White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a moment out of Tuesday’s briefing to unveil a seismic change in press access for journalists covering President Donald Trump’s administration. Going forward, Leavitt said that White House press team would oversee the press pool instead of the White House Correspondents’ Association. “Legacy outlets who have participated in…
In her first public comments since departing MSNBC, Joy Reid confesses to experiencing a whole range of emotions about the end of her show, The ReidOut. “I’ve been through every emotion over the past several days,” Reid said during an appearance on the Win With Black Women podcast on Sunday night. She added that those…
Donald Trump’s administration has given the Associated Press the cold shoulder treatment in recent weeks. Reporters from the news organization have been barred from attending White House events and boarding Air Force 1 due to the AP refusing to recognize the administration’s depiction of the body of water bordering the southern states as the “Gulf…
Denver NBC affiliate KUSA has set the record straight after reporting that ICE had detained a man without a criminal history. It turned out the man had a DUI on his record. Trump has said ICE will target violent criminals for deportation first, then it will go after those here without authorization. A correction and…
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, have written a sternly worded letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Nathan Simington, saying the Trump Administratin is “” recent actions taken by the FCC under the Trump administration…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday under which the U.S. would increase tariffs to match those that other countries charge on imports, the Associated Press reported. “I’ve decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff,” Trump said at the proclamation signing in the Oval Office, as reported by the…
NBCUniversal News Group’s parent company, Comcast, is the latest media conglomerate to come under the Federal Communications Commission’s microscope. FCC chairman Brendan Carr has launched an investigation into the media conglomerate’s diversity, equity, and inclusions programs. “I want to ensure that your companies are not promoting invidious forms of discrimination in violation of FCC regulations…
Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has let Comcast know in writing that the agency will investigate the company’s DEI practices. Since Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal Local and Telemundo, the impact could reach local stations across the US. “We have received an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and will be cooperating with…
The Philadelphia Eagles’ rout of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX brought in big numbers for Fox with 127.7 million total viewers tuning in. Ahead of the Big Game, Fox News’ Bret Baier scored an interview with President Donald Trump that attracted over 11 million viewers. According to Nielsen Media Research, 11.159 million…
Darrielle Fair has signed off from WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the ABC affiliate in July 2023. After announcing that this was the last Capital City Sunday show to air, Fair said she was sad to be leaving, but that she was excited to spend more time with family in North Carolina.
The second part of Fox News’ Super Bowl interview with President Donald Trump is set to air Monday at 6 p.m. ET on Special Report with Bret Baier. Previews of the interview aired throughout the day on Monday, with the first preview airing on Fox & Friends. The clip featured Trump insisting the land the…
Amber Ruffin has been named the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C. Colin Jost hosted the 2024 edition, the final one during President Joe Biden’s administration. Ruffin is currently a panelist on CNN’s Saturday night series Have I Got News For You. She also hosted The Amber Ruffin…
MSNBC’s streak of over a million total viewers between 4 and 11 p.m. was interrupted between 6 and 8 p.m. as its viewers did not show much interest in watching the press conference held at the White House featuring President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day:…
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, is hosting a new primetime show on Fox News. My View with Lara Trump will air Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET beginning Feb. 22. That time slot’s current occupant, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, is moving to Sundays at 10 p.m. ET. Trump’s new show will explore…
A number of news organizations–including NBC News, The New York Times, and NPR–were informed on Friday that they would be losing office space at the Pentagon. Those changes are part of a new annual media rotation program announced by the Department of Defense. Going into effect on Feb. 14, the program will see NBC and…
President Donald Trump’s stiff 25% import tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico over the weekend–plus a 10% tariff on Chinese goods–has already triggered counter-tariffs, trade wars, and threats of legal cases. Mexico’s tariffs have been delayed by one month, Bloomberg reported. For marketers whose brands want to continue doing business with the U.S.’s three major…
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced it won’t email reporters information about its investigations into the Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. air crashes anymore. “For media covering the airplane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia–all NTSB updates about news conferences or other investigative information will be posted to this X account,” it wrote on Elon Musk’s…
The conservative news publisher The Dispatch, which first launched on Substack in 2019, is staffing up and expanding its advertising business amid a nationwide shift in political sentiment. The 27-person outlet generated between $5 million and $10 million in revenue last year, nearly 80% of which came from its roughly 45,000 paying subscribers. Of the…
We’re only 10 days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, and the flurry of activity within the White House has set the country on its ear. Which is exactly why Alex Wagner is ready to listen. The MSNBC anchor is spending Trump’s first 100 days back in the Oval Office criss-crossing the U.S. to uncover…
Live from Washington, D.C., it’s the latest edition of MSNBC Live. The cable network’s in-person event division is co-hosting the fourth and final Democratic National Committee leadership forum alongside Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service on Jan. 30. This is the last forum before the Feb. 1 elections that will determine the DNC’s…
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