Nearly 7 million people attended the “No Kings” anti-authoritarian protests over the weekend, which took place in more than 2,700 cities across all 50 states (naturally, President Donald Trump and the right had a lot to say about it). In downtown Los Angeles, among those protesting was actor Pedro Pascal. …
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WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators turned out in Washington, D.C., and cities across the nation on Saturday, to protest what they characterize as the increasingly authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. “We’re here representing normal people — regular, peaceful Americans — who are against what this administration is …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Donald Trump joined a Gen Z boys’ podcast about snacks in which he simultaneously dissected both Airheads and his chances of getting into heaven. On “Snack Homiez,” Trump (James Austin Johnson) told the podcast hosts—one of whom was played by Sabrina Carpenter—that “it’sbeen a long time comingwith …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Donald Trump‘s commutation of Republican former congressman and fraudster George Santos‘ seven-plus year prison sentence, his decision to give Argentina a $20 billion financial aid package, and the president’s recent Time magazine cover. “Yesterday, President Trumpfinally released what everyonehas been asking him torelease: …
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An estimated 7 million people turned out to more than 2,700 “No Kings” anti-authoritarian protests across the country on Saturday, according to organizers. If estimates are correct, it would be one of the largest one-day protests in American history. Although the rallies were peaceful and even joyful, that didn’t stop …
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Donald Trump said on Friday that he commuted the sentence of George Santos, releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately. In a Truth Social post, the president called Santos — who had been sentenced to more than seven years in prison this year after pleading guilty to wire fraud and …
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One of the first things you’ll see upon entering the ornate terminal at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station are gaggles of National Guard troops loitering about, clad in full tactical camo. Most look bored, a hand slung casually over the rifle they’re now authorized to carry, a suspicious eye on the …
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The government shutdown has been dragging on for two weeks. It’s been a dystopian stretch for America’s military and veteran community. The stoppage, led by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, has frozen military pay, leaving active-duty military families wondering how they will pay their mortgages, feed their kids, …
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J.D. Vance struggled to defend the Trump administration’s decisions when journalists asked him basic questions during a round of TV appearances, with one host getting so frustrated with Vance’s word salad, he cut the interview short in the middle of one of the vice president’s sentences. Vance appeared today on …
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According to the plan that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday, Idaho’s Mountain Home Airbase will soon house a site for Qatar‘s Emiri Air Force pilots to train on F-15 jets, which angered some MAGA supporters who don’t trust the Qatari government and who (wrongly) believed Qatar was building its …
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