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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) followed up on his attack on Disney last week with an op-ed on FoxNews.com in which he argued that corporations were attacking American values by weighing in on divisive social issues. “Big business is no friend to conservatives — that's been clear for years. And it's increasingly no friend to…

As The Walt Disney Co. continues to be a Republican target in the political culture wars, President Joe Biden once again is trying to turn the tables on the attacks on the Mouse House. In remarks to a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on Wednesday, Biden took aim at “MAGA Republicans,” as he and other Democrats…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) managed to get outsized attention for legislation that likely will go nowhere: A bill that targets Disney by reversing copyright protection for large media conglomerations. Hawley, viewed as a potential 2024 presidential contender, introduced the Copyright Clause Restoration Act on Tuesday…

Rupert Murdoch has a message for Big Tech and that youngster Joe Biden: he's ready to rumble. "A lifetime achievement award does have an air of finality, almost of closure," the sly 89-year-old Fox News boss said this weekend while accepting the Australia Day Foundation's honor. "Well, I'm far from done," Murdoch…

Conservative publishing house Regnery has picked up Sen. Josh Hawley’s upcoming book The Tyranny of Big Tech that was dropped by Simon & Schuster after the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol. The Missouri Republican had repeatedly supported and gave voice to President Donald Trump’s disinformation campaign about vote…

Sen. Josh Hawley responded Thursday to what he called "the woke mob" at Simon & Schuster, which earlier in the day announced it was canceling publication of his upcoming book, calling the move “Orwellian." "This is not just a contract dispute. It's a direct assault on the First Amendment, Only approved speech can now…

UPDATED at 1:30PM PT: Sen Ted Cruz and Fox News host Laura Ingraham added their voices to the outcry over Cuties, a French indie film that either encourages or critiques the sexualization of pre-pubescent girls, depending on your vantage point. Cruz is asking the Department of Justice to investigate Netflix over its…

The controversy surrounding Disney's live-action update on 1998 animated classic Mulan is heating up just as the film is about to be released in China. In recent days, backlash outside the Middle Kingdom has increased over a line in the movie's credits roll that reportedly thanks the Xinjiang authorities, including…

UPDATE: ESPN has suspended NBA star reporter without pay, according to reports, the result of an obscene message he tweeted in reply to US Senator Josh Hawley. Wojnarowski will not be in Orlando, Florida to cover the NBA restart of its pandemic-shortened season. The length of his suspension has not been…