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Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
Former House majority leader Tom DeLay has warned that the Trump-era Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the legal authority to scrap the 39 percent national TV ownership cap, a rule he helped write into law. His intervention comes days before the FCC, chaired by Brendan Carr, is due to vote on Thursday on a proposal…
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Bessent says deal on Strait of Hormuz possible ‘today or tomorrow’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said a deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz could be made either “today” or “tomorrow” as the world waits for the strategic waterway to return to pre-war conditions. “We are in talks with the Iranians. There is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open…
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Dave Rubin warns Trump has less than 3 months to push agenda before midterm elections
Conservative commentator Dave Rubin has warned that President Donald Trump has a narrow window of roughly three months to advance his agenda before the midterm elections could shift control of Congress. Speaking on Sean Hannity’s podcast “Hang Out with Sean Hannity”, Rubin said that if Republicans lose their majority in the House of Representatives, the…
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Warren says she only pays ‘attention to almost one out of 10’ opinions from Carville
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday said she seldom pays attention to comments and musings made by longtime Democratic strategist James Carville. TMZ spoke with Warren about Carville’s comments over the weekend that he would leave the Democratic Party if left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker became a party mainstay. Learning of the remark caused the…
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Judge blocks law banning ICE agents’ masks in New York
A federal judge on Monday blocked New York from enforcing a law banning federal immigration officers from wearing face masks and requiring them to display identification. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s mask and identification requirements, finding the Justice Department is likely…
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Democrats did right by ditching Platner. How will Republicans handle Max Miller?
Maine showed that a party can hold its own accountable without waiting for November to do it for them. The Republican Party leadership in Ohio can still prove it meant what it said about Graham Platner. So far, it has chosen not to.
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Chelsea, Jordan Henderson and a transfer pivot for the ages
Chelsea have signed veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson, in a move the Guardian’s Football Daily column wryly likens to the club recreating Sunderland’s 2010 side, given he now lines up alongside fellow former Black Cat Danny Welbeck. The piece frames the signing as part of a notable shift in Chelsea’s recruitment approach under Xabi Alonso, from…
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Max Miller says Trump warned of ‘tough’ road ahead in phone call
President Trump told Ohio Rep. Max Miller (R) during a phone call that he will face a tough reelection cycle due to the domestic abuse allegations against the lawmaker. Miller told The Wall Street Journal that Trump told him on Monday his prospects for winning reelection were not looking good. “He said he had a…
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Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd’s bitter divorce is over: Judge rules that actor must increase maintenance payments despite ‘online harassment’ campaign against him and wife Bianca
A family court judge has brought Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans’s protracted and bitter divorce to a close, ruling that the actor must increase his maintenance payments to his ex-wife. The decision comes despite claims that Evans has waged an online harassment campaign against Gruffudd and his current wife, Bianca, marking a further chapter in…