‘the Conscience Of Congress’

Ed Sullivan a former gossip columnist suddenly was the premier variety show host on Sunday evenings in the late 1940's. His wooden and stiff persona worked well for the type of program the network was looking for. Sullivan had already promised to not put the young singer on his program, ever.

Former President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate his travel ban that barred people from some predominantly Muslim countries and expand it to prevent refugees from war-torn Gaza from entering the U. S. “I will ban refugee resettlement from terror infested areas like the Gaza Strip, and we will seal our border and bring back the travel ban,” Trump said Thursday evening in Washington at an event alongside Republican donor and billionaire Miriam Adelson. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Remember the famous travel ban?

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Donald Trump lacks the “sanity” to be president of the United States, The Atlantic reports. Said Pelosi: “It takes vision, knowledge, judgment, strategic thinking, a heart full of love for the American people, and sanity to be president of the United States.” She added: “To be sane is probably an important characteristic to have if you’re going to have control over our nuclear weapons.

Donald Trump told a largely Jewish audience in New York on Thursday that Israel will be “wiped off the face of the ” if he doesn’t win in November, ABC News reports. He pointed out that Harris was leading in polls among Jewish voters “only because of the Democrat hold or curse on you.”

“Vice President Kamala Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a conversation in front of a live studio audience made up of more than 400 mainly supporters on Thursday night for a campaign event that was reminiscent of the host’s long-running, award-winning talk show,” ABC News reports. Associated Press: Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy.

RALEIGH, N. C. — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Robinson, the sitting lieutenant governor who decisively won his GOP gubernatorial primary in March, has been trailing in several recent polls to Democratic nominee Josh Stein, the current Attorney General. “We are staying in this race.