BP America has asked iHeartMedia to not place ads on podcasts that use ad revenue to fund political contributions. The announcement follows revelations that the radio giant funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in ad revenue from Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s “Verdict” podcast to a pro-Cruz super PAC, Truth and Courage PAC. iHeart Media...
A State Supreme Court judge blocked former President Trump’s attempt to gain access to NBC’s documentary material related to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan said the Trump lawyer’s subpoena was “far too broad” and did not meet the legal standard to compel NBC Universal to turn over documents and other...
Meta asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the social media giant, arguing that the agency failed to prove that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp harmed consumers. “From the very beginning, the FTC has failed to state a plausible claim, and the agency has done...
Former President Trump and his allies are ramping up fundraising to close a money gap between him and President Biden. Trump, known for his fundraising prowess in previous election cycles, has started off 2024 with a bit of a financially lackluster start. Biden significantly outraised him in the last quarter of 2023, $33 million to...
Women living in states where abortion is restricted or banned are more likely to report that either they or someone they know had difficulty accessing abortion services, according to a new survey published Friday from health research group KFF. Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated federal constitutional protections...
Non-tenure faculty at Harvard voted overwhelmingly on Friday to unionize, days after employees at Harvard Law schools joined the same union. The more than workers voted 1094-81 to join the Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers (HAW-UAW) union. “WE'RE TWO FOR TWO!” the union wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “After HLS clinicians won...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) denied the latest claims from House GOP impeachment investigators, who had accused the agency of intervening in the probe of Hunter Biden to stop an interview with one of his associates. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) last month penned a letter to...
Nebraska lawmakers on Friday declined to advance legislation to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity, defeating the measure for the second consecutive year. Legislative Bill 575, known as the Sports and Spaces Act, sought to prevent transgender students from using public school restrooms and locker rooms...
Some House Democrats unveiled a bill to rename a Florida federal prison after former President Trump in response to a similar bill from GOP colleagues.