Category: News

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday attacked the GOP when she claimed it “doesn’t care about babies at all — especially brown, black or poor ones.” The lawmaker doubled down on her criticism of Alabama’s strict new abortion law in a series of tweets in which she accused “the GOP extremists trying to invoke ‘the…

The syndicated game show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” is ending after 20 years on TV and nearly 3,000 episodes, Variety first reported Friday.  “‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ will not return in national syndication for the 2019-20 season,” a representative told Variety. The popular game show debuted on ABC in 1999 with…

The Trump administration says it has terminated an agreement with California that would have directed nearly $1 billion toward the state’s high-speed rail project. The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday in a statement that it would “deobligate” $928,620,000 in funds for the project, saying the California High-Speed Rail Authority “repeatedly failed to comply” with the agreement…

We finally have some bipartisan agreement on a very important issue facing America: Who should sit on the Iron Throne? A recent survey just ahead of the “Game of Thrones” finale by consulting firm Firehouse Strategies and Optimus found that 50 percent of those polled believe that Jon Snow should take the throne. That broke down to…

CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on Friday accused Attorney General William Barr of simply regurgitating Fox News’ talking points in a bid to cast a positive light on President Donald Trump. Toobin said he was “amazed” by an earlier “astonishing” interview that Barr had given to Fox News in which he defended the probe…

Has Stephen Colbert cracked the code when it comes to President Donald Trump’s tweets? The comedian riffed on reports of White House social media director Dan Scavino’s undue influence over the president on Friday’s broadcast of “The Late Show.” Colbert suggested Trump’s tweets, that are sometimes typed by Scavino, were actually like “an internet password.” “You…

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who announced Thursday that he’s running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, clearly wasn’t the apple of talk show hosts’ eye. The late night comedians took their shots at the two-term city leader. “He really puts the blah in de Blasio,” Jimmy Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” above. …

Celebrities continue to express anger about Alabama’s strict new abortion law, which effectively bans the procedure, including in cases of rape or incest. Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna on Thursday used Twitter to take aim at the 25 male state senators who voted in favor of the ban. “Take a look. These are the idiots making decisions…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Christian right to “uphold their principles” on one key issue: interest rates.  The freshman lawmaker and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have introduced a bill to cap loan interest rates at 15%. The measure would cut rates ― often dramatically ― on credit cards, and hit the payday…

Mick Jagger is just two months shy of his 76th birthday and six weeks removed from heart surgery ― but you wouldn’t know it by watching his dance moves.  The Rolling Stones frontman shared a video on Twitter to show fans he’s in back in shape and ready to hit the stage again, with the band…