The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has gotten a pass from much of the media after reports that she liked social media posts celebrating the Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis carried out by Hamas. Rama Duwaji, a Houston-born illustrator who identifies as Syrian and married Mamdani in early 2025, liked several posts in […]
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Ilia Malinin postpones press conference a day after eighth-place Olympic finish
U.S. Olympic skater Ilia Malinin did not hold his scheduled media session Saturday. The session was postponed, according to Christine Brennan. The postponement comes one day after Malinin finished eighth in the men’s free skate. The American star was the frontrunner to win gold but fell twice during his performance, shocking fans and pundits. Malinin’s […]
Gen. Jack Keane reacts to Pentagon’s new press access policy
Fox News senior strategic analyst and a retired Gen. Jack Keane offered his reaction to the Trump administration’s new press access policy for the Pentagon during his appearance on “Special Report” Tuesday. “It doesn’t seem like the whole story is being told to our viewers here,” Keane told Fox News’ Bret Baier. “What they’re really […]
After Trump cut support, US lawmakers press for action on Russian abductions of Ukrainian children
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a resolution in Congress demanding the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, according to a press release published on June 30. Kyiv estimates that Russia has abducted or forcibly displaced at least 19,500 Ukrainian children since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion of 2022, and has deported […]
Republicans press Pentagon chief over Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Politico reports
At a Senate budget hearing on June 11, Republican senators fiercely criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s effort to end the Ukraine war through negotiations involving Russia. The session revealed deep divisions within the GOP on U.S. foreign policy, as lawmakers clashed over the administration’s strategic direction, Politico reports. Leading the […]
Global press freedom enters ‘difficult situation’ due to financial, propaganda pressure, RSF warns
Global press freedom has entered a “difficult situation” for the first time, according to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 2. The index highlights an unprecedented economic crisis across independent outlets in Europe, worsened by the collapse of American aid and the spread of Russian propaganda. The […]
White House reportedly bars Associated Press from Oval Office event despite court order
The Associated Press accused the White House of violating a court order after it was once again banned from an Oval Office event. On Monday, AP writer David Bauder reported that a reporter and photographer were barred from attending a news conference with President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. This decision came […]
World Press Photo apologizes for combining photos of pro-Russian militant, Ukrainian child in ‘visual pair’
The jury of the World Press Photo contest apologized for pairing photos of a wounded pro-Russian militant from the Donetsk Oblast with a Ukrainian girl suffering panic attacks due to war, Detector Media reported on March 31. German journalist Nanna Heitmann received the World Press Photo 2025 award for her photo titled “Underground Field Hospital,” […]
GOPers press for the release of JFK, Epstein files: Here’s why they’re not released yet
Republicans are mounting pressure on the Justice Department to advance the release of classified documents and records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other federal secrets. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January for agencies to create plans to distribute the files, as well as documents pertaining to the […]
Associated Press says it was barred from Oval Office over use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’
The Associated Press says its reporter was barred from an event at the Oval Office Tuesday for the outlet’s refusal to use the term “Gulf of America” in accordance with President Trump’s executive order renaming the body of water between the United States and Mexico. “Today we were informed by the White House that if […]
Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump after president excoriates him during press briefing
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg fired back at President Donald Trump on Thursday after the commander in chief blasted the Democrat during a press briefing about the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger airplane that occurred on Wednesday night. Trump sarcastically called Buttigieg “a real winner.” “He’s a disaster. He was […]