WASHINGTON — The top election official in Arizona says there should be a criminal investigation into newly revealed efforts by Donald Trump‘s allies to interfere with the 2020 vote count in the state. In an interview with MSNBC, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, referenced multiple phone calls …
Read More »Yungblud Covers Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' for Spotify Singles
Yungblud has recorded a cover of Madonna‘s “Like a Virgin” as part of the Spotify Singles series. His installment also comes with a new version of his song “Mars,” recorded with only a piano accompaniment at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. “Recording at Sound City just blew my mind,” …
Read More »CDC: Delta Variant Will Soon Be 'Predominant Variant' in U.S.
As the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant has spread to 74 countries in just six months since its discovery, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is warning Americans that the strain will become the “predominant variant in the months ahead” in the United States. The …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen Details New SiriusXM Show 'Top of the Pack'
Wolfgang Van Halen is set to launch a new SiriusXM show, Top of the Pack, which will honor some of the biggest acts in classic rock. The show is set to debut June 11th at 5 p.m. ET on Sirius XM’s Classic Rewind on channel 25, as well as on …
Read More »Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour Announces 2021 Dates
The Outlaw Music Festival Tour, the annual package tour highlighting artists who make music outside of the mainstream, is returning in 2021. Once again headlined by Willie Nelson, the tour begins August 22nd in Texas and features a rotating cast of singer-songwriters and bands. Sturgill Simpson appears on more than …
Read More »White House Launches Task Force Aimed at Keeping Politics Out of Federal Scientific Policies
To guard against political influence in science within the government, the White House announced the official launch of the Scientific Integrity Task Force. The new initiative, announced Monday, includes 46 members from more than two dozen government agencies whoare tasked with looking back through 2009, to find where political partisanship …
Read More »Texas Democrats Strike Jim Crow 'Purity of Ballot Box' Language from GOP Voting Bill
After their party’s 2020 presidential election loss, Republican-led legislatures across the country are scrambling to exclude more people from voting and make it more difficult to cast a ballot. In Texas, conservatives have been pushing a voting bill that included language from the state’s constitution that was used to justify …
Read More »Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus Set for Conversation Series Supporting Labor Reform
Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus and more will participate in a series of conversation with labor leaders around the country to raise awareness for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The series, which is being hosted by the Working Families Party, will kick off tomorrow, May 1st, which is also …
Read More »LeVar Burton, Robin Roberts, Joe Buck to Guest Host 'Jeopardy!'
LeVar Burton, Joe Buck, and Robin Roberts are among the final wave of guest hosts on Jeopardy!, the syndicated quiz show announced Wednesday. George Stephanopoulos and CNBC host David Faber will also each take over the late Alex Trebek’s podium for a week’s worth of shows. Good Morning America co-anchors …
Read More »Fauci Responds to Attacks from Rep. Jordan and Republican Vaccine Hesitancy
Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked about Republican bomb-thrower Rep. Jim Jordan’s extended congressional hearing rant against protective measures meant to save lives during a pandemic. Jordan’s attention-seeking attack against Fauci as he testified before Congress went viral this week when Jordan made baseless accusations claiming the government censors medical professionals …
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