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Stephen Miller’s New Recusals
When Paramount CEO David Ellison wanted to throw a Washington dinner party last month “honoring the Trump White House,” he got a helping hand from Katie Miller, the MAGA podcaster and onetime White House strategist. She sent follow-up invites to top Trump aides to encourage attendance for the “intimate gathering” at the U.S. Institute of…
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The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
Friendship breakups are never easy, but few are as messy and expensive as the collapse of Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s once thriving tech bromance. On Thursday, closing arguments wrapped up in Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, leaving a jury to deliberate next week whether Altman and other executives “stole a charity” (as one of Musk’s…
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Johnson shrugs off abuse allegations against GOP lawmaker : ‘He’s got to work that out’
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday brushed off domestic abuse allegations leveled against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) by the congressman’s ex-wife, telling reporters the two-term lawmaker would have to sort it out on his own. “I don’t get involved in the personal lives of members and those things. You know, he’s refuted some of these…
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‘In the Grey’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill Star in ‘Generic Action Movie: The Movie’
There’s a theory that says if you want your audience to like a character, make them good at their job. You can have a lot of character flaws but hey, if you’re the world’s best bank robber, people have to admit you know what you’re doing. We may not want to hang out with that…
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Berkshire Hathaway reveals stakes in Delta, Macy’s as portfolio reshuffled under Warren Buffett’s successor
Berkshire Hathaway on Friday disclosed a new $2.65 billion investment in Delta Air Lines and a small stake in Macy’s, and said it sold many of its smaller stock holdings including Amazon, UnitedHealth Group and the credit card networks Visa and Mastercard. The changes were part of a portfolio reshuffling in the first quarter, which followed the promotion of…
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Hailey Bieber flaunts backside in thong bikini after denying she underwent Brazilian butt lift
The internet’s favorite girl is bringing the heat. While promoting her beauty brand, Rhode, on Friday, Hailey Bieber showed off her toned backside while rocking a brown thong bikini. In one Instagram shot, the entrepreneur, 29, who sported yellow heels, gave fans a look at her tanned and muscular body while facing away from the camera. …
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Trump’s brazen plan for a $1.7 billion slush fund
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: President Donald Trump may have found a new way to repurpose taxpayer money to his own ends. What’s happening? Earlier this year, Trump,…
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Ex-GOP insider names the ‘Sith Lord’ who trained Trump
An ex-Republican insider relied on a handy Star Wars analogy to name the “Sith Lord” who he said helped turn Trump into who he is today. “Donald Trump was always going to be a sociopath,” George Conway, the ex-husband of right-wing commentator Kellyanne Conway, said during an interview with Katie Couric. “But Roy Cohn was…
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‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Ponders Moral Duties in Chilling, Emotional Drama
When you get down to it, there aren’t that many Big Themes. Man against Nature and Man against Self; first loves and last rites; coming of age and teenage sex and death. But, I suppose, as the years go by, I find myself most attuned to one particular concern: How do you be? How do…
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Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Friday that he will grant clemency to Tina Peters, a former county clerk and darling of election conspiracy theorists who was serving a nine-year prison sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines after the 2020 election. Polis, a Democrat, told CNN that he is halving her sentence, meaning she…