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The actress, a fan of the singer whom she first met in utero, scores a humorous forehead autograph Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy teamed up as presenters at the SAG Awards on Sunday to present the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, which Ayo Edebiri won for her role in The Bear, and McCarthy walked away with a special autograph… signed to her forehead in permanent marker. McCarthy told Eilish that they had met several times, one of them being when Eilish was still…

WASHINGTON —  With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.The fight for control of the closely divided House will likely be decided in California, the ex-speaker’s home state. Five of the state’s 12 Republicans — Young Kim of Anaheim Hills, David Valadao of Hanford, Mike Garcia of Santa Clarita, Michelle Steel of Seal Beach and John…

Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more.The property is less well known as a gathering spot for federal elected officials and the campaign donors they wine and dine.But one politician was very familiar with the luxurious resort: former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In 2 ½ years, the Bakersfield Republican’s election committees dropped nearly a quarter of a million dollars at…

Officially, House Republicans censured Rep. Adam B. Schiff this week. What they actually did was give a YUGE in-kind contribution to the California Democrat’s campaign for the Senate.That was just one example in recent days of the Republicans’ clown car backfiring in the party’s bumbling drive to weaponize the government against political foes — the very crime it inaptly projects onto Democrats. Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a critical eye to the national political scene.…

The Roman philosopher Seneca once proposed an interesting test of literary merit. “When things stand out and attract attention in a work you can be sure there is an uneven quality about it,” he wrote. “One tree by itself never calls for admiration when the whole forest rises to the same height.” The novels of Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13 at the age of 89, illustrate this idea that the best writers are consistently excellent. In the many tributes to his lyrical and philosophical gifts that have been published over…

The late and great Cormac McCarthy’s most famous novel is probably The Road, a hauntingly well-written and shattering story of a father and son trekking across a lawless America, wiped out by an unspecified cataclysmic event. Much has been made of the author’s sparse style, which combines poetic and surreal descriptions with lithe plotting and bleakly surreal settings: an appealing combination for a motion picture adaptation.The Australian director John Hillcoat brought it to the screen in 2009 with a film that…

Image via Walt Disney Studios Critics and audiences alike agree that Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula — aside from the sensational Halle Bailey, of course — is the best part of The Little Mermaid besides Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stunning soundtrack. She truly embodies the character, channeling her inner Pat Carroll whilst also making Ursula her own. Sadly, Carroll passed away last year, so she couldn’t see the final product and the fruits of her labor, as they say. As for McCarthy, she undergoes an incredible physical…

WASHINGTON —  Over the weekend, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accomplished the unthinkable — he made a deal with President Biden to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt. This deal matters not only because McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) compromised with his party’s number one enemy, but also because the speaker forced Biden to negotiate even though the president had said for weeks that he wouldn’t. For a moment, this high-stakes parley thrust the duo into the spotlight, showing voters that lawmakers can…

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Whether you’re for the demand by House Republicans for deep spending cuts as a condition for raising the nation’s debt ceiling or you’re against it, there are some things you should know in assessing their gambit.Perhaps the single most important fact is this: While Speaker Kevin McCarthy likes to claim that his debt limit bill would break Democrats’ “addiction to spending,” the Republicans — whose own appetite for spending is well established — would subject just 13% of federal spending to the knife.They’ve said they’ll…