Trump’s Army of Allies and TV Sycophants Is Crumbling

By Maxwell Tani, Asawin Suebsaeng

The president has always considered himself his best advocate. Now, he’s got to prove it.

By Marlow Stern

The star of “Black Panther” and “Get On Up” passed away at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. What he accomplished is extraordinary.

By Hanna Trudo

The attacks were baseless, sexist, and utterly predictable.

By Maxwell Tani

The NBA players’ strike finally shut the door on the reactionary belief that politics and professional sports should never mix, resulting in some truly powerful sports TV moments.

By Candida Moss

Many likely found Jerry Falwell Jr.’s alleged pool boy scandal un-Christian. But his statement blaming his wife was right out of the Bible.

By Michael Daly

Iowa was one of the hottest COVID-19 spots in the country when Gov. Kim Reynolds addressed the RNC, but she mentioned the virus only in a single phrase thanking Trump.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

COVID-19 is back with a bang in Europe with many countries reporting case numbers that mimic the beginning of the pandemic. But so far, it doesn't seem as lethal.

By Melissa Leon

In “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” the third film in the “Bill & Ted” franchise, the Wyld Stallyns have returned to save the world once more. They couldn’t have come at a better time.

1. INFIGHTING

Trump’s sister derided Ivanka for posting a picture of herself with her child when her father’s administration implemented policies separating migrant children from their parents.

2. NOTHING WRONG HERE

“Nothing suggested this person or anybody else who was armed around them was the person,” Daniel Miskinis said.

3. STAY SAFE

We’ve rounded up some of the places where you can get kid-sized cloth face masks delivered to your door.

4. NOT SO FAST

The RNC played the song twice after the singer’s estate specifically did not give permission to use it.

5. MORE TRAGEDY

There have been at least 14 deaths in Louisiana and Texas tied to the Category 4 storm.

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