A burning Rachel Maddow blows the lid on Trump’s DOJ corruption

Rachel Maddow used Geoff Berman’s new book to expose how Donald Trump corrupted the Justice Department. Video: Maddow said: “We have this mounting public evidence that when Trump took office, when he was President, when his appointees ran the Justice Department, they really had a DOJ that went wild. They really did everything they could …

Proper-wing extremists win in hard-fought polls

Once a fringe party shunned by others across the political spectrum, preliminary results showed the Sweden Democrats garnered nearly 21% of the vote. Maya Suslin | AFP | Getty Images A group of right-wing political parties secured a razor-thin lead in Sweden’s general election, according to early results, and appear on course to defeat a …

Succession’s Jesse Armstrong shadows King Charles at Emmys

The Succession creator could win the crown for most embarrassing joke at the Emmy Awards. successor Jess Armstrong turned on a jab King Charles III while standing onstage to accept the award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2022 Emmys on September 12. Also nominated in the category this year were Better Call Saul, Euphoria, …

Lastly, Excessive Faculty Musical Four is going on – with a twist

It’s going to be a high school reunion to remember. Finally, High School Musical fans can look forward to the long-awaited upcoming fourth film, but with an epic plot twist we didn’t know we needed. In its fourth season, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, we witness High School Musical 4: The Reunion, filmed …

Vacation flights would be the most costly in 5 years as fears of a pandemic ease

Los Angeles, CA – November 23: A passenger is hugged while being picked up amid a long line of travelers waiting for rides after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 for the Thanksgiving Holiday has arrived in Los Angeles. Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles Times | Getty …

US report says corporations are struggling to help voting rights

A handful of large corporations have received poor marks for how they have responded to a variety of voting rights and democracy issues, including the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to a new report by a corporate accountability group. Accountable.US, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporate watchdog, publishes its American Democracy Scorecard, which ranks the …

Four takeaways from Tuesday’s ‘morning assembly’ of the Investing Membership

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” live stream with Jim Cramer at 10:20 am ET. Here is a recap of Tuesday’s key moments: The oscillator says the market is still oversold. Our trades on DVN and CRM Labor Day. Bond yields rose after stronger-than-expected August ISM data. Investors are looking forward …

20 years later, relive probably the most memorable moments from the 2002 Emmys

20 years ago television looked very different. No one had ever heard of a streaming service, we used TiVo to record our favorite shows and a group of friends ruled the airwaves. At the 2002 Primetime Emmy Awards, The West Wing took home their third of four straight wins for Outstanding Drama Series Everybody Loves …

JPMorgan (JPM) fintech deal to amass Renovite to combat Stripe and Block

The main entrance at JPMorgan’s headquarters in New York City. Eric McGregor | flare | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase has agreed to acquire a payments startup called Renovite to fend off threats from fintech companies like Stripe and Block, CNBC has learned. The bank, a major player in global payments, said its acquisition of Fremont, …

Fundraising points plague GOP heading into halftime

What a difference a few months make. In the spring, it looked like the GOP was poised to make huge gains in the House of Representatives and retake the Senate. Now, as inflation worries, particularly gas prices, recede and post-Dobbs Democratic enthusiasm soars, the GOP is – according to the Washington Post – in complete …