Trump mocked for claiming NYC courthouse staff were ‘crying’ when he was arrested Former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records over hush money payments The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
US judge says Fox News has ‘credibility problem’ Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp head to trial next week over Fox's airing of false claims about the 2020 US presidential election. The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023
Can journalists play the role of neutral activist? Should journalists say and write what they think? Recent controversies have given new urgency to old questions about journalists' professional ethics and political role in democracy. Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2023
Schumer announces resolution to support funding for DOJ, FBI WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced plans to offer a resolution next week that condemns a call from former President Donald Trump to defund the Justice Department and the FBI. Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023
Michael Hiltzik: What 'Succession' got wrong about what happens when moguls die Near the very end of Sunday's episode of HBO's hit show "Succession," Roman Roy shows his siblings a stock price chart on his smartphone. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
Dominion can discuss general threats in Fox defamation trial The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election has indicated he will allow jurors to hear some testimony about threats directed at the company, but only to a point The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Fox contributor interrupts Louisville shooting segment with impassioned plea for gun reform: ‘I’m sick and tired’ “If mental illness is involved here, and that weapon – that’s a dangerous concoction, and we’ve got to do something,” former homicide detective says The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Schumer announces resolution to support funding for DOJ, FBI - Roll Call The Senate majority leader will offer a resolution to condemn Donald Trump's call to defund the Justice Department and the FBI. Roll Call · Apr 11, 2023
Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organization, and publish lies with almost total impunity Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of his most important journalists were reporting that the 2020 presidential election was a fraud – even though they knew they were propagating a lie. The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023
Abbott's fast-track to pardon in protest killing 'unusual' Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is moving fast to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant convicted in the 2020 killing of an armed protester The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Fox settles with man accused of rigging "If Fox is required to pay large settlements," it may not be able to stay the same much longer, ex-prosecutor says Salon · Apr 10, 2023
Louisville bank shooting: What we know about attack that left six dead and eight hurt in Kentucky Five bank executives were shot dead by a disgruntled employee at Old National Bank in Louisville on Monday morning. Graig Graziosi and Rachel Sharp reveal what we know so far about the shooting The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Fox News settles with Venezuelan over election vote-rigging claims Majed Khalil took network to court after presenter Lou Dobbs accused him of ‘orchestrating non-existent scheme to fix the election’ The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2023
First Thing: Trump bets indictments could make him 2024 nominee Ex-president hopes his legal woes will harden support from his base, but general election voters may recoil at his felony charges. Plus, a historian’s view of tying the knot The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Fox News reaches settlement with Venezuelan businessman over ‘defamatory’ claims about him and 2020 election Settlement comes days before jury selection begins in defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems against right-wing network
Los Angeles Times · Apr 10, 2023 Fox News settles 2020 election-related defamation suit with Venezuelan businessman It's not the settlement the media industry has been anticipating, but Fox News has reached an agreement with a Venezuelan businessman whose name was linked to false allegations about voting machines used in the 2020 election.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023 A culture of truth denial is wilting US democracy and Britain is following fast GB News is chasing Fox down a path of being economical with the facts, culminating in assertions last week that a liberal elite is running the UK
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023 FBI launch desperate search with $10,000 reward for American man kidnapped in Mexico US citizen Edgar Perez Chairez, 35, who is also known as 'Polvos', was abducted near the corner of Avenida Tabasco and Calle Chilpancingo in Mexicali, Mexico
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023 The case(s) against Trump: New York charges only beginning of legal woes Experts suggest the quantity and gravity of upcoming investigations could ultimately bury his electoral chances
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023 Murdoch’s change of heart: Was marriage called off over a religious or succession issue? The engagement of the billionaire media titan and Ann Lesley Smith was reported to be off after just two weeks
The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2023 Seth Meyers on Lindsey Graham: ‘He’s starting to turn into Trump’s Mini-Me’ Late-night hosts discuss the senator begging viewers to send Trump money on Fox News and Clarence Thomas’s luxury trips from a GOP donor
Salon · Apr 7, 2023 Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Eric Trump roasted for ‘hallucinating’ as he claims ‘tens and tens of thousands’ came out to support father Supporter turnout in both Manhattan and Florida was muted on Tuesday as Donald Trump was charged with 34 felonies
Salon · Apr 6, 2023 Panic over "woke" Little Mermaid lyrics The outcry comes after composer Alan Menken announced some edits, including one about consent
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Fox News poll puts Biden’s approval underwater but reveals advantages for Democrats The president has found support from Americans on issues like gun control, social security and a potential TikTok ban