Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Man who faked his way into cockpit pleads guilty to fraud The man who conned his way into the cockpit of an US Airways flight in March pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia to one count of fraud in connection with an identification document. More
Magic Johnson Makes Bold Statement About Anthony Edwards It feels as if the entire NBA world is collectively recovering from Monday night's dunk from Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves. 03/19/2024 - 7:56 am | View Link
WATCH: Anthony Edwards wins dunk of the year, and perhaps the century, with vicious slam over John Collins An early 16-point deficit didn't exactly help matters ... Showmanship typically isn't a priority when playing with depleted depth, but Edwards is a natural. With his team relying on him, Edwards did ... 03/18/2024 - 4:09 pm | View Link
“He’s such a little baby that he’s thrown 250 years of democracy out the window by not accepting the results… He’s such a sociopath. He’s so insane. He just couldn’t admit to losing. And we know he lost. He knows he lost… He’s a such a sick man.”
— Larry David, discussing Donald Trump on CNN.
Playbook: “At this point, we know about all there is to know about Biden and Trump. Both men have run for president before. Both men have won the White House. Both have been in the glare of public scrutiny since bell bottoms were fashionable and cars came with 8-track stereos.”
“And yet for all we know about these men and this campaign, it’s a third man — one who has been in the public consciousness for just as long, if not longer — who has emerged as the known unknown of the 2024 race: Robert F.
“President Joe Biden will shatter fundraising records with a star-studded event on Thursday, with his campaign saying that it will bring in $25 million for an event featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and late-night host Stephen Colbert,” Politico reports.
“The one-night extravaganza will all but certainly increase Biden’s sizable financial advantage over former President Donald Trump, who raised about $20 million in all of February.
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bid to vote on firing Speaker Mike Johnson risks throwing the House back into leaderless paralysis for the second time in six months,” Politico reports.
“But it also holds real peril for the frustrated conservatives whom she claims to represent — with some worried she could possibly push Johnson into working with Democrats on Ukraine aid.”
“Hunter Biden’s effort to dismiss the federal tax charges against him got a chilly reception in court on Wednesday, as a federal judge sounded skeptical that the president’s son was a victim of a politically motivated prosecution,” Politico reports.
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Ronan (R) insulted Beyoncé’s singing abilities, called her a “skank,” and said she was teaching “young women how to be hyper-sexual whores,” The Root reports.