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Mediaite reports: Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who was hired as a Fox News contributor a few weeks ago, has already been promoted to a full-time hosting gig. Fox News announced in a press release that McEnany will serve as co-host for the Fox News daytime show Outnumbered. McEnany is the latest in a line of former Trump …

The Hill reports: Fox News reporter Peter Doocy confronted White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday after the network did not get to ask a question of President Biden at his first press conference. At Friday’s press briefing, Doocy noted that Biden had a list of journalists to call on and that Fox News was the only member of …

The New York Times reports: In a statement on Friday, Fox said that its 2020 election coverage “stands in the highest tradition of American journalism” and pledged to “vigorously defend against this baseless lawsuit in court.” Fox Corporation previously filed a motion to dismiss the Smartmatic lawsuit, arguing that the false claims of electoral fraud made on its channels were …

Media Matters has the transcript: TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): I think you make a really solid point about the sadness and the powerlessness that people feel in the face of this. And some point people are going to say, “Why should I follow the rules? Why should I be a good citizen if they don’t have to follow the rules?” I …

The Daily Beast reports: Michael Flynn’s brother and sister-in-law have sued CNN for $75 million, according to documents filed in New York federal court. The former national security adviser’s relatives, Jack and Leslie Flynn, accuse the cable network of defamation and invasion of privacy. They claim that CNN falsely painted them as followers of the QAnon mass conspiracy theory in …

The Associated Press reports: Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election. It’s the first defamation suit filed against a media outlet by the voting company, which was a target of …

Mediaite reports: Fox News reporter Peter Doocy called out President Joe Biden for not taking questions from him in his first White House news conference. The 46th president’s first press conference from the East Room of the White House went down on Thursday afternoon, and took questions from a series of outlets — with the notable exception of Fox News. …

The Hill reports: Top public health experts and officials are developing new strategies to reach out to the conservatives most skeptical of or hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine. The efforts are targeting supporters of former President Donald Trump, who have emerged as the most significant hurdle to widespread vaccination. The officials and experts are making appearances on Fox News …

The Hill reports: A GoFundMe account for the family of a Fox News and Fox Business Network producer who died of coronavirus over the weekend has raised nearly $70,000 in less than 24 hours. Eric Spinato, who worked as a booking producer, story editor and in several other roles during two stints with the network dating back to 1998, died …

From the editorial board of the New York Post: President Joe Biden called Tuesday for Congress to move immediately to “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.” It’s a start, though he’ll have to reach across party lines for real this time, since some Democrats are as anti-gun-control as the bulk of today’s GOP. The New York Post does not see …

Media Matters has the transcript: More than any other contemporary American leader, Barack Obama is a racial arsonist. He emerges at our most vulnerable moments to deepen the wounds that divide us. He sows hate. Why does Barack Obama do this? Well, it would take a psychiatrist to answer that question fully, though it seems obvious that deep loathing of …

The Hill reports: Eric Spinato, a top producer for Fox News and the Fox Business Network, died of the coronavirus over the weekend. In a memo to Fox News staffers obtained by the Hill, company leadership called Spinato’s work “instrumental to the growth and entrepreneurial success” of the network, saying his contributions to the company during two stints over a …

Mediaite reports: Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner interrupted her interview with former President Donald Trump with some breaking news: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has faced heavy criticism from Trump, just resigned. Trump was pleased: “I’m not surprised. Good. That’s a big victory for our country.” Seconds later, after listening to her producers in her earpiece, Faulkner issued an update: …

Mediaite reports: Fox host Sean Hannity got caught on air chilling and vaping a little too long on Thursday night. After the last commercial break of the show, Hannity’s graphics cued up and he appeared on screen as usual, but he apparently wasn’t ready, as he was still wearing reading glasses and had a vape pen in his mouth. A …

USA Today reports: The NAACP sent a blistering letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking the league not to allow Fox to use it as a bargaining tool during upcoming rights fees negotiations, and thus help fund Fox News, which the NAACP called “a uniquely destructive force” that “foments racism, undermines public health recovery from the pandemic, and repeatedly attacks …

Via press release from Westwood One: Cumulus Media’s Westwood One today announced The Dan Bongino Show, a new three-hour radio program airing Monday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. The news and opinion show will launch May 24 in markets nationwide, including CUMULUS news stations in top-ten markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. …

Media Matters has the transcript: TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Unlike other disasters, mass illegal immigration is permanent. No one ever really gets sent home. Over the past 30 years, the population of the United States has exploded by nearly 100 million people, mostly due to immigration. Were you even aware that that happened? You’re not supposed to say a word about …

Mediaite reports: “I do believe there will be a teleprompter there, which he can just turn on when you need the set response. That would not surprise me at all,” Varney said, implying that a teleprompter could instantly answer questions live for the president. Varney went on to predict that a Biden staffer would be at the press conference to …

CBS News reports: President Biden will hold his first press conference as president on March 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. The news comes after questions from reporters and urging from critics that he do so. By this point in their presidencies, former Presidents Trump and Obama had held some form of a press conference. When Mr. …

Media Matters has the transcript: TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): So, all of this should prompt some pretty tough questions for our public health experts in this country. And one of those questions is, “How effective is this coronavirus vaccine?” How necessary is it to take the vaccine? Don’t dismiss those questions from anti-vaxxers, don’t kick people off social media for asking …