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Democratic strategist Paul Begala slammed "pain-in-the-a--' White liberals on Twitter," claiming that people of color are the real heart of the Democratic Party.  Begala, during a Tuesday appearance on "CNN Tonight," Begala got into a heated back and forth with Forward Party founder Andrew Yang on whether President Biden has the vigor to win re-election in 2024.  Describing himself as a guy who "loves Joe Biden," Begala claimed that the current president would "steamroll" Trump in a second election, as well as any Democrat who may seek to challenge him.  "I spoke before or after Joe Biden half a dozen times," Yang said, referring to the 2020 debates. "And the fact is, when he came off that stage, you know what people were not saying? That guy has the energy, the vigor–" "All of a sudden he developed it," Begala interjected.

Columbia University Irving Medical Center and its affiliate, NewYork-Presbyterian, reached a settlement of over $165 million to be distributed to women who accused former gynecologist Robert Hadden of sexual abuse or misconduct. The agreement was announced on Friday by the two hospitals, which said in a statement that the money would be distributed to 147 of Hadden's former patients. In 2021, both hospitals agreed to make a $71 million compensation fund for 79 people who were patients of Hadden.

EXCLUSIVE: Ziwe is returning to Showtime for the second half of her second season and has set her guest list.

new podcast is plunging in the charts just three weeks after its launch. According to Apple iTunes’ ranking of top podcast shows, “The Chris Cuomo Project” ranked in 72nd place — down sharply from 51 a day after its July 21 debut despite recent interviews with Sean Penn, Sen. Joe Manchin and former New York Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang.Cuomo’s new show ranked 9th on Apple’s news podcast list, which represents a much smaller pool of shows that includes “The Daily” from The New York Times, “The Dan Bongino Show” and “The Rachel Maddow Show,” among others.

Bill Maher left his compassion at the stage door during Friday night’s “Real Time” when he not only downplayed Jada Pinkett Smith’s sensitivity about her alopecia-caused hair loss, but he also mockingly advised her, “just put on a f—ing wig like everybody else at the Oscars if it bothers you so much.”The comedian offered his opinion on the events of last Sunday’s Oscars, when Chris Rock joked about Smith’s stylish bald head, which prompted her husband, Will Smith, to jump out of his seat and onto the stage, where he slapped a stunned Rock on live TV.“Real Time” panel guests Laura Coates and Andrew Yang joined Maher in a discussion about the incident. He said that it wasn’t until the night of the awards that he had ever heard of alopecia, its symptoms and that Pinkett Smith had it. And the conversation went south from there.“I mean, if you are so lucky in life as to have that be your medical problem, just say ‘thanks, God,'” Maher said of hair loss.

alopecia is the worst she’s dealing with. “If you are so lucky in life as to have that be your medical problem, just say thank God,” Maher cracked to his guests, attorney Laura Coates and former presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang.“It’s not life threatening.

You knew going into Friday’s Real Time on HBO that Bill Maher would cover the topic that everyone in Hollywood is talking about. And did he ever, starting from the top.

Julian Casablancas has sat down for an in-depth video conversation about Marxism and capitalism with the US economist Richard Wolff – you can watch it below.The discussion is the latest instalment in Casablancas’ Rolling Stone interview series S.O.S.

The Associated Press Tuesday called the New York City Democratic primary for Brooklyn borough chief Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain who appears to have beaten out his closest rival Kathryn Garcia as well as third place Maya Wiley.

New York City voters are heading to the polls today in a primary election just the third mayor in the past 20 years.

The Strokes played their first-ever acoustic set yesterday (May 15) as part of a fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.Wiley, who is a former ACLU and NAACP legal defence fund attorney, will go to the polls on June 22 and faces competition from the likes of Andrew Yang, Dianne Morales and Raymond McGuire.The performance was held on Zoom and followed a conversation between frontman Julian Casablancas and Wiley about the mayoral race.The Strokes opened the short set with a

first televised Democratic primary mayoral debate didn’t stop the rival candidates from slinging mud across their computer screens, prompting leading candidate Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to declare at one point, “Ohhh they’re feisty!”Here are some of the sharpest barbs from the showdown for the June 22 election : “Don’t get me involved in your daddy’s problems,” City Comptroller Scott Stringer told former Obama housing director Shaun Donovan, whose rich father has given millions to an

Julian Casablancas has interviewed the US linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky for his ongoing interview series S.O.S.

Jay-Z, Nas and Diddy have all joined forces to declare their support for Ray McGuire, who is vying for the Democratic Party nomination in New York’s forthcoming mayoral election.McGuire faces stiff competition from favourite Andrew Yang ahead of the Democratic Primary on June 22, but he has now received high profile support in a new video.As well as the aforementioned rappers, music executive and businessman Steve Stoute and radio personality Angie Martinez are among those to express their

Andrew Yang is responding to criticism about rehoming his dog.

With less than three months until New York City's June 22 mayoral race primary, there is still a crowded field of candidates and no clear frontrunner: A March 24 poll from Fontas Advisors and Core Decision Analytics revealed 50 percent of likely Democratic voters are still undecided. Hollywood, though, has begun making its selections, with Maya Wiley, Ray McGuire and Andrew Yang bringing in some A-list backing.

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang released a sweeping “arts revival” proposal today that would include the use of city funds and corporate commitments to purchase “hundreds of thousands” of Broadway and Off Broadway tickets at reduced prices to “bring people back into theatre seats” and stimulate economic growth.

Former 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang on Thursday will launch his New York City mayoral campaign -- hoping to replace outgoing Bill de Blasio with an audacious pitch for a universal basic income as a headline policy. Yang will speak in Morningside Heights in Manhattan’s Upper West Side after announcing his campaign on Wednesday evening.

Andrew Yang, the businessman who came to national prominence during his upstart bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, formally announced the launch of his New York City mayoral campaign on Wednesday night.

New York City mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang faced widespread criticism on social media Monday after he indicated that his family has avoided spending too much time in the city in recent months because of the difficulty of working from a two-bedroom apartment during the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with the New York Times on his upcoming mayoral bid, Yang said his family has "spent more time upstate" at their home in New Paltz due to a lack of space at their New York City apartment.

Andrew Yang filed paperwork to run for New York City mayor in 2021, the campaign finance board confirmed.  The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur amassed a loyal following in the Democratic primary and joined at least 35 other candidates who want to succeed the widely unpopular Mayor Bill de Blasio. Yang lives in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.

Sarah Silverman, Sarah Cooper,Zach Galifianakis and Patton Oswalt joined other comedians on Friday to support a fundraiser seeking to improve voter registration and turnout in the Georgia runoff elections. During "Riffing For The Georgia Runoffs," hosted by the civic engagement organization The Comedy Resistance and benefiting voter registration and get-out-the-vote work, Andrew Yang and former Rep.

Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is planning to enter the race to succeed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in elections next fall.

Julian Casablancas has interviewed former presidential candidate Andrew Yang as part of a new series.The Strokes frontman has teamed up with Rolling Stone for the new video interview series called S.O.S.

Democrats are opening the fourth and final night of their convention with a not-so-subtle dig at Republicans mispronouncing Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' first name. "I cannot wait to see her debate our current vice president, Mika Pints.

Despite her decades-long career in television comedy, it appears that being a Democratic Convention emcee was not the right role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus, according to critics. Louis-Dreyfus, 59, the Emmy-winning actress from hit shows like "Seinfeld" and "Veep," is the last celebrity emcee at the DNC following Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington.

Joe Biden, the party's official candidate for president. During Thursday's Democratic National Convention, a number of presidential hopefuls who ran against Biden this year appeared as a united front to endorse him.The segment — dubbed «United We Stand» — featured Sen.

The Chicks performed the National Anthem during Thursday’s Democratic National Convention.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVerizon has assembled a lineup of celebs and activists for its inaugural Citizen Verizon Assembly next week, tapping Yara Shahidi, Karamo Brown, Andrew Yang, Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy and more for a livestreaming event discussing strategies for driving social change.The July 28 event is part of the telco’s corporate-responsibility initiative committing to a carbon-neutral footprint by 2035, a new job-skills training program and a digital-inclusion

Kanye West announced on the Fourth of July that he is running for president in 2020. In a tweet late on Saturday night, West wrote: We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Fast & Furiousstar Sung Kang, poet Rupi Kaur, The Daily Show contributorRonny Chieng, actress Kelly Hu, pop icon Vanness Wu, rapper Dumbfoundead, fashion designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim, and basketball star Jeremy Lin are among the notables confirmed for the live-stream benefit #OURIDENTITY: Project Blue Marble.

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Andrew Yang’s recommendations for combating anti-Asian racism have united the Asian American community. The former presidential candidate penned an op-ed for The Washington Post on Wednesday about the rise in anti-Asian attacks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, calling for Asian Americans to "show [our] American-ness" in response.

Simu Liu took a swipe at former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Twitter Thursday.

Andrew Yang bowed out of the U.S. presidential race, but the businessman-turned-politico wants to keep his policy agenda on the national media stage.

Andrew Yang is making his presidential endorsement.