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‘Trump’s sword’: Todd Blanche leaps to rescue IRS audit deal immediately after swearing-in
Attorney General Todd Blanche deployed the Justice Department to rescue President Donald Trump’s embattled IRS settlement the day after he was sworn in, court records show. The settlement, reached in May, shielded Trump, his family, and his businesses from IRS audits in exchange for dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency, court records show.…
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How Aryna Sabalenka Became the Most Compelling Player in Tennis
—Photograph by Molly Cranna for TIME Aryna Sabalenka did not get completely drunk. In July, Sabalenka, the world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player, lost to Naomi Osaka in their round-of-16 match at Wimbledon. It was her first straight-set defeat at a major in nearly a half-dozen years. What’s more, it was her second surprise exit in…
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How Democrats plan to rein in Trump should they win in November
WASHINGTON — Democrats seeking to retake control of Congress are planning broad investigations into President Trump and his family’s business dealings as part of an agenda focused on alleged corruption and economic harm, while keeping impeachment an option rather than an immediate priority. The strategy would use subpoenas, committee hearings, possible criminal referrals and the budget as…
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Kristi Noem points finger at Markwayne Mullin over mystery fleet of luxury planes
New reporting about a mystery plane fleet purchased by the Department of Homeland Security has pulled the agency’s former head Kristi Noem back into the news cycle. The ousted DHS secretary is distancing herself from a $464 million plane purchase that critics say has become a costly embarrassment for the department she once led —…
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The Next Great American Songwriter Would Prefer to Stay Home
One of the coronavirus pandemic’s many terrible legacies is the slow smothering of ambition in popular culture. In the depths of the crisis, media—music, movies, and all the rest—were widely hailed as a “balm” for anxieties and a “lifeline” to the shared society we could look forward to someday returning to. Yet at the same…
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David Ellison made himself the best argument for blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
It will take someone better versed in finance, corporate law, family psychology and, perhaps, the impact of great wealth on brain chemistry than I to analyze the recent actions of Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison. To a cultural journalist, however, it seems like he continues to make himself the best argument yet for opposing…
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‘God’s money’: White House enrages with vow that public cash belongs to evangelicals
A White House official called $4 billion in taxpayer funds being spent to address homelessness “God’s money — a move experts call an escalation of evangelical religious rhetoric coming from the Trump administration. Dave Donaldson, special assistant to President Donald Trump in the White House Faith Office, spoke at a webinar inviting faith communities to…
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AI rage-baiter, making $10K+ a month duping millions unmasked: ‘I think of things that will emotionally pull on people’
Last week, a young boy called Kevin went viral on Facebook. According to his distraught mother, he’d been sent home by his school for his “inappropriate” attire. In this case, that meant wearing a pleated skirt alongside his school uniform polo and high knee socks. The internet freaked out. The post garnered 8.2 million views,…
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Jenna Ortega’s sister reacts to fans’ concern over actress’ weight loss
Jenna Ortega’s sister Aliyah Ortega had a telling response to viral fan concern over the actress’ appearance. The “Wednesday” star’s younger sibling reacted to an Instagram post Wednesday telling social media users to “mind [their] business and leave @jennaortega alone.” The 22-year-old commented on the upload with three exclamation points, appearing to co-sign the lengthy…
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More and more wealthy Californians are seeking ‘golden visa’ residency outside the U.S.
If all goes to plan, Jae Kim, Annie Akin and their 4-year-old son will soon be residents of Portugal. By then, the San Francisco family will have had their birth certificates notarized, had European officials record their fingerprints and transferred half a million Euros into an international investment fund. Kim and Akin are among a…