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- Melania Trump on Fox News Recalls ‘Very Beautiful Childhood’ Under Communism
First Lady Melania Trump joined Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning and was asked about growing up under communism, which she raved about. Co-host Lawrence Jones asked the first lady about her initiative to rescue Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. “Madam First Lady, what is your relationship with these other world leaders’ wives who are there? You’ve been able to use your power as First Lady differently than many other First Ladies. You’ve reached out to Putin to get the Ukrainian children back home. What is something like that? Who do you talk to, who do you work with behind the scenes to accomplish something like that?” “Well, we have a direct channel with Russia and with Ukraine. My representative is working on that, and we are working on another reunification. This is ongoing, and we want to reunite as many children as possible — that’s my focus as well. What they’re going through is heartbreaking, and there’s nothing better to see than a child reunited with a parent,” Melania Trump answered. “Right, because one of Vladimir Putin’s game plans was to capture some Ukrainian kids, try to indoctrinate them into Russian culture, and then give them to Russian families. You’re trying to undo that,” added Brian Kilmeade. “Correct. We are working together, and we have a very positive relationship — they understand what we want to achieve,” Melania Trump agreed. “Why is it that Eastern Europeans like yourself fully understand the gift of freedom and liberty better than Western Europeans — and sometimes better than Americans? What is it about how you grew up?” Kilmeade followed up. “I grew up under communism, and actually, I didn’t miss anything. I feel I had a very beautiful childhood, and my parents provided a beautiful life for my family. But yes, there are certain things you need to be aware of, and you watch over what you do — it’s not as free as here in the United States. Now it’s a different time, but when I was growing up, it was not,” the first lady insisted. President Donald Trump and Fox News have long been very critical of communism and have ramped up their focus on the anti-capitalist and often autocratic system amid the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America. Watch the clip above via Fox News.The post Melania Trump on Fox News Recalls ‘Very Beautiful Childhood’ Under… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Dressmaker Aurora James Owes More than $1 Million for...
Aurora James departs The Carlyle Hotel prior to attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) The designer who became famous for her “Tax the Rich” message allegedly still hasn’t learned a basic financial lesson: pay your debts. Aurora James, who outfitted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in her jaw-dropping 2021 Met Gala gown — a floor-length, ivory white dress with the words “Tax the Rich” emblazoned on the back in a stunning shade of red — allegedly owes more than $1 million for a ritzy gala benefitting her nonprofit, court records show. James, 42, and her nonprofit the 15 Percent Pledge are facing a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court from high-end event planning company The Gathery, Inc., which claims the designer insisted it keep working on her event even after it became clear the group was having trouble paying its bill. The Feb. 7 gala was hosted by CNN anchor Abby Phillip and featured big names including Meghan Markle, Kimora Lee Simmons and others. The black tie affair was held at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and honored Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé. The Gathery claimed in its ongoing July 1 lawsuit that it “performed the extensive creative, strategic, and production services necessary to stage the event, advancing substantial vendor costs and committing significant resources to ensure the 2026 Gala’s success.” James’ group, which is intended to help support Black-owned businesses, made two initial payments on its initial $1.5 million bill to The Gathery before the money stopped coming, according to the lawsuit. The designer missed two payments but then “personally directed the project and repeatedly induced TGI to continue performing even after payment defaults had begun,” The Gathery claimed in its legal papers. “James approved change orders expanding the scope and cost of the event, signed the Feb. 4, 2026, amendment admitting breach, and assured TGI that payment would be forthcoming—all while knowing, or recklessly disregarding, that 15PP lacked the ability to pay,” it It’s not the first time James has failed to pay her debts. In 2021 it was revealed she had open tax warrants in New York. The February event was the third gala The Gathery had worked on for James and her 15 Percent Pledge, but the first time the group failed to pay, said… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - Alan Dershowitz Argues Trump Admin ‘Right’ Under First Amendment to Ban Outl...Attorney Alan Dershowitz argued President Donald Trump is Constitutionally “right” — he is allowed to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from covering him at the White House. But he told Newsmax on Wednesday afternoon the U.S. District Court is still going to botch its ruling and side with the media outlets on First Amendment grounds, even though it’s a bogus argument, according to Dershowitz. “The court’s going to come out wrong on this,” he told host Greta Van Susteren. “The court’s going to rule against Trump, because it always has. But the court’s going to be wrong under the First Amendment. Dershowitz — who previously worked on Trump’s 2020 impeachment legal team —explained why he believed Trump is correct a moment earlier, saying the Constitution allows the president to determine access to who covers him at the White House. If the court takes that away from the president, Dershowitz said it would open the floodgates and allow any press “rag” to lobby for White House access. He said that would be absurd — and lead to a lot of chaos. He said: If the court rules in favor of CNN, then if The Daily Worker comes in, or Al-Jazeera, or some fascist newspaper comes in — all of which are protected by the First Amendment — and they say, “How dare you allow CNN, but not allow The Daily Worker?‘ they’re going to win! Because the First Amendment doesn’t distinguish between mainstream media and peripheral media. E ither the White House has the ability to decide who comes into the press room, or it doesn’t. It can’t favor CNN over The Daily Worker, or some other rag which is Constitutionally protected. The Constitution doesn’t know the difference between mainstream and small. The 88-year-old lawyer joined Newsmax right after lawyers for the three outlets and the Trump Administration clashed in an emergency hearing on the ban. Ted Boutros, who is representing the three outlets Trump banished on Sept. 18, argued the ban violated the Constitution on due process grounds and First Amendment grounds. He said the president was only targeting the outlets because he hated their coverage, which Boutros said wasn’t a good enough reason to boot them from the White House. “I know this court is going to be deferential to the executive branch and to it prerogatives, but here it’s just so over the top,” Boutros said. “I… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Chinese Government in Possession of F-35 Parts that Were Mistakenly Diverted to ...
(Saul Loeb/AP photo) The Chinese government has reportedly taken possession of American jet parts that were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong in the summer. Last week, Politico revealed that F-35 parts heading to the U.S. for repairs were inexplicably rerouted. According to the report, the shipment included parts of the aircraft containing “stealth technology that only the U.S. and its allies have access to.” A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the parts were missing and said the U.S. government was working to retrieve them. If the Chinese government were to come into possession of the parts, the report noted, it could attempt to reverse engineer them and obtain the top secret technology. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government did in fact have the missing parts. The report read: The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said. UPS was shipping a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from an Australian military F-35 that was being sent to the US for inspection and possible repair or disposal in late May, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. The report also claimed that China had yet to return the parts to the U.S. News of China’s seizing of the materials came the same day Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, D.C. for a three-day visit.The post Chinese Government in Possession of F-35 Parts that Were Mistakenly Diverted to Hong Kong: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - Nielsen Raises Cumulus Ratings Clash to the Supreme Court
Nielsen has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld an antitrust preliminary injunction in its high-stakes ratings battle with Cumulus Media. The ratings company is asking the nation’s top court for a writ of certiorari and a review of the Second Circuit’s decision earlier this year affirming an injunction against Nielsen over how it prices its Nationwide radio ratings service. Nielsen wrote in its petition, submitted Sept. 15, that it offered its radio ratings products to Cumulus both bundled at a discount and on a standalone basis. Those prices, it said, no one contends were below cost. The company surveys radio audiences in local markets and sells the resulting data in two forms: local market reports and a national report that aggregates the local data into a single national dataset. Cumulus sued in October 2025, taking issue with Nielsen’s 2024 Network Policy requiring broadcasters wanting national data, including Cumulus’ Westwood One network, in order to purchase local ratings. Constructive tie As Radio World reported, the Second Circuit in July said the standalone offer was likely an unlawful “constructive tie” under the Sherman Act and affirmed the lower court’s injunction. According to previous court documents, a constructive tie is deemed when the pricing of two products that has the effect of conditioning the sale of one product on the other. Nielsen said the appeals court reasoned that was because the price was so “exorbitant” that Cumulus had “no choice” but to take the bundle. The court concurred with the lower court decision barring Nielsen from charging a “commercially unreasonable rate.” However, Nielsen is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if the Second Circuit’s decision to deny the appeal of the district court’s injunction is at odds with previous circuit court rulings, which require proof that a price is the economic equivalent of selling products and data below cost before finding any liability, according to the petition. “That decision deepens a circuit conflict two decades in the making,” Nielsen wrote in its petition. “The caselaw has since developed into a clear circuit divide.” Nielsen said it in its Supreme Court petition that bundled discounts are a staple of price competition throughout the economy, and no multiproduct seller can now be sure which of its discounts a court will call coercion. “The decision also turns courts into rate regulators in all but… [TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago - Nielsen August 2026 Ratings Releases 9/23
Today's markets are: Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. [TheTopNews] Read More.17 hours ago
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