Tag Archives: Rachel Maddow

Maddow Rips NBC’s “Inexplicable” Hiring Of McDaniel

The Hill reports: MSNBC prime time host Rachel Maddow blasted her own network over its recent decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator. “If you care what I think about this, the fact that McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News, to me that is inexplicable,” Maddow said on her show Monday. …

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Maddow: Trump Wants To Execute MSNBC Employees

The Hill reports: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow warned a second stint in the White House for former President Trump could be dangerous for the free press, going as far to say Trump wants to “execute us.” “He wants to cancel the news, so they’re done,” Sara Haines, a co-host of “The View” said as Maddow appeared on the weekday table …

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Lawyer For E. Jean Carroll: We May Sue Trump Again

Mediaite has the transcript: RACHEL MADDOW: The exact same things the jury held him liable for the day before, he did again the next day on national television. Is that just the way it has to be? Do you think that potentially could be actionable? If you were to file another suit, would it work the same way? ROBERTA KAPLAN: …

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Maddow Reports On Nazis To Speak At Trump Resort

Raw Story reports: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow began her Monday show with a list of pro-Nazi speakers that are being welcomed to the Trump Hotel in Miami for an event where a number of former White House officials will also be speaking. A former national security adviser, a former U.S. trade chief, a former Pentagon chief of staff and a …

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Maddow Roasts Trump For Promoting “Catturd2” Poll

“Very, very exciting for them, right? If you look closely, you can see that the source for this poll is… Oh, @catturd2! Congratulations, sir! Who among us has not longed for the day in which we can claim victory in the acclaimed @catturd2 presidential poll? “You know, @catturd2 does really seem to appeal to Trump in a visceral way, and …

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Maddow: Trump Is Inciting Fear Of Another January 6

Rachel Maddow called into MSNBC today. A transcript: I don’t think we’ve had a clear view of what his legal defense is going to be, but his overall defense is going to be to try to raise the civic cost of indicting him. He is trying to bring intimidation and pressure to bear against the prosecutors who are considering right …

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Maddow Podcast To Become Steven Spielberg Film

Deadline Hollywood reports: After drawing interest from several high-profile buyers, Rachel Maddow is partnering with one of the biggest players in town on a feature adaptation of her podcast Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra. Sources tell Deadline that Amblin Entertainment has optioned film rights to the podcast from MSNBC and Maddow’s production company Surprise Inside. Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger …

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MSNBC Taps Alex Wagner For Maddow’s Time Slot

The New York Times reports: MSNBC has named Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the weekday host of its 9 p.m. hour four days a week, turning to a political news veteran to fill one of the network’s most important time slots. Ms. Wagner, 44, is a fixture of Washington journalism with roots in progressive news and opinion outlets. …

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Rachel Maddow Show To Go Mondays Only [VIDEO]

Variety reports: Rachel Maddow doesn’t seem to have much in common with John Oliver. But starting next month, the MSNBC anchor and the HBO comic will offer viewers something similar: a program that analyzes the news just once each week. Starting in May, Maddow will scale back her duties at MSNBC, moving from what had been a five-days-per-week role to …

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Rachel Maddow To Announce Hiatus From Show

Variety reports: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow plans to take a hiatus in order to focus on other projects she is working on as part of a broader content deal with NBCUniversal, according to two people familiar with the matter. The anchor, who is the linchpin of the cable news outlet’s primetime schedule, is expected to tell viewers about her planned absence, …

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Report: Maddow Reaches Multi-Year Deal With MSNBC

Business Insider reports: MSNBC’s most popular primetime anchor is staying with the company. After months of talks with a host of other networks, Rachel Maddow has opted to stay put thanks to a new multi-year contract that will include developing new projects with MSNBC and parent company NBCUniversal, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Maddow hired …

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OAN Loses Appeal, Must Pay $250,000 In Maddow Suit

The Daily Beast reports: Fringe right-wing network One America News lost its appeal of its defamation suit against MSNBC and star host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday, with a panel upholding a previous federal court ruling against OAN that required them to pay $250,000 of the defendants’ legal fees. OAN, owned by Herring Networks, initially sued Maddow for $10 million in …

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Cultist Nunes Sues MSNBC Over Maddow Segment

Law & Crime reports: The latest drip in his cascade of defamation lawsuits, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sued MSNBC over a Rachel Maddow segment accusing him of “unexplained interactions” with a Ukrainian Parliament member suspected to be a Russian agent. Two days after the intelligence community released a report exposing continuing Russian government efforts to influence the 2020 presidential election, …

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Rachel Maddow Wins Grammy For Best Spoken Word

Yahoo Entertainment reports: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has won her first Grammy Award, claiming victory on Sunday in the Best Spoken Word Album category. The pundit received the award for the audiobook version of her 2019 book “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth,” which explores the impact and influence of fossil fuel …

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Maddow: Why Did Trump Keep His Vaccination Secret?

Mediaite reports: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was perplexed Monday night over why former President Donald Trump got the coronavirus vaccine in January and didn’t publicly disclose it. “What possible benefit was there to him to keep that secret from the public? I mean, think about all the good that could have done!” she said. Maddow recalled recent reporting from the New …

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OAN Must Pay $250,000 For “Frivolous” Maddow Suit

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge in California has ordered Herring Networks, the parent company of far-right conservative media organization One America News Network (OAN), to pay MSNBC and host Rachel Maddow $250,000 in attorney’s fees stemming from a defamation lawsuit that was dismissed last year. Herring in July 2019 filed a lawsuit against Maddow which claimed the liberal …

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Emotional Rachel Maddow Reveals Partner’s Struggle With COVID: “We Really Thought That It Might Kill Her”

CBS News reports: After being off the air for two weeks, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow made an emotional return Thursday night, telling viewers her partner, Susan Mikula, “the center of her universe,” has COVID-19. Maddow said that “at one point, we really thought there was a possibility that it might kill her,” and urged viewers to “do whatever you can to …

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Rachel Maddow In Quarantine After COVID Exposure

“Everything happens all at once. I’ve had a close contact test positive for COVID – I’ve tested negative thus far but will be at home quarantining ’til it’s safe for me to be back at home without putting anyone at risk. You’ll be in good hands tonight with Nicole and Joy and Brian and the Great and Good Mr. Kornacki …

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Cohen: Trump Really Wants To Be President For Life

“He wants to be just like Putin, just like Kim Jong-un, like Maduro, like Mohammed bin Salman. He doesn’t want to run for president. That’s why he says ’12 more years.’ “He’s not joking. He doesn’t have a sense of humor. He doesn’t laugh or tell jokes. He doesn’t have a sense of humor. He means it when he says …

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Court Boots Cultist Network’s Defamation Suit Against Maddow Because She Called Them Russian Propaganda

Deadline Hollywood reports: A federal judge in San Diego dismissed One America News Network’s defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, MSNBC and Comcast, concluding that Maddow was stating her opinion when she said that the right-leaning channel “really, literally is paid Russian propaganda.” “Considering the totality of the circumstances—including the general context of the statements, the specific context of the statements, …

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