After 21 years, Dr. Phil McGraw has announced that his long-running daytime talk show will be ending in the spring of 2021. McGraw plans to expand his audience in a new venture, and will announce a "prime-time partnership" in 2024. The show has been nominated for 31 Emmys and has tackled numerous issues, including addiction, health, behavioral issues, relationships and more.
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Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is expected to announce her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on February 15th in Charleston, South Carolina. She is the first Republican to jump into the race this year and is expected to face former President Donald Trump as her only competition. Haley has hinted at a potential presidential bid this month, and her announcement is expected to move her closer to launching a campaign. It will be interesting to see how her candidacy is received by the Republican party and the American public.
President Joe Biden is set to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the federal budget and debt ceiling. Biden is expected to press McCarthy to provide a detailed list of spending proposals and to commit to the principle that the U.S. will never default. The White House will release its own budget in early March, and has urged McCarthy to do the same. McCarthy has responded to the memo, but has called Biden's demand for assurances that the U.S. won't default "irresponsible".
Key takeaways: Republican leadership is facing a difficult task of instructing their rank-and-file on the difference between debt default and a government shutdown. Tax cuts,…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in March to answer questions about the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices, its impact on young users, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. The committee is concerned about the safety of Americans and their data, and is looking to hold Big Tech accountable. The hearing will be chaired by Washington Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and will include testimony from Chew, as well as Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio.
An avalanche on Mount Hakuba Norikura in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday afternoon resulted in the death of two skiers, one of whom was an American pro freeskier. The other three skiers were unharmed, and the cause of the avalanche is still under investigation. The Nagano Prefectural police have expressed their condolences and reminded skiers to take extra caution when skiing in the backcountry.
David DePape, accused of attacking former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in May 2020, expressed regret in a call from San Francisco County Jail on the same day the attack footage was released. He said he should have been better prepared, but did not mention Pelosi by name. He faces up to life in prison if convicted and is due back in court on April 30th.
Three men have been charged with money laundering and murder-for-hire in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist, Masih Alinejad. The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov, and Khalid Mehdiyev in the Southern District of New York, and all three are currently in custody. Alinejad has been a vocal advocate for women’s rights in Iran and her courage in the face of danger has been an example to all.