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Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Read full article: Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riotA St. Louis Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol while dressed up in the outfit that he was known for wearing as he jogged around outside the baseball team’s stadium.
From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both
Read full article: From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for bothIn the eyes of much of the media, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing with his acceptance speech at the Republican national convention.
A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying
Read full article: A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spyingA court in the Russian capital has ruled to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies.
Some of what Putin told Tucker Carlson missed the bigger picture. This fills in the gaps
Read full article: Some of what Putin told Tucker Carlson missed the bigger picture. This fills in the gapsRussian President Vladimir Putin sat down in the Kremlin for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?
Read full article: Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?There's little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015.
Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter
Read full article: Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporterRussian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to push his narrative on the war in Ukraine, urge Washington to recognize Moscow’s interests and press Kyiv to sit down for talks.
Departure of Murdoch as Fox leader comes as conservative media landscape is increasingly fractured
Read full article: Departure of Murdoch as Fox leader comes as conservative media landscape is increasingly fracturedThe departure of Rupert Murdoch as the leader of Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings after decades at the helm is unlikely to have as much of an impact on conservative media overall as it would have a decade ago.
Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump's absence
Read full article: Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump's absenceFox News reached an estimated 12.8 million viewers on two television channels and its streaming network for the first GOP presidential primary debate of the 2024 season, even though former President Donald Trump skipped it.
Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate
Read full article: Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debateDonald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on Wednesday and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacking his rivals and praising the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News
Read full article: In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox NewsThe next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near future.
Trump's decision to back out of debate tests Fox News' ability to pivot again
Read full article: Trump's decision to back out of debate tests Fox News' ability to pivot againFormer President Donald Trump's decision to back out of Fox News Channel's first GOP primary debate this week likely costs the network a chance at a very large audience for the end of summer.
St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint and Trump hat
Read full article: St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint and Trump hatA St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers.
A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News
Read full article: A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox NewsA former Donald Trump supporter who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
Fox News reaches $12M settlement with former Tucker Carlson producer who testified in Dominion case
Read full article: Fox News reaches $12M settlement with former Tucker Carlson producer who testified in Dominion caseA lawyer for a former Fox News producer who says the network coerced her into giving false testimony in Dominion Inc.'s defamation lawsuit says her former employer is paying her $12 million to settle her legal claims.
Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled year
Read full article: Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled yearThe two leading GOP presidential contenders had very different interview experiences with Fox News this past week.
Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting Fox News' political combat show 'The Five'
Read full article: Television veteran Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting Fox News' political combat show 'The Five'Veteran television personality Geraldo Rivera says he's quitting as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News Channel's political combat show “The Five.”.
Fox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a 'wannabe dictator'
Read full article: Fox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a 'wannabe dictator'A longtime producer for Tucker Carlson is out of a job after being deemed responsible for the onscreen message this week that referred to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.”.
Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say
Read full article: Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports sayFox News sent Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host.
Twitter’s launch of DeSantis’ presidential bid underscores platform’s rightward shift under Musk
Read full article: Twitter’s launch of DeSantis’ presidential bid underscores platform’s rightward shift under MuskWhile shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk.
Trump forum a big test for CNN, moderator Kaitlan Collins
Read full article: Trump forum a big test for CNN, moderator Kaitlan CollinsDonald Trump's town hall forum on CNN on Wednesday is the first major TV event of the 2024 presidential campaign, and a big test for the chosen moderator, Kaitlan Collins.
Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents
Read full article: Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documentsFox News is opposing an effort by three news organizations to reveal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying that material would do nothing but ‘gratify private spite or promote public scandal.
Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson
Read full article: Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker CarlsonA published report says a racist text message from Tucker Carlson helped drive the commentator's ouster from Fox News' The New York Times says that in a text uncovered as part of a recent defamation lawsuit, the former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester.
Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messages
Read full article: Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messagesDominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News didn't go to trial, but still revealed plenty of what Fox personalities, including Tucker Carlson, had been saying about false 2020 election claims.
Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
Read full article: Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently notNow that Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News ended in a $787 million settlement, what will be the impact on media outlets that appeal to conservatives.
Elon Musk says he'll create 'TruthGPT' to counter AI 'bias'
Read full article: Elon Musk says he'll create 'TruthGPT' to counter AI 'bias'Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming, without evidence, that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with an alternative.
Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
Read full article: Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theoryThe lawyer for a one-time Trump supporter caught up in a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory is demanding that Fox News and Tucker Carlson apologize for the many “falsehoods” he says they have spread about his client.
FBI: Newspaper editor interfered with police at Capitol riot
Read full article: FBI: Newspaper editor interfered with police at Capitol riotA former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City has been arrested on charges that he interfered with police officers who were trying to protect the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6.
Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
Read full article: Court records show political pressure behind Fox programmingThousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it.
Lawsuit against Fox shows the news behind the Trump news
Read full article: Lawsuit against Fox shows the news behind the Trump newsDominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News is producing plenty of behind-the-scenes news about what the network's personalities and executives thought about Donald Trump.
Fox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foes
Read full article: Fox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foesA $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage of false claims surrounding the 2020 presidential election isn’t the only thing putting pressure on the standard for U.S. libel law.
Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News
Read full article: Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox NewsA court filing in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News lays bare fear at the network that it had alienated viewers and damaged its brand by not lining up with President Donald Trump's false 2020 election claims.
Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims
Read full article: Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claimsTo millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud.
Hunter Biden seeks federal probe of Trump allies over laptop
Read full article: Hunter Biden seeks federal probe of Trump allies over laptopA lawyer for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has asked the Justice Department to investigate close allies of former President Donald Trump and others who accessed and disseminated personal data from a laptop that a computer repair shop owner says was dropped off at his Delaware store in 2019.
Hamlin's collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
Read full article: Hamlin's collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformationMisinformation about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines has flared up once again, this time following the on-field collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during a game Monday.
GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting
Read full article: GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infightingRepublicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats’ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections.
CNBC axes Shepard Smith's nightly newscast after two years
Read full article: CNBC axes Shepard Smith's nightly newscast after two yearsCNBC says it is pulling the plug on Shepard Smith's weeknight general interest news program, saying it wants to focus on the network's core strength of business news.
EXPLAINER: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements
Read full article: EXPLAINER: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirementsA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-19 vaccine, including to the schedule for children.
Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely
Read full article: Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? UnlikelyThe award of nearly $1 billion to parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims to compensate for harmful lies spread by fabulist Alex Jones isn't likely to do much to curb disinformation, experts say.
Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracy
Read full article: Liz Cheney says Arizona GOP candidates threaten democracyWyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state pose a huge risk for democracy because both say they will refuse to certify election results if they don’t like the results.
Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence
Read full article: Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violenceFederal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI's search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home.
Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks — except one
Read full article: Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks — except oneAmerica's top television networks turned prime time over to a gripping account of former President Donald Trump's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — with one prominent exception.
Ratings show Fox News viewers tuning out Jan. 6 hearings
Read full article: Ratings show Fox News viewers tuning out Jan. 6 hearingsFox News Channel is airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings when they occur during daytime hours, and ratings show that a striking number of their viewers are tuning it out.
Feds say Navarro lied about being denied call to lawyer
Read full article: Feds say Navarro lied about being denied call to lawyerThe Justice Department is pushing back on an assertion from former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who had claimed he was denied access to an attorney when he was arrested on contempt charges last week.
Conservative commentator holds Orlando live show featuring Florida governor
Read full article: Conservative commentator holds Orlando live show featuring Florida governorA California-based conservative political commentator is set to host a live show in Orlando Thursday evening, where he’s announced he will interview Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
House passes domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo shooting
Read full article: House passes domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo shootingThe House has passed legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fight
Read full article: In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fightPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have traveled to Buffalo, New York, to show solidarity with the community after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket and left 10 people dead.
1 in 3 fears immigrants influence US elections: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: 1 in 3 fears immigrants influence US elections: AP-NORC pollWith anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year’s critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains.
Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy
Read full article: Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedyComedian Jon Stewart says speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity is ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world.
Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote
Read full article: Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national votePrime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count gives a strong lead for his right-wing party.
Justice Thomas' wife long steeped in conservative politics
Read full article: Justice Thomas' wife long steeped in conservative politicsThrough a decades-long career in conservative politics, Virginia Thomas has repeatedly maintained that her political activity represented no conflict of interest with the work of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Russia's bioweapon conspiracy theory finds support in US
Read full article: Russia's bioweapon conspiracy theory finds support in USA Russian conspiracy theory about U.S.-funded biological research in Ukraine is catching on in the U.S. The White House, Pentagon, independent scientists and leaders in Ukraine all dispute the claims.
SPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstream
Read full article: SPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstreamThe number of white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist groups across the U.S. fell for a third straight year in 2021, even as some groups were reinvigorated by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year.
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
Read full article: For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh dualityAcross two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home.
US conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest
Read full article: US conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protestSeveral conservative media figures in the U.S. have lined up in support of Canadian truckers who are protesting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in their country.
Taylor Greene faces GOP challengers in changing Ga. district
Read full article: Taylor Greene faces GOP challengers in changing Ga. districtCongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene prides herself on outlandish antics, conspiracy theories and unwavering support for Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
Read full article: New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatmentSome conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people.