Hollywood boosts Biden with record fundraised for Democratic candidate in one night
President Joe Biden fundraised a Democratic record with a haul of at least $28 million on Saturday night. The fundraiser held in Los Angeles, California, featured appearances from celebrities, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Jack Black, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Bateman, and Kathryn Hahn. Musical groups The Silhouettes and Sista Strings were also […]
Detroit pastor praises Trump for visiting ‘the hood’ and slams Obama for absence
Pastor Lorenzo Sewell was grateful to host presidential candidate Donald Trump during a panel event on Saturday. Trump was at 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, where Sewell is the senior pastor, as he is campaigning for the 2024 election. Trump made similar trips around Detroit churches during his 2016 campaign. “President Trump, I’m so humbled […]
Death becomes her: Indiana GOP scrambles to replace candidate who won from beyond the grave
The Indiana Republican Party is moving forward with plans to appoint a new GOP candidate after the primary race for a U.S. congressional seat was won by a woman who passed away months before the election. Jennifer Pace won a GOP primary for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District on May 7 with 31.2% of the vote, […]
Social Security update: July direct payment worth $943 goes out in 15 days
People living with serious disabilities will be receiving their July Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $943, in 15 days. The payment, which is under the direction of the Social Security Administration, will be sent to millions of beneficiaries on July 1. The maximum amount people can receive depends on how they apply. Categories include individual filers, joint […]
What to watch for in Georgia’s primary runoff elections
Georgia voters will head back to the polls on Tuesday, and while most of the Peach State’s primary action was decided back in May, a trio of results will help shape the future makeup of the state’s congressional delegation. There is no U.S. Senate or governor’s race in Georgia this year, but there is still […]
Ukraine debates whether to conscript clergy as Russia war rages
KYIV — Just weeks after manpower shortages forced Ukraine’s leaders to allow prison convicts to join the military, officials face a fraught political debate about whether to mobilize clergy, as well. “There [are] discussions over how not to mobilize these people — how to provide them with an exemption from conscription,” Viktor Yelensky, who leads […]
On this Father’s Day, we know fathers matter more than ever
A generation ago, it was understood that having a father in the home was good for children. Asked in 2006 how important it was for a couple to get married when they had children, half of the public said “very important,” and 27% said “somewhat” important. Today, over 40% of people say a married father […]
First lady comments on Hunter Biden’s conviction: ‘Tough week’
First lady Jill Biden made her first public comments about Hunter Biden’s conviction on felony gun charges on Saturday while in Phoenix for a campaign event. The first lady was in Arizona to court senior voters in the swing state before joining her husband, President Joe Biden, at an event with former President Barack Obama, […]
‘Trump-nesia’: Scaramucci warns CEOs against backing former president
Anthony Scaramucci, a former Trump White House communications director, called out some attendees of this week’s Business Roundtable meeting for supporting his former boss in the 2024 presidential election. The meeting came Thursday while former President Donald Trump visited Washington and featured prominent CEOs such as Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, Apple’s Tim Cook, and JP Morgan […]
Behind the glitz and glam, RFK Jr. is struggling to bring in cash
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming up short in fundraising for his campaign despite trying a myriad of strategies. Kennedy has sold $10 raffle tickets for excursions with him and his wife, comedian Cheryl Hines, but has not seen growth in the number of small donations, which currently make up over one-fourth […]