The 2024 BET Awards nominees are out, and Nicki Minaj and Drake are in the lead. Drake led the pack with seven nominations as Black Entertainment Television unveiled its list of contenders for the prestigious awards on Thursday, May 16. Nicki Minaj came in second with six nominations. With five …
Read More »Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination
Jose Luis Magana/AP Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be their nominee for House speaker in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Scalise defeated House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, by a vote of 113-99. That gave Scalise a narrow majority of the Republicans’ 221 votes in the chamber, …
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