The cast of A Different World has reunited for a national tour of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). During a stop in Washington, D.C., hosted by Howard University, they appeared at the White House to meet Vice President Kamala Harris and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The Grio’s April Ryan shared a portion of the White House visit on Instagram, which included Jean-Pierre leading the cast in a sing-along of the show’s theme.
The group opted for the version featured throughout the majority of the sitcom’s run, sung in the original version by Aretha Franklin.
The tour features A Different World alums Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson); Charnele Brown (Kimberly Reese); Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert-Wayne); Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne); Dawnn Lewis (Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor); Cree Summer (Winifred Brooks); Glynn Turman (Col. Bradford Taylor); and Sinbad (Walter Oakes). They were joined by producers Debbie Allen and Susan Fales.
The Grio’s April Ryan shared a portion of the White House visit on Instagram, which included Jean-Pierre leading the cast in a sing-along of the show’s theme.
The group opted for the version featured throughout the majority of the sitcom’s run, sung in the original version by Aretha Franklin.
The tour features A Different World alums Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson); Charnele Brown (Kimberly Reese); Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert-Wayne); Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne); Dawnn Lewis (Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor); Cree Summer (Winifred Brooks); Glynn Turman (Col. Bradford Taylor); and Sinbad (Walter Oakes). They were joined by producers Debbie Allen and Susan Fales.
- 4/11/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Lev Parnas, the former associate of Rudy Giuliani, testified to Congress that he participated in a coordinated effort to accuse President Joe Biden‘s family of corruption. Parnass stated that former President Donald Trump, Giuliani and many GOP politicians and conservative media members helped spread these lies.
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
- 3/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Right-wing Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) defended his opposition to a bill to provide additional aid to Ukraine. Johnson seemed to agree with points Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin made in his controversial interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
In an appearance on Real America’s Voice, a conservative news network, Johnson emphasized, “Our policy should be focused on how do we bring Vladimir Putin to the table.” He expressed reservations about the effectiveness of certain sanctions and stated that they may inadvertently diminish the value of American currency as Russia explores alternative trading options. He said, “We’re cutting off our nose to spite our face with some of these sanctions.”
Johnson continued, “A lot of the points that Vladimir Putin made are accurate. They’re obvious, and so many of our people here in Washington, D.C., are just ignoring that, making people believe like Ukraine can win.
In an appearance on Real America’s Voice, a conservative news network, Johnson emphasized, “Our policy should be focused on how do we bring Vladimir Putin to the table.” He expressed reservations about the effectiveness of certain sanctions and stated that they may inadvertently diminish the value of American currency as Russia explores alternative trading options. He said, “We’re cutting off our nose to spite our face with some of these sanctions.”
Johnson continued, “A lot of the points that Vladimir Putin made are accurate. They’re obvious, and so many of our people here in Washington, D.C., are just ignoring that, making people believe like Ukraine can win.
- 2/15/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
In what’s being billed as the Saudi leader’s “first interview with a major American news network since 2019,” Fox News announced that Bret Baier will sit down with Mohammed bin Salman for a “no holds barred” conversation.
The pre-taped encounter with the controversial crown prince will cover a range of topics, including the future of the kingdom and its relations with the United States.
The latter is of special interest, given that the Saudis and the Russians agreed this year to an oil price cut that has sent futures prices for Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, the benchmarks for crude oil, up 13% and 14%, respectively, and diesel prices up 40% since May.
More recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) this week demanded communications and records from PGA Tour and Liv Golf regarding their planned merger. Liv Golf is financed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which, Blumenthal says,...
The pre-taped encounter with the controversial crown prince will cover a range of topics, including the future of the kingdom and its relations with the United States.
The latter is of special interest, given that the Saudis and the Russians agreed this year to an oil price cut that has sent futures prices for Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, the benchmarks for crude oil, up 13% and 14%, respectively, and diesel prices up 40% since May.
More recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) this week demanded communications and records from PGA Tour and Liv Golf regarding their planned merger. Liv Golf is financed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which, Blumenthal says,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
During a Sunday appearance on Fox News, Sen. Ron Johnson alleged that ocean “windmills… are killing the whales,” but this is nothing more than misinformation that expert scientists and the government have repeatedly rebuked.
While discussing climate change on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, Johnson said, “All this climate alarmism is based on bad science… Again, the climate has always changed, always will. I’m not an alarmist, and I’m not in denial. These windmills, according to an earlier report on your network, are killing the whales.”
At this,...
While discussing climate change on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, Johnson said, “All this climate alarmism is based on bad science… Again, the climate has always changed, always will. I’m not an alarmist, and I’m not in denial. These windmills, according to an earlier report on your network, are killing the whales.”
At this,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
PGA officials were in the hot seat on Tuesday as they faced lawmakers questions about the tour’s abrupt reversal that led to a deal with Saudi-backed rival Liv, despite months of criticism over the human rights record of the Saudi gpvernment.
At a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, PGA COO Ron Price, pressed to provide an estimate of just how much the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund would contribute to a new entity, said that “north of $1 billion” was being discussed, but that negotiations on a final agreement were ongoing.
Price and Jimmy Dunne, board member of the PGA Tour, said that the new entity would still be controlled by the PGA. They each stressed to lawmakers that the PGA decided to enter into the agreement rather than face years of litigation and a division among its athletes, as well as the threat posed by the rival Liv league,...
At a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, PGA COO Ron Price, pressed to provide an estimate of just how much the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund would contribute to a new entity, said that “north of $1 billion” was being discussed, but that negotiations on a final agreement were ongoing.
Price and Jimmy Dunne, board member of the PGA Tour, said that the new entity would still be controlled by the PGA. They each stressed to lawmakers that the PGA decided to enter into the agreement rather than face years of litigation and a division among its athletes, as well as the threat posed by the rival Liv league,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Department of Justice announced on Monday an indictment against Gal Luft, the Israeli-American co-head of a Maryland-based think tank, on charges related to violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (Fara). Luft, currently a fugitive from American authorities, has been touted by Republicans as a potential whistleblower in their ongoing efforts to link the Biden family to corrupt business dealings abroad.
Luft was initially arrested in Cyprus in February, and fled the country after being released on bail. A six-count indictment was released on Monday. Charges include “offenses related...
Luft was initially arrested in Cyprus in February, and fled the country after being released on bail. A six-count indictment was released on Monday. Charges include “offenses related...
- 7/11/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Fox News’ Jesse Watters is having a busy week, displaying all the talent that has led him to being the host of “Jesse Watters Primetime” and chief instigator on “The Five.”
Here’s a quick list. (1) He pissed on helping the homeless: “You can’t subsidize antisocial behavior you have to stigmatize it. These are people that have failed in life and they’re on their deathbed.” 2. He casually explained that Donald Trump was just “sifting through [documents] and determining which were personal and which were presidential.” 3. He compared not letting Rfk Jr. come on his show to making a girl beg for a date. 4. He misidentified “The Five” panel member Jessica Tarlov as “Katie.” 5. In another episode, Watters cut off Tarlov, aka Katie, and threatened to “smack” her with his copies of the Presidential Records Act.
This kind of behavior is not out of character for Watters, who said last...
Here’s a quick list. (1) He pissed on helping the homeless: “You can’t subsidize antisocial behavior you have to stigmatize it. These are people that have failed in life and they’re on their deathbed.” 2. He casually explained that Donald Trump was just “sifting through [documents] and determining which were personal and which were presidential.” 3. He compared not letting Rfk Jr. come on his show to making a girl beg for a date. 4. He misidentified “The Five” panel member Jessica Tarlov as “Katie.” 5. In another episode, Watters cut off Tarlov, aka Katie, and threatened to “smack” her with his copies of the Presidential Records Act.
This kind of behavior is not out of character for Watters, who said last...
- 6/16/2023
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Variety Film + TV
Fired Fox News producer Abby Grossberg sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday night and opened up even further about her experience as a booker for fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson. And, according to Grossberg, Republican politicians were actually “terrified” of appearing on the show — something Carlson himself delighted in.
During her appearance on “Anderson Cooper 360,” Cooper pushed for further details on Grossberg’s description of the environment she faced while working for Carlson, honing in on the fact that “from what you say, he talks as if he was in the position to destroy campaigns and would actually threaten politicians.”
At that, Grossberg readily agreed, and recalled a specific example from her time there.
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During her appearance on “Anderson Cooper 360,” Cooper pushed for further details on Grossberg’s description of the environment she faced while working for Carlson, honing in on the fact that “from what you say, he talks as if he was in the position to destroy campaigns and would actually threaten politicians.”
At that, Grossberg readily agreed, and recalled a specific example from her time there.
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- 5/3/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Update, with Walt Disney World statement: The Florida State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday giving the state control over a special district that covers Walt Disney World.
The bill, which passed in a 26-9 vote, follows House passage this week. It now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis, a champion of the move who has indicated that he will sign it.
The legislation will allow the governor to appoint the five members of the board of the district, subject to Senate approval. The district was set up to oversee and finance infrastructure and land-use at the Florida property. Since it was formed in 1967, Disney has effectively had control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as members currently must be landowners within the district boundaries. The district will be renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
State Sen. Travis Hutson, sponsor of the legislation, said after the vote that, by coincidence,...
The bill, which passed in a 26-9 vote, follows House passage this week. It now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis, a champion of the move who has indicated that he will sign it.
The legislation will allow the governor to appoint the five members of the board of the district, subject to Senate approval. The district was set up to oversee and finance infrastructure and land-use at the Florida property. Since it was formed in 1967, Disney has effectively had control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as members currently must be landowners within the district boundaries. The district will be renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
State Sen. Travis Hutson, sponsor of the legislation, said after the vote that, by coincidence,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
When the members of the House’s new subcommittee on the “weaponization of government” took their seats for the first time on Thursday afternoon, chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) promised its first hearing would expose the “political nature of the Justice Department.”
To make this point, Republican senators who testified before the committee offered falsehoods about Hillary Clinton and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) began his testimony with a vow that it would sound like something “out of some fiction spy thriller.” Fiction indeed: Grassley falsely...
To make this point, Republican senators who testified before the committee offered falsehoods about Hillary Clinton and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) began his testimony with a vow that it would sound like something “out of some fiction spy thriller.” Fiction indeed: Grassley falsely...
- 2/9/2023
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
During an interview with Republican congressional candidate Leon Benjamin, MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart grilled the Navy veteran and pastor over a homophobic Facebook post that he wrote 12 years ago.
Benjamin, who is running against Democrat Jennifer McClellan in a special election in Virginia, wrote a Facebook post in January 2011 promoting a service at New Life Harvest Church, where he serves as pastor. In it, he encouraged parishioners to bring their “sick, disease [sic], gay, homosexual, lesbian, transvestite, bipolar, alcoholic, drug addiction friends and loved ones.”
“You started this conversation by saying you were ‘running to be a bridge.’ You used the word unity,” Capehart said after reading the post back to Benjamin. “How is that being a bridge? How is that being a unifier for the fourth congressional district of Virginia that most likely has LGBTQ people in that district?”
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Benjamin, who is running against Democrat Jennifer McClellan in a special election in Virginia, wrote a Facebook post in January 2011 promoting a service at New Life Harvest Church, where he serves as pastor. In it, he encouraged parishioners to bring their “sick, disease [sic], gay, homosexual, lesbian, transvestite, bipolar, alcoholic, drug addiction friends and loved ones.”
“You started this conversation by saying you were ‘running to be a bridge.’ You used the word unity,” Capehart said after reading the post back to Benjamin. “How is that being a bridge? How is that being a unifier for the fourth congressional district of Virginia that most likely has LGBTQ people in that district?”
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- 1/16/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd got feisty with Republican Sen. Ron Johnson when the lawmaker accused him and the rest of the media of bias.
The confrontation began when the two were discussing classified documents recently found in President Joe Biden’s home and former office and Todd asked why Johnson was not proposing Congress wait until the Department of Justice concluded its investigation into the documents before doing congressional oversight. This prompted Johnson to go on a rambling diatribe accusing the FBI of “political wrongdoing” regarding its investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
The confrontation began when the two were discussing classified documents recently found in President Joe Biden’s home and former office and Todd asked why Johnson was not proposing Congress wait until the Department of Justice concluded its investigation into the documents before doing congressional oversight. This prompted Johnson to go on a rambling diatribe accusing the FBI of “political wrongdoing” regarding its investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
- 1/15/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Justice Department has charged a Russian spy who fed Rudy Giuliani bogus dirt on the Biden family with money laundering over his alleged attempt to secretly buy two luxury Beverly Hills condos.
Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian member of parliament who the Trump administration accused of being “an active Russian agent for over a decade,” allegedly used a shell corporation to hide his ownership of the condos and move the 4 million used to buy them, according to a criminal complaint.
“While participating in a scripted Russian disinformation campaign seeking to undermine U.
Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian member of parliament who the Trump administration accused of being “an active Russian agent for over a decade,” allegedly used a shell corporation to hide his ownership of the condos and move the 4 million used to buy them, according to a criminal complaint.
“While participating in a scripted Russian disinformation campaign seeking to undermine U.
- 12/7/2022
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Mandela Barnes’ supporters felt frustrated. They believed in Barnes as the best Democrat to take on Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), and election forecasts all but guaranteed a Johnson victory. That frustration gave way to fury, however, once the ballots were counted on Wednesday. Barnes lost to Johnson by a single point.
It was a performance far stronger than what former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) achieved in his back-to-back runs against Johnson in 2010 and 2016. It also shouldn’t have been a shock. “This...
It was a performance far stronger than what former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) achieved in his back-to-back runs against Johnson in 2010 and 2016. It also shouldn’t have been a shock. “This...
- 11/14/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Update, 3:29 Pm: The balance of power in Washington DC is still to be determined, but the final votes have been counted up for small screen coverage of November 8’s midterm elections coverage.
Approximately 25.4 million people watched last night’s results in primetime, according to Nielsen. That total figure comes from 8 – 11 Pm coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNN, CNNe, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Newsmax and NewsNation. Out of home and connected TV viewing is also included in the data.
Indicative of the state of 21st century media and perhaps the allure of politics in a deeply divided America last night’s total viewership tumbled 29 from the 2018 midterm viewership. That night four years ago, which saw the Democrats take back the House of Representatives and set up a fighting opposition to then President Donald Trump, was aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, PBS, CNN, CNNe, Fox Business,...
Approximately 25.4 million people watched last night’s results in primetime, according to Nielsen. That total figure comes from 8 – 11 Pm coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNN, CNNe, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Newsmax and NewsNation. Out of home and connected TV viewing is also included in the data.
Indicative of the state of 21st century media and perhaps the allure of politics in a deeply divided America last night’s total viewership tumbled 29 from the 2018 midterm viewership. That night four years ago, which saw the Democrats take back the House of Representatives and set up a fighting opposition to then President Donald Trump, was aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, PBS, CNN, CNNe, Fox Business,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Voters did not deliver Republicans the decisive House and Senate victories the GOP anticipated on Tuesday night. Democratic House candidates held onto seats the GOP had been certain to capture. The only Senate seat that changed partisan hands as of Wednesday morning flipped turned blue, not red. For now, the outcome in dozens of House races and a handful of Senate seats remain uncertain, leaving the reins of each chamber unclaimed.
The results of four U.S. Senate races remain outstanding. A fifth race, Wisconsin’s Senate contest between incumbent...
The results of four U.S. Senate races remain outstanding. A fifth race, Wisconsin’s Senate contest between incumbent...
- 11/9/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Update, 8:28 Am: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-wi) was projected to defeat Mandela Barnes to win reelection, according to CNN and other networks.
That raises the prospects that control of the U.S. Senate may come down to a runoff race in Georgia, where Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-ga) leads Republican Herschel Walker, but may fall short of the 50 threshold to win outright.
In the two other outstanding Senate races, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-az) leads in his reelection bid against Republican Blake Masters, but Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-nv) trails Republican Adam Laxalt. If those hold, Democrats would need the Georgia seat to tie the Senate 50-50, which is the way things stand now.
Johnson’s victory is a significant defeat for Democrats, who viewed him as one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents. But Johnson hammered Barnes on the issue of crime during the general election campaign, cutting into his polling lead.
That raises the prospects that control of the U.S. Senate may come down to a runoff race in Georgia, where Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-ga) leads Republican Herschel Walker, but may fall short of the 50 threshold to win outright.
In the two other outstanding Senate races, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-az) leads in his reelection bid against Republican Blake Masters, but Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-nv) trails Republican Adam Laxalt. If those hold, Democrats would need the Georgia seat to tie the Senate 50-50, which is the way things stand now.
Johnson’s victory is a significant defeat for Democrats, who viewed him as one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents. But Johnson hammered Barnes on the issue of crime during the general election campaign, cutting into his polling lead.
- 11/9/2022
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Ron Johnson once said climate change is caused by sunspots. He said Covid could be treated by gargling mouthwash. He asserted the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol had been instigated by “fake Trump supporters,” even as the two-term Senate Republican reportedly tried to supply Vice President Mike Pence with a slate of fake electors to overturn the will of Wisconsin voters during the 2020 presidential election.
Wisconsin voters didn’t mind so much — or at least an ever-so-slight majority of them didn’t. Johnson narrowly defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes, with the...
Wisconsin voters didn’t mind so much — or at least an ever-so-slight majority of them didn’t. Johnson narrowly defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes, with the...
- 11/9/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Voters resoundingly passed state ballot measures protecting a woman’s right to an abortion and another to fund state arts education programs.
But Californians soundly rejected a proposed increase in personal income taxes of about 2 million to support the switch to electric vehicles.
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Also defeated were two measures to legalize sports betting at casinos and racetracks, as well as online.
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With 41 of the votes in, the arts funding measure, which requires schools to spend a certain percent of their budgets on arts and music programs,...
But Californians soundly rejected a proposed increase in personal income taxes of about 2 million to support the switch to electric vehicles.
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With 41 of the votes in, the arts funding measure, which requires schools to spend a certain percent of their budgets on arts and music programs,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.
In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat that’s key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control of the chamber. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin won reelection, raising the stakes of races in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona that were too early to call but could determine the majority.
In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Democrats also were successful in governors’ races,...
Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.
In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat that’s key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control of the chamber. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin won reelection, raising the stakes of races in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona that were too early to call but could determine the majority.
In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Democrats also were successful in governors’ races,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amid baked goods and cheerful introductions, a group of white women hold a meeting inside a small-town church. But before the first slice of pie has been eaten, the seemingly innocuous gathering sheds the veneer of innocence to reveal its atrocious intent.
One of the most audacious American debuts of the year, writer-director Beth de Araújo’s “Soft & Quiet” shocks one’s system from its opening moments and doesn’t ever slow down to let you fully process it as it happens. A whirlwind of increasingly horrifying hate speech that turns into actual violence, the film plays out in real time and was shot to give the impression of being a single take, making for a deliberately intense and disturbing experience.
The newly founded club is led by Emily (Stefanie Estes), a kindergarten teacher poisoning young minds, and exists to peddle white-supremacist ideologies. As they collectively complain about people...
One of the most audacious American debuts of the year, writer-director Beth de Araújo’s “Soft & Quiet” shocks one’s system from its opening moments and doesn’t ever slow down to let you fully process it as it happens. A whirlwind of increasingly horrifying hate speech that turns into actual violence, the film plays out in real time and was shot to give the impression of being a single take, making for a deliberately intense and disturbing experience.
The newly founded club is led by Emily (Stefanie Estes), a kindergarten teacher poisoning young minds, and exists to peddle white-supremacist ideologies. As they collectively complain about people...
- 11/4/2022
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
With the midterm elections just days away, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Rosario Dawson, Natalia Cordova, and Clark Gregg are on the bill for a fundraiser for Wisconsin Democrats.
The online event, billed as “The Marvel Cast Unites To Save Democracy,” is the latest in a line of cast reunions that the state’s party has hosted, driving up online small-dollar donations.
The event on Sunday evening has no ticket price, but the invite advises that most donors are chipping in 27. Also appearing will be Mandela Barnes, seeking to unseat Sen. Ron Johnson (R-wi). More guests are expected to be added in the coming days.
“We are going to fight for the safeguard of American democracy against these nutjobs,” Ruffalo said in a video promoting the event.
Ruffalo, who plays Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a longtime political activist and was born in Kenosha, Wi.
Earlier this month, Wisconsin...
The online event, billed as “The Marvel Cast Unites To Save Democracy,” is the latest in a line of cast reunions that the state’s party has hosted, driving up online small-dollar donations.
The event on Sunday evening has no ticket price, but the invite advises that most donors are chipping in 27. Also appearing will be Mandela Barnes, seeking to unseat Sen. Ron Johnson (R-wi). More guests are expected to be added in the coming days.
“We are going to fight for the safeguard of American democracy against these nutjobs,” Ruffalo said in a video promoting the event.
Ruffalo, who plays Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a longtime political activist and was born in Kenosha, Wi.
Earlier this month, Wisconsin...
- 11/3/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN’s new morning show CNN This Morning launched Tuesday with a news-heavy three hours that nevertheless played up an essential element of rival shows: conversation and chemistry.
“I probably got two hours sleep,” Don Lemon, formerly part of the network’s nighttime lineup, said in the opener, flanked by his co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, as they each quipped about their new gigs at the network.
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On a comforting, blond wood set and behind an acrylic desk, with the requisite branded coffee cups at the ready, the three hosts chatted for a bit about Halloween but appeared mindful of striking the right balance of small talk and seriousness,...
“I probably got two hours sleep,” Don Lemon, formerly part of the network’s nighttime lineup, said in the opener, flanked by his co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, as they each quipped about their new gigs at the network.
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On a comforting, blond wood set and behind an acrylic desk, with the requisite branded coffee cups at the ready, the three hosts chatted for a bit about Halloween but appeared mindful of striking the right balance of small talk and seriousness,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former president Barack Obama traveled to Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, to campaign on behalf of another “Democrat with a funny name”: Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. It was an opportunity for Obama to take a swipe at former president Donald Trump, who dogged him throughout his presidency with racist dog whistles that falsely casted doubt on his U.S. citizenship. “Mandela, get ready to dig up that birth certificate,” Obama teased to massive applause.
“I know that there are some folks, probably — maybe not in this auditorium,...
“I know that there are some folks, probably — maybe not in this auditorium,...
- 10/30/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump in the final days of his presidency repeatedly threatened to out government sources involved in the Trump-Russia investigation, an anti-Deep State revenge fantasy he still obsesses over to this day, according to two former senior Trump aides and another person familiar with the matter.
One of these sources tells Rolling Stone that in the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the then-president, sometimes while brandishing pieces of paper, would loudly complain that none of the identifying facts in the highly sensitive Russia documents should be blacked-out. Trump would insist,...
One of these sources tells Rolling Stone that in the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the then-president, sometimes while brandishing pieces of paper, would loudly complain that none of the identifying facts in the highly sensitive Russia documents should be blacked-out. Trump would insist,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Cast members from Veep and The West Wing reunited for a virtual fundraiser for the Wisconsin Democratic Party on Sunday, an event that was a mix of amusing memories, their own brushes with fame and warnings about what was at stake in the upcoming midterms.
During the event, actors re-enacted an abortion-themed scenes from each of their shows. They also played a quiz in which contestants had to guess if lines came from Veep, The West Wing or the real world, with an eye toward highlight some of the statements made by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-wi). Democrats see a pickup opportunity with their candidate, Mandela Barnes.
By the end of the two-hour event, about 686,000 had been raised.
“I’m doing this because I am a concerned citizen. I am a patriot. And I believe that democracy is, without hyperbole, is on the line right now, and I know that Wisconsin is a pivotal state,...
During the event, actors re-enacted an abortion-themed scenes from each of their shows. They also played a quiz in which contestants had to guess if lines came from Veep, The West Wing or the real world, with an eye toward highlight some of the statements made by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-wi). Democrats see a pickup opportunity with their candidate, Mandela Barnes.
By the end of the two-hour event, about 686,000 had been raised.
“I’m doing this because I am a concerned citizen. I am a patriot. And I believe that democracy is, without hyperbole, is on the line right now, and I know that Wisconsin is a pivotal state,...
- 10/10/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Allison Janney and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are among the many “The West Wing” and “Veep” stars headlining an upcoming crossover event to support the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
The episode, which will be live-streamed once on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. Et, calls for donations that will be “used to defeat Republicans” in the upcoming midterm elections. Those interested in attending can make a donation of any amount to attend the event.
“Anything you donate will be used to defeat Republicans like Ron Johnson this November, thereby ensuring that Mitch McConnell doesn’t regain control of the U.S. Senate,” the donation page reads.
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The special crossover reunion will also feature Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen, Tony Hale, Gary Cole, Richard Schiff, Matt Walsh, Anna Chlumsky, Mary McCormack, Timothy Simons, Janel Maloney and Melissa Fitzgerald.
Louis-Dreyfus and Janney have...
The episode, which will be live-streamed once on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. Et, calls for donations that will be “used to defeat Republicans” in the upcoming midterm elections. Those interested in attending can make a donation of any amount to attend the event.
“Anything you donate will be used to defeat Republicans like Ron Johnson this November, thereby ensuring that Mitch McConnell doesn’t regain control of the U.S. Senate,” the donation page reads.
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‘Chicago Med’ Star Marlyne Barrett Reveals Uterine and Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
The special crossover reunion will also feature Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen, Tony Hale, Gary Cole, Richard Schiff, Matt Walsh, Anna Chlumsky, Mary McCormack, Timothy Simons, Janel Maloney and Melissa Fitzgerald.
Louis-Dreyfus and Janney have...
- 9/27/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday at a White House event in which he and other Democrats contrasted their agenda to that of Republicans.
The rally-like event on the South Lawn drew thousands of people, as one of the biggest gatherings that the Biden administration has hosted at the White House. In the crowd were House and Senate Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, as well as union leaders and members, cabinet secretaries and other executive branch officials. The White House sent out invitations far and wide, hoping to build buzz for the climate and health legislation, and the event opened with a performance by James Taylor, who headlined fund-raising events for Biden in 2020.
Missing from the attendees: Republicans. None voted for the bill, as they have set their sights on hammering Democrats for high inflation. That was evident earlier in the day,...
The rally-like event on the South Lawn drew thousands of people, as one of the biggest gatherings that the Biden administration has hosted at the White House. In the crowd were House and Senate Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, as well as union leaders and members, cabinet secretaries and other executive branch officials. The White House sent out invitations far and wide, hoping to build buzz for the climate and health legislation, and the event opened with a performance by James Taylor, who headlined fund-raising events for Biden in 2020.
Missing from the attendees: Republicans. None voted for the bill, as they have set their sights on hammering Democrats for high inflation. That was evident earlier in the day,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
When a stream of Democratic candidates trek to Los Angeles this month in likely their final effort to raise money before the midterms, they will be met by Hollywood supporters who are less deflated than they once were about the party’s prospects in November: Call them cautious, if maybe a bit more optimistic.
President Joe Biden’s recent legislative wins, coupled with a renewed focus on the chaos of Donald Trump, has given industry Democrats reason to believe that the party won’t face quite the drubbing that they did in the past. The backlash to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, fueling a new wave of activism within the industry, has raised hopes that it will translate into improved turnout, and perhaps even match what is expected on the GOP side.
The victory last week of Pat Ryan in a purple New York congressional...
President Joe Biden’s recent legislative wins, coupled with a renewed focus on the chaos of Donald Trump, has given industry Democrats reason to believe that the party won’t face quite the drubbing that they did in the past. The backlash to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, fueling a new wave of activism within the industry, has raised hopes that it will translate into improved turnout, and perhaps even match what is expected on the GOP side.
The victory last week of Pat Ryan in a purple New York congressional...
- 9/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Rick Scott is spending a portion of the congressional recess chilling on a fancy yacht in Italy, according to a report from Axios.
The senator’s Mediterranean sojourn comes after he lambasted President Biden on Monday for “vacationing in Delaware vs. working at the White House.” He bashed him earlier this summer, too, writing that if “Biden wants to hide from the problems his disastrous policies have caused, he should resign.”
Another week of President Biden vacationing in Delaware vs. working at the White House.
If he loves to travel so much,...
The senator’s Mediterranean sojourn comes after he lambasted President Biden on Monday for “vacationing in Delaware vs. working at the White House.” He bashed him earlier this summer, too, writing that if “Biden wants to hide from the problems his disastrous policies have caused, he should resign.”
Another week of President Biden vacationing in Delaware vs. working at the White House.
If he loves to travel so much,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is canceling 10 million worth of fall advertising reservations in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — three states at the center of the GOP’s push to regain control of Congress. The New York Times, which reported the news on Monday, notes Republicans have been struggling to raise money as of late, as well as that the decision to pull ads for some of its top candidates could be tied to the party’s financial troubles.
The Nrsc has cut the most money, 5 million, in Pennsylvania, where quack...
The Nrsc has cut the most money, 5 million, in Pennsylvania, where quack...
- 8/15/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
There was a time when one could often find Mandela Barnes on MSNBC. His hits peaked in late summer 2020, when Wisconsin’s 33-year-old lieutenant governor took to the liberal airwaves to register his outrage over a police shooting in Kenosha. Those appearances left a strong impression, as Barnes — young, Black, equal measures charismatic and unapologetic — condemned law enforcement’s accounts of how one of their own shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man. ”We’re being told not to believe our eyes,” he said on the network. “If we have...
- 8/7/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Seth Meyers has been thoroughly unimpressed with the tactics that right-wingers pushing Trump’s election lies have been using, especially as more come to light in the Jan. 6 hearings. So, on Wednesday night’s show, he got blunt, calling out “dips—s” like Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and Ron Johnson.
When it came to Giuliani and Ellis — both of whom were on Trump’s legal team — Meyers honed in on testimony from Arizona state House speaker Russell Bowers. As he testified to the committee this week, when he asked for specific names and ballots of people who purportedly voted fraudulently, Giuliani turned to Ellis, who said, “It’s not with me, but we can get it to you.”
“I mean, this is just me, but if I was preparing for a high stakes meeting with a prominent Republican official to convince him to overturn their state’s election results, reversing...
When it came to Giuliani and Ellis — both of whom were on Trump’s legal team — Meyers honed in on testimony from Arizona state House speaker Russell Bowers. As he testified to the committee this week, when he asked for specific names and ballots of people who purportedly voted fraudulently, Giuliani turned to Ellis, who said, “It’s not with me, but we can get it to you.”
“I mean, this is just me, but if I was preparing for a high stakes meeting with a prominent Republican official to convince him to overturn their state’s election results, reversing...
- 6/23/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Stephen Colbert seemed confused over why some former Trump 2020 campaign staffers didn’t know there was a documentary crew filming them throughout the 2020 election, right through to Jan. 6. So, he made light of it during Wednesday’s “The Late Show” monologue, following the news that the documentary filmmaker, Alex Holder, whose team was there at the time, had been subpoenaed to testify by the Select Committee.
“There’s new information coming out every day from the panel. Yesterday, we learned that the Select Committee has subpoenaed documentary filmmaker Alex Holder, who started filming the former President in September of 2020 for a project on his re-election campaign, and filmed up to and including January 6. And he just turned over raw footage pertaining to discussions of election fraud in the 2020 election, including interviews with the former President, Mike Pence, Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric and Jared Kushner. So, the Jan. 6 committee could play...
“There’s new information coming out every day from the panel. Yesterday, we learned that the Select Committee has subpoenaed documentary filmmaker Alex Holder, who started filming the former President in September of 2020 for a project on his re-election campaign, and filmed up to and including January 6. And he just turned over raw footage pertaining to discussions of election fraud in the 2020 election, including interviews with the former President, Mike Pence, Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric and Jared Kushner. So, the Jan. 6 committee could play...
- 6/23/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
The Jan. 6 committee revealed on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was “directly” involved in the illegal campaign to fabricate phony slates of electors in key swing states. So too was Rudy Giuliani. So too was John Eastman, who wrote the “coup memo” instructing former Vice President Mike Pence to stop the certification of the Electoral College. So too, apparently, was Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) — so much so that he wanted to subvert the will of his state’s own voters and hand-deliver fraudulent Wisconsin electors to Pence on Jan.
- 6/21/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Conservative media’s coverage of Tuesday’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, has been filled with gross speculation and calls to transform elementary schools into military-grade compounds patrolled by gun-toting teachers. The response from the Republican politicians was just as sickening.
The GOP has for years been working to stonewall the passage of meaningful gun control legislation, with their obsession with (and misinterpretation of) the Second Amendment only intensifying as mass shootings have become more frequent. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) literally begged his conservative colleagues to take the issue seriously on the floor of Congress.
The GOP has for years been working to stonewall the passage of meaningful gun control legislation, with their obsession with (and misinterpretation of) the Second Amendment only intensifying as mass shootings have become more frequent. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) literally begged his conservative colleagues to take the issue seriously on the floor of Congress.
- 5/25/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Karen Mueller, a lawyer who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin, is running for state attorney general, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Thursday. This in itself isn’t too remarkable; election-denying Republicans are running for public office nationwide.
What makes Mueller’s campaign especially concerning is that she’s running to prosecute doctors who didn’t prescribe ivermectin, an unproven anti-parasite drug primarily used on animals, to hospitalized Covid-19 patients who later died. “What I would do if I became Attorney General...
What makes Mueller’s campaign especially concerning is that she’s running to prosecute doctors who didn’t prescribe ivermectin, an unproven anti-parasite drug primarily used on animals, to hospitalized Covid-19 patients who later died. “What I would do if I became Attorney General...
- 3/31/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Republicans have plans for after the midterm elections if they retake the Senate: endless bullshit investigations into the Biden administration. When The Hill asked GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) what issues he would scrutinize, Johnson replied, “Like everything? It’s like a mosquito in a nudist colony. It’s a target-rich environment.”
Johnson mentioned the administration’s coronavirus response as one possible area of investigation, telling The Hill, “There’s so much more in terms of what happened with our federal health agencies that we need to explore.” In the middle of the pandemic,...
Johnson mentioned the administration’s coronavirus response as one possible area of investigation, telling The Hill, “There’s so much more in terms of what happened with our federal health agencies that we need to explore.” In the middle of the pandemic,...
- 3/20/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Republican politicians and conservative media pundits have been a little confused about how to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The GOP, once known for its hawkishness toward Russia, softened its stance toward the murderous authoritarian as Donald Trump praised him incessantly throughout his time in office. He continued to do so even as Putin sent tanks into Ukraine last week, leaving conservatives in a quandary.
They’ve responded the same way they’ve responded to pretty much every other bad thing, from infectious diseases to high gas prices,...
They’ve responded the same way they’ve responded to pretty much every other bad thing, from infectious diseases to high gas prices,...
- 3/1/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump and his allies devised several harebrained schemes to enable the former president to stay in power after the 2020 election. The Washington Post on Thursday reported on a memo detailing yet another such scheme: sifting through National Security Agency data to try to prove foreign election interference.
The Dec. 18 memo, which circulated among Trump’s allies, laid out a plan for Trump to appoint a three-man team to carry out the scheme to use Nsa data to overturn the election results: Army lawyer Frank Colon; former National Security Council employee Richard Higgins,...
The Dec. 18 memo, which circulated among Trump’s allies, laid out a plan for Trump to appoint a three-man team to carry out the scheme to use Nsa data to overturn the election results: Army lawyer Frank Colon; former National Security Council employee Richard Higgins,...
- 2/3/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
In the year and six days since the violent insurrection in the nation’s capital, former President Trump and his Republican allies have consistently attempted to downplay the attack on the citadel of democracy.
A “normal tourist visit” is how Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia has characterized aspects of the frenzied assault. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has denied the attack amounted to an armed revolt and said most of those who breached the U.S. Capitol weren’t violent and “stayed within the roped lines in the Rotunda.”
But there’s a problem with this attempted spin: video evidence.
No one has done as much to document what occurred on January 6, 2021 as the Visual Investigations team at the New York Times, which produced the short documentary Day of Rage. It is based on meticulous analysis of thousands of videos shot by rioters themselves, along with police body cam footage,...
A “normal tourist visit” is how Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia has characterized aspects of the frenzied assault. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has denied the attack amounted to an armed revolt and said most of those who breached the U.S. Capitol weren’t violent and “stayed within the roped lines in the Rotunda.”
But there’s a problem with this attempted spin: video evidence.
No one has done as much to document what occurred on January 6, 2021 as the Visual Investigations team at the New York Times, which produced the short documentary Day of Rage. It is based on meticulous analysis of thousands of videos shot by rioters themselves, along with police body cam footage,...
- 1/12/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The surface-level facts of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 are not very complicated. Trump hosted a well-attended rally in Washington, D.C. to stoke anger over Congress certifying the results of the previous November’s election. After weeks of telling his supporters that the election had been stolen, he gave a speech near the White House where he told his supporters to “fight like hell” and said he expected them to head to the Capitol. Some of them did, and some of them were already there, and together the two groups...
- 1/5/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Philip Waldron, a retired Army colonel who shared a PowerPoint presentation titled “Election fraud, Foreign Interference & Options for 6 Jan” detailing options for how to overturn the 2020 election, says he briefed lawmakers in Congress ahead of Jan. 6, according to reports from multiple outlets. Waldron also says he met with Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff, to discuss election fraud several times, according to The Washington Post.
Waldron told the Post that he went to the White House multiple times following the election and spoke with Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on “maybe eight to 10” occasions.
Waldron told the Post that he went to the White House multiple times following the election and spoke with Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on “maybe eight to 10” occasions.
- 12/11/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Republican opposition to the two most sensible and ways to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, vaccines and masks, has led lawmakers to recommend a variety of quack treatments for the disease that has killed nearly a million Americans. There’s ivermectin. There’s hydroxychloroquine. There’s, as Trump floated last spring, injecting oneself with bleach or bringing a very powerful “light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.”
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) has been at the forefront of prescribing bogus Covid cures,...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) has been at the forefront of prescribing bogus Covid cures,...
- 12/9/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) appeared on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning and accused George Soros and Democratic donors of the “funding far-left, radical DAs and prosecutors” who let the man who drove his S.U.V. into a Waukesha, Wisconsin holiday parade go free on bail days before the attack. His comments are just the latest in a pattern of Republicans attempting to use the tragedy to attack Democrats.
Five people died and dozens were injured when Darrell E. Brooks drove his vehicle into a crowd of people, which included children,...
Five people died and dozens were injured when Darrell E. Brooks drove his vehicle into a crowd of people, which included children,...
- 11/24/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges on Friday after shooting three people and killing two of them during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. Republicans were thrilled.
“Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found Innocent of all charges. It’s called being found Not Guilty,” former President Donald Trump wrote in a statement Friday evening. “And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!”
“Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty, my friends!” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-n.C.) said in a video posted to his Instagram.
“Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found Innocent of all charges. It’s called being found Not Guilty,” former President Donald Trump wrote in a statement Friday evening. “And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!”
“Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty, my friends!” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-n.C.) said in a video posted to his Instagram.
- 11/19/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Wisconsin Democrats popularized a trend in political fundraising in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 — cast reunions of The Princess Bride, Veep and Parks And Rec, raising millions in small-dollar contributions.
The party is turning to celebrities again for another event in the build up to the 2022 midterms, with plans for a Nov. 14 fundraiser called Laughing to Save Democracy.
So far confirmed for the online event, to start at 5:30 Pm Pt, are Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovett, Cary Elwes, Bradley Whitford, Trae Crowder, Roy Wood Jr., Alonzo Bodden, the Sklar Brothers, Jackie Kashian, H. Jon Benjamin and Ben Gleib.
The party has not set a donation amount, as any level will gain access to the event. For an additional cost, participants will be able to get access to a live virtual audience that the comics will be able to hear.
The party is raising money to try to defeat Sen.
The party is turning to celebrities again for another event in the build up to the 2022 midterms, with plans for a Nov. 14 fundraiser called Laughing to Save Democracy.
So far confirmed for the online event, to start at 5:30 Pm Pt, are Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovett, Cary Elwes, Bradley Whitford, Trae Crowder, Roy Wood Jr., Alonzo Bodden, the Sklar Brothers, Jackie Kashian, H. Jon Benjamin and Ben Gleib.
The party has not set a donation amount, as any level will gain access to the event. For an additional cost, participants will be able to get access to a live virtual audience that the comics will be able to hear.
The party is raising money to try to defeat Sen.
- 11/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) said he’s against a vaccine mandate “unless there’s some incredibly deadly disease.” The senator also insisted that he is not downplaying the virus and is aware that the U.S. has “had 600,000 excess deaths over the last year.”
During a Friday night interview on Fox, Johnson was asked if he could ever get behind a vaccine mandate for everybody.
“No,” the senator said, adding, “Not unless there’s some incredibly deadly disease. I mean much higher infection-fatality rates than we have with Covid.”
Question:...
During a Friday night interview on Fox, Johnson was asked if he could ever get behind a vaccine mandate for everybody.
“No,” the senator said, adding, “Not unless there’s some incredibly deadly disease. I mean much higher infection-fatality rates than we have with Covid.”
Question:...
- 7/31/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
On the first day of the House select committee investigation into the January 6th insurrection, officers from the U.S. Capitol Police and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department who responded that day gave harrowing testimony about the abuse they endured at the hands of an angry mob of Trump supporters.
“That day continues to be a constant trauma for us, literally every day,” Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, who suffered severe injuries and has been on leave for most of the months following the insurrection, told the committee on Tuesday.
“That day continues to be a constant trauma for us, literally every day,” Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, who suffered severe injuries and has been on leave for most of the months following the insurrection, told the committee on Tuesday.
- 7/27/2021
- by Peter Wade and Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
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