Trump defends tariffs in pre-midterms appearance in battleground Georgia

Visit was ostensibly to promote economy, but US president focused on repeated, unverified claims of voter fraud Donald Trump forcefully defended his tariffs on Thursday, claiming “tariffs are my favorite word in the dictionary” and promoting their use to empower American manufacturing at an event in north-west Georgia. “Without tariffs, this country would be in … Read more

Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon to release files related to UFOs and aliens

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was directing agencies to release files pertaining to “alien and extraterrestrial life.”Trump wrote on Truth Social that “based on the tremendous interest shown,” he would be directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and officials at other relevant agencies “to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related … Read more

Bard hires top law firm to investigate links between college president and Epstein

WilmerHale to conduct review following new revelations about Leon Botstein’s dealings with convicted sex offender Bard College’s board of trustees has retained the outside law firm of WilmerHale to conduct an independent investigation into communications between Jeffrey Epstein and the college’s longtime president Leon Botstein. WilmerHale’s will conduct an “independent review” of the “full scope … Read more

Trump’s NIH director isn’t the only one wearing multiple hats during the president’s second term

The Trump administration has repeatedly assigned additional job roles to Cabinet members and other officials and one of his top health officials is the latest to begin pulling double-duty for the president.  On Wednesday, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya became the latest Trump official assigned an additional role. The NIH chief and … Read more

Casey Wasserman was the consummate LA powerbroker. Now his links to Ghislaine Maxwell threaten his legacy

Hollywood scion and talent agent exchanged sexual emails with Epstein associate Casey Wasserman was born into Hollywood royalty, and for much of his life – until the release of the Epstein files brought his world crashing down – he appeared as formidable and untouchable as the entertainment industry moguls of old. He wasn’t just the … Read more