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Courthouse News reports: The Second Circuit on Monday was dubious to revive a copyright claim brought by George Santos, who sued late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel last year over the use of his Cameo videos. Kimmel used the platform to poke fun at the expelled Republican congressman, creating fake Cameo profiles to request outlandish custom clips from Santos then …

NBC News reports: An LGBTQ club in Sacramento, California, is banning all “MAGA-related attire” after a patron wore a “Make America Great Again” hat to the popular venue. Badlands owner TJ Bruce announced the new policy on the club’s Instagram page this week, saying the hat “led to discomfort among some patrons.” The customer who donned the MAGA hat, Steven …

First, a reminder about the origin of the phrase: In an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance suggested that he and Donald Trump can win the “normal gay guy vote” and that families with transgender children are looking for an edge in Ivy League college admissions. “I wouldn’t be surprised if me and Trump …

Bernardo Sim reports at Out Magazine: Playwright, actor, and live performer Harvey Fierstein revealed that he’s been banned from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. — otherwise known as the Kennedy Center — through a new statement in which the theater legend criticized President Donald Trump’s takeover of the national cultural center and issued …

The Daily Beast reports: Joe Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic, has attempted to negotiate with Donald Trump from prison, asking the president to release him and his inmate fiancé Jorge Marquez. The star of the Netflix show Tiger King took to X late Monday night to make his case. Appearing to address Trump, whom he endorsed in the 2024 …

“It was a silly question. ‘Can you guarantee there’s not gonna be a recession?’ I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee that the journalist who asked me the question that her news program is gonna be on in a year. “What I can guarantee that there is no reason that we need to have a recession. I think the economy, …

“This video should challenge us all to commit to making the Kennedy Center a place where everyone is welcomed. It troubles me to see that so many in the audience appear to be white and intolerant of diverse political views. Diversity is our strength. We must do better. We must welcome EVERYONE. We will not allow the Kennedy Center to be …

“Look, I was with the Business Roundtable yesterday. I think it was 100, 135 CEOs. And, you know, I talked to them about our plan, which includes tariffs, deregulation and what I call reprivatizing the government and bringing down this incredible bubble of government spending. “And you know what? One or two items were with one trading bloc. I’m not …

“It was about 20 years ago, Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell had a vicious feud with brutal insults flying back and forth. If we do a status check on that feud, Donald Trump has just been elected president for the second time and Rosie O’Donnell has fled the country. So, I think he probably got the better end of that …

The Meidas Touch reports: Trump posted an article to his Truth Social account this weekend featuring a deeply troubling image: a pink triangle—the Nazi-era symbol used to identify and persecute gay men in concentration camps—covered with a red prohibited sign. Historically, the LGBTQ+ rights movement reclaimed the pink triangle as a symbol of resistance, pride, and remembrance. The article itself …

Courthouse News reports: Former U.S. Representative George Santos’ campaign fundraiser Samuel Miele was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Friday for his role in the congressman’s scheme to inflate campaign fundraising numbers and redirect donor contributions for his personal benefit. The sentence comes over a year after Miele pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to …

The Hill reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the United States economy has become increasingly reliant on excessive government spending. “The market and the economy have become hooked, become addicted, to excessive government spending, and there’s going to be a detox period,” Bessent said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Bessent added there will be a “natural adjustment” as the Trump …

“Lin Manuel said, ‘I don’t want Republicans coming here. I don’t want to be in a place where Republicans are coming to my shows.’ I think that’s intolerant. And that’s one of the things that Donald Trump has really brought back – into Washington, into America, into the Kennedy Center – is to say everyone is welcome. We’re not gonna …

“Let’s be clear on the facts. [Jeffrey] Seller and Lin Manuel first went to the New York Times before they came to the Kennedy Center with their announcement that they can’t be in the same room with Republicans. This is a publicity stunt that will backfire. The Arts are for everyone – not just for the people who Lin likes …

CNBC reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House’s position on tariffs, insisting that trade policy has to be about more than just getting low-priced items from other countries. “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream,” Bessent said during a speech to the Economic Club of New York. …

The Washington Post reports: In the Truth Social post announcing his intentions to take over the storied arts institution, Trump had promised to make the center “GREAT AGAIN,” adding, “The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation.” The implication was clear: The performers previously booked at the …

Politico reports: Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell said there will be strings attached to California wildfire aid. “As a Californian I’m all for it,” Grenell said during a conversation with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns at CPAC on Friday. Grenell said the administration is talking about what these conditions will be. He floated the idea of targeting the California Coastal Commission, which …

GScene Magazine reports: A performance from the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC on May 21 has been pulled from the program of events at the Kennedy Center. The Gay Men’s Chorus was set to perform at this year’s World Pride Washington DC, which brings together a program of events to “celebrate, educate, support and inspire”. Writing on social media, Jeffrey …

Politico reports: One of President Donald Trump’s top aides said Friday that if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race for California governor, he might too. “If Kamala Harris runs for governor, I believe that she has such baggage and hundreds of millions of dollars in educating the voters of how terrible she is, that it’s a new day …

Christopher Wiggins reports at The Advocate: The Kennedy Center has quietly removed a highly anticipated National Symphony Orchestra concert celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride from its website, intensifying fears that federally affiliated cultural institutions could be the next battleground in President Donald Trump’s war on the LGBTQ+ community. The event, “A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride,” was scheduled for …