Mark Carney and his government insist their sudden shift today away from a regulatory reach into the pockets of Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and other U.S. streamers operating in Canada has nothing to do with ongoing trade negotiations with the Trump administration, but if you buy that, I have a Great Lake or two […]

UPDATE, 6:01 a.m.. Wednesday: Republican Steve Hilton had a lead over Democrat Xavier Becerra in the race for California governor, but only just over half of the votes have been counted in the state’s primary. Democrat Tom Steyer trailed, and while it is possible that he would break through, the remaining vote would have to […]

A week before the primary that could decide who the next mayor of Los Angeles is, incumbent Karen Bass and poll-rising challenger Spencer Pratt got legal and personal today in their war of campaign words. The white gloves have been off for a while as The Hills alum tries to use the loss of his […]

The Walt Disney Co. and ABC are once again pushing back on the FCC, this time over the agency’s demand that it file early renewal applications for its broadcast licenses, a move that the company calls a threat to the First Amendment. “It is an extraordinary demonstration of power and coercion directed at disfavored editorial […]

In his first interview since his firing from 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley said that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and the network’s leadership are engaged in “subtle political bias” to influence the show, while he said that the brass “don’t know what they’re doing.” In an interview with The New York Times podcaster […]

With one week until the primary election, producer and podcaster Jamie Patricof and political strategist Mathew Littman plan to host what may be a final candidates’ forum for those seeking city, congressional and statewide office. The Zoom forum, to start at noon PT on Tuesday, will feature mayoral candidates Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Adam […]

UPDATE, 4:31 p.m. PT: An three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit turned down the Kennedy Center’s effort to retain Donald Trump’s name on the complex’s facade past a midnight deadline. The judges denied the center’s request for an immediate administrative stay that would have put on hold U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper’s order that Trump’s […]

UPDATE, 8:35 p.m. PT: One UFC fighter surprised the crowd at the White House, shouting “Michelle Obama is a man, am I right America.” Josh Hokit had just defeated Derrick Lewis in the fourth bout. He made the remarks in his post-match interview in the ring conducted by Joe Rogan. He also presented Donald Trump […]

Donald Trump filed an amended defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over the publication’s reporting on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit in April, concluding that it failed to adequately allege actual malice, but allowed the president to file an amended lawsuit. The new complaint again […]

Bruce Springsteen made a few jabs at Donald Trump and David and Larry Ellison before he performed on Stephen Colbert’s second-to-last The Late Show on CBS. “I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you’re the first guy in America who has lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke,” […]

Kevin O’Leary will be feted in Washington, D.C. next week as part of the second AI Honors Gala, joining other recipients including a top Pentagon official, Capitol Hill lawmakers and the co-founder of Nvidia. The Shark Tank star will receive the AI Global Ambassador Award for “his investments in AI implementation, data centers, and the […]

Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on reality show star Spencer Pratt’s unexpected rise in the polls as he wages a run for Los Angeles mayor, warning that the candidate was in it for the attention. On his ABC late-night show on Wednesday, Kimmel said, “Are we really going to risk repeating that mistake we made with […]