Will.i.am has released a new single, “Yes She Can,” to show his support for Kamala Harris. The Black Eyed Peas frontman shared the short acoustic song alongside a music video that includes footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and protestors standing up for Roe v. Wade. It …
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This article was copublished with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. At 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, with the sky still pitch black, the parking lot of the Executive Education Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was unusually active. The …
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Ricky Martin spoke about the importance of the Latino vote in the 2024 election and said he “could not be more proud” to rally alongside Kamala Harris at a major event in Philadelphia tonight, Nov. 4. “These stakes for Latinos in this election are higher than ever,” Martin said in …
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Billie Eilish took full advantage of the coincidental intersection between her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour route and the campaign trail this weekend when she performed in the key swing state of Georgia. Eilish played two shows at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, and during her first show …
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It’s a jam-packed Election Eve for the Harris-Walz campaign — and they’re bringing along some A-list stars. On Monday, the campaign will host concert rallies featuring Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Eva Longoria, Ricky Martin, and Fantasia in crucial battleground states. Harris will spend her entire day in Pennsylvania. …
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“A Katy Perry marching band? This is going to be the gayest day ever,” says the curly-haired woman watching as a 17-piece group works their way through “Firework,” and then follows it up with a jaunty rendition of Kesha’s “Timber.” She chuckles. “I must be in the right place.” It’s …
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a campaign video highlighting her mother Shyamala Gopalan’s legacy, with actress Viola Davis providing narration. The clip, titled “Mother,” discusses the Harris’ mother, an Indian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. at age 19 and became a cancer researcher and raised two daughters, …
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Timothy Snyder is a Yale history professor whose pamphlet, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, provided progressives a historical road map for resisting the abuses of the first Trump administration. (First lesson: “Do not obey in advance.”) Snyder predicted that Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss could lead to …
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Elon Musk, the most important mega-donor of the 2024 presidential election, has spent the final stretch of the campaign awarding $1 million from his Super PAC to a different swing state voters daily in order to boost his favored candidate, Donald Trump. Such a giveaway is unprecedented in American politics, …
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Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise trip to Saturday Night Live just three days before the presidential election, appearing in the mirror of Maya Rudolph, who again reprised her role as the VP, this time giving herself a pep talk. Saturday marked the fifth consecutive week of Rudolph portraying …
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