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Turning Point USA To Counterpogram Super Bowl LIX

Turning Point USA, the conservative advocacy group founded by the late Charlie Kirk, confirms it will host a counterprogram halftime show to Bad Bunny’s performance during next year’s Super Bowl LX halftime show. The nonprofit organization founded by Kirk, who was killed during a public speaking event on Sept. 10, teased earlier this week that its program would be called “The All American Halftime Show” with performers and details to be announced at a later date. According to TPUSA, the […]

October 10, 2025 1

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DHS head Noem said NFL ‘won’t be able to sleep at night’ for choosing Bad Bunny for Super Bowl halftime show

The Department of Health Secretary Kristi Noem has weighed in on the NFL’s announcement that Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, and confirmed immigration agents will be there. Noem told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that ICE “will be all over that place.” Until now, the Trump Administration had not confirmed that ICE would be present at the Super Bowl. “We are going to enforce the law. You shouldn’t be coming to the Super Bowl unless you […]

October 5, 2025 1

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White House reacts to Bad Bunny named as 2026 Super Bowl performer and threat of ICE enforcement

The White House officially reacted to the news of Latin global superstar Bad Bunny being named as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer during a Friday press briefing. When asked about the announcement, which has sparked criticism from conservatives, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demurred on divulging President Donald Trump’s thoughts about the entertainment selection of Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. “I know there are many in this room who are very anxious to hear the […]

October 4, 2025 2

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Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with ‘Sudan and Free Gaza’ flag

A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana State Police said. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, turned himself in to authorities to face of charges resisting a police officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, police said. He surrendered in coordination with his attorney and was booked into the […]

June 26, 2025

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What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked a protest at the Super Bowl halftime show?

A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars that are roiling the Middle East. Security at the stadium detained the performer shortly after waving the flag atop a car used as a prop in the performance. The New Orleans police said they are working out if any charges would be raised against the performer. The NFL said the person would be banned for life from […]

February 10, 2025

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A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football

As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement. He added to that complicated history with the sport on Sunday by becoming the first president in office to attend a Super Bowl. After flying from Florida to New Orleans, the Republican president met with participants in […]

February 9, 2025

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A pro-Israel super PAC helped defeat one Squad member. Now it’s going after another, Cori Bush

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A deep-pocketed pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group known as the Squad is now pushing to oust another — Missouri Democrat Cori Bush. Bush, of St. Louis, has been a vocal critic of how Israel responded when attacked by Hamas in October, calling the Israeli retaliation an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and she was among the few House members who opposed a resolution supporting Israel. She boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress last week, calling […]

August 3, 2024 1

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Races for Black America to watch this Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday, the biggest day of voting this election cycle before the November general election, will determine the fate of several Black candidates hoping to come out victorious this primary season. Aside from the presidential contest, which will likely see both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump pick up more delegates as they get closer to clinching their parties’ nominations, crucial races in 15 states from the U.S. Senate on the federal level to a potentially historic mayoral […]

March 5, 2024

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Republican Rep. Gaetz slammed for boycotting Super Bowl over ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ performance

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is being slammed for controversial remarks he made ahead of R&B singer Andra Day’s Super Bowl performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”In a statement provided to theGrio, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., said she was “disappointed” in Gaetz’s remarks. “It was a great game, and Andra did a beautiful job, so ultimately it was his loss,” she added. “Matt Gaetz failed to make any point except to show how ignorant he is.” Democratic strategist […]

February 12, 2024