
Variety - 47 min 22 sec ago
TV ads featuring President Donald Trump that began airing this week — including one in which he declares that “America will never be a communist country” and touting his administration’s policy goals — were paid for by U.S. taxpayers. The spots have drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, with lawmakers saying they look like […]...

Babylon Bee - 1 hour 9 min ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House this week for some good old-fashioned diplomacy, but President Donald Trump wanted to help him feel as comfortable as possible.

Mother Jones - 1 hour 27 min ago
Since Wednesday, the federal government has been airing a taxpayer-funded political advertisement on channels like Fox News promoting the virtues of President Donald Trump, as Republicans ramp up advertising in the lead-up to November’s midterm elections. The ad, soundtracked with the chorus of the singer JMSN’s “Love Me,” is structured like a TikTok hype reel […]...

The Hill - 2 hours 55 min ago
President Trump said on Friday he is ruling out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as his artificial intelligence czar amid speculation the Cabinet member was under consideration. Trump, in a Truth Social post Friday, said Bessent will not be the "Super Intelligence (SI) Czar," referring to his proposed rebrand of AI, because he "doesn't...

NBC News - 3 hours 11 min ago
The seashells-based prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has been delayed until early 2027, as a judge makes her way through a number of pending motions, including a request by Comey to dismiss the case on grounds it was driven by Donald Trump's animus.

The New Yorker - 3 hours 32 min ago
The entertainment agent and executive talks with David Remnick about his dealings with the President, the tech mogul, and Mohammed bin Salman, and operating within "shades of gray."...

Fox News - 3 hours 37 min ago
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China have "made great strides" after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.

Babylon Bee - 3 hours 55 min ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. In an address to GOP supporters on Friday, President Donald Trump outlined a bold strategy to rally conservative voters ahead of the upcoming midterm elections by launching a brand-new foreign war.

Variety - 4 hours 14 min ago
Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s latest stunt has paid off. The Season 29 premiere of “South America” renamed from “South Park” as a parody of Donald Trump’s controversial initiatives to rename major landmarks hit 4.2 million viewers in three days. That total accounts for viewership across Comedy Central and Paramount+ in the U.S. […]...

CNBC - 4 hours 16 min ago
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Bessent doesn't want to be what the president is calling the "Super Intelligence czar."...

The Guardian - 4 hours 50 min ago
The Chinese leader's visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinping described them when he met Donald Trump at the White House this week. The giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will be hosted at Atlanta zoo. Beijing dispatched the first panda pair to the US in 1972 following President Richard Nixon's landmark visit to China. It uses...

TMZ - 4 hours 51 min ago
Jimmy Kimmel's taking aim at President Donald Trump's relationship with his assistant ... bringing in his own "assistant" who bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Harp. The comedian was delivering his monologue Thursday night when a woman in a…...

The Hill - 4 hours 56 min ago
Presented by American Policy Ventures Plus: Trump, Xi summit winds down {beacon} It's Friday. We rarely work just 9 to 5 in the media business but we can still celebrate the late Dolly Parton today with more than one cup of ambition. In today's issue: White House TV pool makes...

TMZ - 5 hours 6 min ago
President Donald Trump's table at the state dinner he hosted for Chinese President Xi Jinping sat billionaires whose combined net worth is nearly $1.13 trillion ... or roughly the same amount as Poland's entire GDP. Among those guests seated at…...

Babylon Bee - 5 hours 31 min ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. A federal judge has overturned President Donald Trump's ban on assassins being allowed into the White House.

The Hill - 5 hours 32 min ago
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said Friday that President Trump will allow Ukraine to build Patriot missiles, with "concrete agreements" in place between Kyiv and Washington. "There are concrete agreements regarding Patriot licenses," Zelensky posted online, days after the two met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. "At our meeting,...

The Guardian - 5 hours 34 min ago
The justice called out her colleagues in a speech she made at the UDC school of law, hours after Trump filed his latest request US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged serious concerns about her colleagues' handling of emergency requests, the method Donald Trump often uses to seek approval from the court. Jackson, one of the three liberal members of the supreme court, criticized the justices' willingness to issue rulings via the "shadow docket", saying it undermines...

Daily Signal - 5 hours 44 min ago
Editor's note: This is a lightly edited transcript of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words" from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson's own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Quickly, on Donald Trump’s speech, I thought some of the more strident things were that he basically was showing...

The Guardian - 5 hours 51 min ago
Trump and officials claimed it combats voting by noncitizens but critics said it could disenfranchise eligible voters The US supreme court has lifted restrictions on a controversial federal database of voters as Donald Trump seeks to impose tougher restrictions on voting ahead of November's midterm elections. While the president and his officials have claimed the expanded database aims to combat voting by noncitizens, critics contend it could disenfranchise eligible voters. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 6 hours 1 sec ago
Iran's seven-day timetable would restart nuclear talks, but will the US be willing to deliver on terms that include reining in Israel in Lebanon? Iran's seven-day timetable to reopen the strait of Hormuz and start talks on its nuclear programme has been pitched as a deal that could rapidly extricate Donald Trump from a political crisis but requires the US president to make difficult concessions. In the five days left before the proposed reopening of the strait, which is expected to relieve...

Daily Signal - 6 hours 15 min ago
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts says Congress has delivered key policy wins during President Donald Trump's second term on issues ranging from the economy to border security. Roberts joined cohost Larry O'Connor, on the latest episode of "The Kevin Roberts Show" to tout conservative legislative accomplishments, which could play a decisive role in Republicans' quest...

Forbes - 6 hours 20 min ago
A Senate Democrat will present legislation as early as next week that would prohibit potential demolition of the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump has threatened.

NBC News - 6 hours 35 min ago
Pope Leo XIV said Friday he welcomes journalists to chronicle his travels, in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump, who recently kicked three news outlets out of the White House before having to undo that ban.

The Guardian - 6 hours 43 min ago
Late night hosts discussed the overturning of Trump's White House media ban and Xi Jinping's visit On Thursday's late night shows, hosts discussed Donald Trump 's visit by Xi Jinping , reports of China gifting two giant pandas to the US and news that the White House had lifted their press ban. Continue reading...