Biden’s charismatic former boss and rival appeared in a show of unity alongside Bill Clinton, who despite a problematic legacy still has a campaign role to play tooFor once, showbusiness royalty – Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Lea Michele and Mindy Kaling – was not the main attraction. Instead it was a trio of US presidents that enticed people to pay up to half a million dollars for New York’s hottest ticket.Last month Joe Biden was joined onstage by Bill Clinton and Barack...
Former President Donald Trump's popularity among Republicans is 43 points greater than Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) popularity, a recent Morning Consult poll found.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) complained that Democrats had ignored Senate procedures after they voted down two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.In a vote along party lines, Democrats managed to table the two articles of impeachment. Republicans cried foul because the move circumvented a Senate trial."We've set a very unfortunate precedent here," McConnell said following the vote. "This means that the Senate can ignore,...
On Wednesday, the Miami Heat suffered a severe blow in their quest for a postseason berth, losing 111-92 to the Dallas Mavericks at home. Miami looked exhausted a day after forcing a dramatic double-overtime away triumph over the Atlanta Hawks, winning 117-111. In the first half, it fell behind by twenty-five points. The Heat (44-36) …
Donald Trump Monday lashed out at Lindsey Graham after the Republican senator dared voice dissent against the former president's stated position on abortion. Trump took to Truth Social to condemn Graham (R-SC) and issue a two-post defense of his take on legislating abortion."What he doesn’t understand, or perhaps he does, is the Radical Left Democrats, who are destroying our Country, will never approve anything that he or the Republicans want," Trump wrote. "They love this Issue, and they want...
Conventional political wisdom dictates that Republicans have no shot at securing the support of the vast majority of labor unions. But a few cracks are starting to appear in the union love affair with the Democratic Party and offer the GOP a unique opportunity. This week, Axios reported that the political action committee associated with […]
The racist abuse directed at Francesca Amewudah-Rivers shows how casting decisions have been hijacked by the culture warsIt’s a young actor’s worst nightmare: to land the role of a lifetime and then find yourself thrown into a media frenzy of vitriol. Over the past two weeks, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has been the target of an intense and hateful backlash after she was cast in an upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet, opposite Tom Holland’s Romeo. The critical comments made about her casting...
Péter Magyar building centrist movement that has visibly shaken ruling party he dramatically broke withA political newcomer who is causing headaches for Hungary’s government has said his experience as a regime insider can help him succeed where other opposition figures have failed, citing his “crazy” rise in the polls and “vision” as signs that change is possible.Fourteen years after the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, returned to power and put the country on an illiberal path, some...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday criticized those putting up roadblocks to reauthorizing the government’s chief spying tool.
Saturday was one of those, because Ipswich Town lost, and yet so too did Leeds thanks to a largely underwhelming performance against a good Coventry City side and a couple of notable missed opportunities in front of goal. Tuesday night was one too, because Leicester City lost. Leeds did not, they drew 0-0 with Sunderland, yet some of the reaction to the result would have suggested otherwise. Leeds are entering the final four games of the season with one win in their last four, or one defeat in...
The top Senate Democratic and GOP leaders called on lawmakers Friday to unite behind the government surveillance reauthorization bill before the legislation’s key spying component expires at midnight.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Democratic Party has new leadership.Randal Gaines, a former state representative, was selected Saturday as the political group’s new chair after a set of procedural moves ended with him being the only candidate nominated for the position. His selection ousted Katie Bernhardt, who had been chair for the past four years, The Advocate reported.“It is critical that we use this unifying, watershed moment to rebuild, refocus, and recruit the...