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Jeff Daniels is getting vocal about what he feels America has lost as a nation since having President Donald Trump back in the White House.

The Emmy-winning actor, who has always been open about his political stance, recently appeared on MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace‘s The Best People podcast, where he blasted not only the controversial president, whom he called a “snake oil salesman,” but also those who voted for him in November.

“We’ve lost decency, we’ve lost civility, we’ve lost respect for the rule of law — lost it,” Daniels said. “We have normalized verbal abuse on the internet. We’ve normalized bullying; much as the woke generation tried to, you know, change that, it’s back. Out the window goes character, integrity.”

The Dumb and Dumber actor continued, “I mean, nobody has great things to say about politicians. They never have. Go back to Mark Twain.

Jeff Daniels has never been shy about expressing his political views and is giving his take on Donald Trump’s America and everything the U.S. has lost as a country.

During an appearance on Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast, the Newsroom actor assessed the repercussions of having Trump in the White House.

“We’ve lost decency, we’ve lost civility, we’ve lost respect for the rule of law — lost it,” he said. “We have normalized verbal abuse on the internet. We’ve normalized bullying; much as the woke generation tried to, you know, change that, it’s back.”

He continued, “I mean, nobody has great things to say about politicians. They never have. Go back to Mark Twain. But ideally, we’re supposed to elect the best of us. Not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but with being a human being.

Jeff Daniels recently appeared on MSNBC’s “The Best People” podcast, hosted by Nicolle Wallace, and expressed his wish for Donald Trump supporters to lose their money for forcing the country to endure a second term of Trump as U.S. president.

“I hope you’re losing tons of money, those of you who thought this would be Ok,” Daniels bluntly told Trump voters. “My question is, what are you guys going to do about it?”

Wallace responded by saying Trump’s tariffs are going to hurt Trump voters and “your neighbors,” to which Daniels agreed and added: “I think, at the end of the day, that’s what’s going to do it. ‘Wait a minute, the grocery bill is what? $180 more? I can’t get that car that we have to have unless I pay another $8,000. What? Who do I blame for that? Who do I see about that?...

Nicolle Wallace‘s latest project is changing from an audio to a visual format. The MSNBC personality launched her new podcast, The Best People, in June, on which she chats with some of the biggest names in entertainment and news about everything from politics to their personal lives. The project, which was initially supposed to wrap up in August, has expanded in the month since its launch, with MSNBC uploading episodes to its YouTube page and even airing during select weekends and holidays on TV. According to MSNBC’s senior vice president of digital, Madeleine Haeringer, Wallace’s The Best People podcast is set to continue past its initial August wrap date, both on podcast streaming platforms and on the small screen. “What is new and different is that what was meant for our audio and YouTube is now being broadcast on cable,” she told Variety in an interview published on Friday,...

If you missed the most recent episode of Nicolle Wallace’s new MSNBC podcast, hang on. It just might turn up on TV.

Wallace raised eyebrows a few weeks ago when she unveiled a new audio project that has her doing one-on-one interviews with luminaries ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Doc Rivers. “The Best People,” as the show is known, was supposed to last for a few weeks, and then Wallace, who already hosts two hours on the MSNBC cable network each weekday, would switch her focus back to her main job.

But something funny happened on the way to her next interview. MSNBC has started running the program on YouTube, and experimenting with putting selected hours on the cable network during weekends and holidays. And, says Madeleine Haeringer, recently named senior vice president of digital at MSNBC, Wallace expects to keep the program going for weeks, after originally...

Sarah Jessica Parker is defending her decision to not often talk about politics on social media by pointing out that other major elections took place before apps like Instagram existed.

While appearing on the Monday episode of Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast, Parker explained that she tries to avoid political conversations on social media and argued that there’s a better way to express her thoughts on important topics.

“I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation. I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even elections sometimes,” Parker said. “I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the election because I think it turns into a distraction from a campaign. It turns into fodder. It’s misunderstood. You have no control over it.

Sarah Jessica Parker thinks politics would be better served offline. The And Just Like That star recently sat down with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s The Best People podcast and opened up about why she tries to avoid social media when it comes to talking about politics and how she decides when to share her take on things.

“I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation. I’m not interested in quick little...

Sarah Jessica Parker does not think she needs to talk politics on social media in order to push a message forward, sharing that nuance is lost in the abbreviated platforms and, after all, “Fdr was elected without” it.

While speaking with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s “The Best People” podcast, the “And Just Like That” star explained her philosophy on being discerning about where and when she shares her political opinions, and why she largely avoids social media. It boiled down to “generations” of elected officials doing just fine getting their word out without it.

“I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation. I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even elections sometimes,” Parker said. “I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to...

For channels like Fox News and MSNBC, the battle for news-hungry viewers has moved beyond the TV screen. The top cable and network news outlets are increasingly fighting for viewers on YouTube, which has established itself as the go-to hub for all-things television in 2025.

Fox News, just as it does versus traditional linear broadcasters, leads the way when it comes to YouTube. As the midway point of 2025 approaches, the network’s YouTube channel so far this year has racked up 2.3 billion views on the Google-owned platform, more than doubling the number of views it had at the same time last year, according to data from Emplifi, a company that tracks social media metrics.

Its 109% jump in YouTube views year-over-year helped Fox News leapfrog over MSNBC — which had led all news channels on YouTube in 2024 — as the top mainstream outlet on the platform so far this year.

While Emplifi did not provide age demographics,...

Updated: The United States has carried out three strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran, joining Israel as it tries to halt Tehran’s ability to obtain an atomic weapon, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social.

The bombing has raised fears that the Iranian regime will retaliate with strikes on U.S. targets.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump wrote. “A full payload of Bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. Now Is The Time For Peace! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump is due to speak at 10 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Pt this evening.

Real Women Have Curves star Justina Machado, along with co-producer Alicia Menendez, recently stopped by MSNBC's Deadline: White House show to discuss the new musical with correspondent Nicolle Wallace. During the interview, Machado talked about the real-world connections to the material, which, despite taking place in 1987, reflects the continuing struggles of immigrants in the United States. "I have different kinds of feelings [about performing the show]," said Machado. "I have a feeling of revolutionary joy that I'm bringing to my people to see themselves up there... And then there's the heaviness of doing it every single night, knowing that this administration is going rogue on everything [and] terrorizing my people. My community is frightened...it's very heavy." Watch a snippet of their conversation below, and find their...

On Tuesday June 10 2025, CBS broadcasts The Late Show With Stephen Colbert!

Nicolle Wallace; Cyndi Lauper Season 10 Episode 128 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promises an exciting mix of politics and music. Titled “Nicolle Wallace; Cyndi Lauper,” this episode features political analyst Nicolle Wallace and the iconic singer Cyndi Lauper. Fans of the show can expect an engaging conversation that blends sharp political insights with lively entertainment.

Nicolle Wallace, known for her work as a political commentator, will likely share her thoughts on the latest developments in the political landscape. Her expertise and straightforward style make her a compelling guest, and viewers can anticipate a deep dive into current events and political trends. Her perspective is sure to spark interesting discussions and provide a fresh take on the issues that matter.

Cyndi Lauper, a beloved figure in the music industry, will bring her vibrant energy to the stage.

On Monday June 2 2025, NBC broadcasts The Kelly Clarkson Show!

Season 6 Episode 162 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” promises to be an exciting mix of music, conversation, and entertainment. Scheduled to air on NBC, this episode features a special segment called “Kellyoke,” where Kelly Clarkson will perform a rendition of “I Lied.” Fans of Kelly’s singing will surely look forward to her unique take on this song, showcasing her powerful voice and emotional delivery.

In addition to the music, the episode will welcome several notable guests. Hoda Kotb, a familiar face in daytime television, will join Kelly for a lively discussion. The two will likely share stories and laughter, making for an engaging segment. Hoda is known for her warm personality, and her presence is sure to add an extra layer of fun to the show.

Ryan Phillippe will also make an appearance, bringing his charm and charisma to the stage.

One of MSNBC’s best-known personalities is getting into the world of podcasts — even if she’s no longer with MSNBC.

Joy Reid was hosting a Monday-through-Friday program in the early evening for the soon-to-be-spun-off -from-NBCUniversal progressive news outlet as recently as February when she was ousted in a revamp of the network ordered by its new chief, Rebecca Kutler. In the waning minutes of her final broadcast of her program, “The Reid Out,” Reid vowed that viewers would not be hearing her last monologue. “We are not going to stop,” she said.

Now she is ready to go. Starting June 9, Redi will stream “The Joy Reid Show” on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons across YouTube and major podcast distributors. The debut episode will feature comedian Amber Ruffin and former South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. The program will be based in Washington, D.C.

Reid...

As the line between a conversational podcast and a TV segment blurs rapidly, MSNBC is stocking up on original audio shows — 18 and counting — as the progressive news brand pivots its business beyond its cable news roots.

The latest bet: The Best People, billed as the first podcast from Nicolle Wallace, the network stalwart who has hosted Deadline: White House since joining MSNBC in 2017 from ABC’s The View and who has held roles in the Bush administration and as an advisor to the late John McCain.

The podcast will be an interview format with notable figures — Jason Bateman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeff Daniels and NBA coach Doc Rivers are among the first round of guests — cutting across the entertainment, sports and political landscape. The series, which launches June 2, is part of the network’s efforts to bring on-air linear TV talent to other platforms.

MSNBC’s primetime hosts like Rachel Maddow,...

All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday’s broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS. But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.

In the show’s “Last Minute” segment, correspondent Scott Pelley told the audience of the venerable newsmagazine that Bill Owens, the program’s executive producer, opted to depart last week as Paramount Global, the parent of CBS News, tries to navigate its way to a merger and after it had placed more scrutiny on “60 Minutes” editorial processes while the show investigated war in the Gaza region and how President Trump’s policies affected Americans.

“Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,” Pelley said. “No one here is happy about it.”

The segment offered a rare instance of “60 Minutes” personnel criticizing the parent company’s management of the newsmagazine,...

MSNBC’s newest on-air guest isn’t known for stirring primetime oratory or deep analytical skills — but could be a big help in keeping those things on the network’s schedule.

A new promo from the soon-to-be-spun-off cable-news outlet features a reading of the First Amendment via voice-overs from Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber, Jen Psaki and Lawrence O’Donnell. A core tenet of the Constitution of the United States, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, as well as the right to petition the government. MSNBC is taking them up at a moment when there is growing concern among certain sectors in the U.S. that an overreaching Trump White House might seek to erode such things in weeks to come.

MSNBC, which for years has run promos that show anchors in key on-screen moments alongside the slogan “This Is Who We Are,” clearly wants freedom of...

Joy Reid devoted her final MSNBC show Monday to offering her viewers guidance on resistance, or how to respond to Donald Trump’s moves to consolidate power in his second term.

Reid opened the show by posing a question at the top of the hour. “When you are in the midst of a crisis, and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist? When fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here.”

Earlier today, MSNBC announced its was canceling The ReidOut as part of a schedule overhaul, and that Reid would be departing the network.

Fellow MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Lawrence O’Donnell joined Reid to offer their take on the resistance, as well as to offer some farewell messages.

“I am bereft that The ReidOut is ending,” Maddow said. “I sort of can’t get beyond that. But that is also part of what I...

Joy Reid’s time at MSNBC may be over, but she’s not done fighting.

In her final broadcast as host of The ReidOut on Monday, the political commentator spent the hour talking with guests like Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace about “how to resist a crisis of democracy” — a pointed topic in light on President Donald Trump’s new administration. In the episode’s final minutes, Reid chose not to make a big personal statement, instead taking the time to pay tribute to the show’s off-camera staff and crew along with her viewers, aka “the Reiders.”

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“When is the last time the country was able to solve any of its problems?” ambitious congresswoman Alexandra Mullen (Lizzy Caplan) screams at her father and former Potus George Mullen (Robert De Niro) in Netflix’s just-launched Zero Day.

It is a fair question for the six-episode political thriller, and for America 2025.

Certainly, in a week that has seen a sitting U.S. president parroting Kremlin bullet points while his manic billionaire buddy takes a blowtorch to the federal government, the political thriller created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael S. Schmidt and starring De Niro, Caplan, Angela Bassett, Joan Allen, Jesse Plemons, Bill Camp, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens, McKinley Belcher III and Matthew Modine, may provide a much needed sugar high of hope — fictional or not. At the same time, ripped right out of the toxic underbelly of modern America as much as the headlines, Zero Day will show it can happen here,...

Rashida Jones is stepping down as president of MSNBC as the network prepares to be spun off from Comcast along with other cable channels.

At a staff meeting Tuesday morning, Jones said that she decided it was the “right time for me” to move on from the network and the company, where she has worked for the past 11 years.

“I’m really excited about what we’ve done. I’m excited about what’s next. I’m excited about what you guys are going to do next,” Jones told staffers, per a source. “I’m excited to watch it from afar, but I’m really excited that this is the right time for me, so, I wanted to share that with you guys directly.”

She said that Mark Lazarus, who is leading the spun off cable assets, asked her to stay on during a transition period.

Rebecca Kutler, Senior VP Content Strategy,...

MSNBC’s star host Rachel Maddow will return to hosting her 9 p.m. show five nights per week later this month in a temporary move connected to the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Maddow, of course, currently only hosts her show on Monday nights, and on evenings with major news events. Alex Wagner hosts the 9 p.m. hour Tuesday through Friday.

The temporary setup will see Maddow one again in the anchor chair every night at 9 starting on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.

Wagner, meanwhile, will be hitting the road for what MSNBC is calling “Trumpland: The First 100 Days,” in which she will travel the country reporting on the impact of Trump’s policies and impact.

Both Maddow and Wagner will return to their normal schedules beginning May 1.

“This is a consequential next chapter in American politics,” MSNBC president Rashida Jones said in a statement. “The moment we’re in requires...

Despite her intention to focus more of her time on films, books, documentaries and podcasts, Rachel Maddow keeps getting tangled in MSNBC’s primetime grid.

Maddow, who scaled back anchoring duties after the spring of 2022, holding forth only on Mondays, will return to five nights a week at that hour as part of a broader move by MSNBC to draw viewership to its coverage of the first 100 days of the Trump administration. Alex Wagner, who anchors 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, will take on a special assignment: traveling the U.S. and overseas in a bid to talk to both newsmakers tied to and people affected by Trump polices during his critical first weeks in office.

“The idea is to give MSNBC viewers a full, 360-degree view of what’s happening in the country in a way that you don’t necessarily get in the studio,” says Wagner, during an interview.

Updated: Comcast’s announcement Wednesday that it will spin off nearly all of its cable networks has left a host of questions as to the path forward, particularly given the intertwined nature of NBC News with MSNBC and, to a lesser extent, CNBC.

“I could be completely wrong. We could all be fired a year from now. You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough said on air this morning, before putting a more hopeful gloss on the pending change.

“What they are doing is what other media firms are doing — you spin off the cable channels which, seven years ago, were making a ton of money. Now they’re trying to figure out how to make them profitable.”

MSNBC and CNBC will be spun off along with other channels such as USA Network and Golf Channel into a separate company led by Mark Lazarus,...

Paul Rudd made a surprise appearance at universities in Pennsylvania to hand out water to students waiting in hours-long lines to vote.

While reporting live from Philadelphia’s Temple University, MSNBC National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff spotted the “Ant-Man” and “I Love You, Man” star and sprinted over to him.

“Hey, Paul, I’m on live with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC!” Soboroff said before asking the actor what brought him out to Pennsylvania voting lines.

“I just wanted to give people water,” Rudd said. “They’re waiting in line for a long time, and it’s a wonderful thing that all these young people are out voting.”

When Soboroff told Rudd that some people have waited up to two hours to vote, Rudd said, “That’s impressive.”

“We’ve been doing lots of stuff today here in Pennsylvania,” Rudd said. “We wanted to come out and tell these students they’re doing really great things.

Election Day is here, and the major news networks are prepared for a long night — and potentially a long week.

With over 50 million people early voting in the 2024 Presidential Election, Tuesday night will offer plenty of results to thumb through even if an ultimate winner isn’t called until later in the week, and most of the news networks will kick off their election night coverage at 6 p.m. Et, with CNN even starting at 12 a.m. Et while NBC News begins at 5 p.m. Et.

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki will return to the Big Board — and will even be livestreamed on Peacock and other social platforms — while Fox News will see Bill Hemmer steering the “Bill”-board.

Most networks have scheduled eight hours of election night programming from 6 p.m. Et to 2 a.m. Et, with a result for the presidential showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump not expected immediately.

Joy Reid got the call while she was waiting in a restaurant at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to get on a plane to Paris. Nicolle Wallace received a summons, she remembers, when “I was in the middle of nowhere with my son and had no makeup.” To respond to similar requests, says Rachel Maddow, “I have made illegal U-turns on the state highway.”

When “The Avengers” are needed, no one can ignore the alert.

Reid, Wallace and Maddow look nothing like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor or any of the other super-powered characters who populate the well-watched Marvel films from Disney. And yet, on MSNBC, where each anchors her own program, they are part of an assemblage that is being convened with greater frequency.

“When there’s a moment,” says Rashida Jones, MSNBC’s president, the network likes to “bring the team together and elevate the seriousness of the news.

Andrea Mitchell, one of the longest-running presences on MSNBC, will give up the reins to her daily noontime show at the NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet following the presidential inauguration in 2025, she informed viewers Tuesday at the end of her program.

The veteran journalist is expected to retain her roles as NBC News’ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, and will take up a broader assignment within NBCU’s news operations, reporting for both NBC News and MSNBC. Mitchell, who is expected to turn 78 on Wednesday, has anchored a weekday program on MSNBC since 2008, and has been with NBC News for 45 years, covering every presidential campaign for the outlet since 1980.

On the Tuesday broadcast of her show, “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” the reporter said that “after sixteen years of being in the anchor chair every day, I want time to do more of what I love the most: more connecting,...

Season 28 of The View is swiftly approaching. As the new season premiere gets closer, two of the talk show’s cast members will be making television history. Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar will both set records for The View as long-time hosts. Here are the details of their careers on the talk show, plus a recap of the show’s previous presenters.

Whoopi Goldberg Makes History On The View

During its time on television, The View has had 24 co-hosts. The talk show first made its TV debut in 1997, with Barbara Walters at the helm.

The late Barbara Walters stayed on the show from its inception until Season 17. Now, Whoopi Goldberg is about to edge her out for the co-host who has sat at the table for the most consecutive seasons.

Whoopi joined the cast of The View in 2007 following Rosie O’Donnell’s initial departure. Since then, she has become a staple on the talk show.

Producers, anchors, correspondents and executives had spent days gaming out their plan should President Joe Biden end his 2024 campaign.

“We were planning for the news to leak out, followed by an address to the nation,” one producer says.

Instead, the president caught the media brunching.

“Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC,” CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer posted on Instagram at around 9:45 a.m. Pt, holding a cocktail in one hand and a menu in the other.

An hour later, of course, Biden revealed his decision to end his campaign, a leak-free announcement made in the form of a Pdf letter. Blitzer traded in the cocktail for a suit and tie and was on the air at noon Pt. CNN was televising a replay of Fareed Zakaria’s program when the news broke.

A week after the shocking assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life,...

Many of them knew it was coming, but not exactly when.

The nation’s big TV-news outlets appear to have been caught flat-footed by President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would end his 2024 campaign for the White House, with many top anchors not visible on screen in the minutes after the president dropped his bombshell.

Broadcast networks fielded faces that were not as familiar. CBS News broke into programming at 2:02 p.m. with coverage lead by Kristine Johnson, an anchor at Wcbs, the company’s New York station, suggesting Norah O’Donnell, Margaret Brennan or Major Garrett were not immediately available (O’Donnell and Brennan joined about 45 minutes later). NBC News put up a special report 30 seconds later anchored by Hallie Jackson, who was recently named to lead weekend broadcasts of “NBC Nightly News.” ABC News broke in at 2:04 p.m. with coverage led by Rachel Scott, its senior congressional correspondent.

It’s not unusual for an actor to receive nine Emmy nominations throughout their careers. This year alone, stars like Jennifer Aniston, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Alex Borstein, Sterling K. Brown, Carol Burnett, Larry David, Donald Glover, Jon Hamm, Steve Martin, Bob Odenkirk, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Jean Smart, Holland Taylor and Kristen Wiig all hit nine or more career Emmy bids. However, Sarah Paulson stands alone in that all nine of her nominations came for nine different projects.

This year, Paulson is up for her guest stint on Prime Video’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” in which she plays an unnamed “Therapist” in the episode titled “Couples Therapy (Naked & Afraid).” She treats married spies John Smith (Donald Glover) and Jane Smith (Maya Erskine) at her luxurious home, and she gets into a bit of trouble when she reveals she’s been recording their therapy sessions.

Paulson’s co-nominees...

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell took a swipe at night one of the Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance after his attempted assassination.

Sitting in on a panel with Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid, O’Donnell said on MSNBC Tuesday that the event was a “very low-rated convention” for Trump.

“I think it’s one of the reasons why he went there,” O’Donnell said on TV. “And I think even if he hadn’t been attacked, there’s a possibility he would have gone to try to pump up his ratings. He did everything he could to pump up Monday night’s ratings that are lower than the Monday night ratings of his 2016 convention.”

The first telecasts of the RNC on Monday drew in 18.1 million viewers across 12 cable news and broadcast networks, per Nielsen. For comparison, in 2016, the RNC drew approximately 23 million viewers across seven networks.

Joe Scarborough, the namesake host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, addressed the network’s decision to pull Monday’s show from the air and instead run an NBC News/NBC News Now newsfeed that covered the aftermath of the assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump.

“We were told, in no uncertain terms on Sunday evening, that there was going to be one news feed across all NBC channels yesterday,” Scarborough said, adding that it meant that “we were going to stay in breaking news mode throughout all day yesterday. That did not happen. We don’t know why that didn’t happen. Our team was not given a good answer as to why that didn’t happen.”

MSNBC returned to its regular program lineup by the afternoon, with Nicolle Wallace hosting her show at 4 p.m. Et.

CNN’s Oliver Darcy, citing a person familiar with the matter,...

Joe Scarborough took to his regular A.M. spot on MSNBC Tuesday to rail against something irregular that happened the day before: a decision by network bosses to take his show, “Morning Joe,” off the schedule one day prior in the aftermath of an attack on former President Donald Trump.

“We were told in no uncertain terms on Sunday night that there was going to be one news feed against all channels,” Scarborough said on air Tuesday. “I guess after there was such strong blowback about what happened yesterday morning that they changed their plans.” He added that he and his team “were very surprised, we were very disappointed.”

His co-anchors, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, also weighed in during the program. Geist noted that he had been utilized on Sunday during a special “Today” broadcast with Savannah Guthrie that focused on the aftermath of a Saturday-evening assassination attempt on...

This year’s Republican National Convention will take place in Milwaukee, Wi ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which will be held in Chicago in August. The RNC summit has been overseen by Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley and Chairwoman of the Committee on Arrangements Anne Hathaway for the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Amid Biden and Trump’s second showdown in a presidential election, eyes will be on both the RNC and DNC, which serve as the forums to officially nominate each party’s presidential candidate.

Here’s what the networks and streamers have planned for the 2024 Republican National Convention:

When is the 2024 Republican National Convention?

The RNC this year will take place from July 15-18.

How can I watch the 2024 Republican National Convention? Is it streaming?

Several networks are offering coverage.

Related: Joe Biden Counters Dismal Debate With A Stronger Press Conference, But It Was Not Without A Big...

In the hour leading up to President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday, I peeked inside the flashy studio where MSNBC’s biggest stars were previewing how Donald Trump could derail the proceedings, and I saw megawatt smiles. The hosts were in the middle of a commercial break and clearly savoring one of the biggest political nights of the year; Rachel Maddow made a joke and everyone cracked up.

I was at 30 Rock for an appearance on NBC’s streaming news service. Afterward, out in the hallway, where producers and technicians scooped up free debate night snacks and sodas, I told one of the MSNBC hosts that I’d be watching Fox News after the debate to see how Fox would spin things for Trump. But I was wrong; Fox’s football-spiking was boring to watch. The far more compelling network to watch on Thursday night and Friday morning was Maddow’s network,...

Update: TheGrio will simulcast CNN’s presidential debate on Thursday while providing pre- and post- event coverage.

TheGrio will start live coverage at 8:30 p.m. Et with a preview show hosted by April Ryan, Washington, D.C. bureau chief and senior White House correspondent, and senior correspondent Natasha Alford. The pre show will focus on issues affecting the Black community and provide background on the candidates’ positions.

The coverage will air on TheGrio television network, streaming Fast channel and digital platform Local Now.

After the debate at 10:30 p.m. Et, Ryan and Alford will get reactions, including from those in politics and advocacy.

Columnists for theGrio, Touré and Michael Harriot, will provide additional commentary.

Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, said that the coverage “will provide comprehensive analysis to ensure that viewers gain a deeper understanding of the political landscape and the stakes involved for America.

Puck, the innovative new media company focused on putting journalists at the center of its business model, announced the launch of a new podcast hosted by John Heilemann, Puck's Chief Political Columnist and newest partner. The podcast, entitled Impolitic with John Heilemann, is in partnership with leading premium podcast network Audacy Podcasts and will publish new episodes every Tuesday and Friday starting on June 4.

Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...

The gloves came off on The Daily Show on Monday night, as host Jon Stewart excoriated the news media for its overly extensive and, at times, incredibly dramatic coverage of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.

In the segment, titled “America’s Most Tremendously Wanted,” Stewart began by saying that “this trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system. But it’s also a test that of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way, a task they have acknowledged that they’ve performed poorly in the past.”

Stewart then proceeded to show clips of somber media self-reflection — from the likes of former CNN host Brian Stelter, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow — discussing the need to move away from the often breathless, speculative and needless coverage that Trump received during his term as president.

“So brave.

Norby Williamson, the ESPN veteran who has managed everything from NFL coverage to “SportsCenter,” is leaving the Disney sports-media giant abruptly just weeks after being called out on camera in a surprise and unprecedented outburst by daytime host Pat McAfee.

The McAfee contretemps is not at the root of Williamson’s departure, according to a person familiar with the matter, but rather disagreements between the executive and the longer-term strategy being devised by Burke Magnus, who was handed oversight of content and news production in March of last year.

“Almost 40 years ago in 1985, I was so very fortunate to be offered an opportunity at ESPN,: Williamson said in a statement that was issued in a memo to staffers Friday. “Due to the exceptional hard work, creativity and commitment of the people of ESPN, and to a much lesser extent my contributions, I’d like to think we’ve left...

MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace quite literally threw out her prepared script on Friday on-air while covering breaking news about a new public attack from former president Donald Trump. The visibly angry anchor told a panel of guests that “it’s time to do something different” when speaking about Trump’s outrageous and sometimes dangerous actions on and offline.

Wallace picked up her news script and tossed it to her right as she explained, “I have come on the air with breaking news about requests for gag orders because of threats for judges and their kids more times than I can count today before I got ready.”

After she apologized to the person who “has to write the banner at the bottom of my show,” Wallace added, “Donald Trump broke the rule of law. We should cover a broken judiciary in this country. Donald Trump managed to delay every federal, criminal...

One of the benefits of hosting any sort of news or discussion program on TV is an authorization to talk. Now some TV journalists and personalities are also being given permission to bite.

NBCUniversal needs to get out the proverbial Bactine after being savaged earlier this week by many of its top news personalities over the hire made by NBC News executives of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. McDaniel was, until Wednesday, to have been a prominent political-news analyst weighing in on topics as the 2024 presidential election drew close. But the prospect of paying someone who had openly tried to help former President Donald Trump discredit the results of the 2020 election raised the internal alarms of many NBC News anchors and many of them — including Joe Scarborough, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace — took significant time on Monday to push back against the decision, with Maddow spending...

Ronna McDaniel is out at NBC News.

The former Republican National Committee chair was hired as a paid on-air contributor for the network, a move that received backlash from the network’s own anchors.

Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, and Lawrence O’Donnell were among the MSNBC hosts who voiced their opposition to McDaniel‘s hire.

Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzeznski said, “To be clear, we believe NBC News should seek out conservative Republican voices to provide balance in their election coverage. But it should be conservative Republicans, not a person who used her position of power to be an anti-democracy election denier, and we hope NBC will reconsider its decision. It goes without saying that she will not be a guest on Morning Joe in her capacity as a paid contributor.”

Now, it has been announced that McDaniel has been dropped by NBC News.

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NBC News has cut ties with former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after she was announced as a paid analyst for the network. There had been a growing internal backlash at the division over her hire.

Meanwhile, CAA also has dropped McDaniel as a client, sources familiar with the situation tell Deadline.

A source also confirmed reports that McDaniel was seeking potential legal options for her next steps.

NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde made the announcement about McDaniel’s exit in an memo to staffers (see it in full below). In his missive, Conde took responsibility for what happened, but it was unclear whether there will be further repercussions.

“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned. Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal,” Conde wrote in the memo.

He added, “I want to personally...

NBC News has officially decided to part ways with its newest on-air contributor, Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair, just days after she was hired.

“After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,” NBC News Group chairman Cesar Conde wrote in a memo to staff Tuesday afternoon. “No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned. Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”

Separately, McDaniel has been dropped by CAA, the agency that repped her in the deal with the network, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

The former Republican National Committee chair was hired by NBC News on March 22 as an on-air contributor, and she made her NBC debut on Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press, where she was grilled by Kristen Welker.

The NBC News career of Ronna McDaniel, the former head of the Republican National Committee, has been ended before it had ever truly begun.

NBC News said Tuesday that it would cut ties with McDaniel after a phalanx of popular anchors rebelled against a decision to make her a political contributor who would offer commentary through the 2024 presidential election. NBC News executives had hoped to gain new insight to the thinking of the modern Republican party, but NBC News journalists could not stomach the prospect of putting McDaniel on air after she had helped former President Donald Trump in his efforts to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election, which was won by current officeholder Joe Biden.

“There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,...

A long line of MSNBC’s most popular anchors spent Monday calling out the network’s corporate sibling, NBC News, for its hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel in a stunning display of internal rifts laid bare on the TV screen.

The hire of McDaniel as a contributor is “inexplicable,” Rachel Maddow said on MSNBC Monday night as part of a half-hour commercial-free monologue that painted the former politico as one in a line of fascists and would-be usurpers who have tried to take over America’s political process. McDaniel, who during her time as RNC head helped former President Donald Trump in his efforts to nullify the 2020 presidential election, said Maddow, “is part of an ongoing project to get rid of our system of government.”

NBC News raised hackles late last week when it disclosed it had hired McDaniel as a political contributor. Within days, prominent...

Update: Rachel Maddow devoted the top of her MSNBC show to outlining the reasons for her objections to NBC News’ hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, calling the decision “inexplicable” and challenging some of the network spin in response to the backlash.

“I will tell you, the fact that Ms. McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News, to me that is inexplicable,” she said. “You wouldn’t hire a wiseguy, you wouldn’t hire a made man like a mobster to work in a D.A.’s office, right? You wouldn’t hire a pickpocket to work as a Tsa screener. So I find her decision to put her on the payroll inexplicable, and I hope they will reverse their decision.”

Maddow, the top rated personality at the network, is the latest NBCU personality to publicly call out news division leadership over the decision, an unusual...

Ronna McDaniel was supposed to be the new star contributor at NBC News. Now her position there is looking increasingly untenable.

NBC News hired the former Republican National Committee chief last week, betting that her recent access to the Trump campaign and Republican politicians would make her a valuable analyst as the 2024 election cycle intensified. But in recent days, her ability to do just that seems unclear. On Monday, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski suggested on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that NBC News reconsider its hire. A day earlier, Chuck Todd took to “Meet The Press” to chastise NBC News bosses for making moderator Kristen Welker conduct a news interview she had previously booked with McDaniel now that she was a paid operative of NBC and potentially less able to respond truthfully to hard questions.

It seems very likely that her position at NBC will remain in the news for the immediate future.