Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to reshape election processes is an attempt to “short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order,” a federal judge in Washington, D.C. wrote Thursday afternoon. In a 120-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked the Trump administration from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote […]
(NEW YORK) — Lawyers with the Department of Justice accidentally filed a document overnight that outlined a series of legal flaws with the Trump administration’s plan to kill New York City’s congestion pricing tolls. In an 11-page letter to the Department of Transportation, lawyers with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York wrote […]
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE The Roots, Styles P, Big Freedia and Laila! are some of the acts tapped to perform at the 2025 Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, a series of free and benefit shows held in parks across New York’s five boroughs. Styles P will perform at the Coney Island Amphitheater on […]
Will Heath/NBC Saturday Night Live has set its final hosts for its landmark 50th season. Walton Goggins and Scarlett Johansson will host the sketch comedy series for the last two shows of the season. Goggins is set to host the May 10 show with musical guest Arcade Fire while Johansson will host the May 17 […]
It’s April 24 and most starting pitchers have only worked five times this season with a handful having taken the ball six times. A full-season workload these days is generally 32-33 starts, so we aren’t even 20% of the way home. Still, as I noted in the MVP odds check-in Wednesday, people love to argue […]
(WASHINGTON) — Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the next U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., apologized in a new interview for his past praise of a Jan. 6 rioter who had a lengthy history of antisemitic statements and infamously posted photos of himself dressed as Adolf Hitler. “I’m sorry,” Ed Martin said in an […]
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s attempt to make federal funding to schools conditional on them eliminating any DEI policies erodes the “foundational principles” that separates the United States from totalitarian regimes, a federal judge said on Thursday. In an 82-page order, U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty partially blocked the Department of Education […]
BET+ Usher‘s concert film, Usher: Rendezvous in Paris, will soon be accessible to fans worldwide. After initially only being available to watch in cinemas, it will now be making its way to BET+, where it will stream exclusively starting May 8. “USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS is more than a concert film—it’s a cultural moment that […]
Stephanie Branchu/Netflix Au revoir, Camille. Emily in Paris star Camille Razat has broken her silence on her decision to leave the Netflix series after being a part of the main cast for four seasons. The actress confirmed the news of her departure in a lengthy post shared to Instagram. “After an incredible journey, I’ve made […]
The 2025 NBA Playoffs continue on Thursday with a three-game slate, beginning with the Pistons vs. Knicks at 7 p.m. ET. Detroit leveled the series with a win in Game 2, despite Jalen Brunson pouring in 37 points for the Knicks. Brunson scored 34 points in Game 1 after averaging 26 points during the regular […]
