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President Donald Trump lauded Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. as "far superior" to CNN or NBC Monday after the broadcaster that's seeking federal approval to buy Tribune Media Co. drew criticism for having its on-air personalities read scripted statements about "false news" by other media ...
White House adviser Ivanka Trump says it's 'inappropriate' to ask her about her dad's accusers
Is it out of bounds to ask a White House adviser about the U.S. president's behavior, when that adviser also happens to be his daughter? Ivanka Trump says yes. Donald Trump's eldest daughter was confronted with that situation when a journalist asked her about the ...
Organizers and IOC made many mistakes in planning and staging of Pyeongchang Games
Parting thoughts and parting shots from Pyeongchang: • It was terrible to see Gangneung Ice Arena with so many empty seats at the start of the figure skating events each morning. Very bad optics for the skaters and TV viewers around the world. All of the ...
NBC boots Ramo over insensitive comment on Japanese-Korean ties at Pyeongchang Games
NBC commentator Joshua Cooper Ramo, who offended residents during coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony, has been taken off the air.
NBC names Hoda Kotb as sexual misconduct-felled Matt Lauer's replacement on 'Today'
NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the "Today" show's first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing on sexual misconduct charges in late November. Kotb, 53, will continue to co-host the show's fourth ...
Broadcaster stocks slip as Trump threatens networks' licenses over critical coverage
President Donald Trump suggested challenging licenses for NBC and other broadcast news networks on Wednesday, a salvo that followed reports his own secretary of state had called him a "moron" after a discussion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. "With all of the Fake News coming ...
Rex Tillerson denies report that he weighed quitting in July
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday he never considered resigning and that he was as committed to President Donald Trump's agenda as much today as he was when he first accepted the offer to serve as the nation's top diplomat. "I have ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly denied he had any compromising material about U.S. President Donald Trump in a sometimes combative televised interview broadcast Sunday. "Well, this is just another load of nonsense," Putin said on NBC News' "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly," when asked whether ...
Mike Tirico called the NFL, NBA, college basketball, golf and tennis among other sports in a quarter-century at ESPN to establish himself as one of TV's most versatile announcers. One of the few events not on ESPN: the Olympics. NBC owns those rights through 2032, ...
'SNL' host Trump's 'keep it modest' stint shows candidate can take, dish out jokes
Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!" But the "heckler" was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived onstage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. "Larry, what ...
Clinton calls private email issue 'distraction' not requiring apology, says 'what I did was allowed'
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while secretary of state because "what I did was allowed." In an interview with The Associated Press during a campaign swing through Iowa, which kicks off ...
President Barack Obama will test his wilderness survival skills with an appearance on the television show "Running Wild" in an Alaska adventure that will air later this year, the network NBC said on Monday. Obama will be the first U.S. president to appear on the ...
