In another election cycle, a smiling, older gentleman putting on an apron and making small talk behind a fast-food counter would prove an anodyne political appearance. Even less than one week ago, Bill Clinton swinging by a McDonald’s only made headlines because a shocked employee mistook the septuagenarian former president for his octogenarian successor who […]
Pop star Lizzo handed the Trump campaign a gift last week while speaking at a rally supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan. “I’m so proud to be from Detroit,” the singer said. “They say if Kamala Harris wins, the whole country will be like Detroit. Proud, like Detroit. Resilient like Detroit. The same Detroit that […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being set up to be the scapegoat for Democrats if Vice President Kamala Harris loses. He will also be the target of their campaign of retribution. Musk endorsed former President Donald Trump right after the first attempted assassination of Trump and has now taken to campaigning with and for Trump […]
Former President Trump is appearing at the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting in Charlotte, N.C. He will be joined by Ben Carson, his former Housing and Urban Development secretary, and his son Eric Trump. Watch the event here at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel paid its primary lobbying firm $1.3 million during a dangerous period for its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel over the summer. From July through September, Nippon Steel spent more on federal lobbying than the combined $1.1 million it spent during the previous seven months, a sign of how seriously the...
Former President Trump on Monday made a swing through North Carolina, seeking to shore up his support in a crucial battleground state with early voting underway. “I’d like to begin by asking a question. Are you better off now than you were four years ago? I don’t think so. Not even close. That’s a big...
New York Magazine and a top reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, have parted ways after it was made public she was involved in an inappropriate relationship with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The magazine said it had enlisted the help of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Nuzzi’s work. Lawyers found the...
John Wilson, general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, wrote in a sworn affidavit that officials from Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) office pushed him to threaten television stations with criminal prosecutions if they did not take down ads in support of a Florida abortion rights measure. Wilson, who resigned from his position on Oct....
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Monday accused former President Trump of disrespecting McDonald’s workers by pretending to work at one of its restaurants Sunday. Trump traded his suit jacket for an apron at a McDonald’s location in Bucks County, Pa., still donning his red tie and white button-down shirt...