Georgia’s legislative session is a wrap, burying with it a tortured bill on state film and television production tax credits — to the relief of Hollywood, indie producers and Georgia sound stage owners.
“Georgia is open for business and continues as a premier destination for film and television production. After much study and debate, the General Assembly has kept in place the tax credit policy that has served the state so well, working exactly as intended,” said Kelsey Moore, Executive Director of the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition.
“We appreciate the leadership that Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, House Speaker Jon Burns and legislators on both sides of the aisle have shown on this issue. Our state leadership has sent a clear statement, literally across the world, that Georgia strongly supports the film industry,” she said in a statement overnight.
That the bill failed isn’t a huge surprise...
“Georgia is open for business and continues as a premier destination for film and television production. After much study and debate, the General Assembly has kept in place the tax credit policy that has served the state so well, working exactly as intended,” said Kelsey Moore, Executive Director of the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition.
“We appreciate the leadership that Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, House Speaker Jon Burns and legislators on both sides of the aisle have shown on this issue. Our state leadership has sent a clear statement, literally across the world, that Georgia strongly supports the film industry,” she said in a statement overnight.
That the bill failed isn’t a huge surprise...
- 3/29/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Having already portrayed the President of United Earth on Star Trek: Discovery and shifted the political landscape here in America more than once, Stacey Abrams is expanding her production company with a heavy-hitter hire.
Former CBS Drama Series Development VP Adriana Martínez Barrón is joining Abrams’ Sage Works as the Head of Film and Television, I have learned.
“I am delighted to welcome the immense talents of Adriana as our new Head of Film and Television, as we continue to grow our slate and our reach,” Abrams said Tuesday of the new addition to her team. “As a storyteller and avid consumer of media, I created Sage Works Productions because entertainment allows us to identify our most complex challenges and craft creative solutions that inspire and transform.”
The feeling is clearly mutual.
“I’m thrilled to partner with Stacey to bring her vision to life,” said Martínez Barrón, who will report directly to Abrams.
Former CBS Drama Series Development VP Adriana Martínez Barrón is joining Abrams’ Sage Works as the Head of Film and Television, I have learned.
“I am delighted to welcome the immense talents of Adriana as our new Head of Film and Television, as we continue to grow our slate and our reach,” Abrams said Tuesday of the new addition to her team. “As a storyteller and avid consumer of media, I created Sage Works Productions because entertainment allows us to identify our most complex challenges and craft creative solutions that inspire and transform.”
The feeling is clearly mutual.
“I’m thrilled to partner with Stacey to bring her vision to life,” said Martínez Barrón, who will report directly to Abrams.
- 2/13/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The political season is upon us, making everyone edgy, including the ladies on The View.
Every guest and every host has their own opinions and motivations about who to vote for and why, and sometimes this causes tension on The View.
It is one thing for the ladies to spar with each other, but it goes to another level when a guest feels backed into a corner and reprimands one of the ladies. That’s what happened with one particular guest.
Killer Mike was on the show talking about him winning three Grammys for his music, and things did not go as well as he had planned.
Killer Mike, whose given name is Michael Santiago Render, is an American rapper and political activist.
After the ladies spoke to him about his wins, drugs, and arrest after the Grammys, Sunny got heated with him and was told about it.
‘Don’t lie on me,...
Every guest and every host has their own opinions and motivations about who to vote for and why, and sometimes this causes tension on The View.
It is one thing for the ladies to spar with each other, but it goes to another level when a guest feels backed into a corner and reprimands one of the ladies. That’s what happened with one particular guest.
Killer Mike was on the show talking about him winning three Grammys for his music, and things did not go as well as he had planned.
Killer Mike, whose given name is Michael Santiago Render, is an American rapper and political activist.
After the ladies spoke to him about his wins, drugs, and arrest after the Grammys, Sunny got heated with him and was told about it.
‘Don’t lie on me,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Pamela Roy
- Monsters and Critics
House Speaker Mike Johnson has thrown his support behind Greg Abbott as the Texas governor continues to defy the Biden administration following a Supreme Court ruling granting the federal government authority to remove swaths of razor wire installed at the southern border by the state.
On Monday, the conservative-controlled court determined in a 5-4 ruling that the Biden administration can remove concertina wire Texas installed at various points of their border with Mexico. The coils of wire have been linked to slews of injuries of undocumented migrants.
In response to the ruling,...
On Monday, the conservative-controlled court determined in a 5-4 ruling that the Biden administration can remove concertina wire Texas installed at various points of their border with Mexico. The coils of wire have been linked to slews of injuries of undocumented migrants.
In response to the ruling,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump, his close allies, and attorneys are exploring ways to weaponize recent, unverified claims that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has engaged in an “improper relationship” with a special prosecutor working for her.
Though the veracity of the allegations is unknown, Trumpland is already discussing different ideas for marshaling considerable resources to try and dig up even more dirt on, among other things, Willis’ “sex life and… her money” in an effort to shut down the criminal case against the former president and his associates, says an attorney close to Trump.
Though the veracity of the allegations is unknown, Trumpland is already discussing different ideas for marshaling considerable resources to try and dig up even more dirt on, among other things, Willis’ “sex life and… her money” in an effort to shut down the criminal case against the former president and his associates, says an attorney close to Trump.
- 1/11/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has filed Rico Act violation charges against protesters fighting to stop the construction of the police training facility known as “Cop City” in Atlanta’s South River Forest.
The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County Superior Court, with 61 people named. In a statement announcing the indictment, the Ag’s office alleged that the defendants “have conspired together to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by conducting, coordinating, and organizing acts of violence,...
The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County Superior Court, with 61 people named. In a statement announcing the indictment, the Ag’s office alleged that the defendants “have conspired together to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by conducting, coordinating, and organizing acts of violence,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in Georgia, where he and 18 others allegedly orchestrated a scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
The former president entered a not guilty plea in a court filing on Thursday in which he also waived his right to an arraignment, where the charges against him would be read in open court.
With a large motorcade, Trump last week trekked to Fulton County, Ga, to be arrested, booked and then released. The spectacle drew coverage across the news and broadcast networks, and culminated in the release of his booking photo, a first for a former president.
Other defendants in the case also have waived their arraignments.
Trump faces charges include racketeering in the state case. No trial date has been set, but there is the possibility that cameras will be allowed to cover the proceedings. That is a contrast to New York,...
The former president entered a not guilty plea in a court filing on Thursday in which he also waived his right to an arraignment, where the charges against him would be read in open court.
With a large motorcade, Trump last week trekked to Fulton County, Ga, to be arrested, booked and then released. The spectacle drew coverage across the news and broadcast networks, and culminated in the release of his booking photo, a first for a former president.
Other defendants in the case also have waived their arraignments.
Trump faces charges include racketeering in the state case. No trial date has been set, but there is the possibility that cameras will be allowed to cover the proceedings. That is a contrast to New York,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s allies are searching frantically for legal methods to shut down the investigation in Georgia, another sign of MAGAworld’s growing angst over Trump’s mounting legal troubles — especially in Fulton County.
Last year, the former president told members of his inner circle that, by retaking the White House, he could close federal investigations into his alleged criminal past — and legal experts generally agree that as president he’d have the authority to do so.
But after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump on Monday with leading an ongoing “criminal enterprise,...
Last year, the former president told members of his inner circle that, by retaking the White House, he could close federal investigations into his alleged criminal past — and legal experts generally agree that as president he’d have the authority to do so.
But after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump on Monday with leading an ongoing “criminal enterprise,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley, Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump flubbed a “Fox and Friends” quote by touting a segment of the Fox News show he believed was a compliment when in fact, it was actually a criticism of the former President’s campaign.
“Rachel Campos-Duffy and Will Cain, two terrific people (along with Pete Hegseth!), were right this morning on ‘Fox & Friends.’ Almost 99% of the people I support in a Republican Primary, Win!” the former President wrote on Truth Social Sunday morning, adding a quote that read, “A Trump Endorsement will Make Your Career, A Trump Fight Makes It Very Difficult!”
As it turns out, the hosts made the exact opposite point while discussing Trump’s Saturday rally in Pickens, South Carolina. During the discussion, Joey Jones, who stepped in during Hegseth’s absence, argued that the former President’s support — or lack thereof — would not “make” nor “kill” a Republican politician’s career, using his...
“Rachel Campos-Duffy and Will Cain, two terrific people (along with Pete Hegseth!), were right this morning on ‘Fox & Friends.’ Almost 99% of the people I support in a Republican Primary, Win!” the former President wrote on Truth Social Sunday morning, adding a quote that read, “A Trump Endorsement will Make Your Career, A Trump Fight Makes It Very Difficult!”
As it turns out, the hosts made the exact opposite point while discussing Trump’s Saturday rally in Pickens, South Carolina. During the discussion, Joey Jones, who stepped in during Hegseth’s absence, argued that the former President’s support — or lack thereof — would not “make” nor “kill” a Republican politician’s career, using his...
- 7/2/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Killer Mike’s Michael is the Mc’s first solo album since he and rapper/producer El-p formed Run the Jewels over a decade ago. Boasting a different sound and mood than the duo’s four collaborative albums, Michael emphasizes Killer Mike’s Atlanta heritage by harkening back to a style of Southern rap influenced by gospel, soul, and blues.
Traces of more contemporary Atl sounds like trap music are palpable on “Run,” which features Atlanta native Young Thug, though tracks rife with religious imagery like “High and Holy” and “Don’t Let the Devil” lean heavier on warm pianos and organs than cicada-style hi-hat fills. Unlike the more synth-based production of, say, RTJ4, most of Michael was created with live instrumentation to complement samples of Curtis Mayfield, Three 6 Mafia, and others.
Killer Mike’s tribute to his lineage extends to the women in his life on “Shed Tears,” “Motherless,...
Traces of more contemporary Atl sounds like trap music are palpable on “Run,” which features Atlanta native Young Thug, though tracks rife with religious imagery like “High and Holy” and “Don’t Let the Devil” lean heavier on warm pianos and organs than cicada-style hi-hat fills. Unlike the more synth-based production of, say, RTJ4, most of Michael was created with live instrumentation to complement samples of Curtis Mayfield, Three 6 Mafia, and others.
Killer Mike’s tribute to his lineage extends to the women in his life on “Shed Tears,” “Motherless,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Steve Erickson
- Slant Magazine
Kandiss Taylor — the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and a current GOP district chair in the state — was widely mocked late last month for wondering on her podcast why “everywhere there’s globes.” The comments came while she was interviewing two prominent Flat Earthers. “For me if it’s not a conspiracy, if it is real, why are you pushing so hard everywhere I go?” Taylor asked. “Every store, you buy a globe, there’s globes everywhere. Every movie, every TV show, news media — why? More and more I’m like,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Lionsgate continues to expand its production footprint, this time as anchor tenant with naming rights to the new 500,000 square-foot Lionsgate Studios Atlanta.
The 40-acre, $200 million complex in Douglas County (the site of some location filming for The Hunger Games) will be up and running in late 2023. About 16 miles from Atlanta center and 25 minutes from the Atlanta Airport, it will include 12 large sound stages, office and support space, a back lot and parking for 400 cars and 100 trucks. Owned and operated by Great Point Studios, Robert Halmi’s film and television infrastructure group, it will offer a full set of production services on site including grip and electric, equipment, props, set building, restaurants, location catering, cleaning service and security.
“Lionsgate Studios Atlanta becomes our third state-of-the-art production complex with proximity to a major metropolitan area, allowing us to continue to scale our film & television production operations, create hundreds of local jobs and invest in regional economic growth,...
The 40-acre, $200 million complex in Douglas County (the site of some location filming for The Hunger Games) will be up and running in late 2023. About 16 miles from Atlanta center and 25 minutes from the Atlanta Airport, it will include 12 large sound stages, office and support space, a back lot and parking for 400 cars and 100 trucks. Owned and operated by Great Point Studios, Robert Halmi’s film and television infrastructure group, it will offer a full set of production services on site including grip and electric, equipment, props, set building, restaurants, location catering, cleaning service and security.
“Lionsgate Studios Atlanta becomes our third state-of-the-art production complex with proximity to a major metropolitan area, allowing us to continue to scale our film & television production operations, create hundreds of local jobs and invest in regional economic growth,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Thomas Jurgens, a legal observer and attorney with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center (Splc), was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism during a Sunday night demonstration against the development of a 85-acre police training complex in Atlanta’s South River Forest.
Jurgens is one of more than 40 people charged with domestic terrorism in connection to the facility, which demonstrators have dubbed “Cop City.” The attorney was acting as a legal observer at the time of his arrest, the National Lawyers Guild (which monitors protests) said in a statement,...
Jurgens is one of more than 40 people charged with domestic terrorism in connection to the facility, which demonstrators have dubbed “Cop City.” The attorney was acting as a legal observer at the time of his arrest, the National Lawyers Guild (which monitors protests) said in a statement,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Atlanta — Last Saturday, a crowd of protesters clad in black marched up Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. They wrapped t-shirts or balaclavas around their faces, with some stretching tube socks over their shoes, to make it impossible to tell who anyone was. As the protest crossed Ellis Street, the tight block of demonstrators splintered as several masked figures sprinted towards the doors of 191 Peachtree Towers, a gilded skyscraper that houses the offices of the Atlanta Police Foundation, the organization that has poured millions into the promotion and development of an...
- 1/28/2023
- by Jack Crosbie
- Rollingstone.com
A state of emergency has been declared in Georgia due to civil unrest in Atlanta following the police killing of an environmental activist.
Gov. Brian Kemp issued the declaration Thursday, which calls for the arrival of 1,000 members of the Georgia National Guard to “subdue riot and unlawful assembly” through Feb. 9, after activists threw rocks and set off fireworks at the Atlanta Police Foundation this week.
The National Guard’s arrival “may be necessary to avert the threatened danger and to maintain peace and good order in the particular circumstances,” read Kemp’s declaration.
Gov. Brian Kemp issued the declaration Thursday, which calls for the arrival of 1,000 members of the Georgia National Guard to “subdue riot and unlawful assembly” through Feb. 9, after activists threw rocks and set off fireworks at the Atlanta Police Foundation this week.
The National Guard’s arrival “may be necessary to avert the threatened danger and to maintain peace and good order in the particular circumstances,” read Kemp’s declaration.
- 1/26/2023
- by Tomás Mier and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Jamila Norman, host of Magnolia Network’s “Homegrown,” revealed that her Atlanta farm was destroyed by a winter storm that swept through the area, leaving her land “absolutely devastated.”
“The polar storm that came through Atlanta has decimated 90 of Patchwork City Farms’ crops,” she announced Wednesday via Patchwork City Farms’ social media channels.
“While we’re absolutely devastated, we’re currently working overtime with our team to replant crops and could use your help to get the Farm back up and running.”
In late December, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency prior to the “once-in-a-generation” storm. According to the National Weather Service, the state experienced some of its lowest temperatures in the past five years, with high winds adding to the mix.
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Norman added that the 1.2-acre farm will have to...
“The polar storm that came through Atlanta has decimated 90 of Patchwork City Farms’ crops,” she announced Wednesday via Patchwork City Farms’ social media channels.
“While we’re absolutely devastated, we’re currently working overtime with our team to replant crops and could use your help to get the Farm back up and running.”
In late December, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency prior to the “once-in-a-generation” storm. According to the National Weather Service, the state experienced some of its lowest temperatures in the past five years, with high winds adding to the mix.
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Norman added that the 1.2-acre farm will have to...
- 1/12/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
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Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.
With Warnock’s second runoff victory in as many years, Democrats will have a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a seat from the current 50-50 split with John Fetterman’s victory in Pennsylvania. There will be divided government, however, with Republicans having narrowly flipped House control.
In last month’s election, Warnock led Walker by 37,000 votes out of almost 4 million cast but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Walker, a football legend who first gained fame at the University of Georgia and later in the NFL in the 1980s,...
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.
With Warnock’s second runoff victory in as many years, Democrats will have a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a seat from the current 50-50 split with John Fetterman’s victory in Pennsylvania. There will be divided government, however, with Republicans having narrowly flipped House control.
In last month’s election, Warnock led Walker by 37,000 votes out of almost 4 million cast but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Walker, a football legend who first gained fame at the University of Georgia and later in the NFL in the 1980s,...
- 12/7/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: The Georgia Supreme Court revived the state’s restrictive abortion law Wednesday, again banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, at least temporarily.
In its ruling, the high court put a lower court order that declared the ban unlawful on hold while the case is appealed, requiring abortion providers to again stop performing the procedure past six weeks into the pregnancy.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on November 15 the six-week ban was unlawful because it was enacted in 2019, when abortion was still legal nationwide under Roe v. Wade.
Georgia’s ban took effect in July, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Abortion rights advocates and physicians sued to overturn the law in July after a federal appeals court allowed it to take effect, arguing that the law was unconstitutional.
Previous, July 20: A federal appeals court ruled today that Georgia’s restrictive...
In its ruling, the high court put a lower court order that declared the ban unlawful on hold while the case is appealed, requiring abortion providers to again stop performing the procedure past six weeks into the pregnancy.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on November 15 the six-week ban was unlawful because it was enacted in 2019, when abortion was still legal nationwide under Roe v. Wade.
Georgia’s ban took effect in July, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Abortion rights advocates and physicians sued to overturn the law in July after a federal appeals court allowed it to take effect, arguing that the law was unconstitutional.
Previous, July 20: A federal appeals court ruled today that Georgia’s restrictive...
- 11/23/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
About half of Georgia voters cast a ballot for Herschel Walker on Tuesday. Most of these voters wouldn’t trust Walker to run the check-out at a Family Dollar. But that’s the whole point.
Herschel Walker has repeatedly proven himself to be stupid. Herschel Walker’s voters aren’t necessarily stupid. That’s too easy.
Georgia Republicans aren’t stupid. But they see safety in stupid politicians. The stupidity of Herschel Walker isn’t a problem for them. It’s a feature. And writing off Georgia Republicans as country...
Herschel Walker has repeatedly proven himself to be stupid. Herschel Walker’s voters aren’t necessarily stupid. That’s too easy.
Georgia Republicans aren’t stupid. But they see safety in stupid politicians. The stupidity of Herschel Walker isn’t a problem for them. It’s a feature. And writing off Georgia Republicans as country...
- 11/13/2022
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
It’s déjà vu in the Peach State.
Just like in 2021, the Georgia Senate race is headed for a runoff that could decide who controls the upper chamber.
With neither incumbent Raphael Warnock nor Republican challenger Herschel Walker topping 50 of the vote in the state, the duo will face off again December 6. The runoff is a result of Georgia state law that demands a winning candidate garner more than 50 of the vote. Presently, Warnock has pulled in 49.4 to Walker’s 48.5 with 96 of the vote tallied, according to the AP.
After a long night Tuesday of counting votes in the increasingly purple state, CNN, NBC and various networks and outlets this morning projected an inevitable runoff.
Gabriel Sterling, COO of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, told CNN on Wednesday morning “the clock’s already up in our office, we’re 27 days and six hours away from polls closing on the runoff election day.
Just like in 2021, the Georgia Senate race is headed for a runoff that could decide who controls the upper chamber.
With neither incumbent Raphael Warnock nor Republican challenger Herschel Walker topping 50 of the vote in the state, the duo will face off again December 6. The runoff is a result of Georgia state law that demands a winning candidate garner more than 50 of the vote. Presently, Warnock has pulled in 49.4 to Walker’s 48.5 with 96 of the vote tallied, according to the AP.
After a long night Tuesday of counting votes in the increasingly purple state, CNN, NBC and various networks and outlets this morning projected an inevitable runoff.
Gabriel Sterling, COO of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, told CNN on Wednesday morning “the clock’s already up in our office, we’re 27 days and six hours away from polls closing on the runoff election day.
- 11/9/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The bare-knuckle brawl for Georgia’s Senate seat is headed to round two. With nearly all of the vote in, neither Sen. Raphael Warnock nor his challenger Herschel Walker will break the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
Warnock is closer — one half of a percentage point shy of the threshold at 49.4 percent, as of Wednesday morning — Walker, meanwhile, trails him by a little less than one percentage point, with 48.5 percent of the vote. The spoiler was libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, who siphoned off a little more than 2 percentage points.
Warnock is closer — one half of a percentage point shy of the threshold at 49.4 percent, as of Wednesday morning — Walker, meanwhile, trails him by a little less than one percentage point, with 48.5 percent of the vote. The spoiler was libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, who siphoned off a little more than 2 percentage points.
- 11/9/2022
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
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Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.
In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat that’s key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control of the chamber. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin won reelection, raising the stakes of races in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona that were too early to call but could determine the majority.
In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Democrats also were successful in governors’ races,...
Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.
In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat that’s key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control of the chamber. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin won reelection, raising the stakes of races in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona that were too early to call but could determine the majority.
In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Democrats also were successful in governors’ races,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion,” Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the Supreme Court’s majority opinion striking down 50 years of federal protection for abortion earlier this year. The words unleashed chaos across the U.S., casting innumerable patients and providers into legal limbo. By election day, abortion was inaccessible in more than a quarter of the country, thanks to pre-exsisting laws that went into effect following the Court’s decision.
Now, the citizens have finally had their say: in...
Now, the citizens have finally had their say: in...
- 11/9/2022
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
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Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in their rematch of their 2018 race.
Abrams called Kemp to concede, according to his campaign, and went on stage minutes later to congratulate the governor.
“I may no longer be seeking the office of governor, but I will never stop doing everything in my power to make sure the people of Georgia have a voice,” she said.
Kemp, who was a developer before serving as a state senator and secretary of state, clinched another term despite attacks from former President Donald Trump that threatened to snuff out support in his own party.
“Well, it looks like the reports of my political death have been greatly exaggerated,” Kemp told supporters after the concession.
The Associated Press had not yet called the race Tuesday night.
Kemp, 59, seemed on shaky ground among Republicans after the 2020 presidential election,...
Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in their rematch of their 2018 race.
Abrams called Kemp to concede, according to his campaign, and went on stage minutes later to congratulate the governor.
“I may no longer be seeking the office of governor, but I will never stop doing everything in my power to make sure the people of Georgia have a voice,” she said.
Kemp, who was a developer before serving as a state senator and secretary of state, clinched another term despite attacks from former President Donald Trump that threatened to snuff out support in his own party.
“Well, it looks like the reports of my political death have been greatly exaggerated,” Kemp told supporters after the concession.
The Associated Press had not yet called the race Tuesday night.
Kemp, 59, seemed on shaky ground among Republicans after the 2020 presidential election,...
- 11/9/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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In the weeks, and even months, leading up to the 2022 elections, major names in Hollywood have encouraged voters in Los Angeles and beyond to get out and vote.
Frequently described as one of the most consequential midterms in recent history, this year’s elections have seen many in the industry spending time on the ground and on social media highlighting key issues on the ballot at the national, state and local levels: Everything from abortion access and climate change to voting rights and more.
As a result, Hollywood’s politically engaged stars are teaming with organizations and voting-focused nonprofits — and in some cases, delivering their own endorsements — to help encourage people to vote.
Former First Lady and producer Michelle Obama, prolific TV creator and media entrepreneur Shonda Rhimes, actress and Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and Grammy-winning artist and Wicked star Ariana Grande...
In the weeks, and even months, leading up to the 2022 elections, major names in Hollywood have encouraged voters in Los Angeles and beyond to get out and vote.
Frequently described as one of the most consequential midterms in recent history, this year’s elections have seen many in the industry spending time on the ground and on social media highlighting key issues on the ballot at the national, state and local levels: Everything from abortion access and climate change to voting rights and more.
As a result, Hollywood’s politically engaged stars are teaming with organizations and voting-focused nonprofits — and in some cases, delivering their own endorsements — to help encourage people to vote.
Former First Lady and producer Michelle Obama, prolific TV creator and media entrepreneur Shonda Rhimes, actress and Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and Grammy-winning artist and Wicked star Ariana Grande...
- 11/8/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mehmet Oz, running for Senate in Pennsylvania, got a big boost in his TV career from Oprah Winfrey.
But she’s not lending that support to his political ambitions.
Winfrey said that if she lived in Pennsylvania, she would support his rival, John Fetterman.
Weighing in with just days left before the midterms, Winfrey said that there were “many reasons” why she was supporting Fetterman, but also noted that she also backed Democrats in other races across the country.
In a statement, Winfrey said, “At the beginning of the midterm campaigns, I said it was up to citizens to vote for who would represent them. If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman. There are clear choices and some dynamic candidates who are working to represent the values that so many of us hold dear—like inclusion, compassion, and community. So I ask...
But she’s not lending that support to his political ambitions.
Winfrey said that if she lived in Pennsylvania, she would support his rival, John Fetterman.
Weighing in with just days left before the midterms, Winfrey said that there were “many reasons” why she was supporting Fetterman, but also noted that she also backed Democrats in other races across the country.
In a statement, Winfrey said, “At the beginning of the midterm campaigns, I said it was up to citizens to vote for who would represent them. If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman. There are clear choices and some dynamic candidates who are working to represent the values that so many of us hold dear—like inclusion, compassion, and community. So I ask...
- 11/4/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN’s new morning show CNN This Morning launched Tuesday with a news-heavy three hours that nevertheless played up an essential element of rival shows: conversation and chemistry.
“I probably got two hours sleep,” Don Lemon, formerly part of the network’s nighttime lineup, said in the opener, flanked by his co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, as they each quipped about their new gigs at the network.
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On a comforting, blond wood set and behind an acrylic desk, with the requisite branded coffee cups at the ready, the three hosts chatted for a bit about Halloween but appeared mindful of striking the right balance of small talk and seriousness,...
“I probably got two hours sleep,” Don Lemon, formerly part of the network’s nighttime lineup, said in the opener, flanked by his co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, as they each quipped about their new gigs at the network.
Related Story CNN To Scale Back Original Series And Films As It Looks To Move Longform In House Related Story CNN Taps Athan Stephanopoulos As Chief Digital Officer Related Story CNN CEO Warns Of "Unsettling" Changes Coming To Network That Will Impact Employees, Budgets
On a comforting, blond wood set and behind an acrylic desk, with the requisite branded coffee cups at the ready, the three hosts chatted for a bit about Halloween but appeared mindful of striking the right balance of small talk and seriousness,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Selena Gomez is using her voice to enact change in Georgia. On Monday, Gomez announced her endorsement of the Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams, stressing the importance of electing a candidate who is passionate about improving mental health access.
“Hi, everyone in Georgia. My friend Stacey Abrams is in an extremely close race to become governor,” Gomez said in a video. “I’ve worked with Stacey personally, and her commitment to improving mental health access in Georgia is extremely important to me, as the state currently ranks 48th in the nation.
“Hi, everyone in Georgia. My friend Stacey Abrams is in an extremely close race to become governor,” Gomez said in a video. “I’ve worked with Stacey personally, and her commitment to improving mental health access in Georgia is extremely important to me, as the state currently ranks 48th in the nation.
- 10/31/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Days before the midterm elections, Americans concerned about alleged voter suppression efforts in Georgia and other states will get the chance to see a documentary that puts the issue into sharp relief.
Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, directed by David Ambrose and featuring the reporting of investigative journalist Greg Palast, will screen for free for 24 hours beginning Wednesday, November 2, on the Show and Tell documentary film platform.
“We’re having a national impact showing. This was at the specific request of Rev. Jesse Jackson,” Palast tells Deadline, “and Latosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, who said, ‘Look, this is not just a Georgia film. We’ve got to get this out nationally.’”
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a campaign event on October 22, 2022 in Norcross, Georgia
The “vigilante/hitman” of the film’s title refers to Brian Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor of Georgia who is running for re-election this year,...
Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, directed by David Ambrose and featuring the reporting of investigative journalist Greg Palast, will screen for free for 24 hours beginning Wednesday, November 2, on the Show and Tell documentary film platform.
“We’re having a national impact showing. This was at the specific request of Rev. Jesse Jackson,” Palast tells Deadline, “and Latosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, who said, ‘Look, this is not just a Georgia film. We’ve got to get this out nationally.’”
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a campaign event on October 22, 2022 in Norcross, Georgia
The “vigilante/hitman” of the film’s title refers to Brian Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor of Georgia who is running for re-election this year,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Georgia election workers say that the first day of early voting turnout for the November midterms has surpassed their midterm record set in the 2018 elections. Reports that over 125,000 Georgians casting their ballot just one day into early voting bolster national treads predicting massive turnout for the midterms, and reaffirm the results of widespread voter registration efforts.
Record midterm turnout on Day 1 of early voting in Georgia: About 124,000 in-person votes cast, smashing the previous high of 71,000 on the first day of early voting in 2018. https://t.co/nnobjHw2G8 pic.twitter.
Record midterm turnout on Day 1 of early voting in Georgia: About 124,000 in-person votes cast, smashing the previous high of 71,000 on the first day of early voting in 2018. https://t.co/nnobjHw2G8 pic.twitter.
- 10/18/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
A clip of Georgia Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams taking Republican Brian Kemp to task during a 2018 debate over his record on voting rights in the peach state once again went viral on Wednesday, as Abrams prepares to take on the now-sitting governor in a November rematch.
Oh my goodness watch this pic.twitter.com/JO2s52o8xN
— Ben Wexler (@mrbenwexler) August 31, 2022
In the clip, Kemp asks Abrams why she’s “encouraging people to break the law” for her in the election, Abrams responds by dismissing Kemp’s suggestion out...
Oh my goodness watch this pic.twitter.com/JO2s52o8xN
— Ben Wexler (@mrbenwexler) August 31, 2022
In the clip, Kemp asks Abrams why she’s “encouraging people to break the law” for her in the election, Abrams responds by dismissing Kemp’s suggestion out...
- 9/1/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Music Midtown is one of Atlanta’s longest-running festivals, debuting in 1994, running through 2005, then returning in 2011 after a six-year hiatus. Since its return, Music Midtown has been held every year in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, drawing upwards of 50,000 people in 2021 and bringing in tens of millions in economic activity to the city. But on Monday, Aug. 1, Music Midtown announced it would be unable to return in 2022, with sources confirming to Rolling Stone that Georgia’s gun laws were to blame.
Under Georgia law, guns can be carried in public spaces throughout the state,...
Under Georgia law, guns can be carried in public spaces throughout the state,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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Georgia saw 4.4 billion in spending from film and TV productions in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the state’s film office said Monday.
Shooting in Georgia continues to surge thanks to its generous tax incentive program: The film industry spent 2.9 billion in 2019 and 4 billion in 2021 — both records at the time. The state, which has no annual cap on tax credits, offers studios a 20 percent incentive plus another 10 percent if they include a promotional peach logo in their projects and has the robust production infrastructure to support the lucrative program.
The film office said it hosted 412 productions — 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 episodic productions, 42 commercials, and 33 music videos in 2022. Big-budget TV shows continue to be a mainstay. The most recent seasons of Stranger Things, Ozark and Atlanta shot in the state.
Georgia was among the first states to reopen shooting after lockdown orders halted...
Georgia saw 4.4 billion in spending from film and TV productions in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the state’s film office said Monday.
Shooting in Georgia continues to surge thanks to its generous tax incentive program: The film industry spent 2.9 billion in 2019 and 4 billion in 2021 — both records at the time. The state, which has no annual cap on tax credits, offers studios a 20 percent incentive plus another 10 percent if they include a promotional peach logo in their projects and has the robust production infrastructure to support the lucrative program.
The film office said it hosted 412 productions — 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 episodic productions, 42 commercials, and 33 music videos in 2022. Big-budget TV shows continue to be a mainstay. The most recent seasons of Stranger Things, Ozark and Atlanta shot in the state.
Georgia was among the first states to reopen shooting after lockdown orders halted...
- 8/1/2022
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
4.4 billion were spent by film and TV productions in the state of Georgia in the 2022 fiscal year, a new record for the state, the Georgia Film Office and Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday.
Georgia hosted 412 productions, represented by 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, the state reported. Both the total spending and the overall number of productions are up from last year, in which the previous record 4 billion was spent and 366 productions flocked to the state, despite the pandemic still slowing production and despite controversial voting laws in the state that led some in Hollywood to reconsider filming there.
Studios and support service companies provide additional infrastructure and jobs not included in productions’ direct spending.
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Georgia hosted 412 productions, represented by 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, the state reported. Both the total spending and the overall number of productions are up from last year, in which the previous record 4 billion was spent and 366 productions flocked to the state, despite the pandemic still slowing production and despite controversial voting laws in the state that led some in Hollywood to reconsider filming there.
Studios and support service companies provide additional infrastructure and jobs not included in productions’ direct spending.
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- 8/1/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Film and TV productions spent 4.4 billion in Georgia in fiscal 2022, a new record for the industry, according to The Georgia Film Office.
The Office, which sits within the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said the state hosted 412 productions — 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, when its fiscal year ended.
“When the pandemic struck, we worked hard in Georgia to communicate with our partners in the Georgia film, TV, and streaming industries,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “Together, we forged a safe and appropriate path to allow the film industry to return to operations and deliver Georgia Made productions to eager consumers all around the world – even when some states continued to stay shut down and stifle the industry’s return to normalcy. Because of this partnership approach and the resiliency of our state’s film and television infrastructure, which state and...
The Office, which sits within the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said the state hosted 412 productions — 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, when its fiscal year ended.
“When the pandemic struck, we worked hard in Georgia to communicate with our partners in the Georgia film, TV, and streaming industries,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “Together, we forged a safe and appropriate path to allow the film industry to return to operations and deliver Georgia Made productions to eager consumers all around the world – even when some states continued to stay shut down and stifle the industry’s return to normalcy. Because of this partnership approach and the resiliency of our state’s film and television infrastructure, which state and...
- 8/1/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Unprecedented,” a new Discovery+ docuseries that pulls back the curtain on Trump world during the 2020 election, and in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, debuted Sunday with an unprecedented look at one of the most chaotic periods in American history.
Filmmaker Alex Holder was given such unfettered access to Donald Trump and his family that his footage was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee, making “Unprecedented” appointment viewing for people hoping get a better sense of how the president’s inner circle responded to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In that regard, they may be disappointed. The series shifts its focus to the Trump-fueled insurrection in Episode 3, but there’s no footage of Trump lunging at his security detail in the Beast, for instance. But there are many shocking, enraging and genuinely Wtf moments in the three-part series, which makes pretty clear that Trump doesn’t really think that...
Filmmaker Alex Holder was given such unfettered access to Donald Trump and his family that his footage was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee, making “Unprecedented” appointment viewing for people hoping get a better sense of how the president’s inner circle responded to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In that regard, they may be disappointed. The series shifts its focus to the Trump-fueled insurrection in Episode 3, but there’s no footage of Trump lunging at his security detail in the Beast, for instance. But there are many shocking, enraging and genuinely Wtf moments in the three-part series, which makes pretty clear that Trump doesn’t really think that...
- 7/10/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Stacey Abrams says the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means that her race to unseat Brian Kemp as governor of Georgia will determine the access that women in her state have to abortion.
“This is not simply about one election or one person,” Abrams tells Variety. “I am standing for governor. But this is about the ability of women to control their body and their destiny.”
As governor, Kemp signed a six-week abortion ban into law, although that has been enjoined in court. The Republican is also facing pressure from anti-abortion leaders to include additional restrictions. Hollywood is intently interested in what happens in Georgia because the state’s generous production incentives means that many films and shows now shoot there. That’s led some abortion rights advocates to float the idea of pulling business out of Georgia in retaliation — a step that Abrams does not endorse.
“This is not simply about one election or one person,” Abrams tells Variety. “I am standing for governor. But this is about the ability of women to control their body and their destiny.”
As governor, Kemp signed a six-week abortion ban into law, although that has been enjoined in court. The Republican is also facing pressure from anti-abortion leaders to include additional restrictions. Hollywood is intently interested in what happens in Georgia because the state’s generous production incentives means that many films and shows now shoot there. That’s led some abortion rights advocates to float the idea of pulling business out of Georgia in retaliation — a step that Abrams does not endorse.
- 6/28/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Weeks after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion threatened to roll back Roe v. Wade, a final decision Friday morning did just that, with a majority of justices casting votes to return authority over abortion rights to individual states.
The ruling reverses 50 years of precedent from the landmark 1973 case that gave women in the U.S. the right under federal law to terminate a pregnancy, and a subsequent 1992 decision — Planned Parenthood v. Casey — that largely maintained the right.
The case, from Mississippi, is called Dobbs V Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Read the court’s decision here.
“The Court finds that the right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and tradition,” says today’s opinion, in language very similar to the leaked draft of earlier this year.
“The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to...
The ruling reverses 50 years of precedent from the landmark 1973 case that gave women in the U.S. the right under federal law to terminate a pregnancy, and a subsequent 1992 decision — Planned Parenthood v. Casey — that largely maintained the right.
The case, from Mississippi, is called Dobbs V Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Read the court’s decision here.
“The Court finds that the right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and tradition,” says today’s opinion, in language very similar to the leaked draft of earlier this year.
“The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to...
- 6/24/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Just say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.”
This is how former acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue said former President Donald Trump responded when then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told him that the Justice Department “can’t and won’t snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election.”
The account of the Dec. 27 call between the former president and the upper rungs of the Justice Department came on Thursday during the Jan. 6 committee’s fifth public hearing, which is focusing...
This is how former acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue said former President Donald Trump responded when then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told him that the Justice Department “can’t and won’t snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election.”
The account of the Dec. 27 call between the former president and the upper rungs of the Justice Department came on Thursday during the Jan. 6 committee’s fifth public hearing, which is focusing...
- 6/23/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Virginia home of former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the push to overturn the results of the 2020 election. News of the raid was reported Thursday afternoon and confirmed by a U.S. attorney’s office spokesperson.
Clark is a key player in Trump’s effort to leverage the Justice Department to help him stay in office. Investigators believe Clark may have used his former position as an assistant attorney general for the environment and...
Clark is a key player in Trump’s effort to leverage the Justice Department to help him stay in office. Investigators believe Clark may have used his former position as an assistant attorney general for the environment and...
- 6/23/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The power of the Trump endorsement is waning and nowhere was it more apparent than last night’s Georgia Republican primary runoffs. The former president has struggled to translate his endorsements into victories for a GOP seeking electoral gains in the 2022 midterm elections. Trump’s endorsement has been a boon for some primary candidates — most notably J.D. Vance in Ohio — but it’s far from a golden ticket as the party works to find common ground between factions bitterly divided over the future of American conservatism.
In Georgia, Trump-backed candidates floundered in their runoff elections.
In Georgia, Trump-backed candidates floundered in their runoff elections.
- 6/22/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump called for supporters to head to the polls and “watch very carefully” ahead of the 2020 election. He lost, badly, and the former president and the Republican Party are now taking a far more aggressive approach ahead of the 2022 and 2024 elections. Trump has been working to install election conspiracy theorists in office, Republican legislatures have been passing restrictive voting legislation, and the GOP has been trying to seize control of voting systems. Politico reported on Wednesday, for instance, that the Republican National Committee wants activists to not only watch the polls,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
David Perdue, former President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Brian Kemp as governor of Georgia, got trounced in last week’s Republican primary, only receiving about 22 percent of the vote compared to Kemp’s 74 percent. Trump is now pushing the false idea that the 50-point defeat was the result of “obvious” voter fraud.
An email sent out Tuesday by Save America Pac, Trump’s political action committee, links to an article from last Thursday by Emerald Robinson, a former Oann and Newsmax correspondent, titled “Something Stinks In Georgia.”
“Nobody...
An email sent out Tuesday by Save America Pac, Trump’s political action committee, links to an article from last Thursday by Emerald Robinson, a former Oann and Newsmax correspondent, titled “Something Stinks In Georgia.”
“Nobody...
- 5/31/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump reportedly enjoyed watching a mob of his supporters storm the Capitol last Jan. 6. He also reportedly enjoyed that some of them were chanting for Vice President Mike Pence to be hung for failing to illegally stop the certification of the 2020 election results. He didn’t think it was such a bad idea, either, according to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Meadows told colleagues on Jan. 6 that Trump had said, as the Times puts it, “something to the effect of, maybe Mr.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Meadows told colleagues on Jan. 6 that Trump had said, as the Times puts it, “something to the effect of, maybe Mr.
- 5/25/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Jimmy Kimmel taped the monologue Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live” before news broke of the horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas in which 19 children were murdered — so as a result his monologue dealt with less heavy issues instead.
For instance, the Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia, which turned into a proxy battle between Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence. As well as general Trump (and Republican) corruption. Watch the whole monologue above, or read on for a recap.
Kimmel talked about how Trump bilked the U.S. government out of millions of dollars because he billed them his own secret service detail — “It’s funny to think Donald Trump’s only profitable business venture was being President of the United States,” Kimmel joked.
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For instance, the Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia, which turned into a proxy battle between Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence. As well as general Trump (and Republican) corruption. Watch the whole monologue above, or read on for a recap.
Kimmel talked about how Trump bilked the U.S. government out of millions of dollars because he billed them his own secret service detail — “It’s funny to think Donald Trump’s only profitable business venture was being President of the United States,” Kimmel joked.
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- 5/25/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
David Perdue is, once again, a loser.
A year after coughing up his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossof, the 72-year-old business executive-turned-politician has been trounced in the Republican primary for governor of Georgia. Perdue entered the race backed with the blessing of Donald Trump, who has long been pining to replace incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, whom the former president believes didn’t work hard enough to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Kemp beat Perdue Tuesday on a race that was called shortly after the polls closed.
Perdue...
A year after coughing up his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossof, the 72-year-old business executive-turned-politician has been trounced in the Republican primary for governor of Georgia. Perdue entered the race backed with the blessing of Donald Trump, who has long been pining to replace incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, whom the former president believes didn’t work hard enough to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Kemp beat Perdue Tuesday on a race that was called shortly after the polls closed.
Perdue...
- 5/25/2022
- by Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
David Perdue is desperate.
The ousted senator from Georgia currently running for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor is trailing incumbent Brian Kemp badly heading into Tuesday’s primary. He’s already eyeing a potential showdown with Democrat Stacey Abrams, however, and on Monday he tried to argue that he, not Abrams, knows what’s best for Black Georgians.
“When she told Black farmers you don’t need to be on the farm, when she told Black workers in hospitality and all this you don’t need to be...
The ousted senator from Georgia currently running for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor is trailing incumbent Brian Kemp badly heading into Tuesday’s primary. He’s already eyeing a potential showdown with Democrat Stacey Abrams, however, and on Monday he tried to argue that he, not Abrams, knows what’s best for Black Georgians.
“When she told Black farmers you don’t need to be on the farm, when she told Black workers in hospitality and all this you don’t need to be...
- 5/23/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The 2020 election didn’t go so well for Donald Trump — especially in Georgia. The once reliably red state swung blue for the first time since Bush (the first one) was in office. A few months later, it elected two Democratic senators, giving the party control of the chamber. Trump is now throwing his weight behind Herschel Walker in the Republican Senate primary and David Perdue in the gubernatorial primary in an effort to turn the state Maga this November. It hasn’t been going great.
Politico reported on Friday that...
Politico reported on Friday that...
- 4/1/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
As a slew of new voting legislation is being enacted across the country, Brave New Films is set to highlight voter suppression by the GOP in a new documentary, “Suppressed and Sabotaged 2022.”
The nonprofit film company led by Robert Greenwald hopes to help voters in states like Georgia, Texas and more as they “face even more barriers, misinformation, and confusion that could lead to disastrous consequences at the polls.”
The documentary highlights stories from voters in Arizona and Florida, in addition to Georgia and Texas, as they explain how they are directly impacted by these new pieces of legislation, with footage starting from the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp.
You can watch TheWrap’s exclusive trailer for “Suppressed and Sabotaged 2022” in the video above.
More specifically, “Suppressed and Sabotaged 2022” is set to examine “new and more dangerous brand of subversion laws,” which directly focus on election...
The nonprofit film company led by Robert Greenwald hopes to help voters in states like Georgia, Texas and more as they “face even more barriers, misinformation, and confusion that could lead to disastrous consequences at the polls.”
The documentary highlights stories from voters in Arizona and Florida, in addition to Georgia and Texas, as they explain how they are directly impacted by these new pieces of legislation, with footage starting from the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp.
You can watch TheWrap’s exclusive trailer for “Suppressed and Sabotaged 2022” in the video above.
More specifically, “Suppressed and Sabotaged 2022” is set to examine “new and more dangerous brand of subversion laws,” which directly focus on election...
- 4/1/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black woman governor.
Without serious competition in a Democratic primary, the announcement could set up a rematch between Abrams and incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Their 2018 contest was one of the most narrowly decided races for governor that year and was dominated by allegations of voter suppression, which Kemp denied.
Yet Abrams’ strong showing convinced national Democrats that Georgia should no longer be written off as a GOP stronghold. Her performance and subsequent organization convinced Joe ...
Without serious competition in a Democratic primary, the announcement could set up a rematch between Abrams and incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Their 2018 contest was one of the most narrowly decided races for governor that year and was dominated by allegations of voter suppression, which Kemp denied.
Yet Abrams’ strong showing convinced national Democrats that Georgia should no longer be written off as a GOP stronghold. Her performance and subsequent organization convinced Joe ...
- 12/2/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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