say. "I had almost $4,600 at one point but squandered that," one man said.
As Republicans fight to hold Congress, they shouldn't count on the women who helped elect Trump in 2024, MAHA activists say.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • “This Is Not Financial Advice”: How finfluencers prey on economic desperation. NOEMA on the meme-finance ecosystem hiding behind the disclaimer — and what regulators ha…
Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Albanian capital against a proposed luxury beach resort linked to Trump.
Fascists are like cockroaches: They survive on the conservative movement's leftovers, and keep coming back
As we approach our nation’s 250th birthday, Americans will be doing a lot of celebrating. They will honor not only the fact of our independence and nationhood, but also the political thought that shaped America’s founding struggle for freedom. Special attenti…
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has a formidable new opponent: a pink flamingo
It is more than a little odd that the successor of Department of War head Henry L. Stimson should take the Nazi view of the matter
Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. It's often one of many deciding factors, such as taxes or safety.
The Pentagon has updated its list of verified religious affiliations for service members used in HR systems and removed the “Christian” designation from seve...
Pope Leo XIV calls for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an historic address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Church in the public sphere in the overwhelmingly secu...
The two have very different approaches to dealing with recent history, and only one is working.
As our nation turns 250, it’s worth asking what form patriotism should take.
Now that DEI and anti-racism are in retreat, they’re moving on to a more ambitious goal.
MAGA warriors led by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a proud Mormon, are feuding with each other over Christian semantics.
Over the weekend, the Department of Defense stepped into one of the more delicate questions in American religiosity: who gets to be called “Christian.” More specifically, does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church…
Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination. Moira Donegan reports.
It takes a truly remarkable level of right-wing brain rot to stand on the literal graves of the men who defeated Hitler, deploy a xenophobic dog whistle, and accidentally cast the Third Reich as the side that simply needed better border security.
According to a new report by the Guardian, the girls have disappeared—and their babies with them.
Trump has loved “travel bans” since his first term in office. It has nothing to do with making America safer or better and everything to do with making America whiter. People were opposed to Trump’s blanket bans all the way back in 2017, when the heads of tec…
Donald Trump said commentator Stephen A. Smith doesn't have a high IQ, echoing past attacks he as leveled against prominent people of color.
Former detainees detail systematic torture and sexual violence, including rape, while in Israeli custody.
The Trump administration last year issued a plea to visitors at U.S. national parks: Report any displays or exhibits saying "negative" things about Americans...
Dancehall icon Spice discusses her new single, cultural impact and what Caribbean American Heritage Month means to her.
The faithful can still repair the wreckage they have wrought.
The more things change, the more they remain the same. That could be said of anywhere in this country, now that the Trump administration is trying to turn the clock back to 1940, if not 1840. But it’s especially true in Los Angeles, where law enforcement agen…
Milei is deepening a state tradition that has equated whiteness with civilisation since its inception.
When Hilary Clinton uttered the words, “My campaign is not going to let Donald Trump try to normalize himself,” she started a wave of "normalization” worldwide. The term has become so mainstream that it’s used every time something calls for social reform.
The 2026 World Cup is being played in New Jersey, but in Queens, New York, home to immigrants from all over the world, soccer is not just a sport. It's a way of life.
Melania Trump, who married into the dirtiest, most scandal-slimed money pile she could find herself photographed rolling in, would like everyone to know success is really about independence. Speaking about "Fostering the Future Accounts," Melania said, "Succ…
First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts
The modern politics of masculinity
I am forced to leave Google with 2026-08-31 because of the deal with the US Department of War, which is incompatible with my ethical principles.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attrac…
Scott Pelley describes Weiss’s horrific pro-Trump meddling, but he also shows how “both sides” journalism was already dooming our country. The post Scott Pelley Shows How Legacy Media Got It Wrong — Before Bari Weiss Made It Worse appeared first on The Interc…
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO will probably make him the richest person to ever walk the planet. And while his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk's actions directly led to the deaths o…
Isaac Chotiner interviews Daniel Trilling, the author of the book “If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the Far Right Acceptable,” about the intensification of anti-immigration politics in the United Kingdom and globally.
Jessica Winter on the children’s-book author Mac Barnett, who said that most kid lit is “crud.” But matters of literary quality don’t explain why kids aren’t reading.
After a judge said the president’s name had to go, crowds braced for a cathartic moment.
Let no one accuse Bernie Sanders of ducking the big questions. Writing in the New York Times last week, the senator asked: “Will the future of humanity be determined by a handful of billionaires who have promoted and developed AI, with virtually no democratic…
Ariana Grande slammed Trump's administration after the White House used song in a TikTok video depicting ICE agents arresting and handcuffing people.
The American pope's message underlines the rift between his Catholicism and that of Spain's far right.
Kenyan McDuffie says DC needs to crack down on youth gatherings to stave off the Trump administration. Janeese Lewis George argues that's playing into Trump's hand. The post How Policing Teen Hangouts Became a Key Issue in D.C. Mayor’s Race appeared first on …
Spurred by The Intercept's reporting, Sheldon Whitehouse calls out DHS for recruiting materials celebrated by white nationalists. The post ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urges appeared first on The Intercept.
Olivia Rodrigo's headline-grabbing looks are the latest chapter in a longer story of autonomy and liberation.
The governor and her Republican challenger have very different views on vaccines. [ more › ]
As we near the halfway point in the second Trump presidential term, there’s something that is worth remembering: Donald Trump, like most nasty viruses, is a temporary condition. Trumpism may not be, though I have my doubts as to how long a cult of personality…
MMA event reflects career deeply intertwined with professional fighting, but risks political fallout.
The tournament was sold as a symbol of unity, but Trump’s border politics have turned it into a spectacle of exclusion.
Bruce Springsteen brought a taste of his Land of Hopes And Dreams Tour to downtown Manhattan Saturday, hitting the Tribeca Festival to accept the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award that he dedicated to “all the citizens of Minneapolis and Los Ang…
As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts.
In an urgent and provocative essay in Die Zeit, journalist Georg Diez calls for a redefinition of progress in the time of AI. Taking lessons from the genesis of progressivism — a response to the Industrial Revolution and the (first) Gilded Age — we cannot now…
The pop star's foundation will help fund organizations helping vulnerable communities. Ariana Grande Launches New Foundation After White House Uses Music in ICE Video Travis Bland
ABC News' Gio Benitez, who will be co-hosting the coverage of the parade, shares what people can look forward to at one of America's biggest Pride parades.
Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.
Kevin Bryan riffs on on my post The Nationalization of American Science. He is rightfully incensed: AT is right this is a red tape-filled science policy of “losers”. If you think “cut funds from DEI-driven professors in the small departments no one cares abou…
Attacks on Texas Senate candidate aren't just about him. They're an attempt to crush progressive Christianity
Bruce Springsteen sat down with Bono to discuss democracy, activism, human connection - and apologize to the U2 frontman on the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca Fest.
The Boss discussed his beliefs and alienated fans with Bono at Tribeca Film Festival. Bruce Springsteen Wants to Find “Common Ground” with Fans Who Have Walked Away Because of Politics Travis Bland
While Donald Trump spends millions of our taxpayer dollars gold-plaiting the White House and monuments, he’s still plotting ways to cut vital services for the rest of us. At first blush, wildfire and smoke research may seem a distant second to such programs a…
It may have been about AI tangentially, but it was mainly about Israel.
The Phantom Thieves’ prime target thinks he’s one of them
The stars behind the voices of Woody and Buzz speak with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos about the newest installment of the beloved movie franchise.
It’s been a pivotal last week for the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. The Southern Baptist Convention took a series of moves to the social and theological right at their annual gathering — a shift urged on by an upstart far-rig…
US host city braces for protests near stadium as Iran prepares to start its World Cup campaign against New Zealand.
The suit against the National Parks Service and Interior Department claims the project ignores laws governing public land use in D.C.
Why some parents are introducing their kids to landlines and why some experts say it could be good for childhood development.
Here is a first look at Robin Roberts' conversation with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama ahead of this week's opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
It’s a complicated time to be a young scientist in America. Lessons from history can tell us what the future might hold
The machine-learning guru discusses how politics is undermining U.S. science
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a…
Support for capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States, with several states rolling back its use.
The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former Vice President Al Gore on the 20th anniversary of the release of "An Inconvenient Truth."
The share of BIPOC leading actors in streaming movies fell to 36% in 2025, down from 51% in 2024.
A convenient conversion story
That lack of faith matters as AI becomes increasingly inescapable.
“IVF becomes impossible if embryos are defined as human beings,” Katie O’Connor at the National Women’s Law Center told Jezebel in a statement.
The People of the Sun event this September will bring together climate activists, philanthropists, and anyone seeking to experience the wisdom of Native people
A cage fight on the South Lawn helps us understand violence, politics and spectacle in the Age of Trump
Calling Michelle Obama a “man” won't make up for losing the Iran war
"The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear," the Department of the Interior insists.
The Trump administration can replace the slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Philadelphia, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
The Trump administration revealed the first public list of materials on civil rights and the environment that the National Park Service removed across the country.
Opal Lee, described as the "grandmother of the movement," said that as the 250th birthday of America approaches, people should also remember Juneteenth.
Three generations of LGBTQ people, the Stonewall Era, Gen x and Gen Z come together to discuss their personal struggles and hopes for the future.
Barack Obama's presidential library is the most expensive ever constructed, at least until Trump drops billions into his own.
Trump’s latest vanity project idea involves erecting a permanent square around Lafayette Square, a space used by protesters since the early 1900s.
Barack and Michelle Obama delivered not-so-subtle critiques of Donald Trump and his administration at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
ICE’s crackdown in Minneapolis left deep scars on the besieged city, says a new Human Rights Watch report. The post ICE’s Unseen Toll in Minneapolis: Suicide Helpline Calls More Than Doubled During Surge appeared first on The Intercept.
As he opened his new presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, Barack Obama invoked some of his signature themes of hope over division, while warning of greater isolation, polarization and lack of trust fueled by rapidly advancing AI technology. What went …
The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
Vance equated pro-Israeli allegations of antisemitism to progressives alleging racism.
The first observed Juneteenth was June 19, 1865. LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times columnist, and Blair Imani, author of "Read This To Get Smarter," discuss the significance of the holiday.
Chronic Lyme disease is a dubious medical diagnosis, but that isn't stopping RFK Jr. from boosting it.
Folarin Balogun scored two goals on his World Cup debut, but he is the type of person President Trump is trying to ban under birthright citizenship.
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Dalton Eatherly streams his racist provocations online. It was only a matter of time before the violence rhetoric entered the real world. The post Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder. appeared first on The Inte…
For Black Americans, Juneteenth is a love letter to their history of resistance, including to the president
The holiday marking slavery's end has always carried contradictions. In the Trump era, more so than ever
Low-income families stand in line to receive free fresh bread and produce at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey on August 28, 2015 in Egg Harbor, New Jersey. The federal work requirements began in May through most of the state. [ more › ]
The one-person, one-vote principle never accounted for billionaires, let alone trillionaires.
Many women in Iran are defying the country's strict dress code by refusing to wear headscarves while out and about. Though several women told CBC News they still fear the authoritarian regime, others say deadly protests in January taught them they have nothin…
A luxury resort project by Jared Kushner in Albania has ignited weeks of demonstrations and raised transparency concerns Read Full Article at RT.com
Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTWe can either renew the spirit of liberty that made America exceptional, or watch her collapse under policies that pull toward perdition.
Longtime public health professional and leader Nina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD, is running to succeed retiring U.S. Rep Jerry Nadler in Manhattan’s 12th Congressional District.
Sen. Murphy on why a local grocery store owner meant everything to his grandma—and rebuilding that kind of community could transform American politics.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. Park Police had arrested multiple people he alleged were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has seen algae.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes: NYT on Hany Farid losing confidence in unaided visual judgment as generative video improves. The impl…
Actor Sean Penn said, "President Donald Trump is an enemy of Americans, Republicans, Democrats, Independents and every new child born. An enemy of mankind. He is indeed an enemy of the state.”
Snopes has fact-checked rumors about the South Carolina Republican's sexuality, support for war and switch from a Trump critic to supporter.
An exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Times’ only trans opinion columnist Jennifer Finney Boylan wr…
“Lots of Killing going on in Chicago…Why isn’t [Illinois] Governor [JB] Pritzker calling me for help?” President Trump wrote on Truth Social early Sunday.
Committee leaders did not release details but said the legislation would 'hold Big Tech accountable'.
Democratic socialist candidates push for an edge in US races that hinge on issues like Israel policy and inequality.
The military has been a powerful force for social progress in the US. Under Trump, it is being used to undo it.
Cory Doctorow argues AI dominance is not inevitable. How we fight back matters
Multiple images mocking President Trump and his cabinet have been projected onto walls and sidewalks all over Washington, D.C. as the nation’s capital continues to reject the leadership on Pennsylvania Avenue ahead of the president’s Independence Day celebrat…
Add David Hearn to Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of enemies of the state. The Bethesda man was out for a bike ride in Washington, D.C., last Friday and decided to spin over to the Reflecting Pool see how its new, Trump-ordained “American flag blue” color s…
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.It’s now beco…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, June 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration does not need to reinstall dozens of exhibits that it removed from nation...
Karoline Leavitt returned to Fox News and immediately tried to convince America that the Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm is a campaign promise kept. On FOX, Leavitt called the algae-costumed protesters "deranged leftists" and said, "Only the Democrats could hate …
Mickey and Jo Ann Muhlestein renewed their wedding vows and celebrated 60 years of marriage at their favorite lunch spot.
"It looks great for Elon Musk right now, but if you’re a young person trying to buy a house, it looks pretty tough."View Entire Post ›
In addition to Iran, inflation, and the courts, President Donald Trump has been fighting a losing war against another opponent these past weeks: pond scum. As part of his broader effort to “beautify” Washington, DC, ahead of the nation’s rapidly approaching …
Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk's death, the administration vowed to go after so-called "antifa" (ot…
Democratic socialists aren’t taking over America.
The GOP base would love to arrest people who laugh at them
A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em> on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.
Her outrageous social media past... (Second column, 9th story, link) Related stories:Socialists cemented power in New York. Next, the rest of the country? Dems already had AOC. Now they have DAC...
Cops warned corporate bodyguards that “challenges faced by the middle and lower classes” might spur attacks on wealthy CEOS. The post Cops Warn CEO Bodyguards That Luigi Mangione Fever Could Spark Class War appeared first on The Intercept.
From "Hillbilly Elegy" to "Communion," Vance's narrative is about power, not solidarity
While European tourists marvel at ranch dressing, Buc-ee's, and other wonders of Middle America, would-be World Cup attendees from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have experienced a different American pastime: exclusion. President Donald Trump's nakedly rac…
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.<br>
Newsom said he remained opposed to California's proposed billionaire tax which will go before voters this November.
A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them....
When troops from Ohio's National Guard were deployed to Washington D.C. to menace locals as part of President Trump's crime "emergency" there, Sam O'Hara followed them around playing The Imperial March from John Williams' score to The Empire Strikes Back. He …
A fleet of mobile museums is touring the country with a version of American history the administration can get behind.
Trump has repeatedly conflated democratic socialists and communists; no communist are running on the Democratic ticket.
Deaths of immigrants held in US detention centres have surged during Donald Trump's second term.
Rising rents and prices outpacing wages provoke global debate: Is housing a basic right or an investment asset?
EXCLUSIVE: Newly established independent studio Wrong Turn Productions is backing the film We Can’t Stay Here, an upcoming documentary that follows “families under siege raising transgender children and the extraordinary lengths they will go through to protec…
Spectators watch the annual Brooklyn Gay Pride Parade, celebrating its 30th year, June 13, 2026, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. The initiatives comes as the Trump administration has sought to restrict youth access to trans care. [ more › ]
Friday night is the annual repainting of the Stonewall crosswalk. Symbols of the LGBTQ+ community are under attack. [ more › ]
The U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump's power to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants, population decline could accelerate.
Paul Elie on Vice-President J. D. Vance’s new memoir, “Communion,” which is a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions.
Sanders’s tweet is better punctuated and capitalized, but it’s the same argument as Trump’s. Zero economic sense, 100 percent ideological wishful thinking.
The justices did something worse than ignoring the evidence.
Bette Midler recounts her early days singing in New York’s gay bathhouses, her friendship with Diane Keaton, why Donald Trump is a “joke,” and more.
President pivots from joking about communism to warning evangelical voters about "godless communists" Democrats
Candidates are casting their messaging around Epstein’s associates and the unaccountable elite.
Conservatives turn to birthright citizenship case after sweeping democratic socialist wins
Despite the devastation of the SCOTUS ruling, Haitian immigrants and their allies aren't giving up just yet
Technology has marched forward over the last couple of decades at the same time as basic freedoms and rights have been eroded
The event faced programming challenges weeks before it began Thursday and has since experienced a bumpy start to its 16-day run.
Just days away from America’s 250th birthday — and steps away from where the country itself was born — visitors to the City of Brotherly Love are met with an...
The "Real Time" host told the VP he's had it with hardline stances against Israel, prisons.
Trump used a faith conference Friday to crack a joke about the document that founded the country. “Four times,” he said of the founders invoking the Creator in the Declaration of Independence, before adding, “I wasn’t mentioned once.
America is in a dire generational predicament. A day is coming — soon — when Gen Z, a generation known for distrust and disillusionment, will be deciding whether this experiment called America is still worth saving or if we’ve earned our place in the ash heap…
Photo Credit:Image: woodleywonderworks via Flickr, CC BY 2.0. woodleywonderworksFilm critics hate it, but it is resonating with the general public.
A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there's still time to fight it. On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a 412-page proposal to revise federal financial assistance. The langu…
Americans have grown less proud of their country's history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Americans’...
Historians and Greek community members say 1918 riots in Toronto reminiscent of anti-immigrant rhetoric, xenophobia now.
The insistence that the U.S. is “one nation under God” stems from existential fear.
Red state anti-Pride proclamations demonize most straight people along LGBTQ folks
More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Inside President Donald Trump's six "Freedom Trucks" that will drive across the country to celebrate America...
Great piece by Andrea Pitzer on how lost Ezra Klein is in this current moment, newly relevant because he interviewed fascist activist Christopher Rufo on his NYT podcast (JFC!) “If you don’t know what
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has been waging an Orwellian war on knowledge and information for most of his second term thus far. While purging history of American racism, slavery, and anything else that makes us look less than perfect has been the primary…
On this July Fourth, Americans ask: What does it mean to love a country that won't love you back?
From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the price for the admin's war on science.
Union leaders were joined by Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani and others to defend migrant rights
About 70% of adults say they spend too much time on phones. Mario Lacovou discusses therapy for phone addiction, while Dr. Megan Moreno explains warning signs and ways to cut screen time.
Celebrating the ideals of the Declaration of Independence is hard if you don’t believe in them.
The Democratic Socialists of America was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.
Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.
A democratic socialist who lost her job for speaking out about Gaza unseated a 29-year incumbent. The post Socialist Momentum Grows as Melat Kiros Wins in Denver appeared first on The Intercept.
The clash started when Ocasio-Cortez accused him of gutting Medicaid and Social Security to fund his own tax breaks and federal contracts. Musk fired back that she’s reading someone else’s script.
Trump and his family earned over $1 billion last year through cryptocurrency ventures and other businesses. And, the Vatican declared that the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X has entered schism.
The country’s greatest satirist loved technology and hated corruption. He’d have plenty to say about both in 2026.
In a joke about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, Trump pointed out his “two beautiful sons” and quipped “I think I’m going to give one to myself, one to them, and we’ll have a threesome.”
“It’s my husband’s family,” Kloss said, not hers!
America turns 250 this year. The celebrations are already underway — and so are the questions. President Donald Trump has put himself at the center of the anniversary in Washington, DC, with hype-filled plans for festivals and fireworks. Nationally, the lead-…
A history of five families in El Paso reveals the city’s significance as a bellwether of America’s immigration policy.
Immigrants with temporary protection more likely to work in healthcare, representing 15 percent of noncitizen workers.
Wil Wheaton criticized Dwayne Johnson’s decision to avoid political endorsements, sparking a divisive online debate.
The Health and Human Services secretary is targeting the largest Muslim civil rights organization as Republicans run on Islamophobia in a tough midterm cycle. The post RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too appeared first on The Intercept.
Ken Burns keeps a neon sign in his editing room reading, “It’s complicated.” That was certainly true of his illuminating and nuanced The American Revolution, the 12-hour documentary series that presented the nation’s founding years in varying degrees of conte…
The ruling was a revealing moment for the future of the court
Manny Rutinel’s victory this week in Colorado’s primaries has set up a once-unthinkable scenario: This November, in one of the most crucial swing races in the country, a former vegan activist will face off against a cattle rancher in a district dominated by m…
A survey found rural Americans are mostly worried that new AI data centers will impact their bottom line. Some politicians are starting to hear them.
Advocates for the exhibit told ABC News the changes would 'whitewash' history.
There will be eight ball drops to mark midnight across every U.S. time zone and inhabited territory.
Two distinctly American traits that powered the Revolution: We don't like being told what to do by our supposed betters, and we really don't like being told...
From New York to Wisconsin, fans across the U.S. celebrated football, family and tradition. Bea Froelich, an avid Green Bay Packers fan, says she has only missed two home games in 68 years.
The July 4 weekend “mixtape” features a series of rallying covers, with a guest appearance from Joan Baez
The Devo co-founder says that Donald Trump represents a society so devolved that it stuns even him. "What has happened here far surpasses our worst prognostications," he says
Margo Price has surprise-released 'Days of Unrest,' featuring her renditions of protest songs tackling the issues she has championed.
Influential figures deliver speeches evoking US ideals to counter President Trump's hardline immigration policies.
With Columbia University set to be represented in Congress by former protester, advocates see 'new wave of hope'.
“We do have some odd laws here,” said a former Deputy Sheriff who responded to multiple 911 calls to the house of the incident.
Matt Sledge, who was at the sentencing for the Prairieland defendants, and Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” on the timeworn government strategies to stifle dissent. The post Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as…
Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to Congress on Tuesday after a monthslong abscence in which he was hospitalized for depression. During his time as a state legislator, Kean helped pass mental health parity laws but also voted against paid sick leave. [ more › ]
In our July Fourth special broadcast, we revisit our interview with longtime technology reporter Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, which unveils the accruing political and economic power of artificial intelligence companies — especially Sam Altman’s OpenAI. …
The Silicon Valley billionaire and prominent supporter of President Donald Trump attacked the catholic leader over his calls to regulate AI.
A clip going viral online is highlighting how foreign teams have been treated in the United States during the World Cup.
Joe Rogan overtakes Fox News, your $100 has been cut by a quarter, and only one man this year has beaten Elon Musk on X.
The rapper called for "unity" after performing at the Trump-backed Freedom250 event. Flo Rida Shows Up to Great American State Fair, Draws a Very White Crowd Travis Bland
Outside Union Station, they chanted phrases including “Life, liberty, victory!” and “Reclaim America!” — slogans regularly used by the Patriot Front white su...
Descendants of America's third president, Thomas Jefferson, grapple with history and belonging.
ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze is at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, speaking with two of his ancestors about his legacy.
The five mothers lost their sons who were in active duty formed a sisterhood to ensure all soldiers are never forgotten.
ABC News' Bob Woodruff is at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with a group of blue star families, highlighting the sacrifices they make.
The opening of the Obama Presidential Center last month had an all-star lineup of performers, a bipartisan guest list, and speeches encouraging the country to rise to its highest ideals. On social media, some Democrats called it the real America 250. In an…
How the simultaneous deaths of two Founding Fathers entrenched the idea that the United States was chosen by God
Trump calls communism a ‘mortal threat’ at US 250th birthday event.
Donald Trump has faced condemnation for failing to forcefully reject white nationalists during his presidency.
At Mount Rushmore Trump warns of 'communist menace', ties rhetoric to immigration ahead of November midterms.
Birthright citizenship survived, but the fight over who is fully recognised as American is far from over.
President Donald Trump is trying to whitewash America’s past. Could rebellion offer a brighter future? The post The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years of American History appeared first on The Intercept.
With his latest LGBTQ thriller making its way stateside, Russell T. Davies is grateful Tip Toe found a U.S. home under the Trump administration. The 3x BAFTA winner praised Starz for having the “nerve” to release the Channel 4 limited series in the U.S. and C…
America’s 250th unfolds through competing visions of patriotism, extreme heat and weather and large-scale events
Our rattled daily links: Record sea temps, China real estate sinks. yen crisis? >1 million Gaza deaths, Yemen threatens Saudis. grocery price emergency, Trump corruption details, quant emergency? retail dip-buying frenzy, America 250 ignorance, Cuba blackouts…
In sweltering heat, thousands of Trump faithful have gathered in Washington to mark the country's 250th birthday. But on this U.S. Independence Day, the country's divisions remain on full display.
Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on July 4, 2025, promising it would supercharge the economy and land more money in the pockets of working Americans. Here’s what’s actually happened.
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.
Before performing "America the Beautiful" at the Statue of Liberty, Grammy-award winning artist Brandi Carlile speaks with David Muir about the meaning of the song and the power of the words.
From big cities to small towns, Americans gathered together to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Whit Johnson reports on the festivities across the country and the extraordinary images of the day.
Alex Scheel is running an anti-war campaign to unseat incumbent Rep. Marilyn Strickland. He’s also a longtime member of the DSA in Washington state. The post Graham Platner Has Already Inspired Another Left-Wing Veteran to Take On an Establishment Dem appeare…
U.S. Interior Sec. Doug Bergum lost his temper when CNN host Dana Bash refused to buy into the multitude of lies Trump and his minions have spewed while trying to cover up for the shoddy work done by Trump's no-bid reflecting pool contractor. BASH: I want to…
Why do these people always have such a hard time condemning white nationalists? We all know why. As we discussed here, Trump's fascist friends showed up for his big party in Washington DC this weekend and marched throughout the city: Hundreds of masked member…
Who knew Mitt Romney's healthcare plan is now a secret communist plot to get us to Medicare-for-all? The red-baiting on Fox continues unabated. They've been attacking Democrats non-stop since a few members of the DSA won some primary races across the country,…
Photo Credit: Clarice FBy Clarice FeldmanThe United States enters its 250th year in fantastic shape. Elsewhere, not so much.
A famed New York Times podcaster ignited a social media firestorm for railing against the dozens of military flyovers roaring across DC's skies and what became a record-breaking fireworks show.
Trump used the presidency to boost a right-wing post targeting Muslim kindergartners in hijabs, because apparently five-year-old girls in graduation caps are now a national emergency. This was not a fight over curriculum or school policy. It was a video of …
Real estate fraud and convicted felon Donald Trump says he did not know what a red card meant, but he did know how to call FIFA and complain until America's best striker was allowed to play. The Trump brand of sportsmanship looks a lot like cheating. — Read t…
The United States’ 250th birthday carries ambitions to galvanize Americans behind nationwide community-service drives and patriotic brand launches. Well-known U.S. nonprofits hope to inspire a record-setting level of volunteerism, while major companies such a…
A White House report details what the administration wants to change in the Smithsonian—and suggests that a crackdown could be coming.
To celebrate America’s 250th, Trump called communism a “cancer”; said he “wasn’t treated that well” under the whole “equal justice under the law” thing we got going; and plugged his dreams of requiring voter ID at the polls.
While establishment Democrats argue socialists are confined to the coasts, DSA chapters have helped elevate more than 300 candidates nationwide. The post There’s a New Democratic Machine. It’s Unabashedly Socialist. appeared first on The Intercept.
In the MAGAsphere, sloppy language leads to foolish thoughts, and much worse
Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.
A historic genealogical breakthrough years in the making, ABC News Anchor Robin Roberts reveals the first confirmed living descendants of an enslaved individual who helped construct the White House.
The World Cup has provided the unity that was lacking from the official 250th celebrations.
Oh boy do the Nazi-esque dudes running rampant in our country hate being called Nazis. They love the Nazi chic and the Nazi talk about securing the nation for white, blue-eyed males, but they hate being compared to the thing(s) they resemble most, even when t…
As you will recall, the combination of RFK Jr.’s announcement that he’d find a root cause for all this autism going around combined with Donald Trump’s idiotic claim that there must be some external environmental cause of all this autism going around resulted…
Comedian Trevor Noah joked that Trump’s intervention in Folarin Balogun’s red card saga was “government interference."
Teams shaped by migration and diaspora are challenging exclusionary ideas of who belongs.
Social media users labeled the 36-year-old singer's apparent response a "poor choice" amid mounting criticism.
Recent wins by democratic socialists have Trump reviving Cold War-era fears
Sean Duffy has nine children with Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, including 6-year-old Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome and was on stage with him when he said it. He refused to apologize.
Wilson entered the national spotlight after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited him to give a roughly 15-minute sermon inside the Pentagon in February 2026, carried on internal Pentagon TV. Repo…
Horowitch examines whether civilization can survive our postliterate era.
Shannon Watts on the increasing hostility toward women among some progressive voters. Plus: the Graham Platner news and Killing Baby Hitler by Michael Tomasky.
The masked men in Washington on July 4 are both unserious and threatening.
Families can still benefit even if their children aren't eligible for the free $1,000 contribution from the federal government.
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.
Some moms have shared about their marijuana use online.
Civil rights groups like the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) have noted how Elon Musk’s Colossus xAI data centers in Memphis disproportionately pollute the air in minority neighborhoods. A joint lawsuit by SELC, Earthjustice, and the NAACP filed last…
US President Donald Trump has denounced communism more than 80 times in the past two weeks.
“Why is his lover snitching?” a netizen asked.
As the administration rolls back gun safety measures, Donald Trump Jr. is a beneficiary
Outdoor street parties are turning into violent rumbles in D.C. and other large cities.
They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.
In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong—shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it—the system will notice, retain it, tie it to your offi…
A new report by the UN reveals the administration’s caused the worst-ever setbacks in official development assistance.
Contested calls and rival flags showed how Palestine now shapes debates over power and fairness in sport.
The son of a Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston says he was a hardworking father who had been working toward a work permit after 35 years in the U.S. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving to a construction …
MAGA political loyalists, not researchers or experts, could soon decide what counts as legitimate knowledge
Kentucky's Ark Encounter turns 10, and its founder Ken Ham is as bitter as ever
No one should be shocked that the guy with a Nazi tattoo turned out to be a bad guy.
“What we’re seeing in this moment is those arms of our government that we thought could be authoritarian towards some people coming back home and coming back to impact everybody.” The post Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire appeared first on The Interc…
The White Stripes frontman offered up some of his thoughts on Catholicism and Christianity. Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy Travis Bland
Reid Rasner is an openly gay MAGA Republican candidate for Wyoming state representative. Rasner is suing his fellow MAGA Republicans because he is just shocked and appalled that they would be so openly homophobic. Rasner is suing former Wyoming State Senator …
The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.
A new survey of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating.
Loneliness created the first nation in history in which almost everyone has already changed the course of their life at least once.
The president says he loves “my African Americans." His policies tell a different story
Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say the U.S. president is pursuing a "personal vendetta" at their expense.