Guess What Fame, Fortune and an Itch to Run for Office

Sidney Torres IV, who parlayed his real estate fortune and flashy lifestyle into crime-fighting and a reality TV career, says he may run for mayor of New Orleans. Credit Richard Phibbs/Art Department
WASHINGTON — In Florida, they know John Morgan from his law firm’s colorful personal injury ads and 1-800-number billboards.

In New Orleans, Sidney Torres IV became a local celebrity after parlaying his real estate fortune and flashy lifestyle into crime-fighting and a reality TV career.

And in Nevada, Stephen J. Cloobeck, the gregarious founder of Diamond Resorts, vaulted into popular culture on the TV show “Undercover Boss.”

Sarah Silverman heads to Hulu with 'I Love You, America'

                                                 Sarah Silverman's political comedy is headed to Hulu.

Silverman, a former Bernie Sanders surrogate who has frequently spoken out against President Trump, is teaming up with Funny or Die for I Love You, America, a weekly half-hour comedy on Hulu.

The ten-episode series, led by executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Amy Zvi, features Silverman "(discussing) the current political/emotional landscape of the country," Hulu says.

Photos: Madelaine Duchovny and David Duchnovy attend Golden State Warriors Vs. New York Knicks game

 

Madelaine Duchovny and David Duchnovy attend Golden State Warriors Vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 5, 2017 (photographed alongside Misty Copeland and her husband, Olu Evans)

Reese Witherspoon with the two kids she shares with Ryan Phillippe

There’s nothing better than celebrating my birthday with my wonderful kids!  #ProudMom,"

Updates: Apollo Nida On the Hunt for Millions In Phaedra Parks Divorce

Apollo Nida is thrilled a judge nullified his divorce from Phaedra Parks, because he's suspicious she hasn't disclosed all of their assets, and he wants his cut.

TMZ broke the story ... the judge decided the divorce was unfair because he wasn't informed of the final hearing where the divorce was granted. The judge was also ticked off by Phaedra's vindictiveness ... intentionally misspelling his name on the docs.

Rachel Dolezal Says She's Still Black - Despite What the Warped Media Has Told You

White born Rachel Dolezal returned to the spotlight Monday on "Today" to discuss her new memoir, "In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World" on Monday's Today show and one thing is clear: She's Black, that's her story and she's sticking to to it.

"I don't identify as African American, I identify as black," she told "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. “I am part of the Pan-African diaspora and I definitely feel like in America, even though race is a social construct and we've acknowledged this in academia and in science there still is a line drawn in the sides."

"There still are sides. Politically, there's a black side and a white side, and I stand unapologetically on the black side. I stand with my own internal sense of self and my own values. I stand with my sons, I stand with my sister, and I also stand really with the greater cause of challenging the myth of white supremacy," said Dolezal.

Story So Far: Abby Lee Miller Quits 'Dance Moms' Amid Fraud Case, Claims She's Been 'Manipulated' by Producers

 

Abby Lee Miller attends Whispers from Children's Hearts Foundation's 3rd Legacy Charity Gala at Casa Del Mar on March 24, 2017 in Santa Monica, California. JC Olivera/WireImage

Abby Lee Miller took to Instagram on Sunday, March 26, to announce that she has quit the Lifetime reality show Dance Moms. The news came on the heels of her fraud case.

Photos: HGTV’s Cortney and Robert Novogratz Preview Their New Home Décor Collab with Evine

                                                                  The Novogratz family.

Group project! Cortney and Robert Novogratz, the husband-and-wife design team and hosts of Home by Novogratz, put their family at the center of everything they do. When they began brainstorming products for their new collaboration with e-commerce site Evine, they not only consulted each other, but their children:

More On Article 50: Brexit deal must meet six tests, says Labour

Labour will not support any Brexit deal negotiated by the government unless it meets the party's "six tests", the shadow Brexit secretary has said.

Any deal must include a strong relationship with the EU and the same benefits the UK currently has from the single market, Sir Keir Starmer said.

The UK should "honour our obligations" regarding any "divorce bill", he added.
The government will trigger Article 50 on Wednesday, kick-starting talks aimed at agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.

Prime minister says Brexit plan to 'strengthen Union' ahead of Sturgeon meeting

Theresa May will meet Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland later for the first time since the SNP announced their proposals for a second independence referendum.

The prime minister has travelled to Scotland the day before the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish independence referendum - which Ms Sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019.

It’s Time For GOP to 'Start Governing’ - Says White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Sunday acknowledged that Democrats are not the culprits in Republicans’ failed ObamaCare overhaul bill, saying it’s time for the GOP to “start governing.”

“You’re right,” Priebus said to questions on “Fox News Sunday” about President Trump calling out Democrats after the bill died Friday in the GOP-controlled House amid insufficient GOP support.

“At the end of the day, it’s time for the party to start governing,” Priebus continued. “I also think though, that Democrats can come to the table as well.”

Tax reform next? Maybe not.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan introduces a House Republican tax reform proposal during a press conference with congressional Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on June 24. | Getty

Republicans’ spectacular failure to repeal and replace Obamacare threatens to sabotage another cornerstone of their agenda, tax reform — because of simple math.

The GOP was counting on wiping out nearly $1 trillion in Obamacare taxes to help finance the sweeping tax cuts they’ve got planned for their next legislative act. And now it’s unclear where all that money will come from.

“This does make tax reform more difficult, but it does not in any way make it impossible,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said at a news conference on Friday. “We will proceed with tax reform.”

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a new White House office tasked

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a new White House office tasked with reforming the federal bureaucracy by applying lessons from the business world, Trump is expected to announce Monday.

The office, to be called the White House Office of American Innovation, will be filled with former business executives and report directly to the president, according to The Washington Post, which first reported details of the Kushner-led team.

'Believe me, Brexit can be stopped': Watch Nigel Farage and Alistair Campbell Talk

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and former chief of communications for Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, had a heated argument about Brexit on Good Morning Britain.

Alastair Campbell, who is now an editor at pro-Remain newspaper The New European, is a staunch and vocal Remainer.

He argued that the people of Britain are "changing their mind" and suggested they no longer want Brexit.

'I can't be doing so badly because I'm president, and you're not' - Says Donald Trump

Donald Trump in the Oval Office CREDIT: GETTY

President Donald Trump said he had been proved "right" about controversial claims that the Obama administration spied on him, and declined to apologise for an assertion that GCHQ carried out the surveillance.

In a lengthy interview with Time magazine he added: "I guess I can't be doing so badly because I'm president and you're not. I'm a very instinctual person, but my instinct turns out to be right."

The president's declaration on spying followed revelations from Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, that the names and communications of Mr Trump and his team appeared in intelligence reports as part of an "incidental collection".