2024 election
Kamala Harris Goads Donald Trump Into a Frenzy at Presidential Debate
The ABC News-hosted presidential debate held in Philadelphia on Tuesday night saw Republican hopeful Donald Trump needled and goaded into a frenzy of shouting by Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, who over nearly two hours took the former president to task on several issues as he was repeatedly fact-checked by the network’s anchors, who called out […]
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Oprah Winfrey and Win With Black Women Will Unite Zooms for Kamala Harris Groups at Live Event
Win with Black Women, the collective of community leaders working to elect female leaders of color is partnering with Oprah Winfrey for a live-streamed event that will unite the many grassroots political groups that have hosted Zoom events for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, they announced on Monday. The grassroots groups, which include White Dudes for […]
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Donald Trump Ordered by Judge to Stop Using Isaac Hayes-Penned Song at Rallies
At an emergency injunction hearing in Atlanta federal court on Tuesday, Donald Trump and his campaign were ordered to stop using a song written by songwriting legend Isaac Hayes that he has played at over 130 rallies. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. issued an injunction as part of the 9:30 a.m. hearing called […]
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Musical Acts Who’ve Called Out 2024 Trump Campaign for Illegal Use of Their Songs
Over the past nine or so years the same strange and uncomfortable moment has been experienced by some of our top recording artists. Presumably, this is felt and marks an experience reserved just for them because of their talents, and it seems that it would hit as a combination of feelings: sheer dread and stark […]
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Trump and Associates Set to Face Isaac Hayes’ Estate in Court Over Use of Songwriter’s Music
Team Trump and multiple associations and organizations affiliated with the former president will finally have to appear before a judge to explain its unauthorized use of popular music at the GOP candidate’s rallies and events, which has gone on for years but is being threatened by the estate of recording legend Isaac Hayes, which was […]
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DNC, Day 3: Gov. Tim Walz Takes Nomination as VP on Democratic Ticket to the End Zone
With a lead-up that included speeches from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, his home state Sen. Amy Klobuchar and none other than Sheila E. and John Legend covering Prince, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a huge introduction at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where he wholeheartedly accepted the party’s nomination for vice president on the ticket […]
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“You Don’t Want to Overdo the Hollywood”: Political Insiders on How Harris Campaign Is Cautiously Deploying Celebrities
To hear political insiders in Hollywood describe it, stars began crawling out of the woodwork to support the Democratic Party after sitting President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in late July and handed the 2024 baton to Kamala Harris. But some strategists and observers say that, so far, Harris and Tim Walz’s […]
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LeBron James Passes Leadership of ‘More Than a Vote’ to WNBA Star Nneka Ogwumike
More Than a Vote is getting new leadership, and a new focus. The non-profit voting rights initiative founded by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will turn its attention to women’s rights and reproductive freedom for the 2024 election, with James passing the leadership baton to WNBA Seattle Storm star Nneka Ogwumike. More Than a […]
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“Never, Never Use That Song Again”: Isaac Hayes III Explains Why He’s Threatening Trump Over Copyright
After a lawsuit was threatened over the weekend against Donald Trump and his presidential campaign, the White House hopeful’s attorneys have continued to ignore the family of late soul icon Isaac Hayes, as they allegedly have for years. Meanwhile, the artist’s son and a lawyer representing the Hayes family have attempted to stop the use […]
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Al Franken as Tim Walz and Colin Jost as J.D. Vance? A Speculative Casting of the VP Candidates for ‘SNL’
It’s an election year and with all of the media frenzy and speculation, a bevy of new faces have stoically entered the national political fray. This sort of national political exposure comes for these career civil servants at a major inflection point for the country. So, naturally, this means that their parody equivalents will mock […]
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How Zoom and Identity Politics Are Propelling the Harris Campaign
As the American political landscape drastically shifted and the Democratic party breathed a sigh of relief when President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, his successor’s campaign swiftly began to take shape. Many elements seemed familiar from past election cycles — the canvassing and relentless emails or text messages, or both. But a July 29 […]
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White Dudes for Harris Founders Blame Elon Musk for X Account’s Suspension
Two of the founders of White Dudes for Harris, a political organizing group and popular Zoom meeting that gained massive popularity and raised a reported $4 million-plus for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid this week, blamed Elon Musk for its official X (formerly Twitter) account being suspended following an enormous fundraising event that saw […]
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