Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined President Biden for a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan Thursday night for an event that raised $25 million for the current president's re-election campaign. Mindy Kaling was host and Late Show host Stephen Colbert was interviewer, and the event was interrupted "many times" by protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, NPR's Morning Edition reports.
Donald J. Trump also was in town, for the wake of a New York City police officer killed in the line of duty. A fundraiser for this former president is scheduled for next week in Palm Beach, Florida, where the Republican National Committee expect to raise $33 million for his presidential campaign.
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Shanahan In-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate as an independent candidate for his challenge to President Biden and ex-President Trump is not Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers nor former Republican Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, but is Nicole Shanahan, a longtime contributor to Democratic candidates and a Santa Clara University law school grad who co-founded patent platform ClearAccessIP, according to People magazine.
Shanahan helped produce and finance RFK Jr.'s controversial $7 million Super Bowl LVIII retro commercial that used a 1960 campaign footage for the candidate's uncle, John F. Kennedy. RFK Jr.'s relatives are appalled and dismayed by his candidacy, which touts anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories.
Shanahan married Google co-founder Sergei Brin in 2018, sold ClearAccessIP in 2020 and separated Brin in 2021.
Brin filed for divorce in June 2022 after a Wall Street Journal story alleged that Shanahan had an affair with Elon Musk, described as a close friend of the Google co-founder.
"I wanted a partner who ... possesses the gift of curiosity; an open, inquiring mind; and the confidence to change even her strongest opinions in the face of conflicting evidence. I found all those qualities in a woman who grew up right here in Oakland (California). The daughter of immigrants who overcame every daunting obstacle and went on to achieve the highest levels of the American dream."
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• The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady but signals future cuts as the Consumer Price Index inches up to 3.2%.
• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calls for Israel to hold new elections and possibly oust its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he continues aggressive attacks on Gaza in order to eliminate Hamas.
• Congress passes the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget, just six months before the 2025 budget is due.
• Hungary’s authoritarian leader, Viktor Orban, visits Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
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