President Biden Pardons Military Members for Gay Sex Convictions

There was no debating it – Bill Maher‘s Real Time was going to talk about Thursday night’s presidential candidates battle and the consequences of Joe Biden’s performance.

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has a problem with some of its top donors after last night’s debate fiasco, and they may have just made it worse.

“Mr. Biden is not the man he was four years ago,” the New York Times said today in the understatement of the moment as it a called for the incumbent to bow out of this year’s race against Donald Trump before it’s too late.

Former President Donald Trump, in his first rally since the presidential debate on Thursday, continued to go after Joe Biden as a bit of a master political manipulator even as much of the post-event focus has been on the president’s feeble performance.

Tatiana Siegel It was meant to be a night to assuage Hollywood’s donor class’ concerns about President Joe Biden’s fitness. But it quickly turned into a nightmare for some of the industry’s biggest Democratic backers.

Joe Biden is speaking out after his lackluster performance at the first 2024 Presidential Debate.

President Joe Biden was more energetic and forceful at a rally this afternoon following his dismal performance at Thursday night’s debate with Donald Trump.

Brian Stelter In the hour leading up to President Joe Biden‘s disastrous debate performance on Thursday, I peeked inside the flashy studio where MSNBC‘s biggest stars were previewing how Donald Trump could derail the proceedings, and I saw megawatt smiles. The hosts were in the middle of a commercial break and clearly savoring one of the biggest political nights of the year; Rachel Maddow made a joke and everyone cracked up. I was at 30 Rock for an appearance on NBC’s streaming news service.

Fans of Joey Essex were left gobsmacked when the TOWIE star made a surprise appearance on Love Island earlier this month. Now, they're clamouring for his lookalike to join the show in the upcoming series. Josh Miles, known as @joshmiles02 on social media, recently went viral after he transformed himself into the 33-year-old reality star using just hair products.

Remember when NFL fans were complaining about seeing too many shots of Taylor Swift enjoying the game? We said at the time that was kind of a BS complaint. Why? Because there’s so much downtime during games, there’s TONS of shots of the crowd. The cameras look for anything remotely interesting to fill the time. Sometimes that’s wild fanatics in facepaint, sometimes it’s wholesome shots of parents taking their kids to their first games… And oh so often it’s just random creeping on girls.

“This cannot be real life. It just can’t,” said an animated and live Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer President Biden and former President Trump debated on Thursday in Atlanta, with each attacking the other’s four years in office as a disaster for the country. The two candidates attacked each other in personal terms. Biden referenced Trump’s criminal conviction and other legal problems, while Trump invoked the prosecution of Biden’s son, Hunter, adding that the president could also be prosecuted.

Business Insider.Only 46% of Republicans now support allowing same-sex couples to marry, and only 40% believe such relationships are morally acceptable.According to Gallup’s Values and Beliefs poll, 69% of Americans support allowing same-sex nuptials, just slightly below the record high of 71% in 2022 and 2023. Support has declined slightly among Democrats and political independents, dropping from 87% to 84% among the first group and from 77% to 74% in the latter group.The poll, conducted from May 1-23, 2024, finds that almost two-thirds of Americans believe same-sex relations are morally acceptable — a drop from 2022, when 71% responded in the affirmative.Two years ago, 85% of Democrats and 72% of independents felt same-sex relations were morally acceptable.

While the modern National Football League has made great strides toward diversity in recent years, from celebrating gay players to promoting LGBTQ inclusion, these moves still generate a peculiar amount of harsh backlash.Most recently, the NFL’s Buffalo Bills took some heat after announcing on June 18 that it would follow several other NFL teams in sponsoring a local chapter of the National Gay Flag Football League (NGFFL).Journalist Carmine Sabia, who promotes himself as “a voice of inspiration and clarity” posted on X that the sponsorship is “what the end of the United States looks like.”This is what the end of the United States looks like.The Buffalo Bills are sponsoring The National Gay Flag Football League. pic.twitter.com/8ac1PZHyxC— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) June 18, 2024Other right-wing pundits piled on, such as Rob Schmitt of the Newsmax network.“When you thought you could escape the Pride month propaganda by watching football, apparently not,” said Schmitt on the air.

Mondaire Jones won his Democratic primary, setting him up for a general election showdown against Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Lawler in a district covering New York City’s northern suburbs and exurbs in the Hudson Valley.Jones, who is gay, was first elected to Congress in 2020.

When asked recently what he thought should be the first question at CNN’s Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate on Thursday, ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a succinct answer: “Who won the last election?”

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that it is extending invitations to 487 to join the membership ranks of the Oscar organizer. If all accept, it will bring the Academy’s total membership to 10,910, of which 9,934 would be voting members.

Emmerdale is facing a major 'sex crisis', as a key hunky actor has decided to leave the soap after five years.The ITV drama will bid farewell to the handsome Nate Robinson, played by Jurell Carter, in a significant storyline set to air later this year, The Sun has exclusively revealed. Jurell joined the cast in 2019 as a mysterious farmhand who lured Moira Dingle into a steamy affair behind her husband Cain Dingle's back. He quickly became a fan favourite and has featured in storylines opposite some major legends of the Yorkshire-based ITV soap.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Kamala Harris will be in Los Angeles on June 29 for a Pride month Biden-Harris fundraiser that is already attracting some of Hollywood’s most powerful players and creatives. I can exclusively report that invites are expected to go out today for what’s officially being billed as a “Pride Garden Party With Vice President Kamala Harris.” Tony winner Idina Menzel will perform during the afternoon program.

The White House in the past week has railed against so-called “cheap fakes,” videos edited to look as if President Joe Biden has “frozen” or was wandering away at major public events, while media outlets amplifying the moments have done little to add context.