Good morning, everyone, both to those of us here in person and also those joining us online. Welcome to this IMF Press Briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of Communications at the IMF. As usual, this briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the U.S. I will start with some announcements and then we'll move to your questions in person, on Webex, or through the Press Center.
Democrats may be in the minority in the Missouri Senate, but you wouldn't know it after they staged an epic filibuster that just forced Republicans to abandon a cynical ploy to undermine direct democracy and thwart abortion rights. Joining us on "The Downballot" this week is state Sen. Lauren Arthur, one of the participants in Democrats' record-breaking legislative marathon. Arthur breaks down the GOP's scheme to con voters into making it harder to amend the state constitution and explains how...
One key outcome of Tuesday's primaries in Indiana: House Republican leaders will have even more implacable crazies to contend with next year, and we're surveying the damage on this week's episode of "The Downballot." Marlin Stutzman, a tea party OG who helped push out John Boehner, narrowly won the Republican nod to reclaim his old seat while the erratic Victoria Spartz (who voted to oust Mike Johnson while we were recording) successfully managed to "un-retire" more than a year after saying she...
As clashes escalate between protesters and police on American university campuses, will Canada follow suit? Last week, police in Calgary took a similar approach.
ESPN golf analysts Andy North and Curtis Strange and host Scott Van Pelt participated in a media conference call today to discuss next week’s 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club
Given the recent news around AI and the benefits that Apple's latest M4 chip can provide, it comes as no surprise that reports are surfacing that iOS 18 will include AI transcription and summarising.
It'll supposedly be the first of Apple's new AI features added to the company's products and software.
Despite objections from Donald Trump’s attorneys, adult-film actress Daniels shared details of the alleged sexual encounter in the New York hush money trial.
Donovan Mitchell discusses the difficulty of facing a high-firepower
The newly released transcript in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial reveals a dramatic moment that stunned legal experts who examined the document Monday night. A CNN panel that included former federal attorney Elie Honig and Obama Administration "Ethics Czar" Norm Eisen unpacked the "extraordinary moment" when Merchan lectured attorney and Trump defense witness Robert Costello on courtroom decorum. "The bigger drama happened after the jury was gone," Honig said. "What an...
President Joe Biden‘s assertion of executive privilege over special counsel Robert Hur’s audio recording of their classified documents interview sparked criticism from Republicans and legal experts after the president previously waived his privilege of the interview transcript. A few hours before the House Judiciary Committee‘s hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over […]
ESPN’s WNBA commentators Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson answered questions on Friday via Zoom to preview the WNBA Tip-Off Presented by CarMax. Lobo and Robinson will be part of a team covering ESPN’s WNBA regular season which begins Tuesday, May 14 with a WNBA Tip Off Presented by CarMax doubleheader on ESPN2, ESPN+, and for the first time ever on Disney+.