News - Page 2399

Disorder among the Democrats: The opposition struggles to find its way after losing to Trump

They used to say that life imitates art. Today, it is probably more likely to imitate a meme. And no meme is more relevant today, more searingly real, than “Democrats are in disarray,” which, during President Donald Trump’s first term, became shorthand for the party’s struggles to find a coherent message.  Considering that they turned […]

Trouble in Belgrade: Serbia’s embattled president looks to Trump for a lifeline

BELGRADE — The protests that shut down Serbia’s capital were fiery but mostly peaceful, in no small part due to a police force that understood the entire government’s fate rested on its restraint.  “In the end, they destroyed 186 tractors, and the only big fight — they made it between themselves,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic […]

Alec Baldwin’s brooding era

Any show that uses the title card “Baldwin Residence: East Hampton” is rather begging to be hate-watched. And on that basis, The Baldwins on TLC, which peers into the life of Alec, his second wife, Hilaria Baldwin, and their seven children, is undeniably addictive and sometimes perversely successful — but, for a whole host of […]

Judge blocks Trump administration’s deportation of Georgetown University fellow

U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles blocked the Trump administration from deporting Georgetown University fellow Badar Khan Suri with a ruling on Thursday.  Multiple reports indicate that Giles ordered Suri not to be removed from the country while she reviewed his court petition unless she issued a new ruling approving his removal.  Suri will “not […]

Robot dud: Review of The Electric State on Netflix

Yes, I watched it after 13 hours on the interstate. And yes, the kids were making a racket in the next room. But the new Netflix movie by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, of Avengers: Endgame fame, would have been a disaster in even the most tranquil of circumstances. Screen it in a one-man space […]

The turkey wrap secret to show business success

I’m at the age where a lot of my contemporaries have children just starting out, and despite every economic indication coming out of Hollywood, a lot of them want to work in show business. Every now and then, since I have been a writer and showrunner, I’m asked by friends if I’ll talk to their […]

Trump rescinds order targeting Paul Weiss after reaching deal with law firm

One of the country’s most prestigious law firms has regained favor with President Donald Trump after having its security clearances revoked last week. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP struck a deal with the president, making several concessions in exchange for the reversal of his order. On March 14, Trump issued an executive order […]

‘A slap in the face’: GOP congressman slams closure of Social Security office in district

A swing district Republican congressman is sounding off after the only Social Security office in his district was shut down. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is demanding answers from acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek after learning the office in White Plains, New York, is closing in May. “The decision to close the only Social Security […]

Democrats are more concerned with threats to bureaucracy, not democracy: Joe Concha

Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha slammed Democrats’ rhetoric that has criticized the Department of Government Efficiency, noting the Left is more concerned about maintaining its bureaucracy — not defending democracy. “When Democrats talk about threats to democracy, they really mean threats to bureaucracy and large government overreach, and in this case reaching into our […]

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security systems containing sensitive data

A federal judge in Maryland issued a court order Thursday blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems as DOGE attempts to investigate the agency for waste and fraud. DOGE’s concerns about inefficiencies and corruption in the sprawling entitlement program hold no basis that warrants access to sensitive databases, U.S. […]
spot_img

Latest articles

Newsletter

Subscribe to stay updated.