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Abby Phillip
Abigail Daniella Phillip (born November 25, 1988) is an American CNN news anchor who anchors '' CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip'' and CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. She previously worked for ''Politico'' covering the Obama White House, ''The Washington Post'' as a national political reporter, and ABC News as a digital reporter for politics. Early life and education Of Afro-Trinidadian descent, Abby Phillip was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to June Phillip, now a realtor, and Carlos Phillip, a teacher and later an educational psychologist. She has five siblings. When she was a child, the family briefly moved back to Trinidad and Tobago and returned to the U.S. when she was nine years old. The family moved to Germantown, Maryland, before settling in Bowie, Maryland. Phillip attended Bowie High School. In 2010, she graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in government, after originally intending to study pre-med. At Harvard, Phillip wrote for ''The Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in Northern Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Washington, D.C., D.C. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the List of cities in Virginia, sixth-most populous city in Virginia and List of United States cities by population, 169th-most populous city in the U.S. Alexandria is a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Like the rest of Northern Virginia and Central Maryland, present-day Alexandria has been influenced by its proximity to the U.S. capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the United States federal civil service, federal civil service, in the United States Armed Forces, U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to Government contractor, provide services to the Federal government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Harvard Crimson
''The Harvard Crimson'' is the student newspaper at Harvard University, an Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The newspaper was founded in 1873, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduate students. History 19th century ''The Harvard Crimson'' was one of many college newspapers founded shortly after the end of the American Civil War. The paper describes itself as "the nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper", although this description is contested by other college newspapers. ''The Crimson'' traces its origin to the first issue of ''The Magenta'', published January 24, 1873, despite strong discouragement from the Dean. The faculty of the College had suspended the existence of several previous student newspapers, including the ''Collegian'', whose motto ''Dulce et Periculum'' ("sweet and dangerous") represented the precarious place of the student press at Harvard University in the late 19th century. ''The Magenta''s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson (Birth name#Maiden and married names, né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American Civil rights movements, civil rights activist, Politics of the United States, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, Jackson has maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades. He served from 1991 to 1997 as a Shadow congressperson, shadow delegate and senator for the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia. Jackson is the father of former United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and current U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician), Jonathan Jackson. Jackson began his activism in the 1960s and founded the organizations that merged to form the Rainbow/PUSH organization. Extending his activism into international matters beginning in the 1980s, he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Phillip By Gage Skidmore
Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail and Albert. Notable women * Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudreau (born 1979), American television news correspondent * Abbie Farwell Brown (1871–1927), American author * Abbie Brown (rugby union) (born 1996), British rugby sevens player * Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse keeper * Abby Choi (1995–2023), Hongkonger celebrity and murder victim * Abby Cook (ice hockey) (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Abbie Cornett (born 1966), American politician * Abbie Cornish (born 1982), Australian actress and rapper * Abby Dalton (1932–2020), American actress * Abbie Eaton (born 1992), British racing driver * Abby Ellin, American author and journalist * Abby Elliott (born 1987), American actress and comedian * Abby Erceg (born 1989), New Zealand footballer * Abby Ershow, American nutritionist * Abbie Huston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent politician, independent in US congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, having Congressional caucus, caucused with House Democratic Caucus, House and Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign, 2016 and Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, 2020. Sanders has been viewed as the leader of the modern American Progressivism in the United States#In the 21st century, progressive movement. Born into a working-class Jewish family and raised in New York, Sanders attended Brooklyn College before graduating from the University of Chicago i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake University
Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The University offers over 140 undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, education, Legal education, law, and pharmacy. Drake University Law School was founded in 1865, which makes it one of the 25 oldest law schools in the United States. History Drake University was founded in March 1881 by George T. Carpenter, a teacher and pastor, and Francis M. Drake, Francis Marion Drake, a Union general during the Civil War. Drake was originally affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at its founding, but the religious affiliation was terminated in 1907. The first classes convened in 1881, with 77 students and one building constructed, Student's Home. In 1883, the first permanent building, Old Main, was completed. Old Main remains prominent on campus, housing administration offices, Levitt Hall, and Sheslow Auditorium, and as the site of many United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries
Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 election. The primaries and caucuses took place in all 50 U.S. states, in the District of Columbia, in five U.S. territories, and through Democrats Abroad. They occurred between February 3 and August 11, 2020. Former vice president Joe Biden led in the polls throughout most of 2019. The 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were marred by technical problems; certified results of the caucus eventually showed Mayor Pete Buttigieg winning the most delegates, while Senator Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in the state. Sanders then won New Hampshire and Nevada. Biden, whose campaign fortunes had suffered from losses in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, made a comeback by overwhelmingly winning the South Carolina primary. After Biden won South Carolina, and one day before the Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Talent Agency
United Talent Agency (UTA) is a global talent agency based in Beverly Hills, California. Established in 1991, it represents artists and other professionals across the entertainment industry. , the company has more than 1,400 global employees. UTA has divisions focused on film, television, music, sports, digital, books, video games, branding and licensing, speaking, marketing, fine arts, news, and broadcasting, among others. The agency also operates the non-profit UTA Foundation. Corporate overview UTA, established in 1991, is a private company representing talent in a variety of industries, including film, television, digital media, publishing, music, and video games. It is one of the largest such agencies in the world, with approximately 300 agents representing actors, directors, producers, recording artists, writers, and other professionals. Its services also include brand management, film financing and packaging, licensing, marketing, strategic management, and venture ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Costa (journalist)
Robert Costa (born October 14, 1985) is an American journalist who is a national correspondent for ''CBS Sunday Morning'' and the chief Washington analyst for CBS News. Prior to joining CBS in 2022, Costa was a longtime national political reporter for ''The Washington Post''. Previously, he was a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and the moderator and managing editor of '' Washington Week'' on PBS. He is the co-author with Bob Woodward of ''Peril'', a # 1 ''New York Times'' bestseller on the final days of the first Trump presidency, including the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Education and early life Costa was born October 14, 1985, in Richmond, Virginia, the son of attorneys Anne-Dillon (née Dalton) and Thomas E. Costa. His father worked as an attorney for pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb. He has three siblings. He is of partial Italian descent. He grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he attended Pennsbury High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Week
''Washington Week'', originally titled as ''Washington Week in Review'' and billed as ''Washington Week with the Atlantic'' since 2023, is an American public affairs television program, which has aired on PBS and its predecessor, National Educational Television, since 1967. The program is produced by WETA-TV in Washington, D.C. Since 2023, the program has been moderated by Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of ''The Atlantic''. Unlike other panel discussion shows, which encourage informal (sometimes vociferous) debates as a means of presentation, ''Washington Week'' consistently follows a path of civility and moderation. Its format is that of a roundtable featuring the show's moderator and two to four Washington-based journalists. History ''Washington Week'' premiered as ''Washington Week in Review'' on February 23, 1967 on National Educational Television and was picked up by PBS in 1970. Since its first episode in 1967, the program's announcer has been Paul Anthony. In 1971, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-SPAN
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN ) is an American Cable television in the United States, cable and Satellite television in the United States, satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a Non-profit public corporation, nonprofit public service. It televises proceedings of the United States federal government and other public affairs programming. C-SPAN is a private, nonprofit organization funded by its cable and satellite affiliates. It does not have advertisements on any of its television networks or radio stations, nor does it solicit donations or pledges on-air. However their official website has banner advertisements, and streamed videos also have advertisements. The network operates independently; the cable industry and the U.S. Congress have no control over its programming content. The C-SPAN network includes the television channels C-SPAN, focusing on the U.S. House of Representatives; C-SPAN2, focusing on the U.S. Sena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
