Good call at Columbia University letting the kiddies out in the courtyard on Earth Day … With the lawn occupied and the students divided, commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 15 may have to be moved to two locations: Ben’s Kosher Deli and Penelope’s Palestinian Pancake House … and this just in, Columbia, formerly nicknamed the […]
EPL picks: Nottingham Forest-Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur-Crystal Palace predictions
March 2, 2024 by
We’re officially at the top of the stretch for the 2023-24 Premier League season and essentially every race is still up for grabs. There are three contenders to win the title, a handful of clubs still in the mix to grab a spot in the top 4 and the relegation battle has plenty of twists […]
Inflation Picks Up Slightly as Bidenflation Persists for 32nd Straight Month
December 12, 2023 by
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Inflation accelerated slightly in November, marking the thirty-second consecutive month with annual prices rising significantly faster than the two percent target seen as healthy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer-price index, the Labor Department’s broad measurement of what consumers pay for goods and services, rose 3.1 in November from a year earlier
Jets’ Jordan Whitehead impresses with trio of picks off Josh Allen
September 12, 2023 by
Jordan Whitehead entered Monday night with seven career interceptions in five NFL seasons. He nearly had as many in the Jets’ first game of 2023. The veteran safety was as pivotal as any Jet to the team’s first win of the season, coming up with a career-high three interceptions in their roller coaster of a […]
Zach Wilson picks up where he left off with strong day at Jets camp
August 9, 2023 by
Observations from Jets practice on Tuesday. Zach at it Zach Wilson threw a couple of touchdown passes during a red-zone drill. He rolled out and pump-faked before fitting a pass where only Xavier Gipson could catch it. He later hit tight end Kenny Yeboah, who made the catch falling backward in the end zone. It […]
Lakers acquire Mo Bamba, future draft picks in trade involving multiple teams
March 10, 2023 by
Mo Bamba is heading West after the Lakers acquired the center in a four-team trade with the Orlando Magic on Thursday, the team announced Thursday. Los Angeles also received forward Davon Reed from the Denver Nuggets and Denver’s second-round picks in 2025, 2026 and 2029. L.A. sent center Thomas Bryant to the Nuggets and guard […]
College hoops picks: UNC vs. Duke, Texas vs. Kansas predictions, odds
March 3, 2023 by
We’ve finally reached the final weekend of the college basketball season before the start of conference tournaments. And there’s no shortage of incredible matchups to close out what’s been a wild and unpredictable season. We’ve got our eyes on two big games in particular. In the afternoon, Kansas travels to Texas in the first of […]
Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Here: View Our Picks For Your Best La Viva Magenta Life in 2023
January 12, 2023 by
Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.When Pantone announced 2023’s color of the year (viva magenta), a few things vividly appeared in mind: 1) Blue from Blue’s Clues quirky and artsy pal Magenta (whom I adored) 2) the iconic OG Motorola flip-phone Razr of my
Same-sex marriage bill picks up more Senate GOP support
November 17, 2022 by
Headed into the floor vote, only a handful of Republicans, including Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) publicly committed to voting for the modified legislation. Wednesday’s vote showed Majority Leader Chuck Schumer might get what he hoped for when he delayed the bill to protect same-sex marriage rights from coming
Neera Tanden Was ‘Proud To Fight’ Against Trump Cabinet Picks, Now She’s Battling To Save Her Own Nomination
February 22, 2021 by
Neera Tanden’s nomination to serve as White House budget director is in jeopardy after Sen. Joe Manchin came out against her confirmation. Opposition to Senate-confirmed positions is nothing new for Tanden, who said in early 2017 that she was “fighting hard” against Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education. Tanden, the president of the…
Bill Clinton’s Supreme Court Picks Were Confirmed While He Was Under Investigation.
August 25, 2018 by
Following former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s plea deal and the conviction of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, many Democrat lawmakers and Trump critics have called for a delay in the confirmation of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. What they’ve forgotten, it seems, is that both justices nominated by former President Bill Clinton were confirmed […]
In Unprecedented Move, Rosenstein Asks 100s Of Prosecutors To Review SCOTUS Pick’s Records
July 12, 2018 by
In a somewhat unprecedented move, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has asked the offices of all 93 U.S. attorneys to each provide up to three federal prosecutors to assist the Justice Department in reviewing government records of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Even The New York Times admits this move is “an unusual insertion […]
Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh.
July 9, 2018 by
Congratulations to President Trump on his decision to nominate D.C. Circuit judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. I very much look forward to Justice Kavanaugh. Judge Kavanaugh, 53 years old, has compiled an outstanding record during his twelve years on the federal court of appeals in D.C. On what is commonly regarded as […]
TRUMP BOOM: Record-Low Unemployment Rate As Economy Picks Up 223,000 Jobs.
June 1, 2018 by
On Friday, President Trump hinted that a solid jobs report was forthcoming: Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 1, 2018 This violated a longstanding taboo against the president biasing the markets in advance of the report’s release. But Trump wasn’t wrong to be excited, […]
BREAKING: Trump picks Secretary of Defense (and here’s what I think…)
December 1, 2016 by
Though an announcement is not expected until early next week, people close to the process are reporting that President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense. In doing so, Trump would be nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across the Middle East to run the […]
Great News! TRUMP Picks General Michael Flynn for National Security Advisor
November 17, 2016 by
Great News! TRUMP Picks General Michael Flynn for National Security Advisor Donald Trump offered friend and supporter General Michael Flynn the position of National Security Advisor. General Michael Flynn defended Trump from the constant liberal media attacks. In September General Flynn said with Trump we will actually win the war with radical Islam and ISIS […]
Hurricane Matthew picks up speed as millions in US are urged to evacuate
October 6, 2016 by
Hurricane Matthew strengthens to category 4 storm Matthew strengthened back into a Category 4 hurricane Thursday, the National Hurricane Center announced, as emergency officials urged some 2 million people from Florida to South Carolina to pack up and get out. “Do not go on the beach. This will kill you,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned […]
Clinton picks Kaine for VP
July 23, 2016 by
Hillary Clinton has chosen Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to be her running mate. The announcement, made to supporters via text message and Twitter Friday evening, came after an exhaustive weeks-long vetting process by Clinton and several of her top advisers. Kaine is expected to campaign alongside Clinton in Miami on Saturday afternoon. Clinton called Kaine Friday evening to […]
Trump soothes the right with list of Supreme Court picks
May 18, 2016 by
Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 judges he would consider nominating to the Supreme Court, a step intended to reassure Republicans of his conservative bona fides. The list includes several judges often found on conservative wish lists, including Diane Sykes, William Pryor and Joan Larsen. Several of the judges were appointed by […]
Trump Picks Former Goldman Partner And Soros Employee As Finance Chairman
May 5, 2016 by
In an oddly ironic twist, today Donald Trump announced that he has picked as chairman of his newly launched fundraising operation none other than a former employee of the bank he has repeatedly criticized in the past, and which he used as a foil to criticize Ted Cruz: Goldman Sachs. Trump announced that heading up […]
BREAKING: Trump Picks Up MASSIVE Endorsement From Conservative Legend
March 12, 2016 by
Phyllis Schlafly, the 91-year-old icon who helped launch the conservative movement in the 1960s, announced her endorsement of Donald Trump for the GOP nomination for president yesterday afternoon. Schlafly made the endorsement at a Trump rally in her hometown of St. Louis. She said that Trump was the first leader of the GOP in a […]
Ted Cruz Picks Up Six Endorsements From Rand Paul’s Backers
February 8, 2016 by
From The New Hampshire Union Leader: The six state lawmakers endorsing Cruz are: Rep. Max Abramson of Seabrook, Rep. Eric Eastman of Nashua, Rep. Harold French of Franklin, Rep. Larry Gagne of Manchester, Rep. JR Hoell of Dunbarton, and Rep. Mark McLean of Manchester. “I am thrilled to announce such an outstanding group of leaders […]
Clinton Picks Up Major Endorsement From Nation’s Largest LGBT Organization
January 19, 2016 by
Hillary Clinton received an endorsement Tuesday for her White House bid from America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. The Human Rights Campaign announced its endorsement for the Democratic front-runner, which she is expected to officially accept at an event in Iowa next week ahead of the state’s leadoff Feb. 1 […]