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Vogue
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Amal Clooney and George Clooney Reunited for a Glamorous Backstage Date Night
They were pictured backstage after one of George's performances, photographed with friends including Nancy Pelosi, Tanya Taylor, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Huma Abedin. Both of the Clooneys followed their usual style formulas for such bright-lighted affairs: While George opted for a slick and classic black tuxedo and bow tie, Amal wore a slinky black one-shouldered dress, with a draped front and embroidered, sheer skirt that fell to the calf. The high-powered lawyer and humanitarian paired it with gold drop earrings and pointed bronze pumps. As usual, she kept her makeup minimal and glowy, with a brown smoky eye and rose pink lip, and her signature long brunette hair flipped over into thick, flowing waves. When not glammed up for Cannes in a potentially dress code-breaking dress or backstage to support her husband's Broadway storming-play, Amal has been opting for flowy, high-waisted denim, off-duty athleisure, and even some experiments in the boho trend's return. With just a week left of Clooney's show, the couple will have more cause to step out for some glamorous nights on the town together again soon.
Fox News
a day ago
- Business
- Fox News
Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for being 'strong supporter' of DEI
President Donald Trump fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, for being a "strong supporter" of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Trump announced the termination in a post on Truth Social on Friday afternoon. "Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the National Portrait Gallery," the president wrote. "She is a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position. Her replacement will be named shortly. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" A White House official told Fox News Digital that Sajet had donated $3,982 to Democrats, including presidential campaigns for former President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Sajet also reportedly donated to other Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris. The White House also pointed to the gallery's photo of Trump, which was curated by Sajet. The caption of the photo reads, "Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, he was acquitted by the Senate in both trials. After losing to Joe Biden in 2020, Trump mounted a historic comeback in the 2024 election. He is the only president aside from Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) to have won a nonconsecutive second term." The White House official also said it was ironic that Sajet said, "We try very much not to editorialise. I don't want by reading the label to get a sense of what the curator's opinion is about that person. I want someone reading the label to understand that it's based on historical fact." The National Portrait Gallery did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter. According to the National Portrait Gallery website, Sajet was the first woman to serve as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, and she spent time in the role looking for ways to put her experience and creativity at the center of learning and civic awareness. Prior to taking the position, Sajet was the president and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and held other positions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Her biography notes that she was born in Nigeria, was raised in Australia and is a citizen of the Netherlands. She came to the U.S. with her family in 1997. Hours after taking the Oath of Office on Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate all DEI programs from the federal government. A day later, the president directed the Office of Personnel Management to notify heads of agencies and departments to close all DEI offices and place those government workers in those offices on paid leave. Earlier this month, Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, who was in charge of the U.S. Copyright Office, which came just days after terminating the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The termination was part of the administration's ongoing purge of government officials who are perceived to be opposed to Trump and his agenda. Both women were notified of their termination by email, The Associated Press previously reported. Hayden tapped Perlmutter to lead the Copyright Office in October 2020.
The Guardian
a day ago
- General
- The Guardian
Anthony Weiner says female politicians ‘judged much more harshly than men'
Anthony Weiner says politicians such as him and Donald Trump can survive scandals while qualified candidates like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton lose elections because 'women get judged much more harshly than men do'. 'I do believe that,' Weiner said Friday on ABC's The View amid his run for a New York City council seat years after he crashed out of Congress in the wake of a sexting scandal that some argue aided Trump in clinching his first presidency in 2016. Much of Weiner's appearance on the talkshow involved his addressing the various scandals that set the stage for one of the most spectacular falls from grace in US politics. As he has done before, Weiner asserted that he was in 'recovery' after sexually messaging a teenaged girl led him to serve 18 months in prison. That came after a sexting scandal drove him out of the US House in 2011 after 13 years representing New Yorkers there. A 2013 run for New York mayor failed after he became ensnared in another scandal over sexual texts sent under the moniker Carlos Danger. Then, in 2016, as former secretary of state Clinton ran for the White House against Trump with the help of Weiner's then wife, Human Abedin, federal authorities opened a criminal investigation into the ex-congressman's exchange of lewd photos with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. Investigators involved in that inquiry found emails on Weiner's personal laptop that prompted them to re-examine a private email server used by Clinton. Agents did not find any incriminating evidence against Clinton. But many Democrats to this day believe the unflattering media coverage that surrounded the private email server investigation had a hand in Clinton's decisive electoral college defeat to Trump despite his having lost the popular vote. Trump then lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden before retaking the Oval Office in 2024 against vice-president Harris, overcoming – among other things – having been convicted of criminally falsifying business records in connection with payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels and having been held civilly liable for sexually abusing former Elle magazine columnist E Jean Carroll. All of which prompted The View co-host Joy Behar to tell Weiner it seemed that men like him were held to a different standard in politics than 'qualified women'. Beside him and Trump, she also mentioned other figures who had faced notorious, sex-related scandals, including Clinton's husband – Bill Clinton – as well as the ex-New York governors Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo. Weiner replied by arguing that he, Clinton, Spitzer and Cuomo all did 'pay a price' to some extent. The ousted congressman said Clinton was impeached during his second term as US president while Spitzer and Cuomo both resigned New York's governorship. 'I mean, I hate to correct you,' Weiner said. 'The question is … how do you judge their record in totality?' Nonetheless, Weiner added, 'I do believe that women get judged much more harshly than men do. I do believe that.' The Democratic primary election for the New York City council seat that Weiner is eyeing is on 24 June. Cuomo is signed up to run in the Democratic primary election for mayor that same day. The general election for both races is set for 4 November.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump commutes sentence of major political donor in latest round of clemency
President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the 12-year sentence of a major political donor who was serving time for a number of offenses, including obstructing an investigation into Trump's 2017 inaugural committee, the White House confirmed with Fox News Digital. Imaad Zuberi, 54, was a major Democrat supporter before he backed Trump following his 2016 election victory, The New York Times reported. Before pivoting to Trump on election night, he served as a bundler for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, including stints on both of their campaign finance committees. Zuberi donated more than $1.1 million to committees associated with Trump and the Republican Party months after the 2016 election, the Times reported. Trump 'Pardon Czar' Explains Key Differences Between Trump And Biden Pardons The donations secured him invitations to a pair of black-tie dinners celebrating Trump's inauguration. In 2020, he pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal investigation into the source of a $900,000 donation he made through his company to Trump's inaugural committee in late December 2016, the report states. Read On The Fox News App Zuberi also pleaded guilty to falsifying records filed with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to conceal his lobbying work on behalf of Sri Lanka. Zuberi allegedly directed millions of dollars from the Sri Lankan contract to himself and his wife for personal purposes, shortchanging lobbyists, public relations and law firms, and certain subcontractors who were part of the lobbying effort. Man Who Had Prison Sentence Commuted By Biden Now Facing Drug, Firearms-related Charges His commutation was one of several on Wednesday, as well as a few pardons. Larry Hoover, who is serving time in a federal supermax prison, also had his sentence commuted. Hoover, the co-founder of the Chicago gang Gangster Disciples, was originally imprisoned for a 1973 murder and later convicted in 1998 for operating a criminal enterprise. Trump also pardoned former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, who was convicted in two federal criminal cases, including one that contributed to his resignation. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: Trump commutes sentence of major political donor in latest round of clemency
Fox News
3 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
Trump commutes sentence of major political donor in latest round of clemency
President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the 12-year sentence of a major political donor who was serving time for a number of offenses, including obstructing an investigation into Trump's 2017 inaugural committee, the White House confirmed with Fox News Digital. Imaad Zuberi, 54, was a major Democrat supporter before he backed Trump following his 2016 election victory, The New York Times reported. Before pivoting to Trump on election night, he served as a bundler for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, including stints on both of their campaign finance committees. Zuberi donated more than $1.1 million to committees associated with Trump and the Republican Party months after the 2016 election, the Times reported. The donations secured him invitations to a pair of black-tie dinners celebrating Trump's inauguration. In 2020, he pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal investigation into the source of a $900,000 donation he made through his company to Trump's inaugural committee in late December 2016, the report states. Zuberi also pleaded guilty to falsifying records filed with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to conceal his lobbying work on behalf of Sri Lanka. Zuberi allegedly directed millions of dollars from the Sri Lankan contract to himself and his wife for personal purposes, shortchanging lobbyists, public relations and law firms, and certain subcontractors who were part of the lobbying effort. His commutation was one of several on Wednesday, as well as a few pardons. Larry Hoover, who is serving time in a federal supermax prison, also had his sentence commuted. Hoover, the co-founder of the Chicago gang Gangster Disciples, was originally imprisoned for a 1973 murder and later convicted in 1998 for operating a criminal enterprise. Trump also pardoned former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, who was convicted in two federal criminal cases, including one that contributed to his resignation.
