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Kennedy Center delays restoring Trump’s name to front amid legal battle
The Kennedy Center has agreed to hold off on placing President Trump’s name onto the performing arts building amid an ongoing legal battle over the venue. The center’s Trump-aligned board voted last week to add the president’s name to its building again, months after a federal judge ordered it removed. The center said in a…
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Trump to sit down with Michael Cohen for interview, former fixer says
President Trump will sit for an interview with Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney turned critic, who admitted to facilitating payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Cohen, who had sparred with Trump in recent years after a public falling out, has since reconciled with the president,…
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Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
Canada and the United States say they are close to finalising a new trade deal, with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney both describing the talks as a success, though the precise contents of the agreement remain unclear. Negotiators met for a third consecutive day on Wednesday after Trump paused a threatened wave…
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My Morning Jacket Signs Publishing Deal with Peermusic
My Morning Jacket has signed a publishing deal with Peermusic, covering the band’s future releases as well as solo work by frontman Jim James, including his forthcoming album Wowed Out, due via ATO Records on 28 August. The agreement continues a working relationship spanning more than two decades between the band and Jamie Cerreta, now…
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Democrats Choose Socialism in the Sunshine State
Angie Nixon is an odd choice to run for Senate in a deeply conservative state.
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Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race
One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a key example of how the increasingly controversial issue is playing a role in this cycle’s politics, and both sides think it could be…
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Ex-counterterrorism chief advocates for Trump to ‘walk away from’ Iran war, yank troops out of Middle East
Joe Kent, who resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center in March in protest over US involvement in the Iran conflict, has called on President Donald Trump to withdraw American combat troops from the Middle East and step back from further confrontation with Tehran. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Kent argued that continued military…
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Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Infantino, saying he has ‘lost confidence’ in him
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has lost the backing of a fifth of the organisation’s eight vice-presidents, after Hungarian federation chief Sandor Csanyi wrote to him criticising his “professional judgment, ethical standards and leadership”. Csanyi’s letter, sent on Tuesday and first obtained by Agence France-Presse, marks a significant escalation in dissent against Infantino from senior figures…