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‘Morning Joe’ Rips Kayleigh McEnany’s White House Christmas Party Defense: ‘What Is This, 8th Grade?’
Mika Brzezinski expressed anger Thursday morning that the White House is hosting parties while people continue to die of Covid-19
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EW Top Editor JD Heyman Axed After Complaints of ‘Inappropriate,’ ‘Racially Insensitive’ Comments (Exclusive)
At least eight senior staffers lodged complaints with human resources at EW parent Meredith
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CNN Ratings Jumped 135% in November, Most-Watched Month Ever
Network dominated in key demo and came in striking distance of Fox News in total viewers
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Project Veritas Issues Correction for Misidentifying CNN Employee in Secretly Recorded Call
The group apologized after falsely stating Black CNN executive Marcus Mabry was the person who said Fox News hosts a “white supremacy hour”
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Harry Styles Mocks Candace Owens’ Call to ‘Bring Back Manly Men’
The conservative commentator expressed outrage last month after Styles was photographed in a dress for Vogue
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‘Morning Joe’ Compares Trump Legal Team to ’70s-Era Tampa Bay Buccaneers: ‘They Just Can’t Win’
Former Floridian GOP congressman Joe Scarborough made a few observations about losing teams Wednesday morning
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LGBTQ Organizations Urge Media to Stop ‘Deadnaming’ Transgender Stars After Elliot Page Comes Out
“It’s really easy to use Elliot’s projects like ‘Umbrella Academy’ and ‘Juno’ to identify him,” writer Megan Lasher says
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Former Politico Journalists to Launch Playbook Newsletter Competitor (Report)
Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan are the latest journalists strike out on their own with an independent newsletter, per Axios
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Kayleigh McEnany Renews Attack on ‘Playboy Reporter,’ Complains of ‘Double Standard’ for GOP Women in Media (Video)
“You’re sore because you can’t answer questions honestly,” Brian Karem tweeted in response
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Biden Team Cheered for LGBTQ Representation on All-Female Communications Team
Biden’s White House comms team also includes two lesbian women of color, Karine Jean-Pierre and Pili Tobar
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Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Thinks His Pro-Trump Audience Is ‘Stupid,’ NY Times Columnist Says
“In this day and age, people want something that tends to affirm their views and opinions,” Ruddy tells Smith
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Melania Trump Shows Off White House Christmas Decorations – Including a Hospital and a Fox (Video)
The first lady was reported last week to be skipping Monday’s decoration reveal event but showed off the decor on Twitter
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Kayleigh McEnany Called Out for ‘Weird and Pointless Lie’ About White House Communications Team
Twitter users pointed out her claim about her staff being all-female didn’t quite hold up
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Fox News Host Blames Americans’ ‘Individual Spirit’ for Ignoring ‘Sensible’ Mask Guidelines
Will Cain says Monday “Americans just are not going to follow guidance no matter how sensible it might be”
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Trump Calls Fox News ‘Unwatchable, Especially During Weekends’ Day Before His Fox News Interview
The president is back to attacking the cable network he typically favors, though he’ll be on “Sunday Morning Futures”
