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The dawn of the second Trump age has been marked by corporate fawning. Tech executives and obsequious media companies are making lavish donations to Trump’s inauguration; concluding horseshit lawsuits with settlements that look suspiciously like protection money; placing MAGA cronies on their corporate boards; or even shelling out tens of …

After months of delay, legal sparring, and constitutional uncertainty, President-elect Donald Trump today was sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” over his felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. The “unconditional discharge” sentence — which is what the prosecution …

Since launching on Dec. 6, Marvel Rivals has quickly become one of the most popular games online. The 6v6 competitive hero shooter that pits players against each other using a variety of Marvel characters has drawn heavy comparisons to Overwatch, although its current popularity dwarfs that of Blizzard’s game with …

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on the phone about an ex-law clerk a day before Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case. Alito confirmed the news to ABC News on Wednesday. “William Levi, one of …

A series of powerful wildfires has turned large swaths of Los Angeles into smoldering ruins. As first responders attempt to control the blazes, heavy winds are quite literally fanning the flames —to the point that the fires have now been ravaging the city for days. There is a clear link …

Late-night TV hosts had a few thoughts after Donald Trump held a lengthy press conference at Mar-a-Lago announcing his plans to merge Canada with the U.S. and take control of Greenland. “We have almost two weeks of Joe Biden, but Trump is already reminding us of what a terrible mistake …

In Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper goes rogue and launches an unprovoked nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. He is asked by RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake — a voice of reason in the madness —to recall the B-52 bombers that will …

Outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, a gust of wind blew away Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s notes Monday. It was moments before he was to announce his resignation as head of the Liberal Party and his exit from the PM’s office after nine years in power. It was a too …

With just weeks left in Joe Biden’s term, the president is reflecting on his decades-long career in elected office, and what he must do before passing the mantle of leadership to President-elect Donald Trump. In a wide-ranging exit interview published by USA Today on Wednesday, Biden discussed everything from weighing …

President-elect Donald Trump has always used his public press conferences and social media posts to seize attention and dictate the terms of national discourse. But his recent trolling about taking over Canada, acquiring Greenland, and reclaiming the Panama Canal reveals something more complex than rhetoric. These statements, far from harmless …