Month: August 2025

“The Tonight Show” host sassed the president with more sexual innuendo before his meeting with Vladimir Putin.

The comedian declared that there was no “better time” to share her message.

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, could change the currently dry-as-dust way that the agency presents America’s jobs and inflation data.

The “Late Night” host mocked the president, who claimed that he “ACED” the exam during his annual physical.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson (D) said Tuesday he is set to endorse New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his reelection bid amid a heated race for Big Apple mayor. “It’ll be at one o’clock on the steps of City Hall, at which time I will endorse Mayor Eric Adams for reelection,” Paterson…
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) pushed for the District’s statehood again on Tuesday amid President Trump’s crackdown on the nation’s capital. “We have seen a precipitous lessening of crime in the city, violent crime, especially after a post-COVID spike that we acknowledge, and we got after, and we drove down the numbers in 2023. We…
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The new reports undermine the U.S.’s credibility on human rights issues and leave asylum-seekers without key evidence that they’re fleeing persecution, former State Department officials said.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday that President Trump is “right on the money” with his takeover of the Washington, DC, police. “And I think the president’s right on the money, and I think Judge Pirro laid out the case very well, and I’m glad she’s there, because she has the right idea of…
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Harry Enten said residents in this community don’t exactly see the president as a “conquering hero” on the issue.

Obama’s official portrait has apparently been moved to a “heavily restricted” area of the White House that is out of public view.

Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in child molestation appears to have permission to work outside prison with only intermittent supervision, despite her sex offender status.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb on Tuesday pushed back on claims by the city’s police union head, saying his “facts are wrong” when it comes to crime in the nation’s capital. “Crime in the District is out of control, and something needs to be done about it. This concept that crime is down is really…
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The White House on Tuesday said homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime.  “The homeless problem has ravaged the city,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be…
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The institution’s American history museum, natural history museum, African American history museum and American Indian museum are all affected.

President Trump’s sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday is sending chills across Europe, where leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin to force a bad deal on Kyiv.  Trump blew past a deadline last week to impose punishing sanctions on Russia and its…
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia had been stonewalling negotiations on the return of Ukraine children, thousands of whom have been forcibly transferred to Russia over the course of its invasion. “We cannot reach an agreement with them on the return of the children,” Zelensky told reporters in response to a question from…
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President Donald Trump wants tens of thousands in attendance for the fight.

Daniel Dale tackled the litany of false claims President Donald Trump made on Monday while announcing Washington, D.C., is coming under federal control.

A little over a tenth of Americans found Sydney Sweeney’s recent American Eagle ad campaign offensive, according to a new poll. When asked in the Economist/YouGov poll about the ad campaign, 12 percent said they considered it offensive, while 39 percent called it clever. Forty percent said it was neither, and 8 percent were unsure.…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday the country would not cede portions of the Donbas region to Russia amid ceasefire talks. “We will never leave the Donbas” Zelensky told reporters Tuesday, per NewsNation. “Everyone forgets the first part of the film,” he added, referring to Russia’s 2014 takeover of Crimea. His comments come days before…
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“I’m a former professional football player, too,” Dean Cain said, trying to defend himself from criticism.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Tuesday that it is “pretty clear” President Trump “wants his own domestic police force” after the president took control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “Look, this president is trampling on basic freedoms of the American people to a degree we — I don’t think we’ve ever seen,” Smith said…
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U.S. electricity usage is expected to grow to new highs in 2025 and 2026, according to a Tuesday projection. The forecast, from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the nation’s energy statistics agency, attributes the projected increases to power hungry data centers in the latest iteration of its Short Term Energy Outlook. It states power sales to…
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The late night host opened up about the country’s political climate during an episode of “The Sarah Silverman Podcast.”