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All eyes are on the Georgia Senate runoff races after the election on Tuesday, with Zach Braff getting out in front of the race, from an acting standpoint. The 45-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday night, pitching himself to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels to play Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. ‘Lorne. … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as the leader of the Democrats on Wednesday and while she hinted this would be her final term, she refused to say so definitively. The Democratic caucus held virtual elections due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis – and Pelosi ran unopposed. She’ll need to secure a majority on the House … Read more
Democrats went into Tuesday night expecting to pad their majority in the House, but instead Republicans were able to unseat several incumbents and close the gap. Both parties’ assumption going into Election Day was that Democrats would be able to snatch at least a dozen more seats from GOP incumbents, adding to their majority in … Read more
US intelligence officials have confirmed Iran is responsible for a series of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters this week, as they revealed Russia is also playing its part to meddle in the presidential election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Wednesday identified the two countries as foreign actors that ‘have taken specific actions to influence … Read more
An anthropologist has revealed his theory that Westerners are actually ‘psychologically peculiar’ and have a more individualistic and self-obsessed way of life than other cultures. Joseph Henrich, from 51, from Philadelphia, uses the acronym Weird to stand for Western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic and to illustrate how Westerners are unlike most other cultures existing in … Read more
Joe Biden will accept the Democratic nomination tonight and try to offer hope in his speech after Barack Obama’s indictment of Donald Trump as corrupt, lazy and narcissistic threat to American democracy Joe Biden will formally accept the Democratic nomination in a speech closing out the final night of the Democratic Convention on Thursday The … Read more
Greetings America. It is truly an honor to be speaking with you. That I am here tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me. Women and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all. This week marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the … Read more
Joe Biden was formally nominated as the Democratic Party presidential nominee Tuesday night, as the traditional roll call vote was done by video messages filmed all around the United States and territories. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania cast the Keystone State’s votes in front of Biden’s Scranton childhood home. While Sen. Bernie Sanders, who retained … Read more
Democratic convention starts today: Michelle Obama will make keynote address urging people to vote for Joe Biden in first-ever virtual party event – with Republican 2016 candidate John Kasich pleading with his party to dump Trump Former first lady Michelle Obama will headline the first-ever fully virtual Democratic National Convention’s kick-off on Monday night She … Read more
I’m ready for my close ape! Orphaned gorillas pose for selfies with their carer in the Democratic Republic of Congo Pictures were taken in Virunga national park in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of Congo Patrick Sadiki Karabaranga, 39, is the guardian of the orphaned gorillas and takes selfies with them every day The guardian has been … Read more