The Federal Communications Commission issued an order Tuesday directing Disney’s eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule
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White House ramps up pressure on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over first lady remark
The White House on Tuesday intensified pressure on ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a comment he made about first lady Melania Trump last week.
Tech stocks slide following report on OpenAI missing key targets
Tech stocks slid Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal published a report warning that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI was falling short of revenue and user targets, fueling concerns about whether the tech industry’s multitrillion-dollar investment in AI will eventually pay off
United Arab Emirates quits OPEC as Iran war raises Gulf tensions
U.S. crude oil surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since April 10 after Iran talks stumbled and the United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC.
U.S. appears cool on Iran proposal to end war and reopen Hormuz without a nuclear deal
The United States showed little immediate enthusiasm for a new Iranian proposal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without resolving the impasse over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
Trump officials point finger at Democrats and the media for political violence in wake of correspondents’ dinner shooting
The president struck a conciliatory tone Saturday night, but administration officials later accused journalists and Democrats of fueling divisive rhetoric.
Trump and first lady rip Jimmy Kimmel, call on ABC to ‘take a stand’
First lady Melania Trump sharply criticized Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, blasting the ABC late-night host’s “hateful and violent rhetoric.”
Trump uses the Correspondents’ dinner shooting to renew his White House ballroom push
Trump and his allies said the Correspondents’ dinner shooting shows the necessity of his ballroom, even though it’s far from certain that the annual dinner would be held there.
Kamala Harris expected to blame Democrats and Republicans for failed economic policy at state party dinner
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to call for the “revival of the American dream” and blame Democrats as well as Republicans for failed economic policies in a speech Saturday night, according to excerpts shared with NBC News.“Democrats never bought into trickle-down [economics].
Trump to attend first White House Correspondents’ dinner as president
President Donald Trump is set to attend White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief, surrounded by the journalists he routinely berates and threatens