1+ week, 6+ day ago (756+ words) The granddaughter of Charlotte's Web author E.B. White has blasted the Trump administration for naming a brutal immigration crackdown after the children's classic. In the 1952 book, Charlotte the spider spins words in her web to save a doomed pig. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials lifted the title for "Operation Charlotte's Web," a Border Patrol and ICE push in Charlotte, North Carolina, that officials say targets "criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State because they knew sanctuary politicians would protect them." Martha White, who manages her grandfather's literary estate, drew a stark line between the raids and the values at the heart of Charlotte's Web. In a statement shared with CNN, White said the author "certainly didn't believe in masked men, in unmarked cars, raiding people's homes and workplaces without IDs or summons," adding: "He didn't condone fearmongering....

3+ week, 5+ day ago (633+ words) President Donald Trump's base is at each other's throats after the GOP suffered crushing defeats in contests across the country on Tuesday. In the wake of the GOP's beatings in Virginia, New Jersey, California, and New York City, MAGA has descended into a blame fest, arguing over whether Republicans had failed to mobilize enough voters or if internal fighting and other strategic missteps were to blame. Some even faulted Trump, accusing him of prioritizing foreign affairs over problems at home. "Trump spent all year on the Middle East, his big donors loved this, the voters did not. Virginia is going to be under a Democrat super majority now," right-wing personality Mike Cernovich wrote on X Tuesday evening, before attacking Fox News host Mark Levin. "Keep listening to Mark Levin, Mr President, and you'll be back to impeachment trials in 2026." Meanwhile,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Chicago over a distressed shopping center that does not exist. "The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation's BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City," the 79-year-old president raged in a Truth Social post just past midnight on Tuesday. "CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!" he added. There is no "Miracle Mile Shopping Center" in Illinois' largest city. While there are shopping districts with that name in California, Florida, New York, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, it would not appear the president plans to stage a military intervention in Chicago by dispatching personnel to other cities between 800 and 2,000 miles away. That story makes…...

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3+ week, 2+ day ago (534+ words) The hugely influential conservative group behind Project 2025 is in turmoil after its leader defended Tucker Carlson for giving a softball interview to an antisemitic white supremacist. A GOP civil war erupted after multiple Republican figures lashed out at Carlson for hosting Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his online show and offering little pushback to his far-right views. During the interview, Carlson and Fuentes also mocked Christian conservatives such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for their unwavering support of Israel. Multiple staff members at the Heritage Foundation were outraged by Roberts" remarks and called for him to resign, with several members of its antisemitism task force quitting in protest. "It"s an absolute s--tshow. He"s lost control of the organization," one senior staff member told CNN. "It is open rebellion, it is disgust" 85 percent are totally disgusted." Other chat messages…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (468+ words) President Donald Trump's fast-paced days and sleepless nights seem to suggest that he knows the clock is ticking, according to a veteran White House correspondent. On a new episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, ABC News' Jonathan Karl joined a chorus of officials and reporters who have flagged the 79-year-old's unusual lifestyle'and why "the guy actually seems to have a hell of a lot of energy." "He's constantly'constant energy, constant activity, and he's almost acting like a guy that feels like he's running out of time," he went on. "Look, he's 79 years old. He doesn't really exercise. His diet isn't exactly the model diet. At some point, all the speculation about his health will be true. I just won't be the one speculating on it." Administration officials have repeatedly touted Trump's lack of sleep as a testament to his work…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) The counter-intuitive heart of Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson's play Kyoto is its focus on the machinations of an apparent villain to tell the story of what turned out to be a significant victory of the good. That victory'the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997'is the end-highpoint of the play, now recalled as a landmark achievement that didn't ultimately lead to sustained global change. By the time of the protocol officially going into force in 2005, 192 countries had signed up to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but the initial blaze of achievement around its ratification faded next to its long-term lack of vigorous application (and being superseded by the Paris Agreement of 2016). The human vehicle for its voyage is Don Pearlman (Stephen Kunken), a brilliantly contrarian and provocative choice for a lead character. We watch as Pearlman, a lawyer and oil…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago (501+ words) Seth Meyers has joked Donald Trump was so enamored of Zohran Mamdani last week that he somehow made asking to be called a "fascist" sound like a racy chat-up line. "That is the flirtiest I've ever heard anyone say, "You can call me a fascist'," the late-night comedian joked Monday night. "You can call me a fascist you can call me" I'll be whatever you want me to be!" "I've never seen Trump this smitten before," Meyers went on. "He is surrounded by so many charmless goons that the first time he got to hang out with someone that had a little charisma, he swooned like he was on a date with the varsity quarterback." The comic's comments follow after Trump and Mamdani, who had otherwise traded fierce insults ahead of the young Democrat's victory at the polls earlier this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (478+ words) President Donald Trump escalated his war with the press, snapping "quiet, piggy" at a female reporter who attempted to ask about the Jeffrey Epstein files during a gaggle aboard Air Force One. The remark, captured on a White House'released video, shows Trump turning toward an off-camera female reporter and saying, "quiet, quiet piggy," while waving a finger in her direction. CBS News" Jennifer Jacobs later identified the reporter as being from Bloomberg. "Pig" is sometimes used to imply a woman is unattractive or bothersome. The diminutive "piggy" makes it sound even more infantilizing. It fits in with Trump"s previous gendered insults of women. Trump has variously described television personality Rosie O"Donnell as a "fat pig," "slob," and "animal." Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who won the title aged 19 while Trump co-owned the organization, has also described how he would…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (566+ words) President Donald Trump spent part of his Tuesday morning stewing over MSNBC's Morning Joe after he was mocked on air. The president, 79, revived a long-running feud with hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, despite their past attempts to cozy up to him at Mar-a-Lago. The latest flare-up came after New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani appeared on the show ahead of Tuesday's elections. Introducing the guest, Scarborough quipped, "The communist joins us now," a dig that echoed Trump's frequent social media attacks. Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, shot back without missing a beat: "I say, there are reasons you might not want to vote for me, but let's be honest about my politics. I'm a democratic socialist. No matter how many times President Trump calls me otherwise." The panel also reacted to the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney....