McConnell says 'no realistic path' for $2G stimulus checks, accuses Dems of 'trying to pull a fast one'

EXCLUSIVE: Don DeLillo’s novel Libra, a speculative account of the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy interwoven with the life story of his assassin Lee Oswald, is being adapted for television.

Paul Abdul and Randy Jackson have been friends for longer than many people realize.

Paula Abdul hasn’t watched “American Idol” in a while despite being part of the original cast.

Paula Abdul appeared on the Jan. 13 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and was asked about the rebooted American Idol series on ABC. Admittedly, Paula hasn’t been watching the revamped series, and wasn’t able to name one person who’s won the show in the past three seasons that its been on. However, she had nothing but great things to say about the judges and the series in general.

Being raised by a single white mother shaped Halle Berry, and so did watching Black actresses on film and television.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBrazilian queer artist Bia Leite has joined “Goddess of the Water,” a project from one of the most sought-after of young Brazilian directors, João Paulo Miranda Maria, whose first feature, “Memory House,” was the only Latin American feature chosen for last year’s Cannes Festival Official Selection.“Memory House” went on to be selected for the Toronto and San Sebastián festivals.Set up at Paris-based Les Valseurs, which scored an Academy Award

Paul Heller, the American film producer known for his work on UK classic Withnail & I, the Oscar-winning My Left Foot and the Bruce Lee-starring Enter The Dragon, has died at the age of 93.

President Trump’s last-minute about-face on the size of stimulus checks for most Americans to help deal with the economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic has turned Washington upside down only days before a new Congress is sworn in.  Trump’s negotiators had agreed to $600 per person in stimulus checks and had gotten that measure through both the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate before Christmas.The bill the payments were wrapped into was a typically flawed

posted a clip of him dancing, using a filter that showed three of him, matching the title to his album, “McCartney III.”“That feeling when your album goes to Number One on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart!” the Beatles legend wrote with the clip.Macca beat Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” to the top spot in what Billboard said was the biggest sales week for a rock album by a solo artist since his own “Egypt Station” two years ago, Billboard said.He had similar success in the UK, giving a “big

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate will address President Trump's request to increase stimulus checks sent to Americans to $2,000 but did not commit to pushing the issue -- as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer each urged the body to put the House bill on $2,000 stimulus checks up for a quick vote.

Patti Smith has shared her feelings on Donald Trump‘s time as President of the United States.Speaking to The Guardian, the punk icon discussed the outgoing president’s four years in office and how relieved she is in the appointment of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. “It’s been a terrible atmosphere to live in,” Smith said of Trump’s tenure.

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday voiced support for $2,000 stimulus checks, diverging from some of his Republican Senate colleagues.

The House of Representatives on Monday will vote on a bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans in lieu of the $600 checks included in the coronavirus stimulus and government funding package President Trump signed Sunday night.  The vote will come after Trump for the better part of a week railed against the size of the checks and the amount of foreign aid included in the massive combination of two legislative accords that lawmakers sent to his desk.

Members of the progressive "Squad" in the House on Thursday introduced their own bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans after President Trump this week demanded the $600 checks included in Congress' stimulus deal be increased to that number.  The legislation was spearheaded by Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Pramila Jayapal D-Wash.