The Batman’s trailer seems like another grim take on the hero. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

This weekend was a boon for comic book superhero fans as DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. revealed a ton of new looks and info about upcoming movies and games in the DC Expanded Universe. There was Wonder Woman’s villain Cheetah, a trailer for the fabled Snyder Cut of Justice League, and a whimsical Suicide Squad cast reveal reel flaunting characters who will likely meet their eponymous doom, among others.

For fans who watched blockbusters like Wonder Woman 1984 and the rest of the Warner Bros. superhero calendar pushed back because of the pandemic, these morsels of content sparked …

The TikTok vs. Trump battle continues with a lawsuit

TikTok filed a lawsuit against the US government Monday, fighting back against President Trump’s efforts to ban the video-sharing app over alleged national security concerns.

The suit disputes Trump’s assertion that TikTok’s ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance means the Chinese government could use it to surveil Americans. TikTok is accusing the Trump administration of denying the company due process under the Fifth Amendment when Trump signed an executive order earlier this month to make it illegal for the company to make transactions in the US.

“We do not take suing the government lightly, however we feel we have …

Democrats should learn the wisdom of Tammy Baldwin

If Joe Biden wants to fulfill the promise of a Joe Biden presidency, Democrats need to take control of the Senate. So it was notable that the Democratic National Convention found time for everyone from Hillary Clinton to Andrew Yang to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to John Kasich to speak, but almost none for Democrats running to flip Republican Senate seats.

That’s probably for the best given the overall tenor of the convention.

Democrats who have won in Republican territory in recent years pitch messages that emphasize popular policies, like better health care, job creation, and raising the minimum wage, while …