On Sunday, Governor Ron DeSantis dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Donald Trump, citing a lack of a "clear path to victory" for his campaign. This decision leaves Trump with only one more significant Republican challenger, former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp, a blank-check firm, experienced an early surge in U.S. trading on Monday. The increase followed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' weekend decision to suspend his presidential candidacy, strengthening Donald Trump's bid for the Republican nominee in this year's presidential election.
On Monday, shares of Rumble Inc (NASDAQ: RUM), a video-sharing platform popular among conservatives, experienced a significant surge. Additionally, Phunware (NASDAQ: PHUN), a software developer employed by Trump's 2020 presidential re-election campaign to build a phone app, also saw a notable rally.
11h ago — ESPN, Disney & WNBA Silent On Rebecca Lobo Apologizing For Saying 'That's What Makes America Great' Lobo awkwardly apologized for saying "that's what makes America great" during game between Fever, Aces During Sunday's WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces, an awkward moment arose when ESPN commentator Rebecca Lobo used the phrase, "that's what makes America great" and then later apologized. OutKick's Alejandro Avila laid out what happened leading up to the strange exchange between Lobo and play-by-play commentator Pam Ward: While discussing a foul call, Lobo and WNBA play-by-play announcer Pam Ward debated officiating.
17h ago — Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, with 1.9 million followers on X, deleted her account in the aftermath of a heated online feud with OutKick's Riley Gaines. On Sunday, users on X shared screenshots of an error message for the ‘@Simone_Biles’ username, prompting widespread speculation.
17h ago — For instance, Ryan Hartwig, a Facebook whistleblower who contracted with the Meta-owned company to moderate content from March 2018 to February 2020, said he experienced a “deeply troubling pattern of censorship and bias.” Hartwig wrote that Facebook was targeting content based on political beliefs and affiliations.
17h ago — (The Center Square) – An organization publicly questioned two hospitals for employing individuals who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, but free speech advocates said that Americans have the right to “both a career and a political opinion.” Accuracy in Media is running two separate petitions against Alameda Health and UW Harborview Medical Center, respectively, in an attempt to make the hospitals evaluate whether they should employ the pro-Palestinian protesters in question.
8d ago — The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.