Mar. 15, 2025
Bridget Jones is opening up her diary once more.
Universal Pictures andPeacockhave released the trailer forBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth movie inRenée Zellweger’s romantic comedy series. The two-time Oscar winner, 55, reunites with series mainstayHugh Grantas Daniel Cleaver in the new movie.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy poster.Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Universal firstannouncedthat Zellweger will reprise her titular role as Bridget Jones in a new movie based onHelen Fielding’s books back on April 9.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Karen Basswill become the first elected female and second Black mayor of Los Angeles, narrowly defeating billionaire developer Rick Caruso in the highly contested mayoral race on Wednesday.
Bass, who is a Democrat, had widespread support from the city’s liberal base, while Caruso, a newfound Democrat who’s previously registered as both Republican and independent, garnered votes in the San Fernando Valley and from Latinos, per the newspaper.
Mar. 15, 2025
On Sunday, Rep.Liz Cheney, 56, received a standing ovation at the groundbreaking ceremony for Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Powell, Wyoming.
Thefoundationwho built the facility “shares the legacy of Heart Mountain, where over 14,000 people of Japanese descent were incarcerated during World War II.” The facility wasbuilt in honorof politicians Al Simpson and the late Norm Mineta.
Among the crowd members were Simpson, Mineta’s widow, and Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, 81, who served under PresidentGeorge W.
Mar. 15, 2025
An 18-year-old activist is claiming that Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greenekicked her during a recent confrontation over gun violence.
Marianna Pecora, who is a member of Gen Z–led civic group Voters for Tomorrow, toldThe Washington Posthow the situation unraveled from her point of view.
“We were walking sort of as a group because we were having a conversation. I would say we were having what I would consider to be a pretty respectful conversation with her,” Pecora said.
Mar. 15, 2025
Republicans were long favored to take control of Congress' lower chamber in 2023 as PresidentJoe Biden’s wavering popularity hurt Democratic prospects down the ballot.
Though Democrats saw aboost in the pollsafterRoe v. Wadewas overturnedthat made themmore competitive across the board, issues like inflation and crime began controlling the narrative in many key districts as the election neared, restoring Republicans' upper-hand.
Historically, the sitting president’s party — in this case, the Democratic Party — suffers greatly during midterms.