Election 2024
DNC Executive Producer: Even My Staff Believed Beyoncé Was Coming
Live-show veterans Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss just came off a very strongly rated Democratic National Convention — more than 26 million people tuned in Thursday night to watch Vice President Kamala Harris accept the presidential nomination. The Emmy-decorated pair (Kirshner executive produced; Weiss directed) fashioned a four-day event marked by both flash and substance. Though the DNC veterans […]
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Charli XCX Is “Happy to Help to Prevent Democracy From Failing Forever” With Kamala Harris ‘Brat’ Meme
Charli XCX has reluctantly embraced her tweet declaring Kamala Harris is “brat” becoming a phenomenon during this year’s presidential election. In her New York magazine cover story, the pop star was asked about the divisive social media statement about the vice president. She explained that she wrote it while relaxing in the pool at her […]
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Sally Field Says She Returned to Social Media Because of Kamala Harris’ Presidential Bid: “Hope Is Here”
Sally Field has returned to social media, thanks to Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. The Oscar-winning actress posted two separate posts on her Instagram, sharing that she is back on the platform as a result of Harris running for president alongside Tim Walz as her vice president nominee. “I’ve not been on social media. Not since […]
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Cheryl Hines’ Enthusiasm for Donald Trump Could Not Be More Curbed
Cheryl Hines, who shot to fame playing the beleaguered wife of Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has faced her share of real-life headaches as the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But the actress is about to face her biggest challenge yet as her husband suspends his independent campaign for president and throws his […]
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RFK Jr. Ends Campaign, Backs Trump as Wife Cheryl Hines Says “All Parties Are Truly Good People”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called off his long-shot presidential campaign and has thrown his support behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The move is a stunning bit of political calculus from a scion of America’s most storied Democratic dynasty. Teased earlier this week by the candidate and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, the news […]
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Stephen Colbert Jokes About False Beyoncé DNC Rumors, Praises Kamala Harris’ Speech
In his opening monologue for Thursday’s live post-DNC Late Show episode, Stephen Colbert touched on two of the hottest topics of the night: the ultimately false rumors that Beyoncé would be performing and Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech. Broadcasting live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre following the Democratic National Convention’s closing events, Colbert showed a clip […]
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Kamala Harris Is Campaigning as a Prosecutor. Popular Entertainment Has Long Favored Their Antagonist.
As she accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night, Kamala Harris played up her attorney-general past. “As a prosecutor, when I had a case, I charged it not in the name of the victim, but in the name of the people,” she told the United Center crowd. This follows a strategy she has pursued since ramping up […]
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Critic’s Notebook: At Democratic National Convention, a Polished and Presidential Kamala Harris Plays It Safe
The vice president's forcefully delivered speech flaunted her political skills and readiness for the job, even if it was short on the kind of imagination some might have hoped for.
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Kamala Harris Wears Custom Navy Suit by Chloé to Accept Party Nomination on Historic DNC Night
As delegates began to file inside Chicago’s United Center on the final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, it was clear that thousands of women got the same memo. A sea of white could be seen across the stadium as female attendees took their seats while decked out in colorless blouses, dresses and […]
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Jon Stewart Mocks Fox News’ Coverage of DNC: “I’m Not Sure They Cared for It”
Jon Stewart ripped apart Fox News’ coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, mocking the outlet’s incongruous treatment of the convention’s jubilant energy. “How did Fox News experience this convention at the beginning?” Stewart asked his audience at The Daily Show, which aired live from Chicago immediately following the DNC’s conclusion. “I’ve got […]
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DNC Day 4: Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination, Capping Four-Night Reintroduction to Voters
Vice President Kamala Harris strode onto the DNC stage at 10:30 p.m. on the convention’s closing night, just after her beloved sister laid a firm foundation for her reintroduction to America — something dozens of the most powerful people in the Democratic party also spent the past four nights doing. Harris presented herself to the […]
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Kerry Washington Invokes Olivia Pope at DNC, Has ‘Scandal’ Reunion With Tony Goldwyn Onstage
The Democratic National Convention delighted Scandal fans everywhere when it announced that Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn would be among the week’s lineup of nightly Hollywood hosts. The pair played out having proximity to the White House onscreen when they starred opposite each other as Washington, D.C., fixer Olivia Pope and President Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant […]
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