Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam said President Trump “destroyed satire” in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “He’s f‑‑‑ed up the latest film I was working on,” the British filmmaker and comedian said in the interview, released Tuesday, when talking about Trump. “Because it was a satire about the last several years when things were…
Los Angeles leaders said Tuesday the city would join a lawsuit against the Trump administration over immigration raids in the local area. The city will join the American Civil Liberties Union in suing the federal government, alleging officials are using “unlawful tactics to achieve its intended arrest numbers.” “The federal government has concentrated thousands of…
On Saturday afternoon, a San Diego native, 51-year-old Jeff Brady, drowned in the Colorado River after saving two young boys who were swept away by the river’s current.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said she calls on former aides to former President Biden on occasion, following what she described as a very positive experience working with them on the presidential transition. In an interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, Wiles praised Biden’s staff when asked about her view on the former presidency.…
Canadians point to America as both their country’s top threat and its greatest ally, according to Pew Research Center data released Tuesday. The survey, conducted during the first four months of the year, asked residents of 25 countries to name the nation they think poses the greatest threat to their own, as well as the…
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said during a recent television appearance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) would be a “viable” White House candidate for Democrats if he decides to run for president in 2028. Clyburn agreed when asked if Newsom would be an “effective” messenger for the Democratic Party. “He’s been that for some time…
Nearly 200 Democratic lawmakers have filed a legal brief supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. The brief bolsters a group of small businesses and Democratic-led states suing to block President Trump’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in advance of appeal arguments later this month. Sen.…
As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) promised Wednesday to make the matter a “top priority.” Neil Jacobs, who led the agency in an acting capacity during the last Trump administration, said, “If confirmed, I…
President Trump on Wednesday announced plans to impose a 50 percent tariff on all goods from Brazil, in part due to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged plot to remain in power after losing an election. Trump, who has criticized Brazil’s treatment of Bolsonaro in recent days, cited the ongoing trial…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally scheduled for Thursday, according to an email sent to people who planned to attend. “The Immediate Office of the Secretary is postponing the July USPSTF meeting. Moving forward, HHS looks forward to…
