It's an old story, but it never gets old: Democrats just whooped Republicans in fundraising—again. This week on "The Downballot" podcast, we're running through some of the most eye-popping numbers Democrats hauled in during the first quarter of the year (Sherrod Brown! Jon Tester! Colin Allred!) and the comparatively weak performances we're seeing from Republicans almost across the board. The GOP hopes to make up the gap by relying on self-funders, but a campaign without a strong fundraising...
We’ve officially reached the magical point in the year where Halloween is finally just six months away. We’re now heading downhill towards Spooky Season, and since “Halfway to Halloween” has become an unofficial holiday among the horror faithful, it seems like a perfect time to take stock of how the genre has treated us so far this year. In just the first four months of 2024, we’ve seen more than a dozen fantastic horror releases on both big and small screens, from stories of stop-motion (or...
Here's one way to avoid dealing with election results you don't like: just wipe them from the record books. It's not Orwell—it's Arizona, and we're talking all about it on this week's episode of "The Downballot." This fall, voters have the chance to deny new terms to two conservative Supreme Court justices, but a Republican amendment would retroactively declare those elections null and void—and all but eliminate the system Arizona has used to evaluate judges for 50 years. We're going to guess...
“A nickel for a song!” calls out Joe Peltner (Morgan Morse) as he strolls onto the stage with an accordion strapped to his chest. Soon he’s joined by a clarinetist […]
Former Major League Baseball player John Kruk is one of the most colorful people to ever step between the white lines. Which is what makes him a fantastic color man for Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts. Case in point: Saturday night during the Phillies game against the Padres, seeing left-handed pitcher Adrian Morejon throw against the Phils […]
Gotōbun no Hanayome: Goto Pazu Story 2nd covers smartphone game's 2nd year on Switch, PS4
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Today, we remember the 1974 Carnation Revolution. But as memories of dictatorship fade, anti-democratic forces are on the riseFifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, a military-led movement in Portugal took down the rightwing authoritarian regime that had governed the country for 41 years. The Carnation Revolution, named after the flowers people offered soldiers on the streets, led the country to democracy and an era of immense social progress – reducing infant mortality and illiteracy rates, for...
Newport Furance in Co Mayo recorded the highest temperature in the country yesterday at 20.1 degrees.
Madden Hein, 1, reportedly died after falling from a third-story hotel window in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, while visiting with his family.
Over 85,000 bicycle thefts were reported in the Netherlands last year, almost 10 percent higher than in 2022. Amsterdam is, by far, the bike theft capital of the Netherlands, comparison site Independer reported based on figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
As we've pointed out how the networks typically ignore egregious gaffes by President Biden, Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese reports "White House communications staff has had to correct President Joe Biden’s public remarks at least 148 times since the beginning of 2024, a review of official White House transcripts shows." The White House website posts transcripts whenever Biden gives a speech or takes questions. Reese explained the Caller looked at 118 statements, speeches...