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Bill Maher Tells NPR It’s ‘On the Far Extreme of the Left’

The sit-down has revived questions about federal subsidies for public broadcasters following Congress’s 2025 rescission of $1.1 billion in funding.

Maddow Says America’s 250th Became a Trump-Focused, Failed Spectacle

Obama Says Founders 'Fell Terribly Short' on Slavery While Praising Their Constitutional Framework

Nicki Minaj Says She Regrets Old Lyrics and Calls Parts of the Music Industry "Demonic"

Rainn Wilson Says The Office Couldn’t Be Made Today

Conservative Critics Say Iran Ceasefire Is a Defeat as White House UFC Fight Draws Rebuke

White House Walk of Fame Faulted by Historians for Partisan Errors

Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Opens in Italy to Tepid Early Reviews

Nation’s 250th Anniversary Turns Into a Fight Over Memory and Race

Harvard Grads Cheer as Ronny Chieng Tells Them to "Destroy AI"

PSG Retain Champions League and Trigger Fresh Scrutiny of Qatari Influence

World Cup Nears Kickoff as Visa, Health, Heat and Ticketing Issues Persist

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Turns Fashion Satire Toward Journalism’s Crisis

Almodóvar Calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'Monsters' at Cannes

Theo Baker Recasts Stanford Scoop in Memoir of Campus Power

Tickets Go Live for Free Pop-Up Art Show at Berlin’s Schloss Bellevue

Israel Plans Defamation Suit Over Kristof Column as New York Times Defends It

Trump Hails 22-Foot Golden Statue at Doral as a Future Landmark

Viral 'AI Monet' Prank Unmasks a Real Monet at Munich Museum

Washington Post Opinion Pivot Draws Fire as New Podcast Struggles for Viewers