Wisconsin Dem calls out party for abandoning rural voters: ‘They’re out of touch’

Blue Dog Democrat Rebecca Cooke, a Wisconsin congressional candidate, discussed in an interview Thursday how she is trying to set things right after she accused her party of abandoning rural and working-class voters in recent years. She appeared on the “Politics War Room” podcast with co-hosts James Carville and Al Hunt, known for calling out the far left of the Democratic Party. “I don’t wanna put you in a box, but you say you’re a Blue Dog and a New Democrat. Tell me what it means to be a Blue Dog Democrat,” Hunt asked.  “They are folks that are fiscally conservative, socially…

Aaron Judge takes major step toward Yankees return

Aaron Judge’s lengthy route back to the Yankees’ lineup has taken another step. Judge played catch Friday for the first time since landing on the injured list in early June with a stress fracture in his first right rib, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday before the Yankees continued a series…

Trump predicts AOC will run for president

President Trump is predicting AOC will try to succeed him in the White House, but threw her in with other left wing candidates trying to ditch their earlier radical positions that are now causing political heartburn.  “I think so,” he told Fox News in an interview during his trip to…

Karl Ravech finally opens up on shocking ESPN layoff

To Karl Ravech, seeing news of his status at ESPN — the network that laid him off last month — and reading about everything “has been surreal.” But Ravech, addressing everything for the first time since the decision during an appearance on “Westwood One Sports Night” on Friday, added that…

Cancer-fighting gum chews away at 93% of oral HPV

You may soon be able to walk and chew cancer-fighting gum at the same time.  Researchers have bioengineered chewing gum to attack three microbes linked to oral cancer, including human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection. It was 93% effective in reducing the virus in saliva samples.  The research…

Three things to watch for in Giants’ preseason opener vs. Vikings

Three things to watch for in the Giants’ preseason opener against the Vikings on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium: 1. Odell Beckham Jr. will play in a Giants uniform for the first time since Dec. 2, 2018. He somehow never played at MetLife Stadium as a visitor. The cheers he…

Acing a simple one-leg test could cut your risk of dying in half: study

Seniors, listen up.  A new study suggests that how well you perform on a simple balance test could offer clues about how well you’re aging — and even your chances of making it through the next seven years. Researchers found that older adults who performed best on the free, at-home…

Stunned Lakers fans react to blockbuster .5B sale: ‘Insane!’

The monster sale of the Los Angeles Lakers flabbergasted fans and onlookers on Wednesday morning. Fans had mixed reactions to the sale, which comes just a year after Walter bought the team from the Buss family for $10 billion. But Lakers legend Magic Johnson left little doubt about whether he…

Nancy Pelosi calls out Biden allies who knew about his decline — despite admitting she was ‘startled’ by then-president’s condition

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bashed allies of former President Joe Biden Tuesday, saying those who were aware of the 46th president’s cognitive decline “should have acted upon that information” earlier. The 86-year-old Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed at Politico’s “The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit” event that she “didn’t really…

Michigan Dem Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed scrubbed past videos of him saying July Fourth ‘fireworks suck,’ opposing 2nd Amendment

WASHINGTON — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed scrubbed videos from his YouTube channel in which he claimed that Fourth of July “fireworks suck,” questioned whether American football was “ethical” and floated the elimination of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. At least 100 of El-Sayed’s videos were made…

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