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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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in Devin Nunes, Donald Trump, ElectionLine, Kevin McGurn, News, Politics, Trump Media and Technology Group, Truth Social
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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in Donald Trump, ElectionLine, Media, News, Politics, WHCA, White House Correspondents Association, White House Correspondents' Dinner
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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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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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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in Dan Rather, Donald Trump, ElectionLine, News, Sam Donaldson, Weijia Jiang, WHCA, White House Correspondents Association, White House Correspondents' Dinner
Journalists Urge WHCA To “Speak Forcefully” About Trump Media Attacks
When Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time as president on Saturday, the pressure will be on the journalists’ organization to make some sort of a statement about the president’s relentless attacks on the media, which he has labeled the “enemy of the people.” On Monday, a group of […] More
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in DirecTV, ElectionLine, FCC, Legal, News, Nexstar, Nexstar-Tegna Deal, Politics, Rob Bonta, Tegna
Nexstar-Tengna Merger Frozen As Antitrust Battle Continues; CA AG Says “This Merger Is Illegal, Plain & Simple”
A federal judge just put a halt to Nexstar‘s proposed $6.2 billion merger with Tegna, putting in doubt the combination of the companies to create a broadcast station giant – at least for now U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley issued a preliminary injunction, concluding that the transaction would diminish competition in violation of antitrust laws. […] More
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Caitlyn Jenner Appeals To Trump Over Passport Birth Gender Policy
Caitlyn Jenner said in a recent interview that she wrote a letter to Donald Trump after she was unable to correct her passport to list her gender as female. Following a Trump executive order he signed on Jan. 20, 2025, his first day back in office, the State Department only issues a passport “with an […] More
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in Brian Williams, ElectionLine, Netflix, News, Podcast, Politics
Brian Williams To Host Weekly Podcast For Netflix
Brian Williams will host a podcast series for Netflix, set to debut later this year. The former MSNBC host and NBC News anchor has been largely absent from media platforms since he exited the news channel at the end of 2021. He did anchor 2024 election night coverage for Amazon Prime, an effort by the […] More
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Pete Hegseth Invokes The Bible To Lash Out At News Media
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once again complained about press coverage of the war in Iran, this time using Biblical references to compare the media to the Pharisees, the group that was hostile to Jesus. Hegseth told reporters, “This past Sunday, I was sitting in church with my family, and our minister preached from the […] More
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