Elton John Gives Electrifying Performance At The White House, ‘Flabbergasted’ After Big Surprise

President Biden has not left any doubt as to whether politics played a role in his unsuccessful pressuring of Saudi Arabia to delay an OPEC+ announcement of a decrease in oil production until after the American midterm elections, Sen. Marco Rubio told Fox News.

Former Central Intelligence Agency officer David Priess defended being a signatory on a letter with more than two dozen other current and former intel agents and experts who claimed the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop bombshell looked like a "Russian information operation." In October 2020, the Post broke the story about how then-Wilmington computer shopkeeper John-Paul Mac Isaac came into possession of the laptop first son Hunter Biden left at his store near Trolley Square.  A copy of the hard drive was provided to the FBI and another to former New York City Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. "It is for all these reasons that we write to say that the arrival on the US political scene of emails purportedly belonging to Vice President Biden’s son Hunter, much of it related to his time serving on the Board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation," Priess and fellow signatories wrote in-part.

President Joe Biden has called on three Los Angeles City Council members to resign over the remarks that were made in a leaked audio recording.

John Legend has hit out at Kanye West after the rapper shared a series of antisemitic posts over the weekend.Last Sunday (October 9), ), West had both his Twitter and Instagram accounts suspended after posting antisemitic comments on the platforms. A spokesperson from Twitter told BuzzFeed News that “the account in question has been locked due to a violation of Twitter’s policies”.Numerous artists, celebrities, politicians and organisations have since criticised West over his remarks, including Jack Antonoff, Jamie Lee Curtis, and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Prospective Twitter owner Elon Musk, meanwhile, said that he has talked to West and “expressed [his] concerns about his recent tweet, which I think he took to heart”.Last week, West courted more controversy after he wore a shirt emblazoned with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter’ at Paris Fashion Week.Taking to Twitter yesterday (October 10), John Legend – who has collaborated with West on multiple occasions in the past – wrote: “Weird how all these ‘free, independent thinkers’ always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.”You can see that tweet beneath.Weird how all these “free, independent thinkers” always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 10, 2022Last month, Legend clarified the reason why he is no longer close friends with West.

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The Washington Post editorial board did not mince words about President Joe Biden’s attempts to persuade the Saudi Arabian government into helping with U.S. energy policy, saying the administration "failed" "badly." The board claimed that OPEC – heavily influenced by the Saudis – recently slashing "crude oil production by 2 million barrels per day," is a "setback" for Biden agenda, the United States and its allies.  The Saturday editorial stated that OPEC’s decision "is not quite as big of a shock as the embargo OPEC imposed on the United States between October 1973 and March 1974.

US President Joe Biden warned that the risk of a nuclear threat has reached its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, following harrowing threats from Vladimir Putin.

Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker says that he is "not deterred" and is refusing to back down after allegations broke that he paid for a previous girlfriend's abortion in 2009.  Reports surfaced on Monday claiming that Walker, who is pro-life, paid $700 to an ex-girlfriend, who said that the money was used to get an abortion and showed the alleged $575 receipt that was from an abortion clinic. Fox News has not independently confirmed this reporting.

In Pennsylvania, where Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is in a heated matchup against GOP nominee Dr.

Elton John has added two more dates to the final leg of his global ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour.The pop legend will now play new dates at the The O2 Arena in London on May 30, 2023 and the Utilita Arena Birmingham on June 8, 2023.His tour restarts in Europe at the 3Arena in Dublin on March 28, 2023 following the completion of his stadium tour dates in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Earlier this summer he kicked off some UK dates in Norwich.Tickets for the new shows go on sale here this Friday (October 7) at 10am.

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Elton John has been awarded the National Humanities Medal by US president Joe Biden.The British icon was awarded the medal at the White House as part of an event titled ‘A Night When Hope and History Rhyme’ – which celebrated teachers, students, frontline workers, and LGBTQIA advocates. Over 2,000 people were in attendance, with notable attendees including former first lady Laura Bush, education activist Malala Yousafzai as well as AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.At the event, John played a slew of his hits, including ‘Your Song,’ ‘Rocket Man’ ‘Tiny Dancer’, and ‘Crocodile Rock’, a song personally important to President Biden.

Jenna Bush Hager is taking a trip down memory lane, and she is taking her daughters, Mila and Poppy, with her!MORE: Jenna Bush Hager attests to the late Queen's humor as she details surprising conversationThe star gave her daughters a glimpse of what much of her childhood looked like by taking them to a special event where she spent much of her days in the early 1990s and early 2000's, none other than the White House.The Today host and much of her family were hosted on Saturday by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to an epic concert by Elton John right on Pennsylvania Avenue.WATCH: Jenna Bush Hager opens up about body imageMORE: Jenna Bush Hager shares heartfelt message to Today co-star Savannah GuthrieThe concert, which was titled A Night When Hope and History Rhyme, was in collaboration with A&E Networks and The History Channel, and Elton sang some of his greatest hits such as Your Song, Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer, on the South Lawn of the White House.Jenna took to Instagram to commemorate the special evening, and her sentimental return to her family's former home, sharing a photo alongside her family which sees them all smiling ear to ear with the White House's historic balcony and columns illuminated behind them.Shared on her Instagram Stories, the photo captures the mom-of-three with her husband Henry Hager on one side, and next to her is her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush. The family looked happy as can be to be back in the WHite HouseIn front of the three are Mila and Poppy, looking sweet as can be.

Sir Elton John became emotional after being presented with the National Humanities Medal at the White House on Friday (23. 09. 22).

Elton John gave a dazzling performance on the White House lawn during a musical evening hosted by President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, but it was the Rocket Man himself who became speechless and «flabbergasted» after a big surprise.The «That's What Friends Are For» singer brought his majesty and virtuous singing chords to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday night and belted out some of his classics, including «Tiny Dancer,» «Rocket Man» and «Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me.» The iconic songs set the mood, as the Bidens took the stage with Elton and surprised him with the National Humanities Medal.Elton's face said it all.

Elton John got emotional at the White House while being surprised with the honor of the National Humanities Medal.