Conservative activist Leonard Leo was hit with a subpoena from Senate Democrats on Thursday as part of a probe into Supreme Court ethics and whether individuals or groups used luxury gifts to access justices.
The subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee arrives months after it was authorized, CNN reported. “Mr. Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but stonewall the committee,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the committee’s chairman,...
The subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee arrives months after it was authorized, CNN reported. “Mr. Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but stonewall the committee,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the committee’s chairman,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Charisma Madarang and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-n.Y.) has been the subject of AI deepfake imagery for years, and she’s ready to fight against non-consensual, sexually-explicit, AI-generated imagery.
Ocasio-Cortez reveals to Rolling Stone that she will be leading the House companion of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (Defiance) Act of 2024 with a bipartisan group of representatives. The bill is her first move since being named to the House of Representatives’ bipartisan task force on AI, which was announced last month.
The legislation amends the Violence Against Women Act (Vawa...
Ocasio-Cortez reveals to Rolling Stone that she will be leading the House companion of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (Defiance) Act of 2024 with a bipartisan group of representatives. The bill is her first move since being named to the House of Representatives’ bipartisan task force on AI, which was announced last month.
The legislation amends the Violence Against Women Act (Vawa...
- 3/5/2024
- by Lorena O'Neil
- 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
A Congressional hearing featuring five notable tech CEOs proved to be as combative as advertised. Meta‘s Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok‘s Shou Zi Chew, X‘s Linda Yaccarino, Snapchat‘s Evan Spiegel, and Discord‘s Jason Citron defended their companies’ safeguards for underage users during a four-hour Capitol Hill gathering on January 31.
The Senate Judiciary Committee summoned the five CEOs to speak about child safety on social media. That subject is one of the pillars of the Biden Administration’s tech policy platform; the U.S. President stressed the need to protect minors online during his first State of the Union address.
When the latest Big Tech hearing was first announced, Judiciary Committee leaders Dick Durbin (D-il) and Lindsay Graham (R-sc) cited security and safety lapses that have affected minors online. Those topics came up again at the hearing, which was attended by parents whose children have been negatively affected by social media.
The Senate Judiciary Committee summoned the five CEOs to speak about child safety on social media. That subject is one of the pillars of the Biden Administration’s tech policy platform; the U.S. President stressed the need to protect minors online during his first State of the Union address.
When the latest Big Tech hearing was first announced, Judiciary Committee leaders Dick Durbin (D-il) and Lindsay Graham (R-sc) cited security and safety lapses that have affected minors online. Those topics came up again at the hearing, which was attended by parents whose children have been negatively affected by social media.
- 1/31/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Parents of deceased and exploited children heckled Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday during a Senate hearing on the role tech companies play in online child sexual exploitation.
Parents holding photos of their deceased children, many of whom died by suicide, audibly hissed at Zuckerberg as he entered the chamber. According to NBC News, some of the family members who attended the hearing hold Meta’s subsidiary, Instagram, responsible for facilitating the abuse and suicide of their children.
As the CEO gave his opening statement to lawmakers, he acknowledged the families’ presence in the room.
Parents holding photos of their deceased children, many of whom died by suicide, audibly hissed at Zuckerberg as he entered the chamber. According to NBC News, some of the family members who attended the hearing hold Meta’s subsidiary, Instagram, responsible for facilitating the abuse and suicide of their children.
As the CEO gave his opening statement to lawmakers, he acknowledged the families’ presence in the room.
- 1/31/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino and other tech industry leaders faced a grilling from lawmakers today as they appeared for a landmark Senate hearing on the online exploitation of children.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-il) blamed the tech platforms at the outset for allowing the exploitation to proliferate, while dismissing the latest efforts the companies have taken to boost safety.
“They are responsible for many of the dangers our children face online,” Durbin said, calling it a “crisis in America.”
“Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands. You have a product that is killing people,” said the top Republican on the committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Sc), told Zuckerberg, as he sat at the witness table.
He called for the repeal of Section 230, the provision of a...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-il) blamed the tech platforms at the outset for allowing the exploitation to proliferate, while dismissing the latest efforts the companies have taken to boost safety.
“They are responsible for many of the dangers our children face online,” Durbin said, calling it a “crisis in America.”
“Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands. You have a product that is killing people,” said the top Republican on the committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Sc), told Zuckerberg, as he sat at the witness table.
He called for the repeal of Section 230, the provision of a...
- 1/31/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
When notorious pedophile and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minors, he left conspiracy theorists with a tangled web of lurid mysteries that would keep them busy for years to come. Suspicions that Epstein hadn’t really hanged himself soon gave way to claims of a vast coverup — the man supposedly murdered to prevent him from revealing the worst secrets of the global elite.
Now, four years later, far-right politicians and commentators are again fixated on Epstein’s personal connections,...
Now, four years later, far-right politicians and commentators are again fixated on Epstein’s personal connections,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Political junkies and online video observers should circle January 31, 2024 on their calendars. That’s when the CEOs of five major tech companies — Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord — will visit the U.S. Capitol to answer questions related to child safety on social media.
The hearing will be hosted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will grill the assembled execs about their “failure to protect children online.” That’s how Judiciary Committee leaders Dick Durbin (D-il) and Lindsay Graham (R-Sc) described Big Tech’s security and safety lapses in a press release announcing the hearing.
This will not be the first time that tech execs have faced off against a hostile Congressional committee. Representatives from YouTube and TikTok address concerns about data privacy during a contentious 2022 hearing. A few months later, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew took his turn in the Senatorial spotlight as he looked to fend off...
The hearing will be hosted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will grill the assembled execs about their “failure to protect children online.” That’s how Judiciary Committee leaders Dick Durbin (D-il) and Lindsay Graham (R-Sc) described Big Tech’s security and safety lapses in a press release announcing the hearing.
This will not be the first time that tech execs have faced off against a hostile Congressional committee. Representatives from YouTube and TikTok address concerns about data privacy during a contentious 2022 hearing. A few months later, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew took his turn in the Senatorial spotlight as he looked to fend off...
- 11/30/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
On Dec. 6, CEOs from some of the biggest social media platforms will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where they are set to face tough questions about what their platforms are doing to keep children safe from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Sens. Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham on Monday announced the bipartisan subpoenas of three executives who have reportedly been less than communicative with Congress about the issue of child sexual exploitation on their apps: Linda Yaccarino, head of X (formerly Twitter), Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, and Discord‘s Jason Citron.
Sens. Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham on Monday announced the bipartisan subpoenas of three executives who have reportedly been less than communicative with Congress about the issue of child sexual exploitation on their apps: Linda Yaccarino, head of X (formerly Twitter), Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, and Discord‘s Jason Citron.
- 11/20/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
The Supreme Court has adopted its first-ever code of ethics, the justices announced Monday. The move comes in the wake of increased scrutiny into Justice Clarence Thomas’ close relationship with Nazi-obsessed billionaire and GOP donor Harlan Crow, including gifts and trips funded by Crow that Thomas failed to disclose.
The court has faced public pressure to implement a code of ethics after news about Thomas’ ethically dubious relationship broke, followed by reports of other justices failing to disclose certain benefits.
In a 14-page document, the court outlined the code, which...
The court has faced public pressure to implement a code of ethics after news about Thomas’ ethically dubious relationship broke, followed by reports of other justices failing to disclose certain benefits.
In a 14-page document, the court outlined the code, which...
- 11/13/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery.
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Megyn Kelly interviewed former President Donald Trump on her SiriusXM show on Thursday, a sitdown in in which she challenged him a bit on one of his criminal cases and some other issues. But as would be expected, she largely kept the 60 or so minutes as friendly territory for the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
At one point, the topic turned to Kelly’s question in the first Republican presidential debate in 2015, in which Kelly, then co-moderating for Fox News, asked him, “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
“Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump answered.
“For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell,” Kelly said, adding, “Does that sound like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?”
In Kelly’s SiriusXM interview, Trump said, “Frankly, if I didn’t come up with the answer only Rosie O’Donnell, I...
At one point, the topic turned to Kelly’s question in the first Republican presidential debate in 2015, in which Kelly, then co-moderating for Fox News, asked him, “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
“Only Rosie O’Donnell,” Trump answered.
“For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O’Donnell,” Kelly said, adding, “Does that sound like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?”
In Kelly’s SiriusXM interview, Trump said, “Frankly, if I didn’t come up with the answer only Rosie O’Donnell, I...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Add Samuel Alito to the list of conservative Supreme Court justices with questionable (at best) ethics, according to a new report from ProPublica.
In 2008, two years after he joined the nation’s highest court, Alito went on a pricey Alaskan fishing trip with a Republican billionaire named Paul Singer. Singer even flew Alito out on his private jet. Alito didn’t report the trip, nor did he recuse himself when Singer’s hedge fund had a case come before the court.
ProPublica sent Alito a series of questions about the trip.
In 2008, two years after he joined the nation’s highest court, Alito went on a pricey Alaskan fishing trip with a Republican billionaire named Paul Singer. Singer even flew Alito out on his private jet. Alito didn’t report the trip, nor did he recuse himself when Singer’s hedge fund had a case come before the court.
ProPublica sent Alito a series of questions about the trip.
- 6/21/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni raised Thomas’ grandnephew, Mark Martin, “as a son,” as the Supreme Court justice once put it. They sent him to a private boarding school in 2008 and, wouldn’t you know it, conservative billionaire Harlan Crow footed the bill, ProPublica reported on Thursday.
“Harlan picked up the tab,” Christopher Grimwood, a former administrator at Hidden Lake Academy, told the outlet, noting that the GOP megadonor and Nazi aficionado paid the $6,000-per-month tuition for Martin’s entire stay at the school. Grimwood also said that Crow...
“Harlan picked up the tab,” Christopher Grimwood, a former administrator at Hidden Lake Academy, told the outlet, noting that the GOP megadonor and Nazi aficionado paid the $6,000-per-month tuition for Martin’s entire stay at the school. Grimwood also said that Crow...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Clarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship, growing concerns over corruption within the institution.
Politico reported on Tuesday that Gorsuch had been trying to sell a piece of land in Colorado for nearly two years before Brian Duffy — the CEO of Greenberg Traurig, a law firm whose cases often find their way before the Supreme Court — bought it on April 16, 2017.
The exact date is significant. It...
Politico reported on Tuesday that Gorsuch had been trying to sell a piece of land in Colorado for nearly two years before Brian Duffy — the CEO of Greenberg Traurig, a law firm whose cases often find their way before the Supreme Court — bought it on April 16, 2017.
The exact date is significant. It...
- 4/25/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Clarence Thomas doesn’t seem to realize why a Supreme Court justice regularly accepting lavish gifts from a GOP megadonor, and then failing to report those gifts, is such a big deal.
“Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends, and we have been friends for over twenty-five years. As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more than quarter century we have known them,” the conservative justice said in a statement responding to a damning ProPublica report detailing how billionaire Harlan...
“Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends, and we have been friends for over twenty-five years. As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more than quarter century we have known them,” the conservative justice said in a statement responding to a damning ProPublica report detailing how billionaire Harlan...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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
Update: The Senate passed a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage rights at the federal level, drawing bipartisan support for legislation likely to clear Congress and be signed by President Joe Biden.
The Supreme Court advanced marriage equality in several landmark decisions over the past 55 years, but the court’s decision in June to reverse Roe vs. Wade has raised fears that other precedents may also be in jeopardy.
“The first people I will call when this bill passes is my daughter and her wife,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor of the Senate before the final vote. After members clapped when the final roll call was announced, Schumer said, “What a great day.”
The bill, the Respect for Marriage Act, cleared the Senate 61-36, with Democrats joined by 12 Republicans in support. The GOP members included Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia,...
The Supreme Court advanced marriage equality in several landmark decisions over the past 55 years, but the court’s decision in June to reverse Roe vs. Wade has raised fears that other precedents may also be in jeopardy.
“The first people I will call when this bill passes is my daughter and her wife,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor of the Senate before the final vote. After members clapped when the final roll call was announced, Schumer said, “What a great day.”
The bill, the Respect for Marriage Act, cleared the Senate 61-36, with Democrats joined by 12 Republicans in support. The GOP members included Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Democrat officials are urging YouTube to scrub incel content from its platform.
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with nine other Democrat co-signers, sent an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai Oct. 25 calling YouTube an “easily-accessible [pathway] into the larger ‘incelosphere.'”
The letter cited a recent report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (Ccdh), which examined 1,183,812 posts made by users on “the world’s leading public incel websites and pages, as well as content on YouTube.” The YouTube content had collectively amassed more than 24 million views, per the report.
For those unfamiliar, incels—aka “involuntary celibates”–are men who believe women are sex dispensers, and that being denied sex is the source of all their problems.
As the letter states, incel ideology has been linked to the maiming or murder of over 100 people, mostly women, over the last decade.
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with nine other Democrat co-signers, sent an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai Oct. 25 calling YouTube an “easily-accessible [pathway] into the larger ‘incelosphere.'”
The letter cited a recent report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (Ccdh), which examined 1,183,812 posts made by users on “the world’s leading public incel websites and pages, as well as content on YouTube.” The YouTube content had collectively amassed more than 24 million views, per the report.
For those unfamiliar, incels—aka “involuntary celibates”–are men who believe women are sex dispensers, and that being denied sex is the source of all their problems.
As the letter states, incel ideology has been linked to the maiming or murder of over 100 people, mostly women, over the last decade.
- 10/27/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Previous | Image 1 of 5 | NextBrian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya for ‘No Ordinary Campaign.’
Chicago – One of the most passionate documentaries at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) was “No Ordinary Campaign.” The story of Brian Wallach and wife Sandra Abrevaya, who decided to use their political acumen to make change when Brian was diagnosed with Als, was to bring the fight to Washington. Among the heavy hitters supporting the film are Executive Producer Katie Couric, Executive Producer Phil Rosenthal (“Somebody Feed Phil”), Illinois member of Congress Mike Quigley (who sponsored their legislation) and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin.
When Sandra Abrevaya met her future husband Brian Wallach while on the staff of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, their future seemed exceedingly bright. But then Brian was was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and his prognosis was dim. It was time for the couple to use their knowledge to make change.
The films...
Chicago – One of the most passionate documentaries at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) was “No Ordinary Campaign.” The story of Brian Wallach and wife Sandra Abrevaya, who decided to use their political acumen to make change when Brian was diagnosed with Als, was to bring the fight to Washington. Among the heavy hitters supporting the film are Executive Producer Katie Couric, Executive Producer Phil Rosenthal (“Somebody Feed Phil”), Illinois member of Congress Mike Quigley (who sponsored their legislation) and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin.
When Sandra Abrevaya met her future husband Brian Wallach while on the staff of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, their future seemed exceedingly bright. But then Brian was was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and his prognosis was dim. It was time for the couple to use their knowledge to make change.
The films...
- 10/26/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – When Sandra Abrevaya met her future husband Brian Wallach while on the staff of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, their future seemed exceedingly bright. But then Brian was was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and his prognosis was dim. It was time for the couple to use their knowledge to make change.
Their story is told in the new documentary ”No Ordinary Campaign” (USA), which premiered at and has one more special screening at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (click title for details).
The films tells that Brian was given just six months to live, which inspired the couple’s expertise to create legislation to help other Als patients to gain access to new experimental drugs and disability benefits. Brian decided to become a face of the disease, recruiting other patients to become a founder of “I Am Als.” In the story of Brian and Sandra’s efforts to...
Their story is told in the new documentary ”No Ordinary Campaign” (USA), which premiered at and has one more special screening at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (click title for details).
The films tells that Brian was given just six months to live, which inspired the couple’s expertise to create legislation to help other Als patients to gain access to new experimental drugs and disability benefits. Brian decided to become a face of the disease, recruiting other patients to become a founder of “I Am Als.” In the story of Brian and Sandra’s efforts to...
- 10/21/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.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
Matthew McConaughey fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday about meeting the families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shootings in Uvalde, TX, his hometown.
The actor’s appearance in the White House briefing room, after he and his wife Camilla met with President Joe Biden, was in many ways extraordinary, as he spoke movingly in tribute to the victims and their lives cut short, sharing deeply personal stories. Nineteen students and two teachers were killed when a gunman opened fire on their classroom.
The actor earlier this week published an op ed in the Austin American Statesman in which he called for a series of gun reform proposals, including background checks for all gun purchases, a minimum 21-year-old requirement for buying assault rifles, a waiting period for purchase and for nationwide “red flag” laws.
“We got a chance for, right now,...
The actor’s appearance in the White House briefing room, after he and his wife Camilla met with President Joe Biden, was in many ways extraordinary, as he spoke movingly in tribute to the victims and their lives cut short, sharing deeply personal stories. Nineteen students and two teachers were killed when a gunman opened fire on their classroom.
The actor earlier this week published an op ed in the Austin American Statesman in which he called for a series of gun reform proposals, including background checks for all gun purchases, a minimum 21-year-old requirement for buying assault rifles, a waiting period for purchase and for nationwide “red flag” laws.
“We got a chance for, right now,...
- 6/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Colleagues are worried Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who turns 89 in June, is no longer fit to serve, according to a new report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chronicle spoke to four U.S. senators, including three Democrats, three former members of Feinstein’s staff, and one California Democrat in Congress about how the longtime senator has been losing her memory, that she often fails to recognize colleagues, and that she is no longer able to engage with the job in the way she used to.
The California Democrat recounted...
The Chronicle spoke to four U.S. senators, including three Democrats, three former members of Feinstein’s staff, and one California Democrat in Congress about how the longtime senator has been losing her memory, that she often fails to recognize colleagues, and that she is no longer able to engage with the job in the way she used to.
The California Democrat recounted...
- 4/14/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Eugene Daniels, White House correspondent for Politico and Playbook co-author, has been promoted to senior contributor to Morning Joe.
Daniels joined MSNBC as a contributor last year. He appeared on Morning Joe on Monday during its inaugural fourth hour, as the show expanded to the 9 a.m. Et time frame. The show, which launched 15 years ago, is taking the slot of Stephanie Ruhle Reports after Ruhle took over the 11 p.m. spot.
Morning Joe, hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, has been a platform for D.C. and New York media and political insiders, and the new hour will give the show additional exposure on the West Coast. Guests on Monday’s show included Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-il); and Iryna Venediktova, the prosecutor general of Ukraine.
Daniels became co-author of Playbook in January of last year along with Rachael Bade, Ryan Lizza and Tara Palmeri.
Daniels joined MSNBC as a contributor last year. He appeared on Morning Joe on Monday during its inaugural fourth hour, as the show expanded to the 9 a.m. Et time frame. The show, which launched 15 years ago, is taking the slot of Stephanie Ruhle Reports after Ruhle took over the 11 p.m. spot.
Morning Joe, hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, has been a platform for D.C. and New York media and political insiders, and the new hour will give the show additional exposure on the West Coast. Guests on Monday’s show included Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-il); and Iryna Venediktova, the prosecutor general of Ukraine.
Daniels became co-author of Playbook in January of last year along with Rachael Bade, Ryan Lizza and Tara Palmeri.
- 4/4/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Kimmel continued his observations Wednesday of the ongoing confirmation hearings for Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. And as he’s done most of the week, he specifically focused on the lines of questioning from Republican senators, or as Kimmel put it, the “3-ring circle jerk.”
“You know it was another day of grandstanding, speechmaking and hissy fitting in the Senate today,” Kimmel said at the start of his monologue. “It was day three of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. 58% of Americans support Judge Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court. It is the most support a Jackson has had since Thriller came out.”
“She has said that the fact that she was even nominated shows how far we’ve come as a country,” Kimmel continued, “and so some of the Republican Senators on the committee have been hard at work to show how far we haven’t.
“You know it was another day of grandstanding, speechmaking and hissy fitting in the Senate today,” Kimmel said at the start of his monologue. “It was day three of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. 58% of Americans support Judge Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court. It is the most support a Jackson has had since Thriller came out.”
“She has said that the fact that she was even nominated shows how far we’ve come as a country,” Kimmel continued, “and so some of the Republican Senators on the committee have been hard at work to show how far we haven’t.
- 3/24/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Update, 4:38 Pm Pt: The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up nearly 24 hours of testimony and questions of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson with the committee’s chairman decrying what he called “offensive treatment” by some of the Republican members.
“My colleagues promised a fair and respectful hearing,” Durbin said. “Most, including my Republican colleague Senator Grassley, followed that admonition. He always does. But there were a few obvious glaring exceptions. I’m sorry for that. But your patience, dignity and grace in the face of what was some frankly offensive treatment is a real testament to your judicial temperament.”
Durbin was likely referring to the questioning of Jackson by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo), both potential 2024 presidential contenders, and some Democrats also expressed their frustration over Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc). All three zeroed in on Jackson’s sentencing record of defendants convicted of accessing child porn images.
“My colleagues promised a fair and respectful hearing,” Durbin said. “Most, including my Republican colleague Senator Grassley, followed that admonition. He always does. But there were a few obvious glaring exceptions. I’m sorry for that. But your patience, dignity and grace in the face of what was some frankly offensive treatment is a real testament to your judicial temperament.”
Durbin was likely referring to the questioning of Jackson by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo), both potential 2024 presidential contenders, and some Democrats also expressed their frustration over Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc). All three zeroed in on Jackson’s sentencing record of defendants convicted of accessing child porn images.
- 3/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-s.C.) was disgusted four years ago when Democrats sought to question soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh about a credible accusation of sexual assault. He’s made abundantly clear this week that he’s still disgusted, and on Wednesday he unleashed his ire on Ketanji Brown Jackson, badgering President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee about Kavanaugh’s confirmation process so relentlessly that Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) had to intervene.
“How would you feel that if I had a letter from somebody accusing you of...
“How would you feel that if I had a letter from somebody accusing you of...
- 3/23/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News host whose 2016 sexual harassment lawsuit led to the downfall of network chief Roger Ailes, joined with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday to celebrate the passage of legislation that prohibits employers from using forced arbitration clauses to shield such cases from public view.
The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, after it passed the House overwhelmingly earlier this week. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it.
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act gives employees a choice of going to court to pursue sexual misconduct claims or through arbitration. Companies have routinely put forced arbitration clauses in contracts, meaning that private proceedings are held to resolve claims, often with terms that keep decisions confidential.
Carlson told reporters that she “never could have imagined” that, after filing her lawsuit against Ailes five years ago,...
The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, after it passed the House overwhelmingly earlier this week. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it.
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act gives employees a choice of going to court to pursue sexual misconduct claims or through arbitration. Companies have routinely put forced arbitration clauses in contracts, meaning that private proceedings are held to resolve claims, often with terms that keep decisions confidential.
Carlson told reporters that she “never could have imagined” that, after filing her lawsuit against Ailes five years ago,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with info on Epa meeting: Angelina Jolie urged the Senate to renew the Violence Against Women Act, making a plea for lawmakers to reauthorize the law she said was essential to offer basic protections to survivors of abuse.
Speaking at a press appearance at the Capitol along with a group of senators, Jolie also called out Congress for letting the law lapse.
The law was first passed in 1994, and included provisions for federal level prosecution of interstate domestic violence and sexual assault crimes, as well as support for shelters, rape crisis centers and community organizations. It was last reauthorized in 2013 but expired in 2019, and has since languished.
“The reason that many people struggle to leave abusive situations is that they’ve been made to feel worthless,” Jolie said. “When there is silence from a Congress too busy to renew the Violence Against Women Act for a decade, it reinforces that sense of worthlessness.
Speaking at a press appearance at the Capitol along with a group of senators, Jolie also called out Congress for letting the law lapse.
The law was first passed in 1994, and included provisions for federal level prosecution of interstate domestic violence and sexual assault crimes, as well as support for shelters, rape crisis centers and community organizations. It was last reauthorized in 2013 but expired in 2019, and has since languished.
“The reason that many people struggle to leave abusive situations is that they’ve been made to feel worthless,” Jolie said. “When there is silence from a Congress too busy to renew the Violence Against Women Act for a decade, it reinforces that sense of worthlessness.
- 2/9/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-ia) plan to introduce legislation that would limit the ability of large tech platforms like Google, Apple and Amazon to give preference to their own products or engage in conduct that disadvantages rivals.
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act would be a companion to House legislation that passed the Judiciary Committee in June. The legislation has yet to make it to the full House, along with other five other antitrust bills aimed at reining in the power of big tech.
The Senate legislation is significant because of the bipartisan group of senators who have signed on as co-sponsors, reflecting the criticism coming from both parties over the power amassed by the large tech conglomerates.
Others backing the legislation include Sen. Dick Durbin (D-il), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-ct), Sen. John Kennedy (R-la), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-wy), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-hi), Sen.
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act would be a companion to House legislation that passed the Judiciary Committee in June. The legislation has yet to make it to the full House, along with other five other antitrust bills aimed at reining in the power of big tech.
The Senate legislation is significant because of the bipartisan group of senators who have signed on as co-sponsors, reflecting the criticism coming from both parties over the power amassed by the large tech conglomerates.
Others backing the legislation include Sen. Dick Durbin (D-il), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-ct), Sen. John Kennedy (R-la), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-wy), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-hi), Sen.
- 10/14/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 5:07 Pm Pt: The Senate voted along party lines to raise the debt ceiling through Dec. 3.
Their vote, 50-48, temporarily averts the threat that the U.S. could default on its debt, as Democratic and Republican leaders had a standoff over who bears responsibility for raising the borrowing limit.
After insisting that Democrats go through a lengthy process called reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered an alternative on Wednesday: a short term fix, essentially kicking the can down the road two months. McConnell and 10 other Republicans joined with Democrats on a procedural vote to bring the extension to the floor, but he and other GOP members still voted against raising the debt ceiling in the final vote.
“This is a temporary but important fix,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said from the floor before the final vote, as he blasted Republicans for playing...
Their vote, 50-48, temporarily averts the threat that the U.S. could default on its debt, as Democratic and Republican leaders had a standoff over who bears responsibility for raising the borrowing limit.
After insisting that Democrats go through a lengthy process called reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered an alternative on Wednesday: a short term fix, essentially kicking the can down the road two months. McConnell and 10 other Republicans joined with Democrats on a procedural vote to bring the extension to the floor, but he and other GOP members still voted against raising the debt ceiling in the final vote.
“This is a temporary but important fix,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said from the floor before the final vote, as he blasted Republicans for playing...
- 10/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has set a fall premiere for Four Hours At The Capitol, a documentary film chronicling the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The film, which hails from HBO Documentary Films in association with the BBC, will debut Wednesday, October 20 at 9 pm Et/Pt on HBO and available for streaming on HBO Max.
Executive produced by Emmy winner Dan Reed (Leaving Neverland) and directed by Jamie Roberts, Four Days At The Capitol is described as a harrowing and immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Through never-before-seen footage and vivid first-hand accounts, the film details how the violence quickly escalated, leaving Capitol security forces outnumbered and overwhelmed, and highlights the high-stakes standoff between police and rioters.
Executive produced by Emmy winner Dan Reed (Leaving Neverland) and directed by Jamie Roberts, Four Days At The Capitol is described as a harrowing and immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Through never-before-seen footage and vivid first-hand accounts, the film details how the violence quickly escalated, leaving Capitol security forces outnumbered and overwhelmed, and highlights the high-stakes standoff between police and rioters.
- 9/29/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Justice Department is launching an initiative to reduce gun violence by cracking down on gun trafficking, the agency announced Thursday. The DOJ will send gun trafficking strike forces to five urban areas — Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Region as well as Washington, DC — where they will focus on “disrupting illegal firearms trafficking networks,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on CNN.
“We obviously always want to go after the individual who is pulling the trigger that’s costing lives in our communities,...
“We obviously always want to go after the individual who is pulling the trigger that’s costing lives in our communities,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden, participating in his second CNN town hall since taking office, suggested that Fox News hosts have had a recent “altar call” by now promoting vaccinations as opposed to skepticism.
Biden suggested that he was “feeling better” because “one of those other networks is not a big fan of mine,” but “if you notice, as they say in the southern part of my state, they have had an altar call, some of those guys. All of the sudden they are out there saying, ‘Let’s get vaccinated. Let’s get vaccinated.’ They very people before this were saying…” The president stopped himself.
“I shouldn’t make fun of this. That’s good. It’s good. We just have to keep telling the truth.”
On Monday, Fox News host Sean Hannity told viewers: “I believe in science, I believe in the science of vaccinations. But I’m not a doctor.
Biden suggested that he was “feeling better” because “one of those other networks is not a big fan of mine,” but “if you notice, as they say in the southern part of my state, they have had an altar call, some of those guys. All of the sudden they are out there saying, ‘Let’s get vaccinated. Let’s get vaccinated.’ They very people before this were saying…” The president stopped himself.
“I shouldn’t make fun of this. That’s good. It’s good. We just have to keep telling the truth.”
On Monday, Fox News host Sean Hannity told viewers: “I believe in science, I believe in the science of vaccinations. But I’m not a doctor.
- 7/22/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The White House has had “regular contact’ with Fox News over vaccine coverage, but the administration says it isn’t singling out the news network.
Joe Biden’s administration escalated its efforts last week to combat misinformation about vaccines, but that effort has focused in large part on the role of Facebook and other social media companies, not on what conservative hosts like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham have said on their nightly shows.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked to comment on a CNN report that the administration had had “high level” regular conversations with Fox News over its vaccine coverage.
Psaki suggested that the conversations were with all the networks and media outlets, not just Fox News.
“I think you all know we’re never shy when we have an issue with a story. So that’s really the frame we’re looking at here,...
Joe Biden’s administration escalated its efforts last week to combat misinformation about vaccines, but that effort has focused in large part on the role of Facebook and other social media companies, not on what conservative hosts like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham have said on their nightly shows.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked to comment on a CNN report that the administration had had “high level” regular conversations with Fox News over its vaccine coverage.
Psaki suggested that the conversations were with all the networks and media outlets, not just Fox News.
“I think you all know we’re never shy when we have an issue with a story. So that’s really the frame we’re looking at here,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After exploring the Watergate scandal, the impeachment of Bill Clinton, and more, the podcast Slow Burn will offer a beat-by-beat accounting of the years leading up to the Iraq War when it returns for its fifth season, April 21st.
Reporter Noreen Malone helmed this investigation, which will examine how the Iraq War — now widely considered a disaster — was launched with tremendous support. The new trailer highlights interviews with people who remain staunch defenders of the invasion, as well as those who voiced early objections but didn’t get very far with them.
Reporter Noreen Malone helmed this investigation, which will examine how the Iraq War — now widely considered a disaster — was launched with tremendous support. The new trailer highlights interviews with people who remain staunch defenders of the invasion, as well as those who voiced early objections but didn’t get very far with them.
- 4/15/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The scenes presented on Wednesday’s TV schedule looked like something out of a Hollywood movie: insurrectionists and insurgents surrounding the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to countermand the certification of a presidential election.
But the pictures weren’t showing up on networks like HBO or FX, which regularly present movies and high drama. The shocking sights were instead being transmitted by the nation’s TV news outlets in real time, forcing scores of broadcast and cable news journalists to scramble to cover the attack that involved many of their own.
Journalists from every major outlet were among those caught up on the terror within the House and Senate chambers as violent rioters stormed the building, breaking windows and looting offices. Reporters caught inside the Capitol delivered reportage and photos of the shocking sight of members of Congress crouching down in fear on the floor of the House and Senate,...
But the pictures weren’t showing up on networks like HBO or FX, which regularly present movies and high drama. The shocking sights were instead being transmitted by the nation’s TV news outlets in real time, forcing scores of broadcast and cable news journalists to scramble to cover the attack that involved many of their own.
Journalists from every major outlet were among those caught up on the terror within the House and Senate chambers as violent rioters stormed the building, breaking windows and looting offices. Reporters caught inside the Capitol delivered reportage and photos of the shocking sight of members of Congress crouching down in fear on the floor of the House and Senate,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-ky) introduced a bill that ties $2,000-per-person Covid-19 relief checks to a repeal of Section 230, the provision of a 1996 law that protects social media platforms from liability for the way that they moderate third party content.
In doing so, McConnell has likely added a “poison pill” to the effort to increase the Covid-19 relief payments from the current $600.
Increasing numbers of Republicans have joined with Democrats in support of the $2,000 checks, after President Donald Trump called for them to be increased, putting McConnell on the spot to take some sort of action in the next week.
But by tying the payments to another Trump priority — the repeal of Section 230 — McConnell is likely making the package unsuitable to a number of Democrats in the Senate and the House. Although politicians of both parties have expressed a desire to modify Section 230, it’s a whole other matter to repeal it entirely.
In doing so, McConnell has likely added a “poison pill” to the effort to increase the Covid-19 relief payments from the current $600.
Increasing numbers of Republicans have joined with Democrats in support of the $2,000 checks, after President Donald Trump called for them to be increased, putting McConnell on the spot to take some sort of action in the next week.
But by tying the payments to another Trump priority — the repeal of Section 230 — McConnell is likely making the package unsuitable to a number of Democrats in the Senate and the House. Although politicians of both parties have expressed a desire to modify Section 230, it’s a whole other matter to repeal it entirely.
- 12/29/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Georgia results: A pair of races in Georgia will now determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate after the race between Democratic challenger John Ossoff and GOP incumbent David Perdue was close enough to force a runoff.
They now join the other race, pitting Democrat Raphael Warnock and incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, in a pair of run-off elections set to take place January 5. The current Associated Press count in the Senate is 48-48, with seats in Alaska and North Carolina looking to favor the GOP incumbents, meaning Democrats will need to win both run-offs to take the chamber.
Georgia hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since Zell Miller in 2000. Loeffler was appointed to her spot in January after the retirement of three-term GOP senator Jonnny Isakson.
Updated with latest results, November 5 Am: Fending off the toughest challenge of his political career, South Carolina...
They now join the other race, pitting Democrat Raphael Warnock and incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, in a pair of run-off elections set to take place January 5. The current Associated Press count in the Senate is 48-48, with seats in Alaska and North Carolina looking to favor the GOP incumbents, meaning Democrats will need to win both run-offs to take the chamber.
Georgia hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since Zell Miller in 2000. Loeffler was appointed to her spot in January after the retirement of three-term GOP senator Jonnny Isakson.
Updated with latest results, November 5 Am: Fending off the toughest challenge of his political career, South Carolina...
- 11/7/2020
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The WGA West’s political action committee has endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The guild’s Pac joins entertainment industry unions IATSE, the American Federation of Musicians, and Actors’ Equity in endorsing the Democratic challengers to President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence.
The WGA West Pac is also supporting the re-election of seven incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators: Cory Booker (NJ), Dick Durbin (Il), Doug Jones (Al), Ed Markey (Ma), Jeanne Shaheen (Nh), Tina Smith (Mn), and Gary Peters (Mi). The Pac is also supporting the election of nine Senate challengers — all Democrats –including Jaime Harrison (Sc), Steve Bullock (Mt), Cal Cunningham (Nc), Mike Espy (Ms), Sara Gideon (Me), Theresa Greenfield (Ia), Mj Hegar (TX), Jon Ossoff (Ga) and Raphael Warnock (Ga).
The Pac says its senatorial endorsements were made “with the goal of flipping the Senate to a pro-writer and pro-union majority.
The WGA West Pac is also supporting the re-election of seven incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators: Cory Booker (NJ), Dick Durbin (Il), Doug Jones (Al), Ed Markey (Ma), Jeanne Shaheen (Nh), Tina Smith (Mn), and Gary Peters (Mi). The Pac is also supporting the election of nine Senate challengers — all Democrats –including Jaime Harrison (Sc), Steve Bullock (Mt), Cal Cunningham (Nc), Mike Espy (Ms), Sara Gideon (Me), Theresa Greenfield (Ia), Mj Hegar (TX), Jon Ossoff (Ga) and Raphael Warnock (Ga).
The Pac says its senatorial endorsements were made “with the goal of flipping the Senate to a pro-writer and pro-union majority.
- 10/13/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Schur, creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, is urging his fellow writers to donate to the WGA West’s political action committee to help “flip the Senate and bring in bold leaders who will check the power of the Supreme Court.”
“You undoubtedly already know how far Mitch McConnell and the party of Trump will go to enshrine their far-right agenda,” he said in a message sent out today to the guild’s members. “Now is the time to counter power with power.”
He added: “Your Wgaw Pac is putting its might behind candidates like Theresa Greenfield in Iowa, Steve Bullock in Montana, Cal Cunningham in North Carolina, and Jon Ossoff in Georgia – candidates looking to unseat the same Senators intent on replacing Justice Ginsburg before the November election. These are very close races, where our Wgaw Pac contribution travels far. These candidates, like established allies Cory Booker and Pramila Jayapal,...
“You undoubtedly already know how far Mitch McConnell and the party of Trump will go to enshrine their far-right agenda,” he said in a message sent out today to the guild’s members. “Now is the time to counter power with power.”
He added: “Your Wgaw Pac is putting its might behind candidates like Theresa Greenfield in Iowa, Steve Bullock in Montana, Cal Cunningham in North Carolina, and Jon Ossoff in Georgia – candidates looking to unseat the same Senators intent on replacing Justice Ginsburg before the November election. These are very close races, where our Wgaw Pac contribution travels far. These candidates, like established allies Cory Booker and Pramila Jayapal,...
- 9/25/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Vaping has become a topic of controversy lately as underage use has exploded while evidence has suggested that incessantly inhaling vaporous substances may not be as harmless to one’s health as the public thought. President Trump weighed in for the first time on Wednesday, telling reporters at the White House that he’s aware of the issue, and that, like with every other problem plaguing the United States that he may or may not decide to address, he’s looking into it very strongly.
“Vaping has become a very big business,...
“Vaping has become a very big business,...
- 9/11/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court got underway Tuesday, with Democrats protesting the process and at least one of the Republicans serving on the committee already having made up his mind.
“Judge Kavanaugh, I’m proud of you,” Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) said during his opening remarks Tuesday,. “ I know how good you are. I know you deserve this position. I’m proud of the president for nominating you. And frankly, I wish you the best, because we’re going to confirm you.”
Hatch’s prepared statement was frequently interrupted by shouting protesters, who were dragged out of the hearing room. He also accused some of his Democratic colleagues on the committee of grandstanding to the TV cameras in the early going Tuesday. “We have folks who want to run for president, who want their moment in the spotlight,...
“Judge Kavanaugh, I’m proud of you,” Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) said during his opening remarks Tuesday,. “ I know how good you are. I know you deserve this position. I’m proud of the president for nominating you. And frankly, I wish you the best, because we’re going to confirm you.”
Hatch’s prepared statement was frequently interrupted by shouting protesters, who were dragged out of the hearing room. He also accused some of his Democratic colleagues on the committee of grandstanding to the TV cameras in the early going Tuesday. “We have folks who want to run for president, who want their moment in the spotlight,...
- 9/4/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Pete Buttigieg is perpetually on the move. When the South Bend, Indiana, mayor spoke to Rolling Stone last Wednesday, he was en route to a local speaking gig while sorting out his thoughts for a big speech the next day that had just come up at the last minute. “Just got a call today from [Sen.] Dick Durbin, asking me to fill in for Joe Biden at Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair,” he says. “Talk about some shoes to fill!”
The symbolism could not be missed: The septuagenarian Democratic eminence,...
The symbolism could not be missed: The septuagenarian Democratic eminence,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Bob Moser
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump values few things more than the might of the American military. Since taking office he has sought to accumulate fighter jets, warships and other hardware, and he’s long sought to show off this billion-dollar toy collection with an extravagant parade down the middle of Washington, D.C. An event was scheduled to take place on Veterans Day, but cost estimates have soared. On Friday morning, the president announced on Twitter that he has canceled the parade, blaming local politicians he claims are trying to squeeze the administration.
- 8/17/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump is being heavily criticized after reports that he dismissed certain nations as “s–thole countries” during a meeting with lawmakers — and the Twitterverse had some ideas about how he could make amends.
The Washington Post reported the president, 71, became frustrated during the meeting when they discussed protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and parts of Africa.
“Why are we having all these people from s–thole countries come here?” Trump said, according to the Post.
Trump denied the comment in a tweet Friday morning, writing that “the language used by me at the Daca meeting was tough,...
The Washington Post reported the president, 71, became frustrated during the meeting when they discussed protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and parts of Africa.
“Why are we having all these people from s–thole countries come here?” Trump said, according to the Post.
Trump denied the comment in a tweet Friday morning, writing that “the language used by me at the Daca meeting was tough,...
- 1/12/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
President Trump warned recently fired FBI Director James Comey not to leak to the press during a Twitter rant on Friday morning, hinting at “tapes” of their private conversations. James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017 Senator Dick Durbin (D-il) told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Trump is “dangerous” and he “may be obstructing justice” by tweeting about an ongoing investigation, which is a crime. Also Read: Trump Suggests Canceling Press Briefings in New 'Fake Media' Twitter Rant “ credibility has been destroyed,” Durbin said.
- 5/12/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
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