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Even President Donald Trump is weighing in on the new Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ads that have taken the internet by storm.

Sweeney and American Eagle recently launched a partnership that includes a slew of advertisements featuring the actress. These ads have caught lots of people’s attention, including the president.

Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz weighed in, saying, “Wow. The crazy left has come out against beautiful women.”

“Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘Hottest’ ad out there,” President Trump said. “It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go get ‘em, Sydney!”

The president went on to describe how “woke” ads are foolish and don’t appeal to the masses.

While many fans love the new ad campaign, it has its fair share of critics.

In the ad, Sweeney says, “My jeans are blue” as the camera pans to her blue eyes.

Actor, film producer, and singer Kelsey Grammer has had a lot of fans questioning one major thing about his political stance: Is he a Republican? Turns out, he is, considering how the 70-year-old star has been a longtime supporter of the right-wing US Republican Party.

Back in 2011, he endorsed the Tea Party movement on economic issues like small government and lower taxes while talking to Piers Morgan, saying (via CNN):

I’m sympathetic to some of the principles,” he said of the tea party. “I’m not sure they would say anything I object to. I’ve just been told they’re lunatics…I think smaller government is a good idea, always have. I think lower taxes is a good idea.

Not to mention, even City A.M. described the Frasier star as “one of Hollywood’s best-known Republicans, a rare spark of red in a blue sea of Democrats.

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Few picture books capture the essence of childhood quite like Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. With less than 65 pages, the iconic story repeats one phrase throughout — “I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them, Sam-i-Am.”

If you remember flipping through it at school, hearing it read aloud at bedtime, or even discovering it as your first real introduction to literature, you’re not alone.

Keeping a straight face has been perhaps the greatest achievement of Mark Carney’s brief tenure as the prime minister of Canada. For months, Donald Trump has railed against Canada, threatening to turn America’s ungrateful northern neighbor into the 51st state, come what may, an achievement worthy of his visage gracing Mount Rushmore — in the same way Trump will annex Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal, free Brazil’s corrupt former President Jair Bolsonaro, repeal the laws of climate change and gravity, and then impose tariffs on all of America’s nefarious trading partners,...

After staying notably silent about her highly controversial ad campaign for American Eagle, Sydney Sweeney has returned to the public eye, making her first appearance since the avalanche of backlash she received.

In Los Angeles on Sunday, Sweeney stepped out for a red carpet screening of her film, Americana. The actress donned a champagne-colored corset gown, complemented by a flowing tulle skirt and a lemon-yellow headband.

Social media fans were quick to voice their dislike for the outfit, joking that Sweeney’s stylist had a vendetta against her after finding out that Sweeney is a registered Republican in Florida, or that the actress has “bad fashion genes.”

Distaste for Sweeney’s fashion statement follows mounting backlash for her recent ad campaign with American Eagle, which many have branded as “nazi propaganda”. One person yelled at Sweeney as she entered the event, “Stop the ad, that is being racist!”

The ad...

Sydney Sweeney is facing immense backlash for her recent ad campaign with American Eagle, drawing criticism so wide that even White House representatives have weighed in.

In 2023, Sweeney sparked a debate when she posted photos of her family members wearing Maga hats.

One part of the campaign features Sweeney posing in American Eagle apparel while making a pun that plays on the words “jeans” and “genes.”

“Genes are passed down from parents to offspring,” Sweeney began the American Eagle ad in a sultry voice.

“Often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color,” she continued while zipping up her pair of jeans.

She concluded the ad with “My jeans are blue,” which could also be interpreted as “genes.”

Many users on social media have pointed out that the ad resembles Brooke Shields’ controversial 80s Calvin Klein ads, which she has openly regretted making at the age of 15.

Shields...

Senators could vote on a bill as soon as today to allow members of Congress and their staff to demand that websites take down information about their houses and details about their travel.

Watchdogs and media advocates have objected to the member security legislation and similar measures in the past, arguing the provisions would block reporters from doing their jobs and prevent necessary accountability.

The legislation was introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are fast-tracking the bill, according to an internal Senate communication transmitted Wednesday.

Fresh off selling a limited-edition soap that contained a dose of her actual bathwater, Sydney Sweeney took on a starring role in a denim campaign for fashion brand American Eagle. The new collection includes the “Sydney Jean,” produced in collaboration with the actress. It features a butterfly motif that represents domestic violence awareness, and 100 percent of the product’s purchase price goes to a crisis hotline.

If you weren’t aware of that bit of philanthropy, it’s probably because reactions to the new ads were entirely focused on their political resonance,...

Garth Brooks hasn’t made many public appearances since a lawsuit with serious allegations came out against him. He was accused by a former hairdresser of rape and sexual assault. The legal issue is still pending.

But the shocking accusations against him weren’t going to make Garth Brooks hide when he could help. Texas was hit hard by a flash flood in early July that cost hundreds of lives. Garth Brooks made an unannounced appearance. Keep reading for all the details, including how much was raised for the flood victims.

Texas Still Mourning Lost Flood Victims

While the rest of the country was enjoying the July Fourth weekend, a community in Texas was dealing with an unthinkable tragedy. Unexpected flash flooding tore through the Texas Hill Country region, which is about two hours from Austin, Texas.

The flood cost the lives of over 100 confirmed victims. Hundreds more are still missing.

Call them sci-fi action films or thrillers, the Predator franchise tops the charts as some of the most exciting films ever made. And now that Predator: Badlands is on the horizon, scheduled to hit the global theaters on November 7, 2025, fans are getting ready to revisit all the earlier movies. But we know how difficult the timeline can be to follow.

The story jumps across time, features alien crossovers, and sometimes doesn’t even take place on Earth. And on top of that, to make things even more confusing, there’s the chronological order as well as the order based on release date. So, to make it easier for you guys, we’ve made a guide that will help you understand the story, where each movie fits, and which ones are must-watch before the new chapter begins.

From the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger—which became a big hit because of its intense action,...

Charter Communications, which has a big merger pending before the FCC, announced today that it will match a new federal program giving $1,000 dollars to newborns for children of its employees

The “Trump Accounts” are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act the president signed into law July 4. They are a relatively bipartisan component of the controversial legislation that extends 2017 tax cuts, adds tens of billions for border security and immigration enforcement and boosts defense spending, while slashing Medicaid and food stamps and rolling back clean energy initiatives.

Under the new class of tax-deferred investment accounts, every American born between 2025 and 2028 will automatically receive an account with $1,000 from the U.S. Treasury, which will be invested in a low-cost index fund. The funds will be held in a custodial trust until the child turns 18 when it automatically becomes a traditional Ira but can be used for specific purposes including education,...

Just days after publicly debunking the idea that “Parks and Recreation” character Ron Swanson would have voted for Donald Trump, Nick Offerman channeled his old character once more on Tuesday night, hitting up “The Daily Show” to call out the president’s continued defunding of national parks.

“I have several undeniable loves in my life,” Offerman prefaced. “The oaky notes of a barrel-aged whiskey, an old-fashioned plumb bob dangling over a red cedar plank, my blushing bride’s hoo-ha, and of course, America’s national parks.”

That’s why, he explained, it pains him to see those parks having their staffs and funding cut. According to one news clip, scientists now have to help clean toilets at said parks.

“This is a huge mistake. No scientist has the strength to clean the skid marks of a man who’s been eating beans and campfire hot dogs for the past three days!

The tragedy in Texas in the aftermath of recent floods was a discussion during Hot Topics on the Tuesday, July 8, episode of The View. The conversation began with moderator Whoopi Goldberg pointing out, “The flood doesn’t care who you voted for. Floods don’t care. They take your house, they take your family. This is what we’ve seen. Questions are growing about what we could’ve done to prevent this tragedy.” She then played a clip of Senator Ted Cruz saying, “There have been some eager to point at the National Weather Service and say cuts there led to lack of warning. I think that’s contradicted by facts. For either side to attack political opponents, I think that’s cynical and not the right approach when we’re dealing with crisis and grief.” Goldberg then opened the discussion up to her cohosts by asking, “These safety concerns...

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As college students on the cusp of graduation, we face an uncertain future. We’ve spent the last few years sleeping in class, cheating on homework assignments in our dreams, and discussing the nuances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In other words, we are anything but prepared for real work.

So as we gaze into the soul-sucking, meaningless abyss that is postgraduate life, we can’t help but ask: What’s the fastest track to success?...

The Senate struck a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have prohibited states from regulating AI for the next decade.

Lawmakers voted 99-1 early Tuesday morning to strike the provision, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-Nc) the only senator voting no.

The provision would have prevented states from passing new AI laws or enforcing those on the books. That included the Elvis Act, a Tennessee law passed last year to give individuals a right of publicity to control the use of their voice and likeness.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-tn) has said that she opposed the AI moratorium, warning it would hobble its state’s efforts to protect the creative community and other steps aimed at children and families. A compromise with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) carved out exceptions and reduced the moratorium to five years, but it still raised concerns that state laws could still be restricted.

Update: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-tn) backed away from a compromise on a key provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that restricts states from regulating Al.

Blackburn and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) had reached on a compromise on the AI moratorium that reduced its length from 10 to five years, and allowed for state laws and regulations that have to do with “unfair or deceptive acts or practices, child online safety, child sexual abuse material, rights of publicity, protection of a person’s name, image, voice, or likeness.”

But after the new language was unveiled, it was met with some skepticism, with some opponents of the moratorium pointing to a provision that it would still restrict state laws that place “undue or disproportionate burden” on AI.

Per Politico, Blackburn said in a statement Monday evening, “While I appreciate Chairman Cruz’s efforts to find acceptable language that allows states to...

The streaming landscape can feel endless. It’s not and we’re here to help. Netflix has hundreds of documentaries in its streaming library, but they’re not all created equal, and we’ve narrowed down the options for you with 25 of our top picks for the best documentary movies currently available to watch on the streaming platform. If you’re looking for something light and visually stunning, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for something gruesome yet fascinating, there are options for you below. If you only have half an hour or 40 minutes to kill, Netflix has something for you.

So peruse our list below, and get watching!

“American Nightmare” “American Nightmare” (Netflix)

The three-episode “American Nightmare” is a fascinating chronicle the spins the true crime genre on its head. It follows the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins, who was labeled “the real ‘Gone Girl'...

Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, the One Beautiful Bill Act, will be able to retain a provision that prohibits states from regulating artificial intelligence over the next 10 years.

Under the current language in the bill, states would lose out on federal broadband funding if they enforce such laws.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled last week that the AI provision in the Senate version of the legislation does not have to be subject to a rule that otherwise would require a 60-vote threshold.

Republicans are going through a process called reconciliation in order to pass the massive tax and funding package by a simply majority in the Senate, or without any Democratic votes. But the provisions in the legislation has to do with spending and revenue, so the Senate’s parliamentarian issues guidance on what can and cannot be included.

Even though the provision remains in the legislation, some GOP senators are opposed to it.

President Donald Trump jokingly declared that his wife, Melania Trump, might take his job after legislation she supported, which outlaws non-consensual sharing of explicit images, received bipartisan support in Congress.

Melania has been noticeably absent from the first months of the Trump administration and has only recently begun to increase her appearances.

During the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump praised Melania for helping pass the Take It Down Act, the name of her recently backed law, which aims to protect children and adults from digital abuse.

“We’ve even come together as a bipartisan basis, and – on a bipartisan basis – with the help of our great First Lady to pass the Take It Down Act protecting our youth from exploitation,” the president stated. At the same time, he and his wife stood side by side on the Truman Balcony. “And I want to thank you,...

As most of us are aware of by now, Texas Senator Ted Cruz recently sat for a combative interview with performance artist Tucker Carlson. In an exchange that no doubt sparked countless uses of the ClickHole-inspired “Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” meme, Carlson got Cruz to admit that he doesn’t know the population of Iran, despite hawkishly suggesting that the U.S. government should bomb the country and spearhead a regime change.

After being publicly embarrassed by the guy who once complained that cartoon M&Ms don’t give him boners anymore, Cruz fought back by posting an image from Monty Python and the Holy Grail on his social media account. Specifically, it's from the scene where the Bridgekeeper, played by Terry Gilliam, asks King Arthur to name “the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.”

Putting aside the fact that he basically just copied the same...

Jimmy Fallon is totally, completely, 100% Ok with President Trump taking two weeks to decide if the U.S. will attack Iran.

“All good, no rush, just take your time,” Fallon sarcastically said on Thursday night while hosting “The Tonight Show.” “If Trump thinks about this decision for two weeks, it’ll beat his previous thinking record by two weeks.”

Last week, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, targeting the country’s military and nuclear facilities. This attack came as Iran and the U.S. were in the middle of negotiations concerning Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran has already retaliated to the attack, launching a series of missiles at Israeli military centers and cities. It’s still unclear what involvement the U.S. will have in this escalating war.

On Thursday, Fallon had several more jokes about the escalation between the two countries. “Summer is here, and the heat is already brutal.

It’s rare to witness a political exchange so strikingly unguarded that it feels more like an unscripted confrontation than a calculated debate. If political discourse were a boxing ring, then the slugfest between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz would be the kind of match that leaves you breathless, bewildered, and vaguely ashamed for watching it ten times.

During an interview on Carlson’s podcast, Cruz was met with a series of basic yet unanswerable questions about the very nation he wishes to confront. Carlson’s interrogation was relentless, and Cruz’s faltering responses were startling in their emptiness. The fallout rippled across the media landscape, with NBC’s Seth Meyers offering perhaps the most cutting commentary: a mock sequel to Alien vs. Predator.

Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson clash: Explained Seth Meyers discusses Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson | Credit: A Closer Look/ YouTube

Three years after Ted Cruz last...

Donald Trump told reporters that Tucker Carlson “called and apologized” to him amid a split on the Right over U.S. involvement in Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Carlson, though, has continued to warn about the United States getting into a war in the region, and posted a video on Tuesday night in which he grilled Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) about his lack of basic knowledge about Iran.

“Tucker is a nice guy,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. “He called and apologized the other day because he thought he said things that were a little bit too strong, and I appreciated that.”

Last week, Carlson wrote of the U.S. being “complicit” in Israel’s airstrikes on Iran so far, and that he could not think of a “single way this helps the United States.” Trump later took a swipe at Carlson, calling him “kooky” and,...

The hosts of “The View” clashed pretty hard on Wednesday morning, as the women debated whether marginalized groups have it worse in the United States or in the Middle East. The discussion eventually got so contentious, it became hard to hear, and eventually was sent to break.

To start the day’s Hot Topics, the ABC hosts discussed Tucker Carlson’s argument with Senator Ted Cruz over potential U.S. military actions against Iran. The women were split over the correct course of action. They argued for diplomacy, though hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sara Haines adamantly reminded viewers about Iran’s regular support of terrorism.

As the conversation started to wind down, Farah Griffin also encouraged everyone, “Let’s just remember too, the Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings. They don’t adhere to basic human rights or international law.”

But at that, moderator Whoopi Goldberg immediately pushed back,...

Things got off to a very rocky start on Wednesday’s (June 18) edition of The View as the cohosts’ discussion of the deadly conflict erupting between Israel and Iran devolved into a full-on shouting match. The conversation began with a discussion of Tucker Carlson‘s headline-making interview with Ted Cruz, in which he challenged the Texas senator’s knowledge of Iran, despite his support of Israel’s attacks on the Middle Eastern nation. Whoopi Goldberg asked Alyssa Farah Griffin to speak first because of her status as the resident Republican of the panel and her contacts in Donald Trump‘s orbit, especially in national security thanks to her previous experience working in the Pentagon. “So, listen, I have to say I’m not going to cheer Tucker Carlson because [for] the first time in 10 years, he made one good point. This is one of the most malignant forces in our political discourse,...

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Sen. Ted Cruz erupted into a yelling match between the men on Tuesday night, after the former Fox News host confronted Cruz with basic statistics about Iran. The confrontation stunned many, but “The View” host Alyssa Farah Griffin was largely unmoved by it on Wednesday morning’s episode.

The contentious clip led the ABC talk show’s Hot Topics for the day, with moderator Whoopi Goldberg immediately tossing the discussion to Alyssa. And for her part, she mostly just gave Carlson the equivalent of a “whoop-de-doo.”

“Listen, I have to say, I’m not gonna cheer Tucker Carlson because, [for] the first time in 10 years, he made one good point,” she said. “This is one of the most malignant forces in our political discourse.”

“He might as well be the spokesperson for Moscow,” she continued. “He’s a stooge for Vladimir Putin who does not exist in facts,...

Stephen A. Smith has become the latest target of “The Daily Show,” with the late night program releasing a new biofilm mocking the sports television personality for his various on-air takes.

The nearly 7-minute video, titled “Stephen A. Smith: Greatest of All Take-Havers,” starts with a look at his childhood, with Smith saying he was born in the Bronx and raised in Queens with the “greatest mom in the world.”

“That’s right, every other mom in the world is a scrub. I don’t care if your mother, Theresa, or that hot mom from The Brady Bunch,” Craig Kilborn says in a voice narration. “Those moms should be riding the bench behind Janet Smith.”

It proceeds to jump forward Smith’s enrollment at the Fashion Institute of Technology, which Kilborn said “might not have greatest tradition of sports” but “definitely had a playoff.”

“It was primarily a girls school,...

Jon Stewart weighed in on the Los Angeles protests in opposition to Donald Trump’s escalation of Ice deportations, saying the tactic is to distract from the tit-for-tat feud between him and Elon Musk, in which the tech titan accused him of being in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

“Is your city ever not on fire? Whether you win a basketball championship, a World Series championship, whether you have an exploding piñata gender reveal gone wrong — congratulations, it’s a boy and an evacuation — or you’re just protesting the Trump administration’s expanded deportation raids, L.A. continues to be our most flammable city,” Stewart began during tonight’s installment of The Daily Show.

Commenting specifically on the autonomous vehicles that were set on fire during some of the demonstrations, Stewart quipped: “Took five of them before you were like, ‘Should we stop sending the Waymos?'” He added jokingly,...

Elon Musk’s insults toward Donald Trump left the president “dejected” and “rattled,” The Washington Post reported today. Now it’s apparently Trump’s turn to trash his former ally, saying he will not make amends.

Musk’s departure from the Trump administration was announced last week after Trump pulled his nomination for Musk’s ally, Jared Isaacman, to lead NASA. Musk then made the feud public when he began dumping on Trump’s tax bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination.” A Trump administration official said they are “taking away Elon’s friends,...

A jury convicted a former Republican political strategist on two counts of stalking Friday after prosecutors alleged that Daniel Duffey sent harassing text messages and letters to the victim and his family, the Montana Free Press reported. According to witnesses, Duffey also created a fake Grindr account under the victim’s name and asked app users to attend the victim’s wedding to have sex with him.

Duffey was political director for Greg Gianforte’s 2020 gubernatorial campaign until he was fired because he allegedly repeatedly hit a parked car with his car door,...

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Cory Booker is turning his record-setting Senate speech into a book. The New Jersey senator, who spoke for just over 25 hours on March 31 into April 1, railed against the Trump administration’s threats to Social Security, Medicare, and Trump’s attacks on the judiciary in a speech that set a record for the longest Senate floor speech in history.

The book, titled Stand, was announced on May 28 by The St.

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s morbidly authoritarian return to the White House, several members of the Democratic Party elite have been pitching plans and multimillion-dollar ideas for how to win back young male voters, many of whom spurned Democrats last fall.

One of these proposals, “Speaking With American Men: A Strategic Plan,” went viral after receiving a brief shout-out in The New York Times on Sunday. Described as a $20 million effort to “study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality” in male-dominated spaces online (such...

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As previously and sadly reported, Phil Robertson died this past weekend after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

The popular form Duck Dynasty star was 79 years old.

“We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” wrote daughter-in-law Korie Robertson on Facebook to confirm the news.

This unfortunate development took place just days before the premiere of the family’s new reality show.

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A day after the public learned of Phil’s passing, granddaughter Sadie Robertson shared the above photo of her and her late loved ones on Instagram.

“‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.’ – 2 Corinthians 5:17 Esv,” Sadie wrote to being her affiliated message, adding:

“As I was sitting with Papaw Phil today, I thought about this verse… he has already experienced this...

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Sad news out of the world of television today, as Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has passed away.

The reality star and entrepreneur was 79.

News of Robertson’s death comes courtesy of daughter-in-law Korie Robertson, who made the announcement in a Facebook post.

Reality TV personality Phil Robertson speaks during the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference on May 29, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Phil Robertson’s family shares news of his passing

“We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” she wrote.

“He reminded us often of the words of Paul, ‘you do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him,'” wrote Korie continued, who is married to Phil’s son Willie,...

Country singer Martina McBride is the latest entertainer to testify on Capitol Hill on the need for proposed legislation to protect individuals voices and likenesses from unauthorized use, including in AI deepfakes.

A coalition of unions and guilds, studios and record labels are pushing for passage of the No Fakes Act, which gives individuals the right to authorize the use of their voice and likeness in digital replication.

At a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing this afternoon, McBride warned that without action, the livelihoods of younger artists could be at risk and established performers like her would face damage to their reputations.

In her own case, she pointed to her works that touch on problems like domestic violence.

“Many fans have told me that the song ‘Independence Day’ has given them strength, and in some cases, the song has been the catalyst that they need to leave an abusive situation. Imagine...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is currently among the Republicans who are not supportive of President Donald Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar to serve as the new Air Force One. Although, Seth Meyers won’t be surprised if Cruz changes his tune — especially if Trump extends an invite onto the plane.

The NBC host devoted his entire “A Closer Look” segment on Wednesday to Trump’s latest move, once again playing several supercuts of both Republicans and the president himself previously raging about the idea of Democrats taking money from foreign governments.

But, now that it’s Trump accepting a major gift — one that he will get to continue using once he leaves office — they’re more Ok with it. Well, except for Ted Cruz.

“I also think the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems, so we’ll see how this issue plays out, but I certainly have concerns,...

It’s getting increasingly difficult for Republicans and even the Maga faithful to defend Donald Trump’s unconstitutional or otherwise misguided actions as president. In the case of Trump accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, they aren’t even trying — and some of them, including some of the president’s most loyal defenders, are going out of their way to bash the brazenly corrupt act.

Laura Loomer, the far-right conspiracy theorist and diehard Trump supporter (and adviser), was quick to respond to the news on Sunday that the administration...

Legislators think it’s getting too hard for audiences to watch games with the continued fragmentation of sports rights.

Tonight’s NBA playoff game is on Max, but what about tomorrow night? Is the opening NFL game of the season exclusive to Peacock or Prime Video? Increasingly, sports fans are being forced to ask these questions, as streaming services get more and more access to sports rights that were once exclusively available on linear TV. League executives from across the sports world were called in front of Congress this week to discuss the growing fragmentation of their rights, and senators made it clear that they were keeping an eye on the issue of fan access.

Key Details: What about the fans?: Sen. Ted Cruz pointed out that fans should get something in return for the special treatment sports leagues get. Lock it up: Sen. Bernie Moreno advised leagues to...

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Lea Michele wants you to know that she can read. She promises!

Even when addressing the rumor in the past, she hasn’t always denied the illiteracy allegations.

Now, she’s setting out to straight-up debunk it.

Taking what’s essentially a meme as a challenge to disprove sounds a little silly. But Lea Michele is a pretty silly person.

During a May 2025 podcast appearance, Lea Michele snatched the host’s cards. (Image Credit: YouTube) Can Lea Michele read? She says that she can

On the Thursday, May 8 episode of the Therapuss podcast with Jake Shane, Lea Michele addressed the elephant in the room.

She expressed disbelief that she was speaking about claims that she cannot read “all these years later.”

However, she then decided to prove that she can read.

In an allegedly improvised moment, Lea snatched the host’s flashcards from his hands.

“Give me,...

At sundown, the night before Monday’s federal election, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal candidate Mark Carney paid his respects to the 11 killed in East Vancouver the night before, when a mentally ill man drove his SUV through a crowd of Filipino-Canadians celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day.

He stood with his wife and British Columbia Premier David Eby as the mourners sang ‘Amazing Grace.’ There was sorrow, but no one started blaming immigrants or some ‘other’ for the incomprehensible mayhem. A continent away, Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre said a prayer for the lost.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill heading to his desk that bans the publication of non-consensual images, including revenge porn and AI deepfakes.

The Take It Down Act requires social media platforms to remove such images within 48 hours after getting notice. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly publish such non-consensual intimate visual depictions.

The legislation overwhelming passed the House on Monday in a 409-2 vote. It passed unanimously in the Senate in February.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Mn), lead sponsor of the Senate bill with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx), said in a statement, “We must provide victims of online abuse with the legal protections they need when intimate images are shared without their consent, especially now that deepfakes are creating horrifying new opportunities for abuse.” Cruz said. “By requiring social media companies to take down this abusive content quickly, we are sparing victims from repeated trauma and holding predators accountable.

The former top editor of the Columbia Journalism Review is defending his interactions with staff after subordinates’ complaints allegedly prompted his ousting from the magazine.

Not long after news broke that Sewell Chan was no longer leading the magazine known for its scrutiny of the press, the journalist posted a lengthy statement on social media platforms calling the decision “hasty, ill-considered and quite frankly baffling.”

Chan says his firing came just a few days after he learned of staff complaints stemming from “pointed interactions in which I provided fair and critical feedback rooted in editorial rigor.” He responded by suggesting that he meet with the unhappy employees and asking for a coach to assist him with working in “a charged higher education environment,” but says he was fired instead.

Chan summarized three conversations that he said prompted the complaints, having to do with one potential conflict of interest, a deadline...

Sometimes, being a late-night TV show host means making yourself the punchline or embarrassing yourself for the sake of a bit. But for Jimmy Kimmel, there is one habit he does on air that he wishes he could stop and save himself some embarrassment.

Whether its letting then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman make a viral video about cheating or losing a basketball game to Ted Cruz, Jimmy Kimmel has had his fair share of moments that didn't paint him int he best light. Yet he's taken it all in stride and (mostly) done it with a smile on his face.

However, Kimmel is also known to let his emotions overwhelm him while discussing certain stories in his monologue. The comedian's habit of crying on air isn't something he's particuarly proud of.

"I just have a hard time keeping my emotions within," Kimmel told Rolling Stone. "My father is like that. And honestly,...

Senate and House lawmakers Wednesday reintroduced legislation that will give individuals the right to control the use of their digital likeness, as part of an effort to limit the use of AI deepfakes and voice clones.

The No Fakes Act was introduced last year but failed to advance in Congress even with bipartisan support and changes that alleviated First Amendment worries.

The legislation gives individuals the right to authorize the use of their voice and likeness in digital replication. The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others. That post-mortem right, though, terminates no longer than 70 years after an individual’s passing.

The legislation is sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tn), Sen. Chris Coons (D-de), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-Nc) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn). In the House, the sponsors are Rep.

President Donald Trump’s tariff regime goes into effect at midnight on Tuesday, and some Republican lawmakers can barely contain how much they hate it. As markets crater, and tensions escalate between the United States and its most important trade partners, elected Republicans must be realizing that they will be among the first to feel the backlash from voters.

Few have been as vocal about what they think of the president’s protectionist policies as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has already introduced legislation aiming to curb Trump’s tariff powers.

Republicans aren’t typically big fans of taking deliberate action to crash the stock market — but that’s what Donald Trump did on Wednesday, putting lawmakers who have fashioned their careers around fluffing the president in a tough spot.

There are, of course, plenty of Republicans who have given their full-throated support to Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda — a mind-blowingly dangerous economic maneuver that is expected to cause prices of everyday goods to skyrocket — but there are also plenty who haven’t been able to hide their unease over the move.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-n.J.) said as he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,” citing his belief that “our nation is in crisis.”

He wasn’t kidding.

Booker spoke through the night and into Tuesday morning. He suspended his speech at noon for the Senate prayer, but then kept on going. As of 3:00 p.m. Et, he had been at it for 20 hours. He hit the 24-hour mark at 7:00 p.

First Lady Melania Trump made her first solo appearance of her husband’s new term, visiting Capitol Hill to lobby for passage of legislation that would ban the publication of non-consensual sexually exploitive images, including revenge porn and AI deepfakes.

Social media platforms would be required to remove such images within 48 hours. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly publish such non-consensual intimate visual depictions.

“In today’s AI-driven world, the threat of privacy breaches is alarmingly high,” the first lady said at a roundtable. “As organizations harness the power of our data, the risk of unauthorized access and misuse of personal information escalates. We must prioritize robust security measures and uphold strict ethical standards to protect individual privacy.”

She also criticized Democrats by noting that more were not present at the event, even though the legislation is co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn). Rep.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is partnering with the radio and podcast giant iHeartMedia to launch a solo interview-focused podcast This is Gavin Newsom. Far from being a post-political gig, the podcast is expected to roll out in the next few weeks, with the trailer being released Wednesday.

“It’s time to have a conversation. It’s time to have honest discussions with people that agree And disagree with us. It’s time to answer the hard questions and be open to criticism, and debate without demeaning or dehumanizing one other,” Newsom says in the trailer. “I will be doing just that on my new podcast – inviting people on who I deeply disagree with to talk about the most pressing issues of the day and inviting listeners from around the country to join the conversation.”

Newsom is no stranger to the podcast world, in addition to occasionally appearing as a guest on other shows,...

Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a 2 percent U.S. revenue gain to $835.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and a 5 percent U.S. subscription and licensing revenue improvement to $346.5 million.

The company, led by CEO Daniel Alegre, said that its streaming business with its flagship service ViX posted another profit in the fourth quarter of 2024 after achieving profitability in the third quarter following two years in the marketplace.

“Dtc (Direct to consumer) has evolved into a really healthy and growing profitable business and is really paving the way for us to improve the efficiencies between linear and streaming in 2024,” Alegre told analysts during a morning conference call.

ViX generated $1 billion in revenue and positive adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (Oibda) in its second full year of operation, TelevisaUnivision reported.

José Luis Fabila, chief content officer, is leading all content globally for the company as part of an Alegre-overseen...