Vladimir Putin warned that a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO would be “one step away from a full-scale World War III” in a speech following his reelection on Monday. “I think hardly anyone is interested in this,” Putin added. The three-day vote, which wrapped up Sunday, saw Putin face no credible opposition. Western countries … Read more
It’s an annual tradition for the leader of Ireland to spend St. Patrick’s Day with the leader of the United States to celebrate the close bonds between the two countries. But what would normally be a festive occasion at the White House, especially as President Joe Biden likes to herald his own personal Irish heritage … Read more
Usher won big at the NAACP Image Awards Saturday night, lassoing statues for Entertainer of the Year and the President’s Award — but it was his speech of sheer gratitude for his mom that took everyone by storm. The R&B singer stepped up to the podium at the 55th annual ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium … Read more
Israeli officials hit back at a scathing speech by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for new elections — as news outlets and commentators there questioned what it could mean for Israel’s relationship with Washington, its strongest ally. As officials from various parties cautioned the … Read more
Donald Trump during a Super Tuesday election night watch party at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on March 5, 2024.Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump in 2022, suffered a widespread outage on Thursday. And it’s unfortunate timing for the former president. He … Read more
Rachel Maddow cut into MSNBC’s live feed of Donald Trump’s victory speech on Super Tuesday with two words that elicited a chuckle in the studio. “Yeah. OK,” said Maddow, moments after the former president and Republican 2024 front-runner claimed he’d recently read an article describing his campaign as “one of the finest run” ever. Maddow … Read more
Play video content HBO Bill Maher was HYSTERICAL Friday night, with a message to Joe Biden … embrace your old fart self!!! The ‘Real Time’ host made a barrage of solid points, in particular — When the Prez says he’s sharper than ever, no one’s buyin’ what he’s selling. Or, as BM says, Joe’s so … Read more
Soon after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, now called X, the platform faced a massive problem: Advertisers were fleeing. But that, the company alleges, was someone else’s fault. On Thursday that argument went before a federal judge, who seemed skeptical of the company’s allegations that a nonprofit’s research tracking hate speech on X had … Read more
Fox News host Neil Cavuto cut into his network’s broadcast of Donald Trump’s speech from the U.S. southern border on Thursday to remind viewers the former president “still lost” the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. “We were doing a great job and that’s where it stood and then we had an election that we … Read more
A pair of Supreme Court cases due to be ruled on later this year may change the future of online speech. They’re also raising questions about legislative power over big tech companies. The two cases, NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, are a direct result of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US … Read more