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Julian Castro, the former housing secretary under the Obama Administration and former mayor of San Antonio, announced Saturday that he will be joining the 2020 presidential race. To a crowd of cheering San Antonians gathered at the Plaza Guadalupe amphitheater on the city’s west side, Castro announced his candidacy and further cemented himself as one […]
You would be forgiven for thinking we live inside a huge, literal steaming pile of garbage. The political landscape grows increasingly frightening each day as the world is forced to respond to an ever-increasing series of threats. So it would be easy to resign yourself to this reality, especially if you’re young. We’re made fun […]
Saturday Night Live 2018 finale kicked off with a Donald Trump skit that had the president questioning whether poking at him should be legal. Trump tweeted on Sunday morning that he thinks the late-night comedy institution’s right to make fun of elected officials should be “tested in courts,” implying that the program “can’t be legal.” […]
Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pretty quick with the comebacks. On Friday, a panel on Fox News sat down to discuss the incoming congresswoman’s wardrobe. Ocasio-Cortez learned about the talk when a viewer tweeted that the news channel was examining Ocasio-Cortez’s shoes “in prime time.” The Bronx native fired back on Saturday, quoting lyrics to a Spanish […]
Cynthia Nixon’s turn to politics came as a surprise to many earlier this year, and although she ultimately didn’t win in her Democratic primary race for governor of New York, she still managed to make a big enough impact. Speaking with New York magazine Editor-in-Chief Adam Moss at Vulture Festival Los Angeles, Nixon spoke candidly about the whole […]
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee in this year’s race for governor of Georgia, asked that Hollywood not follow through on their threats to boycott the state over what turned out to be a controversial victory by her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp. I appreciate the calls to action, but I ask all of our entertainment industry friends […]
Earlier this month, Houston native Beyoncé decided to endorse Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke. However, Bey unfairly caught heat for waiting until Election Day itself to let it be known she supports Beto. The politician told TMZ at Capitol Hill that he isn’t on board with that criticism. “Oh I am so grateful to […]
Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, conceded the governorship to his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis Saturday, following a statewide vote recount. While appearing alongside his wife R. Jai Gillum, Andrew Gillum posted a Facebook live video declaring his concession. “We said that we would fight until the last vote is counted. We wanted […]
The Beto effect may not have won Democrats a Senate seat, but it may have provided insight into Texas’ political future. In the closer-than-expected race between Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz, Democrats across the state and the country watched as one of the nation’s reddest states took another step towards purple territory. Although Cruz retained his Senate […]
Since spearheading Georgia’s “exact-match” voting requirement, Secretary of State Brian Kemp has faced accusations of attempting to suppress minority voting. A federal judge ruled Friday that the state must change certain procedures to make it easier for those flagged as a result of the rule, to be able to vote. Following his legal defeat, in another […]
