The Transport Workers Union just “blocked a plan that would have improved commutes and saved the city money without costing union workers a dime,” thunders...
President Biden recommitted his pledge to implement long-stalled Democratic plans to overhaul election laws when he commemorated the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday civil rights march.
Former President Donald Trump gave an epic speech -- one hour and 45 minutes -- on the closing night of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). His audience remained enthusiastic and good-humored from start to finish Saturday; the event was more campaign rally than fireside talk. The news media, of course, offered mixed, often jaunty commentary in the aftermath, Here's a few sample headlines from the last 48 hours:
“Saturday Night Live” spoofed “Fox and Friends” in its cold open with a segment discussing Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against the network. SNL’s Bowen Yang, portraying Fox’s Brian Kilmeade, got the Dominion case confused with the “Minion” characters from the Universal Pictures animated film “Despicable Me.” “Not the Minions. We’re talking about the Dominion Voting...
First Lady Jill Biden blasted Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s suggestion that politicians over the age of 75 take mental competency tests. During an interview set to air on Monday, CNN White House correspondent Arlette Saenz asked Biden her thoughts on Haley’s proposal. “Ridiculous,” Biden replied. When Saenz asked if President Biden would take a...
The showdown between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Starbucks chief Howard Schultz will come to a head next week. That's when the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee votes Wednesday on whether to subpoena his testimony and authorize an investigation into the company’s labor law violations. The vote comes on the heels of...
President Biden on Sunday called out Republicans for efforts to limit teaching parts of Black history as he marked the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. “History matters,” Biden said at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. “The truth matters, notwithstanding what the other team is trying to hide. They’re trying to hide the truth.” Biden highlighted the importance...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Sunday predicted that no “serious” Democrats will enter the 2024 primary ring with President Biden, who is expected to run for re-election, just a day after Democrat Marianne Williamson officially launched a bid. Host Margaret Brennan asked Pritzker on CBS’s “Face the Nation” whether Biden should “make it official...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on Sunday that that there would be an "inexhaustible source of weapons" if China started to aid Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. "The problem with China entering this is because you've got the West giving weapons to Ukraine," Turner told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press." "You've got...