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The Lincoln Project, a conservative-led political action committee aimed at driving down Republican support for President Trump, has generated buzz in recent months with its slick attack ads. Mike Madrid, a veteran GOP political operative from California who oversees the Lincoln Project’s political operations, explained that airing commercials on television and online for the past few months helped the group gather data for this hyper targeted blitz aimed at crucial swing states in the final months leading up to election day. “We’ve ... been doing this with a purpose,” Madrid said.

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:52:50 -0400

Over the course of roughly an hour Thursday, the president called Sen. Kamala Harris a “mad woman,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “poor student” who “yaps,” Mika Brzezinski a “ditzy airhead wife” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “stone cold crazy.”

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:52:13 -0400

The novel coronavirus has now killed more than 750,000 people worldwide. Over 20.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:50:00 -0400

Lauren Conrad has come a long way since her "Laguna Beach" days, and now she has launched a beauty collection. On Wednesday, the multifaceted entrepreneur announced her new Lauren Conrad Beauty line in an Instagram post. "This collection has been years in the making, and now I can finally share it with everyone," Conrad captioned in a headshot of herself.

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:42:22 -0400

The European Commission said on Thursday it had concluded preliminary talks with U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson to buy upfront 200 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The EU executive arm said this could pave the way for the signing of a contract that would allow EU countries to buy the vaccines or donate to developing countries. The commission said that once the vaccine has proven to be safe and effective against COVID-19, the Commission would have a contractual framework in place for the initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf of all EU states, and could further purchase up to an additional 200 million vaccine doses.

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:25:37 -0400