Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power. The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his…
Source: Mario Tama / Getty Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used the devastating floods that killed over 100 Texans to call a special legislative session designed to trigger a mid-decade redistricting effort. Democratic leaders nationwide criticized the move as a flagrant attempt to gerrymander Texas’ electoral map. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, perhaps the most…
It started with a question any public official might expect — but Jeanine Pirro reacted like she had been cornered and had to fight her way out. The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia jawboned a reporter asking about Capitol police officers who feel unprotected after Donald Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters who…
A simple Instagram post about presidential ankles has somehow managed to wreak havoc on the internet, and, frankly, no one saw this coming. Content creator Corey Marshall-Steele responded to an avalanche of follower requests by creating what might be the most unexpected political comparison of 2025: a side-by-side look at the ankles of America’s most…
Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty Jussie Smollett isn’t backing down from his claim that he was the victim of a hate crime in 2019 — and he’s naming who he believes the real “villains” are. In a new interview ahead of Netflix’s upcoming documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, the former Empire star says his…
Kid Cudi attends Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2” New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Kid Cudi discusses his beef with Drake, his relationship with Kanye West, and more amid the release of his new memoir. Kid Cudi has a new memoir…
FILE – Payton Gendron, center, listens as he is sentenced, Feb 15, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, Pool, File) Attorneys for Payton Gendron, the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in a 2022 Buffalo supermarket attack, argue his federal indictment should be thrown out over the racial makeup of…
Tiffany Haddish, 45, had an unpleasant run-in when she stopped to grab a sandwich in Canton, Mississippi. A Facebook user who goes by the screen name, Jayye Lovee, posted a video of Haddish in her home state. Lovee called out the “Girls Trip” actress for allegedly having a bad attitude while trying to purchase food…
Taylor Swift is preparing for her big return with a new album and a completely new persona separate from her “Marry Me” days. The pop-country singer surprised fans with the news on Wednesday, Aug. 13, during her debut appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. Not only did she announce the arrival of…
Source: Ira L. Black – Corbis / Getty Launched in 2020 in response to the national reckoning over racial injustice following the murder of George Floyd, the California Black Freedom Fund—the largest pooled fund in the country dedicated to Black-serving organizations—has announced bold plans to expand into a $200 million endowment, according to the Associated…
