Donald Trump Is Saying There’s a TikTok Deal. China Isn’t
US efforts to ban TikTok started during Trump’s first term in 2020. Months before he left office, Trump threatened to ban TikTok and another Chinese app WeChat. The Biden administration…
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Judge Tosses Trump’s ‘Tedious and Burdensome’ Lawsuit Against New York Times
A federal judge on Friday threw out President Trump’s defamation suit against the New York Times, calling it “tedious and burdensome” and saying that a complaint is not “a protected…
How Donald Trump’s Culture-Wars Playbook Felled Jimmy Kimmel
On Wednesday, bowing to pressure from the Trump Administration, ABC pulled the late-night series “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. The show, which had run for more than two decades, was…
Barry Blitt’s “Remote Control”
For the cover of the September 29, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Barry Blitt attempted to capture, in one image, Donald Trump’s unprecedented series of attacks on the media, destruction of…
China Turns Legacy Chips Into a Trade Weapon
While the Trump administration was trying to make a TikTok deal happen during a meeting with China last weekend, Beijing was busy adding its own bargaining chips to the table. Actual…
Barack Obama Slams Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: The Trump Administration Is ‘Threatening’ Media Companies to ‘Muzzle or Fire’ People ‘After Years of Complaining About Cancel Culture’
Barack Obama is calling out the Trump administration for its role in pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air. “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration…
Hulk Hogan’s Ex-Wife Linda Thinks Emmys In Memoriam Snub Was Over Trump Support: ‘Just a Guess, but They Should Have Named Him’
Hulk Hogan‘s ex-wife Linda Hogan is speaking out about the late wrestling star being snubbed from the Emmys‘ In Memoriam segment, saying she believes it was due to his support of U.S.…
Jimmy Kimmel Sidelined: What’s the Future of Late-Night TV After ABC’s Decision?
On Wednesday morning, hours before Jimmy Kimmel would go on to be pulled from ABC indefinitely after incurring the ire of the FCC, the New York Times’ arts desk tweeted their “Best of Late…
Melania Trump in the U.K.: Christian Dior by Day, Carolina Herrera by Night
LONDON — Melania Trump boarded Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Md., in a floor-length Burberry trenchcoat for her two-day state visit to the U.K. with U.S. President Donald Trump,…
Trump and Epstein Image Projected on Windsor Castle as President Arrives in U.K. for Second State Visit; Four Arrests Made
An image of Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was projected onto Windsor Castle as the U.S. president arrived in the U.K. for an unprecedented second state visit on…
US Tech Giants Race to Spend Billions in UK AI Push
Microsoft and Nvidia have unveiled plans to invest up to $45 billion dollars into the UK economy, in a move that will bolster the building of more data centers as well as research and…
Trump Says White House’s Lavish New Ballroom Will Be ‘a Little Bigger’ Than Original Plans, With 38% More Guest Capacity
President Donald Trump‘s major new addition to the White House — a large, gold-plated ballroom annex — will be even larger than the original plans called for, he said. “We’re making it a…
Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World
Another TikTok video Degeling shared with WIRED showed a slow-motion, close-up angle of the bullet hitting Kirk’s neck. The tone of the video was conspiratorial: The user who uploaded it…
Stephen Colbert Addresses Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Death: ‘Political Violence Does Not Solve Any of Our Political Differences’
Stephen Colbert condemned the shooting of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Show.” His statement came in a pre-taped segment that aired before the opening credits ran…
Jon Stewart Calls Trump a ‘Make-A-Wish’ Kid as He Tackles Presidential Death Rumors: ‘Everyone Who Shows Up to His Office Makes One of His Dreams Come True’
“The Daily Show” is back after summer break, and on this week’s episode, Jon Stewart tackled the voracious rumors of Donald Trump‘s untimely death. Stewart opened the segment with news…
Donald Trump Rejoices Over West Point Canceling Tom Hanks Award Ceremony: ‘We Don’t Need Destructive, Woke Recipients Getting American Awards’
Donald Trump praised West Point on Truth Social after news broke that the West Point Association of Graduates canceled an award ceremony intended to honor Tom Hanks. Trump proceeded to…
The War on Trans Art
In July, the artist Amy Sherald pulled out of a large-scale show at the Smithsonian after learning that she might not be able to include a portrait of Lady Liberty as a Black trans woman.…
West Point Association of Graduates Cancels Award Ceremony Intended to Honor Tom Hanks
The West Point Association of Graduates has canceled an award ceremony intended to honor two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, according to the Washington Post. The move comes as President…
Donald Trump, Architecture Critic
News of Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning architecture, and particularly about preserving and protecting hallowed traditional styles, will have come as a surprise to anyone…
The Right Way to Go After Venezuelan Drug Traffickers
If Trump believes that Venezuela is attacking the U.S. via a narco-terrorist proxy, he should ask Congress to authorize the use of military force. Source link
The Unexpected Winners of Trump’s Trade War
But Shein and Temu didn’t stop marketing altogether. Instead, both companies chose to shift their ad budgets abroad to regions where the geopolitical risks were perceived to be lower and…
‘South Park’: Donald Trump Gets Satan Pregnant in Wild New Episode
In the fourth episode of “South Park” Season 27, Satan reveals he is pregnant with Donald Trump‘s baby while South Park Elementary is enveloped in Labubu mania. The episode opens with two…
The Loophole Turning Stablecoins Into a Trillion-Dollar Fight
Crypto advocates see things differently. They claim stablecoin rewards create healthy market pressure and could drive big banks to provide more competitive interest rates in an effort to…
What to Watch: The Trade Policy Tango
While predicting trade policy has long been the job of economists, lawyers and foreign policy experts who can lean on their love of process and rules, it’s lately become the province of…