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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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Channel 4 to Air ‘Trump v Harris: The Battle for America,’ Fast-Turnaround Doc on U.S. Election
Channel 4 will air a fast-turnaround documentary on the U.S. election titled Trump v Harris: The Battle for America on Aug. 7. The one-off 60-minute special doc, made by ITN Productions, is focused on the race to the White House for Republican nominee Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris, who looks set to secure […]
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‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci on Why His Show Wouldn’t Work Today — and Advice for Kamala Harris
On July 21, President Joe Biden backed out of his re-election campaign to pave the way for his vice president, Kamala Harris, to succeed him in office. Up against former President Donald Trump, if elected, she would make history as the U.S.’ first-ever female president. It’s a story so good, you couldn’t write it — […]
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Critic’s Notebook: Donald Trump Returns to Bad Form — and Gives the Democrats Hope
Accepting the Republican nomination, the former president abandoned his "unity" theme and reverted to his grievance-filled greatest hits in an unhinged mess of a speech.
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Donald Trump Gives First Media Interview After Being Shot, Says He’s Rewritten GOP Convention Speech
Donald Trump says he’s rewritten the speech he will deliver at this week’s Republican National Convention in the aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt. On Sunday, the former president and presumed GOP nominee talked to The Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito, who was present at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the day before, where gunman Thomas Matthew […]
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Tim Robbins Slams Conspiracy Theories Linking His Movie to Trump Shooting
Tim Robbins is strongly condemning conspiracy theorists attempting to link his 1992 political drama Bob Roberts to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Robbins wrote, directed and starred in the film, which chronicles the rise of a populist conservative politician running for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. In the film, the fictional Roberts stages […]
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President Biden Asks Americans to “Stand Together” and “Lower the Temperature in Our Politics” Following Trump Shooting
President Joe Biden called on Americans to “stand together” and “lower the temperature in our politics” Sunday during his second public address regarding the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Speaking from the Oval Office in the White House, Biden addressed the country in a roughly six-minute speech that started at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. “I […]
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‘The Daily Show’ Cancels Planned Milwaukee Shows Following Trump Assassination Attempt
The Daily Show canceled its plans to film from Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention this week following the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday. The program will not air Monday, and will return Tuesday from New York City. “The Daily Show will not broadcast Monday (tomorrow) but we’ll be back up Tuesday through Thursday […]
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Biden Emphasizes Unity, Urges Against Making Assumptions About Trump Shooter’s Motive
President Biden addressed Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump in a press conference on Sunday afternoon, and said he would further detail the White House’s response to the attack from the oval office later in the evening. “As I said last night, there’s no place in America for this kind of violence, or any violence […]
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Senior Political Strategist on Last Night’s Debate: Everybody, Take a Breath
Let’s be honest. As a Democrat, last night was not great. There is no sugarcoating it. From the first few minutes into the debate, my incoming texts and social media feeds last night were rough. This morning’s are not any better. If there is one thing Democrats are good at, it is panicking. To be fair […]
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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display
Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.
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Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Trump Verdict: “How Long Before He Starts Bragging About This?”
Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday addressed Donald Trump’s guilty verdict at the New York hush money trial, announced earlier the same day. “Weeks of sleep farting all down the drain,” Kimmel joked during the monologue of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You’ve got to hand it to him, no president has ever been convicted more than Donald Trump. […]
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