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A British lawmaker on Tuesday urged the BBC to “stick by their guns” in its new legal fight with President Trump, who sued the media company and claimed it edited a speech he gave to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before the U.S. Capitol attack. “I think it’s right that the BBC stands firm on…

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the massive media conglomerate that owns HBO, CNN and a number of other top brands in news and entertainment, is preparing to advise its top shareholders to reject a bid from Paramount to buy the company and back a planned deal with Netflix instead. The decision, which was reported by multiple…

An attorney for the union said Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and his crew rolled up on a picket line and asked to see identification.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday’s classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Trump administration has no legal or national security justification for the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.  A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Murphy said in a…

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley said Tuesday he is cutting ties with the professional wrestling organization, citing its close relationship with the Trump administration. Foley, who’s long been critical of President Trump, said the president’s comments on the death of acclaimed actor-director Rob Reiner were the “final straw” compelling the wrestler to inform WWE…

President Trump is facing backlash from both ends of the political spectrum for his response to the killings of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, with some critics arguing the president’s words were particularly troublesome in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. While Trump’s comments are unlikely to harm him…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that its officials did not pull over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) son and accused her of a “PR stunt.” “[Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar…

President Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation expanding the scope of his administration’s ban on travel into the United States from various countries, targeting Syria and those from the Palestinian territory. The proclamation adds “full restrictions and entry limitations” on those attempting to come to the United States from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan…

President Trump and his Cabinet members on Tuesday defended White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair published what she described as a “disingenuously framed hit piece.” Wiles sat for 11 interviews with the outlet to describe her role as the first female chief of staff and the intricacies of Trump’s first year…

More Americans plan to spend less on holiday gifts this year, according to a new survey. In the NBC News Decision Desk poll, 55 percent of respondents said that they are going to shell out “less” cash for gifts in comparison to last year. Nine percent said they are going to spend “more” on holiday…

‘It makes me wonder more about, like, where is our country headed, and how bad of a shape are we in with him at the helm,” the lawmaker said.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said President Trump ramps up his attacks on immigrants and other communities when negative news about his administration runs.  “When things aren’t going well for him … cue the bigotry,” the Minnesota lawmaker told The Guardian in an interview published Tuesday.  “It’s the same playbook and he just goes back to…

President Trump on Tuesday said he still had confidence in White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after she generated controversy with comments to Vanity Fair about members of the Cabinet. “I didn’t read it, but I don’t read Vanity Fair — but she’s done a fantastic job,” Trump told the New York Post in…

Maria Shriver on Monday blasted President Trump over his remarks about the deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, accusing the commander in chief as being the only person suffering from “TDS,” or “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” “Come on, come on,” Shriver, the former first lady of California, said in a video on Instagram. “There’s…

This is not about open borders or closed borders. It is about whether America decides that looking American is enough. Or whether some people will always be asked to prove it. 

Yes, it’s true that Rob Reiner hated Trump, had called him mentally unfit for office, and inveighed against the president repeatedly on social media. But here, that old adage is quite appropriate: If you don’t have something nice to say, just say nothing.

Donald Trump Jr. said that he was engaged on Monday night at the White House holiday party in front of family, friends and guests. Don. Jr., the oldest of President Trump’s children, said his engagement to Palm Beach, Fla., socialite Bettina Anderson was a “big win” for the end of the year. ​​”It’s not often…

James Woods, an outspoken supporter of President Trump’s, mourned the loss of his close friend, Rob Reiner, calling the acclaimed director a “great patriot” and pushing back on criticism of the Democratic donor’s politics. In an interview Monday on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Woods gave an emotional tribute to his longtime friend and recalled…

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha (D) on Monday said the FBI “got over their skis” after a person was arrested and then released in connection with a shooting at Brown University on Saturday that left two people dead and at least nine injured. CNN’s Erin Burnett asked Neronha about the FBI using cellphone data…

President Trump’s job approval rating has rebounded after a second-term low, according to new polling averages from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The president’s approval rating in the DDHQ average of polls stands at 44.8 percent, marking a 3.5 point increase from last month. As of Tuesday, his disapproval rating sits at 51.7 percent, per DDHQ….

The ex-“SNL” star let loose on Nicolle Wallace’s show, and the censor button got a workout.

The new White House ballroom is expected to be finished by 2028, with the addition providing a new gathering space for guests at the direction of President Trump. The project’s projected completion date was revealed in a National Park Service (NPS) report about the construction, authored by Deputy Director Frank Land and approved by acting…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not release the full, unedited video of the U.S. military’s September strike on an alleged drug boat, when 11 “narco-terrorists” were killed, including two survivors in a follow-up strike.  “In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy … Department of Defense policy, of course, we’re…

The president on Monday designated fentanyl and the precursor chemicals to produce the opioid as weapons of mass destruction.

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Tuesday brushed aside concerns that his close proximity to President Trump could influence his decisions as the next potential chair of the Federal Reserve. “The idea that being close to the president and serving the president well disqualifies someone for any job just doesn’t make any…