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Trump Suggests Alex Pretti Deserved to Get Shot Dead

For all his platitudes in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death, Donald Trump doesn’t seem to care about or respect the slain ICU nurse one bit. In a Truth Social post late Thursday night, the president coldly referred to Pretti as an “agitator” and claimed that his “stock has gone

Jeffries: 'Zero basis' to arrest Lemon

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) condemned the news that former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested on Thursday evening. “Don Lemon is an accomplished journalist whose urgent work is protected by the First Amendment,” Jeffries wrote in a post on the social platform

Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump pick for Fed chair?

President Trump on Friday nominated former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In an announcement on Truth Social, the president touted Warsh’s resume, expressing his confidence that his nominee “will go down as one of the

Trump addresses not nominating Hassett for Fed chair

President Trump addressed his decision not to nominate National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to chair the Federal Reserve, saying he did not want to move him from his current role. “[There] was great speculation that highly respected Kevin Hassett was going to be

Don Lemon arrested by federal agents, attorney says

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal authorities in Los Angeles late Thursday night, according to his attorney. Lemon, now an independent journalist and a frequent critic of President Trump and his allies, had drawn scrutiny from the administration in recent days

Whole Hog Politics: Georgia always on Trump’s mind

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] What was Tulsi Gabbard, the nation’s highest-ranking intelligence official,

Trump announces Kevin Warsh as Fed chair nominee

President Trump early Friday nominated former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh to be the central bank's next chair. "I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh to be the CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM," Trump wrote on

What Bari Weiss Doesn’t Get About CBS News

At an all-staff meeting on Tuesday, CBS News’s editor in chief Bari Weiss—perhaps the record-holder for the fastest the word embattled has ever been appended in front of a new job title—laid out her vision for the network she had taken the reins of only a few weeks earlier .

Trump’s First National Bank of Scams Is Coming

Have you heard about the proposed First National Bank of Trump? I get paid to know such things, but this kleptocratic scheme tiptoed past me earlier this month while I was distracted by our invasion of Venezuela , the phony criminal investigation of Jerome Powell , the

Netflix’s Conquest of Hollywood is Complete

It was hardly a surprise to anyone when, in December, Bloomberg broke the news that Warner Bros. president and CEO David Zaslav had agreed to sell the historic studio. Ever since Zaslav took over the company in 2021, the former cable television lawyer showed seemingly no

Jane Birkin and the Art of Authenticity

In 2022, Charlotte Gainsbourg brought her mother, Jane Birkin, to her deceased father’s apartment in Paris’s 7th arrondissement and recorded the visit in her documentary, Jane by Charlotte . She was preparing to transform the residence into a museum—which is now open to the

Senate shutdown deal stalls over Graham objection

The Senate’s race to avert a shutdown hit the skids late Thursday night as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) placed a hold on the government funding package, forcing leaders to punt the vote. Senators had been hoping to vote on the so-called minibus after leaders struck a deal

Trump sues IRS for $10B over leaked tax returns

President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over an agency contractor who leaked his tax return information to news outlets. Charles Littlejohn, the contractor, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence

Democrats knock Trump's pledge to 'drive housing prices up'

Democratic lawmakers on Thursday slammed President Trump over comments he made about wanting to "drive housing prices up" for people who own their homes, with one congresswoman telling followers that he "doesn’t care about making your life more affordable." During a Cabinet

Trump threatens tariffs on countries giving Cuba oil

President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries and groups engaging in business and providing oil to Cuba on Thursday, marking an escalation in U.S. policy toward the communist country. The countries and groups targeted for potential tariffs by the White House