“Is that Charlie?”: Trump questions pacifist Kirk characterization at Medal of Freedom ceremony
President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, but not
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“Can I meet Eric?”: Trump convo on hot mic raises ethical concerns
President Donald Trump‘s Monday exchange with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is raising new questions about the blurred line between Trump’s
Read more“Without precedent”: News outlets reject Pentagon’s new press rules
Leading news organizations are rejecting new rules for the press laid out by the Pentagon, saying they would muzzle reporters
Read moreE Street’s Mighty Max on The Beatles’ earth-shattering influence
Legendary E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about how The Beatles “shifted everything” for
Read moreTennessee’s last House Democrat, facing progressive challenger, vows to fight
Rep. Steve Cohen is the only Democratic member of Congress from Tennessee, and one of an ever-dwindling number of Democrats
Read moreFig jam hand pies for the hesitant host
Every host has a cautionary tale. Mine starts with me brushing cornmeal onto a batch of English muffins at 4
Read moreThanks to Trump and the Supreme Court, we’re facing a legal emergency
Over the past ten years we’ve seen countless letters signed by experts and former officials decrying something President Donald Trump
Read moreDonald Trump’s new “American Midnight” is upon us
These days, time often feels like a flat circle, where the past, present and future are collapsing into a disorienting
Read moreJohn Oliver slams CBS for putting Bari Weiss in charge
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver launched a pointed critique of the recent decision to install Bari Weiss as
Read moreStephen Colbert plays villainous host against type on Elsbeth
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for the Season 3 premiere of Elsbeth. Stephen Colbert is already turning a major career shake-up into
Read more“The Chair Company” is peak Tim Robinson
Recently, I read an analysis of why so many otherwise sane-seeming people find themselves drawn to QAnon and other mass
Read moreTrump saves Columbus Day from “left-wing arsonists”
President Donald Trump reignited a familiar cultural battle by reinstating Columbus Day as a stand-alone holiday and omitting any mention
Read moreAs podcast bros grow critical of Trump, sports bros step in
If how Donald Trump won was the lingering question of the 2016 election, his 2024 win was widely credited to
Read moreA “new era” for the Middle East, hostages freed, ceasefire Holds
After more than a year of war, a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has taken effect, halting fighting across
Read morePam Bondi is Trump’s mean girl
“Get in, loser. We’re hiding the Epstein files.” Okay, okay — I can’t prove that’s what Attorney General Pam Bondi
Read moreHumor isn’t optional — it’s necessary therapy for MAGA male rage
One strangely hot November afternoon, I waited for my elementary school-age kids to arrive at their bus stop. The quiet
Read moreCan you really be addicted to food? Researchers uncover convincing similarities to drug addiction
People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really
Read more“You did not answer the question”: ABC host cuts Vance’s mic after heated Homan exchange
JD Vance received an icy welcome on the Sunday press shows this weekend. The vice president sparred with “Meet the
Read moreThe Great Pumpkin is real and on the run in Ohio
In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot
Read moreTrump forgot he was president on January 6
President Donald Trump appeared to forget his own role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot in a post to
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