Joe Biden L.A. Event Expected To Raise Almost $2.5 Million For DNC

Matthew McConaughey is addressing President Biden signing a gun control bill following the tragic mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the actor's hometown. On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed the «Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,» which enacts commonsense gun laws and provides funding for mental health support and anti-violence programs.McConaughey took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the measure, saying, «While this bill isn't perfect, it is a shining example of a great American potential and political virtue: the act of compromise and validating an opposing viewpoint.»In his eight-slide post to the social media platform, captioned, «America… the land of AND,» McConaughey addressed the Second Amendment, the heartbreaking loss in Uvalde, and American politics at large. A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)«This bill will save innocent lives by keeping guns out of the law breaking and irresponsible hands that are trying to hijack the Second Amendment,» he wrote. «Our government took a step in the right direction.

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila have shared a new video of them campaigning in Washington, D.C. for gun control.

Other witnesses include Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News editor, who was part of the team that made the decision to call Arizona for eventual election winner Joe Biden in November 2020. The decision reportedly infuriated Trump, who reached out directly to Fox News leadership to complain. Stirewalt has become an outspoken critic of political media since leaving the network.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorA Los Angeles benefit for Democratic Party efforts, co-hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg, raised nearly $2.5 million Friday with President Joe Biden in attendance.“The money raised today will help get people to the polls on election day in November,” said Katzenberg. “Just the idea of Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell in charge should be enough to get people out to vote.”Biden has been in Los Angeles this week for the Summit of the Americas, which concludes Friday.The event is being held at the home of Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.

Chris Stirewalt, the Fox News political editor let go from the network in January, 2021, said that he has been called to testify before the January 6th Committee and will do so on Monday.

CBS News has tapped Adam Verdugo as the next executive producer of CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.

President Joe Biden will headline two fundraisers on Friday as he winds down his swing through Los Angeles, raising money for the Democratic National Committee at the events that are expected to draw a significant number of Hollywood donors.

President Joe Biden is appearing on late night TV for the first time as President of the United States.

Joe Biden appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday night to discuss the recent string of mass shootings in the U.S., including one in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 elementary school children and two teachers dead.In a preview clip on Twitter before the show aired, Kimmel asks Biden: “Can’t you issue an executive order? Trump passed those out like Halloween candy.”In response, Biden said that he doesn’t want to “emulate Trump’s abuse of the constitution” by issuing many executive orders. “I have issued executive orders, within the power of the presidency, to be able to deal with these — everything having to do with guns, gun ownership — all the things within my power,” Biden said.

“What I don’t want to do, and I’m not being facetious, is I don’t want to emulate Trump’s abuse of the Constitution, and constitutional authority,” President Joe Biden told Jimmy Kimmel today of why he hasn’t inked an Executive Order to try to stop the murderous gun violence that America has tragically seen in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, to name a few, in recent weeks.

Matthew McConaughey gave an emotional plea to challenge gun ownership laws during a White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon following a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The 52-year-old actor is a native of Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.

The President of Mexico may have dropped out of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, but the hosting President of the United States is coming to town for a flurry of fêtes.

The President of Mexico may have dropped out of the Summit of the Americas in LA this week, but the hosting President of the United States is coming to town for a flurry of fêtings.

Sasha Urban editorIn a tight primary election for Los Angeles mayor, the two frontrunners — Congresswoman Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso — have seen their support split down the middle among major Hollywood players. Tuesday’s election could lead to a November runoff if none of the candidates garner more than 50% of the votes needed to conclusively win the election.Over the last few months, celebrities and executives from all corners of the entertainment and tech industries have voiced their support for Bass and Caruso. Early on, actor and Goop CEO Gwyneth Paltrow threw her support behind Caruso, while pop star Ariana Grande has endorsed Bass on Instagram to her 315 million followers.

J. Kim Murphy President Joe Biden will serve as a guest on Wednesday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, appearing in-person on the late night talk show for an interview at the production’s studio at L.A.’s El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard.The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon by Kimmel during the broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night” on ABC, which is part of the network’s broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors.President Biden’s conversation with Jimmy Kimmel will mark his first in-studio appearance on a late night talk show since being inaugurated in January 2021.

Although it’s his first live appearance on a late night show, it’s not Biden’s first late night interview. Biden made his first appearance as president on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon back in December in a virtual guest spot. President Barack Obama in 2009 started the trend of sitting presidents appearing on the late night circuit.

Joe Biden, touting a better-than-expected jobs report, responded to reports that Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economic outlook and that he wants to slash jobs at Tesla by 10%.

BTS, who recently met President Joe Biden to speak about anti-Asian hate crimes, reportedly paid for the trip to the White House themselves.The Korean supergroup was at the White House on May 31 to discuss the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and their platform “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world” with US President Joe Biden.It has since been reported that the boyband paid for their own journey to the White House, according to Washington Post contributor Soo Youn. The journalist claims that paying for their own trip was “something [the boyband] wanted to do”, citing unnamed sources from the White House.Oh, I asked if BTS paid for the trip or the WH paid and it was BTS.