Earlier this week I drove over to the Rappahannock County, Va., voting registrar’s office, in a little red brick building next to the county courthouse in what’s known as “Little Washington.” For the first time this year, Virginia has “no excuse” early voting, meaning you don’t have to have a reason why you can’t vote on Election Day. With no wait or difficulty, I filled in my ballot and then fed it into the machine. I was citizen 58 to vote in the election in the county. The nice people in the registrar’s office assured me my vote would be counted on Election Day. Yes, it will, but it may...…Earlier this week I drove over to the Rappahannock County, Va., voting registrar’s office, in a little red brick building next to the county courthouse in what’s known as “Little Washington.” For the first time this year, Virginia has “no excuse” early voting, meaning you don’t have to have a reason why you can’t vote on Election Day. With no wait or difficulty, I filled in my ballot and then fed it into the machine. I was citizen 58 to vote in the election in the county. The nice people in the registrar’s office assured me my vote would be counted on Election Day. Yes, it will, but it may...WW…

A man convicted of murdering two youth ministers when he was 19 was executed in Terre Haute, Ind., on Thursday evening, becoming the first Black inmate executed since the federal government resumed capital punishment earlier this year. Christopher Vialva, 40, was found guilty two decades ago in the 1999 deaths of Todd and Stacie Bagley. He was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. on Thursday, to the Justice Department. Advertisement Prior to this summer, a federal execution hadn’t been conducted in 17 years. And to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit, the U.S. government hadn’t...…A man convicted of murdering two youth ministers when he was 19 was executed in Terre Haute, Ind., on Thursday evening, becoming the first Black inmate executed since the federal government resumed capital punishment earlier this year. Christopher Vialva, 40, was found guilty two decades ago in the 1999 deaths of Todd and Stacie Bagley. He was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. on Thursday, to the Justice Department. Advertisement Prior to this summer, a federal execution hadn’t been conducted in 17 years. And to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit, the U.S. government hadn’t...WW…

President Trump refused to promise Thursday that he’ll accept the results of November’s election despite bipartisan outrage over his declining a day earlier to commit to a peaceful transition of power if Joe Biden wins. Speaking on the South Lawn of the White House before a trip to North Carolina, Trump reiterated his debunked claim that the election results could be tainted because of mail-in voting and that he thereby might not be able to trust them. Advertisement “We want to make sure the election is honest, and I’m not sure that it can be,” Trump told reporters, adding that mail-in...…President Trump refused to promise Thursday that he’ll accept the results of November’s election despite bipartisan outrage over his declining a day earlier to commit to a peaceful transition of power if Joe Biden wins. Speaking on the South Lawn of the White House before a trip to North Carolina, Trump reiterated his debunked claim that the election results could be tainted because of mail-in voting and that he thereby might not be able to trust them. Advertisement “We want to make sure the election is honest, and I’m not sure that it can be,” Trump told reporters, adding that mail-in...WW…

The president, convinced his reelection was doomed as the country teetered on the edge, with Americans violently split amid racial animosity and charges that he had badly mismanaged an unprecedented national calamity that had claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, wrote the following and had his Cabinet sign it sight unseen, bonding their pledge with their signatures: “This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the president-elect, as to save the Union between the...…The president, convinced his reelection was doomed as the country teetered on the edge, with Americans violently split amid racial animosity and charges that he had badly mismanaged an unprecedented national calamity that had claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, wrote the following and had his Cabinet sign it sight unseen, bonding their pledge with their signatures: “This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the president-elect, as to save the Union between the...WW…

And he’s out. NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson has ended his 2021 bid for mayor just months after a bruising budget battle that put him on the outs with many of the city’s progressive forces. Advertisement Johnson, who represents Chelsea, the West Village and parts of Midtown, was regarded as a leading contender before COVID-19 hit the city. His boosterism and openness for a short time served as an antidote to Mayor de Blasio’s awkwardness and prickly demeanor — but the protests after George Floyd’s death and the Council’s handling of the NYPD in its budget irked many liberals who felt the...…And he’s out. NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson has ended his 2021 bid for mayor just months after a bruising budget battle that put him on the outs with many of the city’s progressive forces. Advertisement Johnson, who represents Chelsea, the West Village and parts of Midtown, was regarded as a leading contender before COVID-19 hit the city. His boosterism and openness for a short time served as an antidote to Mayor de Blasio’s awkwardness and prickly demeanor — but the protests after George Floyd’s death and the Council’s handling of the NYPD in its budget irked many liberals who felt the...WW…

Win or lose, the show must go on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday led a parade of Republicans seeking to calm widespread outrage over President Trump’s refusal to commit to leaving office peacefully if he loses the election. Advertisement But like fellow GOP leaders, McConnell pointedly refused to name Trump and would not elaborate on their claims of certainty that the embattled commander-in-chief would honor the Constitution and leave office willingly. “There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792,” McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote in a...…Win or lose, the show must go on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday led a parade of Republicans seeking to calm widespread outrage over President Trump’s refusal to commit to leaving office peacefully if he loses the election. Advertisement But like fellow GOP leaders, McConnell pointedly refused to name Trump and would not elaborate on their claims of certainty that the embattled commander-in-chief would honor the Constitution and leave office willingly. “There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792,” McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote in a...WW…

Eleven years ago, I boarded the flight home to New York late on a Friday afternoon in late May with my heavy briefcase slung from my shoulder. It had been a tough day of meetings in the D.C. area as in-house counsel for a software company, and I was tired and anxious to get home. As I approached 8C, an aisle seat which was always my preference, I saw it was occupied by a small elderly woman. I rechecked my boarding pass, confirmed she was in my seat, and paused to think what to do. The lady looked up at me and said in a voice crackling with apology, “I’m probably in your seat.”...…Eleven years ago, I boarded the flight home to New York late on a Friday afternoon in late May with my heavy briefcase slung from my shoulder. It had been a tough day of meetings in the D.C. area as in-house counsel for a software company, and I was tired and anxious to get home. As I approached 8C, an aisle seat which was always my preference, I saw it was occupied by a small elderly woman. I rechecked my boarding pass, confirmed she was in my seat, and paused to think what to do. The lady looked up at me and said in a voice crackling with apology, “I’m probably in your seat.”...WW…

President Trump offered no kind words to Breonna Taylor’s family Wednesday after Kentucky prosecutors announced they won’t file any charges in the Black woman’s death at the hands of police. The president offered effusive praise for the chief prosecutor, though. Advertisement “I thought it was really brilliant,” Trump said at the White House after he was asked about Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement in the Taylor case relate to the “endangerment” of her white neighbors. “He’s doing a fantastic job,” Trump added of Cameron. “I think he’s a star.” Advertisement...…President Trump offered no kind words to Breonna Taylor’s family Wednesday after Kentucky prosecutors announced they won’t file any charges in the Black woman’s death at the hands of police. The president offered effusive praise for the chief prosecutor, though. Advertisement “I thought it was really brilliant,” Trump said at the White House after he was asked about Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement in the Taylor case relate to the “endangerment” of her white neighbors. “He’s doing a fantastic job,” Trump added of Cameron. “I think he’s a star.” Advertisement...WW…

Cardi B and her sister are being sued by the three Suffolk County beachgoers who claim video shared by the sisters online branded them “racist” due to their Trump flag and MAGA hat. Manuel Alarcon, Peter Caliendo and Pauline Caliendo claim in their new lawsuit that they were the real victims in the they had Sept. 6 with Cardi’s younger sister, Hennessy Carolina Almanzar, at Smith Point beach, which is on the east end of Fire Island. Advertisement They claim Hennessy and her girlfriend, Michelle Diaz, illegally parked their Mercedes G6, blocking them in, and that the couple later “edited”...…Cardi B and her sister are being sued by the three Suffolk County beachgoers who claim video shared by the sisters online branded them “racist” due to their Trump flag and MAGA hat. Manuel Alarcon, Peter Caliendo and Pauline Caliendo claim in their new lawsuit that they were the real victims in the they had Sept. 6 with Cardi’s younger sister, Hennessy Carolina Almanzar, at Smith Point beach, which is on the east end of Fire Island. Advertisement They claim Hennessy and her girlfriend, Michelle Diaz, illegally parked their Mercedes G6, blocking them in, and that the couple later “edited”...WW…

Done deal. Game over. Checkmate. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Tuesday that he supports President Trump’s push to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before Election Day. Advertisement “The decision to proceed now with President Trump’s nominee is also consistent with history. I came down on the side of the institution and precedent,” Romney said. The GOP elder statesman shrugged off concerns about the hypocrisy of jamming through a nominee just over a month before Election Day when they blocked Democrats from even getting a vote on a nominee in 2016. Advertisement “When...…Done deal. Game over. Checkmate. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Tuesday that he supports President Trump’s push to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before Election Day. Advertisement “The decision to proceed now with President Trump’s nominee is also consistent with history. I came down on the side of the institution and precedent,” Romney said. The GOP elder statesman shrugged off concerns about the hypocrisy of jamming through a nominee just over a month before Election Day when they blocked Democrats from even getting a vote on a nominee in 2016. Advertisement “When...WW…

An NYPD cop was arrested for spying on local Tibetan communities for the Chinese government, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Officer Baimadajie Angwang, 33, a community affairs cop with the 111th Precinct in Queens of Tibetan origin, reported to two Chinese consulate officials in the city since 2014, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Advertisement “Baimadajie Angwang violated every oath he took in this country. One to the United States, another to the U.S. Army, and a third to this Police Department,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a statement. The investigation...…An NYPD cop was arrested for spying on local Tibetan communities for the Chinese government, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Officer Baimadajie Angwang, 33, a community affairs cop with the 111th Precinct in Queens of Tibetan origin, reported to two Chinese consulate officials in the city since 2014, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Advertisement “Baimadajie Angwang violated every oath he took in this country. One to the United States, another to the U.S. Army, and a third to this Police Department,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a statement. The investigation...WW…

A week after informing the hosts of “” he’d be performing on the show every Monday until Election Day, President Trump did just that Monday morning. Trump used the virtual appearance to announce by phone that he’d narrowed his list of replacements for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who died Friday — to five candidates. The former “Apprentice” host plans to announce a winner at the end of the week. Advertisement The President seemed to catch his apparent “Fox & Friends” co-hosts off-guard last week when he informed them that an arrangement had been made behind the scenes as he...…A week after informing the hosts of “” he’d be performing on the show every Monday until Election Day, President Trump did just that Monday morning. Trump used the virtual appearance to announce by phone that he’d narrowed his list of replacements for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who died Friday — to five candidates. The former “Apprentice” host plans to announce a winner at the end of the week. Advertisement The President seemed to catch his apparent “Fox & Friends” co-hosts off-guard last week when he informed them that an arrangement had been made behind the scenes as he...WW…

The contentious divorce between rapper Dr. Dre and estranged wife Nicole Young has hit another sour note. A letter sent to Young by attorneys for Record One, the recording studio co-founded by Dr. Dre in 2015, claims she committed “blatant and unjustifiable criminal embezzlement" by removing more than $350,000 from the company’s bank account in August, reported. Advertisement An image of a check worth $353,571.85 that Young apparently wrote to herself was obtained by TMZ from a Record One attorney. Young was a signatory on the account, according to the site. The company reportedly plans to...…The contentious divorce between rapper Dr. Dre and estranged wife Nicole Young has hit another sour note. A letter sent to Young by attorneys for Record One, the recording studio co-founded by Dr. Dre in 2015, claims she committed “blatant and unjustifiable criminal embezzlement" by removing more than $350,000 from the company’s bank account in August, reported. Advertisement An image of a check worth $353,571.85 that Young apparently wrote to herself was obtained by TMZ from a Record One attorney. Young was a signatory on the account, according to the site. The company reportedly plans to...WW…

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Mitch McConnell on Monday as a “pathetic” hypocrite who has lost all sense of dignity, reason and credibility, as the Republican boss vowed to force a pre-election vote on a successor for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In his first floor speech since Ginsburg’s death on Friday, Schumer (D-N.Y.) noted that McConnell (R-Ky.) refused in 2016 to even grant a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland — President Barack Obama’s pick to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia — because he claimed at the time that the election was too close...…Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Mitch McConnell on Monday as a “pathetic” hypocrite who has lost all sense of dignity, reason and credibility, as the Republican boss vowed to force a pre-election vote on a successor for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In his first floor speech since Ginsburg’s death on Friday, Schumer (D-N.Y.) noted that McConnell (R-Ky.) refused in 2016 to even grant a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland — President Barack Obama’s pick to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia — because he claimed at the time that the election was too close...WW…

Dear Atlanta Falcons, My name is Charles McDonald. Advertisement I’m an NFL writer for the Daily News and I can comfortably say that you are a driving force behind me wanting to pursue writing about football as a career. I remember living in Charlotte and going to see Michael Vick play when the Falcons came to town and causing a ruckus in the street after the game when he led Atlanta to victory. I remember my dad surprising me with a quick trip to Atlanta to see them play the Rams in one of Vick’s last seasons with the team. Advertisement I remember the grief when Matt Ryan replaced Vick in...…Dear Atlanta Falcons, My name is Charles McDonald. Advertisement I’m an NFL writer for the Daily News and I can comfortably say that you are a driving force behind me wanting to pursue writing about football as a career. I remember living in Charlotte and going to see Michael Vick play when the Falcons came to town and causing a ruckus in the street after the game when he led Atlanta to victory. I remember my dad surprising me with a quick trip to Atlanta to see them play the Rams in one of Vick’s last seasons with the team. Advertisement I remember the grief when Matt Ryan replaced Vick in...WW…

NYC was named an “anarchist” city Monday by Attorney General William Barr as President Trump’s lieutenant moved to lay the groundwork for cutting federal funding amid bitter disputes over racial justice protests. The Big Apple was accused along with Portland and Seattle with “permitting violence and destruction of private property,” the Justice Department said in a harsh statement. Advertisement “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance,” Barr said in a statement. It’s not immediately clear which funding might be impacted by the...…NYC was named an “anarchist” city Monday by Attorney General William Barr as President Trump’s lieutenant moved to lay the groundwork for cutting federal funding amid bitter disputes over racial justice protests. The Big Apple was accused along with Portland and Seattle with “permitting violence and destruction of private property,” the Justice Department said in a harsh statement. Advertisement “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance,” Barr said in a statement. It’s not immediately clear which funding might be impacted by the...WW…

An accurate census in New York City? It’s tough to count on. Workers involved in the last-minute push to tally people in the five boroughs described a chaotic effort managed from dirty offices with lax coronavirus protocols. Advertisement The constitutionally-mandated census, conducted every 10 years, faces an early deadline of Sept. 30 thanks to a last-minute shift by President Trump’s administration. Several workers told the Daily News last week it seemed impossible to meet their goals. “The sense I have is that the people who are supposedly running this show at the local levels — it is...…An accurate census in New York City? It’s tough to count on. Workers involved in the last-minute push to tally people in the five boroughs described a chaotic effort managed from dirty offices with lax coronavirus protocols. Advertisement The constitutionally-mandated census, conducted every 10 years, faces an early deadline of Sept. 30 thanks to a last-minute shift by President Trump’s administration. Several workers told the Daily News last week it seemed impossible to meet their goals. “The sense I have is that the people who are supposedly running this show at the local levels — it is...WW…

A president who doesn’t understand that he represents all Americans . Defending his coronavirus response, President Trump callously shrugged, “If you take the blue states out, we’re at a level that I don’t think anybody in the world would be at.” Advertisement “If you take the blue states out”? Including the state in which he was born and called home until last year? Funny, Trump doesn’t take the blue states out when the West Coast and Northeast drive job creation or fill the federal government’s coffers with tax revenue. Regardless, his math is wrong. Even if blue state COVID deaths were...…A president who doesn’t understand that he represents all Americans . Defending his coronavirus response, President Trump callously shrugged, “If you take the blue states out, we’re at a level that I don’t think anybody in the world would be at.” Advertisement “If you take the blue states out”? Including the state in which he was born and called home until last year? Funny, Trump doesn’t take the blue states out when the West Coast and Northeast drive job creation or fill the federal government’s coffers with tax revenue. Regardless, his math is wrong. Even if blue state COVID deaths were...WW…

A Manhattan subway train derailed Sunday morning after a maniacal, laughing vandal tossed metal clamps onto the tracks, police sources said. The uptown A train was about 50 feet into the 14th St. station in the West Village when it ran into the metal tie plates, also known as D plates, at 8:14 a.m. Advertisement Three passengers suffered minor injuries. One refused medical attention, another was treated at the scene and the third was taken to Bellevue Hospital for further treatment, officials said. The plates are normally used to secure tracks to the roadbed. Police sources said the ones...…A Manhattan subway train derailed Sunday morning after a maniacal, laughing vandal tossed metal clamps onto the tracks, police sources said. The uptown A train was about 50 feet into the 14th St. station in the West Village when it ran into the metal tie plates, also known as D plates, at 8:14 a.m. Advertisement Three passengers suffered minor injuries. One refused medical attention, another was treated at the scene and the third was taken to Bellevue Hospital for further treatment, officials said. The plates are normally used to secure tracks to the roadbed. Police sources said the ones...WW…

As we once said regarding Bill Cosby, while it can be tricky to decisively determine the truth in “he said, she said” cases, the same cannot be said when an allegation is “he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said.” Which brings us to the 54th of : In the #MeToo era, it sets a horrific example to American women and men and girls and boys for a man credibly and serially accused of sexual assault to hold the nation’s top job. Advertisement This week, former model Amy Dorris that Trump “shoved his tongue down my throat” outside the bathroom of his VIP suite at the...…As we once said regarding Bill Cosby, while it can be tricky to decisively determine the truth in “he said, she said” cases, the same cannot be said when an allegation is “he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said.” Which brings us to the 54th of : In the #MeToo era, it sets a horrific example to American women and men and girls and boys for a man credibly and serially accused of sexual assault to hold the nation’s top job. Advertisement This week, former model Amy Dorris that Trump “shoved his tongue down my throat” outside the bathroom of his VIP suite at the...WW…

Section 240.37 of New York State’s Penal Law prohibits loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. But in the years since it was enacted in 1976 to attack the flesh trade, the law has been abused, giving cops license to arrest people based on their clothes, too often targeting trans women or drag queens who did nothing more than don heels with a tight dress or short skirt. And as with many laws, those caught up by it are much more likely to be non-white. Enough. Stop the abuses by nixing the law, which opponents call “Walking While Trans.” Advertisement Advocates for repeal...…Section 240.37 of New York State’s Penal Law prohibits loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. But in the years since it was enacted in 1976 to attack the flesh trade, the law has been abused, giving cops license to arrest people based on their clothes, too often targeting trans women or drag queens who did nothing more than don heels with a tight dress or short skirt. And as with many laws, those caught up by it are much more likely to be non-white. Enough. Stop the abuses by nixing the law, which opponents call “Walking While Trans.” Advertisement Advocates for repeal...WW…

A screenwriter couldn’t have written a scenario that more perfectly defined hypocrisy and shamelessness: As quickly as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said hell no to replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after his death, 269 days before the November 2016 election, while muttering a made-up principle about replacing members of the court in election years, McConnell is saying hell yes to replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death, 46 days before the November 2020 election. “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,” he...…A screenwriter couldn’t have written a scenario that more perfectly defined hypocrisy and shamelessness: As quickly as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said hell no to replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after his death, 269 days before the November 2016 election, while muttering a made-up principle about replacing members of the court in election years, McConnell is saying hell yes to replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death, 46 days before the November 2020 election. “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,” he...WW…

President Trump ranks as highly as a helium-huffing alligator. The 30th installment of the Ig Nobel Prizes, parody awards for unorthodox or pseudoscience “achievements,” was an inglorious day for Trump, who copped a Medical Education Award for illustrating that “politicians can have a more immediate effect on life and death than scientists and doctors can,” noted the prize committee. Advertisement As the U.S. hovers near the dispiriting milestone of 200,000 American lives lost to COVID-19, the president was singled out for his baffling — and often misinformed — comprehension of the virulent...…President Trump ranks as highly as a helium-huffing alligator. The 30th installment of the Ig Nobel Prizes, parody awards for unorthodox or pseudoscience “achievements,” was an inglorious day for Trump, who copped a Medical Education Award for illustrating that “politicians can have a more immediate effect on life and death than scientists and doctors can,” noted the prize committee. Advertisement As the U.S. hovers near the dispiriting milestone of 200,000 American lives lost to COVID-19, the president was singled out for his baffling — and often misinformed — comprehension of the virulent...WW…

Within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Washington politicians girded for a titanic battle over her replacement. President Trump said last month he would “absolutely” fill any vacancy on the court that arose in the coming weeks — and the White House reportedly plans to fast-track a nominee to replace Ginsburg, a reversal from the Republicans' 2016 refusal to accept any nominee from President Barack Obama during an election year. Advertisement Sen. Mitch McConnell, the architect of the plan to hamstring Obama, promised barely two hours after Ginsburg’s death that Trump’s nominee...…Within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Washington politicians girded for a titanic battle over her replacement. President Trump said last month he would “absolutely” fill any vacancy on the court that arose in the coming weeks — and the White House reportedly plans to fast-track a nominee to replace Ginsburg, a reversal from the Republicans' 2016 refusal to accept any nominee from President Barack Obama during an election year. Advertisement Sen. Mitch McConnell, the architect of the plan to hamstring Obama, promised barely two hours after Ginsburg’s death that Trump’s nominee...WW…

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen took his “Disloyal” book tour to Los Angeles Friday for a sit-down with HBO “Real Time” host and marijuana enthusiast Bill Maher. The pair discussed lies, scandals, kinky sex shows and drugs — the last of which Cohen insisted are not a part of his former boss' routine. Acknowledging the president sniffs a lot due to sinus issues and has odd , Cohen said Trump doesn’t drink and that “He’s not a smoker, he’s not a , he’s just messed up.” Advertisement Among the president’s baseless claims about his opponent Joe Biden is that the Democratic nominee is on...…Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen took his “Disloyal” book tour to Los Angeles Friday for a sit-down with HBO “Real Time” host and marijuana enthusiast Bill Maher. The pair discussed lies, scandals, kinky sex shows and drugs — the last of which Cohen insisted are not a part of his former boss' routine. Acknowledging the president sniffs a lot due to sinus issues and has odd , Cohen said Trump doesn’t drink and that “He’s not a smoker, he’s not a , he’s just messed up.” Advertisement Among the president’s baseless claims about his opponent Joe Biden is that the Democratic nominee is on...WW…