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Washington Post Subscription Cancellations Hit 250K

According to sources with insider knowledge

(Newser) - A full 10% of the Washington Post's subscribers, which numbered 2.5 million prior to the newspaper's announcement that it would not endorse a presidential candidate, have canceled their subscriptions in the wake of the announcement. Sources on Tuesday told NPR more than 250,000 people have ended...

Daughter of George W. Bush Picks Her Candidate

Barbara Pierce Bush is endorsing—and campaigning for—Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Former Republican President George W. Bush's daughter isn't just endorsing the Democratic candidate for president, she's campaigning on her behalf. Barbara Pierce Bush, 42, backed Vice President Kamala Harris in an exclusive statement to People on Tuesday, adding she spent time over the weekend campaigning for the...

In Surprise, Washington Post Won't Endorse

Newspaper follows the lead of Los Angeles Times , and not everyone is happy

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times isn't the only major US newspaper steeped in Election 2024 controversy . Now, the Washington Post has also stepped into the fray, like its West Coast counterpart refusing to endorse a presidential candidate—something the paper hasn't done since the late '80s. "We...

LAT Loses Subscribers, More Staff After Endorsement Uproar

2 more members of editorial board step down after paper's owner refuses to let it endorse Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Fallout from the news that the owner of the Los Angeles Times blocked the paper's endorsement of Kamala Harris continues, with further resignations and a slew of canceled subscriptions. The Guardian reports that on Thursday, a day after editorials editor Mariel Garza stepped down over the commotion, two other...

LA Times Is Missing One Big Endorsement

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the paper's owner, has decided there will be no presidential pick

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times dropped its Election 2024 endorsements last week, giving the green light to various propositions, charter amendments, and candidates for local and state offices, including a "yes" for Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the US Senate. But despite noting that "this may be the most...

A Former Dem Candidate for President Backs Trump

Tulsi Gabbard endorses the former president

(Newser) - Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent in the 2020 presidential election and linking herself to critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal . Gabbard, a National Guard veteran who served two tours...

Barack, Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris

He says they'll do 'everything we can' to get her into the Oval Office

(Newser) - It arrived later than endorsements from some other key Democrats, but Vice President Kamala Harris now has the endorsement of Barack and Michelle Obama. In a post on X Friday, the former president said they called "our friend" Harris earlier this week. "We told her we think she'...

Trump Met With RFK Jr. to Seek Endorsement, Sources Say

But Kennedy is pushing back on that narrative

(Newser) - Donald Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Monday morning to discuss whether the independent candidate might endorse the Republican for president, sources tell Politico . "Yes, Mr. Kennedy met with President Trump today to discuss national unity, and he hopes to meet with leaders of the Democratic Party as...

RFK Jr. Responds to His Family Endorsing Biden

'I love my family, either way,' presidential candidate says

(Newser) - Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic President Biden, noting that he feels no ill will over the family political divide, the AP reports. "Some of them don't like the fact that I'...

George Lucas Picks His Player in Disney Proxy Battle

'Star Wars' filmmaker goes to bat for CEO Bob Iger in fight against Nelson Peltz, as does Jamie Dimon

(Newser) - Nelson Peltz's hedge fund is trying to seize two seats on Disney's board of directors, but he's got some opposition, including from one of the entertainment giant's biggest single shareholders: Star Wars director George Lucas, who says he's backing the board and the leadership of...

Biggest Test in Tuesday's Voting: Trump's Clout

Former president is backing Bernie Moreno in Tuesday's Ohio contest

(Newser) - It's another voting day in a handful of states, and the big race to watch is the GOP primary in Ohio for Senate. For one thing, the race will have national implications come November when the winner faces off against incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown. For another, the race is...

Pence Answers on Whether He's Endorsing Trump

Ex-VP says he can't 'in good conscience' give his former boss a thumbs-up for November

(Newser) - Mike Pence hasn't shied away from criticizing his old boss, former President Donald Trump, especially regarding the debacle of Jan. 6, but many have been waiting to see if the ex-vice president would offer his thumbs-up to Trump for the upcoming election. Now, we have our answer—and it'...

Nikki Haley Exits but Doesn't Endorse Trump

She urges him to 'earn' the votes of her supporters: 'This is now his time for choosing'

(Newser) - Vermont wasn't enough on Super Tuesday. Nikki Haley confirmed her exit from the 2024 race on Wednesday with a brief speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Notably, she didn't endorse Donald Trump in her remarks, but she urged him to embrace the more moderate voters who backed her campaign:...

Judge Judy Has Made Her 2024 Endorsement

Judith Sheindlin says former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has her vote

(Newser) - Nikki Haley is closing what once seemed an insurmountable gap in New Hampshire between herself and former President Trump, with one poll showing her just single digits behind the former president in the race for the GOP nomination. Now, the ex-South Carolina governor has another boost—this time, from a...

Nikki Haley Just Scored a Major Endorsement

Political network founded by the Koch brothers backs her

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis may be on the verge of a "full Grassley" in Iowa , but rival Nikki Haley has just secured a potentially bigger prize. The political network founded by billionaire brothers Charles and (the late) David Koch endorsed her in the 2024 race, reports the Hill . Tuesday's endorsement...

Strong Contender Emerges to Be Trump's VP Pick

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem enters the conversation

(Newser) - Former President Trump is headed to South Dakota for a GOP fundraiser on Friday, and sources say that Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to offer her endorsement then for Trump's reelection run— a move that "most other Republican governors have been reluctant to make so far," per...

NFL Rookie's Mayo-in-Coffee Habit Scores Him a Deal

Will Levis of the Tennessee Titans gets a lifetime supply of Hellman's mayonnaise

(Newser) - NFL rookie quarterback Will Levis has made a splash—in his coffee and across the internet—in sharing his habit of putting mayonnaise in his coffee. Most onlookers responded to an initial 2021 TikTok video , and later clips , with disgust. But not Hellman's, the brand of mayo Levis used....

Woody Harrelson's Apparent Pick for 2024 Proves Polarizing

'True Detective' actor appears in Instagram post with Cheryl Hines, wife of RFK Jr.

(Newser) - If you weren't sure who Woody Harrelson intends to vote for in 2024, he just offered what may be a big clue. The Daily Beast reports that the 62-year-old True Detective actor popped up in a Thursday Instagram photo with Curb Your Enthusiasm actor Cheryl Hines, the wife of...

Celebs: We Shouldn't Be Liable for FTX Endorsements

The idea is 'nonsense,' Tom Brady, Larry David, others claim in court docs

(Newser) - After five months of trying, lawyers for a group of FTX investors who are suing celebrity endorsers say they've finally managed to serve the last of them: Shaquille O'Neal. "Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house," the Moskowitz...

Fetterman Gets Endorsement From Big Name

Oprah Winfrey tells listeners to vote for him over Mehmet Oz

(Newser) - TV icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania's hotly contested Senate race and rejected Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, whom she'd helped launch to stardom nearly two decades ago when she brought him on her popular daytime talk show as a regular guest. Until now,...

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