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    CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler

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    Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim BrotherhoodCBS’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall on Saturday.On Sunday, Crawford, who initially joined CBS in 2009, wrote on X: “Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards. I apologize.” Continue reading… More

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      Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s new press secretary: ‘attorney in the way George Santos was volleyball champion’

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      Late-night host discussed Trump’s falling poll numbers and concerns over his new press secretary, Katie ZachariaTrump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with mediaWith other hosts still on holiday, Jimmy Kimmel checked in on Donald Trump’s record-low poll numbers and beleaguered new press secretary, Katie Zacharia. Continue reading… More

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      Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media

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      Katie Zacharia tells Guardian her first, widely panned, press briefing followed whirlwind sprint to appoint her to key roleDonald Trump’s new White House press secretary says it is “unknown” how much she will engage with the press or hold briefings with reporters, as she faces mounting questions over her legal credentials.In a brief interview with the Guardian on Thursday, Katie Zacharia detailed the whirlwind sprint to replace her predecessor Karoline Leavitt as the US president’s chief spokesperson. Continue reading… More

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      Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico

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      District court judge Timothy Kelly was ruling after the Trump administration blocked access to the three outlets in SeptemberA federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to continue allowing journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to access the building as the media coalition’s lawsuit against the Trump administration plays out.Timothy Kelly, a district court judge, had on 24 September granted a 14-day reprieve for the news organizations, which six days earlier had been banned by the president in an extraordinary move from entering the White House grounds “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS”. Continue reading… More

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      Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads

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      Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayersSign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midtermsThe Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court on Wednesday, asking a judge in Washington DC to stop the president from using taxpayer funds to air a series of ads promoting himself, arguing that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda.The ads promoting Donald Trump, including one recycled from his 2024 presidential campaign, have cost taxpayers more than $12m so far, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact. Continue reading… More

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      Disney accuses Trump officials of ‘blatant violations’ of constitution amid FCC battle

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      Lawyers tell judge ABC being unfairly targeted as US regulator seeks review of network’s local TV station licensesLawyers for Disney accused the Trump administration of “blatant violations of the US constitution” and censorship on Tuesday in the first court hearing over the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of the media giant’s eight local television station licenses.District judge Loren AliKhan seemed unswayed by government arguments that the order to force Disney’s ABC to apply years early to renew local television station licenses was tied to an investigation into parent company Disney’s hiring practices. Continue reading… More

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      White House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirt

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      Beni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House saysThe White House has defended a newly hired press aide who posed for a holiday photograph in 2021 wearing a “Fuck Joe Biden” T-shirt and holding a rifle.Beni Rae Harmony, the new assistant White House press secretary, revealed on Friday that she was going to work for Donald Trump just days after covering him as a correspondent for Real America’s Voice, a partisan rightwing outlet originally created as a video podcast platform for the president’s former adviser Steve Bannon. Continue reading… More

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      MS Now connects ‘blue dots’ at Texas fan event: ‘I always feel hope when I watch them’

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      Network at receiving end of White House press ban recently chose red state to host fan event as part of broader outreachIn 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance carried Tarrant county, Texas, by 42,125 votes. So why, on the afternoon of 26 September, was the arena at the University of Texas-Arlington filled with nearly 5,000 super fans cheering for liberal media darlings Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell like they were rock stars?After two years of hosting the network’s annual fan event in dark blue New York City, MS Now (formerly MSNBC) got wind that something was happening in Texas. The state, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to the US Senate in 37 years, might do so next month, when 37-year-old James Talarico, Texas state representative, goes up against the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, a well-known but controversial figure who ousted incumbent John Cornyn in the party’s primary with Donald Trump’s backing. Continue reading… More