About 90 minutes after announcing a two-week ceasefire in the war in Iran, Donald Trump was irate over CNN‘s reporting of a statement issued by the country’s Supreme National Security Council, declaring victory and averting […]
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There are no countdown clocks yet, but news outlets are making viewers well aware of the 8 p.m. ET hour, the deadline that Donald Trump has set for Iran to agree to a deal or […]
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released after being abducted a week ago by a Shiite militia group, according to Al-Monitor, one of the publications that has employed her. Alex Plitsas, a CNN national […]
Donald Trump and the board of the Kennedy Center have responded to a congresswoman’s lawsuit contending that the addition of the president’s name to the center and the plans for a two-year closure are within […]
Donald Trump once again issued a bellicose warning to Iran, threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if its regime doesn’t agree to a deal to halt or end the war. Trump posted on […]
Donald Trump on Monday threatened an unnamed media outlet that reported on a downed military airman in Iran, warning that the disclosure risked jeopardizing an ultimately successful rescue mission. A first airman was rescued within […]
Donald Trump weighed in on the race for California governor Monday, endorsing Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News contributor. Trump posted on Truth Social early on Monday, “I have known and respected Steve Hilton, […]
Melissa Gilbert told Good Morning America that she is “100% confident” that her husband Timothy Busfield will be exonerated, as he faces four counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor. Sitting down with George […]
MS NOW has scheduled its first White House Correspondents’ Dinner event under new parent Versant: A brunch focused on the next generation of journalists. The Future Correspondents’ Brunch will be held on April 24, a […]
Savannah Guthrie returned to co-hosting duties on Today on Monday for the first time since the disappearance of her mother, Nancy. After running through headlines of the day, Guthrie, with a smile, told viewers, “We […]
The job market rebounded in March, as employment increased by 178,000 and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%. The gains exceeded expectations, following job loss in February. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised […]
Donald Trump‘s proposed $400 million ballroom got approval from a key capital planning commission on Thursday, even though public comments were overwhelmingly against the project. The greenlight from the National Capital Planning Commission came after […]
Donald Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as his attorney general, multiple news outlets reported on Thursday, marking another cabinet-level shake up in the president’s second term. Bondi was a strident in her combative defense of […]
Fox News again had a lopsided victory in the first quarter and March cable news ratings, but the network generally saw a year-over-year viewership declines, while CNN and MS NOW gained. CNN saw the biggest […]
Katie Conway has been promoted to executive producer of Robin Roberts‘ development and production unit at ABC News Studios. The unit creates unscripted projects for ABC, Disney+ and Hulu. Conway joined the unit in 2023 […]
The Writers Guild of America East‘s union at CBS News 24/7 has reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the network. The CBS News 24/7 union and the WGAE Council’s Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector […]
The morning after Donald Trump addressed the nation about the war in Iran, he set his sights on a celebrity: Bruce Springsteen. The singer launched his new tour this week in Minneapolis, and he already […]
In a 19-minute primetime address, President Donald Trump laid out his case for conducting military operations against Iran, casting it as an long overdue step to eliminate a nuclear threat, but he gave few specifics […]
NASA launched a mega rocket headed to a swing around the moon on Wednesday, marking a return human journey beyond Earth’s orbit for the first time in more than a half century. “The crew of […]
Donald Trump arrived at the Supreme Court on Wednesday to partake in something none of his predecessors are believed to have done: Attend an oral argument as a sitting president. The case is his administration’s […]
Donald Trump plans to give a primetime address on the war in Iran on Wednesday evening, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced. “Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation […]
Nexstar weighed in for the first time on a judge’s order that halted its merger with Tegna, warning the court that it will have difficulty fully complying because certain aspects of the closed transaction “cannot […]
An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad Iraq on Tuesday, the country’s interior ministry said, and authorities were still pursuing the abductors and searching A statement from the Ministry of the Interior provided few details […]
A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump from proceeding on his proposed ballroom without “express authorization from Congress.” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon prohibited “any further demolition, site preparation work, landscape alteration, excavation, foundation work, […]
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump‘s executive order that prohibited federal agencies from providing funding to NPR and PBS. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, in a ruling issued on Tuesday, wrote that the president’s executive […]
Donald Trump has unveiled a video rendering of his presidential library, a skyscraper proposed for downtown Miami. Like many of his buildings, the name “Trump” is emblazoned on the top. The rendering also shows space […]
A federal judge sided with Fox News in a former reporter’s retaliation lawsuit, concluding that he was not unlawfully fired after he took a sick day. Jason Donner, who had been a Capitol Hill producer, […]
Peter Alexander will join MS NOW as anchor of its 11 a.m. ET hour, the network confirmed, following his departure from NBC News. Alexander, who has been NBC News chief White House correspondent and co-host […]
Politico has named Jonathan Greenberger as its next global editor in chief, succeeding John Harris at the political news outlet. Greenberger will take the role on May 1. Harris, who co-founded Politico, will become chairman. […]
Peter Alexander, NBC News‘ chief White House correspondent and co-host of Today on Saturdays, said that he is departing the network. Alexander, who has been with the network for 22 years, cited personal reasons, but […]
A federal judge on Friday evening granted a temporary restraining order to halt Nexstar‘s merger with Tegna, a transaction that creates a broadcasting giant with almost 260 stations across the country. U.S. District Judge Troy […]
Jane Fonda brought her Committee for the First Amendment to Washington, D.C. on Friday for a pre-No Kings Day rally that focused on Donald Trump’s attacks on the media and the pending merger between Paramount […]
Savannah Guthrie will return to Today on April 6, having been absent from the show after the disappearance of her mother, Nancy. Guthrie said that doing the show again will returning to a team that […]
Donald Trump‘s name has been added to the U.S. Institute of Peace and to the Kennedy Center, among other things, so it perhaps is little surprise that it will soon be on U.S. paper currency. […]
The Nexstar–Tegna merger is being challenged in the courts on a number of fronts, but in the meantime it’s the source of a political clash between California Governor Gavin Newsom and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. […]
Bill Maher will be the recipient of the Kennedy Center‘s Mark Twain prize for American Humor in a ceremony next month. The prospect of awarding Maher the prize, first reported in The Atlantic last week, […]
Savannah Guthrie again made a plea for information as she sat down for her first interview since her mother’s disappearance, telling Hoda Kotb on NBC‘s Today that “we cannot be at peace without knowing.” “Someone […]
The Kennedy Center is slated for closure on July 7, in what President Donald Trump says is a needed pause in operations to make badly needed repairs to the sprawling complex on the Potomac. Rep. […]
An Ohio congresswoman is asking a judge to issue an order to take Donald Trump‘s name off the Kennedy Center, contending that the board of the arts institution violated the law in that only Congress […]
Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have renewed their contracts and will stay at MS NOW until after the 2028 election, through 2029. The duo is entering through 20th year on the show, […]
Today co-host Savannah Guthrie sat down with Hoda Kotb for her first interview since her mother Nancy’s disappearance, describing the ordeal as “unbearable.” The interview, which will air on Thursday and Friday, is Guthrie’s first […]
The New York Times is seeking a new order that compels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s team to rescind a set of press access restrictions that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional last week. In a filing […]
The Defense Department announced a new policy for press access after a federal judge ruled that its previous set of restrictions were unconstitutional. Under the new terms, the Pentagon is seeking to be more specific […]
Less than two weeks after making the surprise announcement that he was departing as correspondent for CBS News, Scott MacFarlane made another one on Monday: He’s joining MeidasTouch, the digital outlet that has made a […]
Rahel Solomon, the anchor of CNN‘s 5 a.m. ET show Early Start, said that she is departing the network. “I have decided that this will be my last week at CNN. More to come about […]
Scott MacFarlane, who recently departed CBS News, said on Monday that he’s joining MeidasTouch Network, the digital media outlet that bills itself as a “pro-democracy news network” and is known for taking on Donald Trump. […]
The Pentagon‘s new restrictions on press access violate the First and Fifth Amendment, a federal judge ruled on Friday, delivering a victory to media outlets that left the complex after they refused to sign the […]
A day after Nexstar said that it had closed its deal to buy Tegna, creating a broadcasting giant, California and seven other states filed an emergency motion to stop it. The motion for a temporary […]