[ “I’m really nervous,” Hope Hicks told a packed Manhattan courtroom as the former White House Communications Director began her much anticipated testimony in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial. Once one of the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s closest confidantes, Hicks’ testimony has been highly anticipated in this case of the $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels … Read more
[ Fox News continued its dominance in the April ratings, while network coverage of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has failed to produce blockbuster viewership. In fact, all the major cable news networks saw a drop off in the key 25-54 demo versus a year ago. Working against the networks is the fact that the … Read more
[ President Joe Biden wasn’t tossing out too many laugh lines Friday during his live appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show, but maybe he was saving them for his comedian-in-chief role at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Along with Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost, Biden will be the headliner at the annual gathering … Read more
[ UPDATE, 12:10 PM: The man who set himself on fire outside Donald Trump‘s hush money trial in New York City is alive but in critical condition, according to the New York Police. “His condition is not good, but as of right now he is still alive,” an NYPD official added. The man is at … Read more
[ Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), a former federal prosecutor, weighed in on former President Trump’s first day in court for his hush money trial, saying he’s glad the jury selection process is exhaustive because the “sanctity” of the pool of jurors will be “vital” in the case. “So, I wonder who is actually pulling him … Read more
[ Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first-quarter 2024 ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago. The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t giving … Read more
[ UPDATE: Nicolle Wallace added her voice to the NBCU personalities blasting the NBC News decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. On this afternoon’s Deadline White House on MSNBC, Wallace did an extended segment on the controversy, reading from a passage in Timothy Snyder’s book On Tyranny … Read more
[ Veteran NBC anchor Chuck Todd criticized his network’s leadership on Sunday over hiring former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor just days after she stepped down from the organization. McDaniel sat for her first interview since leaving the RNC on Sunday with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, a role previously held … Read more
[ NBC News is facing an internal and external backlash over its hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor, with critics blasting the decision given her past support of Donald Trump’s unfounded election claims. On Friday, the network was announced that McDaniel would be joining the network to offer … Read more
[ In the pre-coverage of Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address, the speech is being billed as the most important of his presidency, what with his dismal approval numbers and what is shaping up to be very difficult campaign for reelection. Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at … Read more
