Election 2024
Trump and Harris Agree to Participate in Presidential Debate on ABC News, Network Says
ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees. The announcement Thursday came shortly after Trump told a news conference that he had proposed three presidential debates with three television networks, saying he agreed on certain dates in […]
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Steve Martin Turns Down Playing Tim Walz on ‘SNL’
Steve Martin has turned down the chance to play Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live. The Los Angeles Times reported that SNL boss Lorne Michaels offered him the role, but Martin politely declined. “I wanted to say no and, by the way, he wanted me to say no,” Martin […]
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A Cultural History of the Word ‘Weird,’ From ‘Macbeth’ to Tim Walz
Has one word ever decided an election? It’s possible we’re about to find out. The word in question is “weird” — a term even a 5-year-old could understand, and one that’s proving extraordinarily effective in Kamala Harris’ bid to defeat Donald Trump in November. It’s a word that since 1980 has skyrocketed in popularity, according to a […]
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Taylor Swift Instagram Post Sparks Kamala Harris Endorsement Speculation
Social media users and fans of the pop megastar Taylor Swift are speculating whether the singer has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 U.S. election in a recent Instagram post. Swift, who is currently on her European leg of the globally successful and record-breaking Eras Tour, posted a collection of photos honoring her […]
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“F*** These Trump-Loving Techies”: Hollywood Takes on Silicon Valley in an Epic Presidential Brawl
If you were to stick a pin in a timeline at the exact moment Silicon Valley declared war on Hollywood, it would likely land on Aug. 29, 1997. That’s the date Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph got together in Scotts Valley, about an hour south of San Francisco, and started a little DVD delivery company […]
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Why Liberal Jews Are Right to Feel Worried About Kamala Harris Bypassing Josh Shapiro (Opinion)
Scrolling through the coverage of the Tim Walz VP announcement Tuesday morning, I received a message from a friend, a prominent Jewish American doctor who identifies as a moderate. “This makes me very sad,” she wrote. The friend had already been teetering on the cliff’s edge about Trump, believing him a better choice on antisemitism […]
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Could ‘Real Housewives’ Elect a President?
There is an almost infinite number of topics people fight about on Bravo shows — stemware choices, mortgage fraud, Kanye’s penis. But one subject that is usually considered off-limits even by the cable network’s bare-it-all stars is politics. That may be changing, at least offscreen. This presidential election, Nelini Stamp, the creator of Real Housewives of […]
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Mark Hamill, Yvette Nicole Brown, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and More React to Kamala Harris’ Tim Walz Pick: “Joyous”
Hollywood is thrilled over Kamala Harris’ choice for a running mate. On Tuesday morning, the vice president announced that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is her VP pick in her 2024 presidential bid. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his. It’s great to have him on […]
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Kamala Harris Announces Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate in 2024 Presidential Bid
Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in her 2024 presidential bid. “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate,” Harris wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered […]
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Adin Ross’ Livestream With Donald Trump Peaks at 500,000 Viewers
Conservative internet star Adin Ross’ livestream with Donald Trump — in which the digital celebrity gifted the former president a customized Tesla cybertruck and golden Rolex — reached 500,000 viewers Monday afternoon. Ross is a 23-year-old influencer who amassed a following through videos of himself playing video games. He has previously welcomed other controversial guests […]
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John Oliver Notes Donald Trump “Turned Christian” in 2020 While Discussing Kamala Harris Race Controversy
John Oliver is weighing in on the controversy surrounding Donald Trump after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity by pointing out that the former president and Republican candidate “turned Christian” when he was running for office for a second time. The host of Last Week Tonight opened the show on Sunday by discussing […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Kamala Harris Is Too Smart to Take Advice From ‘Veep’ Character Selina Meyer
Though the real world’s political similarities to Veep may seem increasingly dramatic, show star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is sure Kamala Harris has it more under control than any fictional counterpart ever did. Louis-Dreyfus, who played fictional vp Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep, told London’s Sunday Times this week that comparisons between her character and the current […]
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