12 days ago
Lily Collins shared photographs from a family trip to Europe with her husband, filmmaker Charlie McDowell, and their 1-year-old daughter, Tove.
The 37-year-old Emily in Paris star's Oct. 6 Instagram carousel contains 14 images, according to PEOPLE.
"Postcards from Europe," Collins captioned the collection.
The couple announced their daughter's arrival via surrogate in January 2025, with Collins writing, "Welcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell." In that joint announcement, she thanked their surrogate and everyone who had helped them become parents, Good Morning America reported.
The carousel includes the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, about 22 miles north of Copenhagen. In another photograph, Tove sits on her father's shoulders with a Danish flag visible nearby.
#tove #Europe #mcdowell #emily
The 37-year-old Emily in Paris star's Oct. 6 Instagram carousel contains 14 images, according to PEOPLE.
"Postcards from Europe," Collins captioned the collection.
The couple announced their daughter's arrival via surrogate in January 2025, with Collins writing, "Welcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell." In that joint announcement, she thanked their surrogate and everyone who had helped them become parents, Good Morning America reported.
The carousel includes the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, about 22 miles north of Copenhagen. In another photograph, Tove sits on her father's shoulders with a Danish flag visible nearby.
#tove #Europe #mcdowell #emily
30 days ago
Ahead of the release of Zach Cregger's reboot today, there were already seven Resident Evil movies — six of them in a more action-oriented series starring Milla Jovovich, four of which were directed by her husband, Paul W.S. Anderson, plus an unrelated "reboot" in 2021 called Welcome to Raccoon City that went for more of a John Carpenter vibe and was an attempt to truly "adapt" the games. There's also a Netflix TV show version that ran for a single season in 2022. Countless other works in the horror genre have unofficially cribbed from the Resident Evil games over the years. It's an incredibly influential series.
And yet, Zach Cregger, hot off his Oscar-winning original horror film Weapons, is the first filmmaker to truly feel like he's adapting the experience of playing the games, arguably the scariest survival-horror ones ever made, rather than simply incorporating story and plot elements to explain the outbreak of infected people. In Cregger's hands, Resident Evil is pure crowd-pleasing popcorn cinema, best experienced in a packed movie theater with dozens of other people reacting loudly to the madness.
The premise couldn't be simpler — and the runtime a brisk 90ish minutes — as we follow a medical courier named Bryan (Austin Abrams, proving himself to be the Bruce Campbell for a new generation) who unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in a swirl of chaos. Fans of the video games will recognize various easter eggs and nods to game mechanics, including the importance of conserving ammo and checking every last drawer for more of it.
But you don't need to be familiar with the games at all to enjoy the movie, which is an efficient horror set-piece machine that just keeps putting Abrams in increasingly concerning situations. I can't stress enough how much this is a one-man show anchored by Abrams, and he crushes it. He's in every scene, earning tons of laughs simply by reacting as a normal person would in this situation; he's a true audience-surrogate character, ushering us through the chaos. His comedic timing, paired with Cregger's ****** ured camerawork and editing, is a match made in genre-movie heaven.
I didn't expect it to be so heavily inspired by genre classics like The Thing and Evil Dead. In fact, it's a better Evil Dead movie than the last several movies with "Evil Dead" in the ****** le, nailing the horror-comedy tone that only Sam Raimi and a few others can pull off with aplomb. Cregger has a ton of fun with the various monstrous forms that the infected take here, from fusing multiple humans together to crafting his own horror take on a big, scary guy like Dune's Baron Harkonnen. Resident Evil movies have thus far treated the zombies as pretty traditional movie zombies; Cregger's version gets at the attempt to create the next stage of human evolution.
#resident #dead
And yet, Zach Cregger, hot off his Oscar-winning original horror film Weapons, is the first filmmaker to truly feel like he's adapting the experience of playing the games, arguably the scariest survival-horror ones ever made, rather than simply incorporating story and plot elements to explain the outbreak of infected people. In Cregger's hands, Resident Evil is pure crowd-pleasing popcorn cinema, best experienced in a packed movie theater with dozens of other people reacting loudly to the madness.
The premise couldn't be simpler — and the runtime a brisk 90ish minutes — as we follow a medical courier named Bryan (Austin Abrams, proving himself to be the Bruce Campbell for a new generation) who unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in a swirl of chaos. Fans of the video games will recognize various easter eggs and nods to game mechanics, including the importance of conserving ammo and checking every last drawer for more of it.
But you don't need to be familiar with the games at all to enjoy the movie, which is an efficient horror set-piece machine that just keeps putting Abrams in increasingly concerning situations. I can't stress enough how much this is a one-man show anchored by Abrams, and he crushes it. He's in every scene, earning tons of laughs simply by reacting as a normal person would in this situation; he's a true audience-surrogate character, ushering us through the chaos. His comedic timing, paired with Cregger's ****** ured camerawork and editing, is a match made in genre-movie heaven.
I didn't expect it to be so heavily inspired by genre classics like The Thing and Evil Dead. In fact, it's a better Evil Dead movie than the last several movies with "Evil Dead" in the ****** le, nailing the horror-comedy tone that only Sam Raimi and a few others can pull off with aplomb. Cregger has a ton of fun with the various monstrous forms that the infected take here, from fusing multiple humans together to crafting his own horror take on a big, scary guy like Dune's Baron Harkonnen. Resident Evil movies have thus far treated the zombies as pretty traditional movie zombies; Cregger's version gets at the attempt to create the next stage of human evolution.
#resident #dead
1 month ago
A surrogate who defied a California couple's demand to abort their baby after a devastating heart diagnosis is taking her fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing a lower court ruling has left her powerless to advocate for the medically fragile newborn.
Attorneys for Alaska cardiac nurse McKenna West filed an emergency application Wednesday, asking Justice Elena Kagan to temporarily block a Los Angeles court ruling that declared the California couple the baby's legal parents.
Kagan handles emergency matters arising from the 9th Circuit, which includes California. She has not ruled on the request.
Surrogate Gives Birth In Texas To Baby With Heart Defect After Parents Requested Abortion
West carried the child under a surrogacy agreement with California couple Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, who call the baby Rumi. West calls him Gabriel.
#heart #emergency
Attorneys for Alaska cardiac nurse McKenna West filed an emergency application Wednesday, asking Justice Elena Kagan to temporarily block a Los Angeles court ruling that declared the California couple the baby's legal parents.
Kagan handles emergency matters arising from the 9th Circuit, which includes California. She has not ruled on the request.
Surrogate Gives Birth In Texas To Baby With Heart Defect After Parents Requested Abortion
West carried the child under a surrogacy agreement with California couple Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, who call the baby Rumi. West calls him Gabriel.
#heart #emergency
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1 month ago
Andy Cohen shared a funny moment when a child mistook him for his daughter Lucy's grandfather
Cohen, 58, welcomed his two children, Lucy and Ben, via surrogate and has embraced being an older parent
He has spoken about the joys and challenges of parenting later in life while balancing his busy career
Andy Cohen is learning the hard way that kids say the darnedest things!
The 58-year-old Bravo host got a rude awakening on Thursday, Sept. 10, when he picked up his 4-year-old daughter Lucy at school.
#cohen #andy #year #sept
Cohen, 58, welcomed his two children, Lucy and Ben, via surrogate and has embraced being an older parent
He has spoken about the joys and challenges of parenting later in life while balancing his busy career
Andy Cohen is learning the hard way that kids say the darnedest things!
The 58-year-old Bravo host got a rude awakening on Thursday, Sept. 10, when he picked up his 4-year-old daughter Lucy at school.
#cohen #andy #year #sept
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2 months ago
Erin Andrews is opening up about the challenges she's faced on the road to giving her son a sibling.
The sports broadcaster, 48, hopes to expand her family with husband Jarret Stoll, according to a Us Weekly report published Tuesday, September 1. The couple welcomed their son, Mack, via surrogate in July 2023 after a years-long fertility struggle.
Andrews and the former professional hockey player, 44, later turned to surrogacy again in hopes of having a second child. In 2025, however, their surrogate suffered a miscarriage, according to the outlet. Despite the setback, Andrews remains determined to keep trying. Still, she acknowledged that expanding her family at this stage of her life has been more difficult than she expected.
"It's a lot harder at [age] 48 than I ever thought it would be," Andrews said, per the report.
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#family #surrogate #stoll #weekly
The sports broadcaster, 48, hopes to expand her family with husband Jarret Stoll, according to a Us Weekly report published Tuesday, September 1. The couple welcomed their son, Mack, via surrogate in July 2023 after a years-long fertility struggle.
Andrews and the former professional hockey player, 44, later turned to surrogacy again in hopes of having a second child. In 2025, however, their surrogate suffered a miscarriage, according to the outlet. Despite the setback, Andrews remains determined to keep trying. Still, she acknowledged that expanding her family at this stage of her life has been more difficult than she expected.
"It's a lot harder at [age] 48 than I ever thought it would be," Andrews said, per the report.
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#family #surrogate #stoll #weekly
2 months ago
Conservatives piled on Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell after she argued Republicans are trying to make Michigan's Senate race about socialist streamer Hasan Piker, with critics saying her frustration only highlighted a political vulnerability for Democrats.
"Debbie Dingell CRASHES OUT over terrorist-sympathizer Hasan Piker who has called to kill Republicans,'" wrote the Republican National Committee's research account.
Critics took aim at Dingell for campaigning with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after she told reporters she was done answering questions about Piker, whose past inflammatory remarks have drawn renewed scrutiny and pressure on Democrats to respond.
Democrats Condemning Hasan Piker As Backlash Spreads Through Party
"YIKES: Democrats are getting tired of defending Abdul El-Sayed for his antisemitic campaign surrogate Hasan Piker Rep. Debbie Dingell: 'I am DONE. So don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker.' El-Sayed has yet to disavow Piker," wrote Senate Republicans on X.
#dingell #senate
"Debbie Dingell CRASHES OUT over terrorist-sympathizer Hasan Piker who has called to kill Republicans,'" wrote the Republican National Committee's research account.
Critics took aim at Dingell for campaigning with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after she told reporters she was done answering questions about Piker, whose past inflammatory remarks have drawn renewed scrutiny and pressure on Democrats to respond.
Democrats Condemning Hasan Piker As Backlash Spreads Through Party
"YIKES: Democrats are getting tired of defending Abdul El-Sayed for his antisemitic campaign surrogate Hasan Piker Rep. Debbie Dingell: 'I am DONE. So don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker.' El-Sayed has yet to disavow Piker," wrote Senate Republicans on X.
#dingell #senate
2 months ago
Kylie Jenner reflects on having kids young and feeling like she missed out on some of her youth
She plans to focus on new opportunities and has decided not to have more children in her 20s
Jenner recently shared she doesn't see herself using a surrogate and is enjoying time with her two kids
Kylie Jenner loves being a mom, but admits that having two kids by 24 also made her lose some of her "young years," too.
In a new profile for Who What Wear, the 29-year-old Kylie Cosmetics and Khy co-founder got candid about having kids at a young age. Jenner, who shares her daughter Stormi, 8, and son Aire, 5, with ex Travis Scott, 35, explained that she is embracing this next decade of her life and hoping to branch out into the unknown.
#kids #wear #stormi
She plans to focus on new opportunities and has decided not to have more children in her 20s
Jenner recently shared she doesn't see herself using a surrogate and is enjoying time with her two kids
Kylie Jenner loves being a mom, but admits that having two kids by 24 also made her lose some of her "young years," too.
In a new profile for Who What Wear, the 29-year-old Kylie Cosmetics and Khy co-founder got candid about having kids at a young age. Jenner, who shares her daughter Stormi, 8, and son Aire, 5, with ex Travis Scott, 35, explained that she is embracing this next decade of her life and hoping to branch out into the unknown.
#kids #wear #stormi
2 months ago
Olivia Munn has a lot going on. The star of Apple TV's "Your Friends & Neighbors" is busy filming the series' third season while parenting her two children, Malcom and Méi, with her husband, John Mulaney, and serving as the new face of Anne Klein's fall-winter 2026 campaign. All of this while getting ready for fashion month and the upcoming 2026 Emmy Awards ceremony.
But Munn is a master of finding beauty in the chaos. Especially after a roller coaster last few years, in which the actress battled back-to-back health issues. Following the birth of her son in 2021, Munn's battled the depths of postpartum anxiety.
Then, in April 2023, the actress was diagnosed with "an aggressive, fast-moving" Luminal B breast cancer in both ****** . Having detected the cancer early, she acted quickly, and by the following year, Munn had five successful surgeries, including a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, and a partial hysterectomy. Then, in September 2024, she welcomed her daughter via surrogate.
Now, with the dust of the last few years settling, Munn is recentering her focus on what brings her happiness, such as going back to work, hanging out with her close girlfriends, date nights with her husband, and all things fashion. And even better yet, advocacy through fashion.
"Women change women's lives," Munn tells USA Today of her partnership with Anne Klein. The famed American designer herself died at the age of 50 from breast cancer in 1974. "Sometimes the most important thing you can do is remind another woman to take that next step with their health. Those are the meaningful connections that sometimes really can lift you out of your fog."
#going
But Munn is a master of finding beauty in the chaos. Especially after a roller coaster last few years, in which the actress battled back-to-back health issues. Following the birth of her son in 2021, Munn's battled the depths of postpartum anxiety.
Then, in April 2023, the actress was diagnosed with "an aggressive, fast-moving" Luminal B breast cancer in both ****** . Having detected the cancer early, she acted quickly, and by the following year, Munn had five successful surgeries, including a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, and a partial hysterectomy. Then, in September 2024, she welcomed her daughter via surrogate.
Now, with the dust of the last few years settling, Munn is recentering her focus on what brings her happiness, such as going back to work, hanging out with her close girlfriends, date nights with her husband, and all things fashion. And even better yet, advocacy through fashion.
"Women change women's lives," Munn tells USA Today of her partnership with Anne Klein. The famed American designer herself died at the age of 50 from breast cancer in 1974. "Sometimes the most important thing you can do is remind another woman to take that next step with their health. Those are the meaningful connections that sometimes really can lift you out of your fog."
#going
2 months ago
DALLAS (AP) — A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.
"He's our child," Nausheen Gilkar said, wiping away tears on the witness stand.
"She's unstable," Gilkar said of surrogate McKenna West, who was sitting across from her in the Dallas courtroom. "She's trying to take him from us."
The hearing offered the fullest public airing to date of a deepening and high-profile dispute over surrogacy and abortion that has rushed right-to-life groups and GOP officeholders to the side of West, a nurse who flew from Alaska to have the baby on Aug. 12 in Texas, where most abortions are banned.
Gilkar and her husband, Omar Ahmed, say they named the newborn Rumi. Attorneys for West, who has called the child Gabriel, said she is seeking sole conservatorship to make medical decisions for the child.
#child #surrogate
"He's our child," Nausheen Gilkar said, wiping away tears on the witness stand.
"She's unstable," Gilkar said of surrogate McKenna West, who was sitting across from her in the Dallas courtroom. "She's trying to take him from us."
The hearing offered the fullest public airing to date of a deepening and high-profile dispute over surrogacy and abortion that has rushed right-to-life groups and GOP officeholders to the side of West, a nurse who flew from Alaska to have the baby on Aug. 12 in Texas, where most abortions are banned.
Gilkar and her husband, Omar Ahmed, say they named the newborn Rumi. Attorneys for West, who has called the child Gabriel, said she is seeking sole conservatorship to make medical decisions for the child.
#child #surrogate
2 months ago
The surrogate mother who refused an abortion request after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a serious heart defect is pressing her legal fight after the newborn underwent lifesaving heart surgery, days after she says he was taken from her just 60 seconds after birth.
McKenna West, an Alaska mother and cardiac nurse who carried the child, said Thursday she is continuing to fight for the baby after she was separated from him moments after giving birth Aug. 12.
"I haven't been allowed to hold this precious baby boy I carried and protected throughout my pregnancy," West wrote in a New York Post op-ed Thursday.
"The only glimpse I got of him was during a very short 60 seconds while his umbilical cord was still connected. As soon as the cord was cut, he was taken away."
Florida Couple Reaches Agreement With Daughter's Biological Parents After Alleged Ivf Mix-up
#west #fight #birth
McKenna West, an Alaska mother and cardiac nurse who carried the child, said Thursday she is continuing to fight for the baby after she was separated from him moments after giving birth Aug. 12.
"I haven't been allowed to hold this precious baby boy I carried and protected throughout my pregnancy," West wrote in a New York Post op-ed Thursday.
"The only glimpse I got of him was during a very short 60 seconds while his umbilical cord was still connected. As soon as the cord was cut, he was taken away."
Florida Couple Reaches Agreement With Daughter's Biological Parents After Alleged Ivf Mix-up
#west #fight #birth
2 months ago
The biological parents of a baby born after their surrogate refused their request for an abortion are now seeking more than $100,000 from the woman who carried their child, alleging she breached their surrogacy agreement.
TMZ reported Wednesday that it obtained the countersuit filed by Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed against surrogate McKenna West, weeks before she gave birth in Texas Aug. 12.
The couple is seeking more than $100,000 for alleged breach of their surrogacy agreement, along with unspecified damages over what they call West's "malicious, outrageous conduct."
The couple alleges they paid West $60,000 during the pregnancy under the surrogacy agreement, which included provisions addressing termination, TMZ reported. The counterclaims accuse West of breaching that deal and causing the couple emotional distress.
Surrogate Gives Birth In Texas To Baby With Heart Defect After Parents Requested Abortion
#surrogate #couple #abortion #birth
TMZ reported Wednesday that it obtained the countersuit filed by Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed against surrogate McKenna West, weeks before she gave birth in Texas Aug. 12.
The couple is seeking more than $100,000 for alleged breach of their surrogacy agreement, along with unspecified damages over what they call West's "malicious, outrageous conduct."
The couple alleges they paid West $60,000 during the pregnancy under the surrogacy agreement, which included provisions addressing termination, TMZ reported. The counterclaims accuse West of breaching that deal and causing the couple emotional distress.
Surrogate Gives Birth In Texas To Baby With Heart Defect After Parents Requested Abortion
#surrogate #couple #abortion #birth
2 months ago
Cristiano Ronaldo is officially a married man after tying the knot with longtime love Georgina Rodriguez.
"Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez were married today in a civil ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, and are now officially husband and wife," Us Weekly reported on Tuesday, August 11. "The ceremony was a private and intimate moment attended by their five children."
The couple have been an item since 2017 after meeting while she was working as a sales ******* istant at a Gucci store in Madrid. Their relationship developed quickly and they announced that July that they were expecting their first child together.
The soccer star, 41, was already the father to son Cristiano Jr., 16, and twins Eva Maria and Mateo, who were born via surrogate in June 2017.
Daughter Alana Martina joined the family that November.
#cristiano
"Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez were married today in a civil ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, and are now officially husband and wife," Us Weekly reported on Tuesday, August 11. "The ceremony was a private and intimate moment attended by their five children."
The couple have been an item since 2017 after meeting while she was working as a sales ******* istant at a Gucci store in Madrid. Their relationship developed quickly and they announced that July that they were expecting their first child together.
The soccer star, 41, was already the father to son Cristiano Jr., 16, and twins Eva Maria and Mateo, who were born via surrogate in June 2017.
Daughter Alana Martina joined the family that November.
#cristiano
3 months ago
Ricky Martin's eldest sons are back home. Valentino and Matteo, the fraternal twins the Grammy winner welcomed via surrogate in 2008, were photographed on August 4 spending the afternoon at Plaza Las Américas in San Juan, grabbing a bite at a well-known restaurant before browsing a fast-fashion store with a small group of friends.
Mateo and Valentino at a mall in Puerto Rico (Alfredo Rolon/The Grosby Group)
This week they celebrate their 18th birthday — a milestone Martin is marking on home turf, having spent the summer settled into Puerto Rico with all four of his children.
The outing came days after Martin shared beach photos of his younger kids, Lucía and Renn, from the island. Now it's the twins' turn in the spotlight, even if they weren't seeking it. Valentino — the more media-facing of the two — kept it casual in black jeans, a sand-colored T-shirt, a black cap and sneakers. Matteo, the quieter twin, opted for blue denim, a white short-sleeve tee, a cap and a shoulder bag.
When the afternoon wrapped, the pair drove off in their own SUV, reportedly keeping a respectful, reserved distance from the cameras throughout.
#rico #black
Mateo and Valentino at a mall in Puerto Rico (Alfredo Rolon/The Grosby Group)
This week they celebrate their 18th birthday — a milestone Martin is marking on home turf, having spent the summer settled into Puerto Rico with all four of his children.
The outing came days after Martin shared beach photos of his younger kids, Lucía and Renn, from the island. Now it's the twins' turn in the spotlight, even if they weren't seeking it. Valentino — the more media-facing of the two — kept it casual in black jeans, a sand-colored T-shirt, a black cap and sneakers. Matteo, the quieter twin, opted for blue denim, a white short-sleeve tee, a cap and a shoulder bag.
When the afternoon wrapped, the pair drove off in their own SUV, reportedly keeping a respectful, reserved distance from the cameras throughout.
#rico #black
3 months ago
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo aren't interested in taking advice on the terms of their divorce.
The "Save Me" singer, 41, and podcast host, 46, finalized their divorce on July 17, two months after filing in Williamson County, Tennessee. Within the court records, the two split due to irreconcilable differences.
Despite separating, Jelly Roll and Bunnie still plan to be very present in each other's lives. During a since-deleted episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie revealed the two are "still having a baby together" via surrogate.
"We're going to co-parent together," she said.
According to the former couple's settlement, obtained by People, both Jelly and Bunnie were "separately advised" by their lawyers on the process involved with having children together in the midst of their divorce.
#jelly #podcast
The "Save Me" singer, 41, and podcast host, 46, finalized their divorce on July 17, two months after filing in Williamson County, Tennessee. Within the court records, the two split due to irreconcilable differences.
Despite separating, Jelly Roll and Bunnie still plan to be very present in each other's lives. During a since-deleted episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie revealed the two are "still having a baby together" via surrogate.
"We're going to co-parent together," she said.
According to the former couple's settlement, obtained by People, both Jelly and Bunnie were "separately advised" by their lawyers on the process involved with having children together in the midst of their divorce.
#jelly #podcast
3 months ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — High-ranking Senate Democrat Ron Wyden has alleged that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke the law with recent phone calls urging third-party candidates to drop out of two Iowa congressional races.
In a complaint to the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel filed Monday, Wyden requested an investigation into whether the June calls violated the Hatch Act, a 1939 law that restricts certain political activities by federal employees. The Oregon Democrat said Kennedy acted inappropriately by interfering with elections that Trump's Republican administration wants GOP candidates to win.
"Kennedy has spent sixteen months using his official position to undermine the health and well-being of his fellow Americans, and now he is using his official position to undermine the integrity of democratic elections too," reads a statement from Wyden, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, which plays a role in overseeing the nation's health agencies.
The accusation comes as Trump has dispatched Kennedy to swing districts around the country as a key surrogate for the administration, promoting its widely popular efforts to encourage healthy eating and exercise. It takes issue with another task Kennedy reportedly did on behalf of the administration: calling Libertarian candidates to push them to drop out of two races where they could be spoilers for GOP candidates. At stake is control of Congress in a competitive midterm election year, where any win could be decisive in shaping the next two years of federal policy.
Spokespeople for Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a complaint to the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel filed Monday, Wyden requested an investigation into whether the June calls violated the Hatch Act, a 1939 law that restricts certain political activities by federal employees. The Oregon Democrat said Kennedy acted inappropriately by interfering with elections that Trump's Republican administration wants GOP candidates to win.
"Kennedy has spent sixteen months using his official position to undermine the health and well-being of his fellow Americans, and now he is using his official position to undermine the integrity of democratic elections too," reads a statement from Wyden, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, which plays a role in overseeing the nation's health agencies.
The accusation comes as Trump has dispatched Kennedy to swing districts around the country as a key surrogate for the administration, promoting its widely popular efforts to encourage healthy eating and exercise. It takes issue with another task Kennedy reportedly did on behalf of the administration: calling Libertarian candidates to push them to drop out of two races where they could be spoilers for GOP candidates. At stake is control of Congress in a competitive midterm election year, where any win could be decisive in shaping the next two years of federal policy.
Spokespeople for Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
4 months ago
Cristiano Ronaldo is a father of five
The soccer star's first child, Cristiano Jr., was born in 2010, and he later welcomed twins, Eva Maria and Mateo, via surrogate in 2017
He and fiancée Georgina Rodríguez have welcomed two children, Alana Martina in 2017 and Bella Esmeralda in 2022; Bella's twin Ángel died during childbirth
Cristiano Ronaldo has five children.
The athlete became a dad in 2010 with the birth of his first son, also named Cristiano. Ronaldo then welcomed twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo via surrogate in June 2017, followed five months later by his and his fiancée Georgina Rodríguez's daughter Alana Martina in November 2017.
The soccer star's first child, Cristiano Jr., was born in 2010, and he later welcomed twins, Eva Maria and Mateo, via surrogate in 2017
He and fiancée Georgina Rodríguez have welcomed two children, Alana Martina in 2017 and Bella Esmeralda in 2022; Bella's twin Ángel died during childbirth
Cristiano Ronaldo has five children.
The athlete became a dad in 2010 with the birth of his first son, also named Cristiano. Ronaldo then welcomed twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo via surrogate in June 2017, followed five months later by his and his fiancée Georgina Rodríguez's daughter Alana Martina in November 2017.
4 months ago
Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying welcomed their daughter Birdie James via surrogate after a years-long journey to parenthood
Scott's sister Lauren served as their egg donor, a gesture he describes as the ultimate "gift of life"
The couple hopes to inspire others by sharing their love and showing that gay families can thrive and be celebrated
Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying's dreams have come true: their baby girl has arrived.
The Pentatonix singer and his husband welcomed their baby girl via surrogate on Wednesday, June 3.
Scott's sister Lauren served as their egg donor, a gesture he describes as the ultimate "gift of life"
The couple hopes to inspire others by sharing their love and showing that gay families can thrive and be celebrated
Scott Hoying and Mark Hoying's dreams have come true: their baby girl has arrived.
The Pentatonix singer and his husband welcomed their baby girl via surrogate on Wednesday, June 3.
4 months ago
Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll had selected a surrogate and were hoping to welcome twins as recently as February.
Three months later, they're headed for divorce.
The country singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from the Dumb Blonde podcast host (real name: Alisa DeFord), in Williamson County, Tenn., on May 18. News of the filing was first reported by TMZ on Monday.
In an interview with Yahoo in February around the release of her memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, Bunnie said she and her husband of nearly a decade were in a strong place after years of working toward goals they once only dreamed about.
"We're excited," she said. "We've never been here. This is what we sat down and dreamt about the first night we were together — our five-year plan."
Three months later, they're headed for divorce.
The country singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from the Dumb Blonde podcast host (real name: Alisa DeFord), in Williamson County, Tenn., on May 18. News of the filing was first reported by TMZ on Monday.
In an interview with Yahoo in February around the release of her memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, Bunnie said she and her husband of nearly a decade were in a strong place after years of working toward goals they once only dreamed about.
"We're excited," she said. "We've never been here. This is what we sat down and dreamt about the first night we were together — our five-year plan."
5 months ago
Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars are mourning the loss of Anthony Head, whose death was revealed Friday by his two daughters in a statement they gave to the Press **** ociation in the U.K. The actor died from complications of pneumonia. He was 72.
The British actor was best known for his role as Rupert Giles, Buffy Summers' (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) mentor and surrogate father figure throughout all seven seasons of the series, making his debut in the pilot episode. Head was a main cast member for the first five seasons and later appeared in a recurring guest star capacity. Head has also appeared in Jack Ryan, Bridgerton and Ted Lasso.
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Anthony Head, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Star, Dies at 72
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The British actor was best known for his role as Rupert Giles, Buffy Summers' (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) mentor and surrogate father figure throughout all seven seasons of the series, making his debut in the pilot episode. Head was a main cast member for the first five seasons and later appeared in a recurring guest star capacity. Head has also appeared in Jack Ryan, Bridgerton and Ted Lasso.
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