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Senior Political Strategist on Last Night’s Debate: Everybody, Take a Breath
Let’s be honest. As a Democrat, last night was not great. There is no sugarcoating it. From the first few minutes into the debate, my incoming texts and social media feeds last night were rough. This morning’s are not any better. If there is one thing Democrats are good at, it is panicking. To be fair […]
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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display
Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.
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Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Trump Verdict: “How Long Before He Starts Bragging About This?”
Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday addressed Donald Trump’s guilty verdict at the New York hush money trial, announced earlier the same day. “Weeks of sleep farting all down the drain,” Kimmel joked during the monologue of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You’ve got to hand it to him, no president has ever been convicted more than Donald Trump. […]
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Donald Trump Used Racial Slur on ‘The Apprentice’ Set and Other Revelations From Producer’s Tell-All
Twenty years after The Apprentice debuted on NBC, putting the catchphrase “You’re fired” on the nation’s lips and starring Donald Trump, the expansive nondisclosure agreements signed by its producers are beginning to expire. This week, one of the show’s top producers during seasons one and two is sharing previously unheard details — just as Trump’s […]
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Jon Stewart Calls “Penis-to-Penis” Trump Trial Coverage “Numbing”
Jon Stewart continued with his criticism of the media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s New York trial during Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show. “It has been another big week of wall-to-wall, nonstop penis-to-penis coverage of Donald Trump’s trial,” Stewart said at the start of his monologue. Stewart, who typically hosts Monday night episodes of the […]
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Stormy Daniels Describes Meeting Trump During Occasionally Graphic Testimony in Hush Money Trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president’s hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. Jurors appeared riveted as Daniels offered a detailed and at times graphic account […]
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NBC, CNN and Fox News Join 9 Other Outlets Urging Trump and Biden to Commit to Election Debates
The five leading broadcast and cable news networks joined six more major wire, print and radio organizations Sunday with a joint statement urging the 2024 presidential candidates to commit to participating in general election debates. “With the contours of the 2024 general election now coming into clear focus, we — the undersigned national news organizations […]
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‘The Regime’ Is a Warning About Reelecting Trump (and It’s Also Supposed to Make You Laugh)
[This story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of The Regime.] Across four episodes of HBO’s The Regime, Kate Winslet has morphed into an evolving tyrant. Her Chancellor Elena Vernham, the populist leader of a fictional, unnamed country identified as being located in Middle Europe, was introduced to viewers as a vulnerable, paranoid and […]
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Jimmy Kimmel Talks Oscars Plans, Late-Night Future and the Return of His “Muse” Donald Trump
As Jimmy Kimmel sees it, hosting the Oscars is a lot like taking a plane trip. “You don’t think too much about it if it went well,” he explains. “If it was terrible, you tell everyone you know about it — the turbulence, the delay, how long you had to sit in the airport waiting.” […]
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Stormy Daniels Documentary First Look and Premiere Date from ‘Britney vs Spears’ Filmmaker
Peacock has released a first look teaser and announced a premiere date for its Stormy Daniels documentary. The project, Stormy, is directed and produced by Emmy nominee Sarah Gibson (Orgasm inc: The Story of OneTaste) and executive produced by Erin Lee Carr (Britney vs Spears), along with Judd Apatow, Sara Bernstein and Meredith Kaulfers. The description: […]
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Univision CEO Tells Staff We’re “Not a Tool of Any Party” Amid Trump Interview Backlash
TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis sent a memo to staff Tuesday addressing backlash the network has faced after a controversial interview with former President Trump that some viewed as too friendly. In the memo, Davis said despite the criticism, the company continues to maintain a nonpartisan approach to news. He notes that the Nov. 9 interview […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls for Younger 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidates
Arnold Schwarzenegger agrees: Today’s leading candidates for U.S. president are too old. The 76-year-old action icon and former California governor was asked about the upcoming 2024 election during an interview with the BBC. “I just hope that America finds some really young blood,” Schwarzenegger said. “Because to me, it is a little bit odd that […]
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