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2nd UPDATE, 8:43 AM PT: Less than 24 hours ago there were no scheduled debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Now President Biden says there are two. In the last hour, we had the self-described “breaking news” announcement by CNN boss Mark Thompson at the Warner Bros Discovery upfront of one…

UPDATED, 9:20 AM: Two debates between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump were announced this morning less than an hour apart. The first is slated for June 27 on CNN, and the second will be hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10. Both debates will take place before the already-scheduled general…

EXCLUSIVE: CNN is picking up a second season of United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper, with plans for another series run in 2025. The CNN Original Series, which aired on Sunday night, spotlighted figures like former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey…

UPDATED: Donald Trump's attorney in the former president's hush money trial went straight at the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen, kicking off a profanity-laced cross examination. To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they'd never met "you went on…

Sam Feist, the longtime Washington, D.C. bureau chief of CNN, will become the next CEO of C-SPAN. Feist will succeed Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, who have been in the role as co-CEOs since 2012. Founding CEO Brian Lamb remains on the board of directors. Feist has served as Washington bureau…

UPDATED: House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest figure to lend his support to Donald Trump and his claim that the New York hush money trial is a “sham.” Johnson was in the background as Trump made his regular morning statement to the press in the hallway just outside the courtroom, and the speaker…

The CEO of WABC in New York said that Rudy Giuliani was removed from the station after being repeatedly warned about not discussing unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. In a lengthy statement on what happened, John Catsimatidis, the owner of the station and a Republican…

UPDATE: Donald Trump approved a plan to repay hush money for Stormy Daniels to his lawyer Michael Cohen in a meeting at Trump Tower days before his inauguration as president, Cohen told jurors today. As part of the package, Trump raised Cohen's holiday bonus after Cohen complained bitterly that he'd…

Julia Roberts also will be joining George Clooney for a Los Angeles fundraiser next month for Joe Biden’s campaign, headlined by the president and his predecessor, Barack Obama. Clooney and Roberts will be part of a contest — run across social media and via digital ads — to try to boost small-dollar…

In speaking today at the annual Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris had some words of advice for those in the crowd: Don’t be timid. Harris, the first female and first Black and Asian-American elected vice president…

Duke University's commencement ceremony on Sunday saw dozens walk out in protest of guest speaker Jerry Seinfeld, who has been a big supporter of Israel during the conflict in Gaza. A group of students left their seats when Seinfeld began, with at least one carrying a Palestinian flag. The…

Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their moms, in honor of Mother’s Day. “As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson. “So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann…