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Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Revives Memories of Another Presidential Assassination Attempt—at the Same Hotel
President Ronald Reagan waving to crowd outside Hilton Hotel shortly before assassination attempt in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981. —Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Forty-five years before the alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, a different President was shot at the…
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Quixote production services vendor to wind down most of its soundstage business in L.A.
Production services vendor Quixote said it will wind down most of its sound stage business in Los Angeles — including its main commercial studio in West Hollywood and its North Valley studio in Pacoima — as the industry continues to grapple with the slowdown in film and television work. The company will also close its…
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Trump DOJ chief warned Comey indictment a ‘grave risk’ that will ‘blow up in his face’
A CNN journalist expects the new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey to backfire against acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. “There’s a long trajectory ahead here, and there is a grave risk to Todd Blanche that this thing blows up in his face in court,” journalist Scott MacFarlane said on “The Lead” with…
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The Evolution of Trump’s Corruption
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Seven years ago, during a marginally more innocent time, the Trump administration announced plans to hold the 2020 G7…
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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research
WASHINGTON — A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while…
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Firebrand Republican turns on Trump’s ex-DHS ally over alleged ‘bribery and extortion’
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lashed out at her own party on Tuesday, demanding a congressional investigation into Corey Lewandowski, the on-again/off-again Trump adviser who is believed to have effectively run the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of disgraced former Secretary Kristi Noem. Mace aired her grievances in an open letter published to X from…
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Pressure on DOJ to prosecute Anthony Fauci grows after adviser indicted—with days left to charge COVID ‘lies’
WASHINGTON — The indictment of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former adviser David Morens Tuesday revived calls for the Justice Department to prosecute Fauci himself for allegedly lying to Congress about funding risky research in China before the COVID-19 pandemic. Just two weeks remain before the five-year legal deadline on May 11 to indict Fauci for denying…
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FCC Orders a Review of ABC’s Broadcast Licenses Amid Trumps’ Kimmel Criticism
Federal regulators are ordering a review of all of ABC’s station licenses, a startling move that has drawn alarm from free speech advocates and could lead to a legal battle with Disney, ABC’s parent company. “Disney’s ABC is hereby directed to file license renewals for all of their licensed TV stations within 30 days —…
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Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74, his family said in a written statement Saturday. Kempthorne died Friday evening in Boise, the statement said. No cause was given. He had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year. “Beyond his public service, he was a devoted husband, father,…
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Federal Reserve delivers Trump one last defeat before top foe’s exit: report
President Donald Trump is poised to suffer one last defeat at the hands of the Federal Reserve tomorrow as Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to depart, according to a new report. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the central bank seems likely to vote to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting, even though Trump has…