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President Trump wants to vindicate late baseball great Pete Rose, who was banned by Major League Baseball from the game for life and from eligibility to be inducted into the Hall of Fame legacy over his gambling activities. Late Friday, Trump’s thoughts turned toward seeking to exonerate Rose, with the president saying he plans to

A judge on Monday refused to grant the Associated Press immediate access to the White House press pool, amid an ongoing dispute over President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, denied the AP’s motion for a temporary restraining order. But he will later consider a request for a

Is Hollywood becoming MAGA friendly? In the wake of CAA adding former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to its client roster, UTA quietly signed Republican National Committee Youth Advisory Council co-chair CJ Pearson, who joins the agency’s growing list of D.C. insiders like Biden administration Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Pearson,

President Trump took sharp aim at Comcast, claiming that the media giant — because of MSNBC‘s editorial content — should have to “pay vast sums of money for the damage they’ve done” to the U.S. Trump also railed against Comcast chief Brian Roberts, MSNBC’s Joy Reid and others in a post shared Sunday evening on

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over the White House ban on the news organization’s access to presidential events. The White House has blocked AP reporters and photographers over its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which is what President Trump last month ordered the

George Clooney had some pointed remarks about the Donald Trump administration, describing the current political climate as one where people “don’t worry about facts.” “You take a narrative, you make it up, don’t worry about facts, don’t worry about repercussions,” Clooney told the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd. Clooney spoke to the Times about preparing

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has signed with CAA for representation in all areas, with a focus on speaking engagements and publishing. CAA will work closely with Harris on her post-White House initiatives, creating strategic opportunities that expand her platform in support of the issues she has championed throughout decades-long career in public service. This

The Associated Press is still referring to the Gulf of Mexico by that name — despite President Trump’s decree that it now be called the Gulf of America — and now the White House said it will indefinitely bar the news organization from access to the Oval Office and Air Force One. In a post

With the Paramount+ prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin” going back in time to explore the formative experiences of 20-year-old avenging serial killer (Patrick Gibson), there’s a hope that it will help turn back the clock for the production community in Miami, which serves as the setting for both it and the original show, “Dexter” (2006-2013).

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the president’s controversial choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was confirmed Thursday by a 52-48 vote in the Senate. A longtime critic of vaccines, Kennedy will oversee the nation’s sprawling health care bureaucracy, which includes the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

The Associated Press said one of its reporters was barred from entry to a White House event because of the news organization’s decision to not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” as decreed by President Trump. Both Apple Maps and Google Maps now call the body of water the “Gulf

President Donald Trump was his usual candid self while addressing the issue of Taylor Swift getting booed at the Super Bowl. Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!” Swift‘s Super

President Trump has declared his intention to take over the leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. D.C. After The Atlantic first reported the news, Trump confirmed his plans in a Friday evening Truth Social post, writing, “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in

Kit Williamson, best known for creating and starring in the Emmy-nominated series “EastSiders,” is back with “Unconventional.” Premiering on LGBTQ streaming platform Revry on Feb. 11, the TV comedy series stars Williamson as Noah, a queer millennial questioning the future of his 10-year marriage to his husband Dan (James Bland). At the same time, Noah

February got off to a rockin’ good start with the Grammys in Los Angeles. Chappell Ronan hit the carpet in a Jean Paul Gaultier gown first worn by Beyoncé in Elle magazine in 2003. Billie Eilish, Doechii and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were among the night’s performers. And, of course, Beyonce finally took home

Amber Ruffin will be the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual dinner is set to take place in April 26 in Washington, D.C. “When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,”

Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating federal law by airing commercials” — and that he has ordered an investigation by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau into the matter. For decades, PBS and NPR have engaged in the practice of airing underwriter acknowledgements to

Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle Donald Trump‘s lawsuit alleging censorship over the social media giant’s suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Meta did not respond to a request for comment. The White House declined to comment. A source close to Trump

Madonna has called out Donald Trump‘s administration for “dismantling all the freedoms we have been fighting for.” In a new post on X, the queen of pop accompanied a selfie with the caption: “It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the

Caroline Kennedy wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions strongly discouraging them from confirming her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Robert will be questioned by senators this week before being confirmed to President Donald Trump’s cabinet. “Overseeing the FDA, the

In a dramatic scene worthy of the Bard himself, a London stage performance by Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver was brought to an abrupt halt when two Just Stop Oil activists stormed the Theatre Royal Drury Lane during Monday evening’s performance of “The Tempest.” The “Alien” star, who had been mid-scene and seated in a chair

After President Donald Trump’s swearing in Monday, numerous Facebook and Instagram users discovered — to their horror and dismay — that they were somehow following not only Trump but also Vice President JD Vance, First Lady Melania Trump and other accounts for the new White House administration. To many, it seemed as if their Facebook

President Donald Trump, in his first day back in the White House, signed a flurry of executive orders — including one instructing the U.S. attorney general to abstain for a 75-day period from enforcing a federal law that criminalizes the hosting and distribution of TikTok. Trump, in the order issued Monday (Jan. 20), wrote that

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, returning to office amid pomp and ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, shortly after JD Vance took the oath as vice president. “The golden age of America begins right now,” Trump said

President Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 House committee just hours before Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Biden made the move to guard against possible “revenge” from Trump’s administration, according to the Associated Press. “The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime L.A. businessman and civic leader Steve Soboroff to head rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades following the raging wildfire that devastated the area. “Steve Soboroff’s name is attached to hope,” Bass said at a press conference announcing Soboroff’s new role. “It is attached to energy, and it is

TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be penalized under the divest-or-ban bill. On Friday morning, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal by TikTok and parent ByteDance to halt a law that will ban

TikTok is banking on the backing of Donald Trump to keep the Chinese-owned video app legal in the U.S. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, in a video message posted to the platform after the Supreme Court ruling upholding the U.S. law that threatens to ban the app, thanked President-elect Trump for his support in trying

President Biden, on the eve of leaving office, is punting the issue of the U.S. government’s enforcement of the law requiring TikTok‘s Chinese parent to sell its stake in the app or face a nationwide ban to President-elect Donald Trump. TikTok is at risk of being effectively banned in the U.S. under the federal law,

President-elect Donald Trump announced Senate aide Olivia Trusty as his pick for FCC commissioner, which would give Republicans a majority at the regulatory agency. Trusty is currently policy director on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. In that role, according to Trump, “she has fought tirelessly to grow the Economy, empower Innovation, and