The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

bostonherald.com Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald…

Ted Cruz's father and JFK smear in National Enquirer: What we now know

newsweek.com Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan has unveiled revelations about an alleged agreement by the National Enquirer to publish smear stories about Senator Ted Cruz,…

Billie Eilish, Becky G, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Chappel Roan, Diplo and 250 Others Sign ‘Fix the Tix’ Letter to Congress

billboard.com More than 250 artists including Billie Eilish, Lorde, Fall Out Boy, Diplo, Becky G, Green Day, Sia and many more signed an open letter on Thursday (April 25) to the Senate…

8 years after the National Enquirer's deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly

apnews.com Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald…

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules (Again) in Replay of Fight Over Internet Regulation

variety.com It’s déjà vu all over again for net neutrality. On Thursday, the Democratic-majority FCC voted along party lines to adopt an order that would largely restore the agency’s…

Billie Eilish, Green Day and other artists back bill that would reform live-event ticketing system

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Over 250 popular musicians — including Billie Eilish, Green…

Every US senator using TikTok who voted to ban it

newsweek.com A TikTok ban in the U.S. seems like a growing possibility after nearly 80 senators voted for a bill that could force the social media company's Chinese owner to sell the app…

Ted Cruz could be in trouble with the IRS

newsweek.com Texas Senator Ted Cruz may face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over payments linked to his podcast, according to tax experts. Questions have previously…

A Ted Cruz theory from 2016 was right, but he doesn’t want to talk about it

msnbc.com During the 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio warned voters that Donald Trump was so “dangerous” that the television personality couldn’t be trusted with the…

Former National Enquirer boss reveals sleazy tactics the tabloid used to protect Donald Trump and smear his rivals

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Full list of Republican Senators who voted against Ukraine aid

newsweek.com Ted Cruz at the U.S. Capitol in February this year. Cruz was one of 15 Republican Senators to vote against the foreign aid package. Ted Cruz at the U.S. Capitol in February…

Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok

zerohedge.com Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok The republicans do what they always do best: fold like cheap lawn chairs. Moments…

These 18 senators voted against Ukraine and Israel aid

businessinsider.com Sens. JD Vance and Bernie Sanders both voted against the foreign aid bill, but for very different reasons. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Senate passed a bill to provide aid…

Congress passes bill that could ban TikTok after years of false starts

washingtonpost.com The measure — which has broad bipartisan support — poses the most significant threat yet to the app’s operations in the United States, where it has more than 170 million…

‘Sleazy Relationship’: Jake Tapper Shreds Trump’s Arrangement With David Pecker and How He Pushed Wild Stories While On Fox News

mediaite.com CNN’s Jake Tapper pulled no punches on Tuesday when covering Donald Trump’s past dealing with former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, which is central to Trump’s…

“Help the Campaign”: Former National Enquirer Publisher’s Testimony Seems Pretty Bad for Donald Trump

vanityfair.com Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday in the hush money trial of Donald Trump, and unfortunately for the ketchup bottles at Mar-a-Lago,* it did…

Ted Cruz pressured to turn on Donald Trump

newsweek.com Republican Senator Ted Cruz is being pressured to turn on former President Donald Trump after former National Enquirer published David Pecker testified that he helped…

What you missed on Day 6 of Trump’s trial: A witness details salacious stories and the judge bristles at gag order arguments

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Testimony in Donald Trump’s historic hush money case resumed…

Donald Trump witness reveals new info about meeting

newsweek.com The only witness the jury has heard from in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court revealed new information about the 2015 meeting that…

National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says

nbcnews.com David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016…

Who is David Pecker, a key witness in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

theguardian.com It is, alas, an urban myth that MSNBC once used an on-screen chyron to say “Trump worried about Pecker leaking”. But like other famous doctored images, it continues to…

Hush-money judge repeatedly bench-slaps Donald Trump's lawyer over gag violations: 'You're losing all credibility!'

aol.com None Trump's hush money trial is in its second week in Manhattan. • None Attorney Todd Blanche struggled Tuesday to defend Trump's online attacks on witnesses and the jury.…

David Pecker: Michael Cohen used to ask tabloid to run negative articles on Trump's political opponents

pbs.org The National Enquirer’s former publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday that Michael Cohen would call him and say, “We would like for you to run a negative article” on a…

Millions could lose internet access if this federal program expires

siliconvalley.com Ruben Vives and Andrea Castillo | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online — through their cellphones. Without…

Former National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker Tells Jurors Of Scheme To Assist Trump’s Campaign With Positive Stories

deadline.com David Pecker, the former CEO of National Enquirer parent company American Media, told jurors today how the tabloid assisted Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign with…

Bottom Line: Boeing builds out federal lobbying operation as scrutiny intensifies

thehill.com Aviation The embattled aircraft giant Boeing hired The Doerrer Group to lobby on issues related to commercial airplanes. Boeing has been under fire since the door plug on a…

FISA Surveillance Program Reauthorized After Late-Night Senate Vote

tftc.io In a late-night vote on April 20, the Senate passed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, a bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence…

Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture

apnews.com An engineer at said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners…

Trump Snags Another Top Republican: Oh No, Not You Too, Sununu

vanityfair.com It’s hard enough to accept that we had someone who, I would argue, is a mob-boss-like madman as president of the United States. And it’s hard to swallow that almost 75…

NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns as calls for defunding grow

newsweek.com Uri Berliner, the NPR senior business editor who was suspended after publicly accusing the non-profit media outlet of a pervasive left-wing bias, said Wednesday he has…

Boeing grilled on safety

bostonherald.com An engineer at Boeing said that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners…

Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat

zerohedge.com Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat Senate Democrats pulled DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's ass out of the fire on Wednesday, voting to dismiss two articles of…

Mayorkas impeachment fail sparks Republican outrage

newsweek.com After the Democrat-controlled Senate dismissed the impeachment case against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Republican lawmakers quickly…

Senate Shoots Down Both Mayorkas Impeachment Articles

mediaite.com The Senate voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on a party-line vote that saw Democrats voting to shut the…

Senate Democrats unceremoniously kill Mayorkas impeachment trial

aol.com None The Senate voted on party lines to effectively end Alejandro Mayorkas's impeachment trial. • None It caps off a months-long drama that helped spur one House…

Ted Cruz Is Immediately Shut Down When He Tries to Move to Debate Mayorkas Impeachment: ‘We Are Moving Forward’

mediaite.com Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempted to have a closed session debate regarding the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but was swiftly…

Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture

komonews.com Boeing was the subject of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer, which has been…

Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker’s safety culture

bostonherald.com Boeing was the subject of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer, which has been…

American teens are getting arrested for smuggling migrants

newsweek.com American teens are smuggling illegal migrants into the United States at alarming rates. And law enforcement officials told Newsweek that money is the No. 1 reason that…

New Privacy Rights Act exempts government and gives more power to the FTC

reason.com Data privacy talk in Congress seems kind of ironic coming just a week after lawmakers rejected a proposal to make federal authorities get a warrant to search Americans'…

Boeing in the spotlight as Congress calls a whistleblower to testify about defects in planes

bostonherald.com Boeing is the subject of back-to-back Senate hearings Wednesday, as Congress examines allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer. The Senate…

WATCH LIVE: Boeing whistleblower testifies before Senate Homeland Security committee

pbs.org Boeing is the subject of back-to-back Senate hearings Wednesday, as Congress examines allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer. The event…

Boeing braces for back-to-back Senate hearings scrutinizing ‘broken safety culture’

thehill.com Two Senate committees will scrutinize Boeing’s safety culture and new whistleblower allegations Wednesday as the company remains under a microscope. Boeing was thrust into…

House Managers To Deliver Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate

zerohedge.com House Managers To Deliver Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security…

‘Major Win!’ CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Paula Reid Report Big Blow Against Trump In Election Interference-Hush Money Trial

mediaite.com CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins reported on a “major win” for the prosecution from outside former President Donald Trump’s election interference-hush money trial over payments to…

Donald Trump suffers double loss at start of trial

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump suffered two losses before the jury selection process even kicked off in his hush money payment trial. The first criminal trial against Trump…

Ted Cruz scolded by largest Texas newspaper

newsweek.com Senator Ted Cruz was scolded by The Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, for getting in the way of Texans being provided low-cost internet service options in…

Music Stocks Have Biggest One-Week Loss in Nine Months

billboard.com Music stocks suffered their biggest one-week decline in nearly a year as inflation fears gripped the markets. In the U.S., the annualized inflation rate rose to 3.5% in…

All of a sudden, Ted Cruz really doesn't want to talk about his podcast

aol.com None Ted Cruz is in some hot water over his thrice-weekly "Verdict" podcast. • None He's been accused of violating the law by directing the podcast's ad revenue to a super…

'Do not ignore': the political fundraising emails 'littering' your inbox

theweek.com British politics has become "hooked" on "begging emails" with "threatening subject lines", according to experts. With an election "looming", said Politico's John Johnson,…

Ted Cruz gets huge boost in Texas

newsweek.com A new poll has revealed that Ted Cruz is leading his Democratic challenger Colin Allred by 45 percent to 36 percent ahead of the Senate elections in November. A new poll has…