The UK’s influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) has called Elon Musk to a hearing to discuss how he “will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms.”
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The Republican National Committee is withdrawing from presidential debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, concluding that the group has been unresponsive to its concerns over the next events in 2024.
In a statement, Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the RNC, said, “Debates are an important part of the democratic process, and the RNC is committed to free and fair debates. The Commission on Presidential Debates is biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates including hosting debates before voting begins and selecting moderators who have never worked for candidates on the debate stage.”
The Commission on Presidential Debates is the non-partisan group set up in 1988 to host the fall presidential debates. The organization, chaired by Frank Fahrenkopf and Antonia Hernandez, is tasked with selecting moderators, dates, formats and other elements of the events, which have produced some of the most consequential moments in advance of the general election.
But in 2016 and then in 2020, Donald Trump and his campaign complained that the group was biased. In the last cycle, Trump’s campaign attempted to influence the selection of moderators, sending the commission a list of suggested figures. But the commission maintained that it was independent and selected the moderators on its own. Trump objected to the choices of some of the debate moderators, including Chris Wallace, then of Fox News, and Steve Scully, then of C-SPAN.
Trump’s campaign also asked the commission to move up the timing of the first debate, as many states began their early voting. They also protested when the planned second presidential debate, slated for Oct. 15, switched to an all virtual format after
The UK’s influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) has called Elon Musk to a hearing to discuss how he “will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms.”
The Lotto and Thunderball winning numbers have been announced this Saturday evening.
Joe Biden is moving forward with plans to attend at least a portion of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, returning to the tradition of presidential schtick for the 100-year-plus-old event.
vetoed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, that barred transgender students from competing in female-designated sports.
said Matt Sandgren, Executive Director of theHatch Foundation, said in a statement on the site’s “in Memorium” page. “Born the son of a carpenter and plaster lather, he overcame the poverty of his youth to become a United States Senator. With the hardships of his upbringing always fresh in his mind, he made it his life’s mission to expand freedom and opportunity for others—and the results speak for themselves.
Piers Morgan 'stormed off' during an interview with Lorraine Kelly as they discussed his Good Morning Britain exit.
Manchester United suffered their second humiliating defeat of the season against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
On April 10, France went to the polls in the first round of voting for the 2022 presidential election. The results pit incumbent Emmanuel Macron versus far right leader Marine Le Pen with the determining second round vote to be held on April 24. In the wake of the first round, some 400 artists have lent their names to an op-ed published in Le Monde urging the electorate to put its voice behind Macron.
tweet earlier this week that the legislation would not prevent mental health counseling for those struggling with gender dysphoria.“If an adult wants to self-mutilate in pursuit of the fiction they can defy G-d and science, more power to them — as they don’t expect me to pay for it. But no child should be put in the position of making life-altering decisions before they are of the age of majority,” Fine tweeted.“I can say I’m a porcupine, but that doesn’t make it so,” he continued.
publicly supported the Biden/Harris ticket in 2022; he’s remained cagey about his affiliation, calling himself a “political independent and centrist” in that endorsement message.But Mulvaney seemed pretty confident that as a candidate, Johnson would not only break red, but be a serious challenger for both Republican Florida Gove. DeSantis and Trump himself.“Gov. Ron] DeSantis could give [Trump] a run for his money.
The hosts of “The View” aren’t impressed with the stance some Republican politicians have taken on Dr. Oz.
he may have a tipping point to cross over to the Republican Party.Maher, the staunch liberal who ushered politics into late night with “Politically Incorrect” and now “Real Time” on HBO, has had taken many sojourns into centrist and center-right thinking of late. He and Rogan likened their mutual centrism to a rare form of “common sense” on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that debuted Tuesday.Maher suggested that runaway government spending — and the grift that comes along with it — just might be the thing that changes his stripes.
In a repeat of 2017, France’s 2022 presidential election is now down to the same two candidates: the incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far right leader Marine Le Pen. In first round voting which took place on Sunday, centrist Macron emerged with 27.6% of the votes while Le Pen managed 23.4%. This is a bigger showing for Le Pen and her National Rally party (formerly National Front) than five years ago. The determining second round vote will be held on April 24.
The power of television has apparently brought together former President Donald Trump and daytime talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running for the Republican nomination in the Pennsylvania Senate election this November.
The Saturday Night Live cold open featured Ego Nwodim as Ketanji Brown Jackson, newly confirmed to the Supreme Court, meeting famous women and Black Americans who came before her — along with a few jokes at Ted Cruz’s expense.
40 horses once again took on the world's most famous race in Aintree on Saturday afternoon. The 174th Grand National produced another classic, with 50-1 shot Noble Yeats crossing the line first in what was jockey Sam Waley-Cohen's final ever race.
Millions tuned in once again for this year's Grand National - the 174th running of the world's most famous horse race. This year saw 50-1 shot Noble Yeats take the title, beating favourite Any Second Now into second place.