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Before he battled his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom. Those cases have mostly abated since his return to office, albeit with some loose ends. On Thursday, Trump declared “total victory” after an appeals court threw out a massive financial penalty in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit alleging that he exaggerated his wealth and the value of marquee assets like Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago. Other punishments affecting Trump’s business still apply, but they can be paused pending further…
No one can say we didn’t see this coming. Since the earliest days of the birther movement, Donald Trump has been diligently and incrementally chipping away at the American people’s constitutional right to free and fair elections. He has repeatedly sowed baseless mistrust about the legitimacy of leading candidates. He has called numerous elections rigged. In a recorded call, he pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn 2020’s presidential election results. When that didn’t work, he claimed, over and over, that the 2020 election was stolen from him. In the lead-up to the most recent presidential election, he refused…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of records from the sex-trafficking case. The disclosure represents the latest Trump administration effort to repair self-inflicted political wounds after failing to deliver on expectations that its own officials had created through conspiracy theories and bold pronouncements that never came to pass. By making public two days worth of interviews, officials appear to be hoping to…
President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago could receive similar treatment from the federal government as Washington, D.C., where nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to quell what the president’s administration has characterized as an influx in dangerous crime. Despite calling Chicago the nation’s “greatest city,” he criticized Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership. “When we’re ready, we’ll go in and straighten out Chicago, just like we did D.C.,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “I think Chicago will be our next,” he said. “And then we’ll help with New York.” Trump claimed people in Chicago are “screaming for…
After three bargaining sessions this week failed to produce a new contract, union officials announced Thursday night that Naperville School District 203 teachers will go on strike Tuesday. The Naperville Unit Education Association said in a news release that the school board’s most recent proposal represented a major step backward. “We have always said a strike is our last resort,” union President Ross Berkley said in a statement. “However, after months of bargaining, overwhelming community support and the board’s refusal to make meaningful progress, we have reached a point where we may have no other choice. As a result, we…
In 2024, married filmmakers Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke posed a cheeky question with their screwball caper “Drive-Away Dolls” — what if crime comedies could be way less masculine, and way more sapphic? Working in a style and tone that could only be described as “late ’90s Tarantino rip-off,” the two essentially “queered” that particular subgenre with a wild, wacky and sexually uninhibited sensibility. That film was the kickoff of their lesbian B-movie trilogy starring Margaret Qualley, which Coen directs, Cooke edits and they both write. The second installment, the Bakersfield, California-set neo-noir “Honey Don’t!,” continues this project, which is…
Speaking Wednesday to reporters flanked by National Guard troops and Washington, D.C., police that had been commandeered by the Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller had a clear message for Chicago and other major cities. Prepare yourselves for the kind of “protection” the nation’s capital has been provided over the past 10 days or so. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed that she gave Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson until Aug. 19 — a deadline that has passed — to revoke so-called sanctuary state…
Pierce Brosnan Open to James Bond Return Amid Franchise Changes Pierce Brosnan, renowned for his role as James Bond in the 1990s and early 2000s, recently expressed a willingness to return to the iconic role. This comes as discussions around the future of the franchise heat up, especially with Denis Villeneuve’s involvement. In a light-hearted interview with Radio Times, Brosnan joked about the idea of a “craggy, 72-year-old Bond,” showing he’s open to conversations about reprising his role. “If Villeneuve had something unique planned, I would definitely consider it. Who knows what the future holds?” he remarked, highlighting the potential…
Judge Halts Expansion of Florida Immigration Detention Center A federal judge has put a stop to plans for expanding Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center located in the Everglades. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction, solidifying an earlier decision she made two weeks prior. The ongoing hearings have revealed various testimonies aimed at determining if construction on the facility should cease until the matter is fully resolved. Critics, including environmental advocates and the Miccosukee Tribe, argue that expanding this center would infringe upon vital environmental regulations, threatening delicate wetlands that shelter numerous plants and animals. They…
Tragic Incident in New Hampshire: Family Loss and Mental Health Struggles A heartbreaking situation unfolded in Madbury, New Hampshire, when a mother fatally shot her husband and two children before taking her own life. In this tragic event, only the youngest child, a toddler, was left unharmed and is now being cared for by relatives. Emily Long, aged 34, was involved in this devastating incident on August 18. Reports indicate she shot her husband, Ryan Long, 48, and their children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, in their home. The case has drawn attention as authorities work to understand the reasons…