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Beginning of a bigger backlash against Trump policy expected on key date
International Workers Day on May 1 commemorates the great labor struggles of the 19th and early 20th centuries, when workers fought and died for decent wages and working conditions. The militant energy of the early labor movement, long dormant in the United States, has been making a comeback recently as Americans chafe at economic instability,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels Renews Contract Through April 2028
Warner Bros. Discovery has renewed Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels’ contract through April 2028, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The new employment agreement, which will kick in on July 11, replaces Wiedenfels’ existing four-year contract that is set to expire on July 10. Under the terms of the…
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Scarlett Johansson’s savage one-word reaction to Colin Jost’s six-figure ferry purchase revealed
She wasn’t on board. Scarlett Johansson wanted nothing to do with husband Colin Jost’s decision to buy a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat for $280,100 four years ago. The “Saturday Night Live” comedian revealed his movie star wife’s savage one-word response to the purchase in a teaser for the May 4 episode of the “Smartless”…
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Pirro won’t say if gunman hit Secret Service: ‘The agent did not shoot himself’
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to definitively say that a gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shot a Secret Service agent. During a Thursday interview on Fox News, anchor Dana Perino revealed that the network’s sources were told that the gunman, Cole Allen, shot an agent when he…
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US Drops 7 Spots in Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Report
The U.S. fell seven spots to 64th place in Reporters Without Borders‘ 2026 World Press Freedom Index as the organization found that President Donald Trump “has turned his repeated attacks on the press and journalists into a systematic policy.” The organization, which surveys press freedom in 180 countries and territories every year, claimed that Trump’s…
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Trump signals he’s still mad about German chancellor’s ‘humiliated’ remark
President Donald Trump took another slap at Germany’s leader over his criticism earlier this week of the U.S. war against Iran. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faulted the 79-year-old president for launching the war without an apparent exit strategy, saying the U.S. has been “humiliated” by Iranian leadership, and Trump lobbed another social media attack after…
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House adopts blueprint to fund ICE on day 74 of DHS shutdown after dramatic 5-hour struggle
WASHINGTON — House Republicans barely passed a budget blueprint to unlock more than $70 billion in future funding for immigration enforcement late Wednesday in a vote that was held open for more than five hours due to intra-party disputes. Representatives voted 215-211 to adopt the measure, which kicks off the process for funding Immigration and…
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Trump Lashes Out at Merz After Threatening to Pull Troops From Germany Amid Escalating Row
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 3, 2026. —Win McNamee—Getty Images President Donald Trump has told German Chancellor Freidrich Merz to focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and matters within his own country rather than “interfering” with the Iran war. “The Chancellor of…
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Danger ahead! Lakers loss to the Rockets pushes them closer to the worst kind of history
There have been 159 times an NBA team has led a series three games to none. There have been 159 times that team has won the series. Marvel in that statistic. Appreciate its power. Wax in its endurance. Embrace its existence. Because the Lakers are two losses from blowing it to bits. This is not…
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Trump Calls for Kimmel’s Firing, Again: ‘It Better Be Soon!’
As Disney remains silent on President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s calls for the company to take action against late night host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke made before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the president once again took to social media to say Kimmel should be removed. With urgency. “When is ABC…