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T Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin could see the conservative pundit targeted by European Union lawmakers, current and former members of the European Parliament have told Newsweek.Carlson visited Russia this week, and on Tuesday revealed he would "soon" be releasing an interview with the Russian leader.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Moscow, according to a report online. -snip- "As far as I understand, Tucker Carlson got what he wanted," posted Venediktov on Tuesday in Russian. The post was shared by The Financial Times' Moscow bureau chief, Max Seddon, who wrote: "Russian journalistic gadfly Alexei Venediktov says Tucker Carlson has indeed interviewed Vladimir Putin while in Moscow." -snip- Carlson was the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight from 2016 to 2023 before he was fired by the network in April 2023 with no official explanation given. He had...

Former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson has welcomed former CNN anchor Don Lemon to “a new world” of journalism on X, the platform once known as Twitter. Carlson’s welcome to Lemon comes after the ex-CNN anchor announced Tuesday that he is launching The Don Lemon Show through his own media company and that it will be available on X. Lemon’s announcement comes after Carlson launched his own show on X, of which he has released over 60 episodes since mid-2023. “Congratulations,” Carlson wrote in sharing Lemon’s post. “It’s a new world. Welcome.” The welcoming statement from Carlson comes after both...

For reasons seemingly no one understands, the embattled actor shared another bizarre video with 'fans' on Sunday. Embattled actor Kevin Spacey is once again making Christmas surreal and awkward by portraying his (notably killed off) House of Cards character in what is quickly becoming an unfortunate holiday tradition. As Spacey has done numerous times before, the controversial actor donned the persona of Frank Underwood, and was joined this time around by recently fired former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a mock political interview. The 7-minute clip, titled "Being Frank With Tucker," Spacey's Underwood sits down for a surreal yuletide...

Russian war fanatics are enraged over an 'almost naked' party staged in Moscow by wealthy showbiz celebrities including Vladimir Putin's 'goddaughter'. The 'debauched' gathering was likened to Sodom and Gomorrah by critics claiming the antics of the wealthy stars insulted those on the frontline in the Kremlin's illegal war against Ukraine. Among the most visible guests was a pregnant and braless Ksenia Sobchak, 40, a TV presenter and 'liberal' Russian presidential candidate in 2018, in a nude-coloured Sorelle outfit. She is known as Putin's goddaughter after he attended her baptism and viewed her late father Anatoly Sobchak as his political...

Tackling cost of eggs and putting western company exits on hold among measures aimed at containing surging prices. Vladimir Putin’s re-election campaign has prompted a fresh drive by Russian officials to curb inflation as disquiet grows over soaring prices for consumer goods and as technocrats move to rein in a weakening rouble. -snip- Pressures on consumers were a central feature of Putin’s telethon last Thursday, the first time he had held his usually annual press conference or phone-in since ordering the invasion in 2022 — and, since “eggs” are slang for testicles in Russian, he could not pass up an...

A Russian television serial exploring the tragedy wrought by brutal teenage street gangs fighting for survival, money and love in the last years of the crumbling Soviet Union has become a sensation in Russia. The series – “A hoodlum’s promise – blood on the asphalt” – shows the savagery of the gangs which carved up the Russian city of Kazan in 1989 as the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev gyrated the Soviet Union towards its 1991 demise. In the Kazan badlands, many of the teenagers tried to make sense of their Soviet world turned upside down by flocking to the gangs...

Sharply rising prices for eggs led another weekly rise in consumer inflation in Russia as the central bank hiked interest rates by 100 basis points, data from the federal statistics service showed on Wednesday. The government last week said it would exempt 1.2 billion eggs from import duty in the first half of next year to try to rein in prices that have risen by more than 50% this year, a surge in costs for Russia's poorest that led to a rare apology from President Vladimir Putin. -snip- The Bank of Russia said its interest rate hiking cycle may be...

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson isn't afraid to talk about many topics in the public sphere. However, when asked about the stories he's "scared" to cover, Carlson said the "UFO story" is on that very short list.

Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson expressed his hesitation about discussing aliens during an appearance on the “Redacted” podcast that aired Dec. 12. Carlson, who recently launched the Tucker Carlson Network, revealed that the information he has come across is so unsettling that he feels unable to share it even with his wife. “This is another story where there are some fanciful ideas floating around but there just isn’t any evidence that they’re true,” Carlson told Redacted. “I do not understand at all that are really, really, really dark. So dark that I haven’t told my wife about it. I haven’t...

Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year press conference was thrown into disarray after messages embarassing the Russian President appeared on screen. The 71-year-old was told to "quit" in multiple messages which apearred on giant screens behind him, while he was also accused of not living the same "reality" as the rest of the country. And in another bizarre turn during the event, an AI video of Putin even asked the President whether he used body-doubles to go about his duties. In total about two million questions were submitted for answering, according to state media. The annual press conference gives Russian journalist and...

Some Moscow residents claim egg prices have doubled, as Russia continues to battle persistent inflation and Western sanctions. Surging egg prices, against a backdrop of high inflation and economic sanctions, are worrying the Russian authorities, especially as eggs are a symbolic and central ingredient of the festive season. -snip- In November, the average price of eggs in Russia rose by 40.29% year-on-year, according to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Muscovite consumers report even steeper rises. "Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 roubles a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 roubles - twice as much,"...

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare apology on Thursday when a pensioner complained to him about the price of eggs. During Putin's end-of-year question and answer session with the media and with members of the public calling in from across Russia, pensioner Irina Akopova was shown seated at her kitchen table and addressing the president by video link. She complained that prices for eggs, chicken breasts and wings had all skyrocketed. "Vladimir Vladimirovich, take pity on pensioners! We don't get millions in our pensions. Sort this out - we have no one to turn to," she said. "I'm very...

Vladimir Putin was caught off guard today during his marathon end of year press conference when he looked up to the big screen expecting to see a Russian citizen phoning in - and instead came face to face with an AI deepfake of himself. A student from Saint Petersburg State University had constructed the visual and audio likeness of the Russian President, and took the opportunity to ask the real Putin to share his thoughts on the dangers of AI and if he uses body doubles. 'Vladimir Vladimirovich, hello... I would like to ask you, is it true that you...

Vladimir Putin found himself facing unexpected challenges at his annual end-of-year press conference, as questions about the perceived "reality" of Russia were prominently displayed on screens throughout the venue. -snip- Among the displayed messages challenging the official narrative, one boldly questioned Putin's version of "reality" compared to the daily experiences of ordinary citizens: "Why is your 'reality' at odds with our lived reality?" Another message highlighted the escalating grocery prices in Russia, saying: "Cucumbers cost 900 roubles per kilo, tomatoes 950 roubles. It costs me 1,500 roubles to make a salad. I won't even mention fruit. Make the prices normal!"...

Vladimir Putin faced humiliation today during he end-of-year press conference when questions about the 'reality' of Russia were displayed on screens. -snip- 'Why is your "reality" at odds with our lived reality?' one message displayed on the screens around the room asked the Russian president. disappeared says she 'seemed calm' but her behaviour was 'a bit off' - as search enters sixth day Another query said: 'When will the real Russia be the same as the one on TV?', and another, albeit politely, questioned: 'Hello. When will it be possible to move to the Russia which they tell us about...

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new media company has begun building its base of paying subscribers as it moves toward launch, its chief executive told Reuters. “We’ve opened our site for membership pre-sales,” said Neil Patel, co-founder and chief executive of the new venture. “Once we are comfortable that all of the systems are running well, launch and brand release will follow.” Patel said those paying subscribers will have access to members-only content and behind-the-scenes footage. He declined to comment on the pricing.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., wants some answers from the Pentagon on UFOs and he's chatting up Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., about the importance of this needed "transparency." Burchett discussed his advocacy behind UFO disclosures during the latest episode of "Tucker on X" with Tucker Carlson and he accused the Pentagon in "intentionally" hiding large sums of money and programs dedicated to UFOs. -snip- "The stakes in this particular story seem pretty high since the government has evidence that we're not alone in the universe, that there is some form of intelligent life or something that is creating...

In episode 42 of his newest production, “Tucker on X,” host Tucker Carlson interviewed Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) about the decades-long government coverup of UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). -snip- Ep. 42 For more than 80 years, the US government has hidden the existence of UFOs. The question is why. The answer is ominous.

The ideological sewer known as social media was alight this week with the latest escalation in a feud that has been brewing for months, if not years: the Candace Owens versus Ben Shapiro showdown. This particular chapter began after Shapiro was recorded describing Owens’s weeks of “faux sophistication” regarding the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 as “disgraceful.” Owens apparently then cracked open Google and frantically copied and pasted a verse from Matthew that ends with, “You cannot serve both God and money,” to which Shapiro responded , “Candace, if you feel that taking money from The Daily Wire somehow...