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Shawna Thomas Joins MS NOW As Political Director
Shawna Thomas is joining MS NOW as political director after her recent departure from CBS News, where she was executive producer of CBS Mornings. Thomas will lead the network’s political unit and direct coverage of campaigns and elections, and will appear on MS NOW’s platforms, the network confirmed. She will start on June 8. Thomas’ […] More
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Judge Tosses Kash Patel’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Frank Figliuzzi
A day after FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic, he has lost a different defamation claim, against news analyst and pundit Frank Figliuzzi. U.S. District Judge George Hanks Jr. dismissed Patel’s lawsuit against Figliuzzi, former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, who has been an analyst for NBC […] More
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Trump’s Media Company Names Kevin McGurn Its Interim CEO As Devin Nunes Exits
Trump Media and Technology Corp., which operates the social media platform Truth Social, has named Kevin McGurn as interim CEO to succeed Devin Nunes. McGurn, a former executive at T-Mobile USA, Vevo and Hulu, has been an advisor to the company since December, 2024. Nunes, a former congressman, has served as CEO since the company’s inception. […] More
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Tucker Carlson Says He’s “Sorry For Misleading People” To Back Trump
Tucker Carlson offered a mea culpa on his podcast for supporting Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign, telling his viewers and listeners that he will be “tormented by it for a long time.” In a conversation with his brother Buckley, a Trump speechwriter, Carlson said on his show on Monday, “You wrote speeches for […] More
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2026 Events On D.C.’s Big Weekend
A prevailing theme of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will be how journalists make a statement in the presence of Donald Trump, whose attacks on the media have come in the form of social media posts and outbursts, but also more serious lawsuits and regulatory action. Outside of the dinner itself, the weekend […] More
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Jon Stewart Derides Trump’s Iran Negotiation Skills: “A Cycle Of Demands And Threats And Premature Declarations Of Victory”
Before diving into the ongoing maelstrom of Iran peace talks, Jon Stewart spent several minutes of his opening Daily Show monologue to address President Donald Trump‘s fast-tracking of access to psychedelic drug treatments. Ahead of the weekend, the POTUS signed an executive order loosening restrictions for substances like ibogaine, which veterans groups have indicated helps […] More
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Nexstar-Tegna Deal Questions Largely Dodged By FCC Media Bureau Officials At NAB Show Panel
The $6.2 billion merger of Nexstar and Tegna, a game-changing deal poised to reshape the media business, has been on the lips of many NAB Show attendees this week. But a panel Monday afternoon with three FCC officials asked to explain the commission’s review of the transaction yielded few answers. Even though the FCC and […] More
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Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns
Another Trump cabinet member is out: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the secretary of labor, resigned on Monday. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement that she “will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair […] More
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The Onion Makes Another Play For Alex Jones’ InfoWars
Satirical news outlet The Onion has inked another deal for InfoWars, the website founded by right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones who was sued into bankruptcy several years ago by families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. The Onion wants to convert the site into a parody of itself and has the support of some […] More
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Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Story About Erratic Tenure As FBI Director
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and writer Sarah Fitzpatrick on Monday, claiming a piece chronicling his tenure at the agency was a “sweeping, malicious and defamatory hit piece.” The story chronicled concerns among unnamed current and former FBI employees that Patel’s tenure has been erratic and has […] More
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Former Presidents, ‘SNL’ Stars, Nicole Kidman, Garth Brooks & More Celebrate America’s 250th At History Channel Event
The nation’s four former presidents, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and assorted celebs took the stage at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia Saturday for History Talks, an event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary spotlighting democracy, social justice, healing division and political satire. A+E Global Media‘s History Channel partnered with Philly-based […] More
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in Brendan Carr, DirecTV, Donald Trump, FCC, Legal, Letitia James, News, Nexstar, Nexstar-Tegna Deal, Politics, Rob Bonta, Tegna
Nexstar Responds After Tegna Merger Blocked By Judge
Thwarted on Friday in what looked to be a Donald Trump-approved $6.2 billion local station mega-deal to merge with Tegna, Nexstar is vowing to march forward in the courts. At the same time, New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of the leading advocates to stop the Nexstar-Tegna combo, is promising to continue to work […] More
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