Fact check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star

Donald Trump called Meryl Streep 'overrated' in a three-tweet Twitter rant against the respected actress after she criticized him during her acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep "one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood'' following her speech at the Golden Globe awards While "overrated'' is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Golden Globes turns into the roast of Donald Trump :0

Hollywood unleashed its contempt for Donald Trump Sunday night as the Golden Globes turned into a roast of the President-elect. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the awards show - the first major red-carpet style event since last November's election - with a wisecrack-filled monologue aimed at the billionaire before award winners, including Hugh Laurie and Meryl Streep, got their shots in.

Trump celeb crew awaits his turn in spotlight, and their own

Fabio, the golden-haired model who graced the cover of hundreds of romance novels, was wrapping up Thanksgiving dinner at Donald Trump's South Florida club when the president-elect began making the rounds to greet his guests. Fabio - he goes by his first name only - said he hit it off with the newly elected Republican, who asked the brawny model how he stays in shape.

Zoe Ventoura poses solo at International AACTA Awards as her…

PICTURED: Discharged military vet, 26, who shot dead five at Ft.Lauderdale airport baggage claim after telling FBI two months ago that he was being forced by the CIA to fight for ISIS Family of Ft.Lauderdale shooting suspect reveals how he 'lost his mind' after Iraq tour, was being prosecuted for strangling his ex and had been hospitalized with psychiatric problems Grandfather, 62, and a great grandmother celebrating her husband's 90th birthday are the first two victims identified in Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting My laptop saved my life: Passenger at Ft.

Megyn Kelly says her farewell to Fox as she heads to NBC

Pictured: 'Air rage' gunman, 26, who 'argued with passengers on flight' before taking gun from his checked luggage and executing five people in baggage reclaim at Ft. Lauderdale Airport Suspect, 26, behind Florida airport shooting is a war vet 'who lost his mind' after Iraq tour and was being prosecuted for strangling his ex when he told the FBI in 2016 that he was being forced to fight for ISIS Will Craftsman's famous lifetime warranty still apply after $900M sale? Worried customers fear their tools may not be protected after Sears sells to Black & Decker My laptop saved my life: Passenger at Ft.

President Obama Sits Down Exclusively With NBC News’s Lester Holt

January 8, 2017 - President Barack Obama will sit down with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt for an in-depth and intimate interview in Chicago this Tuesday, ahead of the president's farewell address to the nation. Holt will have rare access, traveling on Air Force One with President Obama on his final trip to Chicago -- the birthplace of his campaign -- as Commander in Chief.

Joe Piscopo: I’m not raising money to be N.J. governor — yet

"I'm not raising money, and I haven't officially declared," said Piscopo in an telephone interview with NJ Advance Media on Thursday afternoon. The former "Saturday Night Live" star, who was raised in North Caldwell and now lives in Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, said he is "just doing due diligence" and exploring a run for governor, speaking to Republican leaders in the state about what would be involved.

Omarosa to join Trump team, focus on public engagement

Omarosa Manigault will join President-elect Donald Trump's White House team in a role expected to focus on public engagement, a senior level transition source told CNN on Wednesday. Manigault, who prefers to go by only her first name, was a prominent African-American surrogate for Trump during his campaign and served as his campaign's director of African-American outreach.

Search intensifies for missing 84-year-old man from Town of Beloit

The National Guard and the Wisconsin State Patrol are among the many agencies assisting in helping find a man from the Town of Beloit who went missing on Tuesday. A Silver Alert has been issued for 84-year-old Stuart Austin who was last seen in Madison leaving Triangle Super Services on Milwaukee Street.

Nineteen States Increase…

Nineteen states are raising the minimum wage Sunday in a shift that stands to lift the income of millions of workers. The minimum wage will be increased in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington to start 2017.

Van Jones on Democratic Party’s Future: ‘The Clinton Days …

During a panel discussion about the future of the Democratic Party on CNN's State of the Union this morning, political commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones made the case that the party should be pressing in a more progressive direction rather than move towards the middle. After former Democratic Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer blamed Democrat support for trade deals and Obamacare eroding support in the heartland and ex-Clinton aide Karen Finney said there was a need to build grassroots organizing in red states, Jones explained that there were some budding stars in the party.

‘Ransom’: TV Review

Getting an unlikely series premiere on January 1 and then airing in an even more unlikely Saturday primetime slot, the drama Ransom isn't the worst new show CBS has premiered in the past 12 months. Heck, it may not be one of the 10 worst new shows CBS has premiered in the past 12 months.

Inside US President Barack Obama’s star-studded farewell party

A who's who of Hollywood and music A-listers turned out to see off US President Barack Obama at his last knees-up at the White House on Friday night . The evening was held to celebrate the end of Obama's eight years in office, ahead of incoming president Donald Trump taking office after his inauguration on January 20. Among the guests at the shindig were film stars like Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Olivia Wilde, and director George Lucas, alongside famous TV faces including Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Hamm and Lena Dunham.

Return of Nevada nukes?

Donald Trump's talk and tweets of upgrading U.S. nuclear arms and possibly restarting the arms race raises the issue of whether nuclear testing in Nevada could return. "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes," Trump wrote on Twitter on Dec. 22. Trump's stance would be an extreme change in U.S. policy if he carried it out in the White House.

5 totally ridiculous Republican reversals in 2016 they’re hoping you’ll forget all about

With the election over and Republicans occupying all branches of government, as well as controlling most state legislatures, it's easy to forget that just a few short months ago the Republican Party seemed to be collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. The nomination of Trump, whose positions on trade and government benefits seemed to put him at odds with establishment Republicans, signaled a rejection of conservatism and an embrace of white nationalism.

Why The Good Wife Spinoff Had To Go Through Major Rewrites

It was somewhat surprising when the mildly controversial series finale for CBS' The Good Wife was almost immediately followed up with news of an impending spinoff , not that anybody was complaining about getting more from Christine Baranski's Diane Lockhart. But had creators Robert and Michelle King had allowed for a proper resting period before going into action on The Good Fight , they might not have had to go through emergency rewrites while the pilot was already in production.

Fox’s Kurtz: Media Obsessed Over ‘GOP Civil War,’ Not So Much the Current Democratic One

On Fox's MediaBuzz today, Howard Kurtz observed that there may not be as great an "in-depth examination of why the Democrats really lost" as opposed to when, say, Republicans were in the midst of "civil war." Washington Examiner chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio said that while Democrats make noise about everything from Russia to the FBI, "what's being drowned out" is why they didn't connect with the rust belt.

Smerconish: Rights, wrongs, and a few surprises in ’16

A Philadelphia lawyer turned political commentator, Michael Smerconish is a nationally syndicated radio host, best-selling author and weekly contributing columnist to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sunday Currents section. The Michael Smerconish Program is heard exclusively on SiriusXM - POTUS Channel 124 from 9a12p ET - reairing again 6-9p ET.