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Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who co-starred with Will Smith in "King Richard," defended Smith's decision to slap comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, arguing the First Amendment shouldn't "protect a--holes." "I know that he wanted to protect his wife, and I stand by that," she said. "I stand with him for that."
14 Aug 2026 21:12 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Actor MARK RUFFALO says RFK Jr. "has killed the lettuce market by not getting to the bottom of these outbreaks and playing politics with everything. We can't trust the CDC or him."
14 Aug 2026 20:34 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The State Department has ended its DEI training program for foreign service officers, the Trump administration announced Thursday. The scrapped curriculum included lessons on invented pronouns and a reading list defending looting and reparations.
14 Aug 2026 20:28 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Candace Owens acknowledged she has no direct evidence that Israel was behind the assassination of Charlie Kirk during a nationally streamed debate with online debater Andrew Wilson, even as she laid out a theory she says points to an "Israeli angle" in the case.
14 Aug 2026 18:00 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES
CNN host criticizes Trump's Patriot Games: "The president promised the best of the best student-athletes. I'm not sure that's what we got ... Of the ones who were featured in the Freedom 250 Instagram page, many attend private Christian schools. They also appear to be overwhelmingly White, and the application for the games didn't specify race."
14 Aug 2026 16:02 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Rudy Giuliani says U.S. District Judge James Boasberg should be investigated and could face impeachment over a ruling that blocked the Pentagon from labeling a Chinese biotech company a "Chinese military company."
14 Aug 2026 15:25 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES