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Leonard Cohen’s estate said it is exploring legal action following the unauthorised use of the revered singer-songwriter’s music at the Republican National Convention.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

To listen to television pundits wrapping up the Republican convention and evaluating President Donald Trump's acceptance speech, the nation heads into the fall campaign as divided as it ever was. “This was unquestionably the best Donald Trump production ever,” ABC News analyst Sara Fagen said as fireworks burst over Washington.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

Ted Johnson As Donald Trump prepares to give a norm-shattering acceptance speech on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, government watchdogs are filing ethics complaints alleging that other moments from the Republican National Convention may have been in violation of a key ethics law.On Thursday, Citzens for Responsibility and Ethics In Washington requested a investigation of Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf for his participation in a convention moment on Tuesday, a

“The Daily Show” is taking ‘Trump trolling’ to another level.

Here’s something we already knew: the women closest to Donald Trump are not fans of each other, and we have a feeling that’s just how he likes it!

Tiffany Trump steps out in a cool blue suit to make a rare appearance during the 2020 Republican National Convention inside an empty Mellon Auditorium Tuesday (August 25) in Washington, DC.

With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten As the Republican National Convention rolled out speaker after speaker in the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, one figure stood out for sheer effort to reach the highest octave: Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former TV personality who is helped lead the party’s fundraising efforts.To a nearly empty auditorium, Guilfoyle bashed Democrats as “socialist” and “radicals,” and said, “They want to destroy this country, and everything we have fought for and hold as dear.

It’s a wrap for Kellyanne Conway at the White House. The 53-year-old confirmed she was stepping away from her role as counselor to President Donald Trump, 74, in a statement.

The Guardian.According to The Guardian, in Stelter’s “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth,” which hits shelves Tuesday, he writes that in 2019, the president was “so incensed” by criticisms made by Andrew Napolitano, a New Jersey superior court judge who joined Fox News in 1998, “that he had implored Barr to send Rupert a message in person … about ‘muzzling the judge’ [Trump] wanted the nation’s top law enforcement official to convey just how atrocious Napolitano’s

Ted Johnson The House of Representatives returned to Washington on Saturday to vote on a measure to reverse changes and provide $25 billion in additional funding to the U.S.

For the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Veep and Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus took the helm as host. She was the last in a list of high-profile celebrities emceeing the convention's four-night event—following Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Kerry Washington—but Louis-Dreyfus took a more humorous and combative approach with a breadth of one-liners, zingers, and jabs at President Donald Trump.

Ted Johnson The Democratic National Convention has been free of the excitement of crowds and many of the spontaneous encounters of a traditional “Super Bowl of politics,” but it has had its historic moments.That came on Wednesday night not just with Kamala Harris accepting the vice presidential nomination, but with former President Barack Obama delivering a speech heavy in blistering criticism about his successor.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt 18, first-time voter Billie Eilish is the youngest music artist to appear at the Democratic National Convention, and she made the most of the platform, delivering a strong speech against President Donald Trump, advocating Joe Biden and imploring Americans to vote.She was introduced by host Kerry Washington, who spoke of the voter-registration booths at Eilish’s concerts — which were present before the singer was old enough to vote — and her efforts to reduce the

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorActor-producer Kerry Washington opened the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention with a fiery warning about the stakes of the 2020 presidential contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.“We’re fighting for the soul of this country and for our lives,” the “Scandal” star said in introducing a program that is to include performances by Jennifer Hudson and Billie Eilish, in addition to speeches by President Barack

Kids tend to not hold back — as seen in a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” skit Tuesday.

Ted Johnson Miles Taylor didn’t have a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, but he’s certainly garnered attention for a video in which he endorsed Joe Biden and warned of Donald Trump’s behavior.ABC News’ Good Morning America got the first interview with Taylor since he wrote a Washington Post op ed and appeared in a video for the group Republican Voters Against Trump.Taylor, who was chief of staff to then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, told George Stephanopoulos