“L’accordo con l’Iran è imminente”: Trump lo ha ripetuto 37 volte in due mesi. Ma il conflitto è ancora in corso

“Siamo nelle fasi finali di quello che sarà un ottimo accordo, mancano due o tre giorni“: parole di Donald Trump nella mattinata di martedì 9 giugno. Chissà se questo annuncio fa già parte o andrà ad aggiungersi a tutti quelli, identici, fatti negli ultimi due mesi, senza che poi si traducessero in un’intesa reale. La […]

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Democrats have a messaging problem. Adam Mockler has solutions

Adam Mockler was standing on the red carpet of one of Washington, D.C.’s glossier White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend parties in late April when he said something that, within days, would become unintentionally hilarious.

The 23-year-old progressive content creator and increasingly ubiquitous cable TV panel guest had been talking about CNN’s Scott Jennings, the conservative strategist…

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Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro are done cosplaying as grownups

For years, millions of NPR listeners knew Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro as two of the calmest, smartest voices in American media.

Measured. Precise. Composed.

Now they’re discussing ketamine culture, queer thirst traps, AI brain rot, Mar-a-Lago face, and a surgically enhanced internet "looksmaxxing" personality named Clavicular, and they sound like the version of themselves listeners never…

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Barney Frank’s final interview from hospice was painful. His comments on trans people made it worse

I was heartsick watching Barney Frank being interviewed by Jake Tapper last Sunday. It was haunting to see him: very hard to understand, and he was clearly heavily medicated.

The one thing I kept thinking was, " Why is he doing this?” As a lifelong PR guy, I would have strongly advised against it. Strongly. For a larger-than-life personality like Frank, going out with a whisper felt…

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From hospice, Barney Frank urges Democrats to rethink trans rights approach
  • Former Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is confronting the end of his life with the same bluntness that defined his decades in Congress.

Speaking from hospice care and appearing unwell in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, the Democrat said he is living with end-stage heart failure. “I’ve felt better. On the other hand, I anticipate feeling worse,” he said. “After 86…

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Having Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner isn’t a peace offering. It’s a contradiction

For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event meant to celebrate the First Amendment and the role of a free press. The symbolism would be notable under any circumstances. At this moment, it is something closer to jarring.

“Look at the results so far: PBS defunded. NPR defunded… CBS is under new leadership, and soon…

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Don Lemon muses that if Donald Trump can be president, so could he

Appearing on the daytime talk show Sherri, journalist Don Lemon offered a striking answer to a question that would have seemed unlikely not long ago: Should he run for president?

“Yes. Why not? Why not? Why not? I’m not saying that I’m going to do it, but why not?” Lemon asked.

Lemon outlined his view of leadership, emphasizing humility and reliance on expertise. “You just hire great people…

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“Pensavo fosse la fine del mondo. Invece sono solo io e sto bene”: Michael J. Fox smentisce la notizia della sua morte data dalla CNN

La propria morte annunciata in diretta tv, mentre si è vivi e vegeti. Non è una scena da film, anche se con lui il confine è sempre sottile, ma quello che è successo davvero a Michael J. Fox, che si è ritrovato protagonista inconsapevole di un clamoroso errore della CNN. Mercoledì 8 aprile l’emittente americana […]

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Entertainer Ts Madison calls out Republicans’ anti-trans politics of fear

Emmy Award-winning entertainer Ts Madison went on CNN Saturday with a clear message: at this moment in America, simply being visible as a transgender person is an act of defiance.

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Speaking with Victor Blackwell ahead of Tuesday’s Transgender Day of Visibility, Madison connected her own…

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Karine Jean-Pierre presents Don Lemon with lifetime achievement Truth Award as he faces federal charges

Don Lemon accepted a lifetime achievement award in Beverly Hills on Saturday, even as the longtime television journalist faces federal charges tied to a protest he says tested the limits of press freedom.

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He was honored at the 12th annual Truth Awards, hosted by Better Brothers Los…

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Senior Trump officials seem to have no idea what ICE agents are supposed to be doing at airports

Two of President Donald Trump’s top officials went on national television Sunday to defend a plan to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports. Instead, they revealed a striking lack of agreement about what those agents are supposed to do.

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Usa, Cnn: “Americani preoccupati della salute mentale di Trump, per il 61% è diventato più imprevedibile con l’età”

Negli Stati Uniti cresce la preoccupazione per la salute mentale di Donald Trump. Dopo aver vinto le elezioni in seguito al ritiro di Joe Biden, fattosi da parte per le preoccupazioni dovute alla sua età avanzata e ai dubbi sulla sua lucidità mentale, è il tycoon a finire del mirino degli elettori. Un sondaggio Reuters-Ipsos, […]

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Anderson Cooper steps down as '60 Minutes' correspondent after two decades

In the latest blow to Bari Weiss's tenure as head of CBS News, famed out journalist Anderson Cooper will be stepping down as a correspondent for the news program after 20 years.

News of his pending departure was earlier reported by Breaker, a media industry newsletter.

Anderson, who still hosts his show on CNN, had regularly contributed to "60 Minutes" in a partnership between the two…

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Don Lemon faces judge who rejected DOJ’s previous attempt to charge him with a crime

Don Lemon arrived at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse flanked by his attorneys and husband. His arraignment on Friday unfolded before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko, the same judge who weeks earlier had rejected the Trump Department of Justice’s attempt to move forward with criminal charges against the journalist. He pleaded "not guilty." The circumstances…

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