Four former senior federal tax officials have warned that President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) threatens the integrity of the courts because he "effectively controls both sides of the case."

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the launch of TrumpRx — a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration's efforts to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. The president said millions of Americans would save money through the platform. But it's still unclear if all patients — particularly those with insurance coverage — will see more cost savings from using that site to buy their medicines than they would through existing methods. TrumpRx targets people who are willing to pay with cash and forgo insurance, which suggests that patients without or with limited coverage may benefit the most.

President Donald Trump unveiled TrumpRx.gov, a new government-backed website aimed at giving Americans access to discounted prescription drugs. Speaking at the website launch Thursday evening at the White House, Trump argued that Americans have long paid far more for prescription drugs than consumers in other countries and called the price differences unprecedented.

The Trump administration finally has unveiled TrumpRx.gov, a website for consumers to find discounts on brand-name drugs if they pay cash instead of using their health insurance. It launched Thursday evening with 43 drugs from five companies that made deals with the Trump administration: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer. Discounts from the other 11 companies that made agreements with the administration will be available in the coming months, the White House said.

US President Donald Trump has removed a social media video which included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip - set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight - was at the end of a 62-second video containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Republican Senator Tim Scott - who is black - had called for the president to remove the post, describing it as "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House".

The White House removed a post from President Donald Trump's Truth Social account showing former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys, blaming its posting on a White House staffer. "I can tell you firsthand that the president had not seen that video before it was posted," a source close to the president told the Washington Examiner. The White House said Friday that a staffer "erroneously" posted the video overnight. It was up for about 12 hours before being deleted.

President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, then removed it hours later amid bipartisan outrage, including from a close ally.

The best imitations and impressions often come from people who know their subjects best. That's why a 1983 sketch from the Canadian TV show SCTV featuring Martin Short is making the rounds online. In the sketch, Short impersonates his dear friend Robin Williams, and folks are remarking on just how impeccable his mimicry of the beloved comedian is.In the sketch posted by @amyobecause on X, Short portrays Williams in a mock commercial for "Taing" (a nod to the Tang orange drink). While Short's makeup, hair, and wardrobe certainly helped, his impression capturing Williams's manic energy, rapid subject changes, expressive body language, and verbal tics really sold both the comedy and the impersonation. Short even does impressions of Williams's impressions. The comments on the video praised Short's impressive impression:"This impression is so good its almost not an impression at all.""Nailing someone impersonating someone impersonating someone else is a higher form of art.""Never saw this before. Good god that's good. At certain points he matches Robin's voice just about 100% and the rest is perfection as well.""Did Robin Williams see this? Would love to know his reaction. I’m sure he laughed.""Wow! I've never seen this sketch. Not only is he portraying Robin Williams but he's doing a spot-on impression of Robin Williams doing a multitude of impressions. Layers upon layers."The original poster shared the video as a way to honor Short following the recent passing of his friend and SCTV colleague Catherine O'Hara:"With the loss of Catherine O'Hara I figure we have to cherish the genius as we still have left and for me Martin Short is the best of the best." - YouTube youtube.com Short's imitation of Williams isn't just spot-on; it's also considered the first public impression of the stand-up and film star. That makes sense, given that Short got to know Williams and became close friends with him years before the Taing sketch aired.In an interview with the CBC, Short recalled a moment in 1980 when Williams stayed at his Toronto home while performing alongside Short and other Second City players during the Screen Actors Guild strike. Short said Williams arrived without any luggage, despite staying for a week, which became a problem when Short's wife accidentally shrank Williams's only pair of pants while washing them as a kind gesture.While the two friends were never in films together, Short's impression of Williams became a standout moment on SCTV, and the pair later appeared together in various television shows and live performances throughout their careers. - YouTube youtu.be Like many, Short was deeply saddened by Williams's passing in 2014. In an interview with the Hudson Union Society, Short was asked what Williams meant to him."What does a friend mean to someone? He was a lovely, lovely, lovely, obvious genius, obviously a beacon of light, obvious original, obviously not from this planet," Short replied with a chuckle.

If you find yourself in France and the name Brian pops up, there’s a good chance it’ll be met with the question, “Where is Brian?” There is only one correct answer to this question: “Brian is in the kitchen.”But…why is this the correct answer? And how is this a joke? To get to the bottom of this quandary, you’ll have to go back in time to the 1970s, or to a video posted on Instagram by travel content creator Roya Fox. As Fox explains in the clip, “Where is Brian?” is one of France’s most famous jokes, which references a widely popular vintage English-speaking textbook for 6th graders, titled méthode Speak English Classe de 6e. See on Instagram One of the exercises in this textbook had students listen to an audio that asked various questions, then prompted them to use the images in the book to answer the questions. One of the prompts was “Where is Brian?” And, judging by the image in the book, students are supposed to answer, “Brian is in the kitchen.”The famous: “where’s Brian ?” ... Famous at least for French pupils in the late 80’s pic.twitter.com/oeVI3kEpRX— Arnaud (@arferrand) March 21, 2020 But what really made this a joke was comedian Gad Elmaleh, who, in the early 2000s, created a mega-popular standup bit featuring that “existential” Brian question, which he said “traumatized” him. - YouTube www.youtube.com Because of Elmaleh, Fox says this joke became “universally known.” So now, a French person is very likely to ask this question when they meet an English speaker, and saying “he is in the kitchen” is nearly a surefire way for that English speaker to become “best friends” with that French person. This wouldn’t be the only time Elmaleh has made funny observations about the “absurdities” of the English language, either. In an interview with Conan O’Brien back in 2018, he poked fun at how English speakers love to use extremely vague words like “bunch of stuff,” and “toddler,” which seemingly has no distinct age group. - YouTube www.youtube.com And if you think Brian is the only boy name to be the butt of a French joke, guess again! In a subsequent clip, Fox shared how the name Kevin is so hated there that it lowered someone's chances of being hired for a job. Interestingly, Kevin was once the “single most popular name” in the country, said Fox. But, thanks to its solid placement in American pop culture (think Home Alone and Kevin Bacon), in addition to it not being passed down from the bourgeoisie like most French names, Kevin eventually became associated with someone “uneducated or unsophisticated.” In other words, it went the way of Chad or Karen. See on Instagram French, of course, is not without its own fun, slightly absurd language quirks that have nothing to do with names. French speakers often use strange terms for loved ones, like mon chou (my cabbage), ma puce (my flea), or use expressions that translate to nonsensical English, such as avoir le cafard (to have the cockroach) for feeling depressed, or poser un lapin (to put down a rabbit) for standing someone up. It goes to show that even the languages considered more romantic allow room for fun. Point being, it’s one thing to know the words and phrases of another culture, but it's another thing entirely to be fluent in the humor as well. Bookmark this for your next trip to France. Or, ya know, consider this your sign to start planning one.