election
When Hollywood First Dreamed Up a Woman President
The election of the first female U.S. president was played for laughs when Kisses for My President hit theaters six decades ago. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, the Warner Bros. film stars Polly Bergen as President Leslie McCloud, who navigates relations with Soviets and a dictator in Central America. Meanwhile, her husband, Thad (Fred MacMurray), struggles […]
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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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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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Jennifer Aniston Slams J.D. Vance’s Resurfaced Comments About Women Without Children
Jennifer Aniston is blasting Sen. J.D. Vance for his resurfaced 2021 comments about women such as Vice President Kamala Harris who have not given birth. “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States,” The Morning Show star wrote on her Instagram Story on Wednesday. “All I can say is…Mr. […]
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Kamala Harris Focuses on Key Campaign Talking Points at Essence Festival, While Rep. Maxine Waters Shows Fiery Support for Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t directly address the fallout from President Joe Biden’s poor performance during his live CNN Presidential Debate with former president Donald Trump over a week ago when she spoke during an interview at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans Saturday evening. Nor did she address Biden’s sit-down conversation with ABC […]
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Reese Witherspoon Reflects on 25 Years Since Tracy Flick
There were many memorable cinematic performances that came from actresses in 1999 (Annette Bening in American Beauty, Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown, Julianne Moore in Magnolia). And then there was a truly iconic turn from Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, the terrifying antagonist in Alexander Payne’s sharp political satire, Election. A cunning, ambitious and […]
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NBC, CNN and Fox News Join 9 Other Outlets Urging Trump and Biden to Commit to Election Debates
The five leading broadcast and cable news networks joined six more major wire, print and radio organizations Sunday with a joint statement urging the 2024 presidential candidates to commit to participating in general election debates. “With the contours of the 2024 general election now coming into clear focus, we — the undersigned national news organizations […]
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Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey Set to Compete for California Senate Seat
Republican Steve Garvey is advancing to a November election to fill the U.S. Senate seat held for three decades by the late Dianne Feinstein, a rare opportunity for the GOP to compete in a marquee statewide race in this Democratic stronghold. The former baseball MVP who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego […]
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Trump Wins South Carolina, Beating Haley in Her Home State, Further Closing in on GOP Nomination
Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, with wins already in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The former president’s latest […]
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A Little Barbie Could Take Nikki Haley All the Way to the White House (Guest Column)
Though Margot Robbie’s delightful tributes to Barbie on the red carpet have become a fun staple this season, seeing a possible homage to Barbie on a presidential debate stage this year was definitely a surprise. During the final, pivotal primary debate on Jan. 10, five days before the Republican Iowa Caucus, former South Carolina governor […]
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Taylor Swift’s Call for Fans to Register to Vote Helped Drive Surge in Traffic to Registration Site
The nonpartisan nonprofit Vote.org saw a spike in voter registration, thanks to Taylor Swift. The organization said it had 157,041 eligible voters visit the site on Tuesday, which was National Voter Registration Day, as well as 35,252 new registrations. This came after the Grammy-winning singer took to her Instagram Stories that morning, which has 272 […]
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‘Succession’ President on That Climactic Election Night Result: “There’s More to Come”
[This story contains spoilers for Succession season four, episode eight: “America Decides.”] Is Succession a drama? A comedy? Confusion about the HBO Emmy-winning juggernaut’s genre has been a part of the DNA from the beginning. But at least in the case of “America Decides,” the answer feels more clear: This week, Succession is a horror […]
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