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Trump staring down barrel of potential ‘huge, huge defeat’ amid no-win scenario: reporter
Political reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell issued a dire warning for President Donald Trump on Tuesday, predicting that if Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) manages to come out victorious in Tuesday night’s GOP primary race, the president may suffer among his most significant defeats seen yet. Trump has poured enormous political capital into ousting Massie after he…
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Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than Stealing
Among the very first things Donald Trump did upon assuming the powers of the presidency for the second time was commute the sentences of, and grant pardons to, everybody involved in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Republican allies expressed moderate disappointment but vowed to move past this ugly blemish. Senator Susan Collins called…
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Conor Oberst doesn’t do nostalgia. Anger is his motivation
Conor Oberst was still a boyish 24-year-old from Omaha when he dropped the pair of albums that took his band Bright Eyes from indie-rock celebrity to voice-of-a-generation prestige. Released on the same day in January 2005, “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn” pondered love, war, drugs and technology against…
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‘The answer is no’: Historical data said to show Trump unlikely to recover from major fall
President Donald Trump has tumbled through the floor of his approval rating, according to CNN’s Harry Enten, and history provides some painful lessons for him and fellow Republicans. The latest polling finds the 79-year-old president well below 40 percent, which Enten told “CNN News Central” was a perilous position for the Republican Party looking ahead…
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Did Politics Kill Stephen Colbert?
I used to watch late night television religiously. Like most of us over the age of 20, at the end of a long work day it was ritual to tune in to David Letterman or Jay Leno, then after they retired Stephen Colbert or Jimmy Kimmel or Jon Stewart. Now I find myself scrolling on…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ review: Decent one-off tries to restart ‘Star Wars’
movie review THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sci-fi violence and action). In theaters May 22. “The Mandalorian and Grogu” boldly goes where…
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Hayden Panettiere claims Oscar winner exposed himself to her at Hollywood bash
Hayden Panettiere claims that an “Oscar-winning actor and director” exposed himself to her when she was 19. The “Nashville” actress, now 36, details in her newly released memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” that the shocking situation happened after a friend invited her to an “industry” party at her Los Feliz, California, apartment. Noting that…
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Trump ‘Concerned’ About Ebola Outbreak After American Tests Positive for Virus and Deaths Rise
A visitor washes his hands before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. —Jospin Mwisha—Getty Images President Donald Trump said he is “concerned” about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after an American tested positive for the virus. “I’m concerned…
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City Council progressives snub Raman, endorse Bass in L.A. mayor’s race
Three members of the Los Angeles City Council’s progressive bloc are throwing their support to Mayor Karen Bass in her bid for reelection, dealing a blow to challenger Nithya Raman, their progressive ally on the council. The council members endorsing Bass — Eunisses Hernandez, Ysabel Jurado and Hugo Soto-Martínez — are all members of the…
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Spotify Adds Verified Badges to Podcasts, Vows to Remove Unauthorized AI Offerings
Spotify is rolling out its “Verified on Spotify” badges to podcasts starting Tuesday. The light green badge will indicate that a podcast is officially from a creator, publisher or brand and will appear both on show pages and in search. Series that get the badge have been reviewed against Spotify’s standards for authenticity and trust.…