Puck, the innovative new media company focused on putting journalists at the center of its business model, announced the launch of a new podcast hosted by John Heilemann, Puck's Chief Political Columnist and newest partner. The podcast, entitled Impolitic with John Heilemann, is in partnership with leading premium podcast network Audacy Podcasts and will publish new episodes every Tuesday and Friday starting on June 4.
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
- 6/4/2024
- Podnews.net
Many other Republican candidates have suspending their campaigns this cycle, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ exit inspired some pretty biting and snarky reactions today, coming from other politicos and some celebrities.
The reaction may be due to the fact that DeSantis focused so much of his campaign on the culture wars, taking on The Walt Disney Co. even though it is one of the largest employers in the Sunshine State. Or it was due to the fact that DeSantis and a SuperPAC supporting campaign poured tens of millions of dollars into the race, only to finish a distant second in Iowa and not even make it to the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary. Or it was that his campaign was the source of fodder for late-night comics and commentators, including his glitchy Twitter campaign kickoff and attention to his foot attire.
Shortly after DeSantis’ announcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X/Twitter,...
The reaction may be due to the fact that DeSantis focused so much of his campaign on the culture wars, taking on The Walt Disney Co. even though it is one of the largest employers in the Sunshine State. Or it was due to the fact that DeSantis and a SuperPAC supporting campaign poured tens of millions of dollars into the race, only to finish a distant second in Iowa and not even make it to the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary. Or it was that his campaign was the source of fodder for late-night comics and commentators, including his glitchy Twitter campaign kickoff and attention to his foot attire.
Shortly after DeSantis’ announcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X/Twitter,...
- 1/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Colleagues, friends and fans are remembering Treat Williams, the versatile and prolific actor who died in a motorcycle crash today at 71. Have a look at a sampling of reaction posted on social media below.
The actor from Rowayton, Ct, amassed more than 125 film and TV credits during a career that spanned nearly half a century. He was the widowed brain surgeon who moves his kids from Manhattan to small-town Colorado on the WB’s 2002-06 drama Everwood. He recurred as the ex-firefighter dad of Kelly and Katie Severeid on Chicago Fire, starred opposite Shelley Long in the 1993-94 CBS sitcom Good Advice and guested or did arcs on dozens of series including Law & Order: Svu, White Collar, Hawaii Five-o, Leverage and The Simpsons.
Related: Emily VanCamp Pays Tribute To ‘Everwood’ Co-Star Treat Williams
More recently he was a series regular for the full six-season run of Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores.
The actor from Rowayton, Ct, amassed more than 125 film and TV credits during a career that spanned nearly half a century. He was the widowed brain surgeon who moves his kids from Manhattan to small-town Colorado on the WB’s 2002-06 drama Everwood. He recurred as the ex-firefighter dad of Kelly and Katie Severeid on Chicago Fire, starred opposite Shelley Long in the 1993-94 CBS sitcom Good Advice and guested or did arcs on dozens of series including Law & Order: Svu, White Collar, Hawaii Five-o, Leverage and The Simpsons.
Related: Emily VanCamp Pays Tribute To ‘Everwood’ Co-Star Treat Williams
More recently he was a series regular for the full six-season run of Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores.
- 6/13/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will announce the winners of its 2022 Book and Journalism Awards on Tuesday, May 24. Harry Benson, Dan Blackburn, Doug Brinkley, John Harwood, Rory Kennedy, Michael Lewis, Jane Mayer, Ari Melber, Craig Melvin, Soledad O'Brien and John Seigenthaler are just some of the distinguished special presenters who will be announcing this year’s honorees in the live virtual ceremony that begins at 4 pm Et. Event registration is available here.
Winners of the 2022 Rfk Journalism Awards were selected from over 350 global submissions to the more than 15 print, photo, broadcast, and new media categories, all of which encapsulated some of the most exemplary reporting from the past 12 months. The Rfk Book Award honors authors whose writing focuses on social justice issues of concern to Robert Kennedy.
“The entries this year underscored a press continually under siege, both at home and abroad,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
Winners of the 2022 Rfk Journalism Awards were selected from over 350 global submissions to the more than 15 print, photo, broadcast, and new media categories, all of which encapsulated some of the most exemplary reporting from the past 12 months. The Rfk Book Award honors authors whose writing focuses on social justice issues of concern to Robert Kennedy.
“The entries this year underscored a press continually under siege, both at home and abroad,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
- 5/6/2022
- Look to the Stars
Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award (for his performance in 1963’s “Lilies of the Field”), has died at age 94. Tributes from friends and famous fans immediately began to pour in, honoring a trailblazer who forged a way forward for Black performers. Poitier enjoyed a lengthy career, first on Broadway and then starring in films including “In the Heat of the Night,” “A Raisin in the Sun” (in which he reprised his starring role from Broadway), “To Sir, With Love,” “A Patch of Blue,” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”
“What a landmark actor. One of a kind. What a beautiful, gracious, warm, genuinely regal man,” Jeffrey Wright shared on Twitter. Lee Grant, his co-star in “In the Heat of the Night,” tweeted, “Sidney was a force of nature. One of [the] most intelligent, beautiful, and unstoppable human beings I’ve ever known. He made our world,...
“What a landmark actor. One of a kind. What a beautiful, gracious, warm, genuinely regal man,” Jeffrey Wright shared on Twitter. Lee Grant, his co-star in “In the Heat of the Night,” tweeted, “Sidney was a force of nature. One of [the] most intelligent, beautiful, and unstoppable human beings I’ve ever known. He made our world,...
- 1/7/2022
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Brian Williams didn’t go gentle into that good night.
In a noticeable break from the journalistic demeanor he has projected for nearly three decades at NBC News and MSNBC, the veteran anchor used the final minutes of his tenure on MSNBC’s “11th Hour” to warn viewers of the frailty of American democracy and urged them to keep it safe — if they could.
“My biggest worry is for my country. I’m not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist,” he told viewers as the clock neared midnight on the east coast and his five-year term on the show came to a close. “I believe in this place and in my love of country. I yield to no one, but the darkness at the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It’s now at the local bar and the bowling alley,...
In a noticeable break from the journalistic demeanor he has projected for nearly three decades at NBC News and MSNBC, the veteran anchor used the final minutes of his tenure on MSNBC’s “11th Hour” to warn viewers of the frailty of American democracy and urged them to keep it safe — if they could.
“My biggest worry is for my country. I’m not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist,” he told viewers as the clock neared midnight on the east coast and his five-year term on the show came to a close. “I believe in this place and in my love of country. I yield to no one, but the darkness at the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It’s now at the local bar and the bowling alley,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Brian Williams ended his MSNBC show The 11th Hour – and his long career at NBC – with a warning of what is happening to democracy, telling viewers in his sendoff, “My biggest worry is for my country.”
“The truth is I am not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist,” he said. “I believe in this place and in my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It is now at the local bar and the bowling alley, at the school board and the grocery store. And it must be acknowledged and answered for.”
He added, “Grown men and women, who swore an oath to our Constitution, elected by their constituents, possessing the kind of college degrees I could only dream of, have decided to join the mob and become something they are not,...
“The truth is I am not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist,” he said. “I believe in this place and in my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It is now at the local bar and the bowling alley, at the school board and the grocery store. And it must be acknowledged and answered for.”
He added, “Grown men and women, who swore an oath to our Constitution, elected by their constituents, possessing the kind of college degrees I could only dream of, have decided to join the mob and become something they are not,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After Rachel Maddow signed a new multi-year deal with MSNBC and NBCUniversal, there were reports that she ultimately will scale back her schedule to as little as once-a-week. That would leave the network with the potential loss of the nightly show, with no obvious successor.
In an interview with Deadline after Maddow’s deal was signed, MSNBC president Rashida Jones was asked whether, with the new agreement, Maddow will continue to host her show five nights a week. “Her show will continue as she’s doing it now,” she said. “One of the things we are looking at is she is so interested and excited in doing things in so many different areas within NBCUniversal, so we are figuring out how to juggle all of that, but her show continues on.” As for the longer term, Jones suggests that details are still being worked out.
The potential for change in...
In an interview with Deadline after Maddow’s deal was signed, MSNBC president Rashida Jones was asked whether, with the new agreement, Maddow will continue to host her show five nights a week. “Her show will continue as she’s doing it now,” she said. “One of the things we are looking at is she is so interested and excited in doing things in so many different areas within NBCUniversal, so we are figuring out how to juggle all of that, but her show continues on.” As for the longer term, Jones suggests that details are still being worked out.
The potential for change in...
- 9/3/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rachel Maddow is considering the possibility of exiting MSNBC when her contract ends next year, albeit negotiations on her future are continuing between her representatives and the network.
“Nothing has been decided. We are deep into it with NBCUniversal and Rachel has an excellent relationship with them,” said Mark Shapiro, the president of Endeavor Co., who is representing Maddow along with CEO Ari Emanuel.
A source confirmed a report in The Daily Beast, which first reported on the possibility that Maddow might exit the network, with the top reason being the ongoing demands of a five-night-a-week show.
Maddow is MSNBC’s No. 1 personality, and her show has been in the Top 5 of all programs on the news networks. In July, The Rachel Maddow Show averaged 2.29 million viewers, behind Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity and The Five. But ratings across the cable news networks have fallen sharply since last year,...
“Nothing has been decided. We are deep into it with NBCUniversal and Rachel has an excellent relationship with them,” said Mark Shapiro, the president of Endeavor Co., who is representing Maddow along with CEO Ari Emanuel.
A source confirmed a report in The Daily Beast, which first reported on the possibility that Maddow might exit the network, with the top reason being the ongoing demands of a five-night-a-week show.
Maddow is MSNBC’s No. 1 personality, and her show has been in the Top 5 of all programs on the news networks. In July, The Rachel Maddow Show averaged 2.29 million viewers, behind Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity and The Five. But ratings across the cable news networks have fallen sharply since last year,...
- 8/12/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with details on Hunt’s move to CNN: MSNBC host and NBC News correspondent Kasie Hunt announced her departure at the end of Way Too Early on Friday, promising that she would announce her next move “in the next few weeks.”
Hunt plans to join CNN, according to a source familiar with her plans. Variety, which first reported the move, also reported that she would focus largely on streaming content as the network develops a streaming service, with reports that it will be called CNN+.
Hunt did not immediately return a request via Twitter for comment.
“This is going to be my final broadcast with all of you,” Hunt said, adding that she would have more on her “next adventure” in “the next few weeks.”
She added, “I just want to thank everyone at NBC News, at MSNBC, of course to Mika, for always insisting that you should know your value.
Hunt plans to join CNN, according to a source familiar with her plans. Variety, which first reported the move, also reported that she would focus largely on streaming content as the network develops a streaming service, with reports that it will be called CNN+.
Hunt did not immediately return a request via Twitter for comment.
“This is going to be my final broadcast with all of you,” Hunt said, adding that she would have more on her “next adventure” in “the next few weeks.”
She added, “I just want to thank everyone at NBC News, at MSNBC, of course to Mika, for always insisting that you should know your value.
- 7/16/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCU’s streaming service Peacock is expanding MSNBC content, announcing a renamed channel as well as future programming headlined by Mika Brzezinski, Michael Beschloss And Nicolle Wallace.
MSNBC President Rashida Jones signaled the plans in a note to staffers earlier this week marking the cable news network’s 25th anniversary.
Peacock’s The Choice will be renamed The Choice from MSNBC, with the addition of MSNBC Perspectives, an hourlong highlight show that starts on Thursday. It will feature clips from MSNBC programming and personalities.
Also coming in August will be The Washington Post’s First Look with Jonathan Capehart, in which the columnist and MSNBC host will moderate a debrief and roundtable featuring Post talent as well as newsmakers. Capehart hosts MSNBC’s The Sunday Show and also is an editorial board member of the Post.
In development are projects featuring Brzezinski, Beschloss and Wallace. Morning Mika, to debut later this year,...
MSNBC President Rashida Jones signaled the plans in a note to staffers earlier this week marking the cable news network’s 25th anniversary.
Peacock’s The Choice will be renamed The Choice from MSNBC, with the addition of MSNBC Perspectives, an hourlong highlight show that starts on Thursday. It will feature clips from MSNBC programming and personalities.
Also coming in August will be The Washington Post’s First Look with Jonathan Capehart, in which the columnist and MSNBC host will moderate a debrief and roundtable featuring Post talent as well as newsmakers. Capehart hosts MSNBC’s The Sunday Show and also is an editorial board member of the Post.
In development are projects featuring Brzezinski, Beschloss and Wallace. Morning Mika, to debut later this year,...
- 7/15/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Mika Brzezinski, Nicolle Wallace and Jonathan Capehart are among the MSNBC anchors taking on new programming duties — but not on MSNBC.
MSNBC will expand its streaming-video channel, renamed “The Choice From MSNBC,” by adding several hours of new daily programming to the entity, and developing new shows. “The Choice” is found on Peacock, and the move represents the latest effort by one of the nation’s big TV-news outlets to gain new traction with viewers gravitating toward on-demand sessions with streaming venues.
“I’m so proud that today — on MSNBC’s 25th anniversary — we are expanding our footprint and investing in even more robust streaming programming on Peacock,” said Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, in a prepared statement. Jones hinted earlier this week that the company would have announcements regarding “The Choice.”
Starting Thursday, “The Choice” will add a new program to its lineup. “MSNBC Perspectives,” slated to air at 5 p.
MSNBC will expand its streaming-video channel, renamed “The Choice From MSNBC,” by adding several hours of new daily programming to the entity, and developing new shows. “The Choice” is found on Peacock, and the move represents the latest effort by one of the nation’s big TV-news outlets to gain new traction with viewers gravitating toward on-demand sessions with streaming venues.
“I’m so proud that today — on MSNBC’s 25th anniversary — we are expanding our footprint and investing in even more robust streaming programming on Peacock,” said Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, in a prepared statement. Jones hinted earlier this week that the company would have announcements regarding “The Choice.”
Starting Thursday, “The Choice” will add a new program to its lineup. “MSNBC Perspectives,” slated to air at 5 p.
- 7/15/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
After an extraordinarily busy first 100 days, Joe Biden is not expected to let up in his his first address as president to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday.
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
- 4/29/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
On his first Presidents Day as President of the United States, Joe Biden posted a video message calling for unity and a spirit of public cooperation.
Text tweeted alongside the video read, “The American story isn’t a story of presidents, it’s a story of the American people — a story of courage, character, strength, and resilience.” That was also at the opening of the video message he delivered.
Biden’s brief — one minute, twenty nine seconds — missive had echoes of his inaugural speech and other recent public statements, particularly the line, “If we do it together as one nation, one people, one America, we will not fail. America never has.”
Another bit reminiscent of his inaugural: “I promise you, my whole soul is in the work ahead of us.”
The president also invoked predecessors who faced similar periods of great national disunity and strife: Lincoln, Fdr, Kennedy and Johnson.
Text tweeted alongside the video read, “The American story isn’t a story of presidents, it’s a story of the American people — a story of courage, character, strength, and resilience.” That was also at the opening of the video message he delivered.
Biden’s brief — one minute, twenty nine seconds — missive had echoes of his inaugural speech and other recent public statements, particularly the line, “If we do it together as one nation, one people, one America, we will not fail. America never has.”
Another bit reminiscent of his inaugural: “I promise you, my whole soul is in the work ahead of us.”
The president also invoked predecessors who faced similar periods of great national disunity and strife: Lincoln, Fdr, Kennedy and Johnson.
- 2/15/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 2:18 Pm: The second impeachment of Donald Trump is constitutional, according to the United States Senate. Though a conviction over Trump’s role in the violent attempted coup of January 6 is looking pretty unlikely at this point
Covered live on ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC World News, C-Span, CNN, MSNBC and more, the jurors voted 56 – 44 to move forward. Fox News did not cover the actual vote, instead choosing to go with anchor commentary from The Five.
“The Senate shall proceed with the trial as provide under the condition of that resolution,” declared Senate President pro tempore and Batman movies regular Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-vt). Today mirrored an earlier vote on the impeachment that was 55-45. The addition in the impeachment column was Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana. Despite his harsh words against Trump in past weeks, Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-ky) voted with the Trump defense.
With that,...
Covered live on ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC World News, C-Span, CNN, MSNBC and more, the jurors voted 56 – 44 to move forward. Fox News did not cover the actual vote, instead choosing to go with anchor commentary from The Five.
“The Senate shall proceed with the trial as provide under the condition of that resolution,” declared Senate President pro tempore and Batman movies regular Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-vt). Today mirrored an earlier vote on the impeachment that was 55-45. The addition in the impeachment column was Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana. Despite his harsh words against Trump in past weeks, Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-ky) voted with the Trump defense.
With that,...
- 2/9/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Look, up there in the sky – it’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s President Donald Trump?
The New York Times reported Saturday that President Trump floated the idea of a stunt when he left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after treatment for Covid-19. The plan called for Trump to appear frail when people first saw him. Then he would open his button-down dress shirt and reveal a Superman t-shirt.
Ultimately, he did not go ahead with the stunt.
At his brief White House appearance on Saturday, Trump saw several teal blue shirts among the attendees. “I want to put one of them on instead of a white shirt.”
Naturally, the Superman revelation brought out the Twitterati for some kryptonite comments. But one supporter who played the Man of Steel thought it was a good idea.
It would have been unforgettable. https://t.co/bRFQpJCkf8
— Dean Cain...
The New York Times reported Saturday that President Trump floated the idea of a stunt when he left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after treatment for Covid-19. The plan called for Trump to appear frail when people first saw him. Then he would open his button-down dress shirt and reveal a Superman t-shirt.
Ultimately, he did not go ahead with the stunt.
At his brief White House appearance on Saturday, Trump saw several teal blue shirts among the attendees. “I want to put one of them on instead of a white shirt.”
Naturally, the Superman revelation brought out the Twitterati for some kryptonite comments. But one supporter who played the Man of Steel thought it was a good idea.
It would have been unforgettable. https://t.co/bRFQpJCkf8
— Dean Cain...
- 10/11/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with more details: President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday by staging a photo op by walking up the steps to the balcony, taking off his mask and saluting military personnel before entering through doors on the south side.
The moment was clearly meant to show that Trump had beaten the virus, even as his doctor said that he is undergoing a number of therapies and is “not out of the woods.”
As Trump stood at the top of the balcony, he gave a thumbs up as he stood, at times visibly breathing heavily. He went inside without the mask on.
President Trump returns to the White House aboard Marine One.
Full video here: https://t.co/1nsreXhkot pic.twitter.com/DUKQZaXnvJ
— Cspan (@cspan) October 5, 2020
Some reporters were a bit aghast at the moment.
Andrea Mitchell wrote, “@realDonaldTrump returns to the White House and immediately takes off his mask.
The moment was clearly meant to show that Trump had beaten the virus, even as his doctor said that he is undergoing a number of therapies and is “not out of the woods.”
As Trump stood at the top of the balcony, he gave a thumbs up as he stood, at times visibly breathing heavily. He went inside without the mask on.
President Trump returns to the White House aboard Marine One.
Full video here: https://t.co/1nsreXhkot pic.twitter.com/DUKQZaXnvJ
— Cspan (@cspan) October 5, 2020
Some reporters were a bit aghast at the moment.
Andrea Mitchell wrote, “@realDonaldTrump returns to the White House and immediately takes off his mask.
- 10/5/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Shepard Smith debuted his CNBC newscast on Wednesday with a focus on the first presidential debate, as he called out a moment in which President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transition should he lose.
“Last night the president called into question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power,” Smith said on the debut of The News with Shepard Smith. “Is there assurance that it will happen? Asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust in the outcome.”
He later did a segment on rampant election fraud, something that Trump has repeatedly claimed. “There’s nothing to indicate there may be a problem this time,” Smith said.
Smith also cited Joe Biden’s performance in the debate, as when the Democratic nominee called the president “unfit to lead,” and called him a racist, a liar, a clown, and told him to shut up.
“Last night the president called into question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power,” Smith said on the debut of The News with Shepard Smith. “Is there assurance that it will happen? Asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust in the outcome.”
He later did a segment on rampant election fraud, something that Trump has repeatedly claimed. “There’s nothing to indicate there may be a problem this time,” Smith said.
Smith also cited Joe Biden’s performance in the debate, as when the Democratic nominee called the president “unfit to lead,” and called him a racist, a liar, a clown, and told him to shut up.
- 10/1/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following an emotional introduction from his children, former Vice President Joe Biden took the stage at the fourth and last night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday to accept the Democratic nomination for president, striking a hopeful tone even as he zeroed in on President Trump ahead of November’s election.
Without ever mentioning Trump by name, Biden asserted that America’s current leader has “failed in his most basic duty to the nation.”
Promising instead to be “an ally of the light, not the darkness,” Biden vowed that the first thing he would do, once in office, is to “get control of the virus that ruined so many lives.”
“The president keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear,” he said. “He keeps waiting for a miracle. I have news for him. No miracle is coming.”
The Democratic nominee said he would deploy a national strategy he...
Without ever mentioning Trump by name, Biden asserted that America’s current leader has “failed in his most basic duty to the nation.”
Promising instead to be “an ally of the light, not the darkness,” Biden vowed that the first thing he would do, once in office, is to “get control of the virus that ruined so many lives.”
“The president keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear,” he said. “He keeps waiting for a miracle. I have news for him. No miracle is coming.”
The Democratic nominee said he would deploy a national strategy he...
- 8/21/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
As Barack Obama delivered what was his harshest warning yet about Donald Trump, telling Democratic Convention viewers in a live speech that what is at stake is “our democracy,” the president went off on Twitter.
Obama’s remarks were unusual and even unprecedented in their criticism of a presidential successor.
“Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t,” Obama said in his speech. “And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before.”
As Obama was delivering his remarks live from at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Trump tweeted, in all caps, “He Spied On My Campaign, And Got Caught!”
He Spied On My Campaign, And Got Caught!
— Donald J.
Obama’s remarks were unusual and even unprecedented in their criticism of a presidential successor.
“Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t,” Obama said in his speech. “And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before.”
As Obama was delivering his remarks live from at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Trump tweeted, in all caps, “He Spied On My Campaign, And Got Caught!”
He Spied On My Campaign, And Got Caught!
— Donald J.
- 8/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump’s town hall on Sunday was not his first with Fox News, but it was the first event of its kind at the Lincoln Memorial.
That’s why, in Trump’s long battle against the “fake news media,” one of his comments stood out.
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Responding to a question of whether he should change his tone during the Covid-19 press briefings, he said, “I am greeted with a hostile press, the likes of which no president has ever seen. The closest would be that gentleman right up there [pointing to the David Chester French statue]. They always said, Lincoln, nobody got treated worse than Lincoln.
That’s why, in Trump’s long battle against the “fake news media,” one of his comments stood out.
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Responding to a question of whether he should change his tone during the Covid-19 press briefings, he said, “I am greeted with a hostile press, the likes of which no president has ever seen. The closest would be that gentleman right up there [pointing to the David Chester French statue]. They always said, Lincoln, nobody got treated worse than Lincoln.
- 5/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: All of the major broadcast networks will pre-empt regular programming on Wednesday and Friday for coverage of the first public hearings of the impeachment inquiry.
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Refresh for updates on coverage. NBC News and MSNBC will broadcast special coverage of events honoring President George H.W. Bush starting December 3 as his body arrives to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Today‘s Savannah Guthrie and NBC Nightly News‘ Lester Holt will lead coverage of the 41st president’s memorial service from Washington National Cathedral December 5 while Brian Williams will be at MSNBC leading coverage of the memorial service alongside Chris Matthews from Hardball and Nicole Wallace host of Deadline: White House.
Additional coverage and analysis will be provided by NBC political director Chuck Todd of Meet the Press; NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and NBC News senior correspondent Tom Brokaw. Other correspondents and reporters include Peter Alexander, Geoff Bennett, Tom Costello, Gabe Gutierrez, Garrett Haake, Kasie Hunt, Hallie Jackson, Tammy Leitner, Craig Melvin, Hans Nichols, Kelly O’Donnell, Kerry Sanders,...
Today‘s Savannah Guthrie and NBC Nightly News‘ Lester Holt will lead coverage of the 41st president’s memorial service from Washington National Cathedral December 5 while Brian Williams will be at MSNBC leading coverage of the memorial service alongside Chris Matthews from Hardball and Nicole Wallace host of Deadline: White House.
Additional coverage and analysis will be provided by NBC political director Chuck Todd of Meet the Press; NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and NBC News senior correspondent Tom Brokaw. Other correspondents and reporters include Peter Alexander, Geoff Bennett, Tom Costello, Gabe Gutierrez, Garrett Haake, Kasie Hunt, Hallie Jackson, Tammy Leitner, Craig Melvin, Hans Nichols, Kelly O’Donnell, Kerry Sanders,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The tradition of presidents reaching out to the families of U.S. servicemembers killed in action has been at the heart of an ongoing controversy surrounding President Donald Trump‘s recent call to the grieving widow of slain Army Sgt. La David Johnson, and Trump’s false claim that his predecessors did not make such calls.
In fact, the custom is long-established and many past presidents have reached out to Gold Star families to offer condolences through letters, private meetings and invitations.
That includes former President John F. Kennedy, who wrote one such letter to the grieving widow of Rudolf Anderson Jr.
In fact, the custom is long-established and many past presidents have reached out to Gold Star families to offer condolences through letters, private meetings and invitations.
That includes former President John F. Kennedy, who wrote one such letter to the grieving widow of Rudolf Anderson Jr.
- 10/20/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump launched a deeply personal attack on Morning Joe cohosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough Thursday morning.
“I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me,” Trump tweeted. “She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came.
“I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me,” Trump tweeted. “She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came.
- 6/29/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Last Week’S Tweets: Is The World Going to Hell Because ‘Hannibal’ Got Canceled?
One fascinating aspect of today’s media landscape is that many creators and executive producers enjoy using Twitter to engage with their audiences, share behind-the-scenes information about their shows, chat about politics, and otherwise communicate about what matters to them. So, each week, we’ll compile some of our favorite exchanges representing the wide variety of discourse seen on social media.
This week, we get unique insight into the relationships between two showrunners and their mothers, Loren Bouchard shares an unreleased “Bob’s Burgers” song, and more.
Oh My God, Read All the Replies on These Tweets
If you do, you will get just a taste of how insane the parties at “Saturday Night Live” can apparently be.
@shoemakermike @MrHoratioSanz @DavidHMandel @sethmeyers @LateNightSeth Is that from the infamous 17th floor party? And if yes, when will...
One fascinating aspect of today’s media landscape is that many creators and executive producers enjoy using Twitter to engage with their audiences, share behind-the-scenes information about their shows, chat about politics, and otherwise communicate about what matters to them. So, each week, we’ll compile some of our favorite exchanges representing the wide variety of discourse seen on social media.
This week, we get unique insight into the relationships between two showrunners and their mothers, Loren Bouchard shares an unreleased “Bob’s Burgers” song, and more.
Oh My God, Read All the Replies on These Tweets
If you do, you will get just a taste of how insane the parties at “Saturday Night Live” can apparently be.
@shoemakermike @MrHoratioSanz @DavidHMandel @sethmeyers @LateNightSeth Is that from the infamous 17th floor party? And if yes, when will...
- 5/20/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
On the eve of the release of historian Michael Beschloss’ new book, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy, Diane Sawyer hosted a two-hour long special chronicling the previously unheard eight-and-a-half hours worth of audio of the former First Lady.
The ABC special — watch it here — featured the revealing interviews that historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. conducted with Mrs. Kennedy just four months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as well Sawyer’s interview with Caroline Kennedy, who revealed why she opted to release the tapes to the public now.
For anyone that...
The ABC special — watch it here — featured the revealing interviews that historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. conducted with Mrs. Kennedy just four months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as well Sawyer’s interview with Caroline Kennedy, who revealed why she opted to release the tapes to the public now.
For anyone that...
- 9/14/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
Filed under: TV Replay
'The Daily Show' (weeknights, 11Pm Et on Com) partnered with 'The Colbert Report' for 'Indecision 2010' on election night, offering viewers live coverage of the midterm results. Jon Stewart noted that it's standard practice for the nation's ruling party to "lose some seats" in midterm elections. However, presidential historian Michael Beschloss admitted they don't usually lose this many seats.
But if history repeats itself, he had some good news for President Obama. "The three presidents in recent times who have had midterm loss like this have been Truman, Eisenhower, Bill Clinton. Every single one of them got reelected."
"So your thought is, 'What a great night for Barack Obama!'" joked Stewart.
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'The Daily Show' (weeknights, 11Pm Et on Com) partnered with 'The Colbert Report' for 'Indecision 2010' on election night, offering viewers live coverage of the midterm results. Jon Stewart noted that it's standard practice for the nation's ruling party to "lose some seats" in midterm elections. However, presidential historian Michael Beschloss admitted they don't usually lose this many seats.
But if history repeats itself, he had some good news for President Obama. "The three presidents in recent times who have had midterm loss like this have been Truman, Eisenhower, Bill Clinton. Every single one of them got reelected."
"So your thought is, 'What a great night for Barack Obama!'" joked Stewart.
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- 11/3/2010
- by Aimee Deeken
- Aol TV.
I am so glad that today is election day because election coverage is some of my least favorite TV ever and most of the political commercials here make me want to throw my TV off my non-balcony and set it on fire. Obviously popular elections are a keystone of the American Government and it's all very important blah blah civic duty blah blah whatever. Even as someone who tries to be politically educated, elections wear me out. By the time we get to them I've been sick of all the candidates for at least a month. So thank all of you who voted, and let's all discuss something else. At least for tonight. Here's your Tuesday night TV:
8:00pm: "30 For 30" on Espn
"The Biggest Loser" on NBC
"Dancing With the Stars" on ABC. 90 minute episode at a special time.
"Nova: Trapped in an Elevator" on PBS. I have to tell you,...
8:00pm: "30 For 30" on Espn
"The Biggest Loser" on NBC
"Dancing With the Stars" on ABC. 90 minute episode at a special time.
"Nova: Trapped in an Elevator" on PBS. I have to tell you,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Intern Rusty
DVD Playhouse September 2010
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
- 9/25/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
With apologies to John Muir.In June, nine presidential historians were invited to dinner at the White House to discuss past presidential deeds, misdeeds, and legacies with the current occupant of the office, Barack Obama. Among the group, which included Doris Kearns Goodwin, H. W. Brands, Robert Dallek, and Michael Beschloss, was Vanity Fair contributing editor Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University whose new book on Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Warrior, broke onto the New York Times Best-Seller List last week at No. 7. Each historian was asked to offer remarks about a particular president in his area of expertise. Brinkley, naturally, discussed the incomparable environmental legacy of the outsize T.R., who used sweeping presidential decrees, Congressional cajoling, and sheer executive muscle to set aside 234 million acres of American wilderness for preservation—a subject the author had explored in the May issue of Vanity Fair. In that article,...
- 8/13/2009
- Vanity Fair
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