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In a manic late-night ragepost, President Trump celebrated MSNBC's cancelling of progressive Joy Reid's "The ReidOut" as part of a sweeping overhaul of the network’s primetime lineup. (Photo courtesy of JTA)
Once again, the commander-in-chief makes an unholy racket celebrating the downfall of one of his perceived enemies of the state, writes Michael Olesker.
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Located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., is the national cultural center of the United States.
The generosity of spirit that is America is rapidly being chipped away the Trump-Musk administration, writes MIchael Olesker.
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Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (Cardin/Ruppersberger photos by Robyn Stevens Brody and Cummings photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
Michael Olesker reflects on how special it was to have Baltimore City College alums Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and the late Rep. Elijah Cummings all in Congress together, and it brings back a memory from 65 years ago in the City auditorium.
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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie (left) and the Kansas City Chiefs' Anthony Firkser (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty and Cooper Neill/Getty via JTA)
This year’s game between the Eagles and Chiefs was an exhibition of the new Trump era’s haves and have-nots, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreThe one and only Fred Rasmussen leaves The Sun with a legacy of honor, style and commitment, writes Michael Olesker.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer was born in The Bronx. He died Jan. 17 at age 95.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer compelled us to contemplate our angst in a humorous way, writes Michael Olesker.
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Americans are still reeling from the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol unleashed four years ago by President-elect Trump and his supporters. (File photo)
Metal fencing around the U.S. Capitol and other D.C. landmarks feels like an ominous metaphor for the country right now, writes Michael Olesker.
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Wildfires recently destroyed the 80-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center in Altadena, California. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images, via JTA)
President-elect Donald Trump shows his indifference to suffering in the wake of the wildfires in Southern California, writes Michael Olesker.
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Tangled Up With Jews: Bob Dylan, aka "the Bard of Hibbing" and Shabtai Zisl ben Avraham, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. (FIle photo)
Where is the next Bob Dylan when we need him or her so desperately, wonders Michael Olesker.
Read MoreThe recent passing of a Pulitzer Prize winner is a reminder of the sad state of American journalism, writes Michael Olesker.
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Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will retire next month after serving the 2nd District in the House of Representatives since 2003.
(File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
Throughout his long political career, Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger has remained the same hardworking, self-effacing guy, writes Michael Olesker.
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