California Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated his long-running feud with President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, posting on X: “I spoke about my dyslexia. I know that’s hard for a brain-dead moron who bombs children and protects pedophiles to understand.” The post came in response to Trump mocking Newsom’s dyslexia and suggesting it made him unfit…
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is drawing renewed scrutiny after reposting a clip in which he says, “Christ is the immigrant deported without due process.” The line is being circulated by Senate Republicans as evidence that Talarico is using Christianity to advance a political message. But the fuller context shows the…
WASHINGTON — A viral social media post claims Hillary Clinton is now praising President Donald Trump and saying he is “much better in his second term.” But the clip being shared this week does not appear to be a broad endorsement of Trump or his presidency. Instead, it comes from an interview published in August…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz sharply escalated his long-running fight with Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, calling the conservative commentator “the single most dangerous demagogue in this country” during a Washington symposium on antisemitism. Cruz said he had decided to confront Carlson directly, accusing him of helping spread antisemitism on the American right and of platforming…
Conservative commentator Candace Owens is escalating her break with President Donald Trump over the war with Iran, warning Americans not to join — or stay in — the U.S. military as anger spreads through parts of the MAGA coalition over the administration’s support for the conflict. In a post Friday morning, Owens wrote: “Do not…
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were killed and two other officers were wounded in a pair of shootings that began with a traffic stop and ended hours later in a late-night gunbattle during a manhunt, authorities said, prompting a statewide Blue Alert and renewed political debate over crime and repeat offenders. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri…
A winter storm turned Washington Square Park into a snow-day hangout — and then a viral mess. Video posted by independent scene account @BGOnTheScene shows NYPD officers getting pelted with snowballs while working in the park. The clip lit up X fast, with critics calling it an “attack” on police and demanding arrests, while others…
Elon Musk is torching The New York Times after a screenshot of a decade-old NYT opinion piece with a jarring headline—“Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime”—started circulating again on X. “The New York Times is utterly disgusting,” Musk wrote, reacting to the image that frames pedophilia as a “disorder” rather than a “crime,” a phrasing…
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries jumped in Monday to defend California Gov. Gavin Newsom after a fresh wave of criticism over Newsom’s remarks at a Georgia event that circulated widely online. Jeffries wrote that Newsom “is not a racist,” accused “deranged far-right extremists” of “lying again,” and told critics to “Pipe Down.” The blowup traces…
Donald Trump Jr. is amplifying the “Trump derangement syndrome” label again — this time in a clapback aimed at author Stephen King after King posted a list of insults about President Donald Trump that included a line claiming Trump “has never had a child.” In his post, Trump Jr. mocked the “never had a child”…
Elon Musk jumped back into the voter ID debate this weekend with a post arguing that if critics call voter identification requirements “racist/sexist,” then the same logic would apply to IDs required for other everyday activities. In the post, Musk also claimed that “the same people saying no ID for voting are the ones who…
Sen. Raphael Warnock, the Georgia Democrat and longtime pastor, sparked a fresh political and theological pile-on this week after posting a blunt line about religion in public life: “Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics.” Warnock’s post landed as tributes and news coverage circulated following the death of civil rights leader Rev….
The clearest signal that the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni legal fight is hardening is that a court-ordered settlement effort did not produce an agreement. That matters because these sessions are designed to force both sides to confront risk: the uncertainty of a jury, the unpredictable impact of testimony, and the reality that a trial makes private…
Former President Barack Obama marked Valentine’s Day with a social media post celebrating former first lady Michelle Obama, sharing a photo of the couple and calling her his “forever dance partner.” The post — a short, affectionate message paired with a polished, intimate image — quickly traveled beyond Obama’s usual political orbit, circulating across entertainment…
Blake Lively and “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni left a Manhattan federal courthouse this week with their high-profile legal dispute still unresolved after a court-ordered settlement conference failed to produce a deal, pushing the case closer to a scheduled spring trial. The closed-door session, overseen by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L….
Will Smith is facing a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles from a former tour musician who alleges sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination connected to Smith’s 2025 concert run. The plaintiff, electric violinist Brian King Joseph, filed the complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court in late December 2025, naming Smith and a related touring…
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have escalated a long-running dispute with singer Ray J by taking the fight deeper into court, accusing him of defamation over claims that they are tied to a federal racketeering investigation — allegations their attorney called “false and serious.” Kardashian and Jenner filed a defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior…
Zayn Malik is revisiting one of the most talked-about chapters of his public life — and doing it in a way that’s already sparking debate. On a recent episode of Call Her Daddy, the former One Direction singer told host Alex Cooper that his understanding of love has shifted as he’s gotten older, and that…
Harry Styles is offering a rare look at what it felt like to step out from the safety net of a stadium-sized boy band and into the spotlight alone. In a new interview published in The Sunday Times Magazine, Styles said the first stretch of his solo career came with a jolt of isolation after…
WASHINGTON — A viral clip posted by the account PatriotTakes is fueling a fresh online pile-on after it appeared to show Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance playing on large screens inside a Trump golf club Super Bowl party — even as allies on the right promoted a separate “All-American” alternative halftime show. Footage from…