Embattled Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is set to face off against Democrat Mike Espy in their only debate before the Mississippi runoff election on Nov. 27, the last remaining Senate contest of 2018. ADVERTISEMENT The debate comes during a tough month for Hyde-Smith, who has faced significant blowback after a video surfaced showed her joking she would…
CNN will partner with Iowa’s largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register, in the lead-up to the Hawkeye State’s 2020 presidential caucuses 14 months from now, the two news organizations announced Thursday. The Des Moines Register is home to “The Iowa Poll,” which was founded in 1943 and followed closely by political experts looking to gauge…
Most Democratic voters said they are most excited about having “someone new” run in 2020 when presented with a list of potential presidential contenders in a USA Today/Suffolk University poll. Fifty-nine percent of voters surveyed, nearly six in 10, said they would be “excited” about a potential candidate that is “someone new.” Eleven percent said they wouldn’t prefer a new face….
Image: AEW Coming off the heels of Saturday’s All Out pay-per-view, AEW Dynamite last night averaged 1.016 million viewers on TNT, up 9.5 percent from last week. It was the highest viewership for Dynamite since the show’s second-ever episode. In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite finished seventh on cable with a 0.37 rating, up 2.8 percent in that category….
The office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it was investigating allegations that border agents sexually assaulted children in at least one migrant detention center and retaliated against children who spoke out about the conditions they’ve been forced to live in. In internal reports obtained by NBC News on…
In a move analysts characterized as a further indication that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent diplomatic overtures toward Iran were completely empty, the White House on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian foreign minister and top diplomat Javad Zarif. Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), said in a statement that if “Trump…
The announcement Wednesday morning on “Good Morning America” by ABC that former White House press secretary Sean Spicer will compete in the network’s popular “Dancing With The Stars” reality show was met with mockery and disgust from progressives over popular culture’s latest laundering of a right-wing political figure. Spicer’s role in delivering President Donald Trump’s message to…
Although Greenland’s proximity to the Arctic Circle means scientists pay close attention to changes in sea ice and temperatures in the island country, few have remarked on the effects of the climate crisis on the 56,000 people who live there—until now. Completed by the University of Copenhagen, the University of Greenland, and the Kraks Fond…
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is under fire after telling a town hall audience last weekend that members of Congress should negotiate changes to Social Security “behind closed doors” in order to dodge scrutiny from the media and advocacy groups. Ernst, who is running for reelection in 2020, complained to the crowd gathered in…
Draft Beto, a group of Democratic activists urging former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) to run for president, on Thursday launched its first web video to rev up support for the Texas Democrat ahead of his 2020 decision. The 90-second spot is set to The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” which is a reference to the viral video of…