World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder praised President Donald Trump on Saturday as “the Peace President,” saying that if current diplomatic efforts in the Middle East succeed in disarming Hamas, freeing hostages, and ending the Gaza war, Trump “without question deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Pop icon Taylor Swift is taking fans — and much of pop culture — by surprise with her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The album debuted with an in-theater listening event, a cinematic music video for its opening track “The Fate of Ophelia,” and what many are calling “the most aggressively natalist pop song ever written.”
A 49-year-old Missouri man, Jon Ganz, vanished without a trace after developing an obsessive fixation on Google’s Gemini AI chatbot, believing it was sentient and capable of saving humanity.
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) accused President Donald Trump of lying to the American people about his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, calling it a power grab disguised as reform. Speaking Tuesday on MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports, Smith claimed the plan has “nothing to do with efficiency” and everything to do with consolidating control.
During an interview Friday on CNN’s The Lead, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) angrily dismissed Republican claims that Democrats’ spending proposal would expand healthcare access to illegal immigrants, calling the accusation “a lot of bull.”
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has announced her bid to reclaim Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, just months after losing her seat in a contentious Democratic primary. In a new campaign video released Friday, Bush invoked her St. Louis roots and accused “big money” interests of pushing her out of office.
