House Republicans want Biden to testify at April impeachment hearing as White House slams probe

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday officially invited President Joe Biden to testify before the panel as part of a Republican-led impeachment inquiry into allegations that Biden used his office to participate in and profit from his family’s foreign business dealings — which he has adamantly denied. The committee proposed April 16 for …

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Keanu Reeves, Fisher Stevens prepping documentary on MMA legend Benny Urquidez

RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Keanu Reeves knows his way around a martial arts mat, what with his extensive training for The Matrix and John Wick franchises, and now he’s about to pay tribute to a groundbreaker within the combat sports. Deadline reports Reeves and Oscar-winning director Fisher Stevens will co-produce a documentary on Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, who is credited with introducing mixed …

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Could avian flu on cattle farms impact dairy prices?

Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The law of supply and demand has shown for centuries that when the amount of a good in high demand dwindles, prices change relative to the availability. When it comes to the U.S. food supply chain, environmental health impacts on livestock have prompted such price elasticity, most recently with a wave of highly pathogenic …

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Schumer says Senate trial for Mayorkas will take place next month

Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Thursday that the impeachment articles for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be sent over to the Senate on April 10, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate trial will take place on April 11. In a new letter, Johnson and the Republican impeachment …

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MyPillow facing eviction from warehouse, but election denier Mike Lindell says company is in ‘great shape’

Education Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Election denier Mike Lindell’s company MyPillow is facing a court-ordered eviction from a warehouse in Minnesota amid his ongoing legal battles related to his claims about the 2020 election and voting machines, Lindell confirmed to ABC News. But Lindell claims the eviction does not stem from financial difficulties, and rather is just a formality …

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ICE singles out ‘sanctuary cities’ after Laken Riley’s killing as they announce separate migrant arrests

Via ICE (NEW YORK) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 216 noncitizens who faced criminal charges and convictions as part of the agency’s latest nationwide operation, officials said on Thursday as they also singled out what are known as “sanctuary cities” in the wake of a Georgia college student’s killing. Over a period of 12 days earlier this month, agents …

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Tom Holland’s Romeo gets his Juliet for West End theater production

Good Morning America On Thursday, The Jamie Lloyd Company announced the full cast for Tom Holland‘s West End return with William Shakespeare‘s Romeo & Juliet, including his star-crossed titular other half: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers. The actress has a handful of theater credits under her belt, but only appeared on the fourth and fifth seasons of the BBC’s Bad Education on TV. …

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‘Twilight’ vet Kristen Stewart says she would have broken up with Edward “immediately”

Dominique Charriau/WireImage Kristen Stewart obviously still has some feelings for her Twilight character, Bella — just not her taste in men. That’s what fans learned on a new installment of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, when host Amanda Hirsch asked the actress and activist of Bella, “Do we not like her in retrospect?” Stewart replied, “‘Do we not like her?’ Whoa. Hey, …

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California State Bar recommends ex-Trump attorney John Eastman be disbarred for 2020 election efforts

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The California State Bar has recommended that former Trump election attorney John Eastman be disbarred, a judge said in a filing on Wednesday. Eastman was charged with multiple disciplinary counts by the State Bar of California last January from allegations that Eastman engaged in “a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President …

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Biden teaming up with Obama, Clinton in New York City for major campaign fundraiser

Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden is teaming up with two of his Democratic predecessors — former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — to ramp up enthusiasm for his reelection campaign at a star-studded fundraiser Thursday night in New York City. The evening is expected to rake in more than $25 million, a “historic” sum for …

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