Her most cutting joke came at the end, when the 32-year-old comic took direct aim at the journalists in the room. Mr. Trump, she said, “has helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster and now you are profiting from him.”
She lost her job after giving Trump the finger. Now she has won political office and her district includes the president's golf course. "Isn't that sweet justice?" she says.
A 36 year old Baltimorean, the point man for a new generation of reformers at City Hall, wins Democratic primary for mayor. After years of crises, change is afoot in Charm City.
The incompetent Mayor of Washington, D.C.,
@MayorBowser
, who’s budget is totally out of control and is constantly coming back to us for “handouts”, is now fighting with the National Guard, who saved her from great embarrassment...
Mayor Dinkins didn’t always like the questions he was asked as he presided over a polarized city plagued by violence. He would bristle and scowl. But he answered them all and without insulting anyone.
#RIP
Just another day at the office for Sen. Tim Kaine:
“No, I never have,” the senator replied when asked if he’d ever dressed up in blackface. “I grew up in Kansas City and it just wasn’t something that was done.”
Who would think that Democrats nationwide would find their first glimmer of hope since Trump's victory in a mild-mannered pediatrician named Ralph Northam (who twice voted for Bush)
#VAGov
"Get the fuck out of here you piece of shit," NYPD officers to clearly identified
@AP
reporters, as they shove media and force them to stop covering NYC protests.
Karen Lee, a teacher in SE DC, said she assigned 18 students to write an essay last school year. They could write about anything — their families, their ambitions, their favorite celebrities. Nine of them wrote about gun violence.
@PerryStein
The president calls on
@kaitlancollins
, then he abruptly tries calling on someone else as she gets to the microphone. He won't let her ask the question, turns and leaves.
In DC, Wilson High School newspaper counts over 50 students have tested positive for COVID while school administrators have only reported 18. “As of right now, multiple administrators were unable to provide an exact number of COVID-19 cases.”
#journalism
'69: when Norman Mailer ran for NYC mayor, got drunk and called his supporters "spoiled pigs." Jimmy Breslin was his running-mate. Their slogan, "No More Bullshit."
#nyc
“To put it frankly, the glut of “Long Live NY” essays composed by people who aren’t bearing the brunt of its changes makes the bile rise in my gullet because they’re often more about alleviating guilt about privilege than a genuine show of solidarity.”
Post game crowds have 20 min after the last pitch be in line for Metro tonight at Navy Yard! Consider the NJ Ave entrance of Navy Yard station & and spread out along the platform for the train!
#wmata
#FINISHTHEFIGHT
Gisele Fetterman, very popular with voters on the campaign trail, is taking the lead as her husband’s stroke poses a challenge for his campaign as Tuesday’s primary looms
A college kid who asked for help from DC police during Proud Boy attack Saturday:
“Instead of detaining any of the people who were beating me, they proceeded to put me into handcuffs, assuming that I had incited this incident.”
To the public hecklers, Kellyanne Conway says: "It might make them feel better for a moment but it's not going to stop the president from appointing the next Supreme Court justice."
“This might sting a little bit — it stung me,” the rabbi told congregants. “Those most likely to put signs on their lawns for the most progressive causes are also very likely to be the ones in community meetings saying, ‘no more development.’ ”
“I have not had contact with him since the primary,” said Sharon Brooks, chair of the Republican Party in Henderson County, N.C., where Cawthorn owns a home. “We have moved on.”
Probe: Mayor Muriel Bowser's top aide sexually harassed staffer, exposing his “sexual organs" and sending her graphic video. Investigator spent 13 hours reviewing accuser's evidence. Mayor's office releases report on Sat night during holiday weekend.
A NYC original
#RIP
“And there was his close-up of a tea set, fully intact but encrusted in ash, in an apartment opposite where one of the Twin Towers had stood. It was among the photos that earned The Times the Pulitzer for breaking news photography.”
Police commander says something “feels different” in the city: “It feels more unpredictable, it feels more violent.” Says juvenile crime is off the hook and guns are rampant.
Update: Alison Howard McGrath has been fever free for 48 hrs & appears on the mend. She has been sick since returning from a conference in NYC 3/8. More than 50 therapists at the conference have tested positive. Many more reporting symptoms
#coronavirus
On Kojo, Bowser says she learned that the Housing Authority board "couldn't get anything done." A majority of the board, including its chair, were her appointees.
As Michael Cohen overtakes the national airwaves, here’s something you may have missed about who shaped him. Meet Uncle Morty, Michael’s mob-loving mentor of yore, and read about his ambition to become NYC mayor.
#MichaelCohen
I have a memory of a TV reporter asking Dinkins if NYC had become the Wild West and the mayor made the mistake of answering something to the effect of, No this is not the Wild West, thereby guaranteeing it would be used. BdB was an aide at the time.
Not to screw up the narrative but there are many DC businesses that have not boarded up, as a drive along U Street and 14th Street shows. But whatever.
Marjorie Taylor Green declared winner over the Democrat who raised more money -- $15 million -- than any congressional challenger in the country. With 72 percent of votes counted, Green is winning by nearly two-to-one.
#GA14