Former President Donald Trump claimed during the presidential debate Thursday that immigrants entering the United States illegally were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs,” a claim with little basis that Democrats immediately seized on as evidence that Trump and Republicans were not serious about cultivating support from voters of color. It also touched off a […]
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Orbán sticks to football in remarks on sidelines of Euro 2024 match
Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (R), gives a speech during his visit to Baden-Wuerttemberg in the New Palace. Christoph Schmidt/dpa Hungary’s right-wing leader Viktor Orbán stuck to football and friendship in remarks Wednesday on the sidelines of the Hungarian national team’s Euro 2024 game against hosts Germany in Stuttgart. Orbán and Baden-Württemberg state Premier […]
JD Vance ‘disrespecting the dead’ with bump stock remarks, Nevada senator says
Political ripples from the supreme court’s decision to overturn a Trump White House-era ban on sales of “bump stocks” – a spring-loaded stock that uses recoil to in effect turn a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun – continued to radiate on Monday when Jacky Rosen took exception to comments on the issue made by […]
Piers Morgan’s Meghan remarks among most complaints received in Ofcom history
Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about Meghan Markle on Good Morning Britain remains the most complained about programme in Ofcom history, as Julia Hartley-Brewer’s show enters the top 10. The media watchdog has marked the 500th edition of its fortnightly broadcast bulletin, first started on January 27th, 2004, by reflecting on milestone moments across the last […]
Kremlin says NATO chief’s nuclear weapons remarks are an escalation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks about talks on deploying more nuclear weapons were an escalation. NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, […]
Hamas says it gave mediators response to Gaza ceasefire plan with some ‘remarks’
Hamas has said that it gave Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, with some “remarks” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for, but the group said it was ready to keep working […]
Hamas says it gave mediators response to Gaza ceasefire plan with some ‘remarks’
Hamas has said that it gave Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, with some “remarks” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for, but the group said it was ready to keep working […]
Maddow Blog | Rick Scott absurdly slams Biden’s D-Day remarks as ‘disgusting’
President Joe Biden joined a variety of world leaders in France yesterday and marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Evidently Sen. Rick Scott wasn’t impressed. After a Fox Business host accused the Democrat of “taking veiled shots” at Donald Trump, the Florida Republican reflected on his father’s World War II service before concluding: For the […]
L.A. Asian American Groups Call for Shane Gillis to Apologize for ‘Offensive Racial Remarks’ — or Netflix Should Cut Ties
Several Asian American groups gathered in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles Thursday afternoon to call for comedian Shane Gillis to apologize for using “offensive racial remarks” in his stand-up performances. Leaders of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, Chinese American Citizens Alliance Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League […]
How the media covered the aftermath of Trump’s conviction — and his remarks the following morning
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN and MSNBC both cut away from former President Donald Trump as he spoke live on Friday less than 24 hours after being convicted in his New York hush money trial. The decisions, along with coverage of the trial’s aftermath in general, spoke to how the nation’s divisions are reflected in […]
Richard Dreyfuss Sparks Outrage, Massachusetts Theater Apologizes For His ‘Offensive and Distressing’ Remarks at ‘Jaws’ Screening
In recent years, “Jaws” star Richard Dreyfuss has come under fire for speaking out on subjects such as Oscar diversity requirements and the use of Blackface. At a “Jaws” retrospective screening in Beverly, Mass. on Saturday evening, he appeared to take his inflammatory remarks even further as he ranted about subjects reported to include trans […]
Biden says each generation has to ‘earn’ freedom, in solemn Memorial Day remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation’s fallen toward creating a more perfect union, “for which they lived, and for which they died for.” Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must […]