Day: December 11, 2023

Rep. Jackson Lee files to run for re-election in Congress after landslide mayoral defeat: report

8:49 pm December 11, 2023

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who recently lost a landslide runoff election for Houston mayor, has filed for re-election to serve a 16th term as a congresswoman. Jackson Lee filed paperwork Sunday evening to run again to represent Texas’s 18th congressional district, the Houston Chronicle reported, a seat that she has held since 1995. Jackson […]

Taylor Swift’s upcoming birthday on Dec. 13 prompts Pennsylvania pet rescue to host giving challenge

8:47 pm December 11, 2023

An animal rescue organization is challenging Swifties across the country to donate to a good cause in honor of Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday. The Pennsylvania SPCA is hosting a #TaylorSwiftChallenge by encouraging fans of the artist to donate money to local animal shelters on Swift’s birthday. The organization asks that on Dec. 13, donations of […]

Biden faces grim re-election odds as he trails leading GOP candidates in two key battleground states: poll

8:14 pm December 11, 2023

President Biden’s week is off to a rocky start as a new 2024 election poll released Monday found him trailing three of the leading Republican presidential candidates in two key battleground general election matchups. According to the CNN poll, former President Donald Trump, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would […]

High-school says he was advised he could lose college acceptances for criticizing ideological conformity

8:13 pm December 11, 2023

A high school senior in Los Angeles, Zach Gottlieb, wrote an op-ed on the dominance of “approved positions” on “gender identity, patriarchy, cultural appropriation,” “microaggressions,” and other woke ideological beliefs in class, saying such a move could cost him college admissions. In an “unusual” turn of events, Gottlieb found himself in a “genuine discussion” with […]

Kevin Costner and Jewel owe new romance to Richard Branson: report

7:52 pm December 11, 2023

Kevin Costner and singer Jewel ignited romance rumors last week when they appeared together at a charity event in the Caribbean, and it appears they can thank Richard Branson for playing matchmaker. The pair were photographed on Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands for a tennis fundraiser for the Inspiring Children Foundation, […]