In light of Lawfare editor Benjamin Wittes’s recollection that former FBI director James Comey—after trying to blend into the curtains—had been “disgusted” by Trump’s attempt to hug him at a White House event in January, former Clinton staffer Philippe Reines released a video of Hillary Clinton practicing dodging his…
Black-ish transformed last night’s iconic Trump episode, “Lemons,” into a play-by-play rundown of the country’s emotions and passions on and after election night, and as usual the points made were comedically poignant and often brilliant. But I’m still grappling with how the episode ended.
One of the most powerful images in Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th involves a juxtaposition of Donald Trump’s campaign speech about “the good old days” in America with jarring footage from the Civil Rights era. In a recent interview, DuVernay talked about the significance of this type of imagery and how Americans will…
The Supreme Court will hear two cases on Monday from black voters in North Carolina and Virginia who claim the redistricting in their states was racially discriminatory.
For the duration of this seemingly-interminable campaign, Donald Trump has been quietly laying the groundwork for the damage he would enact if he was elected President. As that terrible fever dream is now a reality, he has released his plan for his first 100 days in office and it’s just as bad as we all thought it…
All election season long, celebrities have been speaking to us with their style and making political statements in their outfits. In the above ensemble from this week, Lady Gaga went extremely out in what looks like a Carrie Bradshaw Election Day gala look that also has strong Mary Poppins vibes. Not only does it…
In Monday night’s Season 5 premiere of Vanderpump Rules, we were provided with a desperately-needed update on the ever-evolving bodies, faces, and personal lives of our favorite SURvers. In this alternate West Hollywood universe, cradled gently within the candlelit confines of a Sexy Unique Restaurant, the 2016…
The time has come to select our nation’s next president. Who will it be? The lady who deleted the emails from the server or the man who would delete the Muslims from the country? The lady who served as Secretary of State or the man who served as PR rep John Baron? The lady who grabbed at power or the man who grabbed…
Amid the abject terror at the prospect of a racist, sexist George Lucas villain becoming the leader of America, there is the slightly (very slightly) less stressful but no less important issue of the downticket races—aka, the assemblage of humans that are going to determine whether or not the future president can…
Tonight, at Hillary Clinton’s rally in Philadelphia, Michelle Obama brought down the house as she called for Americans to head to the polls and cast their votes for the nation’s first female president.
On this Election Eve, Hillary Clinton will hold two rallies: a final rally in Philadelphia, and a final final Get Out The Vote rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lady Gaga will take the stage at the latter event.
In less than 24 hours, polling places all over this great country of ours will dust off their ballot boxes, unfold a few chairs, and open their creaky doors long before the sun starts shining so that registered voters can help decide who will become the next President of the United States of America. But what good is…
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It’s a fact: most of America votes for the Instagram content.
“Look at that face,” Donald Trump shouted to a Rolling Stone reporter last year, “Why would anyone vote for that?” Trump was talking about Carly Fiorina who, at the time, was still his primary rival. It was one of the many sexist insults that Trump would employ, a tactic that, by now, is a regular feature of his…
The upstate New York cemetery where Susan B. Anthony is buried will stay open hours later than usual tomorrow—on election day, [prayer hands emoji], we’ve so very nearly made it—so you can pay your respects/leave your “I Voted” sticker.
CNN commenter Ana Navarro became a bit of a political celebrity during this election cycle—her on-air criticism of Donald Trump, combined with her unapologetic banter with loyal Trump commenter Scottie Hughes, have turned Navarro into an internet darling. The longtime Republican strategist has been one of the few…
At his first of five campaign events on Monday, Donald Trump, in the middle of a rant about Hillary Clinton’s Friday appearance with Beyonce and Jay Z, Donald Trump paused to admire a supporter’s rubber mask, designed to look like his own face. “Look at this mask. Look at this mask. Oh wow. Wow, that’s beautiful,” he…
The 2016 general election takes place tomorrow, November 8, which means that at some point tomorrow (November 8), unless you’ve already participated in early voting, you get to be a great American and cast your vote for the next President of the United States of America, among other significant seats and state ballot…
