‘SNL’s’ Most Legendary Writer Speaks: Jim Downey on What Makes Trump Jokes Funny, Improvising That Jeffrey Epstein Bit and the ‘SNL’ Sketch He Still Wants to M…

In comedy, few are as influential — and elusive — as Jim Downey. During his 30-year tenure as a writer on “Saturday Night ...

Jenna Bush Hager snuck away from Secret Service to see a college boyfriend: 'The only time I escaped them'

Jenna Bush Hager is recalling the time she snuck away from her Secret Service detail in college to go see the football player ...
LGBTQ Nation

George W. Bush’s trans cousin jokes about how it’s hard to date as a “Bush” who “loves bush”

A trans comedian claiming to be a member of the Bush family described former President George W. Bush as a “creepy uncle” who ...
Common Dreams

CNN Cuts Off Pelosi Primary Challenger's Discussion of NSPM-7

Progressive challenger Saikat Chakrabarti faced stone-faced stares and laughter on CNN when discussing Trump's memo declaring ...
Pride SourceOpinion

The CDC Lost a Queer Icon: Why Dr. Demetre Daskalakis Left a Broken System

In the world of queer health advocacy, few figures are as instantly recognizable — or as unapologetically committed — as Dr.
AlterNet on MSN

Ex-FBI director has a new defense against Trump — the words of Justice Alito

Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey are hoping that the federal indictment against him will be dismissed before the ...

Former President George W. Bush’s paintings explore immigration in DC exhibit

Paintings by former President George W. Bush will be on display in a traveling exhibit at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in Northwest D.C.
Opinion

Bill Maher Says He’d ‘Love’ to Sit Down With George W. Bush: Trump Has Changed My ‘Perspective’

Bill Maher said he would "love" to interview George W. Bush on one of his programs and admitted he has more "perspective" on his presidency after Trump ...