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Trump takes aim at NBC in latest Twitter tirade

President Obama’s intelligence briefing Thursday on Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee also detailed widespread Russian cyber attacks on The White House, US State Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and unnamed American corporations, according to a report. The report, which as broadcast on Thursday’s NBC Nightly News, was quickly blasted by President Elect Donald Trump.

Meryl Streep overrated? Donald Trump picks a decorated star

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards. Trump’s “overrated” remark follows one he made in 2015 to The Hollywood Reporter in which he called Streep one of his favorite actresses and a “fine person, too.”

Should ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ be terminated now that Trump is gone?

This image released by NBC shows the cast of “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” back row from left, Matt Iseman, Laila Ali, Ricky Williams, Porsha Williams, Lisa Leslie, Boy George, Eric Dickerson, Chael Sonnen, and front row from left, Nicole Polizzi, Carson Kressley, Brooke Burke, Vince Neil, Kyle Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carnie Wilson, Jon Lovitz and Carrie Keagan in Los Angeles. Bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger officially took over the mantle of “Celebrity Apprentice” boss from President-elect Donald Trump.

John Stossel:

I wonder if President Donald Trump will stick to his campaign promises – like reducing immigration and slamming consumers by imposing a 35 percent tariff. Bernie Sanders wanted to make college free, even though professors say classes are filled with privileged students who party and just kill time.

What launched Megyn Kelly into a superstar?

… “Newscaster-led daytime talk shows have been a difficult sell recently. Viewers seem to want more Ellen-style entertainment shows, instead of harder-edged shows.” Let us bring the headlines to you every night. Stay current and catch up on the …

Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick

Benard Simelton , president of the Alabama NAACP State Conference, Cornell William Brooks , president & CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , and Devon Crawford , a fellow with with the NAACP Youth & College Division,… Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions’ office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations. Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had vowed to occupy Sessions’ Mobile, Alabama office until the conservative Republican lawmaker either withdrew as a candidate or they were arrested.

Nets Finally Side with Trump, Tout Tweet Aimed at House GOP

The liberal Big Three networks finally found a use for President-elect Donald Trump, and it’s to smear Republican members of Congress. The same networks who blacked-out unethical Democrats were up in arms Tuesday after the House GOP attempted to reform the Office of Congressional Ethics, but after it’s retraction they credited the president-elect.

Fired from ‘Apprentice,’ Omarosa may get Trump White House job

Omarosa Manigault, best-known for repeatedly being fired on the TV show “The Apprentice,” is being considered for a job in Donald Trump’s White House, a member of the president-elect’s transition team said on Tuesday. A lecturer on branding and marketing at Howard University and a former Mrs America pageant contestant, Manigault, 42, was one of Trump’s more visible African-American supporters during his successful election bid.

Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News, will host 2 shows on NBC

Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who’s had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she’s leaving the network for NBC News, where she will host a daytime talk show and a weekend newsmagazine, as well as contribute to breaking news coverage. NBC News made the announcement Tuesday, ending months of speculation over whether she would re-up with Fox, where she has flourished while suffering bruised feelings in recent months, or start a new chapter in her career.

Fired from ‘Apprentice,’ Omarosa may get Trump White House job

Omarosa Manigault, best-known for repeatedly being fired on the TV show “The Apprentice,” is being considered for a job in Donald Trump’s White House, a member of the president-elect’s transition team said on Tuesday. A lecturer on branding and marketing at Howard University and a former Mrs. America pageant contestant, Manigault, 42, was one of Trump’s more visible African-American supporters during his successful election bid.

Megyn Kelly leaves Fox to host two shows on NBC

Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who’s had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she’s leaving the network to work for NBC News, where she will host a daytime talk show and a weekend newsmagazine, as well as contribute to breaking news coverage. NBC News made the announcement Tuesday, ending months of speculation over whether she would re-up with Fox, where she has flourished while suffering bruised feelings in recent months, or start a new chapter in her career.

Megyn Kelly leaves Fox to host two shows on NBC

Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who’s had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she’s leaving the network to work for NBC News, where she will host a daytime talk show and a weekend newsmagazine, as well as contribute to breaking news coverage. NBC News made the announcement Tuesday, ending months of speculation over whether she would re-up with Fox, where she has flourished while suffering bruised feelings in recent months, or start a new chapter in her career.

Australian actor Margot Robbie makes Forbes under 30 power list

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Australian television show airs the ‘most awkward New Year’s Eve countdown ever’

Mayhem at airports as immigration system inexplicably crashes – causing huge lines and hours of disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year – but officials dismiss suggestion of hacking Teen and her three young siblings are killed and a further six are hospitalized by poisonous gas from mouse pesticide sprayed under their home So what DID happen the night George Michael died? Tweets about suicide. Rumors of drug abuse.

Australian television show airs the ‘most awkward New Year’s Eve countdown ever’

Mayhem at airports as immigration system inexplicably crashes – causing huge lines and hours of disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year – but officials dismiss suggestion of hacking Teen and her three young siblings are killed and a further six are hospitalized by poisonous gas from mouse pesticide sprayed under their home So what DID happen the night George Michael died? Tweets about suicide. Rumors of drug abuse.

For Trump, the 1980s still hold relevance

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s cultural touchstones, which he’d frequently name-drop at campaign rallies and on Twitter, were at their peak in the 1980s – the decade Trump’s celebrity status rose in New York, Trump Tower was built, “The Art of the Deal” was published and he first flirted with running for public office. The “Go Go 1980s” of New York were spurred by Wall Street’s rise.

Morning Joe’ Scarborough Wants You to Know He Never…

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” namesake Joe Scarborough is not happy that incoming New York Times reporter Sopan Deb and the paper’s current reporter, Maggie Haberman, continue to imply that he “partied” with President-elect Donald Trump on New Year’s Eve – and is calling on Times editors to take action. On Sunday, Scarborough lashed out at Deb for saying he “partied” with Trump.

Scarborough on Trump Party: I’m Not Letting People Lie About Me

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough continued fighting back reports that he and “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski had “partied” with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, insisting on the show and later on his Twitter account that other media reports were lies. “I’m not gonna let people lie about me,” Scarborough told a panel on his early morning show, saying that was one of his New Year’s resolutions for 2017, responding to a report in The New York Times that he and Brzezinski were at the party.

Trump aide says Obama’s Russia sanctions may be disproportionate

Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer questions Obama’s Russia sanctions on January 1, 2017 on ABC’s ‘This Week.’ US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary suggested on Sunday that the Obama administration’s measures against Russia in the wake of allegations that Moscow interfered in the 2016 elections were disproportionate.

Amy Goodman: Needless arms race is alarming – Fri, 30 Dec 2016 PST

President-elect Donald Trump exploded a half-century of U.S. nuclear-arms policy in a single tweet last week: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” With that one vague message, Donald Trump, who hasn’t even taken office yet, may have started a new arms race.

How the media should respond to Trump tweets

It’s time the media stop treating Donald Trump like a Kardashian and more like the person who, come January 20, will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. And for the media, that should start by no longer giving Trump wall-to-wall coverage of every tweet — especially ones on substantive policy issues.

‘That’s insulting!’: Katie Maloney stands up to Lisa Vanderpump…

SWAT teams dispatched, families flee from ‘gunfire’ and dozens are arrested… all for the sake of a few holiday bargains: Massive brawls break out as shoppers descend on malls across the country Frantic search for actress, 46, after she vanishes en route to Christmas Day dinner and a mystery man is spotted driving her car a day later How long can you REALLY keep your leftovers? Experts reveal how carving meat off the bone, adding salt to your eggs and storing cakes in the freezer could make your meals last months Senior Facebook engineer is arrested for ‘responding to an ad posted by an undercover cop posing as a 15-year-old girl offering sex for cash’ Japan’s prime minister pays his respects at Punchbowl cemetery after arriving in Hawaii for his historic Pearl Harbor visit – but don’t expect an apology Bikini-clad Ivanka Trump and shirtless husband Jared enjoy a Four Seasons family … (more)

‘War room’ to boost picks

In this April 17, 2013 file photo, Heather Mnuchin, left, and Steven Mnuchin arrive at The Kaleidoscope Ball’s “Designing The Future” at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently hired a national finance chairman, scheduled his first fundraiser and is on the cusp of signing a deal with the Republican Party that would enable him to solicit donations of more than $300,000 apiece from supporters.

Comics shy away from Donald Trump jokes

The campaign season that was a gold mine for late-night hosts and “Saturday Night Live” has morphed into a post-election land mine for local stand-up comics, who say jokes about the president-elect go over like a gold-plated balloon. “This election was the most polarizing election in the history of our country,” said Jody Sloane, a Boston-based comic.

Opinions

In his upcoming budget proposal, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to establish a series of sunrise and sunset review commissions that would analyze proposed and existing occupational licenses to see if they are needed, or if they are too restrictive, and we think it is a good proposal that is long overdue. Friday, February 3, 2017 Some might consider our reporting of an affair between two Oneida County sheriff’s department officers to be a bit tawdry, but what’s tawdry is not the reporting but the behavior.

Boch jams with D.C.-bound rock band

Motor magnate and Donald Trump chum Ernie Boch Jr. was all smiles hosting an impromptu dinner and jam session at his Norwood manse with the hard rockers of Kings of Chaos, who are reportedly scheduled to perform at an inaugural week event. “Not at all,” said Boch about whether he would play the president-elect’s party.

‘US Will Outlast Everyone in Nuclear Arms…

President-elect Donald Trump on today reportedly said he is fine with a nuclear arms race and exuded confidence that the US would outlast any another country in terms of atomic weapons. Trump reportedly said this in an off-air conversation to Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the popular ‘Morning-Joe’ show on MSNBC, the news channel said.

One month out, Trump inauguration lacks star power

On January 18, 2009, the stars turned out in force in front of the Lincoln Memorial at a concert honoring then-President-elect Barack Obama. Denzel Washington spoke to kick off the event, then Bruce Springsteen performed, and then Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Garth Brooks, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Josh Groban, U2, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Beyonce and many more.

Mormon Choir Performance at Trump Inauguration Draws Ire

The announcement that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony hasn’t been met with universal applause. Erika Munson, co-founder of the pro-LGBT rights group Mormons Building Bridges, said the performance will be seen as the faith’s official stamp of approval for Trump.

Trump Gets – Very Nice Letter’ From Vladimir Putin to…

“I hope both sides are able to live up to these thoughts, and we do not have to travel an alternate path,” Trump responds Friday President-elect Donald Trump shared a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that not only offered his “warmest Christmas and New Year greetings,” but also a political message of restoring “the framework of bilateral cooperation.” “A very nice letter from Vladimir Putin; his thoughts are so correct,” Trump said in a statement.

A running list of acts who refuse to perform at Trump’s inauguration

In 2009, President Obama scored Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero, Yo-Yo Ma, and Anthony McGill, plus Aretha Franklin and her show-stopping hat and BeyoncA performing Etta James’ “At Last” during the Inaugural Ball; in 2013, he landed James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson, and BeyoncA . As for President-elect Donald Trump, who’s set to be inaugurated on January 20 because this nightmare is very, very real? He’s having a hard time convincing anyone to perform at his Inauguration Day ceremony.

Donald Trump reignites debate on nuclear arms policy

US president-elect Donald Trump has re-opened the debate over nuclear proliferation, calling for America to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. His comments on Twitter came hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin said strengthening his country’s nuclear capabilities should be a chief military objective in the coming year.

Donald Trump lashes out at “so-called ‘A’ list…

In his quest to win the election, Donald Trump managed to offend the very entertainment industry that propped his name in the limelight for so many years. Now the president-elect can’t even book A-list talent to perform at his inauguration, an effective freeze out that reportedly has Trump livid.

Rockettes – appalled’ at order to perform at Trump…

“Finding out that it has been decided for us that Rockettes will be performing at the Presidential inauguration makes me feel embarrassed and disappointed,” wrote… At the moment, President-elect Donald Trump’s team is working to put together the businessman-turned-politician’s upcoming inauguration.

Trump: US must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability

President-elect Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons.

Donald Trump, A Uniquely American Populist

Two days after the U.S. presidential election, Marine Le Pen the leader of the right wing French National Front tweeted out congratulations to Donald Trump. During a controversial BBC interview that aired a few days later, Le Pen summed up how she believes the American election will affect her own electoral chances.

In somber interview, Michelle Obama says she prays that Americans ‘still have hope’

First lady Michelle Obama is interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House on Dec. 14. As Michelle Obama prepares to exit the White House, she seems to be in a somber mood. In a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said the weight her husband’s presidency placed on their family has lifted “knowing that we’ve made it this far, and we’ve survived and in many ways thrived.”

10 Things to Know for Today

In a July 14, 1955 file photo, Zsa Zsa Gabor arrives at London Airport from Paris, in a Crimson dress and a straw hat. Gabor died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, of a heart attack at her Bel-Air home, her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, said.

Inside Kanye West’s chaotic year

The ever-polarizing Kanye West navigated his way through a whirlwind year with the release of his latest album, the sudden cancelation of his arena tour, an alarming stint in the hospital and a shocking meeting with president-elect Donald Trump. The notoriously outspoken rapper let his fingers do the talking in the year’s early months through a series of impassioned – and often seemingly unprovoked – online outbursts.

Donald Trump, Twitterer-in-Chief?

Already this month, Donald Trump has used Twitter to dangle potential Cabinet nominations and changes in foreign policy, criticize the Boeing Co., lash out at a union leader, and lambaste Vanity Fair over a review that trashed his Trump Tower restaurant. The president-elect has also taken to his favorite social media platform to scoff at reports of Russian hacking, dismiss questions about conflicts of interest regarding his businesses, and to tout his tax proposals.

a Saturday Night Livea Pokes Fun at Trumpa s Misspelled Tweets,…

Alec Baldwin returned to Saturday Night Live this weekend to reprise his role as Donald Trump, taking jabs at the president-elect’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, his cabinet picks, his misspelled tweets, and the refusal by some musicians to perform at his inauguration. But also notable about the episode is the return of cast member Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton in a sketch later in the show, inspired by the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually .

Watch Hillary Clinton Spoof ‘Love Actually’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Hillary Clinton on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live , this time spoofing the holiday classic Love Actually to try and sway an Electoral College voter from certifying Donald Trump as the next president. In the sketch, titled “Hillary Actually,” Clinton shows up on the doorstep of a Republican voter in an effort to sway her vote before the Electoral College meets on Monday .

Watch Hillary Clinton Spoof ‘Love Actually’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Hillary Clinton on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live , this time spoofing the holiday classic Love Actually to try and sway an Electoral College voter from certifying Donald Trump as the next president. In the sketch, titled “Hillary Actually,” Clinton shows up on the doorstep of a Republican voter in an effort to sway her vote before the Electoral College meets on Monday .

5Chance the Rapper bids goodbye to Obama on SNL with a Run-DMC parody

Not only did the Grammy-nominated artist serve as musical guest for the NBC show’s midseason finale, but he appeared in a sketch about a low-budget Christmas play and starred in “Jingle Barack,” a parody of Run-DMC’s 1987 classic ” Christmas in Hollis .” Along with cast member Kenan Thompson, the pair raps about “the last Christmas with Barack still here” and all the things to do before President-elect Donald Trump takes office: “Imma hurt myself before we lose Obamacare;” put “birth control under the tree;” and “go nuts before the North Pole disappears.”

‘SNL’ mocks Trump, Putin and ties with Exxon CEO

After being criticized by the President-elect as “mean-spirited” and “not very good,” Alec Baldwin and his impersonation of Donald Trump returned on “Saturday Night Live” this week. In the first sketch of the show, Baldwin as Donald Trump gets a surprise holiday visitor who enters through the chimney.

‘SNL’: Donald Trump Should Appoint Kanye West As ‘Secretary Of Humbleness’

‘SNL’ is on a roll! Colin Jost and Michael Che tackled all the big news for the ‘Weekend Update’ sketch on Dec. 17, giving their own spin on current events! The hosts joked how Donald Trump should appoint Kanye West as the ‘Secretary of Humbleness.’ Encore, encore! Colin Jost , 34, and Michael Che , 33, did a spectacular job co-anchoring “Weekend Update” on Dec. 17, treating fans to their daily dose of news on Saturday Night Live .

Baldwin skewers Trump and Putin

Alec Baldwin played President-elect Donald Trump for the final time for 2016 on Saturday Night Live and Russia was in his sights. Picture: Will Heath/NBC via AP ALEC Baldwin was joined by two special guests on his final Saturday Night Live parody of Donald Trump for 2016.

Michelle Obama Tells Oprah: – We Are Feeling What Not Having…

“It’s a necessary concept, and Barack didn’t just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes,” First Lady… First Lady Michelle Obama said that she is “feeling what not having hope feels like” since Donald Trump won the presidential election. The First Lady sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an interview that will air on Monday but was previewed on “CBS This Morning.”

With Ivanka Trump, the role of first daughter may evolve

She was a key player in her father’s winning campaign, and people are closely watching the next moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s 35-year-old daughter. She’s attended her father’s transition meetings with high-profile figures, including the Japanese prime minister and technology leaders, and has indicated her interest in working on policy issues such as child care.

#unpresidented trends on Twitter

President-elect Donald Trump corrected his spelling in a tweet blasting China’s seizure of a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider, saying that the seizure of the drone was an “unprecedented” act. He earlier tweeted that the act was “unpresidented.”

Ivanka Trump could herald major change for minor role of first daughter

GETTY She was a key player in her father’s winning campaign, and people are closely watching the next moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s 35-year-old daughter. Ivanka has attended her father’s transition meetings with high-profile figures, including the Japanese prime minister and technology leaders, and has indicated her interest in working on policy issues such as childcare.

Arnold Schwarzenegger calls out President Trump over a Celebrity Apprenticea dig

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump sought prayers Thursday for Arnold Schwarzenegger over ratings for “Celebrity Apprentice” – the show Trump once hosted and which he said has become a “total disaster” since California’s Republican former governor took over the franchise. “When I ran for president, I had to leave the show,” Trump told the audience of more than 2,000 people.

Legendary ‘CHEERS’ Star Has Message For America…

According to John Ratzenberger, Donald Trump’s crucial electoral win last month signaled that “adults are back in charge” of the country. If you don’t recognize the name, you may remember the face of that chipper post office worker who sat at the end of the bar with his beer on every episode of ‘Cheers’.

Media fact-checking more aggressive under Trump

These days of alternative facts, phantom terrorist attacks and fake news are changing the way news organizations do their jobs. Media outlets are more aggressively fact-checking political statements – a function often pushed into the background when campaigns end – finding innovative new formats and seeing keen interest among consumers.