Tag: Runs

As young Iranians lose hope, a reformist runs for president

A snap election called after a deadly helicopter crash. A candidate promising a different approach both at home and abroad. And suddenly there’s an element of suspense and unpredictability in Iran, as voters go to the polls to choose a new president. Elections in the Islamic Republic are tightly-controlled affairs – the candidates are all […]

Miami newspaper runs pro-Trump political ad filled with racial slurs

A newspaper in Miami, Florida is under fire after running several pro-Trump political ads filled with racial slurs. The full-page ad, which ran on the back cover of the Miami New Times’ June 13–19 print edition, features several uncensored uses of the n-word, as well as a misleading quote of President Biden using the slur […]

Maddow Blog | Rick Scott runs pro-IVF ad after voting against IVF protections

In late February, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth tried to advance the Access to Family Building Act, which would create legal protections for in vitro fertilization at the national level. It failed in response to Republican opposition. Two weeks later, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray tried to pass a bill to expand access to in vitro fertilization […]

Vote now in our poll that runs thru Friday

They’re sometimes an afterthought, what comes with the meal. And French fries arrive to your restaurant table in shapes like waffle or cut or even curly. Whether fries originated in France or Belgium (there’s still a dispute over it), we’re just happy the French fries began somewhere and they’re still available everywhere in the U.S. […]