Josephine Harvey

London

Assignment editor and reporter @HuffPost U.S. writing about media, politics, pop culture and more. [email protected]

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Democratic Lawmaker Gives Explanation For House Floor Freezing Episode

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) says he experienced a “complex partial seizure” on Monday when he froze up and struggled to get words out during a House floor speech. “Yesterday, at around noon, I experienced a medical incident on the House floor, when my speech momentarily paused,” reads a statement from Larson posted to X on Tuesday.
Trump's Latest 'Wish' About Canada Has Canadians Saying 'Not Now, Not Ever'

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

Donald Trump said he was serious about his desire for Canada to become a U.S. state, vexing many Canadians. In an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News, anchor Bret Baier asked the president about comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a private meeting on Friday. “He said that your wish for Canada be the 51st state is a quote, ‘real thing.’ Is it a real thing?” Baier asked. “Yeah, it is,” Trump replied.
NYU GOP Group's President Resigns After Calling Fellow Student Barron Trump An 'Oddity'

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

The president of New York University’s College Republicans group has resigned after comments she made about NYU freshman Barron Trump landed her in hot water with conservatives. Kaya Walker told Vanity Fair in an article published last week that President Donald Trump’s youngest son is “sort of like an oddity on campus.”“He goes to class, he goes home,” she said.
South Korean Actor Kim Sae-Ron Found Dead At 24

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron, a former child star who appeared in the 2023 Netflix drama “Bloodhounds,” has died at the age of 24. Kim was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday afternoon, according to The New York Times. Police told the Times the death was a suicide. Kim had been a rising star in South Korean cinema after featuring in “A Brand New Life” (2009), which received international acclaim and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
John Oliver Makes 'Incredibly S**t' Prediction About The Next 4 Years

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

John Oliver delivered his first “Last Week Tonight” episode since Donald Trump took office with a bleak assessment of how things are going so far: “This is all bonkers, terrifying and darkly absurd.”“The next four years are going to feel incredibly shit,” the comic predicted at the end of his show’s Season 12 premiere on Sunday.
Grimes Says Elon Musk Took Their Son To Oval Office Without Her Knowledge

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

Canadian pop singer Grimes said she was not cool with Elon Musk taking their son to an Oval Office press conference with Donald Trump. On X, the singer responded to a commenter who said her son, X Æ A-12, had been “very polite” and “so cute when he told DJT ’please forgive me, I need to pee.’”“He should not be in public like this,” Grimes responded. “I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite.
AOC Casts JD Vance As A 'Free Speech' Hypocrite: 'You Lied To The World'

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) accused Vice President JD Vance of hypocrisy in his free speech crusade, pointing to obvious contradictions within his own administration. “You lied to the world in Munich,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X, tagging Vance. “If this administration believed in free speech as you claimed, its leaders wouldn’t be threatening members of Congress with criminal investigations for educating the public of their Constitutional rights.”“Look in the mirror,” she added.
Jimmy Fallon Answers The Big Question About Trump's Tariff Fiasco

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

Jimmy Fallon joked that Donald Trump is starting beef with American allies because he doesn’t seem to view them as such. “Over the weekend, President Trump announced new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that are expected to start a trade war,” the “Tonight Show” comic said in his Monday night monologue.
Pundit Says Foreign Leaders Just Learned The Simple Key To Manipulating Trump

2 months ago | aol.com | Josephine Harvey

A Washington Post opinion columnist suggested foreign leaders are already figuring out how to come out of negotiations with President Donald Trump unscathed: Just let him declare victory on TV. “Trump is trying to repackage the status quo as a victory. That’s what the leaders of these foreign countries are learning,” Catherine Rampell, also a CNN economics commentator, said on “NewsNight” Monday. “You don’t actually have to give Trump anything. You have to let him announce victory on TV,” she added.
‘Reacher’ Star Trashes High School Peer Matt Gaetz: ‘We Are Adversaries’

2 months ago | huffpost.com | Josephine Harvey

Alan Ritchson, the star of the hit TV series “Reacher,” went to the same high school as Matt Gaetz and apparently doesn’t have fond memories of the former GOP lawmaker. “That motherfucker. We are adversaries,” the actor told GQ in an interview published Wednesday.