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Socialist Francesca Hong wants to cancel Thanksgiving?
Just when you thought the cast of wacky characters running for office in Democratic primaries couldn’t get any crazier.
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KOSA advances Senate panel; age verification bill falls short of meeting quorum
A Senate panel advanced the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in a markup Wednesday, while an age verification bill to keep minors off pornography websites failed after the committee did not meet quorum. The Senate Commerce Committee’s unanimous support for KOSA was largely expected given the chamber’s previous passage of the bill, but age…
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Government-run grocery stores face renewed scrutiny after Chicago’s experiment fizzles
Chicago has abandoned its plans for government-run grocery stores after Save A Lot, a discount grocery chain, collapsed, reviving scrutiny of similar publicly backed retail schemes elsewhere in the United States. The proposal had been championed as a way to tackle “food deserts”, areas where residents lack easy access to affordable, fresh groceries, but critics…
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Republican Senator John Kennedy Warns FCC Official Of Agency’s Scrutiny Of Network Content: “You’re Getting Into The Foothills Of Violating The First Amendment”
At a Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana warned FCC general counsel Adam Candeub that the agency’s growing scrutiny of broadcast network content risked breaching the First Amendment. The exchange highlighted mounting bipartisan unease over FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s series of investigations into networks, which critics, including ABC, say…
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Ted Sarandos Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Unveils Netflix India Storytelling Initiative
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday to launch the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative, a multi-phase scheme aimed at investing in the country’s creative talent pipeline. The move builds on more than a decade of collaboration between Netflix and India’s creative community and is intended to prepare…
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Watch YEONJUN Rock the ‘GMA’ Summer Concert Stage With Solo Tracks ‘Vanilla,’ ‘Talk To You’ & ‘Ice Cream’
TXT member YEONJUN performed a solo set as part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in New York’s Central Park on Wednesday 5 August 2026, drawing on tracks from his two NO LABELS solo albums. The appearance highlights his growing profile as a solo performer alongside his work with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, showcasing songs…
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Two brothers deliver storybook moment by homering in respective debuts on same day in incredible fashion
On 4 August 2026, brothers George Lombard Jr. and Jacob Lombard both hit home runs during their respective professional baseball debuts on the same day, creating a memorable moment for their family. George made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees, stepping in as a replacement, while his younger brother Jacob began his…
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Will Trump fire Jeanine Pirro over the Reflecting Pool case? Join the live discussion
Why is Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, looking to drop the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool prosecution? Will President Trump fire her? Join Legal Affairs Editor Zach Schonfeld and reporter Sophie Brams as they discuss the turmoil and the dispute over what the grand jury heard behind closed doors. It’s all…
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British woman lashes out at Trump for calling her a ‘sick, violent vandal’ after charges against her for vandalising his Reflecting Pool are dropped
A British veterinarian working in the US, Sophie Dennison-Gibby, has spoken out against Donald Trump after prosecutors dropped the misdemeanour charge she faced over alleged damage to the newly restored Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. She was arrested on 20 June after picking what she believed was litter out of the water, but Trump had publicly…
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Senate Democrats knock Republicans over ‘assault’ on Social Security
Congressional Democrats sent a letter Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) calling on Republicans to put forward a plan to save Social Security from insolvency. The letter, led by seven senior Democratic lawmakers, calls on Republicans to find solutions to Social Security’s budget deficit amid warnings from its trustees that — within the…