Brian Stelter here. It's 10:45pm ET on Monday, July 25. Scroll down for the latest on Merrick Garland, The New Yorker, Elon Musk, WWE, Joni Mitchell, "Jeopardy!" and more... This isn't "fringe" |
CNN's Donie O'Sullivan visited Arizona and spoke with GOP voters at competing Donald Trump and Mike Pence events. The results aired on Monday's "AC360" and must be seen. "While people might like to write all this off as fringe, it isn't -- 70% of Republicans believe Biden didn't legitimately win the election," O'Sullivan pointed out. "We're used to hearing the repetition of election conspiracy theories at Trump events," he told me in a text, "but hearing people at a Pence event, where Pence specifically was saying the GOP needs to move on from election lies, repeating those very lies – really indicates how much disinformation has percolated into the soul of the Republican Party." >> Don't miss O'Sullivan's exchange with a woman who doubts that Trump supporters actually attacked the Capitol. His response: "I was there..." |
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-- Biden "castigated his predecessor Monday for failing to respond to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, contrasting Donald Trump's lack of action with the heroics of police officers responding to the Capitol riot..." (CNN) -- Jeremy Peters details how right-wing media stars are covering 1/6: "They have turned the Capitol Police into villains and alleged the existence of a government plot to criminalize political dissent..." (NYT) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, appearing on Monday's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," clearly does not buy the Secret Service's explanation about missing texts... (CBS) -- Greg Sargent argues that "right wing media outlets are still trying to cover up the 1/6 revelations with propaganda in part because acknowledging the truth about 1/6 would forcefully indict their own conduct. They're erasing their own culpability, not just Trump's..." (WaPo) -- Puck's Eriq Gardner is out with a detailed new look at why he believes Fox News will settle with Dominion Voting Systems. In short: Let insurers pay for the damages and don't risk a jury trial in Delaware. He also reports that "James Murdoch was recently served a subpoena for documents and a deposition next month..." (Puck) -- Jack Shafer makes the case that "the Murdoch-Trump divorce isn't the seismic event that some pretend it is..." (Politico) |
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Grand jury revelations ABC's Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and John Santucci had the scoop on Monday: Marc Short, former chief of staff to VP Mike Pence, testified last Friday in front of a federal grand jury probing January 6. Camera crews spotted Short leaving the federal courthouse – which led news outlets to try to find out why he was there. The WSJ's Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha advanced ABC's story by reporting that Pence's legal counsel, Greg Jacob, also appeared. CNN's team has more here. Short said during an interview on "Erin Burnett OutFront" that he complied with a subpoena, and "I can't say much more than that." But Short had a lot to say about Rep. Matt Gaetz. Here's the clip... Holt interviews Garland Tuesday Lester Holt is taping an exclusive interview with A.G. Merrick Garland on Tuesday. NBC says "the wide-ranging interview will cover the January 6th investigation, as well as the controversial Supreme Court term, and will feature special access to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Tracing Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia." So it sounds like Garland wants to show off the country's crime gun tracing facility, but he knows he will have to address pointed questions about the investigation into Trump... Trump speaks in DC Amid all of this, the America First Policy Institute will welcome Trump back to DC – for the first time since Biden took office – for a Tuesday afternoon speech. Pence was expected to speak "first," at the Heritage Foundation on Monday, but that was postponed when his flight was diverted due to storms... "The Big Lie" comes out Tuesday Jonathan Lemire's book about Trump and the state of American politics shows how election denialism went mainstream. This part, from page 133, stood out to me: "In the first few days after the election, Trump had privately seemed to resign himself to defeat. But the vacuum between Election Day and when the race was called a few days later was soon filled by other, shadowy voices." As Lemire writes, "No one stepped in to stop the growing movement in its infancy. No one dared tell Trump he lost." So "Stop the Steal" grew and grew. You can draw a straight line from the leadership failures of early November 2020 to today... |
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Biden will hold virtual meetings... Two key economic reports come out at 10am ET... Alphabet and Microsoft report earnings after the bell... |
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Alex Jones trial gets underway in Texas BY OLIVER DARCY: A trial got underway in Texas on Monday to determine how much right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will have to pay the families of two Sandy Hook shooting victims. Monday's proceedings, which came after the trial was briefly delayed, were made up of jury selection. The AP's Jim Vertuno reported that "during the first round of questioning from attorneys for the families, several potential jurors in the initial pool of more than 100 said they held strong beliefs on free speech and questioned whether any punitive damages would be fair." Vertuno also reported that Jones was not in the court room, with his attorney saying his absence was due to a "medical issue." More from Vertuno here... |
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-- Chartbeat has been purchased by Cuadrilla Capital. Sara Fischer writes that the deal "will give Chartbeat the capital it needs to scale its business beyond providing traffic analytics for publishers on the editorial side..." (Axios) -- Scott Rosenberg says that we should "mark last week as the end of the social networking era, which began with the rise of Friendster in 2003, shaped two decades of internet growth, and now closes with Facebook's rollout of a sweeping TikTok-like redesign..." (Axios) -- The SEC "apparently isn't done with Elon Musk and his tweets quite yet," Chris Isidore writes, regarding news the agency has subpoenaed Tesla over them... (CNN) -- Meanwhile, Musk has been tweeting about his sex life (or lack thereof) after the WSJ reported he had an affair with Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan... (The Cut) -- Musk called the story "total bs" on Sunday night. He tweeted on Monday evening that he's going to try to stay "heads down:" |
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Jenner to Instagram: "Stop trying to be TikTok" On Monday Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian added their voices to a social media campaign against Instagram's TikTok-like changes. "Make Instagram Instagram again," said the viral post that they shared. Versions of the message -- saying "stop trying to be tiktok i just want to see cute photos of my friends" -- have been making the rounds for weeks, but Jenner "is the most-followed woman on Instagram," as Bloomberg's Sarah Frier noted here, so it's a big deal when she bashes the platform... >> Frier noted that when Jenner critiqued Snapchat in 2018, the company's stock slumped. In this case, "so far, markets have not reacted," she added... >> Casey Newton's key point in his Platformer newsletter: "Instagram has all the relevant data on how users are responding to these changes... and the company keeps rolling them out..." |
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Enter NFL+ Roger Goodell called Monday "an important day in the history of the NFL." It was launch day for NFL+, a $4.99 a month service with "access to live local and prime time games," as CNN's Frank Pallotta reported here. NFL+ is only available on phones and tablets – i.e., no big-screen TV streaming, since the major networks pay enormous sums for those rights. The launch is mostly significant because NFL+ "marks the first time the NFL has operated its own streaming service, giving the league a new future platform to potentially show exclusive games," CNBC's Alex Sherman wrote. The league now has a new card to play in future negotiations with its partners... |
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"Countdown With Keith Olbermann" is (sort of) returning Keith Olbermann is resurrecting his "Countdown" format for a new daily podcast. The former MSNBC star is launching "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" on iHeartMedia. The show, which will debut next week, will cover politics, sports, and other current events. The WSJ's Joe Flint broke the news and interviewed Olbermann about it... |
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Black-owned media in the news BY AN PHUNG: >> Los Angeles-based 3BlackDot has been bought by its own chief executive Reginald Cash, "making it one of the few Black-owned media companies at a time when many marketers say they want to spend more money with such enterprises," Patrick Coffee reports for the WSJ... >> Speaking of black-owned media companies, Roland Martin and his Black Star Network are the subjects of Stephen Battaglio's newest profile for the LA Times. Martin is determined to keep the network "free for its users," so he focuses on ad revenue and fan club memberships... |
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FOR THE RECORD, PART THREE |
-- Molly Hennessy-Fiske is joining WaPo from LAT as Texas correspondent... (WaPo) -- Two big additions to the NYT's Styles desk to cover the internet and culture: Madison Malone Kircher and Joe Bernstein... (NYT) -- The Washington Examiner's PR manager Carly Hagan has resigned to pursue a "different career path..." (Twitter) -- Mike Moon is departing Netflix as director of adult animation... (Deadline) -- Tamron Hall has joined NAB's Leadership Foundation board and will be an industry ambassador... (NAB) -- Former "Tonight Show' showrunner Josh Lieb is joining Charlamagne Tha God's late-night show... (Deadline) |
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Fired editor calls out The New Yorker The New Yorker archive editor Erin Overbey said Monday that she was fired Рand claimed it happened "after she raised concerns that the publication's workforce suffered from a lack of diversity and from 'gender inequality,'" the NYPost's Ariel Zilber and Alexandra Steigrad wrote. Overbey previously gained attention for a series of Twitter threads about TNY's inner workings. Her termination letter, reviewed by The Daily Beast, cited a "history of performance issues" and "history of inappropriate and unprofessional behavior toward colleagues" among other issues. Officially, Cond̩ Nast's only statement is that "false allegations that malign our journalistic integrity and that attack colleagues are inappropriate and unacceptable in our workplace." Overbey told the Beast she feels targeted by management for speaking out... |
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"Jeopardy" to continue with two hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are "finalizing deals to continue to share hosting duties on the venerable syndicated game show's upcoming Season 39," Deadline's Nellie Andreeva reported Monday. "The pairing seemed to work well, and was well received by fans," so it will continue... |
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No more "Full Frontal" "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," which has aired on TBS since 2016, "will not be returning," the show announced Monday on Twitter. A TBS spokesperson explained, "As we continue to shape our new programming strategy, we've made some difficult, business-based decisions." CNN's Sandra Gonzalez has more here... |
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FOR THE RECORD, PART FOUR |
-- WWE "is revising its financial earnings going back to 2019 to reflect payments made by its founder and outgoing chairman Vince McMahon that were not recorded in the company's books," Stephen Battaglio reports... (LAT) -- "Shares of WWE jumped to a new 52-week high Monday, rising more than 10% amid executive and financial tumult on speculation that Vince McMahon's exit could nudge a sale of the company," Jill Goldsmith reports... (Deadline) -- "The Asia-Pacific region is now the largest contributor to growth of the global online video industry," Patrick Frater reports, citing a new study... (Variety) -- An update on the "Bad City" battle: "Author Paul Pringle responds to attacks by former LA Times editors over his book's account of their alleged attempts to water down his explosive story of scandal at USC..." (LA Mag) -- John Oliver went after Jim Cramer on Sunday's "Last Week Tonight..." (YouTube) |
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May they rest in peace -- "Aaron Latham, the journalist, screenwriter and husband of CBS News veteran Lesley Stahl who penned the articles that served as the basis for the John Travolta films Urban Cowboy and Perfect, has died," THR's Mike Barnes and Chris Gardner report. He was 78. (THR) -- "Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor whose roles ranged from the mob boss in 'Goodfellas' to an early stint on the long-running cop drama 'Law & Order,' has died," Sandra Gonzalez and Brian Lowry report. He was 83. (CNN) -- David Warner, who played villains in "Titanic" and "Tron," has died. He was 80. Scottie Andrew wrote about his life here... (CNN) |
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Marvel's awkward teenage years? BY BRIAN LOWRY: Marvel started its cinematic march in 2008, so it makes perfect sense that the studio would be going through an awkward Phase during its teenage years. Specifically, that would be Phase 4 – the series and movies following "Avengers: Endgame" – and its muscular presentation at Comic-Con merely underscored just what a daunting challenge the studio has set up for itself looking ahead, not just producing good movies, but an interlocking framework of them building toward a major payoff. The rewards, obviously, are potentially huge. But as this latest phase illustrates, the risks can be too... |
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FOR THE RECORD, PART FIVE |
-- "The 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' teaser trailer nabbed 172 million views in its first 24 hours, becoming one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's top trailer debuts for a superhero movie..." (Variety) -- HBO Max has created a new augmented reality game to promote "House of Dragon..." (ComicBook) -- In other "GOT" news, all of the eight seasons are being upgraded to 4K UHD on HBO Max next month... (Variety) -- If you are trying to make sense of all the recent Marvel news, Daniel Chin has you covered here... (The Ringer) |
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Adele announces new dates for Las Vegas residency
BY CHLOE MELAS: Adele is returning to Las Vegas. After postponing her concert residency at The Colosseum at Casears Palace a day before it was to start back in January, the singer announced Monday that she has officially rescheduled her shows. Her shows will now run from November 18 to March 23. On her website, Adele writes that along with the 24 rescheduled shows, she has added eight additional dates. Priority will be given to those who held tickets to the shows that were canceled. Here's my full story... |
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-- Sarah Paulson will star in and exec produce the horror thriller "Dust..." (THR) -- Keke Palmer has addressed those making comparisons of her to Zendaya, Lisa Respers France writes... (CNN) -- John Jurgensen writes about how Jordan Peele and company turned "Nope" into an event... (WSJ) -- The internet is abuzz about Joni Mitchell's rare performance at the Newport Folk Festival over the weekend. Leah Asmelash has details. I just watched the video on YouTube here... (CNN) |
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LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST... Pet of the day! Reader Dennis DeLong emails: "Biscuit, our Cairn terrier, listening intently to RS..." |
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