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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before Democrat was to assume office
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before an exonerated man who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday quietly signed into law legislation abolishing the long-standing Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position, according to Louisiana Secretary of State spokesperson Trey…
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‘Where will they draw the line?’ GOP bashed after Trump lawyers expose private data
A newly reported failure of the Trump administration’s ability to handle sensitive private information in the social programs it is tasked with operating triggered a fresh wave of anger over the weekend after it was revealed that healthcare providers’ Social Security numbers were made public as part of a faulty Medicare portal rollout. The Washington…
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NYC hospital mob was defending illegal migrant with alleged violent, drug past
The anti-ICE mob violently protesting outside a Brooklyn hospital Saturday was rallying in defense of an illegal migrant previously arrested for assault and drug possession, officials told The Post on Sunday. Chidozie Wilson Okeke of Nigeria entered the US on a tourist visa Aug. 27, 2023, and was supposed to pack up and go back…
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After Voting Rights Act setback, Black Americans brace for a renewed fight
JACKSON, Miss. — At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a demonstration for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed. It was a moment that set…
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Todd Blanche stuns with ‘cutesy’ admission that Trump’s ‘exoneration’ claims are false
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to inadvertently contradict President Donald Trump during a “cutesy” moment of his Sunday morning interview on NBC News. During the segment, Blanche was asked about the Department of Justice’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. He claimed that the previous attempt to indict Comey, led by former U.S.…
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SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with the studios
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have landed on a new tentative contract. The actors union’s new agreement with the trade group that negotiates with Hollywood unions on behalf of the major studios will reportedly improve AI protections and boost the guild’s pension fund. Similar to the pact the Writers Guild…
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A family affair: Hammer Museum Gala pays tribute to Betye Saar and Darren Star
Gray skies didn’t prevent L.A.’s arts community from getting fancy in support of the Hammer Museum’s annual Gala in the Garden. Adorned in fur coats, colorful sunglasses and patterned ties, artists and celebrities including Owen Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Lauren Halsey and Catherine Opie joined to celebrate gala honorees Betye Saar and television writer and producer…
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Trump says US to guide ‘neutral and innocent’ ships through Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. will guide the ships of “neutral and innocent bystanders” out of the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations to end the war in Iran continue. The announcement came at a time when negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are at a rocky point. Trump recently rejected two…
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Blue Exodus: California, Illinois, NY-NJ residents buy homes in Tennessee development
They’re hopping on the Chattanooga Choo Choo! Blue state residents fleeing their high-tax homes for greener pastures have gobbled up about a third of the homes in a stunning new development just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee — where there’s no state income tax. Buyers from California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey have bought a…
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Trainer Cherie DeVaux’s historic Kentucky Derby win may be the first of many
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Before Cherie DeVaux won a Breeders’ Cup race, before one of her horses won an Eclipse Award, before she became the answer to a Siri question — “Who was the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby?” — she faced the same problem as every new trainer. She needed horses. Fortunately for her,…