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Doug Williams Shed Tears Of Joy After Learning Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts Would Be First Black Quarterbacks To Meet In Super Bowl
Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams celebrates following the Redskins 42010 victory 1/31 in San Diego. Bettmann Archive Doug Williams was deeply touched when he learned there would be two Black starting...
Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of President Obama With Steve Jobs, Reed Hastings, Mark Zuckerberg And More
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping … [+] in the background Barack Obama Presidential Library / U.S. National Archives The Barack O...
Biden’s Chief Of Staff Klain Reportedly Plans To Step Down
Topline Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff for the past two years, will reportedly step down as the president’s right-hand man, sources told the New York Times on Saturday, marking one of...
Debt Limit Showdown And Government Shutdown Pose Greatest Risk In A Decade—Here’s What To Expect
Topline As the 118th House kicks off official business, lawmakers are set to embark on a contentious showdown over federal government spending and the nation’s debt limit—an issue many experts b...
Taxpayers are paying billions for NFL stadiums. Here’s how
In 2022, the Tennessee Titans of the NFL unveiled their plans for a new stadium in the heart of Nashville. The 1.7 million-square-foot stadium can house 60,000 screaming football fans and is estimated...
Trump Was Clearly Worst Post-War President On Trade … Until Biden
Photos of then President Donald Trump and candidate Joe Biden during the final presidential debate … [+] in Nashville on October 22, 2020. They acted like they didn’t agree on anything but...
President Biden decides on nomination for IRS Commissioner
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images New role a ‘challenging assignment,’ former IRS commissioner says Biden’s nomination comes at a cr...
‘We are not acting swiftly enough’: Ex-Obama advisor on COP27
The COP27 climate conference represents an opportunity to move forward, but a significant ramping up of efforts will be required in the years ahead, according to a former special assistant to Presiden...
There’s Good News On Inflation If You Know Where To Look
What if inflation was falling faster than the Federal Reserve thinks? getty If inflation were on its way down, would the Federal Reserve notice? By design, the central bank’s preferred inflation measu...
Obama Announces Rare Rallies For Midterm Campaigns
Topline Former President Barack Obama announced plans Saturday for three midterm campaign stops this month, bringing star power Democrats hope will boost their candidates’ chances in a series of...
Swing District Democrat Attempts To Claim Moderate Mantle, Is Undermined By Voting Record
North Carolina State Sen. Wiley Nickel (D), the Democratic nominee for the 13th congressional … [+] district of North Carolina (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Getty Images “In this race, I&...
China Party Congress To Highlight Trade-Offs As Growth Slows, Top Obama Asia Policy Advisor Says
Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he attends a dinner reception at the Great Hall … [+] of the People on the eve of the National Day holiday in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. ...
Big OPEC+ Oil Production Cut Provokes Pointed Responses
TOPSHOT – US President Joe Biden (C-L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) arrive for the … [+] family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel...
Silicon Valley billionaires duel over Trump, midterm elections
Supporters of US President Donald Trump participate in the Million MAGA March to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, in front of the US Capitol on December 12, 2020 in Washington, D...
United’s Electric Air Taxi And JFK Whining Distract From Real Issues
United Airlines is a strong company with a more focused communications strategy. This strategy … [+] focuses on the future but does not address key challenges today. Getty Images In 2018, United...
Most Americans Worry About Accessing Health Care, Poll Finds
Topline Some 80% of Americans worry about how they will access good health care, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which found the vast majority of Amer...
How Comedian Adam Conover Made A Netflix Show With President Obama
Adam Conover Stars in Netflix’s “The G Word” Netflix Comedian Adam Conover has always been ahead of his time. At CollegeHumor, he popularized internet comedy videos and turned the ch...
Biden senior advisor Anita Dunn has to divest investment portfolio to avoid conflict
White House senior advisor Anita Dunn is being forced to divest an investment portfolio worth an estimated $16.8 million to $48.2 million that ethics attorneys say poses significant conflicts of inter...
Social Justice, Outreach, Global Collaboration: Cancer Moonshot Pathways
Greg Simon served as executive director White House Cancer Task Force in 2016. (Photo from 2016 by … [+] Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images ...
Harry Styles Leads, But Can Beyonce Or Lizzo Catch Up?
Topline Critics, charts and even former President Barack Obama have weighed in on their picks for this year’s song of the summer, nominating hits from Harry Styles, Beyoncé, Kate Bush and Bad Bunny, a...
‘As It Was,’ ‘Break My Soul,’ ‘Running Up That Hill’
Topline Critics, charts and even former President Barack Obama have weighed in on their picks for this year’s song of the summer, with Harry Styles’ “As It Was,” Beyonce’s “Break My Soul,” Kate Bush’s...
Obama’s Reach Higher Streaming Ground With Amazon Following Spotify Exit
FILE – In this Oct. 31, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama, right, and former first … [+] lady Michelle Obama appear at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. The publisher o...
Why Biden’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Bad For America
Biden speaking Tuesday in the Roosevelt room at the White House. Getty Images Is too much inflation crushing your summer vacation plans? President Joe Biden has a holiday for you — at the gas pump. Bi...
ESPN Asks Court To Dismiss Lawsuit From SportsCenter Host Steele Who Called Company’s Vaccine Mandate ‘Sick’
Topline ESPN this week sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by SportsCenter host Sage Steele who alleged the company violated her right to free speech after it disciplined her for calling ESPN’s vaccine ...
Tesla boss Elon Musk blasts Biden, Democrats on Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday blasted the Biden administration and Democrats on Twitter, as the world’s richest man doubled down on his vow to vote for Republicans. Musk in a tweet accused the B...
Barack & Michelle Ditch Spotify For Podcast Freedom
FILE – In this Oct. 31, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama, right, and former first … [+] lady Michelle Obama appear at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. The publisher o...
Son Of Brooklyn Judge Who Stormed Capitol In Fur Pelts Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison
Topline Aaron Mostofsky—a Brooklyn judge’s son who was photographed dressed like a caveman in fur pelts inside the Capitol on January 6 and carrying stolen riot gear —was sentenced to eight months in ...
Fight to protect consumers from bad investment advice advances slowly
William F. Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a press conference on Sep. 10, 2018. Galvin championed a state rule governing investment advice, which a judge invalidated in Marc...
‘Putin Has Always Been Ruthless… The Danger Was Always There’
Former President Barack Obama in an interview with NBC’s Al Roker NBC News In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Al Roker, former President Barack Obama describes Russian President Vladimir Putin...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has Covid, stood next to Biden
US President Joe Biden signs H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Ge...
Democrats urge Biden to pass climate change part of Build Back Better
Supporters demonstrate in favor of Build Back Better on the Senate Steps of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 15, 2021. Leigh Vogel | Getty Images House Democrats have reupped calls for President Joe Biden to ...