GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses House Speaker Mike Johnson Of Being ‘Owned By The Democrats’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of being “owned by the Democrats” in a new interview.
Greene’s allegations come as a response to Johnson’s perceived unwillingness to “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who has brought two indictments against former President Donald Trump.
“Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats, and that proved to me to be right again,” Greene stated in an interview on Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. She went on to claim that it was not Republicans who saved Johnson from her “motion to vacate” his position, but instead Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-New York).
“When you have Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker of the House when they impeached President Trump twice, and you have Jerry Nadler, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment against President Trump,...
Greene’s allegations come as a response to Johnson’s perceived unwillingness to “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who has brought two indictments against former President Donald Trump.
“Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats, and that proved to me to be right again,” Greene stated in an interview on Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. She went on to claim that it was not Republicans who saved Johnson from her “motion to vacate” his position, but instead Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-New York).
“When you have Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker of the House when they impeached President Trump twice, and you have Jerry Nadler, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment against President Trump,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox’s combined sports streaming service has yet to unveil a price point, but it does have a name.
As announced on Thursday, the service will be called Venu Sports (pronounced like “venue”) and, per its freshly launched website, will “bring the most sought-after live sports from the top leagues and teams, together in one place. All in a new app built from the ground up for sports fans.”
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As announced on Thursday, the service will be called Venu Sports (pronounced like “venue”) and, per its freshly launched website, will “bring the most sought-after live sports from the top leagues and teams, together in one place. All in a new app built from the ground up for sports fans.”
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- 5/16/2024
- by Dave Nemetz and Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Jessica Casano-Antonellis, a former exec at Disney+, Hulu and Vimeo, is returning to the streaming sector as the head of communications for the new sports-centric service coming from ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
As SVP of Communications, Casano-Antonellis will head up all communications efforts for the joint venture, which does not yet have a name. News of the service, which is slated to launch this fall, first emerged in February.
As a member of the Jv’s executive leadership team, Casano-Antonellis will report directly to CEO Pete Distad.
Casano-Antonellis begins her new position after a two-year stint heading communications for SiriusXM. Prior to that, she was VP of Communications for Disney+ and Hulu and worked for video sharing site Vimeo as it was breaking away from Barry Diller’s Iac.
“Jessica’s extensive experience in the direct-to-consumer streaming space makes her the perfect fit for this role,” Distad said in a press release.
As SVP of Communications, Casano-Antonellis will head up all communications efforts for the joint venture, which does not yet have a name. News of the service, which is slated to launch this fall, first emerged in February.
As a member of the Jv’s executive leadership team, Casano-Antonellis will report directly to CEO Pete Distad.
Casano-Antonellis begins her new position after a two-year stint heading communications for SiriusXM. Prior to that, she was VP of Communications for Disney+ and Hulu and worked for video sharing site Vimeo as it was breaking away from Barry Diller’s Iac.
“Jessica’s extensive experience in the direct-to-consumer streaming space makes her the perfect fit for this role,” Distad said in a press release.
- 5/2/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fubo is continuing its efforts to prevent ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery from launching a collective sports streamer this fal.
The television and entertainment industries are in a state of flux. Legacy media conglomerates are fighting for their financial survival and exercising their substantial power in the industry to keep stockholders happy and stay afloat. In doing so, they are pulling their resources together from across their corporate structures as well as collaborating with competitors, something that would never have been imaginable in previous entertainment generations. However, these decisions are putting even more pressure on smaller members of the industry and the partners that they have relied on for decades. The question is, whether these unprecedented moves to consolidate are anti-competitive, or if they are actually giving consumers better options to get the entertainment that they want at a better price. On Thursday, eight companies and organizations sent a...
The television and entertainment industries are in a state of flux. Legacy media conglomerates are fighting for their financial survival and exercising their substantial power in the industry to keep stockholders happy and stay afloat. In doing so, they are pulling their resources together from across their corporate structures as well as collaborating with competitors, something that would never have been imaginable in previous entertainment generations. However, these decisions are putting even more pressure on smaller members of the industry and the partners that they have relied on for decades. The question is, whether these unprecedented moves to consolidate are anti-competitive, or if they are actually giving consumers better options to get the entertainment that they want at a better price. On Thursday, eight companies and organizations sent a...
- 5/2/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
While there’s no guarantee how much the companies will share about the platform with advertisers, it is the first time that the platform will be included in public presentations.
There’s still not a lot of information about the yet-unnamed, forthcoming joint venture that will collect the sports content of three of the country’s largest legacy media companies onto a single streaming platform later this year. However, Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are reportedly set to finally pull back the curtain to some extent next month at the annual upfront presentations. The upfronts are essentially sales pitches that networks and outlets make to the advertising community in order to entice them to spend their clients’ money on commercials, sponsorships, and other forms of ads.
Key Details: The three companies are all scheduled to present to advertisers during May’s Upfront Week. The joint venture is expected to...
There’s still not a lot of information about the yet-unnamed, forthcoming joint venture that will collect the sports content of three of the country’s largest legacy media companies onto a single streaming platform later this year. However, Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are reportedly set to finally pull back the curtain to some extent next month at the annual upfront presentations. The upfronts are essentially sales pitches that networks and outlets make to the advertising community in order to entice them to spend their clients’ money on commercials, sponsorships, and other forms of ads.
Key Details: The three companies are all scheduled to present to advertisers during May’s Upfront Week. The joint venture is expected to...
- 4/30/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
A preliminary injunction hearing for Fubo’s legal battle against Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming joint venture has been set for Aug. 7 at 9:30 a.m. by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The hearing will continue on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, if necessary.
The move comes after sports streamer Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit in February, alleging that the trio of studios have engaged in a years-long campaign of anticompetitive practices to block its business, with their joint sports streaming venture being the latest example.
It argues that Fox, Disney and Wbd have “leveraged their iron grip on sports content to extract billions of dollars in supra-competitive profits” through charging consumers more for sports content, resulting in damage to both Fubo and its customers. The complaint slammed the companies for forcing Fubo to carry dozens of expensive non-sports channels that...
The move comes after sports streamer Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit in February, alleging that the trio of studios have engaged in a years-long campaign of anticompetitive practices to block its business, with their joint sports streaming venture being the latest example.
It argues that Fox, Disney and Wbd have “leveraged their iron grip on sports content to extract billions of dollars in supra-competitive profits” through charging consumers more for sports content, resulting in damage to both Fubo and its customers. The complaint slammed the companies for forcing Fubo to carry dozens of expensive non-sports channels that...
- 4/19/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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“In the event of a Trump loss …he’s going to yell, and scream, and kick and moan, I know that, and Fox will do the same, perhaps, unless Rupert Murdoch or Lachlan intervene and say let’s get back to reality,” postulates Brian Stelter of what America may wake up to the day after the election in November with a win for Joe Biden.
“But maybe nothing really happens,” the Network of...
“In the event of a Trump loss …he’s going to yell, and scream, and kick and moan, I know that, and Fox will do the same, perhaps, unless Rupert Murdoch or Lachlan intervene and say let’s get back to reality,” postulates Brian Stelter of what America may wake up to the day after the election in November with a win for Joe Biden.
“But maybe nothing really happens,” the Network of...
- 4/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-tx) have fired off a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, raising many (19, to be exact) questions about their upcoming joint sports streaming service.
Announced in February and on track for a fall debut, the as-yet-unnamed service (playfully dubbed “Spulu” by some industry types) will give subscribers access to ESPN, ESPN2, Espnu, Secn, Accn, Espnews, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, Btn, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+, allowing them to watch live NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games, along with Mma fights, NASCAR races and other events.
Announced in February and on track for a fall debut, the as-yet-unnamed service (playfully dubbed “Spulu” by some industry types) will give subscribers access to ESPN, ESPN2, Espnu, Secn, Accn, Espnews, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, Btn, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+, allowing them to watch live NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games, along with Mma fights, NASCAR races and other events.
- 4/17/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Despite the streaming wars being a major topic over the past five years or so there have already been multiple mergers, sales and even shutdowns of some services. Most of the mergers were made out of necessity to try and stay afloat. One of those mergers being announced earlier this year with Disney owned ESPN, Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery announcing a joint sports streaming service where all major sports brands could be in one place. The currently unnamed service is believed to launch later in the year.
However, the announcement has received some major pushback. Fubo TV, another major sports streamer/broadcaster filed an antitrust lawsuit against the three companies due to unfair competition.
Now the steaming alliance is facing some scrutiny from the United States Federal Government. On April 16th both Representatives Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D.-NY) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D.-Texas) sent a letter expressing concerns over the venture.
However, the announcement has received some major pushback. Fubo TV, another major sports streamer/broadcaster filed an antitrust lawsuit against the three companies due to unfair competition.
Now the steaming alliance is facing some scrutiny from the United States Federal Government. On April 16th both Representatives Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D.-NY) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D.-Texas) sent a letter expressing concerns over the venture.
- 4/17/2024
- by Mr. Milo
- Pirates & Princesses
Government officials are taking a closer interest in the Jv streamer, which has already drawn scrutiny from competitors and the DOJ.
The ambitious new sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has the potential to be a market-changing product when it launches. The platform will feature complete livestreams of 14 channels, as well as all the content from ESPN+, in a sports-focused bundle that will cost much less than a standard cable or satellite subscription. Now, government officials are taking note of the platform, and two congressmen have asked the CEOs of the three companies involved to appear and share more details about the service, and for the Department of Justice to be involved as well.
Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Joaquin Castro (D-tx) have submitted an open letter to the three CEOs asking for more details. The congressmen write that they’re “concerned” the platform will...
The ambitious new sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has the potential to be a market-changing product when it launches. The platform will feature complete livestreams of 14 channels, as well as all the content from ESPN+, in a sports-focused bundle that will cost much less than a standard cable or satellite subscription. Now, government officials are taking note of the platform, and two congressmen have asked the CEOs of the three companies involved to appear and share more details about the service, and for the Department of Justice to be involved as well.
Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Joaquin Castro (D-tx) have submitted an open letter to the three CEOs asking for more details. The congressmen write that they’re “concerned” the platform will...
- 4/17/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game.
Two federal lawmakers have sent a letter to the chief executives at Fox Corporation, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) expressing concern over their organization of a joint venture that is tasked with developing a sports-centric streaming service.
The letter, sent by Representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York and Joaquin Castro of Texas, included nearly two dozen questions exploring whether the proposed project tentatively called Raptor would benefit the three broadcasters over cable, satellite and streaming TV distributors.
As designed, Raptor will carry sports-inclusive broadcast and cable channels owned by the programmers when it launches later this year, including Fox, ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, TBS, TNT and Tru TV. Absent from the service are ancillary entertainment and news channels like Fox News, CNN, Disney and FX, which carry little to no sports programming throughout the year.
Two federal lawmakers have sent a letter to the chief executives at Fox Corporation, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) expressing concern over their organization of a joint venture that is tasked with developing a sports-centric streaming service.
The letter, sent by Representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York and Joaquin Castro of Texas, included nearly two dozen questions exploring whether the proposed project tentatively called Raptor would benefit the three broadcasters over cable, satellite and streaming TV distributors.
As designed, Raptor will carry sports-inclusive broadcast and cable channels owned by the programmers when it launches later this year, including Fox, ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, TBS, TNT and Tru TV. Absent from the service are ancillary entertainment and news channels like Fox News, CNN, Disney and FX, which carry little to no sports programming throughout the year.
- 4/17/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The still-in-development sports streaming joint venture is facing scrutiny from Congress.
In a letter sent Tuesday, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-ny) and Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.) asked probing questions of the proposed venture.
The letter, addressed to Disney CEO Bob Iger, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, asks for responses by April 30, and to “please copy the Department of Justice in your response.”
The still-unnamed sports joint venture was announced in a surprise move back in February, promising channels from ESPN, Fox, TBS and TNT in a skinny multichannel offering, but lacking channels from NBCUniversal and Paramount, among others.
The move caught its league and distribution partners off guard, with one partner, the Fubo TV, suing to block the Jv.
“The Joint Venture raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition, and choice in the sports streaming market,” the Congress members’ letter says. “Without...
In a letter sent Tuesday, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-ny) and Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.) asked probing questions of the proposed venture.
The letter, addressed to Disney CEO Bob Iger, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, asks for responses by April 30, and to “please copy the Department of Justice in your response.”
The still-unnamed sports joint venture was announced in a surprise move back in February, promising channels from ESPN, Fox, TBS and TNT in a skinny multichannel offering, but lacking channels from NBCUniversal and Paramount, among others.
The move caught its league and distribution partners off guard, with one partner, the Fubo TV, suing to block the Jv.
“The Joint Venture raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition, and choice in the sports streaming market,” the Congress members’ letter says. “Without...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two top Congressman want Bob Iger, David Zaslav and Lachlan Murdoch to provide some solid answers about Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox’s proposed sports streaming service.
Putting their political feet on the gas, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-tx) want a response by the end of the month, and they want the Department of Justice looped in.
(L-r) Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Rep Joaquin Castro (D-tx)
“The Joint Venture raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition, and choice in the sports streaming market,” wrote Nadler, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Castro, a longtime guardian of antitrust issues in the media, to the trio of CEOs today (read it here). “Without more complete information about the pricing, intent, and organization of this new venture, we are concerned that this consolidation will result in higher prices for consumers...
Putting their political feet on the gas, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-tx) want a response by the end of the month, and they want the Department of Justice looped in.
(L-r) Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and Rep Joaquin Castro (D-tx)
“The Joint Venture raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition, and choice in the sports streaming market,” wrote Nadler, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Castro, a longtime guardian of antitrust issues in the media, to the trio of CEOs today (read it here). “Without more complete information about the pricing, intent, and organization of this new venture, we are concerned that this consolidation will result in higher prices for consumers...
- 4/16/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Disney/ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming joint venture has drawn congressional scrutiny.
In a letter sent Tuesday (April 16) to the CEOs of the three companies, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D.-NY), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D.-Texas) requested answers about the competitive implications of the proposed sports streaming Jv.
“As programmers, your companies exert tremendous influence over pricing across the live sports TV ecosystem,” Nadler and Castro wrote in the letter to Disney’s Bob Iger, Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav.
The three companies’ joint venture, the letter continued, “raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition and choice in the sports streaming market. Without more complete information about the pricing, intent, and organization of this new venture, we are concerned that this consolidation will result in higher prices for...
In a letter sent Tuesday (April 16) to the CEOs of the three companies, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D.-NY), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D.-Texas) requested answers about the competitive implications of the proposed sports streaming Jv.
“As programmers, your companies exert tremendous influence over pricing across the live sports TV ecosystem,” Nadler and Castro wrote in the letter to Disney’s Bob Iger, Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav.
The three companies’ joint venture, the letter continued, “raises questions about how this new offering would affect access, competition and choice in the sports streaming market. Without more complete information about the pricing, intent, and organization of this new venture, we are concerned that this consolidation will result in higher prices for...
- 4/16/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Former Special Counsel Robert Hur’s highly anticipated testimony before the House Judiciary Committee began with a compilation of Donald Trump’s many gaffes and errors — undercutting the Maga Republicans who presumably want to use the hearing to impugn President Joe Biden’s mental fitness.
The supercut, prepared by Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-n.Y.) featured clips of Trump erroneously identifying international and American leaders, struggling to remember when he was married to his ex-wife, and other instances of the former president stumbling over his words and short-circuiting on camera.
The supercut, prepared by Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-n.Y.) featured clips of Trump erroneously identifying international and American leaders, struggling to remember when he was married to his ex-wife, and other instances of the former president stumbling over his words and short-circuiting on camera.
- 3/12/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Four survivor-led advocacy organizations — including those founded by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom — published a letter and report on Wednesday calling for the music business to take further action regarding sexual misconduct across the industry.
The report, titled “Sound Off: The Make Music Safe Report” compiled decades of previously disclosed allegations against over two dozen prominent artists and industry executives such as Sean “Diddy” Combs, Axl Rose, Anti-Flag’s Justin Geever, composer Danny Elfman, former Def Jam head Russell Simmons,...
The report, titled “Sound Off: The Make Music Safe Report” compiled decades of previously disclosed allegations against over two dozen prominent artists and industry executives such as Sean “Diddy” Combs, Axl Rose, Anti-Flag’s Justin Geever, composer Danny Elfman, former Def Jam head Russell Simmons,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump is in D.C. on Tuesday sitting in on an appeals court hearing regarding his claim of “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for acts he may or may not have committed as president. The arguments are already getting absurd.
Judge Florence Y. Pan, a member of the three-appellate judge panel that will rule on the question, asked Trump’s attorney, John Sauer, if — hypothetically — a president could order S.E.A.L. Team Six to assassinate their political rival and be immune from criminal prosecution.
Sauer...
Judge Florence Y. Pan, a member of the three-appellate judge panel that will rule on the question, asked Trump’s attorney, John Sauer, if — hypothetically — a president could order S.E.A.L. Team Six to assassinate their political rival and be immune from criminal prosecution.
Sauer...
- 1/9/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
A bill to protect journalists from revealing their sources amid pressure from the federal government cleared the House Judiciary Committee in a unanimous vote today.
The legislation passed 23-0, an unusual show of bipartisanship on a committee often at loggerheads.
The Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying Act, or Press Act, is a response to instances of law enforcement agencies secretly seeking court orders emails and phone records from reporters in an effort to determine their sources. Lawmakers noted that such instances took place during the Trump and Obama administrations.
Under the terms of the legislation (read it here), the federal government cannot compel reporters to disclose their sources or notes. Exceptions are made if disclosure of the information is necessary to prevent terrorism of “a threat of imminent violence, significant bodily harm, or death, including specified offenses against a minor.”
The bill also restricts efforts to subpoena a journalist...
The legislation passed 23-0, an unusual show of bipartisanship on a committee often at loggerheads.
The Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying Act, or Press Act, is a response to instances of law enforcement agencies secretly seeking court orders emails and phone records from reporters in an effort to determine their sources. Lawmakers noted that such instances took place during the Trump and Obama administrations.
Under the terms of the legislation (read it here), the federal government cannot compel reporters to disclose their sources or notes. Exceptions are made if disclosure of the information is necessary to prevent terrorism of “a threat of imminent violence, significant bodily harm, or death, including specified offenses against a minor.”
The bill also restricts efforts to subpoena a journalist...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s first White House press secretary Jen Psaki began her new MSNBC program on Sunday by telling the audience, “It’s a hell of a week of launch a new show.”
She was talking about the big news of the weekend: Donald Trump’s potential arrest and his call on his supporters to protest, and that she led with it was to be expected, given MSNBC’s long focus on the alarm of the former president.
Still, with Inside with Jen Psaki, her challenge will be to make a mark and standout moments in a very crowded group of Sunday Beltway programs.
Her left-of-center Pov and experience as a communications strategist make her a natural fit for the network’s opinion show audiences, but with this show she is going beyond the role of NBC News pundit to that of cable host, a transition that requires the skills...
She was talking about the big news of the weekend: Donald Trump’s potential arrest and his call on his supporters to protest, and that she led with it was to be expected, given MSNBC’s long focus on the alarm of the former president.
Still, with Inside with Jen Psaki, her challenge will be to make a mark and standout moments in a very crowded group of Sunday Beltway programs.
Her left-of-center Pov and experience as a communications strategist make her a natural fit for the network’s opinion show audiences, but with this show she is going beyond the role of NBC News pundit to that of cable host, a transition that requires the skills...
- 3/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“Never confuse movement with progress. Because you can run in place and not get anywhere.”
Ariana DeBose, who earned a best supporting actress win at the Academy Awards last year for her role in “West Side Story,” used this iconic Denzel Washington quote to describe the current state of LGBTQ+ equality in Hollywood.
On Saturday night, the openly queer actor accepted the Visibility Award at the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in New York. DeBose highlighted Stephanie Hsu’s Oscar nomination for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as a win for the LGBTQ+ community, but acknowledged that diversity conversations are far from over.
“The fact that I had such a monumental year last year is a sign of movement,” DeBose told Variety on the red carpet before accepting her award. “We’re seeing beautiful moments for Stephanie Hsu right now. That’s a queer character played by a queer,...
Ariana DeBose, who earned a best supporting actress win at the Academy Awards last year for her role in “West Side Story,” used this iconic Denzel Washington quote to describe the current state of LGBTQ+ equality in Hollywood.
On Saturday night, the openly queer actor accepted the Visibility Award at the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in New York. DeBose highlighted Stephanie Hsu’s Oscar nomination for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as a win for the LGBTQ+ community, but acknowledged that diversity conversations are far from over.
“The fact that I had such a monumental year last year is a sign of movement,” DeBose told Variety on the red carpet before accepting her award. “We’re seeing beautiful moments for Stephanie Hsu right now. That’s a queer character played by a queer,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Madison Square Garden Company’s controversial policy to remove lawyers who are litigating against the company from its venues is facing further pressure, as three New York lawmakers have introduced a new bill to try and ban the practice at Msg’s sporting events.
State senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Liz Krueger and assembly member Tony Simone introduced the bill on Monday, attempting to amend a previously existing state civil rights law dating back to the 1940s. The current language of that law specifies that theaters, music halls and concert halls...
State senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Liz Krueger and assembly member Tony Simone introduced the bill on Monday, attempting to amend a previously existing state civil rights law dating back to the 1940s. The current language of that law specifies that theaters, music halls and concert halls...
- 1/23/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
A group of New York lawmakers and privacy experts gathered outside of Madison Square Garden on Sunday to protest the venue’s controversial use of facial recognition technology to kick out lawyers whose firms are suing Msg, calling the practice a violation of privacy and suggesting that its continued use could potentially put the venue’s public benefits into question.
It’s the most significant backlash the venue has faced to date over the policy, which has resulted in several attorneys getting ejected from the venue during concerts and sporting...
It’s the most significant backlash the venue has faced to date over the policy, which has resulted in several attorneys getting ejected from the venue during concerts and sporting...
- 1/17/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
The DGA and IATSE are praising Congress for passing the Respect for Marriage Act, which ensures federal recognition of same-sex and interracial unions.
The legislation, which was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court’s repealing of Roe v. Wade, received bipartisan support. It was approved today in the House of Representatives by a vote of 258-169 and in the Senate last week by a vote voted 61-36, and the bill now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature.
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“The DGA applauds both houses of Congress for the bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage...
The legislation, which was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court’s repealing of Roe v. Wade, received bipartisan support. It was approved today in the House of Representatives by a vote of 258-169 and in the Senate last week by a vote voted 61-36, and the bill now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature.
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“The DGA applauds both houses of Congress for the bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage...
- 12/8/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
A long-in-the-works bill to allow news publishers and broadcast stations to jointly negotiate with tech giants for their content was left out of a massive defense spending bill, diminishing its prospects for passage by the end of this Congress.
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would create a “safe harbor” from antitrust laws for a period of eight years for newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets. The legislation has been proposed multiple times in recent years, but so far has failed to move forward. It is intended to boost local news outlets, which have withered in the face of online competition.
But the tech industry has amped up its opposition against the legislation. As efforts were underway to include the bill in a massive defense spending bill this week, Facebook on Monday released a statement in which it said that it would be “forced to consider removing news from...
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would create a “safe harbor” from antitrust laws for a period of eight years for newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets. The legislation has been proposed multiple times in recent years, but so far has failed to move forward. It is intended to boost local news outlets, which have withered in the face of online competition.
But the tech industry has amped up its opposition against the legislation. As efforts were underway to include the bill in a massive defense spending bill this week, Facebook on Monday released a statement in which it said that it would be “forced to consider removing news from...
- 12/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Respect For Marriage Act, which would fortify marriage rights as the conservative Supreme Court that has signaled it could move to restrict them. The amended bill now heads back to the House, which will vote to send it to President Joe Biden for final approval.
The Senate has reached the 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. pic.twitter.com/dkmfe5UV6k
— The Recount (@therecount) November 16, 2022
The advancement...
The Senate has reached the 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. pic.twitter.com/dkmfe5UV6k
— The Recount (@therecount) November 16, 2022
The advancement...
- 11/16/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Lawmakers from both parties have introduced revised legislation that would allow news publishers and broadcasters to jointly negotiate with major tech platforms for access to their content.
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would create a “safe harbor” from antitrust laws for a period of eight years for newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets. The legislation has been proposed multiple times in recent years, but so far has failed to move forward. It’s intended to boost local news outlets, which have withered in the face of online competition.
The latest version places limits on the size of news outlets that can collectively negotiate, prohibiting news outlets with more than 1,500 full-time employees. It would require so-called “gatekeeper platforms” — i.e., Google and Facebook — to negotiate in “good faith” with the news organizations. The platforms are defined as those with at least 50 million U.S.-based users or subscribers, or...
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would create a “safe harbor” from antitrust laws for a period of eight years for newspapers, broadcast stations and digital journalism outlets. The legislation has been proposed multiple times in recent years, but so far has failed to move forward. It’s intended to boost local news outlets, which have withered in the face of online competition.
The latest version places limits on the size of news outlets that can collectively negotiate, prohibiting news outlets with more than 1,500 full-time employees. It would require so-called “gatekeeper platforms” — i.e., Google and Facebook — to negotiate in “good faith” with the news organizations. The platforms are defined as those with at least 50 million U.S.-based users or subscribers, or...
- 8/23/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Democrat-led House voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act bill on Tuesday, which would recognize same-sex marriages at the federal level.
The legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. The latter was struck down in 2015 with a court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that made same-sex marriage a right under the 14th Amendment, but the 1996 act is still in the books.
The vote was 267 to 157, with 47 Republicans crossing the aisle to vote for the bill on Tuesday,...
The legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. The latter was struck down in 2015 with a court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that made same-sex marriage a right under the 14th Amendment, but the 1996 act is still in the books.
The vote was 267 to 157, with 47 Republicans crossing the aisle to vote for the bill on Tuesday,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
“This is and was about gun responsibility,” reads the text at the opening of a video Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey posted this afternoon on social media. The black and white video goes on to show he and wife Camila Alves — presumably last week after he made an emotional statement about gun violence during a White House briefing — meeting with over 30 members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.
The actor’s visit to D.C. came in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde earlier this month which killed 19 students and 2 adults.
In the footage, he’s seen speaking with or listening to Lindsey Graham, Joe Manchin, Corey Booker, Kyrsten Sinema, Kevin McCarthy, Jerry Nadler and Nancy Pelosi — as well as President Biden.
“This is about mental health, safer schools And keeping guns out of the IRresponsible hands that, by rule of law, still have access to them today,...
The actor’s visit to D.C. came in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde earlier this month which killed 19 students and 2 adults.
In the footage, he’s seen speaking with or listening to Lindsey Graham, Joe Manchin, Corey Booker, Kyrsten Sinema, Kevin McCarthy, Jerry Nadler and Nancy Pelosi — as well as President Biden.
“This is about mental health, safer schools And keeping guns out of the IRresponsible hands that, by rule of law, still have access to them today,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-ny) called Friday evening for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, the highest profile calls yet for the embattled governor to step down – something he insisted earlier in the day he has no intention of doing but will wait for the results of two separate inquiries into allegation of sexual harassment.
“Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership. We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward with serious allegations of abuse and misconduct. Due to the multiple, credible sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, it is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York. Governor Cuomo should resign,” the two senators from New York said in a joint statement.
Previously: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Friday blasted politicians for putting “opinions...
“Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership. We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward with serious allegations of abuse and misconduct. Due to the multiple, credible sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, it is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York. Governor Cuomo should resign,” the two senators from New York said in a joint statement.
Previously: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Friday blasted politicians for putting “opinions...
- 3/12/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has pardoned Michael Flynn, the former general and national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” the president tweeted on Wednesday. “Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving.”
It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” the president tweeted on Wednesday. “Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving.”
It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon.
- 11/25/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A House Subcommittee has concluded after a 16-month probe that four tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google — are monopolists and wants Congress to change antitrust laws to force the companies to split off businesses or make it harder for them to buy smaller rivals.
Basically, the group needs to be reined in, according to the Jerrold Nadler-led House Judiciary Subcommittee on antitrust, which released a 450-page report Tuesday called Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets. The Democratic majority staff read millions of documents, had numerous interviews and held hearings – most recently and awkwardly in July when the four CEOs testified on Capitol Hill.
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook were grilled by pols on both sides of the aisle on a wide range of issues from not paying for the journalism on their sides, to providing platforms for misinformation and conspiracy theories, to anti-conservative bias.
Basically, the group needs to be reined in, according to the Jerrold Nadler-led House Judiciary Subcommittee on antitrust, which released a 450-page report Tuesday called Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets. The Democratic majority staff read millions of documents, had numerous interviews and held hearings – most recently and awkwardly in July when the four CEOs testified on Capitol Hill.
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook were grilled by pols on both sides of the aisle on a wide range of issues from not paying for the journalism on their sides, to providing platforms for misinformation and conspiracy theories, to anti-conservative bias.
- 10/6/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
One day after George Floyd was laid to rest, his brother is speaking out about police reform. On Wednesday, June 10, Philonise Floyd testified before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. This testimony comes two weeks after George was killed at the hands of Minnesota police. "Chairman Jerrold Nadler and members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to be here today to talk about my big brother, George," Philonise began. "The world knows him as George, but I called him Perry. Yesterday, we laid him to rest. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do." "I'm the big brother now. So it...
- 6/10/2020
- E! Online
Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department dropped its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The DOJ filed the request to drop the case with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Flynn, who Trump fired after only weeks on the job, pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents in 2017 and agreed to cooperate in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The Justice Department filing cited “newly discovered and disclosed information” as the reasons for dismissing the case.
“A review...
The DOJ filed the request to drop the case with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Flynn, who Trump fired after only weeks on the job, pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents in 2017 and agreed to cooperate in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The Justice Department filing cited “newly discovered and disclosed information” as the reasons for dismissing the case.
“A review...
- 5/7/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Looking for live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump? There are a few TV and streaming options for you to catch every moment from Washington, D.C.
On TV, the trial will be kicking off at 1:00 p.m. Et on C-span 2 on Tuesday. The Senate is expected to debate the ground rules for the trial before moving to oral arguments later in the week.
Viewers will also be able to stream it live on C-span’s website by signing in with their TV provider. And for cord-cutters, you can live stream the trial on PBS NewsHour’s YouTube channel, which is included below:
Also Read: Nancy Pelosi Names 7 Trump Impeachment Managers to Represent House in Senate Trial
President Trump revealed his legal team for the trial last Friday, which will include Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr, who first came to fame during the Clinton...
On TV, the trial will be kicking off at 1:00 p.m. Et on C-span 2 on Tuesday. The Senate is expected to debate the ground rules for the trial before moving to oral arguments later in the week.
Viewers will also be able to stream it live on C-span’s website by signing in with their TV provider. And for cord-cutters, you can live stream the trial on PBS NewsHour’s YouTube channel, which is included below:
Also Read: Nancy Pelosi Names 7 Trump Impeachment Managers to Represent House in Senate Trial
President Trump revealed his legal team for the trial last Friday, which will include Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr, who first came to fame during the Clinton...
- 1/20/2020
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler took time out from the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump today to address a musicians rally in New York City.
The American Federation of Musicians, in its contract talks with management’s AMPTP, is demanding residuals from films and TV shows made for streaming services. Unlike actors, writers and directors, musicians don’t get them, though they do receive residual payments for secondary-market re-uses of theatrical and TV films. The Afm, which hasn’t met face-to-face with producers since March, resumes bargaining today at the AMPTP’s offices in Sherman Oaks, where musicians also staged a rally.
“I am proud to stand with the thousands of American Federation of Musicians music professionals, who rightly deserve, like everyone else, a fair living wage,” Nadler (D-ny) said at the rally outside NBCUniversal’s headquarters in Manhattan. “Afm members are creative professionals who deserve fair...
The American Federation of Musicians, in its contract talks with management’s AMPTP, is demanding residuals from films and TV shows made for streaming services. Unlike actors, writers and directors, musicians don’t get them, though they do receive residual payments for secondary-market re-uses of theatrical and TV films. The Afm, which hasn’t met face-to-face with producers since March, resumes bargaining today at the AMPTP’s offices in Sherman Oaks, where musicians also staged a rally.
“I am proud to stand with the thousands of American Federation of Musicians music professionals, who rightly deserve, like everyone else, a fair living wage,” Nadler (D-ny) said at the rally outside NBCUniversal’s headquarters in Manhattan. “Afm members are creative professionals who deserve fair...
- 10/7/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Studio musicians, who begin negotiations on a new contract with producers today, are seeking something they have never had: residual payments for programs made specifically for streaming platforms.
American Federation of Musicians (Afm) officials gained support from fellow show-business unions SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America at a rally attended by about 100 this morning outside the offices of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
The Afm has long enjoyed residual payments for playing on movie scores. Those musicians currently playing on John Williams’ score for “Star Wars IX,” for example, will see residual payments when that film goes to DVD and cable. But those who are playing on the sessions for another “Star Wars” project, “The Mandalorian,” currently being made for the Disney+ streaming service, will not.
Speakers at the rally repeatedly cited the unfairness of the musicians’ situation, considering actors,...
American Federation of Musicians (Afm) officials gained support from fellow show-business unions SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America at a rally attended by about 100 this morning outside the offices of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
The Afm has long enjoyed residual payments for playing on movie scores. Those musicians currently playing on John Williams’ score for “Star Wars IX,” for example, will see residual payments when that film goes to DVD and cable. But those who are playing on the sessions for another “Star Wars” project, “The Mandalorian,” currently being made for the Disney+ streaming service, will not.
Speakers at the rally repeatedly cited the unfairness of the musicians’ situation, considering actors,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
President Donald Trump got mad. Then he got even.
The Commander-in-Tweet reacted angrily earlier today, questioning why Democratic congressmen – specifically, Rep. Jerrold Nadler – refuse to admit that their crusade to find a collusion conspiracy is over.
The widely-panned appearance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller in front of two committees seems to have emboldened the Democrats even further. Now, they are talking about an “impeachment investigation,” and are turning to the courts to open up secret grand jury testimony.
In response, President Trump released a Twitter montage of media saying that they the Mueller appearance essentially put a fork in the efforts to impeach Trump in the House.
Watch the video below for their takes.
pic.twitter.com/nr9bDv3Ktq
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019...
The Commander-in-Tweet reacted angrily earlier today, questioning why Democratic congressmen – specifically, Rep. Jerrold Nadler – refuse to admit that their crusade to find a collusion conspiracy is over.
The widely-panned appearance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller in front of two committees seems to have emboldened the Democrats even further. Now, they are talking about an “impeachment investigation,” and are turning to the courts to open up secret grand jury testimony.
In response, President Trump released a Twitter montage of media saying that they the Mueller appearance essentially put a fork in the efforts to impeach Trump in the House.
Watch the video below for their takes.
pic.twitter.com/nr9bDv3Ktq
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019...
- 7/27/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the returns of Stranger Things and Veronica Mars comes summer’s third-most highly anticipated TV event. On Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before a pair of U.S. House committees in open session.
Broadcast on all major news networks, the testimony before the House Judiciary Committee starts at 8:30 am Eastern and will focus on obstruction of justice. Mueller then goes before the House Intelligence Committee at noon, with a focus on Russian interference with the 2016 election.
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Broadcast on all major news networks, the testimony before the House Judiciary Committee starts at 8:30 am Eastern and will focus on obstruction of justice. Mueller then goes before the House Intelligence Committee at noon, with a focus on Russian interference with the 2016 election.
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- 7/24/2019
- TVLine.com
Many top TV-news outlets will cut into important TV real estate – their morning programs – to kick off coverage of Wednesday’s hearings in Washington of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, placing a spotlight on the high interest in his testimony, as well as the networks’ readiness to scrap their daytime schedules for breaking news of national import.
ABC News, NBC News, Fox News Channel and MSNBC will all interrupt their popular morning programs Wednesday, cutting into “Good Morning America,” “Today” and “Fox & Friends,” respectively, to focus coverage on Mueller’s testimony. Mueller is expected to testify before the both the House Judiciary and House Intelligence committees, the first time he will have answered lawmakers’ questions about his report examining Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election.
Anticipation is high. Already, Jerrold Nadler, the House Judiciary chair, said during “Fox News Sunday” that Mueller’s recent report offers “very substantial evidence” that...
ABC News, NBC News, Fox News Channel and MSNBC will all interrupt their popular morning programs Wednesday, cutting into “Good Morning America,” “Today” and “Fox & Friends,” respectively, to focus coverage on Mueller’s testimony. Mueller is expected to testify before the both the House Judiciary and House Intelligence committees, the first time he will have answered lawmakers’ questions about his report examining Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election.
Anticipation is high. Already, Jerrold Nadler, the House Judiciary chair, said during “Fox News Sunday” that Mueller’s recent report offers “very substantial evidence” that...
- 7/22/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer about 155 questions during her testimony Wednesday in front of the House Judiciary Committee, according to a transcript of her appearance released today.
Hicks appeared with a body of lawyers from the Trump administration and was stopped from answering questions about the Trump presidential campaign, the firing of former FBI director James Comey, and the resignation of former national security advisor Michael Flynn, among other issues.
The initial transcript of the closed-door interview with Hope Hicks can be found here.
The House Committee is investigating whether President Trump or members of his administration attempted to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.
The White House had opposed Hicks’s testimony and directed her not to turn over to Congress any documents related to her administration duties. The White House has claimed Hicks was immune...
Hicks appeared with a body of lawyers from the Trump administration and was stopped from answering questions about the Trump presidential campaign, the firing of former FBI director James Comey, and the resignation of former national security advisor Michael Flynn, among other issues.
The initial transcript of the closed-door interview with Hope Hicks can be found here.
The House Committee is investigating whether President Trump or members of his administration attempted to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.
The White House had opposed Hicks’s testimony and directed her not to turn over to Congress any documents related to her administration duties. The White House has claimed Hicks was immune...
- 6/20/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Hope Hicks and her former White House colleague, Annie Donaldson, have been directed by the White House not to co-operate with subpoenas from a House committee investigating allegations of obstruction of justice.
Hicks headed communications for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before going on to hold a senior post in the Trump administration. She is now Chief Communications Officer of Fox Corp. Donaldson was chief of staff to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
One reason given for the recommendation, according to an unnamed White House official quoted in the Washington Post, was that the former staffers would not be authorized to turn over documents that are White House property.
The question of whether or not Hicks should comply with the subpoena has generated considerable media attention in recent weeks. One recent New York Times feature about the “existential question” posed by the subpoena elicited sharp criticism on social media.
Hicks headed communications for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before going on to hold a senior post in the Trump administration. She is now Chief Communications Officer of Fox Corp. Donaldson was chief of staff to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
One reason given for the recommendation, according to an unnamed White House official quoted in the Washington Post, was that the former staffers would not be authorized to turn over documents that are White House property.
The question of whether or not Hicks should comply with the subpoena has generated considerable media attention in recent weeks. One recent New York Times feature about the “existential question” posed by the subpoena elicited sharp criticism on social media.
- 6/4/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Attorney General William Barr released a letter to Congress on March 24, 2019, purporting to summarize the top-line conclusions of the Mueller report. Now that the full report has been made public it’s clear that Barr’s selective, partial quotations from the Mueller text amounted to brazen, dishonest sins of omission.
Barr has revealed himself as a partisan who is not to be trusted. Below, we republish his letter in full, with boldface additions of full sentences and context that Barr sanitized to mislead the public and please the president:
The Attorney General
Washington,...
Barr has revealed himself as a partisan who is not to be trusted. Below, we republish his letter in full, with boldface additions of full sentences and context that Barr sanitized to mislead the public and please the president:
The Attorney General
Washington,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee teed up a set of subpoenas Wednesday morning with an eye toward obtaining a full, unredacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on 2016 election interference and any conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign. The subpoenas would also cover any supporting evidence — including grand jury testimony.
The committee voted along party lines, 24 to 17, to authorize subpoenas for the full report and documents from five former Trump White House employees, including former chief of staff Reince Priebus, adviser Steve Bannon and communications director Hope Hicks.
The committee voted along party lines, 24 to 17, to authorize subpoenas for the full report and documents from five former Trump White House employees, including former chief of staff Reince Priebus, adviser Steve Bannon and communications director Hope Hicks.
- 4/3/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr delivered a brief, narrow summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year investigation into the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia. The president and his allies responded by declaring the matter settled while doing all they can to convince Americans that Barr’s assessment exonerates Trump of any wrongdoing. The president’s surrogates are, as Trump might say, “working overtime” on cable news to press the issue. Trump, himself, is fighting for the cause on Twitter. On Tuesday morning, he tried to leverage...
- 3/26/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Nancy Pelosi must be sick of talking about it. Alas, if she were only blessed with a president whose actions wouldn’t provoke the question! However, the Speaker of the House has been stuck with possibly the worst commander-in-chief in American history: a man whose campaign and associates are under constant investigation and whose personal incompetence, anti-intellectualism and corruption appear to have no bottom.
So, we ask Pelosi, again and again: Do you support impeaching President Trump? And we continue to get similar answers. Last July, before the midterm elections,...
So, we ask Pelosi, again and again: Do you support impeaching President Trump? And we continue to get similar answers. Last July, before the midterm elections,...
- 3/13/2019
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Matthew Whitaker, whom President Trump named acting attorney general of the United States in November, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. It wasn’t easy to get him there. Sensing resistance he may not cooperate, committee chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-ny) on Tuesday announced he was prepared to draft a subpoena to force Whitaker to testify so the committee could better understand how he came to sit atop the Justice Department, why he refused to recuse himself from overseeing the Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation despite ethics officials...
- 2/8/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-mi) made history in November when she became the first Muslim woman to win a seat in Congress. Not long after she and her new colleagues passed a continuing resolution to re-open the government without funding for a border wall, Tlaib on Thursday night spoke at a MoveOn reception for the new Congress near Capitol Hill. She was pretty excited. “People love you and you win, and when your son looks at you and says, ‘Mama, look, you won. Bullies don’t win.’ I said, ‘Baby, they don’t,...
- 1/4/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Last week, a group of 163 migrants who crossed the border near Lordsburg, New Mexico, turned themselves in to Border Patrol. Among the migrants was a Guatemalan man and his seven-year-old daughter, Jackeline Caal. Eight hours after they were taken into custody, Caal began having seizures. She was flown to the Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso, Texas, where she went into cardiac arrest. Less than a day later, she was dead. “Our sincerest condolences go out to the family of the child,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Andrew Meehan...
- 12/14/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been obvious for months that President Trump was lying when he said he did not direct Michael Cohen to make hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal prior to the 2016 election. On Thursday morning, he essentially admitted it, tweeting that the responsibility would have fallen on his former lawyer-fixer, not himself, to determine whether the payments were legal. “I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law,” Trump wrote. “He was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law. It is called ‘advice of counsel,...
- 12/13/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday evening, both Special Counsel Robert Mueller and prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed memos offering sentence recommendations for Michael Cohen, President Trump’s embattled former attorney who has been a focal point for investigations spanning both offices. The memos were pretty damning for Cohen’s former boss. Mueller wrote that Trump told Cohen to reach out to the Russian government in late 2015, and that he pursued a lucrative real estate deal that would have likely required the cooperation of the Kremlin well into the 2016 campaign.
- 12/10/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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