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UPDATE: The Fox News chyron read “Israel’s Ground Invasion About To Begin,” as news networks continued their watch for a potential invasion overnight. On CNN, Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy told Erin Burnett, “I am not going to speculate as to whether this is the invasion.” But…

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who represents a suburban Minneapolis congressional district, launched a challenge to President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. His announcement has been expected for weeks, as Phillips, 54, warns that Biden’s age and low approval mean that he very likely may lose…

Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.” At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction…

The day after dual shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant that left at least 18 dead and 13 injured in Maine, former Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey posted his reaction to the violence in Lewiston (pop. 36,000), which is his hometown. Related Stories …

An intruder who allegedly climbed a fence at the Brentwood home of Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, was behind bars Thursday after initially being released from custody before quickly returning to the home later in the…

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker will moderate the next Republican debate along with Hugh Hewitt, host on the Salem Radio Network. The lineup for the Nov. 8 event was announced on Nightly News this evening. The debate will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m…

Media-wise, the 2024 Presidential election crosses the official starting line with debate season, and this cycle the contenders on the Republican side, including a multiple-indicted former POTUS, are looking to beat Democrat Joe Biden and take over the White House. But first they have to take on each…

UPDATE: John Leguizamo and his wife Justine were given choice spots at the White House State Dinner: At the president’s table, seated with figures including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Earlier, Leguizamo told a reporter that he “definitely&#8221…

Former President Donald Trump was fined again by the New York judge who imposed a gag order that forbids Trump from attacking members of the judge’s staff. Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a $10,000 fine on Trump, adding to the $5,000 sanction imposed last week, per the AP. Engoron was angered by a…

UPDATE: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) won the vote for speaker, ending three-weeks of Republican intra-party divisions and bitter argument that paralyzed the House. Johnson won 220 votes while Hakeem Jeffries drew 209 votes. The manual roll call was a contrast to previous ones, as Republicans were…

UPDATE: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the latest GOP nominee for speaker, but he may face the same types of divisions that sank three previous party designees for the top House post. Johnson, the vice chair of the House Republican Conference and deputy whip, drew 128 votes in the third ballot this…

UPDATE: First Lady Jill Biden said that The B-52s will no longer perform at the White House State Dinner on Wednesday, and that guests instead will listen to music from the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings. The change — from the relentlessly…