Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee in a last-minute attempt to block the panel from releasing its report on the Florida Republican. Gaetz, who resigned from Congress last month, filed the lawsuit as several outlets reported on leaked drafts of the Ethics Committee’s report, which CNN and CBS say found “substantial evidence” that the ex-congressman violated House rules or Florida state laws that prohibit prostitution,...

Actor Denzel Washington took a major step in his walk with the Lord over the weekend, getting baptized and receiving his minister's license.  The "Gladiator II" star participated in a water baptism at the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in Harlem, NY on Saturday, conducted by Archbishop Christopher Bryant. Bryant shared that Washington attended the church as a young child and was "filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church with actor Robert Townsend in the 80's."

Ho, ho, ho! It’s a holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. In honor of the 12 days of Christmas, we give you 12 predictions from some of the most powerful media and entertainment executives in the world, weighing in on the condition of anonymity so they can speak candidly about their visions of the year ahead. And then, because we have holiday cheer, we give you a bonus one. A baker’s dozen! Looking back at 2024′s predictions, they were not...

When Kay’s two best friends — a married couple she met at work — told her they weren’t voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, she believed them. After all, Kay and her friends shared similar values; they all supported issues like reproductive rights and protections for LGBTQ people. But while she was scrolling on social media in July, she saw they had posted the same image to Instagram: the viral photograph of Trump raising his fist in defiance after the...

President-elect Donald Trump made his long-awaited return to campaign-style rallying at Turning Point Action's America Fest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday morning, marveling at the "outstanding" margin of victory that was "too big to rig" and too big to protest. "We said, Look, now we got to really win, and we won by so much," Trump told the crowd in a speech that aired in part Sunday on Newsmax and the free Newsmax2 streaming platform. "They just, you know, they threw...

President-elect Donald Trump has demanded Panama reduce fees on the Panama Canal or return it to US control, accusing the central American country of charging "exorbitant prices" to American shipping and naval vessels. "The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, highly unfair," he told a crowd of supporters in Arizona on Sunday. "This complete rip-off of our country will immediately stop," he said, referring to when he takes office next month. His remarks prompted a quick rebuke...

As Joe Manchin prepares to leave Congress after nearly 15 years, the West Virginia senator — who left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent earlier this year — is further distancing himself from his former party, calling the Democratic brand “toxic.” “The D-brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of, it’s just, it’s toxic,” Manchin told CNN’s Manu Raju in an interview that aired Sunday, citing the shift as the reason why he left the party. Adding that he...

Kids who were in 8th grade at pandemic’s start have ushered in an era of abstaining. Source: “Unprecedented” decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts How cool.

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