Unless the Biden administration is able to step in to block the enforcement of a federal ban, TikTok said that the app will “go dark” in the United States on Sunday. “The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts React to Biden's Farewell Speech: 'Where Was This Guy?'
President Joe Biden delivered his final address from the Oval Office this week, using the speech as an opportunity to warn about the threat of an impending oligarchy in America. Late-night hosts, of course, had some thoughts about Biden’s farewell words. On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon recounted Biden’s speech …
Read More »Biden, Dems Suddenly Realize TikTok Ban Means TikTok Will Be Banned
President Joe Biden appears to be backpedaling on the TikTok ban he signed last year. His administration is now saying it won’t enforce the law that will boot the popular platform from app stores, which is scheduled to begin on Sunday, the day before he leaves office. “Americans shouldn’t expect …
Read More »Will Biden Pardon This Human Rights Lawyer Who Beat Big Oil in Court?
In the last few days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Steven Donziger hopes Biden will pardon him — as do dozens of progressive lawmakers in Congress, as well as human rights and environmental activists across the world. Donziger’s story is unique. “I’m the only person in the country to be criminally …
Read More »Biden Warns 'Oligarchy Is Taking Shape in America' in Farewell Address
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address from the White House on Wednesday, speaking to Americans from the Oval Office for the final time. “In the past four years, our democracy has held strong and every day, I’ve kept my commitment to be president for all Americans for one of …
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About the TikTok Ban
With just days left before a Jan. 19 deadline for TikTok owner ByteDance to sell its U.S. assets, or otherwise accept a ban of the app in the country, some 170 million American users have pressing questions about what’s about to happen to the mega-popular video platform. The Supreme Court …
Read More »Federal Death Row Scraps Lethal Injection Protocol
Just days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, the Department of Justice has announced its decision to withdraw the federal government’s lethal injection protocol on the grounds that it causes unconstitutional suffering. “Because it cannot be said with reasonable confidence that the current execution protocol ‘not only …
Read More »President Biden to Deliver His Farewell Address Tonight — Where to Watch
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Joe Biden‘s long, unlikely political career spanned five decades, and the outgoing president will cap his legacy with a farewell address tonight. There are no details on what …
Read More »Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefire Framework
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that will bring an end to the 15-month war that has ravaged Gaza, multiple outlets have reported. The agreement will free dozens of hostages kidnapped by Hamas as well as Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas led an …
Read More »Biden Says He Would Have Beaten Trump if He Stayed in the Race
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 …
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