NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies at 41; an Ebola scare causes travel chaos.
ESPN reporter Marty Smith was visibly emotional while discussing Kyle Busch's legacy in NASCAR after the two-time Cup Series champion died at 41 on Thursday.
President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday to ignore public musings about fiscal policy — even from the commander in chief himself — and operate “independently.” “Honestly, I really mean this. This is not said in any other way. I want Kevin to be totally independent,” he told the East Room […]
Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert has ended his 11-year run as host of The Late Show on CBS. His program’s cancellation removes one of President Trump’s most vocal critics from the airwaves and comes after the comedian criticized his own employer for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump. The settlement came as CBS parent company Paramount was seeking the Trump administration’s approval for a merger with Skydance, which the Trump administration approved just one week after CBS announced Colbert’s ouster. Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr has openly gloated about the administration’s attacks on critics in the media and the defunding of outlets like PBS and NPR, which no longer receive federal money. Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance is seeking another megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which would further concentrate media control in the hands of the billionaire Ellison family that has a long history of supporting Trump. “We see this over and over again, where the Trump administration is weaponizing its power over mergers to try to get what it wants in the media space,” says David Sirota, editor-in-chief of The Lever and host of the Master Plan podcast.
CBS owner Paramount Skydance is now seeking another megamerger that would put more media under Ellison family control.
Senate breaks for recess, delaying vote on ICE funding, DNC releases 'autopsy' of 2024 presidential election, a look at Trump's political -- and personal -- interest in Cuba.
CBS News head Bari Weiss suffered an embarrassing public blow on Sunday when Anderson Cooper, one of the most recognized news anchors in the world, was allowed to deliver thinly veiled criticism of her leadership — catching her completely off guard.According to media watchdog Status, the already embattled Weiss was not given advance notice of Cooper's remarks and was effectively "blindsided" by the criticism. The exit interview, published as part of "60 Minutes" "Overtime" series, saw Cooper reflect on his nearly two decades as a correspondent while taking subtle but pointed shots at the CBS News boss.In the interview, Cooper stressed that "independence" is "crucial" to the show and that trust with viewers is "critical." Most pointedly, he emphasized that overseeing the program "requires an appreciation of the history and the sacrifices and the hard work of the people here.""I hope '60 Minutes' remains '60 Minutes,'" Cooper said, clearly aware that Weiss plans to overhaul the program now that the current season has ended. "There's very few things that have been around for as long as '60 Minutes' has and maintained the quality that it has."The remarks were particularly striking because they were delivered by Cooper — arguably one of the most respected voices in broadcast journalism — and published directly on the CBS News platform that Weiss oversees. According to Oliver Darcy of Status, behind the scenes, Weiss was reportedly "furious" over the public airing of Cooper's criticism which created headlines, according to people familiar with the matter. Her anger was compounded by the fact that Cooper used the CBS News platform itself to deliver the rebuke.Darcy pointed out it must have felt particularly humiliating to Weiss, who had personally made overtures to Cooper with the aim of expanding his presence at the network — only to have Cooper decline and then use that same platform to criticize her leadership.Executive producer Tanya Simon, who oversees "60 Minutes," has attempted to balance placating Weiss while maintaining the integrity of the newsmagazine. However, Weiss's displeasure over Cooper's remarks ultimately reached Simon, according to sources. A CBS News spokesperson declined to comment to Status on the matter.
A bizarre brag by President Donald Trump suggested he has lost track of what month it is.The 79-year-old posted a three-month-old New York Post front page to Truth Social early Friday, captioning it with the barely coherent "Have it!!! Great. President DJT." But the cover he shared, headlined "Trump wins gold," praised him for his "'winning' economic message in State of the Union" — a speech that took place back in February.That State of the Union ran a record-breaking 107 minutes, during which Trump declared the economy was "roaring like never before," blamed Democrats for the affordability crisis, and boasted that he had made America the "hottest" nation on Earth.A lot has changed since then.Trump is now staring down a midterm catastrophe, with a New York Times/Siena poll putting his approval rating at just 37 percent — down from 41 percent in January. Pollster Nate Silver's compiled average painted an even bleaker picture, putting his disapproval at 58.6 percent, surpassing his own first-term worst of 57.9 percent and Joe Biden's worst of 58.3 percent. It is the worst presidential polling average since George W. Bush left office.A Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday found just one in three Americans — 33 percent — approve of his handling of the economy, down five points from 38 percent in mid-April. It marks the lowest economic approval rating of either of his terms.The State of the Union also came just three days before Trump launched a war with Iran, a conflict that has since claimed 13 American lives and triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil flows in peacetime. The closure has sparked a global energy crisis and pushed gas prices toward $5 a gallon, deepening the affordability crunch Trump once promised to fix.A Daily Beast analysis of Trump's posting habits found that in April alone, he posted on 80 percent of nights — leaving just five nights in which he could theoretically have gotten a full night's sleep. He has also repeatedly appeared to doze off during Oval Office appointments.
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