The U.S. was the last of the three to announce plans to sanction the Russian leader. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the move during Friday’s press briefing. While announcing a Russian sanctions package Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden said that sanctioning Putin was “on the table” but didn’t provide additional information on when it might occur. The EU sanctions were discussed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the U....

The president received a mixed reception from fans when he arrived at Nationals Park on Wednesday night as the Democrats trailed behind their rivals. Democrats in the stands cheered on the president, while a chorus of boos rang out from the Republicans’ side of the ballpark. “Both cheers (from Dem side) and boos (from GOP side) as [Joe Biden] introduced at Nationals ballpark at Congressional ballgame,” wrote White House reporter for Bloomberg News Jennifer Jacobs on Twitter....

The town hall lasted for 90 minutes as the Democratic presidential candidate took questions from the crowd, some of whom were undecided voters. At one point, Biden had an exchange with an African American voter named Cedric from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. George Stephanopoulos asked the voter if he’d heard enough to vote for Biden, when he said he thought he had, Biden said: “There’s a lot more if you want to hang out afterwards, I’ll tell you more....

The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found that 58 percent of eligible voters don’t believe Biden should run for president in 2024, with 42 percent of them citing his age as the most significant reason. Just 30 percent said Biden should seek re-election in two years and 12 percent responded that they didn’t know in the poll conducted on December 5 among 1,500 eligible voters. Biden turned 80 on November 20 and became the first serving octogenarian president....

Infrastructure, however, seems to be the last thing on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ mind as his city endures an unprecedented influx of undocumented migrants that has overwhelmed city resources. Earlier this month, Adams unequivocally stated there was “no room” in the city for migrants as Republican-led border states continued bussing migrants into New York and other blue states in an ongoing pressure campaign on the Biden administration to address its issues at the southern border, which they argue has done too little to assuage the stream of migrants from Latin America traveling through Mexico to the U....

Biden will double Trump’s spending on television ads by Election Day, according to a report from Yahoo, citing data from the firm Advertising Analytics. The firm estimates that both campaigns will spend a combined total of between $2.75 billion and $2.8 billion by November 3. Advertising Analytics Vice President John Link told Yahoo that the Trump campaign’s “overall spend on a weekly basis is being reduced” in several critical battleground states....

The economic analysis was released last week amid a push by the GOP to limit eligibility for COVID stimulus checks. The study by economists at Opportunity Insights—a Harvard think tank funded by the family foundations of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Mike Bloomberg—suggests that middle-income Americans don’t need any additional money in the form of a COVID relief payment as they failed to spend the $600 checks that Congress sent out in December....

After Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah both indicated that it may be too soon to pass another stimulus package. “We just passed a program with over $900 billion in it,” Romney said, according to Bloomberg. “I’m not looking for a new program in the immediate future.” “The ink is just barely dry on the $900 billion, and what the president is proposing is significant—$1....

Last Saturday, Lindsey Boylan, a progressive candidate for Manhattan Borough president, accused the Cuomo administration of fostering a “toxic” work environment during her time serving as his Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Special Advisor from March 2015 to October 2018. Then on Sunday, she accused Cuomo of sexually harassing her for years. “Many saw it, and watched,” Boylan tweeted. “I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks....

The president has previously resisted rule changes over other issues but his comments come just days before the October 18 deadline issued by the Treasury Department of when it will run short of funds to handle the nation’s debt and risk severe economic consequences. As the date approaches, Democrats are considering fast options. “It’s a real possibility,” Biden told reporters outside the White House. Removing the filibuster rule lowers the votes needed for passage from 60 to 50....

Some on social media argued that Biden’s use of the attack line was a form of bad messaging and that the president should instead refer to the Republican Party in his criticism of policies he opposes. Biden has been saying “ultra MAGA” since May, in what appears to be a new messaging strategy ahead of the midterm elections. MAGA—Make America Great Again—is a popular slogan among supporters of former President Donald Trump....

The noisy insect flew at him while he was chatting to an official outside Air Force One on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland. The moment was caught on camera by CNN, and shows the president swipe the bug off him before pointing at it on the ground. Speaking to journalists just after the incident Biden, 78, said: “Watch out for the cicadas. I just got one. It got me....

The agency is set to spend more taxpayer funds than ever due to an estimated $345 million shortfall for the 2022 fiscal year, Axios reported last week. Sources told the outlet that ICE will run out of money before October unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is able to pull funds for other programs to make up for the shortfall. The Defund Hate Campaign, made up of 63 organizations representing directly impacted communities and civil rights and immigrant rights advocates, is among those calling for Biden to terminate the agency....

The comedian and podcast host, 55, shared his thoughts and theories on the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with his guest, comedian Bridget Phetasy. The safety of TikTok users has been discussed multiple times since its rise to prominence in the last few years. In August 2020, President Trump signed an order attempting to ban TikTok in the interest of national security. While claims have been continuously made against the parent company ByteDance, it has consistently denied that it shares user information with third-parties....

The 52-year-old confirmed he was leaving his Los Angeles home for the Lone Star State during episode 1,154 of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, on July 24. “I’m outta here, I’m gonna go to Texas,” Rogan told Joe De Sena, the CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race, during the podcast. “I just want to go somewhere in the center of the country, somewhere it’s easier to travel to both places, and somewhere where you have a little bit more freedom,” he explained....

That being said, we’re pretty confident your aunt isn’t as wild as Browns’ tackle Joe Thomas’. After all, would your aunt show up to one of your sporting events with an orange mohawk and your number painted into the side of her head? We didn’t think so. Thomas family reunions must be a blast. 

The interaction between Chestnut and the protester occurred as the competition was in progress. Chestnut went on to win the annual contest for the 15th time, though he was more than 10 hot dogs shy of the personal record he set last year. According to a video clip shared on Twitter by CBS Sports writer Will Brinson, the incident began when a protester who appeared to be wearing a Darth Vader mask started threading their way between competitors while holding a sign....

On Saturday, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced its finalists for the 2015 Hall of Fame class. Kentucky’s John Calipari and Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan were both named finalists for the first time. MORE: Basketball royalty honors Smith | Remembering Tark | Kentucky’s season of supremacy Calipari, 56, has guided his 2014-15 Wildcats to a perfect 24-0 record entering Saturday and has 578 career head coaching victories to his credit from his time at UMass, Memphis at Kentucky....

ESPN reported Calipari would succeed Arizona’s Sean Miller, who coached a team led by Duke freshmen Jayson Tatum and Harry Giles and Kansas freshman Josh Jackson to the title in 2015. Texas’ Shaka Smart coached the U-18 team last summer that qualified for this summer’s Worlds. This will not be popular among the many for whom loathing Calipari is their second-favorite sport, right behind college basketball. A number of the prospects eligible to compete for the U....

Cox is one of 46 candidates who will appear on California’s recall election ballot this September as Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom fights to stay in office. Cox plans to hold a press conference outside the California Republican Party’s headquarters in Sacramento on Friday “to call out their dishonest dealings to rig the CA GOP endorsement vote for liberal Kevin Faulconer,” according to a Thursday press release. “Trickery. Political scheme. Moving the goalposts,” Cox tweeted Thursday afternoon....