Oprah Winfrey‘s production company, Harpo Productions, has denied rumors that the TV host was paid $1 million to participate in an online event in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “The campaign paid for the production costs of ‘Unite for America,’ a livestreaming event that took place Sept. 19 …
Read More »Jim Gaffigan Reflects on 'Cool' Experience of Playing Tim Walz on 'SNL'
Jim Gaffigan‘s time embodying Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live came to an end last week when Kamala Harris lost the election to Donald Trump. But the comedian confirmed that he was grateful to have been part of the late-night sketch show, playing Walz opposite Maya Rudolph’s take on Harris. …
Read More »Trump's Victory Was a Triumph for America's 'Boring Psycho' Elites
Do not let anyone fool you or tell you anything different: The elites won the 2024 United States presidential election. For the past two years that this reporter has covered Donald Trump’s now-successful campaign to reconquer power and stay out of prison, there has been one line of dialogue from …
Read More »Are Anti-Trump Blue Bracelets a Performative Fad, or Can They Start a Movement?
On Wednesday morning, after the news of Donald Trump’s election victory broke, Libby Louwagie, 37, was in a state of shock as she dropped her daughter off at pre-school. As she took her daughter to her classroom, she felt conflicted. “I was walking through the hallways with my sunglasses on, …
Read More »John Oliver Responds to Trump's Election Victory: 'It Is Crazy'
On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver recapped the results of the 2024 presidential election, acknowledging the grief many have felt about Donald Trump‘s win. The late-night host noted that Trump beat Kamala Harris on Election Day, saying, “which is, to put it mildly, not what I …
Read More »Americans Didn't Vote for What Donald Trump Is About to Give Them
By now, every pundit in America has their own 2024 election take, mostly confirming their prior opinions. Every Republican has a take, too, which is that Americans voted resoundingly for — well, for whatever policy that Republican cares about, from opposition to transgender rights to support for prayer in schools. …
Read More »'They Blame the People That They Let Down'
The morning after the election, James Zogby — a stalwart member of the Democratic National Committee for more than three decades — called Rolling Stone to unload. Zogby had been one of the Democratic Party’s few, openly dissenting voices during the campaign. He spoke at length with Rolling Stone about …
Read More »From a High-Schooler to the Democrats: We Must Keep Fighting
Something — someone — was in the air on Nov. 6. It was unseasonably hot, 78 degrees in Manhattan and the air was heavy, the life of the city and its people drained. If you didn’t know about the election, you might’ve guessed that someone had died. You wouldn’t be …
Read More »Sanders: 'The Working Class Is Angry, and They Have Reason to Be'
Sen. Bernie Sanders is standing ten toes down on his assessment that the Democratic Party lost the presidential election because the working class feels abandoned. The Vermont senator, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, released a statement after the election stating, “It should come as no great surprise that …
Read More »Dem Insiders Begged Team Harris Not to Campaign With Liz Cheney
Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign started out fun. It opened with the politics of joy, and a hearty dose of mockery aimed at Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance. The campaign quickly adopted a different tack — attempting to project strength and leadership, while courting support from Republicans concerned …
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