The California senator's poise and firmness made for a satisfying contrast to the vice president's smug condescension and interruptions — but an insect stole the show.
By Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter The first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election could’ve been a taste of normalcy — a now-exotic blandness in a brain-melting, sanity-bombarding year. After all, Mike Pence’s main political asset, other than the network of evangelicals that he helped usher into Trump’s base, is supposed to […]
US President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in the East Room of the White House alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. – Washington, DC – April 27, 2018 (Shutterstock) New York, NY—On Wednesday afternoon, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s appeal for a stay on Judge Koh’s order that […]
By Kery Murakami, Inside Higher Ed The pause on making student loan payments passed by Congress and extended through the end of the year has thus far helped improve the credit ratings of borrowers, according to a study released today by the Urban Institute’s Center on Education Data and Policy. To compare the impacts of […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stops in Little Haiti to speak to Haitian-American leaders and ask for support on Nov. 3 as he seeks the U.S. presidency against President Donald Trump.
Former Vice President Joe Biden kicks off his 2020 campaign for the US presidential election at a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – May 18, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald The sounds and culture of Haiti served as a colorful backdrop for former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee […]
(CNN) President Donald Trump’s diagnosis with Covid-19 presents a stunning new twist in a tumultuous year, throwing an election that is only 32 days away into chaos and raising the grave possibility of more American crises over governance and national security at an already perilous moment. Most immediately there is concern for the health of Trump himself, […]
Photo Credit: The Star President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to “shut up” as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US president […]
A Protestor carries a sign that says “Honor RGB’s Wishes,” at a protest against the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. – WASHINGTON D.C., USA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Andi Zeisler, Bitch Media Even during a year thick with unsubtle metaphors, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last Friday, on the eve […]
U.S. President Donald J. Trump Speaks during a Great American Comeback Event campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport. – Middletown, PA – SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 (Shutterstock) By BBC Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in […]
Flowers and gifts left in memoriam at US Supreme Court honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – WASHINGTON – September 19, 2020 (Shutterstock) By BBC You might have heard a lot of people talking about US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but who was she and why was she so important? She was only the […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden leaves the 9/11 Memorial site in Lower Manhattan on the nineteenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. – NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 11, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Dennis Altman, The Conversation On November 3, Americans will vote not only for the president but for all members of the House […]
