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Billy Gardell returns to stand-up a new man

Gardell returned to clubs and theaters after his CBS comedy, “Bob Hearts Abishola,” ended its run last year. Like others on the show, he wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Producers tried to pitch it to other networks and streaming services but that wasn’t in the cards.

Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case

The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the case against them could ever be revived. Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira were charged with conspiring with the Republican to obstruct an FBI investigation into the hoarding of classified documents that he took with him when he left the White House after his first term. A judge in July dismissed charges against all three men, but an appeal of that dismissal with regard to Nauta and De Oliveira had remained pending.

'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term

Not every outlet popular with conservative readers is cheerleading for President Donald Trump. The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal  has notably applied some brakes on its editorial pages during the new president's first week in office. That contrasts the newspaper's opinion journalists from advocates, one expert says At one outlet popular with conservatives, one writer says Trump has already exceeded Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln as the best Republican president. In some cricles, there is talk of putting Trump on Mount Rushmore. But the Journal has been critical of some early Trump decisions, including  pardoning Jan. 6 rioters and stripping government security from some former aides.