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…
Rep. Greg Casar is accusing the Justice Department of illegally withholding “some Epstein files,” tying his demand to old allegations involving President Donald Trump and a minor — and it’s instantly reigniting a familiar question: what exactly is in the government’s Jeffrey Epstein trove, and why does it keep showing up with missing links, redactions,…
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….
Elon Musk set off another tax firestorm overnight after posting that he will “probably end up paying over $500B in taxes, inclusive of death,” echoing a viral clip that describes him as the “largest individual taxpayer in history.” The line instantly became a Rorschach test online: supporters framed it as proof he’s already carrying a…
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…
NEW YORK — Sherri Shepherd returned to her daytime stage this week with a blunt promise to viewers after news broke that her syndicated talk show, “Sherri,” will end after its current season: “I know that you have seen the news, and I’m ready to address it.” Shepherd delivered the line at the top of…
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…
House conservatives spent weeks threatening to shut down the government to force hard-line changes on immigration and elections, only to watch President Donald Trump bless a bipartisan deal that kept agencies open with few of their priorities attached. In their telling, the compromise did more than avert a crisis, it shifted the only real leverage…
The partial Shutdown is technically over, but Washington has already set up the next crisis. The Departme of Homeland Security is funded only through Feb. 13, and both parties are treating that date less as a safety net than as leverage for a new immigration and border showdown. With the rest of the Government financed…