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With 72 percent of precincts reporting in Florida, Biden had secured 61.2% of the vote, while Sanders was at 22.6%. Moments later, Associated Press and the New York Times declared Biden the winner of Illinois. Biden spent most of his winners speech tonight addressing COVID-19. “In keeping with the latest guidance from the CDC to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, I’m speaking to you from my home in Wilmington, Delaware,” he said in a live broadcast Tuesday evening....

The Ipsos weekly approval tracker found that Biden’s rating among independents stood at 52 percent in its latest survey, which was conducted on July 14 and 15. The president’s overall approval rating is 53 percent and his disapproval is 42 percent. The survey’s margin of error is 3.5 percentage points. Biden enjoys 88 percent approval among Democrats—a slight dip from 91 percent in the previous survey on July 7 and 8....

A Quinnipiac University national poll, conducted between March 10 and 14, found that 49 percent of respondents have a negative view of Biden’s response to the war, compared to 42 percent who approve. The results show that more people are unhappy with Biden’s reaction to the conflict than they were near the start of the month. According to a previous Quinnipiac University poll taken between March 4 and 6, a total of 45 percent of Americans disapproved of Biden’s response to the war, with 42 percent stating they approve....

In an extract of his upcoming book, obtained by The Guardian, Comey writes that regardless of what evidence there might be the AG should not “pursue a criminal investigation of Donald Trump.” The Guardian quotes: “Although those cases might be righteous in a vacuum, the mission of the next attorney general must be fostering the trust of the American people.” Newsweek has contacted the publishers of Comey’s upcoming book Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust to ask for further context surrounding the reported remarks and to ask for any further comment....

Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was discussing the implications of the investigation into the appearance of classified materials at Biden’s private residence in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. during an appearance on NewsNation’s Cuomo. Bolton said that while there are key differences between the documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and what was discovered at properties connected to Biden, voters will still consider them equally as serious....

On January 4, Joe Biden made an unequivocal pledge, telling voters that by electing Democrats to Georgia’s senate seats, “you can make an immediate difference in your own lives, the lives of people all across this country because their election will put an end to the block in Washington on that $2,000 stimulus check, that money that will go out the door immediately to people who are in real trouble....

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen backed the nine conservative states which included Texas, who had argued that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program had been illegally created under former President Barack Obama. Hanen ruled the program violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) but with around 650,000 enrolled in it, said his ruling would be temporarily stayed for their cases and their renewal applications. On Saturday, President Joe Biden condemned the ruling which throws into doubt the fate of people known as Dreamers....

NORAD has annually been “tracking” Santa’s journey on Christmas Eve to deliver gifts around the world for 66 years. On Friday, Biden and first lady Jill Biden participated in a broadcast as part of NORAD’s tracking efforts, taking calls from viewers. One caller, identified as Jared from Oregon, called in and decided to troll the president. “Yeah, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas as well. Merry Christmas and let’s go Brandon,” the man, who said he was the father of a 2-year-old daughter named Penelope, told the Bidens just before he hanging up the phone....

Biden received 88.5 percent of the vote in New Jersey with 2 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. In Delaware, Biden’s home state, Biden received 90.4 percent of the vote with less than 1 percent of precincts reporting. Although Biden is the only Democrat left in the Presidential race, the names of former candidates remain on the ballot. In New Jersey, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders garnered 11....

In a radio interview with ESPN Cleveland’s “The Really Big Show,” Haden said on Friday that Johnny Football should use a “phone valet” when he’s out partying. MORE MANZIEL: ‘I can’t hear you’ with stack money phone | Drinking on inflatable swan | Tucker: Put stock in Manziel and you may end up broke “I just think Johnny needs to check his friends a little bit,” Haden said. “Everybody’s going to go out, everybody’s going to have a good time, but you’ve got to make sure when you’re with your people, it doesn’t get out....

Settle for the best 3-point shooting night of the season, or stay on the court for the fourth quarter and a chance at history? "I asked him, he wanted out. So he did his job," Jason Kidd said. "I'm not a coach that's going to sit someone when they're hot." And Johnson was sizzling. Johnson made 10 3-pointers, most in the NBA this season, and scored a season-high 37 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 130-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night....

Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet reported that the extension is worth $18 million. Quenneville’s old deal was reportedly worth $2.75 million per year. MORE: ​ Projecting the World Cup of Hockey 2016 rosters | Blackhawks establish dynasty While information is not available for all 30 NHL coaching contracts, Quenneville and Mike Babcock are believed to be the two highest-paid coaches in the NHL. Babcock signed an eight-year, $50 million deal with the Maple Leafs during the 2015 offseason, a pact that changed the market for what NHL coaches could command....

It used to be those complaints were reserved for call-in radio shows or newspaper stories that would appear roughly half a day after the bracket was revealed. And then the internet allowed those reactions to become more immediate. And now there’s Twitter, so there’s not even the need to wait until all 68 teams are placed to begin the griping. MORE: Best and worst of the new coaching hires...

As part of his rigorous tour, he appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor," and as expected, Bill O'Reilly came off as having little to no clue about the subject matter. (Deadspin has the full video) Some samplings of O'Reilly's questions: MORE: Calipari explains ‘The Tweak’ | Willie Cauley-Stein to return The culture has coarsened. You teach at a public school, but it’s coarsened. I don’t know if you listen to this rap stuff and this hip-hop stuff, has that changed their attitude?...

The wrestler-turned-actor received heavy backlash on Weibo, China’s largest social media platform, after his remarks appeared online following an interview with Taiwanese television station TVBS earlier this month. “Taiwan will be the first country to see Fast & Furious 9. This movie is really great—and it’s huge,” the WWE superstar said on May 8. “You’ll be the first to see the film,” he added during Mandarin Chinese segment. The Fast & Furious movies are among the most popular franchises in Taiwan, but the films are an even bigger hit in the mainland Chinese market....

In a message posted to Wyatt’s official Twitter account, Wyatt makes the challenge to John Cena. “If WrestleMania gets delayed The FIEND hereby challenges John Cena to a Bar Fight DeathmatchTM. This will take place at Hooters.” He adds at the end that he’s, “Not kidding.” RELATED: Dr DisRespect and Undertaker Face Off on Twitch Stream The Fiend and John Cena currently have a match planned for WrestleMania. It’s expected to be a standard match, though, and not a deathmatch of any sort....

Speaking to Dan Patrick on That Scene, The Leader of Cenation stated that Conor McGregor would be fantastic and hopes to see him make an appearance in WWE. Back in 2018, there were reports suggesting that Conor McGregor could make his way to WWE, but none of them came to fruition. It was at that point that Cena had praised him and even admitted that Conor would “probably” beat him in the ring....

For most healthy people, JC virus will not cause problems. The virus becomes inactive (dormant), and most people will never get sick from it—or even know that they carry it. However, people with weak immune systems are at risk of developing a serious, potentially fatal, illness if they get JC virus. When scientists figured out what type of virus it was, they renamed it polyomavirus 2—though many people still know it as JC virus today....

Metchie, who was second on the team in receiving yards and first in receptions coming into the game, suffered what coach Nick Saban called “a leg injury” with 56 seconds remaining in the first half against Georgia while running a route. It was announced after halftime that Metchie wouldn’t return. MORE: Alabama vs. Georgia live updates, highlights from 2021 SEC title game Metchie was down on the field after running his route....

Infrastructure, however, seems to be the last thing on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ mind as his city endures an unprecedented influx of undocumented migrants that has overwhelmed city resources. Earlier this month, Adams unequivocally stated there was “no room” in the city for migrants as Republican-led border states continued bussing migrants into New York and other blue states in an ongoing pressure campaign on the Biden administration to address its issues at the southern border, which they argue has done too little to assuage the stream of migrants from Latin America traveling through Mexico to the U....