WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America prepares to celebrate its historic 250th birthday, a group of performers decided they would rather abandon a patriotic event than share a stage connected to President Donald Trump. Their departure, however, did little to derail the celebration. Instead, it cleared the way for Trump himself to step forward and lead one of the most significant national events in modern American history. After numerous scheduled performers withdrew from the Great Am

As Pride Month begins across America, music icon Elton John is urging LGBTQ activists to push back against what he describes as growing political “hostility,” placing himself squarely in opposition to many of the cultural and political changes occurring under President Donald Trump and conservative-led governments across the country. In a recent interview with Out magazine, Elton John claimed that “hostility is real and it is growing,” arguing that LGBTQ rights are being roll

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani made headlines this week by becoming the first New York City mayor in more than six decades to skip the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, breaking a tradition embraced by generations of city leaders. Mamdani defended his absence by citing his opposition to the current Israeli government, a decision that immediately sparked criticism from many Jewish leaders, elected officials, and parade attendees. Yet despite the boycott, thousand