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THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT- For whom the bell tolls?

It cannot be gainsaid that without a Proceeds of Crime Act (or a similar piece of legislation with a different title) the ...

Here's what it's like to spend the day like Kevin McCallister on a ‘Home Alone' trip in NYC

A limousine? Check. A 16-scoop ice cream sundae? Check. One of those little refrigerators you have to open with a key? New York City's Plaza Hotel has it all and more as part of the “Home Alone: Fun ...
New Republic

White House Resorts to Desperate Method to Brag About Trump’s Economy

The White House’s propaganda is getting sketchier. The official X account for the executive mansion released new figures about the economy Thursday, proclaiming that 91 percent of Americans noticed ...
The Hill

DOJ portrays Franklin the turtle as ‘deportation judge’

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...
Rolling Stone

SZA Slams White House for Using Her ‘SNL’ Song in ICE Post: ‘Evil and Boring’

SZA has become the latest musician to blast the White House for their use of her music in a pro-ICE ad, calling their post “evil and boring.” The White House posted a video on X using SZA’s “Big Boys, ...
CNN

Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%. The year-over-year inflation rate in September, the most recent month for which ...
Washington Examiner

Trump administration persists with Franklin the Turtle social media campaign

The Education Department joined the Franklin the Turtle social media campaign on Monday, alongside other federal departments. On X, the department posted a fake cover of a Franklin the Turtle book ...
Hartford Courant

Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...
The Daily Dot

“Stands for kindness”: Publisher condemns Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in parody meme

The publishers behind Franklin the Turtle books have issued a response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-opted the beloved kids’ character to push a violent MAGA agenda. Over the weekend, ...
KJCT8

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...
USA Today

Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in 'evil' video

After the White House used a Sabrina Carpenter song without her permission, the pop star is keeping her response short and sweet. The "Espresso" singer, 26, took to X to slam the White House for using ...