Politics

President Donald Trump and his family are building a multinational cryptocurrency, real estate, and licensing empire on the back of his presidency, catapulting his estimated worth by billions. The net worths of individual members of Congress are estimated to range between the tens of thousands of dollars and more than …

A leader of the Federal Communications Commission is blasting Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in the face of “government pressure” that she says violates the First Amendment and endangers free speech. Anna Gomez is one of two FCC commissioners serving under chairman Brendan Carr, who was appointed …

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended by ABC on Wednesday following a brief pressure campaign from the Trump administration as well as conservatives in the media, who successfully twisted Kimmel’s words following last week’s assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. During Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the comedian criticized conservatives …

Former high-ranking officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told senators on Wednesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment as the nation’s top health care regulator has created an anti-scientific culture of censorship and arbitrary policy changes that are endangering Americans’ health. At the center of lawmakers focus …

Under the current Trump administration, at both the state and federal level, far-right forces and wannabe dictators are smearing teachers, slashing public school funding, banning books, outlawing honest history, and expanding private school vouchers. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten‘s upcoming book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and …

Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of right-wing organizer and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, has been charged with seven counts, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice. Utah County Attorney Attorney Jeff Gray said in announcing the charges that prosecutors …

CNN’s Jake Tapper invited former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on his show last week to, as he put it, “discuss how she’s working with the Trump administration to advance some particular causes about which she is passionate.” Put another way, CNN had on Sinema to talk about issues of relevance to …

President Donald Trump will be traveling London this week for a state visit with King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The trip has already drawn criticism given Trump’s increasingly authoritarian governance of the United States, and one U.K. news station is adjusting its programming to ensure the American …

I t was after 3 a.m. on Nov. 6 last year, and nobody on the planet was happier than a balding, slender man standing near the reception desk of the Hilton West Palm Beach. Donald Trump had just finished hosting his 2024 election watch party at the adjacent Florida convention …

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that the alleged shooter in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is “not cooperating” with authorities while in custody. “He has not confessed to authorities. He is not cooperating, but, all the people around him are cooperating. And I think that’s very important,” Cox …