Month: April 2019

As a formal request by congressional Democrats for the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns sets up a potential legal battle for the documents, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) dismissed the effort as a fool’s errand. “I’d like the president to follow through and show his tax returns,” Romney said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the…

President Donald Trump has pulled some startling stunts in his day, but nothing compares to the pair of “dangerously goofy goofs” that he has picked for the Federal Reserve Board, John Oliver said on Sunday. “You don’t fuck around with the Fed,” Oliver warned on “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver called Trump’s picks for the Fed —…

George Conway went on a tear again against President Donald Trump on Sunday, this time for a disturbing “pattern” apparent in his ouster of Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen. On Twitter, Conway pointed to a report in The New York Times that said Trump often blew up at Nielsen when she warned him about how the…

Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with her handling of immigration policy. Trump tweeted Sunday that Nielsen will be leaving her position. The president said that Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, will become acting secretary. Nielsen later confirmed in a…

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting Department of Homeland Security secretary was a vocal defender of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers using tear gas on migrants, including children, who attempted to circumvent authorities and approach the southern U.S. border last year.  Following the resignation of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Sunday, Trump announced that Kevin McAleenan,…

Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay solidified themselves as the hottest group in country music with multiple wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Keith Urban was named entertainer of the year and Kacey Musgraves won three honors. Urban won the top prize Sunday with his ninth nomination for the award, besting Chris Stapleton,…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said he’s raised over $5 million toward his 2020 presidential campaign since formally announcing his bid in February. In an email to his supporters, Booker wrote that the donations had exceeded his fundraising goal for the year’s first quarter. “I couldn’t be prouder of what this team has built…

Chita Rivera first met Bob Fosse as he was meant to be: with a lit cigarette perched between his lips ― the song-and-dance man’s signature look. It was the late ’60s. Rivera landed the starring role in a national tour of “Sweet Charity,” a musical Fosse had directed on Broadway. In 1969, Fosse put her…

That’s show business. “American Idol” contestant Shawn Robinson teamed up with Elle King (“Ex’s & Oh’s”) in a Top 20 all-star duet on the singing competition show Sunday ― and their “Proud Mary” wasn’t exactly rollin’. Whether it was due to a missed cue, a forgotten lyric or something else, the performance turned awkward in a…

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday said congressional Democrats will “never” succeed in obtaining President Donald Trump’s tax returns. “Nor should they,” Mulvnaney told “Fox News Sunday.” Trump is the first president in more than 40 years to refuse to release the tax documents to the public and Democratic lawmakers hope…