speeches
Brett Favre hasn't repaid $600K in state welfare funds: report
The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and Mississippi native had received $1.1 million from the Mississippi Community Education Center and had promised to pay all of it back.
GOP orator Tim Scott wins race: Goodwin
There were two big speeches in Washington last week, and one was terrific. President Biden gave the other one.
Tim Scott speech buzzing in Iowa and New Hampshire
Sen. Tim Scott’s GOP rebuttal to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress is getting a thumbs-up from some influential Republicans in the two states that kick off the presidential nominating calendar. The...
Biden says 'America is on the move again' in address to Congress
President Biden addressed Congress for the first time Wednesday night in a speech before a sparse, socially distanced audience in the House Chamber — and declared that “America is on...
How to watch President Biden's speech tonight
President Biden will deliver his first primetime speech as commander-in-chief Thursday night, marking the one-year anniversary of widespread coronavirus lockdowns across the US, as well as the passage of a...
This speech won't get you off the milk cartons, President Biden
President Biden is finally set to give his first “primetime” speech — but it won't make the milk cartons with his face on them go away. Having passed on earlier...
How to watch Donald Trump's speech at CPAC
Former President Donald Trump will close out the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday with his first public address since leaving the White House on Jan. 20. Here's how to...
De Blasio promises State of the City speech, then fails to show up
This was strange, even for a mayor who once declared -- seven years into his administration -- that New York needed saving while standing beneath a model blue whale. For...
Bill Clinton appears to fall asleep during Joe Biden's inauguration speech
Former President Bill Clinton appeared to be nodding off during Wednesday's inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden. Brief video clips posted online show Clinton, 74, with his eyes shut when...
Who is Joe Biden's speechwriter?
Joe Biden’s speechwriter is a first-generation Indian-American who lives in New York and previously worked for the new commander-in-chief, reports said Wednesday.
$econd act: Trump and family eyeing big bucks on the speaking circuit
President Trump will continue to draw huge crowds when he's out of office — and can expect huge fees to speak to them. The 45th President of the United States...
Xi Jinping downplays China's handling of coronavirus in UN address
Chinese President Xi Jinping shrugged off responsibility for his country's disastrous handling of the coronavirus, while insisting that a globalized future is inevitable during remarks Tuesday at the United Nations...
Here's what Democratic veep pick Kamala Harris will say at the 2020 DNC
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will use her Democratic National Convention acceptance speech Wednesday evening to portray an America at a crossroads. "We’re at an inflection point. The constant...
Joe Biden faces at least two critical tests in Thursday night's speech
Even more than usual, the stakes are enormous for Joe Biden’s speech tonight to the Democratic National Convention. He needs to show he’s still able to lead the nation —...
YouTube censored my talk on policing
If your 12-year-old son goes on YouTube, he can watch a porn star giving a lap dance to a happily surprised young man. He can see nubile, naked girls spooning...
Obama's latest outrageous political games a reminder of how he opened door to Trump
At 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, President Trump issued his wildly irresponsible tweet suggesting the November election be delayed — yet another reminder that Trump is contributing to the breakdown of...
Critics of Trump's 4th of July speech are hating on patriotism itself
If nothing else, President Trump’s July 4 speech at Mount Rushmore clarified the battle lines of our culture war. The New York Times called the president’s speech “dark and divisive”;...
Biden has a curious reason for not wanting his Senate records opened
Joe Biden's comment that he doesn't want to open up his Senate records, in part, because of "speeches I've made" has attracted the attention of Republicans and President Trump's re-election...
These words from Winston Churchill are giving hope during the pandemic
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Blitz lately. It’s not the same as the global pandemic, obviously; our enemy is not visible to the naked eye, and while the...
Hollywood is using victimhood to sell us bad entertainment
Hollywood has fetishized oppression and victimhood to justify an endless stream of bad content and mediocre talent.