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U.S. Surgeon General Urges Congress to Issue Tobacco-Like Warning Labels for Social Media

The US Surgeon General is urging Congress to issue warning labels, similar to those on cigarette packs, about social media platforms and their impact on young people. “It is time for social media platforms to require Surgeon General labels warning that social media poses significant harm to adolescent mental health,” said U.S. Surgeon General Vivek […]

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject effort by Steve Bannon to avoid prison

The Department of Justice has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reject Steve Bannon’s emergency appeal to avoid prison after he was convicted of contempt of Congress. Bannon, a former senior adviser to former President Trump, was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress in 2022 after failing to appear before a […]

Citigroup urges staffers to ‘keep cool’ despite anti-Israel protests

Wall Street bank Citigroup has urged employees to “remain calm” as anti-Israel protesters blockade its New York headquarters. Video obtained by The Washington Post showed pro-Palestinian protesters blocking an entrance to Citi’s offices in lower Manhattan, waving signs and chanting slogans such as “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “From […]

Farage urges Zelenskiy to seek Ukraine peace deal with Russia | Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to seek a peace deal with Russia, saying “otherwise Ukraine will have no young people”. The Reform UK leader, who has been criticised for suggesting the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said it was time to rethink Mr Zelenskiy’s aim to retake all the territory lost […]

GOP chair rips new Pentagon chief of staff, urges Austin to 'reconsider'

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Monday slammed the Pentagon’s new chief of staff, Derek Cholette, as “totally unqualified” and called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to “reconsider” his nomination for the Pentagon’s third-ranking job. Austin named Cholette, currently a senior adviser at the State Department, as the new Pentagon chief of staff early Monday, replacing […]

Instagram urges users to reconsider following Tucker Carlson in ‘insane warning’

Tucker Carlson has over 3.7 million followers. InstagramHe has nearly 13 million followers on X. While his following is likely much higher on X, the platform where Carlson regularly uploads episodes of his show and where there is ostensibly less censorship, there may be another reason that explains the difference. Ashton DeGroot, social media content […]

Gingrich urges Trump to lean on humor, not anger, in debate with Biden

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Friday suggested former President Trump use humor instead of anger when he faces off against President Biden in next week’s presidential debate. “My advice to Trump is to deal with Biden with humor, not anger, because Biden is a pathetic man. And, as you all know, he’s so […]