Updated with more details: There’s no Saturday Night Live tonight, but President Joe Biden is just hours away from stepping up as comedian-in-chief at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Along with SNL‘s Colin Jost, Biden will be the headliner Saturday at the annual gathering of politicians, the journalists who cover them, titans of industry, and celebrities. The climax of a weekend of activities and parties from CNN, CAA, WME, UTA, Comcast/NBCUniversal News Group, ABC News, CBS, Politico and Deadline itself, the shindig in the Washington Hilton’s massive ballroom commonly has more power players and famous faces than any international summit or awards show.
Livestream coverage begins at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et via C-span. Watch it live on Deadline here.
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Along with SNL‘s Colin Jost, Biden will be the headliner Saturday at the annual gathering of politicians, the journalists who cover them, titans of industry, and celebrities. The climax of a weekend of activities and parties from CNN, CAA, WME, UTA, Comcast/NBCUniversal News Group, ABC News, CBS, Politico and Deadline itself, the shindig in the Washington Hilton’s massive ballroom commonly has more power players and famous faces than any international summit or awards show.
Livestream coverage begins at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et via C-span. Watch it live on Deadline here.
Related: White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2024 Photos: Best Of The Red Carpet
Already soirees all over Washington have seen Jost, spouse Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Chris Pine,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Saturday, April 27, “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost will host the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner live from Washington D.C. Known as “Nerd Prom,” the annual event features the biggest names in politics, journalism, and entertainment to celebrate a free and fair press. Numerous cable news networks will cover the event, including CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. The Streamable’s expert recommendation to watch this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, as well as the entire 2024 election season, is with a subscription to Sling TV. You can save $10 on your first month of Sling service when you activate this deal.
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- 4/27/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Joe Biden Blasts Special Counsel Over Report’s References To His Mental Fitness: “My Memory Is Fine”
Joe Biden angrily denied that he has memory problems as he blasted a special counsel for referencing his mental acuity in a report that was released earlier today.
Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Biden should not be charged over his retention of classified documents, but in his report he made repeated references to the president’s cognitive ability.
“I know there’s some attention paid to language in the report about my recollection of events,” Biden said in remarks in the Diplomatic Room tonight and carried by major networks. “There’s even referenced that I don’t even remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that? Frankly, when I was asked the question I thought to myself it wasn’t any of their damn business.”
Biden added, “Some of you have commented. I wear since the day he died every single day, the rosary...
Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Biden should not be charged over his retention of classified documents, but in his report he made repeated references to the president’s cognitive ability.
“I know there’s some attention paid to language in the report about my recollection of events,” Biden said in remarks in the Diplomatic Room tonight and carried by major networks. “There’s even referenced that I don’t even remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that? Frankly, when I was asked the question I thought to myself it wasn’t any of their damn business.”
Biden added, “Some of you have commented. I wear since the day he died every single day, the rosary...
- 2/9/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As House Republicans make public their intent to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, they’re struggling to convince the public — and even themselves — that they’ll be able to obtain the evidence of the high crimes and misdemeanors necessary to impeach a president.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.
Johnson wrote that...
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.
Johnson wrote that...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Amongst members of the Senate, Ted Cruz (R) has a storied history of internet mishaps. From liking porn using his official X (Twitter) account to fighting with Big Bird about vaccines, the Texas Senator’s reflexive posting has made him one of the most lampoonable figures in government. But August could go down as a banner month for Cruz, who publicly embraced not one but three easily debunkable hoaxes over the course of just a few weeks.
It’s been more than a decade since the meme known as “Hurricane...
It’s been more than a decade since the meme known as “Hurricane...
- 8/31/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
After Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News reached a settlement in their $1.6 billion defamation battle on Tuesday, “The Daily Show” guest host Jordan Klepper had some guesses as to what the network will be doing to make sure their debt is paid off — including “[putting] down Sean Hannity.”
Dominion settled the suit against Fox News for $787.5 million, almost exactly half of what they were suing for. In the end, Fox didn’t apologize for the claims, and didn’t actually admit to knowingly lying to their viewers, but said, “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.”
On Tuesday night, Klepper lamented that the case didn’t go to trial, joking that he was really looking forward to seeing the testimonies given by Fox News hosts. Now, instead of seeing them on the stand, Klepper suspects their shows will be impacted.
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Dominion settled the suit against Fox News for $787.5 million, almost exactly half of what they were suing for. In the end, Fox didn’t apologize for the claims, and didn’t actually admit to knowingly lying to their viewers, but said, “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.”
On Tuesday night, Klepper lamented that the case didn’t go to trial, joking that he was really looking forward to seeing the testimonies given by Fox News hosts. Now, instead of seeing them on the stand, Klepper suspects their shows will be impacted.
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- 4/19/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in a last-minute settlement on Tuesday that spared the network the humiliation of a publicized defamation trial. If you get your news coverage from Fox’s prime-time stars, however, you’d have no idea it happened.
The outcome of the lawsuit was not mentioned once between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. on Tuesday night — a block of time that includes network headliners Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, all figures who were implicated in Dominion’s case against Fox.
The outcome of the lawsuit was not mentioned once between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. on Tuesday night — a block of time that includes network headliners Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, all figures who were implicated in Dominion’s case against Fox.
- 4/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
After the White House revealed that classified materials were found stored in the garage of Joe Biden’s Wilmington residence, reporters were anxious to hear an explanation from the president after he gave remarks on the economy.
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked, “Classified material next to your Corvette. What were you thinking?”
“I am going to get a chance to speak on all of this, God willing, soon, but as I said earlier this week — and by the way, my Corvette is in a locked garage, so it is not like it was sitting out on the street … People know that I take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said we are cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”
Biden then read through a statement that largely mirrored that sent out by the White House earlier in the day from Richard Sauber,...
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked, “Classified material next to your Corvette. What were you thinking?”
“I am going to get a chance to speak on all of this, God willing, soon, but as I said earlier this week — and by the way, my Corvette is in a locked garage, so it is not like it was sitting out on the street … People know that I take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said we are cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”
Biden then read through a statement that largely mirrored that sent out by the White House earlier in the day from Richard Sauber,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
James Corden has absolutely no sympathy for a Truth Social vendor who has reportedly been stiffed out of more than 1 million by twice-impeached former president Donald Trump. According to the late night host, this scenario was all too easy to avoid because of how predictable it was.
According to Fox Business this week, Trump’s social media platform is facing allegations from a vendor of not paying more than 1 million in contractually obligated payments. That vendor is speculated to be RightForge, which entered into an agreement to host Truth Social back in October of last year, but the company declined to comment “on any private matters” to the outlet. Regardless of who the vendor is, though, Corden doesn’t have any words of comfort.
“Look, it’s 2022. If you willingly do work with a Trump business, the problem’s you,” Corden said bluntly. “You knew what was gonna happen, Ok?...
According to Fox Business this week, Trump’s social media platform is facing allegations from a vendor of not paying more than 1 million in contractually obligated payments. That vendor is speculated to be RightForge, which entered into an agreement to host Truth Social back in October of last year, but the company declined to comment “on any private matters” to the outlet. Regardless of who the vendor is, though, Corden doesn’t have any words of comfort.
“Look, it’s 2022. If you willingly do work with a Trump business, the problem’s you,” Corden said bluntly. “You knew what was gonna happen, Ok?...
- 8/30/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Trevor Noah weighed in on the Supreme Court’s latest decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency during Thursday’s “The Daily Show,” pondering what might be the thing to bring this “radical” Supreme Court to a halt.
“This is one of the most radical Supreme Courts in American history,” the late night host claimed. “They’re also imposing their power on a country that, for the most part, isn’t on board with any of it.”
Noah pointed out that there have been longstanding proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices and imposing term limits. However, he also wondered whether there may be other effective measures like “setting up a trap for Brett Kavanaugh.”
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“This is one of the most radical Supreme Courts in American history,” the late night host claimed. “They’re also imposing their power on a country that, for the most part, isn’t on board with any of it.”
Noah pointed out that there have been longstanding proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices and imposing term limits. However, he also wondered whether there may be other effective measures like “setting up a trap for Brett Kavanaugh.”
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James Corden Refuses to Call Peter Doocy by Correct Name While ‘Filling In’ as White House Press Secretary (Video)
“You never know,” he said, as a photo of...
- 7/1/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
While visiting President Joe Biden on Thursday’s episode of “The Late Late Show,” James Corden tried his hand at being the White House press secretary. It was about as chaotic as you’d expect. During his “briefing,” the host outright refused to call Fox News’ Peter Doocy by the correct name.
The bit featured Corden working for a day in the White House, filling in for important staff positions like food service workers and Biden’s personal assistant. He soon made his way to Jen Psaki’s office – Psaki was still working as Biden’s press secretary at the time of filming – saying he had a “hunch” that her job was “just a walk in the park.”
So, after a quick training for the job – along with a list of talking points and the official messaging attached to them – Corden took the podium to face off against a series of regular media figures.
The bit featured Corden working for a day in the White House, filling in for important staff positions like food service workers and Biden’s personal assistant. He soon made his way to Jen Psaki’s office – Psaki was still working as Biden’s press secretary at the time of filming – saying he had a “hunch” that her job was “just a walk in the park.”
So, after a quick training for the job – along with a list of talking points and the official messaging attached to them – Corden took the podium to face off against a series of regular media figures.
- 7/1/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
After releasing his election conspiracy documentary “2000 Mules” as an on-demand digital film, far-right filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pivoted to a theatrical release in 411 locations this weekend — including support from national theater chain Cinemark — grossing a reported 751,755.
“2000 Miles” was first released two weeks ago on the video streaming platform Rumble with little mainstream marketing, as even Fox News and Newsmax refused to advertise the film amid their own legal troubles for promoting conspiracy theories from the 2020 presidential election. While D’Souza’s distribution company has provided little data on the film’s on-demand performance, it said in a press release that the film grossed over 1 million in its first 12 hours on Rumble, a result that D’Souza said prompted the theatrical release this weekend.
“With the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, ‘Hey, why didn’t we have this movie in the theater?...
“2000 Miles” was first released two weeks ago on the video streaming platform Rumble with little mainstream marketing, as even Fox News and Newsmax refused to advertise the film amid their own legal troubles for promoting conspiracy theories from the 2020 presidential election. While D’Souza’s distribution company has provided little data on the film’s on-demand performance, it said in a press release that the film grossed over 1 million in its first 12 hours on Rumble, a result that D’Souza said prompted the theatrical release this weekend.
“With the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, ‘Hey, why didn’t we have this movie in the theater?...
- 5/24/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A man bites dog moment happened on Friday in the White House, as the lion laid down with the lamb, at least for a photo.
Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki posed with Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy on her last day of work, as the two frequent combatants let bygones be bygones.
“End of an era in the Brady briefing room!” Doocy captioned the picture posted on his Twitter feed. “Good luck, @jrpsaki.”
The truce was noted by broadcaster Piers Morgan, who weighed in with his own tweet.
“What a partnership,” he wrote. “You both did your jobs superbly well.”
The smiling photo was a reminder of the sometimes tense relationship between Psaki and reporters, with Doocy a particular thorn to her.
Doocy and Psaki exchanged sentiments at a May 5 briefing in the White House press room.. “Sorry to see you go,” Doocy said from his seat.
Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki posed with Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy on her last day of work, as the two frequent combatants let bygones be bygones.
“End of an era in the Brady briefing room!” Doocy captioned the picture posted on his Twitter feed. “Good luck, @jrpsaki.”
The truce was noted by broadcaster Piers Morgan, who weighed in with his own tweet.
“What a partnership,” he wrote. “You both did your jobs superbly well.”
The smiling photo was a reminder of the sometimes tense relationship between Psaki and reporters, with Doocy a particular thorn to her.
Doocy and Psaki exchanged sentiments at a May 5 briefing in the White House press room.. “Sorry to see you go,” Doocy said from his seat.
- 5/14/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jen Psaki held her 224th and final briefing as White House press secretary on Friday and fought back tears as she thanked President Joe Biden, members of the administration and the press staff.
Karine Jean-Pierre, who has served as principal deputy press secretary, will succeed Psaki, who has been in the role for the past 15 months.
In remarks on her tenure, Psaki recounted meeting with Biden and Jill Biden shortly after the election and being “very nervous” when she went to see them.
“Really what we talked about for the majority of our conversation was the importance of returning integrity, respect and civility to the White House,” Psaki said. “The small sliver of my job here and in engaging with all of you, that does not mean that we haven’t let our Irish side show — mine and the president’s as well from time to time. I recognize that.
Karine Jean-Pierre, who has served as principal deputy press secretary, will succeed Psaki, who has been in the role for the past 15 months.
In remarks on her tenure, Psaki recounted meeting with Biden and Jill Biden shortly after the election and being “very nervous” when she went to see them.
“Really what we talked about for the majority of our conversation was the importance of returning integrity, respect and civility to the White House,” Psaki said. “The small sliver of my job here and in engaging with all of you, that does not mean that we haven’t let our Irish side show — mine and the president’s as well from time to time. I recognize that.
- 5/13/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy said his final farewells to outgoing White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday, conceding that their regular sparring matches at press briefings likely made him better at his job.
During the morning’s episode of Fox & Friends, Doocy was asked point blank if he will miss Psaki, considering the pair’s long-running rapport.
“I think so, yes. It is the end of an era, like you said Ainsley, because everywhere I have gone for the last year and a half I have people roll down their car windows to say, ‘Hey Peter you have to ask Jen about X, Y or Z,'” he replied. “She has never said I’m not going to answer on that topic and that’s been a big help to everybody that’s watching right now so we will miss that.”
Doocy also praised Psaki for making...
During the morning’s episode of Fox & Friends, Doocy was asked point blank if he will miss Psaki, considering the pair’s long-running rapport.
“I think so, yes. It is the end of an era, like you said Ainsley, because everywhere I have gone for the last year and a half I have people roll down their car windows to say, ‘Hey Peter you have to ask Jen about X, Y or Z,'” he replied. “She has never said I’m not going to answer on that topic and that’s been a big help to everybody that’s watching right now so we will miss that.”
Doocy also praised Psaki for making...
- 5/13/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
One of the hallmarks of Biden Administration press conferences has been the ongoing repartee between Fox News White House Correspondent/gadfly Peter Doocy and press secretary Jen Psaki.
Doocy’s carefully-crafted questions often take surprising turns and seek to frame events in a politically-disadvantageous way for the administration. They’re meant to to elicit a TV moment.
Psaki has made her mark in the briefing room with replies that are fact-filled, succinct and sometimes — especially to Doocy — a little cutting.
So with Psaki announcing she will leave her post this month, Doocy tried one more time to catch her off guard with the most disarming tactic of all: He played nice.
When the press secretary called on him, Doocy started with, “Sorry to see you go.”
Psaki shot back with a sideways glance and a biting, “Are you?” which elicited laughter across the briefing room, even from Doocy.
“Yes,” he responded,...
Doocy’s carefully-crafted questions often take surprising turns and seek to frame events in a politically-disadvantageous way for the administration. They’re meant to to elicit a TV moment.
Psaki has made her mark in the briefing room with replies that are fact-filled, succinct and sometimes — especially to Doocy — a little cutting.
So with Psaki announcing she will leave her post this month, Doocy tried one more time to catch her off guard with the most disarming tactic of all: He played nice.
When the press secretary called on him, Doocy started with, “Sorry to see you go.”
Psaki shot back with a sideways glance and a biting, “Are you?” which elicited laughter across the briefing room, even from Doocy.
“Yes,” he responded,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
When I was a political reporter in Washington, I used to loathe the White House Correspondents Dinner. I hated how it portrayed Beltway journalism as a game. How it reduced the project of government accountability to performative antagonism practiced daily by reporters in White House press briefings — a performance exposed annually at a dinner where the most powerful people in the world would rub elbows and yuck it up about funny “inside jokes” like George W. Bush’s bungling of the Iraq War and the media’s culpability in helping him do it.
- 4/29/2022
- by Meredith Shiner
- Rollingstone.com
Update, 12:22 Pm Pt: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced questions of how she could continue in her role while also negotiating with a media outlet.
At the Friday press briefing, CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked her about reports that she will soon depart to take a role at MSNBC.
“How can you be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media outlet?” Welker asked.
Psaki declined to announce her plans, but said that “I have taken the ethics, legal requirements …very seriously in any discussions and in any considerations about future employment just as any White House official would. And I have taken steps beyond that to ensure there’s no conflicts.”
Psaki returned to the briefing after being absent since last week, when she tested positive for Covid.
Welker again press Psaki on the issue.
“How...
At the Friday press briefing, CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked her about reports that she will soon depart to take a role at MSNBC.
“How can you be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media outlet?” Welker asked.
Psaki declined to announce her plans, but said that “I have taken the ethics, legal requirements …very seriously in any discussions and in any considerations about future employment just as any White House official would. And I have taken steps beyond that to ensure there’s no conflicts.”
Psaki returned to the briefing after being absent since last week, when she tested positive for Covid.
Welker again press Psaki on the issue.
“How...
- 4/1/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden told reporters that he was expressing his “moral outrage” when he said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” but it did not reflect a change in U.S. policy.
Biden made the surprising remark at the end of his speech on Saturday in Poland, and reporters quickly seized on the comment as a new development in the United States’ approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But the White House quickly issued a statement after the speech to clarify that Biden was not calling for regime change.
Answering questions from reporters, Biden denied that the White House “walked back” his remark, and insisted that it was an expression of “my personal feelings,” particularly after he met with refugees who have fled their native Ukraine amid the Russian attacks.
“I was talking to the Russian people telling them what we thought,” Biden said. Biden also took issue with...
Biden made the surprising remark at the end of his speech on Saturday in Poland, and reporters quickly seized on the comment as a new development in the United States’ approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But the White House quickly issued a statement after the speech to clarify that Biden was not calling for regime change.
Answering questions from reporters, Biden denied that the White House “walked back” his remark, and insisted that it was an expression of “my personal feelings,” particularly after he met with refugees who have fled their native Ukraine amid the Russian attacks.
“I was talking to the Russian people telling them what we thought,” Biden said. Biden also took issue with...
- 3/28/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristin Fisher is many things. She is currently the space and defense news anchor for CNN, but she wasn’t always part of the controversial, left-leaning news outlet constantly criticized for its fake news and questionable reporting. She was once part of the Fox Network, and she worked alongside Peter Doocy at the White House. She’s a news anchor, a wife, a mother, and a daughter, and she has many fans across the world. Some even continued to watch her on CNN just to see her face and hear her stories when she left Fox, which is a big deal since
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- 3/24/2022
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy tried to play gotcha at Wednesday’s press briefing — but wound up getting schooled by Biden Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki on how pipelines work.
Doocy returned to a favorite theme, asking about the Biden administration’s responsibility for rising gasoline prices. He also pressed Psaki on whether the president might reconsider his decision last year to halt construction on the Keystone Xl pipeline intended to deliver crude oil from Western Canada to refineries in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma.
“Just a quick yes or no. Is a restart of the Keystone Xl construction entirely off the table as long as Joe Biden is president?” Doocy asked.
Psaki responded, “What would that help address?”
Doocy stood his ground: “I’m asking you if it is an option. All options are on the table. Is Keystone one of them?“
And then Psaki shifted into schoolteacher mode.
Doocy returned to a favorite theme, asking about the Biden administration’s responsibility for rising gasoline prices. He also pressed Psaki on whether the president might reconsider his decision last year to halt construction on the Keystone Xl pipeline intended to deliver crude oil from Western Canada to refineries in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma.
“Just a quick yes or no. Is a restart of the Keystone Xl construction entirely off the table as long as Joe Biden is president?” Doocy asked.
Psaki responded, “What would that help address?”
Doocy stood his ground: “I’m asking you if it is an option. All options are on the table. Is Keystone one of them?“
And then Psaki shifted into schoolteacher mode.
- 3/9/2022
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera came under fire Wednesday and Thursday for his comments that nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer would be “affirmative action.”
While Rivera said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Five” that he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris would be a good choice, he knows that’s “not gonna happen.” Instead, he said, the list likely includes other notable Black women. He referred to a promise President Joe Biden made (while campaigning in 2020) to nominate a Black woman, and shared a list of prospective picks that has been widely reported, including by the New York Times.
He added: “It’s interesting that it’s definitely affirmative action, right? As they are considering the seminal affirmative action case against Harvard and University of North Carolina, so it is ironic. It is ironic, but I’m all for targeted, ‘There is...
While Rivera said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Five” that he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris would be a good choice, he knows that’s “not gonna happen.” Instead, he said, the list likely includes other notable Black women. He referred to a promise President Joe Biden made (while campaigning in 2020) to nominate a Black woman, and shared a list of prospective picks that has been widely reported, including by the New York Times.
He added: “It’s interesting that it’s definitely affirmative action, right? As they are considering the seminal affirmative action case against Harvard and University of North Carolina, so it is ironic. It is ironic, but I’m all for targeted, ‘There is...
- 1/27/2022
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
As reporters were being whisked away from a White House meeting on Monday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy shouted one last question to President Joe Biden.
“Do you think inflation is a political liability …in the midterms?” Doocy could be heard asking.
Biden then could be heard muttering, in a bit of sarcasm, “No, it’s a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.”
The reporters had been brought in to catch a portion of the meeting and Biden’s remarks to his Competition Council, an event on Monday devoted to discussing ways to reduce costs and boost wages.
“Our economy shouldn’t be about people working for capitalism, if should be about capitalism working for people,” Biden said.
As is typical, reporters shouted questions at Biden at the end of his remarks. He answered one, and then White House “wranglers” began to clear the correspondents from the room.
“Do you think inflation is a political liability …in the midterms?” Doocy could be heard asking.
Biden then could be heard muttering, in a bit of sarcasm, “No, it’s a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.”
The reporters had been brought in to catch a portion of the meeting and Biden’s remarks to his Competition Council, an event on Monday devoted to discussing ways to reduce costs and boost wages.
“Our economy shouldn’t be about people working for capitalism, if should be about capitalism working for people,” Biden said.
As is typical, reporters shouted questions at Biden at the end of his remarks. He answered one, and then White House “wranglers” began to clear the correspondents from the room.
- 1/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden holds a solo press conference at the White House on Wednesday, one of the few such events he’s had in the 12 months since he took office.
Reporters will likely pepper him with questions about Omicron, the situation with Russia and Ukraine, the status of voting rights and the future of Build Back Better. It would not be at all surprising if he’s asked simply how he thinks he’s done in his first year, the kind of self-assessment the can be telling in and of itself.
What viewers will see are far fewer reporters than normal as social distancing limits the number allowed in the East Room to just 42, this for an event that normally packs in as many journalists as possible.
That’s a reflection of the surprises and setbacks for Biden as his presidency reaches the one-year mark on Thursday. His administration has...
Reporters will likely pepper him with questions about Omicron, the situation with Russia and Ukraine, the status of voting rights and the future of Build Back Better. It would not be at all surprising if he’s asked simply how he thinks he’s done in his first year, the kind of self-assessment the can be telling in and of itself.
What viewers will see are far fewer reporters than normal as social distancing limits the number allowed in the East Room to just 42, this for an event that normally packs in as many journalists as possible.
That’s a reflection of the surprises and setbacks for Biden as his presidency reaches the one-year mark on Thursday. His administration has...
- 1/19/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
One year into the Biden administration, the nation’s big TV news organizations’ hopes for a return to normalcy have yet to be borne out.
While White House activity has found a more familiar cadence during President Joe Biden’s first year — ABC News political director Rick Klein calls it “professional” — many of the TV reporters who cover the place say their working lives have yet to return to pre-Trump rhythms. The ongoing pandemic and ramped up demands for streaming initiatives have increased pressure on correspondents and news organizations at a time when traditional ratings are down.
“Today was bananas,” says Cecilia Vega, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, during a recent phone interview that started just after 11 a.m. — before the day was even halfway through. She had been working furiously since 5 in the morning. “Is it slower? We are not at the point at the White House where...
While White House activity has found a more familiar cadence during President Joe Biden’s first year — ABC News political director Rick Klein calls it “professional” — many of the TV reporters who cover the place say their working lives have yet to return to pre-Trump rhythms. The ongoing pandemic and ramped up demands for streaming initiatives have increased pressure on correspondents and news organizations at a time when traditional ratings are down.
“Today was bananas,” says Cecilia Vega, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, during a recent phone interview that started just after 11 a.m. — before the day was even halfway through. She had been working furiously since 5 in the morning. “Is it slower? We are not at the point at the White House where...
- 1/19/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
A suspect was arrested on Wednesday on arson charges for setting fire to a 50-foot Christmas tree outside of Fox News headquarters in New York.
Police identified the suspect as Craig Tamanaha, 49, a homeless man whose last known address was in Brooklyn.
New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told Wpix-tv in New York that it “is probably a little preliminary to say what the motivation was. Was mental illness a factor? We are looking at all of that and will probably have more to say.” Shea said that the suspect was “an individual that is known to us. he has a series of low level arrests and drug arrests,” along with appearance tickets and arrests from out of state.
Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News’ Fox News @ Night, reported on the blaze early on Wednesday.
.@ShannonBream offers an update on the Fox News Christmas tree, which caught fire earlier tonight:...
Police identified the suspect as Craig Tamanaha, 49, a homeless man whose last known address was in Brooklyn.
New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told Wpix-tv in New York that it “is probably a little preliminary to say what the motivation was. Was mental illness a factor? We are looking at all of that and will probably have more to say.” Shea said that the suspect was “an individual that is known to us. he has a series of low level arrests and drug arrests,” along with appearance tickets and arrests from out of state.
Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News’ Fox News @ Night, reported on the blaze early on Wednesday.
.@ShannonBream offers an update on the Fox News Christmas tree, which caught fire earlier tonight:...
- 12/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
White House adviser Cedric Richmond said today that the US Justice Department will determine the compensation amount in legal cases brought by immigrants whose US migration included family separations.
Richmond said that settling the cases will save taxpayers money. Reports indicate that the settlements could run as high as $450,000 per family member.
“If the DOJ determines that it saves the taxpayers money and it rights a wrong, then they will make the determination that is necessary and I would assume if they make a determination, they’ll come up with what they think is an adequate dollar amount,” Richmond said on “Fox News Sunday.”
President Joe Biden has apparently reversed his stance on the Wall Street Journal story about planned payments to immigrant families. He branded the Wall Street Journal report as “garbage” earlier this week.
Biden, speaking at a press conference to celebrate his victory on the $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that passed this week,...
Richmond said that settling the cases will save taxpayers money. Reports indicate that the settlements could run as high as $450,000 per family member.
“If the DOJ determines that it saves the taxpayers money and it rights a wrong, then they will make the determination that is necessary and I would assume if they make a determination, they’ll come up with what they think is an adequate dollar amount,” Richmond said on “Fox News Sunday.”
President Joe Biden has apparently reversed his stance on the Wall Street Journal story about planned payments to immigrant families. He branded the Wall Street Journal report as “garbage” earlier this week.
Biden, speaking at a press conference to celebrate his victory on the $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that passed this week,...
- 11/7/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden took a bit of a victory lap at the White House the morning after the House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, after a wrenching process by Democrats to unite their progressive and moderate wings.
Appearing with Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden said that there would be a formal signing ceremony “soon.”
Aware that so much of the focus has been on the legislative wrangling to secure passage — a process often labeled as “sausage making” — Biden used a portion of his appearance at the White House in outlining what the bill actually does.
“This is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild America,” Biden said of the package, which includes money to fix roads and bridges, upgrade passenger rail, modernize ports and airports and build out high speed internet service, particularly to rural areas. It also includes money for clean energy technology, the most visible of which may be...
Appearing with Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden said that there would be a formal signing ceremony “soon.”
Aware that so much of the focus has been on the legislative wrangling to secure passage — a process often labeled as “sausage making” — Biden used a portion of his appearance at the White House in outlining what the bill actually does.
“This is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild America,” Biden said of the package, which includes money to fix roads and bridges, upgrade passenger rail, modernize ports and airports and build out high speed internet service, particularly to rural areas. It also includes money for clean energy technology, the most visible of which may be...
- 11/6/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden, facing the worst day of his presidency, mourned the loss of U.S. servicemen and civilians killed in a deadly attack outside the Kabul airport, but he vowed that the Afghanistan evacuation mission would continue.
“We can and we must complete this mission and we will,” Biden said in remarks, carried on major broadcast and cable networks. “That’s what I’ve ordered them to do. We will not be deterred by terrorists.”
He appeared close to choking up as he talked of those who were killed, and to anger as he spoke of those responsible for the attack.
A dozen U.S. service members were killed and 15 injured in the attack, according to the Pentagon, while reports indicated more than 60 Afghan nationals were killed in the attack. The attack was at an entrance gate to the Kabul airport, where the U.S. military is evacuating Americans and allies by an Aug.
“We can and we must complete this mission and we will,” Biden said in remarks, carried on major broadcast and cable networks. “That’s what I’ve ordered them to do. We will not be deterred by terrorists.”
He appeared close to choking up as he talked of those who were killed, and to anger as he spoke of those responsible for the attack.
A dozen U.S. service members were killed and 15 injured in the attack, according to the Pentagon, while reports indicated more than 60 Afghan nationals were killed in the attack. The attack was at an entrance gate to the Kabul airport, where the U.S. military is evacuating Americans and allies by an Aug.
- 8/26/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News has tapped Jacqui Heinrich to serve as White House correspondent, reporting on Joe Biden’s presidency alongside Peter Doocy.
The network also named Aishah Hasnie as congressional correspondent, and Alexandria Hoff as a Washington based general assignment reporter.
Heinrich most recently was congressional correspondent for the network, as she reported on Biden’s inauguration and first address to a joint session of Congress, as well as the campaign trail and conventions in 2020. She also is a co-host of Fox News Audio’s The Fox News Rundown podcast. She joined the network in 2018, and previously was an anchor for Wfxt-tv, Fox’s Boston affiliate.
Her appointment follows the departure in May of White House correspondent Kristin Fisher, who left for CNN to cover the space program.
Hasnie, who will start in mid-August, most recently served as the network’s New York-based correspondent, reporting on the front-lines of the Covid-19 crisis,...
The network also named Aishah Hasnie as congressional correspondent, and Alexandria Hoff as a Washington based general assignment reporter.
Heinrich most recently was congressional correspondent for the network, as she reported on Biden’s inauguration and first address to a joint session of Congress, as well as the campaign trail and conventions in 2020. She also is a co-host of Fox News Audio’s The Fox News Rundown podcast. She joined the network in 2018, and previously was an anchor for Wfxt-tv, Fox’s Boston affiliate.
Her appointment follows the departure in May of White House correspondent Kristin Fisher, who left for CNN to cover the space program.
Hasnie, who will start in mid-August, most recently served as the network’s New York-based correspondent, reporting on the front-lines of the Covid-19 crisis,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Channel is making changes in its D.C. bureau, naming Jacqui Heinrich White House correspondent, and Aishah Hasnie congressional correspondent.
Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.
Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...
Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.
Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...
Fox News Channel is making changes in its D.C. bureau, naming Jacqui Heinrich White House correspondent, and Aishah Hasnie congressional correspondent.
Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.
Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...
Heinrich replaces Kristin Fisher, who left Fox for CNN in May. She will join fellow White House correspondent Peter Doocy in the Brady Briefing Room, starting this month. Heinrich had been Fox’s congressional correspondent. Hasnie, who will succeed Heinrich in Congress, was most recently a New York-based correspondent for Fox.
Doocy joined the White House beat in January, coinciding with President Biden taking office. Elsewhere, CNN, NBC News and CBS News also changed up their White House and Washington teams, as is standard ...
Former President Barack Obama has scaled back plans for what was to be a 60th birthday bash at Martha’s Vineyard this weekend due to the rise in coronavirus cases.
“This outdoor event was planned months ago in accordance with all public health guidelines and with covid safeguards in place,” Hannah Hankins, a spokesperson for the Obamas, said in a statement to media outlets. “Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends. President Obama is appreciative of others sending their birthday wishes from afar and looks forward to seeing people soon.”
Obama’s birthday is actually today, but the event was to be held at the former First Family’s estate on the island, with reports that such celebrities like Steven Spielberg would attend along...
“This outdoor event was planned months ago in accordance with all public health guidelines and with covid safeguards in place,” Hannah Hankins, a spokesperson for the Obamas, said in a statement to media outlets. “Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends. President Obama is appreciative of others sending their birthday wishes from afar and looks forward to seeing people soon.”
Obama’s birthday is actually today, but the event was to be held at the former First Family’s estate on the island, with reports that such celebrities like Steven Spielberg would attend along...
- 8/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with Facebook response: President Joe Biden lashed out at social media platforms as the conduits for the spread of misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccines, reflecting the concern that the White House has over the spread of the Delta variant among the unvaccinated.
As Biden left for Camp David on Friday, NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked Biden, “On the topic of disinformation, what’s your message to platforms like Facebook?”
“They’re killing people,” Biden said. “Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.”
Facebook has defended its actions to root out disinformation on their platform, but the White House has called for the company to take greater steps.
In response to Biden’s comment, Facebook spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement, “We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than...
As Biden left for Camp David on Friday, NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked Biden, “On the topic of disinformation, what’s your message to platforms like Facebook?”
“They’re killing people,” Biden said. “Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.”
Facebook has defended its actions to root out disinformation on their platform, but the White House has called for the company to take greater steps.
In response to Biden’s comment, Facebook spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement, “We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than...
- 7/16/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 3:53 Pm Pt: Joe Biden told reporters Friday that it was “simply wrong” and that he would not let the Justice Department seize phone or email records from reporters during his tenure.
Biden told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the practice was “absolutely, positively, it’s wrong. It’s simply, simply wrong.”
“I will not let that happen,” Biden said.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer responded, “That is really encouraging news, especially those of us, we are all biased,” referring to concerns among journalists that such actions stifle the reporting process.
CNN reported on Thursday that its Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, was informed that during the Trump administration, prosecutors had secretly obtained her phone records, presumably as part of a leak investigation. The Washington Post reported recently that three of its journalists also had their phone records for that year also seized.
Biden’s remarks are significant because White House...
Biden told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the practice was “absolutely, positively, it’s wrong. It’s simply, simply wrong.”
“I will not let that happen,” Biden said.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer responded, “That is really encouraging news, especially those of us, we are all biased,” referring to concerns among journalists that such actions stifle the reporting process.
CNN reported on Thursday that its Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, was informed that during the Trump administration, prosecutors had secretly obtained her phone records, presumably as part of a leak investigation. The Washington Post reported recently that three of its journalists also had their phone records for that year also seized.
Biden’s remarks are significant because White House...
- 5/21/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristin Fisher, who has been White House correspondent for Fox News since 2019, announced Friday that she is leaving the network.
She made the announcement on Special Report with Bret Baier, telling the anchor, “This is my last live shot on my last day at Fox News and I’ve had an incredible run.”
She did not say what she would be doing next. But according to a source familiar with her plans, Fisher is going to CNN to cover space as a correspondent. A spokesperson for CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting from the North Lawn of the White House, she said, “I started out 6 years ago on the early morning weekend shift. I made it all the way to the White House, which is something that has been at the very top of my career bucket list ever since I was a very little girl.
She made the announcement on Special Report with Bret Baier, telling the anchor, “This is my last live shot on my last day at Fox News and I’ve had an incredible run.”
She did not say what she would be doing next. But according to a source familiar with her plans, Fisher is going to CNN to cover space as a correspondent. A spokesperson for CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting from the North Lawn of the White House, she said, “I started out 6 years ago on the early morning weekend shift. I made it all the way to the White House, which is something that has been at the very top of my career bucket list ever since I was a very little girl.
- 5/7/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Anyone who watches Fox News with regularity knows precisely who Peter Doocy is. He’s well-known for asking hard-hitting questions of press secretary Jen Psaki at the White House. His father is “Fox & Friends,” co-host Steve Doocy. Peter Doocy is in the news this week not only for his work as a journalist but also because he recently married his new wife. Her name is Hillary Vaughn and she, too, is a journalist with Fox. Fans are curious to learn more about Doocy’s new wife and who she is. We have everything you need to know about one-half of the
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Hillary Vaughn...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Hillary Vaughn...
- 5/5/2021
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
The phrase ‘like father, like son’ is the perfect one to describe Peter Doocy’s career. Like his father, Steve, Peter has always been passionate about keeping people up to date with what’s going on. Luckily for him, it’s also something he’s good at. Peter has been a fixture in the news industry for more than a decade. Even if you don’t agree with some of his points of view, there’s no denying the fact that he’s made his mark. Peter is most well-known for the work he’s done on Fox and Friends, and more recently he has gotten a lot
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Peter Doocy...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Peter Doocy...
- 5/1/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Joe Biden’s First 100 Days: Correspondents On Covering A White House Of More Discipline, Fewer Leaks
White House correspondents often describe Joe Biden’s first 100 days through the lens of policy — Covid-19 relief, immigration, voting rights, racial justice.
That in and of itself is a change from the comparable period of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, whose tenure was marked by endless palace intrigue, frequent leaks and unceasing combat with those assigned to cover him.
Deadline spoke separately with White House correspondents at six major networks — Cecilia Vega of ABC News, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Peter Doocy of Fox News, Geoff Bennett of NBC News and Yamiche Alcindor of PBS NewsHour — to talk about covering an administration that has, from the start, been a world of difference from the past four years.
The Start
Cecilia Vega: The [inauguration] speech was different. It wasn’t “American carnage,” and the tone was different. There was an emphasis on bipartisanship. He projected image that...
That in and of itself is a change from the comparable period of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, whose tenure was marked by endless palace intrigue, frequent leaks and unceasing combat with those assigned to cover him.
Deadline spoke separately with White House correspondents at six major networks — Cecilia Vega of ABC News, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Peter Doocy of Fox News, Geoff Bennett of NBC News and Yamiche Alcindor of PBS NewsHour — to talk about covering an administration that has, from the start, been a world of difference from the past four years.
The Start
Cecilia Vega: The [inauguration] speech was different. It wasn’t “American carnage,” and the tone was different. There was an emphasis on bipartisanship. He projected image that...
- 4/29/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After an extraordinarily busy first 100 days, Joe Biden is not expected to let up in his his first address as president to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday.
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
- 4/29/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Channel doesn’t think Joe Biden’s White House is being very nice to them, and boy do they want their audience to know it.
A day after Potus neglected in his first solo presidential press conference to call on the cable newser’s Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent and his pals on the anchor desk are still stewing over the matter – and tossing red meat to their viewers in the process.
“Absolute hogwash” was the term that John Roberts disgorged in on-air disgust today after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki refuted claims that Doocy and Fnc are being deliberately snubbed. This latest outrage follows extended bloviating on Thursday from various Fox hosts and Fox and Friends offspring and Doocy himself immediately after Biden’s much anticipated appearance in front of the White House press corps.
Over the 62-minute socially distanced presser in the East Room,...
A day after Potus neglected in his first solo presidential press conference to call on the cable newser’s Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent and his pals on the anchor desk are still stewing over the matter – and tossing red meat to their viewers in the process.
“Absolute hogwash” was the term that John Roberts disgorged in on-air disgust today after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki refuted claims that Doocy and Fnc are being deliberately snubbed. This latest outrage follows extended bloviating on Thursday from various Fox hosts and Fox and Friends offspring and Doocy himself immediately after Biden’s much anticipated appearance in front of the White House press corps.
Over the 62-minute socially distanced presser in the East Room,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 11:34 Pm Pt: Joe Biden wrapped up his first formal press conference, lasting about an hour, by telling the reporters gathered, “But folks, I’m going.”
Very quickly, Fox News keyed into the fact that Biden did not call on its White House correspondent, Peter Doocy, who was in the East Room, even as Biden called on reporters from the other major networks.
“Peter Doocy was not given a question, which is of note as well,” said Fox News’ Martha MacCallum, as the chyron read, “Biden signed 37 EOs but holds just 1 news conf.”
News outlets called upon during the press conference: Associated Press, PBS, The Washington Post, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Bloomberg and Univision. A typical press conference features reporters from across the country, including a number from lesser known news outlets, but Covid-19 restrictions limited the number of correspondents allowed in the room.
Very quickly, Fox News keyed into the fact that Biden did not call on its White House correspondent, Peter Doocy, who was in the East Room, even as Biden called on reporters from the other major networks.
“Peter Doocy was not given a question, which is of note as well,” said Fox News’ Martha MacCallum, as the chyron read, “Biden signed 37 EOs but holds just 1 news conf.”
News outlets called upon during the press conference: Associated Press, PBS, The Washington Post, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Bloomberg and Univision. A typical press conference features reporters from across the country, including a number from lesser known news outlets, but Covid-19 restrictions limited the number of correspondents allowed in the room.
- 3/25/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“I got elected to solve problems,” Joe Biden said today in response to the first question at his first solo press conference as President. “All I know is I’ve been hired to solve problems, not create division,” he staunchly added, laying down again that there is a new kind of Potus in the White House after Donald Trump.
“I want to change the paradigm,” the well calibrated and well prepped president proclaimed of his ambitions for the nation.
The AP had the first question in the just over 62-minute long affair that ranged from timely topics of the Covid-19 health crisis, the just passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the surge at the southern border, and filibuster reform in the Senate. Following a week that saw mass shootings in Atlanta and Bolder, gun control was on the press conference agenda too, as was a large infrastructure package, withdraw from the forever war in Afghanistan,...
“I want to change the paradigm,” the well calibrated and well prepped president proclaimed of his ambitions for the nation.
The AP had the first question in the just over 62-minute long affair that ranged from timely topics of the Covid-19 health crisis, the just passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the surge at the southern border, and filibuster reform in the Senate. Following a week that saw mass shootings in Atlanta and Bolder, gun control was on the press conference agenda too, as was a large infrastructure package, withdraw from the forever war in Afghanistan,...
- 3/25/2021
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s administration is preparing to allow for media access to border facilities and will release details in the coming days, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday, amid criticism over the ability of reporters and photographers to gain entry to facilities housing a surge in migrant children.
“First of all, we are working to finalize details, and I hope to have an update in the coming days,” Psaki told reporters at the White House press briefing. “We are working through with the Department of Health and Human Services, and also the Department of Homeland Security to ensure privacy and to ensure that we are following Covid protocols. We remain committed to transparency, and of course as I noted last week, we certainly want to make sure the media has access to this sites.”
The issue of media access has drawn attention from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
“First of all, we are working to finalize details, and I hope to have an update in the coming days,” Psaki told reporters at the White House press briefing. “We are working through with the Department of Health and Human Services, and also the Department of Homeland Security to ensure privacy and to ensure that we are following Covid protocols. We remain committed to transparency, and of course as I noted last week, we certainly want to make sure the media has access to this sites.”
The issue of media access has drawn attention from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
- 3/22/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden predicted that anyone who wants a Covid-19 vaccine should be able to get one by this spring, while he said that he thinks the U.S. may be able to get to 150 million shots in his first 100 days in office.
“I think we will be able to do that this spring,” Biden told reporters. “But it is going to be a logistical challenge that exceeds anything we have ever tried in this country, but I think we can do that.”
He said that he feels confident that by this summer “we are going to be well on our way to herd immunity and increasing the access for people who aren’t first on the list and going all the way down the children.”
Biden has faced questions of whether his administration’s initial goal — of 100 vaccinations in the first 100 days — was too modest. Biden suggested that the U.
“I think we will be able to do that this spring,” Biden told reporters. “But it is going to be a logistical challenge that exceeds anything we have ever tried in this country, but I think we can do that.”
He said that he feels confident that by this summer “we are going to be well on our way to herd immunity and increasing the access for people who aren’t first on the list and going all the way down the children.”
Biden has faced questions of whether his administration’s initial goal — of 100 vaccinations in the first 100 days — was too modest. Biden suggested that the U.
- 1/25/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Channel said Peter Doocy, a Washington-based correspondent at the cable-news network, would move to the White House beat, working alongside Kristin Fisher and filling a spot left vacant by John Roberts’ coming move to the anchor desk.
Doocy, whose father, Steve Doocy, is the co-anchor of the network’s “Fox & Friends” morning program, spent the 2020 election cycle covering President-elect Joe Biden, on occasion eliciting criticism from the man slated to take the reins of the Oval Office next week. After Doocy asked Biden a question about his son, Hunter Biden, who came under scrutiny during the campaign, the elder Biden called Doocy a “one-horse pony.”
“Peter’s affable nature, tireless work ethic and dedication to advancing the story on the campaign trail further enhanced our reporting throughout the historic 2020 election cycle,” said Jay Wallace, president of Fox News Media, in a statement.
Prior to covering the Biden campaign,...
Doocy, whose father, Steve Doocy, is the co-anchor of the network’s “Fox & Friends” morning program, spent the 2020 election cycle covering President-elect Joe Biden, on occasion eliciting criticism from the man slated to take the reins of the Oval Office next week. After Doocy asked Biden a question about his son, Hunter Biden, who came under scrutiny during the campaign, the elder Biden called Doocy a “one-horse pony.”
“Peter’s affable nature, tireless work ethic and dedication to advancing the story on the campaign trail further enhanced our reporting throughout the historic 2020 election cycle,” said Jay Wallace, president of Fox News Media, in a statement.
Prior to covering the Biden campaign,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Doocy, Who Covered Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign, Named Fox News White House Correspondent
Peter Doocy has been named White House correspondent at Fox News, joining Kristin Fisher on the beat.
Fox News earlier this week announced that John Roberts would shift from the White House to a daytime co-anchor role.
Doocy covered Joe Biden’s presidential campaign from the start, and became known for occasional pointed exchanges with the candidate. Last month, at a press conference, Doocy asked Biden whether he still thinks “stories from the fall about your son Hunter were Russian disinformation and a smear campaign, like you said?”
“Yes. Yes. Yes. God love you, man. You’re a one-horse pony,” Biden responded.
Doocy will begin his new role on Jan. 20, when Biden is sworn in. During the 2020 campaign, he also interviewed candidates Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, as well as President Donald Trump.
Jay Wallace, president and executive editor of Fox News Media, said in a statement, “Peter’s affable nature,...
Fox News earlier this week announced that John Roberts would shift from the White House to a daytime co-anchor role.
Doocy covered Joe Biden’s presidential campaign from the start, and became known for occasional pointed exchanges with the candidate. Last month, at a press conference, Doocy asked Biden whether he still thinks “stories from the fall about your son Hunter were Russian disinformation and a smear campaign, like you said?”
“Yes. Yes. Yes. God love you, man. You’re a one-horse pony,” Biden responded.
Doocy will begin his new role on Jan. 20, when Biden is sworn in. During the 2020 campaign, he also interviewed candidates Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, as well as President Donald Trump.
Jay Wallace, president and executive editor of Fox News Media, said in a statement, “Peter’s affable nature,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The reshuffling of network TV correspondents continues.
Following new White House correspondents at NBC News and CNN, Fox News Channel says that Peter Doocy will join its White House team as a correspondent, after covering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for much of the past year.
Doocy will join Kristin Fisher, who will remain a White House correspondent. John Roberts, who had been the chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration, is moving to an afternoon anchor role for the channel, part of larger scheduling changes Fox made earlier this week.
Doocy, who joined Fox in 2009 (and is the ...
Following new White House correspondents at NBC News and CNN, Fox News Channel says that Peter Doocy will join its White House team as a correspondent, after covering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for much of the past year.
Doocy will join Kristin Fisher, who will remain a White House correspondent. John Roberts, who had been the chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration, is moving to an afternoon anchor role for the channel, part of larger scheduling changes Fox made earlier this week.
Doocy, who joined Fox in 2009 (and is the ...
- 1/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The reshuffling of network TV correspondents continues.
Following new White House correspondents at NBC News and CNN, Fox News Channel says that Peter Doocy will join its White House team as a correspondent, after covering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for much of the past year.
Doocy will join Kristin Fisher, who will remain a White House correspondent. John Roberts, who had been the chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration, is moving to an afternoon anchor role for the channel, part of larger scheduling changes Fox made earlier this week.
Doocy, who joined Fox in 2009 (and is the ...
Following new White House correspondents at NBC News and CNN, Fox News Channel says that Peter Doocy will join its White House team as a correspondent, after covering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for much of the past year.
Doocy will join Kristin Fisher, who will remain a White House correspondent. John Roberts, who had been the chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration, is moving to an afternoon anchor role for the channel, part of larger scheduling changes Fox made earlier this week.
Doocy, who joined Fox in 2009 (and is the ...
- 1/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
President-elect Joe Biden gave a sobering year-end message, particularly about the challenges remaining in the Covid-19 crisis and in the impact of the massive cyberattack on U.S. government agencies.
Biden said that there was hope with a new vaccine, which he received on Monday, but that the virus is still raging out of control, with more than 3,000 deaths per day.
“Here is the simple truth: Our darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. So we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines. As frustrating as it is to hear, it’s going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus.”
The major news networks and NBC and ABC carried the remarks. CBS streamed the remarks on Cbsn.
Biden praised Congress for working together to pass another Covid-19 relief bill, but said that additional measures will be needed, including money...
Biden said that there was hope with a new vaccine, which he received on Monday, but that the virus is still raging out of control, with more than 3,000 deaths per day.
“Here is the simple truth: Our darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. So we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines. As frustrating as it is to hear, it’s going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus.”
The major news networks and NBC and ABC carried the remarks. CBS streamed the remarks on Cbsn.
Biden praised Congress for working together to pass another Covid-19 relief bill, but said that additional measures will be needed, including money...
- 12/22/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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