Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh is among this year’s 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Friday.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” per the White House.
Yeoh made history in with her starring turn in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming the first Asian woman to receive the Oscar for best actress. She began her career starring in martial-arts action movies, notably “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” and has starred in numerous other films including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Yeoh also stars in the first Star Trek TV movie, “Section 31,” which recently wrapped filming.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” per the White House.
Yeoh made history in with her starring turn in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming the first Asian woman to receive the Oscar for best actress. She began her career starring in martial-arts action movies, notably “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” and has starred in numerous other films including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Yeoh also stars in the first Star Trek TV movie, “Section 31,” which recently wrapped filming.
- 5/3/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
President Biden on Friday announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a handful of names familiar to the world of media and entertainment.
The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor that the President can bestow, and is given to those “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
This year’s list of honorees include Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture,” according to the White House.
It also includes Phil Donahue, the journalist whose daytime talk show transformed syndicated TV and become one of the most influential programs of its era.
Other honorees include Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President (and the focus of An Inconvenient Truth) Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
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The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor that the President can bestow, and is given to those “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
This year’s list of honorees include Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture,” according to the White House.
It also includes Phil Donahue, the journalist whose daytime talk show transformed syndicated TV and become one of the most influential programs of its era.
Other honorees include Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President (and the focus of An Inconvenient Truth) Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Phil Donahue and Michelle Yeoh are among the media and entertainment recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Joe Biden will present at the White House later today.
Other honorees include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), former Vice President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former senator Elizabeth Dole. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, also will be honored.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House last held a ceremony in July, 2022.
Donahue is being recognized as “a journalist and television pioneer who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented television talk show.” Yeoh is being recognized as the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress, and as someone who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture.”
Others on the list include Clarence B. Jones,...
Other honorees include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), former Vice President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former senator Elizabeth Dole. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, also will be honored.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House last held a ceremony in July, 2022.
Donahue is being recognized as “a journalist and television pioneer who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented television talk show.” Yeoh is being recognized as the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress, and as someone who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture.”
Others on the list include Clarence B. Jones,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Conservative Political Action Committee has returned to D.C. this week for its annual conference, and it’s serving up heaping platters of lazy, hateful political commentary to conservative voters.
On Thursday, the conference hosted a panel titled “Cat Fight? Michelle vs. Kamala.” The event featured white conservative commentators teeing off on former First Lady Michelle Obama and current Vice President Kamala Harris for half an hour — offering plenty of commentary on the two women’s race, gender, and their fantasies, or nightmares, that one of them might replace...
On Thursday, the conference hosted a panel titled “Cat Fight? Michelle vs. Kamala.” The event featured white conservative commentators teeing off on former First Lady Michelle Obama and current Vice President Kamala Harris for half an hour — offering plenty of commentary on the two women’s race, gender, and their fantasies, or nightmares, that one of them might replace...
- 2/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Vice President Kamala Harris declared that the idea of former President Donald Trump being reelected scares her and warned others to be nervous as well while appearing on The View.
“Let’s talk a little bit about how you’re going to – go after the other side, because some heavy hitting Democrats are sounding the alarm on closed doors,” Joy Behar, one of the talk show’s co-hosts, said.
“President [Barack] Obama reportedly has said that he thinks the [Joe] Biden campaign is too complacent when it comes to Trump,” the co-host added. “Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina) has said the campaign isn’t breaking through ‘the Maga wall.’ Michelle Obama says she’s terrified, as we are, about the potential outcome of the election.”
“Now, are you scared, first of all,” she asked Harris. “What could happen if Trump ever became, God forbid, president again? And what are you going to do to stop the crazies?...
“Let’s talk a little bit about how you’re going to – go after the other side, because some heavy hitting Democrats are sounding the alarm on closed doors,” Joy Behar, one of the talk show’s co-hosts, said.
“President [Barack] Obama reportedly has said that he thinks the [Joe] Biden campaign is too complacent when it comes to Trump,” the co-host added. “Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina) has said the campaign isn’t breaking through ‘the Maga wall.’ Michelle Obama says she’s terrified, as we are, about the potential outcome of the election.”
“Now, are you scared, first of all,” she asked Harris. “What could happen if Trump ever became, God forbid, president again? And what are you going to do to stop the crazies?...
- 1/21/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Garner, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are among the celebrity names expected at tonight’s White House State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron.
The event also is heavy in studio heads and moguls, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, NBCUniversal’s Jeff Shell, Walt Disney’s Dana Walden and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, along with Jeffrey Katzenberg and CAA’s Bryan Lourd. Also on the guest list is Charles Rivkin, the MPA chairman and former U.S. ambassador to France, and Sarandos’ wife, producer Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
Other media names include Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Olivier Knox, Jon Meacham, and other notable non-government, non-politics guests include Apple’s Tim Cook, Anna Wintour and her guest Baz Luhrmann, developer Jeff Worthe, designer Christian Louboutin and Laurene Powell Jobs.
John Batiste, Colbert’s former bandleader, is...
The event also is heavy in studio heads and moguls, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, NBCUniversal’s Jeff Shell, Walt Disney’s Dana Walden and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, along with Jeffrey Katzenberg and CAA’s Bryan Lourd. Also on the guest list is Charles Rivkin, the MPA chairman and former U.S. ambassador to France, and Sarandos’ wife, producer Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
Other media names include Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Olivier Knox, Jon Meacham, and other notable non-government, non-politics guests include Apple’s Tim Cook, Anna Wintour and her guest Baz Luhrmann, developer Jeff Worthe, designer Christian Louboutin and Laurene Powell Jobs.
John Batiste, Colbert’s former bandleader, is...
- 12/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-ny) was elected to lead House Democrats, becoming the first Black person to serve as head of a party in Congress.
Jeffries will succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as party leader, after she announced earlier this month that she would not seek the post after a 20-year tenure, telling members that the time had come for a new generation. Democrats will be in the minority in the next Congress, albeit Republicans will have only a slim majority following an unexpectedly weak showing in the midterms.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said that Jeffries ascension to the top role was a “turning point in the history of the United States Congress.”
He said that he has known Jeffries since before the days he was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2006. “When I first met him I thought the same thing I thought when I...
Jeffries will succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as party leader, after she announced earlier this month that she would not seek the post after a 20-year tenure, telling members that the time had come for a new generation. Democrats will be in the minority in the next Congress, albeit Republicans will have only a slim majority following an unexpectedly weak showing in the midterms.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said that Jeffries ascension to the top role was a “turning point in the history of the United States Congress.”
He said that he has known Jeffries since before the days he was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2006. “When I first met him I thought the same thing I thought when I...
- 11/30/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday afternoon that she will not seek another term as her party’s top leader in the House of Representatives. Her decision ends the leadership career of the first woman to ever serve as Speaker of the House, paving the way for the first change in House Democratic leadership in two decades.
“Now we must move boldly into the future,” Pelosi said. “I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress.” She confirmed, however, that she will continue to serve out her...
“Now we must move boldly into the future,” Pelosi said. “I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress.” She confirmed, however, that she will continue to serve out her...
- 11/17/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will not seek a leadership post in the next Congress, ending a two decade career leading the party caucus.
“With great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” Pelosi said in a speech from the House floor. “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect.”
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She said that she would remain in her congressional seat after she was reelected earlier this month.
With Republicans gaining control of Congress, the question had been whether Pelosi, 82, would seek to continue in a...
“With great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” Pelosi said in a speech from the House floor. “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect.”
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She said that she would remain in her congressional seat after she was reelected earlier this month.
With Republicans gaining control of Congress, the question had been whether Pelosi, 82, would seek to continue in a...
- 11/17/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In the lead-up to the upcoming “Andor” finale on Disney+, The Walt Disney Company will air the first two episodes of the series across networks including ABC, FX and Freeform, and also make it available to view on sister streamer Hulu.
“Andor” episodes “Kassa” and “That Would Be Me” will be made available on the following schedule across the Thanksgiving holiday, with Hulu offering an extended streaming window:
ABC: Wednesday November 23, 9 p.m. Et FX: Thursday, November 24, 9 p.m. Et Freeform: Friday, November 25, 9 p.m. Et Hulu: Available from November 23 through December 7
The two-episode finale for the Disney+ “Star Wars” series, which stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, premieres on Wednesday, November 23.
Additional cast members for the series include Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Luna and Michelle Rejwan.
“Andor” episodes “Kassa” and “That Would Be Me” will be made available on the following schedule across the Thanksgiving holiday, with Hulu offering an extended streaming window:
ABC: Wednesday November 23, 9 p.m. Et FX: Thursday, November 24, 9 p.m. Et Freeform: Friday, November 25, 9 p.m. Et Hulu: Available from November 23 through December 7
The two-episode finale for the Disney+ “Star Wars” series, which stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, premieres on Wednesday, November 23.
Additional cast members for the series include Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Luna and Michelle Rejwan.
- 11/15/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a headline-making weekend at the Kelly-Giffords household in Tucson, Arizona.
The couple celebrated the news Friday that Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly had been re-elected to his first full term representing Arizona, winning a tight contest with Republican Blake Masters. That bulletin was followed by the announcement today that CNN will premiere Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, the acclaimed documentary about the former Congresswoman, next Sunday, November 20.
The film from Oscar nominees Julie Cohen and Betsy West, documents Giffords’ arduous rehabilitation from a near-fatal shooting in January 2011, a tragic event that stopped her ascent as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
Directors Betsy West (L) and Julie Cohen
“Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West reveal incredible new, personal perspectives on the assassination attempt and recovery of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, following a devastating mass shooting event that...
The couple celebrated the news Friday that Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly had been re-elected to his first full term representing Arizona, winning a tight contest with Republican Blake Masters. That bulletin was followed by the announcement today that CNN will premiere Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, the acclaimed documentary about the former Congresswoman, next Sunday, November 20.
The film from Oscar nominees Julie Cohen and Betsy West, documents Giffords’ arduous rehabilitation from a near-fatal shooting in January 2011, a tragic event that stopped her ascent as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
Directors Betsy West (L) and Julie Cohen
“Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West reveal incredible new, personal perspectives on the assassination attempt and recovery of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, following a devastating mass shooting event that...
- 11/14/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington, Oct 18 (Ians) A US Congressional panel released a new report detailing efforts by the Trump administration to politicise federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis accused the White House under former US President Donald Trump of undermining “public health to benefit the former president’s political goals”.
Trump and his top aides repeatedly attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) scientists, compromised the agency’s public health guidance, and suppressed scientific reports in an effort to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus, Congressman James Clyburn, Chair of the panel, said in a statement.
“This prioritisation of politics, contempt for science, and refusal to follow the advice of public health experts harmed the nation’s ability to respond effectively to the coronavirus crisis and put Americans at risk,” Clyburn alleged.
The investigation uncovered that Trump’s appointees sought to influence...
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis accused the White House under former US President Donald Trump of undermining “public health to benefit the former president’s political goals”.
Trump and his top aides repeatedly attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) scientists, compromised the agency’s public health guidance, and suppressed scientific reports in an effort to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus, Congressman James Clyburn, Chair of the panel, said in a statement.
“This prioritisation of politics, contempt for science, and refusal to follow the advice of public health experts harmed the nation’s ability to respond effectively to the coronavirus crisis and put Americans at risk,” Clyburn alleged.
The investigation uncovered that Trump’s appointees sought to influence...
- 10/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
John Lewis, the civil rights leader and long-time congressman who died in 2020, left a legacy in the creation of a foundation to carry on his push for young people to stay civically engaged — what he called “good trouble.”
In Washington, D.C. this week, Alfre Woodard and Common were among the figures who helped officially launch the effort, at a gala in the Schuyler ballroom at the Hamilton Hotel. It included a performance by Common, as well as a preview of a series of conversations called the Good Trouble talk. This one featured Common and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-ga) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-ga) also spoke.
The event raised money for the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation, named for Lewis and his wife, who died in 2012. The organization got its tax exempt status in 2019, but after his illness and then the Covid pandemic,...
In Washington, D.C. this week, Alfre Woodard and Common were among the figures who helped officially launch the effort, at a gala in the Schuyler ballroom at the Hamilton Hotel. It included a performance by Common, as well as a preview of a series of conversations called the Good Trouble talk. This one featured Common and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-ga) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-ga) also spoke.
The event raised money for the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation, named for Lewis and his wife, who died in 2012. The organization got its tax exempt status in 2019, but after his illness and then the Covid pandemic,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the filmmaking team behind “Rbg” and “Julia,” have found their next project.
The duo will partner on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” a look at the former congresswoman’s courage and perseverance in the aftermath of a 2021 assassination attempt the left her partially paralyzed and with the language impairment, aphasia. In total, 13 people were wounded and six were killed in the attack, including a 9-year-old girl.
The directors have been granted access to home movies that were taken at the hospital. It will also include current-day cinema verité footage documenting Gifford’s painstaking recovery from a gunshot to her head and emergence as one of America’s most passionate and powerful advocates for gun violence prevention.
The filmmakers tell a more personal story, as Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly gives up his job as a NASA astronaut to support his wife’s recovery, before launching...
The duo will partner on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” a look at the former congresswoman’s courage and perseverance in the aftermath of a 2021 assassination attempt the left her partially paralyzed and with the language impairment, aphasia. In total, 13 people were wounded and six were killed in the attack, including a 9-year-old girl.
The directors have been granted access to home movies that were taken at the hospital. It will also include current-day cinema verité footage documenting Gifford’s painstaking recovery from a gunshot to her head and emergence as one of America’s most passionate and powerful advocates for gun violence prevention.
The filmmakers tell a more personal story, as Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly gives up his job as a NASA astronaut to support his wife’s recovery, before launching...
- 1/26/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
CNN Films and Time Studios have announced a new documentary film about Gabrielle Giffords called “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” that will trace the former Arizona Congresswoman’s political career following an assassination attempt on her life.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen, known for the films “Rbg,” “Julia” and “My Name is Pauli Murray,” are directing the film that includes home movie footage of the 2011 shooting that left her partially paralyzed as well as tracking her U.S. Senate run for the state of Arizona in 2020.
Production on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” is near completion, but no release date was set.
On Jan. 8, 2011, U.S. Rep. Giffords was the target of an assassination attempt by a lone gunman while she was engaged in a constituency outreach event in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords was shot in the head, and 13 people were wounded and six were killed, including a 9-year-old girl.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen, known for the films “Rbg,” “Julia” and “My Name is Pauli Murray,” are directing the film that includes home movie footage of the 2011 shooting that left her partially paralyzed as well as tracking her U.S. Senate run for the state of Arizona in 2020.
Production on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” is near completion, but no release date was set.
On Jan. 8, 2011, U.S. Rep. Giffords was the target of an assassination attempt by a lone gunman while she was engaged in a constituency outreach event in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords was shot in the head, and 13 people were wounded and six were killed, including a 9-year-old girl.
- 1/26/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Documents and interview transcripts released by a congressional committee shine additional light on how the Trump administration interfered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, undermining the agency’s efforts to communicate the seriousness of the pandemic to the American people as the virus began to spread throughout the country.
Emails and transcripts of interviews with former senior CDC officials released by the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis reveal just how far administration officials went to tamp down the CDC’s public health communication efforts in the...
Emails and transcripts of interviews with former senior CDC officials released by the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis reveal just how far administration officials went to tamp down the CDC’s public health communication efforts in the...
- 11/13/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Julian Castro has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a political analyst.
Castro is the former secretary of Housing and Urban Development who ran for president in the 2020 cycle. Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski announced his new role in an appearance on the show on Monday, as Castro joined to talk about voting rights and the debate over amending the filibuster. Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc) has called on President Joe Biden to support changes to the Senate rule.
“The problem is that we really haven’t seen any activity. We haven’t seen any push from the Oval Office on this issue, and you can see that, you know, that the impatience is growing among Democrats,” Castro said on Morning Joe.
Castro served as Hud secretary from 2014 to 2017, after serving as mayor of San Antonio. He launched his presidential campaign in January, 2019, one of the first candidates to get in the race,...
Castro is the former secretary of Housing and Urban Development who ran for president in the 2020 cycle. Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski announced his new role in an appearance on the show on Monday, as Castro joined to talk about voting rights and the debate over amending the filibuster. Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc) has called on President Joe Biden to support changes to the Senate rule.
“The problem is that we really haven’t seen any activity. We haven’t seen any push from the Oval Office on this issue, and you can see that, you know, that the impatience is growing among Democrats,” Castro said on Morning Joe.
Castro served as Hud secretary from 2014 to 2017, after serving as mayor of San Antonio. He launched his presidential campaign in January, 2019, one of the first candidates to get in the race,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s inauguration concerts continue tonight with one tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, featuring a lineup that includes Yo-Yo Ma, Andra Day and Bebe Winans.
The event, scheduled to start at 8 Pm Et, will include a video from songwriter Diane Warren and Chesca’s performance of “El Cambio” (The Change), which Warren wrote and originally debuted during the Biden campaign and became an anthem. Adam Rifkin directed the video and Leah Sydney produced it.
Also on the bill for the concert, called United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service, are Aloe Blacc, Rep. Sharice Davids, Rosario Dawson, Bernie King, Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean Patrick Thomas and Lynn Whitfield.
On Sunday, the Biden inaugural committee held a virtual concert that featured Cher and Barbra Streisand, among others, with most of the performers stressing unity amid political divisions. Warren...
The event, scheduled to start at 8 Pm Et, will include a video from songwriter Diane Warren and Chesca’s performance of “El Cambio” (The Change), which Warren wrote and originally debuted during the Biden campaign and became an anthem. Adam Rifkin directed the video and Leah Sydney produced it.
Also on the bill for the concert, called United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service, are Aloe Blacc, Rep. Sharice Davids, Rosario Dawson, Bernie King, Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean Patrick Thomas and Lynn Whitfield.
On Sunday, the Biden inaugural committee held a virtual concert that featured Cher and Barbra Streisand, among others, with most of the performers stressing unity amid political divisions. Warren...
- 1/18/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Federal Communications Commission will soon shift to Democratic control, and speculation has already begun about who will assume the chairmanship under the Biden administration.
Jessica Rosenworcel, the senior Democrat on the commission, is widely considered to be one of the leading candidates to succeed Ajit Pai in the powerful regulatory post. She has been vetted twice and would likely have a smooth path to confirmation, which would be a key consideration assuming the Senate remains in Republican hands.
“I think Jessica Rosenworcel probably has the best chance of becoming chair,” said John Orlando, former head of global government affairs at CBS. “The ease of her getting confirmed is far easier than anybody else.”
She also has the backing of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. He issued a statement to Variety praising Rosenworcel’s work on net neutrality and on expanding broadband access to low-income students since she joined the commission...
Jessica Rosenworcel, the senior Democrat on the commission, is widely considered to be one of the leading candidates to succeed Ajit Pai in the powerful regulatory post. She has been vetted twice and would likely have a smooth path to confirmation, which would be a key consideration assuming the Senate remains in Republican hands.
“I think Jessica Rosenworcel probably has the best chance of becoming chair,” said John Orlando, former head of global government affairs at CBS. “The ease of her getting confirmed is far easier than anybody else.”
She also has the backing of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. He issued a statement to Variety praising Rosenworcel’s work on net neutrality and on expanding broadband access to low-income students since she joined the commission...
- 11/27/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
With the White House set to shift parties in January, powerful regulatory agencies the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission face sweeping issues with big implications for tech and entertainment, from antitrust and privacy to net neutrality, legal immunity for Internet platforms and media-cross ownership.
“They are piling up. Many issues that we were working on a decade ago are still around — the digital divide, net neutrality, copyright — and now we have others, like looking at big tech antitrust and Section 230. We need to see policymakers step up and take action,” said Christopher Lewis, president and CEO of policy nonprofit Public Knowledge, which promotes free expression and an open Internet.
Curating Internet content, or not, is by far the noisiest issue and the most political. The right and left both have concerns about how social media platforms operate, but diametrically opposed goals: the left wants more aggressive policing,...
“They are piling up. Many issues that we were working on a decade ago are still around — the digital divide, net neutrality, copyright — and now we have others, like looking at big tech antitrust and Section 230. We need to see policymakers step up and take action,” said Christopher Lewis, president and CEO of policy nonprofit Public Knowledge, which promotes free expression and an open Internet.
Curating Internet content, or not, is by far the noisiest issue and the most political. The right and left both have concerns about how social media platforms operate, but diametrically opposed goals: the left wants more aggressive policing,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus has early access to the Covid-19 vaccine.
At least, that’s how it would be if Michael Caputo, one of Trump’s Hhs assistant secretaries, had his way. In perhaps one of the strangest plans to come out of this White House, Caputo proposed a $250 million campaign that would give Santa Claus performers access to the coronavirus vaccine before the general public. In exchange, the performers would agree to promote the...
At least, that’s how it would be if Michael Caputo, one of Trump’s Hhs assistant secretaries, had his way. In perhaps one of the strangest plans to come out of this White House, Caputo proposed a $250 million campaign that would give Santa Claus performers access to the coronavirus vaccine before the general public. In exchange, the performers would agree to promote the...
- 10/25/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87, prompting an outpouring of tributes and condolences from America’s political grandees. The death of a liberal lion on the court in the stretch run of the 2020 election also sparked immediate speculation about whether President Trump will be able to replace her with a conservative jurist before inauguration day.
The Democrats’ 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton promptly saluted Rbg as a pathbreaker:
Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her.
The Democrats’ 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton promptly saluted Rbg as a pathbreaker:
Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her.
- 9/19/2020
- by Peter Wade and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Attorney General William Barr compared virus stay-at-home orders, a safety measure meant to save American lives, to the scourge of American slavery.
Barr made the lopsided remarks by first asserting a factless claim that suggested a “national lockdown” had been in place at one time during the pandemic. Although there were individual states that did implement stay-at-home orders, in one form or another, those decisions were made by governors — some of whom were Republicans.
“You know, putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders, is like house arrest. It’s — other than slavery,...
Barr made the lopsided remarks by first asserting a factless claim that suggested a “national lockdown” had been in place at one time during the pandemic. Although there were individual states that did implement stay-at-home orders, in one form or another, those decisions were made by governors — some of whom were Republicans.
“You know, putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders, is like house arrest. It’s — other than slavery,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Update (9/3): Kanye West will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in Virginia, NBC 12 in Richmond reports. A Richmond Circuit Court Judge ruled that 11 of the 13 electors who pledged their support for West were “obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means, or are otherwise invalid because of notarial violations and misconduct.”
Here’s the judge’s opinion kicking Kanye off the ballot. It says 11 of 13 of Kanye’s electors were obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means. pic.twitter.com/LAV96MZ6Bq
— Ben...
Here’s the judge’s opinion kicking Kanye off the ballot. It says 11 of 13 of Kanye’s electors were obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means. pic.twitter.com/LAV96MZ6Bq
— Ben...
- 9/3/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The only things missing from the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday were Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones and Barack Obama – and the former Potus is coming later this week.
Other than an audio glitch at the beginning of kingmaker Rep James Clyburn’s stint in front of the camera from his home state of South Carolina, the first of four nights of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ official bid for the White House was just over two-hours of fast paced television that may just seal the deal.
Cutting to the chase, this wasn’t your grandmother’s Democratic Convention or even a redux of the mistaken confidence of 2016. Hosted with a strong hand by Eva Longoria and full of punchy short segments and speeches from the biggest names in the party and the world of entertainment and sports, the beginning of the Bidenathon was a polished political...
Other than an audio glitch at the beginning of kingmaker Rep James Clyburn’s stint in front of the camera from his home state of South Carolina, the first of four nights of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ official bid for the White House was just over two-hours of fast paced television that may just seal the deal.
Cutting to the chase, this wasn’t your grandmother’s Democratic Convention or even a redux of the mistaken confidence of 2016. Hosted with a strong hand by Eva Longoria and full of punchy short segments and speeches from the biggest names in the party and the world of entertainment and sports, the beginning of the Bidenathon was a polished political...
- 8/18/2020
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
All eyes will be on Michelle Obama as she closes out Night 1 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The former First Lady gave one of 2016’s most memorable DNC speeches, which included her now-famous motto, “When they go low, we go high.” On Monday, she’ll speak out in support of former Vice President Joe Biden, who served alongside her husband, President Barack Obama, for eight years.
More from TVLineDNC Night 2: Aoc, Bill Clinton and Dr. Jill Biden Among SpeakersJoe Biden and Kamala Harris Hold First Press Conference as Running Mates2020 Democratic National Convention: Watch Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden,...
The former First Lady gave one of 2016’s most memorable DNC speeches, which included her now-famous motto, “When they go low, we go high.” On Monday, she’ll speak out in support of former Vice President Joe Biden, who served alongside her husband, President Barack Obama, for eight years.
More from TVLineDNC Night 2: Aoc, Bill Clinton and Dr. Jill Biden Among SpeakersJoe Biden and Kamala Harris Hold First Press Conference as Running Mates2020 Democratic National Convention: Watch Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden,...
- 8/17/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will each make appearances on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, which will be a bit of a feat of staging such a large scale event in a time of Covid-19.
The program lineup will feature a mix of live and taped segments and, in addition to political figures and “real-life” testimonials, will include celebrities such as Eva Longoria and performances by Leon Bridges, Maggie Rogers and Billy Porter and Stephen Stills.
Other speakers on Monday will include Bernie Sanders, but more notable are Republicans who will get a prime-time speaking slot: John Kasich, former governor of Ohio; Susan Molinari, former congresswoman from New York; Christine Whitman, former governor of New Jersey; and Meg Whitman, former CEO of Hewlett Packard and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate. The theme of the night is “We the People.”
Whitman is of course now the CEO of Quibi, the...
The program lineup will feature a mix of live and taped segments and, in addition to political figures and “real-life” testimonials, will include celebrities such as Eva Longoria and performances by Leon Bridges, Maggie Rogers and Billy Porter and Stephen Stills.
Other speakers on Monday will include Bernie Sanders, but more notable are Republicans who will get a prime-time speaking slot: John Kasich, former governor of Ohio; Susan Molinari, former congresswoman from New York; Christine Whitman, former governor of New Jersey; and Meg Whitman, former CEO of Hewlett Packard and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate. The theme of the night is “We the People.”
Whitman is of course now the CEO of Quibi, the...
- 8/17/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
When the Rev. Dr. William Barber II saw that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was the first to eulogize the late John Lewis as he lay in state inside the Capitol rotunda on July 27th, the civil rights leader thought of Jesus admonishing the Pharisees. “We love the tombs of the prophets,” said Barber, paraphrasing Jesus in the New Testament. “We don’t need to be talking about how hard and how great it was that John Lewis stood so firm against injustice. What we need to be doing is repenting and saying,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-sc) did not shy away from previous comments he’d made while comparing President Trump to some of the most brutal totalitarian rulers the world has ever seen.
During an appearance on CNN Sunday morning, host Dana Bash asked the congressman about a Friday interview with PBS where Clyburn drew a parallel between Trump and Hitler when speaking about how the president might handle defeat come November.
Bash asked: “Do you really think Donald Trump is comparable to Adolf Hitler?”
Clyburn responded: “I feel very...
During an appearance on CNN Sunday morning, host Dana Bash asked the congressman about a Friday interview with PBS where Clyburn drew a parallel between Trump and Hitler when speaking about how the president might handle defeat come November.
Bash asked: “Do you really think Donald Trump is comparable to Adolf Hitler?”
Clyburn responded: “I feel very...
- 8/2/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The March 15 episode of documentary-news series “Axios” on HBO featured an interview with congressman James Clyburn that was notable not just for its newsiness — the South Carolina Democrat likened Republicans’ relationship with President Trump to that of Germans with Adolf Hitler — but also for its intimacy. Clyburn and Axios CEO Jim VandeHei demonstrated a rapport as they sat on the same side of a conference table in the news organization’s office, facing one another, discussing the Democratic primary and political landscape. When the interview ended, they shook hands.
It was a stark contrast to the lead interview on “Axios” a week later. Sunday night’s episode kicked off with reporter Jonathan Swan interviewing China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai about the novel coronavirus. The occasionally combative exchange took place via Zoom, the videoconference software that has become a sudden staple of many U.S. businesses that...
It was a stark contrast to the lead interview on “Axios” a week later. Sunday night’s episode kicked off with reporter Jonathan Swan interviewing China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai about the novel coronavirus. The occasionally combative exchange took place via Zoom, the videoconference software that has become a sudden staple of many U.S. businesses that...
- 3/23/2020
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Biden has won the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, marking the former Vice President’s first-ever state primary win despite two previous runs for the White House.
CNN reported that Biden commanded an easy win with about 49% of the vote. Current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) came in a distant second with about 20% of the vote. Tom Steyer, the California businessman who has spent millions of his own money on TV ads, placed third with about 11%. He is expected to drop out of the race soon, CNN reported.
Biden was the favorite going in to the Palmetto state’s contest, and he lived up to his reputation as a respected figure among African American voters. The former Vice President to Barack Obama was under pressure to deliver a decisive win in South Carolina to kickstart his flagging campaign effort.
Biden in his address to supporters after taking a commanding...
CNN reported that Biden commanded an easy win with about 49% of the vote. Current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) came in a distant second with about 20% of the vote. Tom Steyer, the California businessman who has spent millions of his own money on TV ads, placed third with about 11%. He is expected to drop out of the race soon, CNN reported.
Biden was the favorite going in to the Palmetto state’s contest, and he lived up to his reputation as a respected figure among African American voters. The former Vice President to Barack Obama was under pressure to deliver a decisive win in South Carolina to kickstart his flagging campaign effort.
Biden in his address to supporters after taking a commanding...
- 3/1/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Republican Sen. John Kennedy from Louisiana decided to bring his folksy straight shooter act to CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday morning and shared his thoughts on a serious issue like impeaching the president of the United States in a childish, snarky way that seems more conducive to Fox News’s morning show Fox and Friends than what most consider a real news program. But here we are.
Host Margaret Brennan asked the senator if he thinks special counsel Robert Mueller should testify in front of Congress. After answering that question,...
Host Margaret Brennan asked the senator if he thinks special counsel Robert Mueller should testify in front of Congress. After answering that question,...
- 6/2/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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