Новости за 16.01.2024

Former President Trump mocked former President Carter on Monday during his Iowa caucus victory speech, appearing to take a dig at Carter in the wake of his wife's death. “My wife attended the funeral two months ago of Rosalynn Carter. And it was beautiful. Jimmy Carter was there,” Trump said. “I thought to myself, Jimmy...

President Biden is congratulating Elton John on his Emmy Award, which clinched the “Rocket Man” singer’s entree into the EGOT winners club. “Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme,” Biden said in a message posted Tuesday on social media. “Six Grammy Awards....

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will be joining with Democratic lawmakers to launch a reproductive health care series this week to highlight efforts by the administration to ensure access to reproductive and contraceptive care. The health care series will start in D.C. on Wednesday, with Becerra hosting Democratic female Congress members for...

David Axelrod, former President Obama’s senior adviser, said Tuesday that President Biden’s reelection campaign has to "get into gear" in order to beat former President Trump, arguing its messaging needs to go beyond that Trump is a threat to democracy. “The president and his campaign need to get into gear and they need a message....

Some parts of the U.S. are colder than Antarctica right now.

The State Department denounced Nauru's decision to cut off ties with Taiwan on Monday, siding the pacific island diplomatically with China. With the shift, just 11 countries and Vatican City recognize the independence of Taiwan, as China continues a push to ice its rival out of international diplomacy. China claims the island as its own...

Dua Lipa says that while as a music star, it’s likely “easier to be apolitical,” she feels compelled to speak out about the Israel-Hamas war and continue to call for a “humanitarian cease-fire.” “I think there’s no kind of deep discussion about war and oppression. It just is something that we’ve seen happen time and...

Vice President Harris expressed confidence she and President Biden would win reelection in November regardless of their opponent, even as polls have shown Biden trailing former President Trump and others in key swing states. "No matter who the Republican nominee is, we're winning," Harris said in an interview with ABC News that aired Tuesday morning....

DES MOINES, Iowa — Voters had their say for the first time in the 2024 presidential campaign cycle Monday — and the result was an emphatic win in the GOP’s Iowa caucuses for former President Trump. Trump stormed to victory by roughly 30 points. Much of the tension in the run-up to the caucuses revolved...

Former President Trump easily won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, besting Republican rivals Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the kickoff state as the race turns quickly to New Hampshire’s primary next week.   Outlets called the race for Trump less than an hour after voting at the caucuses began in the Hawkeye State. While votes are...

Former President Trump won a commanding victory during Monday's Iowa GOP caucus, the first major test of the former president’s dominance over the Republican electorate. Now all eyes are turning to New Hampshire, where the former president holds a lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who both came in...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. DeSantis (R) signaled that his campaign would power on following his distant second-place finish to former President Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.  "They threw everything but the kitchen sink at us," DeSantis told a crowd of supporters at a watch party, who responded with chants of "Ron!...

President Biden on Monday night issued a plea for supporters to donate to his campaign in the wake of former President Trump’s victory in Iowa. “Looks like Donald Trump just won Iowa. He’s the clear front runner on the other side at this point,” Biden wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But here’s the...

Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday night announced he's dropping out of the 2024 GOP presidential race following a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses and endorsing former President, the latest announcement to winnow down the primary field as Trump dominates. "As of this moment, we are going to suspend this presidential campaign," Ramaswamy told supporters in...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is poised to finish second in the Iowa GOP caucus, while former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is poised for third place, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. DeSantis’s second-place finish comes after the Florida governor invested heavily in the Hawkeye State. His performance in Iowa was seen as make-or-break,...

Recorded earlier Former President Donald Trump speaks in Iowa at his official watch party in Des Moines. Former President Trump was projected to easily win the Iowa caucuses in the first major test of the 2024 Republican primary race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Watch the live feed above.

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels indicated over the weekend she expects to testify in former President Trump's criminal trial in New York, where he faces charges over alleged hush money payments made to the actress. "Obviously, things have been next-level crazy, since I am set to testify in, at this point in time, March. Obviously,...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) hyped up Iowa caucusgoers on Monday with a rousing speech praising former President Trump, urging the voters to caucus for Trump and reelect him in 2024. The congresswoman focused on immigration policy in her Boone, Iowa, speech, pledging her and Trump’s support for “mass deportations” if he is reelection. “We...

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips suggested potential Cabinet posts for Elon Musk or billionaire investor Bill Ackman as he pursues a long-shot White House bid against President Joe Biden. Phillips on Monday participated in a forum with Musk, podcast host Jason Calacanis and Ackman on Musk's X spaces platform to discuss a variety of topics...

RuPaul Charles is giving an impassioned defense of drag queen story hours, saying during his Emmy Award acceptance speech that critics are attempting to “restrict your access to power.” “Listen, if a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her,” the star of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” said Monday as...

The arctic blast that put over 110 million American under wind chill advisories on Monday and froze the Iowa caucus is set to close dozens of major school districts and slow air travel on Tuesday. Millions of students will have an extra-long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, with schools closed Tuesday in Washington, D.C.,...

Niecy Nash-Betts is using her Emmy Award win to call attention to Breonna Taylor and other “Black and brown” women who have “gone unheard and overpoliced.” The “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” took home an Emmy on Monday in Los Angeles in the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie...

Vice President Harris is set to appear on ABC’s “The View” on Wednesday, her office announced. She’ll travel to New York for a live interview with the show’s six co-hosts to talk about the 2024 presidential campaign and the Biden administration’s goals and priorities, according to the network. It’s the vice president’s seventh appearance...