NEW YORK (AP) — Bowen Yang, coming off a huge year or two of projects, will depart “Saturday Night Live” mid-season after Saturday's episode hosted by his “Wicked” co-star Ariana Grande. He joined the show as a writer in 2018, became a featured player the following season and was promoted to the main cast two seasons after...
The material released was too little, and what remains in the vaults will be disclosed too late. This is the critics’ view, at least, after the Department of Justice released thousands of files relating to the disgraced financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The disclosure came after Congress forced the hand of the...
UFC fighter Sean Strickland said Friday that he will not participate in the White House fight next year, citing the Trump administration’s controversy around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I think I’d wanna do the White House… if there was some kind of inclusion for fans,” Strickland told video streamer Adin Ross and...
President Trump's conflicting approach to China has led to Republican legislation to prevent the Trump administration from liberalizing regulations that limit China's access to advanced computer chips, which could have devastating consequences for U.S. AI supremacy.
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday warned against making early endorsements in the 2028 presidential race, pushing the GOP to seek a competitive primary instead. “I think it’s very important that the Republican party have a competitive primary,” McEnany, who served at the end of President Trump's first term, told Fox New's...
President Trump said Friday he plans to hold a meeting with major insurance companies in the coming days in a bid to pressure them to lower prices for consumers who are set to see premium costs soar when ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies expire at the end of the year. “I'm going to call in the insurance companies that are making so much...
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) announced Friday that she was suspending her bid for New York governor and would also be retiring from Congress. Her stunning announcement came shortly after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a fellow ally of President Trump, jumped into the primary. “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I...
The Justice Department on Friday publicly released a portion of the Epstein files in response to a law that garnered near unanimous support from both parties in Congress. The highly anticipated release of the files comes after months of building pressure on the White House and amid scrutiny of President Trump’s connection with the deceased sex offender....
The Trump administration on Friday announced a fresh batch of sanctions targeting extended family members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid an ongoing pressure campaign against the embattled leader. The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on several relatives of Maduro's nephew, Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, and family members of Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero....
The White House announced Friday that nine additional pharmaceutical companies have agreed to follow President Trump's Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing policy, with several of the companies throwing in several months worth of emergency drug supplies. According to a senior administration official, the following companies will abide by Trump's MFN pricing policy: Amgen, Boehringer...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) introduced a bill Friday that would allow Congress to block exports of advanced AI chips to U.S. foreign adversaries such as China and Russia. The Artificial Intelligence Oversight of Verified Exports and Restrictions on Weaponizable Advanced Technology to Covered High-Risk Actors (AI OVERSIGHT) Act seeks to create a review process...
The Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday in a battle concerning immigration judges’ speech restrictions, for now, snapping the Trump administration’s months-long winning streak on the court’s emergency docket. It marks the first time since the spring that the court has rejected one of the administration’s emergency appeals. No justice publicly dissented, but the order left the door open for the government to try again once the case...
Two top House Democrats said they were “examining all legal options” after the No. 2 Justice Department official said the department would release only a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files Friday under a new law requiring their public disclosure. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release “several hundred...
The Affordable Care Act has become a government-regulated, government-funded system that has increased premiums, narrowed networks, and added to the national debt, while benefiting insurance giants, and Republicans must pursue bold legislative action to build an alternative system.
The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that declared the rescission of $2.6 billion in federal funds from Harvard University was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a September ruling describing the White House crackdown on the Ivy League institution as “a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier...
A growing number of U.S. adults are losing trust in pro and college sports, thanks to the proliferation of online gambling and sports wagering options, according to a new survey. The NBC News Decision Desk poll, released Friday, showed that 70 percent of respondents believe sports gambling "lessens the integrity of the game." About 34...
