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Kash Patel has repeatedly sue media outlets for defamation, despite losing nearly every case. (Photo: )
  • FEDERAL COURT
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Kash Patel Has Pursued Fruitless Media ‘Lawfare’ Suits for Years; Raising Ethics, Financial Questions

Keith GirardApril 22, 2026July 29, 2026
An explosion rocks downtown Tehran, Iran, during the opening salvo of the war. (Photo: Avash)
  • COMMENTARY
  • POLITICS

Trump Iran War Folly Comes Home to Roost: No Exit, Let Blame-Shifting Begin

Jim AstrachanMarch 24, 2026March 24, 2026
A farmer spreads liquid fertilizer on crops during planting season. (Photo
  • COMMENTARY
  • FOREIGN POLICY

Trump Iran War Biggest Threat Not Only to Oil Supply, But This Critical Commodity

Jim AstrachanMarch 20, 2026
President Trump is briefed on the Iranian attack at Mar-a-Lago. (White House photo by Daniel Torok)
  • ADMINISTRATION
  • COMMENTARY

Trump Iran War: Questions He Never Answered Before Blundering Into a World Crisis

Jim AstrachanMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address that veered into lies and misstatements. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
  • ADMINISTRATION
  • ELECTIONS

Trump Provides Rope to Hang GOP in Midterms With Altered Reality SOTU Speech

Keith GirardFebruary 25, 2026February 26, 2026
Donald Trump has granted pardons in a pay-for-play roulette during his first year in office. (Photo: White House)
  • COMMENTARY
  • POLITICS

Trump: Gob Smacking, Pay-to-Play Corruption Marks First Year in Office

Jim AstrachanFebruary 23, 2026
Donald Trump is threatening the midterm elections as his poll numbers sink. (Photo: NYI Collage)
  • COMMENTARY
  • ELECTIONS

Trump Threatens Midterm Elections; Here Are His Illegal Schemes, Scams

Jim AstrachanFebruary 14, 2026February 16, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi must resign in wake of her scandalous testimony. (Photo: U.S. Justice Dept.)
  • CONGRESS
  • CRIME

Pam Bondi’s Nasty House Testimony Is Not the Own She Thinks It Is; She Needs to Resign Now

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2026February 12, 2026
Barack and Michelle Obama on inauguration day in 2009. (Photo: Govt)
  • COMMENTARY
  • POLITICS

Trump Racist Post of Obamas as Apes Serves Far Darker Purpose — ‘Dehumanizing Propaganda’

Jim AstrachanFebruary 10, 2026
Donald Trump runs the goverment like a crime boss. (Photo: Fulton County)
  • CRIME
  • CULTURE

Trump Implicated in Two Alleged Epstein Killings; Death Threats Were Used Pervasively to Silence Victims

Keith GirardDecember 30, 2025December 31, 2025
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  • Shajareh Tayyebeh school in MinabWith Iran War, Trump has Grabbed a Polecat He Can’t Put Down or Avoid Its Stink

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  • Under President Trump's executive order, the USPS would decide who votes by mail and whether ballots would be delivered. (Photo: )Mail Ballot Battle Heats Up as 24 States Move to Block Trump USPS Rule in Court

Culture

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Celebrities

  • Alli Dore, Below DeckAlli Dore Has Ribs ‘Recontoured’: Latest Celebrity Beauty Fad Raises Risk, Ethics Concerns

Art

  • John Galliano gowns for Dior, circa 2011, on display in Moscow. exhibition, 2011)Met Ruffles Feathers Like a Galliano Gown for Bestowing Designer With Costume Institute Honors

Music

  • Dolly Parton in 2022 at the Peabody Awards. She died today (Aug. 25) at 80. (Photo: Peabody Awards)Dolly Parton, Music Icon, Actress, Business Woman and Philanthropist, Dies at 80

Show

  • Shakespearean actor Jonathan Judge-Russo has found himself in an unlikely place... country music. (Photo: Laura Rose)From Shakespeare to Country Music, Jonathan Judge-Russo Finds His Voice in Off-Broadway’s ‘Music City’

Film & TV

  • Australian actor Jacob Elordi stars in Ridley Scott's new film 'Dog Stars.' (Photo: ScreenCap)Ridley Scott Peers Into Future, Again, and Sees an Apocalypse in New Film ‘Dog Stars’ (Video!)

Fashion

  • John Galliano gowns for Dior, circa 2011, on display in Moscow. exhibition, 2011)Met Ruffles Feathers Like a Galliano Gown for Bestowing Designer With Costume Institute Honors

Events

  • Eddie Murphy Pete Davidson PickupEddie Murphy, Pete Davidson Host LA Premiere of New Comedy ‘The Pickup’ (Photos! Video!)

Dining

  • he arrival of the new Populares Mexican Restaurant & Bar on Avenue B on the Lower East Side should spice up the competition.Populares Mexican Restaurant Spices Up East Village With Twist on Traditional Mexican Fare

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