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Rep. Pramila Jayapal retracts her comments calling Israel a ‘racist state’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal retracts her comments calling Israel a ‘racist state’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-W., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, apologized Sunday for characterizing Israel as a "racist state."Jayapal issued his criticism of Israel while trying to calm a group holding Palestinian flags at a conference for the progressive Netroots Nation over the weekend.Hi guys, can I say something? Can I say something as someone who has been on the streets and has participated in many demonstrations? Jayapal said. “I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy, that the dream…
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Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz wins thriller but says he could have ‘lost in straight sets’

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz wins thriller but says he could have ‘lost in straight sets’

Wimbledon Champion Carlos Alcaraz basked in the glow of a thrilling victory over the weekend on Monday – but conceded that he could have easily lost the title match in straight sets.Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic in five sets on Sunday to win the world's most famous tennis tournament, in a match that the winner said could easily have gone the other way.Speaking on NBC's "TODAY" show, Alcaraz said he was "very, very happy to win the second set."If not, I probably could have lost, you know, in straight sets," he said. "I just believe in myself all the time."Djokovic dominated…
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Vivek Ramaswamy publishes conservative picks for the Supreme Court

Vivek Ramaswamy publishes conservative picks for the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Borrowing a tactic from former President Donald Trump, 2024 Republican Oval Office hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy released a list of potential conservative Supreme Court nominees Monday.The list includes two senators, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, former Attorney General Paul Clement and half a dozen of the most conservative federal appeals court judges in the country. Some of them have worked for limit abortion and Transgender rights. Ramaswamy also named seven judges, from various federal district courts, the US Court of International Trade, and the US Court of Federal Claims, as a group from which he would select…
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Netflix shows affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike

Netflix shows affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike

In the photo: The Night Agent, The Sandman, Stranger Things, Cobra Kai Hollywood was effectively shut down in 2023, beginning with the WGA strike that began in May 2023 and has now joined the SAG-AFTRA union as of July 2023. Netflix is ​​among the companies that have failed to reach new agreements and, as a result, his upcoming title slate is hit hard. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but all titles that are publicly known to us have been affected by the strike. In reality, any title that was in the early stages of development, pre-production,…
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