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The Late Show host Stephen Colbert spent tonight looking into the notes of Lev Parnas, an associate of attorney Rudy Giuliani. House Democrats have released correspondence allegedly linking Parnas with Giuliani and other Trump associates who are accused of being involved in the dismissal of US ambassador to Ukraine…

Inspiration arrived in unlikely form of a used valet parking ticket on the sidewalk between Mason and Giorgio's, two very expensive restaurants in Santa Monica Canyon. One side was printed with a glossy promotion for The Irishman, a mostly streamed film that was being touted as "The movie event of the year." Brilliant…

They’ve called an early travel and photo lid for the White House press pool. That means President Donald Trump isn’t expected to go anywhere or make any public appearances. The good news is that leaves plenty of time for tweeting and retweeting, and the Commander-in-Tweet is already making good use of that time to…

President Donald Trump is skipping golf this Saturday, even though the Washington, DC temperatures are a warm, spring-like 64. Instead, he’s turning up the heat on some of his opponents. Starting with the FBI officers in charge of obtaining FISA warrants – “Are these “dirty cops” going to pay a big price for the fraud…

Stephen Colbert marveled at some of the behind the scenes news coming out about the White House activities during the attack this week on US military bases in the Middle East. The Late Show host noted that the White House received a warning known as a squawk. Usually, when the White House hears a squawk, “It’s time to…

“Some days the news is frustrating,” said The Late Show host Stephen Colbert in tonight’s monologue. “And by some days, I mean every day for the last three years.” Today was no different, as Colbert noted, “I’m really irked. Trump is really irking me off.” Now that it’s been a couple of days since “The Iran…

All is well in the world, according to The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. Like many, he expressed relief at the recent turn of events in the Middle East, where the sabre rattling has apparently been stilled. “I’m happy here is here tonight,” said Colbert. “Been a little dicey the last 24 hours.” He accented his…

It’s now or never. Ballots for the 92nd annual Academy Award nominations are due by 5 PM PT today. Word is more than a few members were waiting for the last minute, trying to watch whatever they can before being forced to turn in their ballot online in time to be counted. If they need help, the tsunami of awards…

In terms of movies, it was a very good night Sunday at the Golden Globes for the traditional major studios. Universal, Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount grabbing nine of the 14 Globes won last night in the film categories, as opposed to the streamers with just one. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association seems to be…

President Donald Trump continued to warn Iran today that any actions taken against a US person or target will bring immediate retaliation. The President, who is still at his Florida base at Mar-a-Lago, continued a tweet thread from yesterday in issuing the warnings. “These Media Posts will serve as notification to the…

Harvey Weinstein defense attorney Donna Rotunno told CNN host Michael Smerconish on Friday that jurors in his upcoming rape trial “don’t have to like everything he’s ever done in his life to find that he’s not a rapist.” Weinstein faces trial next week on several sex-crime charges. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to…

President Donald Trump has no public events scheduled today as he enjoys the Florida sunshine at Mar-a-Lago and the Trump International Golf Course. The President managed to eke out one tweet before heading to the links, where he will no doubt ponder the events of the past two days, which have overtaken domestic…