On Monday, the House Oversight Committee released a letter that depicted a line drawing of a naked woman, with what appeared to be Donald Trump’s signature in place of her pubic hair. The letter, which also included an imaginary dialogue between Trump and the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, had been included in a book compiled…
The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal mocked Donald Trump’s passive “sidewalk gawker” reaction to Vladimir Putin’s drones over Poland. While Polish President Karol Nawrocki revealed on X that he had spoken with Trump about Tuesday’s incursion, the president’s only public reaction has been a single post on Truth Social, “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace…
Lachlan Murdoch secures Rupert’s empire legacy, lifting threat of sell-off for UK newspapers Politicians will “beat a path to Lachlan Murdoch’s door” after a deal was finalised in the bitter succession battle over father Rupert’s empire, which secures the future of the mogul’s UK newspapers. The $3.3bn (£2.4bn) agreement, which gives Rupert’s eldest son unassailable…
America’s billionaires are older than ever, with one in five already in their 80s or 90s. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily slowing down. Warren Buffett took a seat on stage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting for the sixtieth – and likely final time in May. He wore a red tie that matched the two…
This week, Nick Davies reveals his new findings about the phone-hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch that rocked the U.K. in the 2010s, and what it could mean for The Washington Post. Then Gracie Wiener tells us how Diaper Diplomacy has become social media’s new fixation. And finally, Carolina de Armas reports on the obsession of…
From Beatlemania in the 1960s to Taylor Swift’s seemingly permanent residence on today’s Billboard charts, pop culture fandoms can drive real business. Take the cult classic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While its final season wrapped more than 20 years ago, Buffy and its spinoff series Angel have made over $120 million for Hulu…
In a move that underscores the evolving symbiosis between traditional media and artificial intelligence, News UK, the British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has inked a multiyear partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. This agreement allows OpenAI to utilize content from News UK’s prestigious publications, including The Times, The Sunday Times, and The…
Trump sues over Wall Street Journal report linking him to Jeffrey Epstein – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal for $20 billion in damages. The paper reported that he sent a risqué birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Willie James Inman has the latest. Be…
UPDATED, with additional Trump comment: Donald Trump said that he planned to sue Rupert Murdoch‘s “ass off” after The Wall Street Journal published a story about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Journal reported earlier on Thursday on a birthday album that was given to Epstein in 2003, featured collected letters from…
A newspaper owned by tycoon Rupert Murdoch has warned Donald Trump that publicly humiliating one of his own senators might end up crippling his presidency. Tempers flared over the weekend as the president tore into three GOP veterans—Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie, both of Kentucky, and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina—for daring…