Say goodbye to revenge porn and creepy AI deepfakes—because the U.S. government just hit delete. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act, a bipartisan law aimed at punishing the posting—and even threat of posting—explicit images without consent. That includes the AI-generated fakes. Yes, those. Under the new law, offenders could face […]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Deportation Effort
Donald Trump’s push to bring back mass deportations using an 18th-century wartime law just hit a brick wall — and it’s shaped like the Supreme Court. In a 7–2 decision on Thursday, the justices said a big fat nope to the former president’s attempt to restart deportations under the Alien Enemies Act — a dusty […]
James Comey Faces Backlash over Instagram Post Featuring Noose
James Comey just dropped an Instagram post that has people talking — and not in a “nice vacation pic” kind of way. The former FBI director, who famously clashed with Donald Trump during his presidency, posted an image of a noose hanging in what looked like a rustic barn. The caption? A cryptic quote from […]
Supreme Court Considers Trump-Era Bid to Limit Birthright Citizenship
Alright, buckle up—this one’s big. The Supreme Court just waded into one of the most explosive debates in U.S. constitutional law: birthright citizenship. Yep, the big one. The question? Whether babies born on U.S. soil to undocumented parents should automatically be Americans. If this sounds like a flashback to the Trump era, that’s because it […]
Trump Lifts Syria Sanctions, Secures $600B Saudi Deal in Middle East Trip
Donald Trump just did what Donald Trump does best — shook up the international stage like it’s a Vegas grand opening. On his whirlwind return trip to the Middle East, Trump brought his signature “America First” energy straight to the sand-swept capitals of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Spoiler: it wasn’t subtle. In true Trump […]
Trump’s Defense of Qatar Jet Gift Using Reagan Comparison Draws Criticism
Here we go again. Donald Trump, never one to pass up a freebie, is catching heat after defending a jaw-dropping gift from Qatar: a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet—yes, the same model used as Air Force One. The twist? He says Ronald Reagan did the same thing. Spoiler alert: He didn’t. Trump, according to The […]
Trump Says US China Trade Talks Signal ‘Total Reset’ but Details Still Unclear
Well, that escalated somewhat calmly. In a twist worthy of a Netflix reboot, former President Donald Trump just declared a “total reset” in U.S.-China trade relations — live from the golf cart? Not quite. But the big announcement came hot off a fresh round of high-level trade talks in Geneva this weekend, where officials from […]
Trump Health Department Cuts Raise Disease Outbreak Concerns
Heads up, America. The disease detectives are packing up their desks. Over 20,000 federal health workers are on the chopping block, and folks who actually track and fight disease outbreaks are warning: this isn’t just bureaucratic spring cleaning — it’s a gut punch to public health. Former officials and public health pros told The Guardian […]
SNL Cold Open: Trump Interrupts Mother’s Day Tribute With Jeanine Pirro Return
Just when you thought SNL was getting all soft and sentimental, BOOM—Donald Trump (yep, James Austin Johnson’s dead-on impression) stormed the stage like a MAGA hurricane in this weekend’s cold open. It all started sweet. Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Marcello Hernández hit the SNL stage to shower their real-life moms with love for Mother’s […]
Trump Administration Considering Suspension of Habeas Corpus, Stephen Miller Confirms
Hold onto your Constitution, folks — Stephen Miller just hinted that the Trump team is seriously thinking about hitting pause on habeas corpus. Yep, that habeas corpus — the one that stops the government from locking you up without a court hearing. No big deal, right? Speaking to PBS NewsHour, Miller — Trump’s longtime policy […]
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