- NewsReuters
China will 'eat our lunch,' Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a "disaster" for both nations. While Xi has called for "win-win" cooperation, Biden has called China America's "most serious competitor" and vowed to "out compete" Beijing. On Thursday, Biden told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators at a meeting on the need to upgrade U.S. infrastructure the United States must raise its game in the face of the Chinese challenge.
- PoliticsReuters
Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters. The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump, ex-Republican ambassadors and Republican strategists, the people involved say. More than 120 of them held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group, which would run on a platform of "principled conservatism," including adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law - ideas those involved say have been trashed by Trump.
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Fox abruptly cuts off impeachment manager during testimony
Fox News Channel cut off an impeachment manager in mid-sentence Wednesday as he was presenting dramatic video footage of the mob attacking the U.S. Capitol last month and government leaders running for safety. “The political math doesn't add up,” Fox's Jesse Watters said. The incident was a dramatic illustration of the tightrope walked by programmers at television networks that appeal to fans of former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial.
- SportsHuffPost
Patrick Mahomes Told Tom Brady The Absolute Truth After Super Bowl
The mic'd up exchange between the Chiefs quarterback and the Super Bowl MVP went viral.
- CelebrityDeadline
‘Buffy’ Star Michelle Trachtenberg Alleges “Not Appropriate Behavior” By Joss Whedon On Series; Follows Sarah Michelle Gellar Offering Support For Charisma Carpenter & “All Survivors Of Abuse” – Update
UPDATE, 1:19 PM: The tide of misconduct allegations against Joss Whedon from Buffy the Vampire Slayer actresses is turning into a tsunami. Minutes after Sarah Michelle Gellar responded to Charisma Carpenter’s claims of abuse by the Avengers director by saying that she stands “with all survivors of abuse and am proud of them for speaking […]
- NewsBusiness Insider
Jenna Ryan, a Texas real-estate agent charged in the Capitol insurrection, says she 'bought into a lie' and regrets 'everything'
Ryan, who took a private jet to Washington, told The Washington Post she was "embarrassed" and felt betrayed by former President Donald Trump.
- CelebrityINSIDER
Priyanka Chopra admits she had to Google Nick Jonas after he slid into her DMs in 2015
The "White Tiger" star shared details about her whirlwind romance with the Jonas Brothers member in her new book titled "Unfinished."
