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Could Two New Docs Subtly Change the Presidential Election?

Adam Kinzinger had turned down more than a dozen requests to make a documentary. Then the director of Hot Tub Time Machine walked in. The Illinois Republican congressman who famously — and largely solitarily — turned on Donald Trump after Jan. 6 was reluctant to participate in a movie that focused on his fading hopes to retain his seat. But Steve […]

George Clooney Addresses Impact of His Op-Ed on U.S. Presidential Race: “Biden Gets All the Credit”

George Clooney has lauded President Joe Biden for stepping down as the Democratic presidential candidate to make way for Kamala Harris, describing the move as “the most selfless thing that anybody has done since George Washington.” The actor-director appeared at a press event alongside co-star Brad Pitt for Jon Watt’s Wolfs, premiering at the Venice […]

Kamala Harris Doc Short From CNN’s Bakari Sellers to Hit Theaters Just Before Election (Exclusive)

A documentary short film focused on Vice President Kamala Harris is set to hit theaters weeks ahead of this year’s presidential election. Filmmakers Samir Zakir and Gerard Pizarro co-directed Kamala, which aims to share untold stories behind Harris’ journey by using anecdotes, animation and interviews with prominent entertainers, family members, close friends and key politicians. […]

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 […]

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 […]

How the DNC Was Tweaked From a Biden-Led Event and Harnessed the Energy Around Kamala Harris

In early July, this year’s convention in Chicago looked like it would be a major dud for the Democrats. There was very little to look forward to in the Windy City back when the party was in a meltdown following President Joe Biden’s painfully revealing debate performance. Delegates and party members then winced as Biden […]

Billy Porter Celebrates Harris-Walz, but Warns Democrats Not to “Fall Into The Trap” of Complacency

Billy Porter opened his performance at Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic National Convention luncheon Tuesday with a live rendition of “Can’t Sing This Song Again.” The track, he says, is a direct response to Sam Cooke’s 1964 recording “A Change Is Gonna Come,” and a fitting anthem for the political juncture at which the country finds […]

Dawn Porter’s Biden Film Among the Cuts at DNC Night One

The first night of the DNC in Chicago had an Academy Awards feel — right down to the overruns and snubs. On a night when Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, AOC and others brought the United Center crowd to its feet with rousing podium speeches — and Kamala Harris made a raucously received surprise appearance — […]

A Kamala Harris Celebrity Whisperer Reveals Campaign’s Strategy for Harnessing Star Power

It is July 31, 10 days since Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from the presidential race and throwing his support behind Kamala Harris, and Greg Propper is on his phone, nodding and smiling, taking one of what has been a deluge of calls. “That would be amazing!” he says, mouthing “I’m so sorry” to the reporter he’s talking to […]

“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 […]

DNC Skips James Taylor Performance as Schedule Runs Over

A planned performance by James Taylor on the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was scrapped as organizers grappled with scheduling problems that pushed President Joe Biden’s speech outside primetime. “Because of the raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get […]

“America, I Gave My Best to You”: Joe Biden Gives One of the Biggest Speeches of His Career at DNC

President Joe Biden was the man of the hour as the 2024 Democratic National Convention closed its first night in Chicago on Monday, where the career political animal, who has sacrificed everything for his party, received a standing ovation as the crowd broke into a chant of “Thank you, Joe!” Ashley Biden, the president’s 43-year-old […]