NPR, PBS honchos face tense grilling by GOP lawmakers over biased coverage, taxpayer funding
The heads of NPR and PBS were sitting on a high-strength grill at Capitol Hill on Wednesday as they tried to protect taxpayer-funded liberal press from the rage of Republicans. NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger testified before the Doge subcommittee on Wednesday about alleged biased content that put the platform into […]
Pro-Cuomo super PAC raises $2.3 million from real-estate honchos, power players
Super PAC, which supports Andrew Cuomo's mayoral bid, has already raised a massive donation totaling $2.3 million, including real estate profits and big shots over the past week, the new record reveals. Among the Honcos, who recently donated to the former governor's “city-fixing” super PAC, was billionaire Stephen Ross, founder and chairman of the affiliate, […]
Hochul’s mad Medicaid spend woos health honchos on OUR dime
Perhaps the most damning commentary on Gov. Hochul's Medicaid spending plan, which accounted for about half of the $252 billion budget she announced Tuesday, was the attack dog's silence. Last year, hospital lobbies spent millions on television ads falsely accusing Hochul of “cutting” the state-run health plan that covers 7 million low-income New Yorkers. This […]
Secret Service honchos denied Trump additional security for 2 years before assassination attempt
Secret Service agents repeatedly refused President Donald Trump’s requests for extra security in the two years before last weekend’s assassination attempt, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. The 78-year-old former president has requested more agents and magnetometers at large public events he attends, as well as extra snipers at outdoor venues, four insiders […]
Charles Barkley won’t let corporate honchos silence him over NBA rights deal: ‘I can talk to who I want to’
Charles Barkley insisted he could talk to anyone, despite pressure from colleagues to get permission from Warner Bros. Discovery executives before speaking to reporters about TNT’s possible loss of the NBA. Barkley has long been a fixture on TNT’s signature “Inside the NBA” show, but Warner Bros. Discovery has not secured the rights to broadcast […]
Ivy League grads risk losing prized jobs for allowing antisemitic protests to fester: Wall Street honchos
Violent and anti-Semitic protests at some of the country’s elite universities are forcing top corporate recruiters to evaluate the quality of education offered at these universities, and are forcing job seekers to evaluate the quality of education offered at these universities. The Post has learned that students are now being forced to evaluate whether they […]