Updated: Sean Penn, LeVar Burton and Wilmer Valderrama are among the entertainment figures on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner at the White House for Kenya.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
- 5/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland urged lawmakers to move forward with an AI bill which seeks to provide historic protection against generative artificial intelligence.
“AI technology, left unregulated, poses an existential threat not only to SAG-AFTRA’s members, but to civil discourse, student health & welfare, democracy and national security,” he said during his testimony to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property about the No Fakes Act (read it here).
In addition to requiring informed consent for digital replicas, the bipartisan No Fakes Act — or the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — offers historic federal IP protections against the misappropriation of voice and likeness performance in sound recordings and audiovisual works.
Artificial intelligence was a cornerstone of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations with the Hollywood studios last year and one of the sticking points that prompted the actors union to go on strike for 148 days. As a result,...
“AI technology, left unregulated, poses an existential threat not only to SAG-AFTRA’s members, but to civil discourse, student health & welfare, democracy and national security,” he said during his testimony to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property about the No Fakes Act (read it here).
In addition to requiring informed consent for digital replicas, the bipartisan No Fakes Act — or the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — offers historic federal IP protections against the misappropriation of voice and likeness performance in sound recordings and audiovisual works.
Artificial intelligence was a cornerstone of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations with the Hollywood studios last year and one of the sticking points that prompted the actors union to go on strike for 148 days. As a result,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
FKA twigs has proactively taken AI into her own hands to develop a deepfake version of herself to handle fan interactions while she focuses on music, Rolling Stone reports.
“In the past year, I have developed my own deepfake version of myself that is not only trained in my personality but also can use my exact tone of voice to speak many languages,” FKA twigs shared in written testimony ahead of her appearance before Senate on Tuesday (April 30th).
Praising the technology as a “highly valuable” tool “when under the control of the artist,” the British musician continued, “I will be engaging my AI twigs later this year to extend my reach and handle my online social media interactions, whilst I continue to focus on my art from the comfort and solace of my studio.”
FKA twigs will be giving testimony about “AI twigs” during a hearing before the Senate...
“In the past year, I have developed my own deepfake version of myself that is not only trained in my personality but also can use my exact tone of voice to speak many languages,” FKA twigs shared in written testimony ahead of her appearance before Senate on Tuesday (April 30th).
Praising the technology as a “highly valuable” tool “when under the control of the artist,” the British musician continued, “I will be engaging my AI twigs later this year to extend my reach and handle my online social media interactions, whilst I continue to focus on my art from the comfort and solace of my studio.”
FKA twigs will be giving testimony about “AI twigs” during a hearing before the Senate...
- 4/30/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, the former BBC presenters who now host podcast The News Agents – USA.
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Even as the issue of protecting performers from the misuse of artificial intelligence continues to vex the labor negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a second front has just opened.
On Oct. 12, four U.S. Senators presented a bipartisan “discussion draft” of legislation intended to protect actors, singers and others from having AI programs generate their likenesses and voices without their informed written consent. The “Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe” (No Fakes) Act would allow people, companies and platforms to be sued for producing or hosting so-called “digital replicas.”
The No Fakes Act is being sponsored by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-tn), Chris Coons (D-de), Amy Klobuchar (D-mn) and Thom Tillis (R-nc). It represents the federal government’s first attempt to prevent the misappropriation of voice and likeness performances in audiovisual works and sound recordings. The rights created under this prospective legislation...
On Oct. 12, four U.S. Senators presented a bipartisan “discussion draft” of legislation intended to protect actors, singers and others from having AI programs generate their likenesses and voices without their informed written consent. The “Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe” (No Fakes) Act would allow people, companies and platforms to be sued for producing or hosting so-called “digital replicas.”
The No Fakes Act is being sponsored by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-tn), Chris Coons (D-de), Amy Klobuchar (D-mn) and Thom Tillis (R-nc). It represents the federal government’s first attempt to prevent the misappropriation of voice and likeness performances in audiovisual works and sound recordings. The rights created under this prospective legislation...
- 10/26/2023
- by Douglas Mirell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As SAG-AFTRA continues to strike in support of actors' right to keep terrible AI-generated look-alikes out of Hollywood, one performer is taking the fight against unauthorized artificial intelligence deep fakes somewhere totally new: to Congress.
Actor Clark Gregg, who's best-known for his portrayal of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, testified yesterday in front of the U.S. Congress as it mulls over the new No Fakes Act. According to language put forth by Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware), the act is "a bipartisan proposal that would protect the voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative artificial intelligence." Gregg spoke to Congress for over five minutes about the problems with unauthorized AI and the need for stronger data privacy protections in a world where a person's voice or image can be repurposed for any means without consent.
"Actors,...
Actor Clark Gregg, who's best-known for his portrayal of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, testified yesterday in front of the U.S. Congress as it mulls over the new No Fakes Act. According to language put forth by Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware), the act is "a bipartisan proposal that would protect the voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative artificial intelligence." Gregg spoke to Congress for over five minutes about the problems with unauthorized AI and the need for stronger data privacy protections in a world where a person's voice or image can be repurposed for any means without consent.
"Actors,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This is Day 92 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
At the first actors to picket after Wednesday night’s breakdown of their talks with the studios and streamers, SAG-AFTRA members in New York City said that they were disappointed by the setback but “holding strong” to their demands.
Striking actors who gathered Thursday outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices also cheered the announcement of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to protect them from artificial intelligence.
Writers joining them on the picket line after ratifying their own contract this week urged the actors to stay strong.
“It’s tactics,” The Wire creator David Simon told Deadline, speaking of the studios’ decision to suspend the talks and criticize SAG-AFTRA for demanding a share of studio profits. “They say you can’t have something and you’ll never get something, and ‘DGA settled for this and you don’t understand our industry.
At the first actors to picket after Wednesday night’s breakdown of their talks with the studios and streamers, SAG-AFTRA members in New York City said that they were disappointed by the setback but “holding strong” to their demands.
Striking actors who gathered Thursday outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices also cheered the announcement of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to protect them from artificial intelligence.
Writers joining them on the picket line after ratifying their own contract this week urged the actors to stay strong.
“It’s tactics,” The Wire creator David Simon told Deadline, speaking of the studios’ decision to suspend the talks and criticize SAG-AFTRA for demanding a share of studio profits. “They say you can’t have something and you’ll never get something, and ‘DGA settled for this and you don’t understand our industry.
- 10/12/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
A newly proposed bipartisan senate bill seeks to bring greater legal protection to actors and recording artists by discouraging the use of AI-generated deepfakes without their permission.
If passed, the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — or No Fakes Act — would hold those who produce AI deepfakes liable in civil claims if the original artist were to pursue legal action over the unauthorized use of their likeness.
The bill was sponsored by senators Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar and Thom Tillis.
AI has been a hot-button topic across the music,...
If passed, the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — or No Fakes Act — would hold those who produce AI deepfakes liable in civil claims if the original artist were to pursue legal action over the unauthorized use of their likeness.
The bill was sponsored by senators Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar and Thom Tillis.
AI has been a hot-button topic across the music,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Senate Legislation Would Outlaw Unauthorized AI-Generated Likenesses; SAG-AFTRA Lauds “No Fakes Act”
Four U.S. senators today announced a discussion draft bill aimed at protecting actors, singers and others from having their voice and likeness generated by artificial intelligence. The bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act, or No Fakes Act (read it here), would hold people, companies and platforms liable for producing or hosting such digital replicas.
SAG-AFTRA applauded the announcement today, with President Fran Drescher saying: “A performer’s voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it’s not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key.”
The No Fakes Act would prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated. The person creating or sharing the unauthorized replication would be liable for the damages caused by the AI-generated fake.
SAG-AFTRA applauded the announcement today, with President Fran Drescher saying: “A performer’s voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it’s not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key.”
The No Fakes Act would prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated. The person creating or sharing the unauthorized replication would be liable for the damages caused by the AI-generated fake.
- 10/12/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Senator Susan Collins is threatening to wear a bikini to work. Why? Because Chuck Schumer has done something that threatens the very fabric of the republic: relaxing the Senate’s dress code in a move that would allow lawmakers like Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman to embrace their affinity for casual clothes without violating protocol.
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-n.Y.) officially changed the rules around what is considered appropriate attire for members of the upper chamber, instructing the Sergeant at Arms to stop enforcing guidelines requiring business attire on the floor.
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-n.Y.) officially changed the rules around what is considered appropriate attire for members of the upper chamber, instructing the Sergeant at Arms to stop enforcing guidelines requiring business attire on the floor.
- 9/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Following Mitch McConnell’s incident last week in which the Senate Minority Leader stopped speaking and stared off into space in front of cameras, Sunday’s panel on “Meet the Press” discussed the possibility of an age limit amendment to the constitution that would disqualify lawmakers from serving once they hit 75 or 80 years old.
“We have age minimums, which frankly are ridiculous, right? And the only way there’d be an age maximum is you’d have to make it a constitutional amendment, there’s no doubt in any legal scholar’s mind,” host Chuck Todd said to the panel. “Do you think there’d be momentum for that? You put it at 80, you apply it to the federal judiciary? Something tells me there could be bipartisan momentum for that.”
“I think there would be support for that, but yet all of us know somebody who has everything clicking at age 80,” panelist Amy Walter,...
“We have age minimums, which frankly are ridiculous, right? And the only way there’d be an age maximum is you’d have to make it a constitutional amendment, there’s no doubt in any legal scholar’s mind,” host Chuck Todd said to the panel. “Do you think there’d be momentum for that? You put it at 80, you apply it to the federal judiciary? Something tells me there could be bipartisan momentum for that.”
“I think there would be support for that, but yet all of us know somebody who has everything clicking at age 80,” panelist Amy Walter,...
- 7/30/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden unveiled a set of “responsible innovation” voluntary commitments made by seven companies involved in artificial intelligence amid worries over the impact of the technology.
“Americans are seeing how advanced artificial intelligence and the pace of innovation have the power to disrupt jobs and industries,” Biden said.
AI is a central issue in the current SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, and although Biden did not mention it in his remarks at the White House on Friday, the potential massive loss of employment has been an issue as administration officials have met with AI executives.
Biden also said that new laws, regulation and oversight will be required to manage the risk of AI and that he planned more executive actions “to help America lead the way toward responsible innovation.”
The set of commitments include one for internal and security testing of their AI systems before their release, and another to...
“Americans are seeing how advanced artificial intelligence and the pace of innovation have the power to disrupt jobs and industries,” Biden said.
AI is a central issue in the current SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, and although Biden did not mention it in his remarks at the White House on Friday, the potential massive loss of employment has been an issue as administration officials have met with AI executives.
Biden also said that new laws, regulation and oversight will be required to manage the risk of AI and that he planned more executive actions “to help America lead the way toward responsible innovation.”
The set of commitments include one for internal and security testing of their AI systems before their release, and another to...
- 7/21/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As a battle over the debt ceiling looms large in Washington, Sen. Ted Cruz said that President Joe Biden is “behaving like a terrorist” by not negotiating with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Ted Cruz on Fox News accuses Joe Biden of behaving like a "terrorist" because he won't negotiate with Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling pic.twitter.com/K0xzCrJGDe
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2023
Instead of engaging in negotiations with Republicans, the president has insisted that Congress pass a bill to unconditionally increase the debt ceiling. That has Republicans mad,...
Ted Cruz on Fox News accuses Joe Biden of behaving like a "terrorist" because he won't negotiate with Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling pic.twitter.com/K0xzCrJGDe
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2023
Instead of engaging in negotiations with Republicans, the president has insisted that Congress pass a bill to unconditionally increase the debt ceiling. That has Republicans mad,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden made the official announcement Tuesday that he is running for reelection.
The announcement came in a three-minute launch video.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we were in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” Biden says. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer. I know what I want the answer to be, and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I am running for reelection.”
The video, coming four years to the day when Biden announced his 2020 bid, opened with images of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Biden then appears on screen and says, “Freedom — personal freedom is fundamental who we are as Americans. That’s been my work of the first term.
The announcement came in a three-minute launch video.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we were in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” Biden says. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer. I know what I want the answer to be, and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I am running for reelection.”
The video, coming four years to the day when Biden announced his 2020 bid, opened with images of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Biden then appears on screen and says, “Freedom — personal freedom is fundamental who we are as Americans. That’s been my work of the first term.
- 4/25/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Niall Horan is spreading the Irish cheer for St. Patrick’s Day in D.C. On Friday, the “Heaven” singer showed up at the White House for a special celebration of the Irish holiday, alongside President Joe Biden.
From the White House’s East Room, Horan performed his new single “Heaven,” along with tracks like “This Town,” “Flicker,” and Irish folk ballad “Spancil Hill.” Among those in the audience were Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Sen. Chris Coons.
Niall Horan plays the White House …#StPatrickDay pic.
From the White House’s East Room, Horan performed his new single “Heaven,” along with tracks like “This Town,” “Flicker,” and Irish folk ballad “Spancil Hill.” Among those in the audience were Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Sen. Chris Coons.
Niall Horan plays the White House …#StPatrickDay pic.
- 3/18/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Niall Horan gave a flawless performance as part of the White House’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, admitting to the crowd of dignitaries that he was nervous and “I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared.”
But Horan, the Irish native formerly of One Direction, gave a flawless performance in the East Room, before an audience that included President Joe Biden, The Taoiseach — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chris Coons (D-de). Horan’s playlist included Heaven, Flicker, This Town and Spancil Hill, which is about emigration, and his performance was flawless.
“You sure as hell didn’t seem nervous to me,” Biden said to him afterward, telling him that he was “welcome back anytime” to the White House.
Before his set, Horan quipped to the audience, “If you know the words, sing along. If you don’t, don’t try.
But Horan, the Irish native formerly of One Direction, gave a flawless performance in the East Room, before an audience that included President Joe Biden, The Taoiseach — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chris Coons (D-de). Horan’s playlist included Heaven, Flicker, This Town and Spancil Hill, which is about emigration, and his performance was flawless.
“You sure as hell didn’t seem nervous to me,” Biden said to him afterward, telling him that he was “welcome back anytime” to the White House.
Before his set, Horan quipped to the audience, “If you know the words, sing along. If you don’t, don’t try.
- 3/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO debuted the trailer for Year One: A Political Odyssey, which examines President Joe Biden’s first year in office, with what the premium network calls a “rare glimpse into the inner working of the White House.”
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
It was Valentine’s Day of 2018 in Washington, D.C., and Mary Wilson was on a mission. Then 74 years old, the Supremes singer, outfitted in a glamorous red dress and very high heels, needed to convince the nation’s representatives and senators to vote yes on the Classics Act, a proposed piece of legislation to support legacy artists. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.
“We walked the back halls of the Rayburn Building, we stopped members of Congress,” Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America,...
“We walked the back halls of the Rayburn Building, we stopped members of Congress,” Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America,...
- 2/12/2021
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
As Congress and the White House seem poised to adopt some sort of Covid-19 relief bill, the National Association of Theater Owners on Tuesday pushed for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan to provide much-needed aid to struggling movie theaters.
The Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act, co-written by Schumer with fellow Democratic senators Chris Coons, Jeanne Shaheen and Ben Cardin, extends the Paycheck Protection Plan created in the first round of relief legislation through March 2021 and expands the Small Business Administration’s debt relief program for up to a year.
For arts and entertainment, the bill also provides dedicated assistance to businesses that rely on large gatherings, including movie theaters, live theaters, concert venues and restaurants — though the exact amount of relief available was not immediately clear.
“The movie theater operators of America are desperate for help from Congress. Without such help, 70% of the theaters in the country could...
The Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act, co-written by Schumer with fellow Democratic senators Chris Coons, Jeanne Shaheen and Ben Cardin, extends the Paycheck Protection Plan created in the first round of relief legislation through March 2021 and expands the Small Business Administration’s debt relief program for up to a year.
For arts and entertainment, the bill also provides dedicated assistance to businesses that rely on large gatherings, including movie theaters, live theaters, concert venues and restaurants — though the exact amount of relief available was not immediately clear.
“The movie theater operators of America are desperate for help from Congress. Without such help, 70% of the theaters in the country could...
- 10/20/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Washington — President Donald Trump’s positive test for Covid-19 has triggered a public-health crisis at the highest levels of American government and set the stage for a vast contact tracing effort to understand how the president and First Lady Melania Trump got infected and to whom they might have spread the virus.
Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, called it a public-health “nightmare.”
The Friday morning that the Trumps both tested positive came not long after Hope Hicks, one of the president’s top aides,...
Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, called it a public-health “nightmare.”
The Friday morning that the Trumps both tested positive came not long after Hope Hicks, one of the president’s top aides,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Update: After announcing plans earlier this month to make Election Day a paid holiday, ICM Partners is today voicing its support for country-wide mail voting and has said that young and healthy employees should be encouraged to volunteer to be poll workers, taking the burden off elderly people manning poll stations. “Our industry has the unique power and responsibility to lead through culture, but we must also lead through action,” said ICM CEO Chris Silbermann.
July 2: ICM Partners announced this morning that it will mark the coming Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as a paid holiday to allow employees time to vote.
“We strongly believe that no one should have to choose between their paycheck and their right to vote,” the agency wrote in a note distributed to employees. The agency will also distribute voting and registration information beforehand.
Here is the text of the note sent to ICM staff:
During the last presidential election,...
July 2: ICM Partners announced this morning that it will mark the coming Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as a paid holiday to allow employees time to vote.
“We strongly believe that no one should have to choose between their paycheck and their right to vote,” the agency wrote in a note distributed to employees. The agency will also distribute voting and registration information beforehand.
Here is the text of the note sent to ICM staff:
During the last presidential election,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The New York Times reported on Monday that the White House has expanded the scope of the investigation into the claims of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI will now be permitted to interview “anyone it deems necessary as long the review is finished by the end of the week,” according to the Times.
The expansion of the investigation comes after a weekend of criticism from Democrats over the strict set of parameters White House legal counsel Don McGahn was reported to have given the FBI. Among the...
The expansion of the investigation comes after a weekend of criticism from Democrats over the strict set of parameters White House legal counsel Don McGahn was reported to have given the FBI. Among the...
- 10/1/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
60 Minutes has booked Sen. Jeff Flake (R-az) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-de) to tell the "inside story" of the Senate Judiciary Committee decision on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for its 51st season premiere on Sunday.
The CBS newsmagazine on Saturday in a tweet announced the lawmaker guests would be appearing on the show. "How did the Senate Judiciary Committee arrive at its last-minute compromise to continue the Supreme Court confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Senators Jeff Flake and Chris Coons tell the inside story tomorrow on 60 Minutes," it read. The accompanying photo showed 60 MInutes correspondent Scott ...
The CBS newsmagazine on Saturday in a tweet announced the lawmaker guests would be appearing on the show. "How did the Senate Judiciary Committee arrive at its last-minute compromise to continue the Supreme Court confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Senators Jeff Flake and Chris Coons tell the inside story tomorrow on 60 Minutes," it read. The accompanying photo showed 60 MInutes correspondent Scott ...
- 9/29/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For months, both Democrats and Republicans alike suspected that President Donald Trump would not retain federal protections for transgender students that were put in place by an Obama directive. And on Wednesday, it was official: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the rollback of the directive, though they did say that other federal laws would still offer discrimination protections to Lgbt students.
“The Department of Justice has a duty to enforce the law,” Sessions said in a statement. “The prior guidance documents did not contain sufficient legal analysis or explain how the interpretation was consistent...
“The Department of Justice has a duty to enforce the law,” Sessions said in a statement. “The prior guidance documents did not contain sufficient legal analysis or explain how the interpretation was consistent...
- 2/23/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
YouTube celebrities Yousef Erakat (known as FouseyTUBE to his 5.3 million subscribers) and Matthew Santoro (3.9 million) are usually known for their comedic sketches and educational fact videos, respectively. Now, the digital creators want to show their fans the importance of earth stewardship and poverty awareness. Erakat and Santoro are hosting pre- and post shows for YouTube’s Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day live stream on April 18, 2015.
In addition to leading the YouTube shows bookending the Earth Day live stream, Erakat and Santoro will also appear on stage during the free event alongside notable guest hosts such as Un Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Senator Chris Coons, will.i.am, Soledad O’Brien, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Musical performances include No Doubt, Usher, Fallout Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Train, and My Morning Jacket.
"It's important to me to share the Global Citizen message with my YouTube fans and together with...
In addition to leading the YouTube shows bookending the Earth Day live stream, Erakat and Santoro will also appear on stage during the free event alongside notable guest hosts such as Un Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Senator Chris Coons, will.i.am, Soledad O’Brien, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Musical performances include No Doubt, Usher, Fallout Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Train, and My Morning Jacket.
"It's important to me to share the Global Citizen message with my YouTube fans and together with...
- 4/16/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
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