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Clint Eastwood Interview, Dubbed ‘Phony,’ Pulled From Reuters for Falling Short of Standards
After the Hollywood icon disputed the story’s authenticity, Austrian outlet Kurier explained his viral quotes are aggregated from years of interviews granted the HFPA
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Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Says She’s Leaving the Democratic Party
The Capitol Hill figure’s upcoming book documenting her decision, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” is due in October
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Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington to Step Down
Simington, who was confirmed to the agency at the end of President Trump’s first term in December 2020, will exit at the end of the week
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‘The Daily Show’ Jokes Elon Musk and Trump’s Friendship ‘Got DOGE’d’ by Spending Bill | Video
“Be sure to save a little shame for yourself, Elon. You’re the one who spent $288 million getting Trump elected,” host Michael Kosta says
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‘Cross’ Headliner Aldis Hodge Signs With WME
Hodge continues to be repped by The Priluck Company, Viewpoint, and Ziffren Brittenham LLP
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Mike Johnson Says Trump Was ‘Not Delighted’ by Musk Criticism Over His Big Beautiful Bill | Video
The House Speaker also thanked the billionaire for going inside the “belly of the beast” with DOGE at a Wednesday press conference
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Stephen A. Smith Returns to SiriusXM With 2 New Shows
The ESPN star will get a pop culture and politics-focused show to go along with a new sports offering starting in September
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Reject David Zaslav’s $51.9 Million Pay Package for 2024
The non-binding “Say-on-Pay” vote came during the media giant’s annual meeting on Monday
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Trump Calls on Congress to Erase $1.1 Billion in Public Broadcast Funds
The president’s rescission request comes after he signed an executive order to defund PBS and NPR last month
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CNN, Jake Tapper Ratings Drop as Biden Book Faces Blowback
Coincidence or cause? Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett and Kaitlan Collins all saw their viewership drop 18% at the same time Tapper’s ratings fell while promoting “Original Sin”
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Vox Media Union Pledges to Strike Without New Deal Addressing AI, Rising Costs
The strike threat, made by WGA East, says it wants a joint contract that includes The Dodo Union colleagues
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David Mamet Compares Democratic Party to Families Who Deny They Have Pedophile Fathers | Video
The “Glengarry Glen Ross” playwright tells Fox News that “everything in the Democrats’ playbook” is geared towards denying reality
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Molly Jong-Fast on Mom Erica Jong, Dementia, Sobriety and Joe Biden
The political commentator has a new memoir, “How to Lose Your Mother”
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Wages a Lonely Fight for Press Freedom in Trumpland
Facing Brendan Carr and Trump’s punitive actions against media companies, the commission’s outnumbered Democrat publicly pushes back
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CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent Alex Marquardt Exits Months After Defamation Lawsuit
The veteran correspondent was at the center of a defamation lawsuit after he reported a U.S. Navy veteran “exploited” fleeing Afghans
