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Editor's note: The following is taken from Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes' upcoming book FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House (copyright2025), which William Morrow is scheduled to publish on April 1. HarperCollins Publishers is responsible for the reprinting. As her sugar high wore off in September and early October, Vice President Kamala Harris was struggling in softball interviews. However, she would have to subject herself to difficult interrogation if she needed to increase her support. When it came to guys, especially young men who weren't purchasing her goods, that was especially crucial. Joe Rogan is the obvious choice. With almost 15 million Spotify subscribers, Rogan, a late 1990s sitcom star who is now a bro-with-a-brain podcaster, had a following that dwarfed the...

People who lived near the wildfires that raged through Southern California this month had to make the difficult choice of what possessions to keep safe from the flames and what to abandon. They had little time to think about their options because of how quickly the fires were spreading. Some fled for their life, taking nothing at all, while embers soared into the air and the sky above them became orange. Others hurriedly packed a variety of necessities and personal pleasures, such as their children's favorite stuffed animals and passports. According to officials, the wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures and claimed the lives of at least 29 people. Psychologists agree that losing almost everything one owns causes a special kind of anguish for people whose homes we...

Police in Florida have charged an elementary school principal and a teacher with child abuse after an inebriated adolescent house party that featured antics fit for a high school film. According to Cocoa Beach police, a party hosted by a Cocoa Beach High School student on January 19 at the residence of Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan drew over 100 guests, including minors and underage drinkers. Police said that Hill-Brodigan and teacher Karly Anderson neglected to provide appropriate care for children during the celebrations. According to Florida law, Hill-Brodigan is accused of child negligence, contributing to a minor's delinquency, and throwing a "open house party" that included alcohol that was available to minors. Anderson is accused of contributing to a ...

President Donald Trump's nominee for the next secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is scheduled to appear before the Senate on Wednesday for his first confirmation hearing. He is anticipated to be questioned about his opinions on abortion and vaccines, as well as any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in the position. Although a number of Trump's Cabinet choices have caused controversy, few have sparked as much outside opposition from the left and right as former third-party presidential candidate John F. Kennedy has. Kennedy has been the target of derogatory paid advertising efforts, with conservatives denouncing his views on abortion and liberals condemning his anti-vaccine views. Nobel laureates and doctors have publicly warned about him and charged...

Just when the federal government was beginning to make progress on addressing racial inequities related to pulse oximeters, the Trump administration's attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives pose a threat to halt these efforts. Dr. Michael Lipnick, an anesthesiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who focuses on figuring out how pulse oximeters work on different skin tones, expressed his concern. We have been attempting to determine the next source of funding. Historically, federal health agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Food and Drug Administration have provided 80% of Lipnick's research funding. That money's future is now in doubt. Last week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting DEI init...

The scientific community has spent decades trying to refute the widely disproved hypothesis that vaccines cause autism before turning its attention to other plausible explanations. However, proponents of autism now express concern that if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as secretary of health and human services, it could undo years of progress in distancing autism from vaccines and possibly redirect valuable research funds to a theory that has already been refuted by hundreds of studies conducted worldwide. They caution that he would have significant control over who serves on committees and sets policy. Kennedy's previous remarks regarding the impairment were also denounced by others as offensive and stigmatizing. The founder of the Autism Science Foundation, Alison Singer, stated that...

Because of Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon was once forced to step up while serving on a jury. The actor recalled how her depiction of Elle Woods caused her fellow jurors to mistake her for a genuine lawyer during a recent visit on The Graham Norton Show. "Listen," Witherspoon remarked, "I didn't want to serve on a jury." However, I do recall being called for jury duty in Beverly Hills, most likely seven years after Legally Blonde. I reasoned that they couldn't possibly choose me. She was mistaken. I was chosen for a protracted trial, everyone. As co-star Will Ferrell of You're Cordially Invited made fun of the duration, Witherspoon remarked that it was most likely two weeks. Going in, it was two weeks straight. The case involved a dog bite. According to her, she discovered that many b...

The administration of President Donald Trump is giving federal employees the option of accepting a "deferred resignation," which would entail agreeing to leave now but continuing to receive pay through September. According to a senior administration official who spoke to NBC News, they anticipate that between 5 and 10% of federal employees will leave, which may result in savings of about $100 billion. All full-time federal employees are eligible, with the exception of those in the armed forces, the US Postal Service, employment involving immigration enforcement and national security, and other positions that agencies have excluded. In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, "American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees, and therefore des...

The administration of President Donald Trump is giving federal employees the option of accepting a "deferred resignation," which would entail agreeing to leave now but continuing to receive pay through September. According to a senior administration official who spoke to NBC News, they anticipate that between 5 and 10% of federal employees will leave, which may result in savings of about $100 billion. All full-time federal employees are eligible, with the exception of those in the armed forces, the US Postal Service, employment involving immigration enforcement and national security, and other positions that agencies have excluded. In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, "American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees, and therefore des...

Next week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House, making him the first foreign leader to meet with President Donald Trump during his second term. According to a White House official who spoke to NBC News, Trump invited Netanyahu, and the Israeli leader accepted. According to Netanyahu's office, they decided to meet on February 4. Trump penned a letter to Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying, "I look forward to discussing how we can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors and efforts to counter our shared adversaries." Trump told reporters on Monday that Netanyahu would be visiting Washington to speak with him soon, a foreshadowing of his plans to meet with the leader early this week. Watch live political coverage Netanyahu's next trip comes after the Azurefire agreem...