Rep. Adam Schiff succeeded on two fronts Tuesday night, winning the California Senate primary and ensuring that the Republican opponent his campaign propped up with millions of dollars defeated progressive Democrat Katie Porter. But if Schiff (D-Calif.) thought his election night would be smooth sailing, he got a surprise when he took to the stage at Hollywood’s Avalon Theater.
As Schiff attempted to deliver his planned victory speech, protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza — where more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s ongoing offensive against the territory — interrupted him.
As Schiff attempted to deliver his planned victory speech, protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza — where more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s ongoing offensive against the territory — interrupted him.
- 3/6/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump cruised through Super Tuesday, as expected — but the night’s single biggest race may have been the U.S. Senate primary in California. It’s the first time in decades the seat in question has been seriously contested; Dianne Feinstein held it from 1992 until she died last September. She announced a few months earlier that she wouldn’t be seeking reelection, and the race to replace her has been raging ever since.
It effectively ended on Tuesday, with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Republican Steve Garvey, a former...
It effectively ended on Tuesday, with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Republican Steve Garvey, a former...
- 3/6/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The suspense this Super Tuesday may be in watching how all of the networks try to make the night suspenseful.
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
Related: California Senate Debate: Katie Porter Attacks Adam Schiff, Candidates Oppose Immigration Bill And Support AI Regulation
That’s a far cry from...
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
Related: California Senate Debate: Katie Porter Attacks Adam Schiff, Candidates Oppose Immigration Bill And Support AI Regulation
That’s a far cry from...
- 3/5/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has set its sights on progressive candidates who dare to criticize Israel or its leaders, funding negative attack ads during their primaries, Politico reported. The group is expected to spend about $100 million on the efforts, sources told the outlet.
Aipac’s goal is “to make the statement this cycle that no one is safe from their wrath, that if you speak out, you can be targeted no matter how popular or how many cycles of incumbent you are,” Connor Farrell, president of the progressive fundraising group Left Rising,...
Aipac’s goal is “to make the statement this cycle that no one is safe from their wrath, that if you speak out, you can be targeted no matter how popular or how many cycles of incumbent you are,” Connor Farrell, president of the progressive fundraising group Left Rising,...
- 3/3/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Katie Porter — the California representative famous for skewering corporate CEOs in congressional hearings — is sick of the “glacial” pace of the U.S. Senate and is brimming with plans to shake up the “stale” institution. If she can get elected.
The Golden State’s primary election wraps up Tuesday, March 5. And Porter stands out in the crowded field by making combating climate change a key component of her closing argument. Her plan calls for new investment in climate resilience and clean technology, as well an end to subsidies for Big Oil,...
The Golden State’s primary election wraps up Tuesday, March 5. And Porter stands out in the crowded field by making combating climate change a key component of her closing argument. Her plan calls for new investment in climate resilience and clean technology, as well an end to subsidies for Big Oil,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) are making their final TV ads buys before Tuesday’s Senate primary, but one candidate has shot to the top of the polls without spending a dime on such spots.
In fact, according to one poll released today, former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey is leading, albeit slightly, with just days to go.
Garvey may have Schiff to thank for pumping up his prospects. According to research firm AdImpact, 60% of Schiff’s broadcast ads mention Garvey. None mention Porter.
That’s widely viewed as by design on Schiff’s part.
California has an open primary, and the top two finishers on Tuesday will advance to the general election, regardless of party. Schiff has had an enduring lead in most other polls, and by highlighting Garvey and his conservative positions, he may be helping consolidate the vote on the right. According to a number of pundits,...
In fact, according to one poll released today, former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey is leading, albeit slightly, with just days to go.
Garvey may have Schiff to thank for pumping up his prospects. According to research firm AdImpact, 60% of Schiff’s broadcast ads mention Garvey. None mention Porter.
That’s widely viewed as by design on Schiff’s part.
California has an open primary, and the top two finishers on Tuesday will advance to the general election, regardless of party. Schiff has had an enduring lead in most other polls, and by highlighting Garvey and his conservative positions, he may be helping consolidate the vote on the right. According to a number of pundits,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
There were few surprises at the third and likely final pre-primary meet up of the four leading candidates for California’s open U.S. Senate seat, a race increasingly defined by a race for No. 2 behind front-runner Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca).
The NBC4/Knbc and Telemundo 52/Kvea event at Universal Studios was perhaps the most muted of all three debates, with few fireworks and the candidates often reverting to their talking points.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) focused her attacks on Schiff, her colleague in the House, including a tiff over the value of earmarks.
“For too many decades, Washington does sweetheart deals for certain defense contractors through earmarks,” Porter said. “And there is a candidate on this stage who has done that, again and again, getting earmarks for his private corporate donors who are big defense contractors.”
Schiff responded, “We have a strong disagreement over whether senators should bring back resources for their state.
The NBC4/Knbc and Telemundo 52/Kvea event at Universal Studios was perhaps the most muted of all three debates, with few fireworks and the candidates often reverting to their talking points.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) focused her attacks on Schiff, her colleague in the House, including a tiff over the value of earmarks.
“For too many decades, Washington does sweetheart deals for certain defense contractors through earmarks,” Porter said. “And there is a candidate on this stage who has done that, again and again, getting earmarks for his private corporate donors who are big defense contractors.”
Schiff responded, “We have a strong disagreement over whether senators should bring back resources for their state.
- 2/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The four leading candidates for California’s open U.S. Senate seat met again this evening, this time in a one-hour San Francisco debate that produced fewer clashes than their first gathering in January.
Still, with less than a month before the state’s open primary, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) focused a number of his attacks on Steve Garvey, the sole Republican on the stage, particularly over the “issue” of Donald Trump.
“Let me just say this also to Mr. Garvey: The greatest threat that we have to our democracy is Donald Trump,” Schiff said.
Garvey voted for Trump in the last two presidential elections but said that, when it comes to supporting him this year, he “will make that decision when the time comes.” In response to Schiff, Garvey said that the “gravest threat to democracy is deconstruction of the Constitution. Packing the court. Doing away with the filibuster.
Still, with less than a month before the state’s open primary, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) focused a number of his attacks on Steve Garvey, the sole Republican on the stage, particularly over the “issue” of Donald Trump.
“Let me just say this also to Mr. Garvey: The greatest threat that we have to our democracy is Donald Trump,” Schiff said.
Garvey voted for Trump in the last two presidential elections but said that, when it comes to supporting him this year, he “will make that decision when the time comes.” In response to Schiff, Garvey said that the “gravest threat to democracy is deconstruction of the Constitution. Packing the court. Doing away with the filibuster.
- 2/13/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign is unveiling a two-minute digital video, “California,” narrated by one of the congressman’s Hollywood supporters: Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
The video references Schiff’s roots in Danville, CA, with Gordon-Levitt saying, “Our state is built on a mutual commitment to each other, a commitment to equity.”
It also references some of the key issues in the race, including abortion and climate change, as well as Schiff’s prominent role in taking on Donald Trump.
“He prosecuted polluters. He fought to bring back millions to California to curb homelessness. That is a commitment to a better tomorrow that only sees itself true if we fight for our values today, if we rise to the challenge, take on the big fights. And win.”
Gordon-Levitt is among the entertainment figures who have sent out fundraising emails for Schiff, a group that also includes Jon Hamm and Mark Hamill.
Schiff...
The video references Schiff’s roots in Danville, CA, with Gordon-Levitt saying, “Our state is built on a mutual commitment to each other, a commitment to equity.”
It also references some of the key issues in the race, including abortion and climate change, as well as Schiff’s prominent role in taking on Donald Trump.
“He prosecuted polluters. He fought to bring back millions to California to curb homelessness. That is a commitment to a better tomorrow that only sees itself true if we fight for our values today, if we rise to the challenge, take on the big fights. And win.”
Gordon-Levitt is among the entertainment figures who have sent out fundraising emails for Schiff, a group that also includes Jon Hamm and Mark Hamill.
Schiff...
- 2/8/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Campaigns are finalizing their buys of local political ad time during the biggest live event of the year: the Super Bowl.
A few examples: Nikki Haley’s campaign has contracts for time during the kickoff on CBS stations in Charleston and Columbia, as she seeks a better-than-expected showing in the South Carolina primary later this month, according to records filed with the FCC. In California, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter have spots to run in Los Angeles during network’s day-long coverage.
As in previously cycles, the primary season is taking place amid an early year calendar of major live sporting events as well as award shows, the latter of which was apparent last weekend, when Joe Biden’s presidential campaign bought up time in major battleground states during the Grammy Awards.
Other candidates, including Haley and congressional contenders, also bought time during the Grammys, which saw its ratings climb 34% to almost 17 million,...
A few examples: Nikki Haley’s campaign has contracts for time during the kickoff on CBS stations in Charleston and Columbia, as she seeks a better-than-expected showing in the South Carolina primary later this month, according to records filed with the FCC. In California, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter have spots to run in Los Angeles during network’s day-long coverage.
As in previously cycles, the primary season is taking place amid an early year calendar of major live sporting events as well as award shows, the latter of which was apparent last weekend, when Joe Biden’s presidential campaign bought up time in major battleground states during the Grammy Awards.
Other candidates, including Haley and congressional contenders, also bought time during the Grammys, which saw its ratings climb 34% to almost 17 million,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) and Steve Garvey will face off again for another U.S. Senate debate on Feb. 20 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
NBC4/Knbc and Telemundo 52/Kvea are hosting the one-hour debate, which will start at 6 p.m. Pt. The debate will be commercial free and simulcast on NBC and Telemundo stations throughout the state.
NBC 4 anchor Colleen Williams, chief political reporter Conan Nolan and Noticiero Telemundo 52 anchor Alejandra Ortiz will moderate the debate.
The debate will be held in partnership with Loyola Marymount University, with Fernando Guerra, professor of political. science and Chicana/o studies representing the university.
The event also will be livestreamed on local streaming news channels, websites and apps.
The Senate candidates met last month for a Jan. 22 debate at USC, with Fox 11’s Elex Michaelson and Politico’s Melanie Mason moderating. Another debate is scheduled for Feb.
NBC4/Knbc and Telemundo 52/Kvea are hosting the one-hour debate, which will start at 6 p.m. Pt. The debate will be commercial free and simulcast on NBC and Telemundo stations throughout the state.
NBC 4 anchor Colleen Williams, chief political reporter Conan Nolan and Noticiero Telemundo 52 anchor Alejandra Ortiz will moderate the debate.
The debate will be held in partnership with Loyola Marymount University, with Fernando Guerra, professor of political. science and Chicana/o studies representing the university.
The event also will be livestreamed on local streaming news channels, websites and apps.
The Senate candidates met last month for a Jan. 22 debate at USC, with Fox 11’s Elex Michaelson and Politico’s Melanie Mason moderating. Another debate is scheduled for Feb.
- 2/7/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign announced a multimillion dollar, statewide ad buy for a spot that is most notable for who it singles out: Steve Garvey, the former Dodger great who is running as the highest profile Republican in a Democratic-dominated state.
In the spot, the narrator says, “Steve Garvey, the leading Republican, is too conservative for California — he voted for Trump, twice, and supported Republicans for years, including far right conservatives.
“Adam Schiff, the leading Democrat, defended democracy against Trump and the insurrectionists.”
Isn’t it to be expected that Schiff, one of the most prominent Trump foes in Congress, would want to highlight Garvey’s backing of the former Celebrity Apprentice host in the past two elections?
Perhaps, but these are the dynamics of an open primary, where the top two finishers in the March vote will go on to the general election, regardless of party.
Pundits have...
In the spot, the narrator says, “Steve Garvey, the leading Republican, is too conservative for California — he voted for Trump, twice, and supported Republicans for years, including far right conservatives.
“Adam Schiff, the leading Democrat, defended democracy against Trump and the insurrectionists.”
Isn’t it to be expected that Schiff, one of the most prominent Trump foes in Congress, would want to highlight Garvey’s backing of the former Celebrity Apprentice host in the past two elections?
Perhaps, but these are the dynamics of an open primary, where the top two finishers in the March vote will go on to the general election, regardless of party.
Pundits have...
- 2/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“I don’t think you can judge that from Barbie not getting nominated,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) tonight to Bill Maher when asked by the host if the snub of the blockbuster’s director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie in the Oscars nominations means America is a patriarchy or not.
When Maher tried to link the Barbie discussion to Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 campaign, Schiff put things in real perspective on Real Time. “I would vote for a corned beef sandwich over Donald Trump,” he quipped to applause don’t say that lightly, but at least a corned beef sandwich would have some intelligence and wouldn’t be a dictator on Day one.”
Just days after a full debate between the leading candidates for California’s open Senate seat, Rep. Schiff found himself in the slightly warm seat again tonight on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
When Maher tried to link the Barbie discussion to Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 campaign, Schiff put things in real perspective on Real Time. “I would vote for a corned beef sandwich over Donald Trump,” he quipped to applause don’t say that lightly, but at least a corned beef sandwich would have some intelligence and wouldn’t be a dictator on Day one.”
Just days after a full debate between the leading candidates for California’s open Senate seat, Rep. Schiff found himself in the slightly warm seat again tonight on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
- 1/27/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The three Democrats running for California’s open Senate seat sought to define their differences at their first debate tonight, but the the real flashpoint was with the sole Republican on the stage, Steve Garvey, and where he stood on Donald Trump.
After he said that he would support the former president if he returned to office, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) tried to get him to say whether he would vote for him again.
“What more do you need to see of what he’s done to say that you will not support him, that you will not vote to put him back in office?” Schiff asked.
“There’s identity politics at its finest right there, trying to paint me into the corner,” Garvey, the former Dodger star and political newcomer, responded. “Trying to call me Maga. … I am my own man.
After he said that he would support the former president if he returned to office, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) tried to get him to say whether he would vote for him again.
“What more do you need to see of what he’s done to say that you will not support him, that you will not vote to put him back in office?” Schiff asked.
“There’s identity politics at its finest right there, trying to paint me into the corner,” Garvey, the former Dodger star and political newcomer, responded. “Trying to call me Maga. … I am my own man.
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood Democrats again might be facing conflicting loyalties and affinities, this time the race to fill the seat occupied for more than 30 years by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
With the March 5 open primary just weeks away, for many Hollywood politicos, the race is just starting to become a big topic of conversation.
Starting with Monday night’s first debate — sponsored by USC Dornsife, Fox 11 and Politico — that will see Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican Steve Garvey on the same stage, the coming weeks will see an accelerated schedule of events, advertising and fundraising.
Related: 2024 Presidential Election Debate Schedule: Dates, Times, Who’ll Be There And Who Won’t
So far, Schiff has been raising significantly more from showbiz donors than his closest rival, Porter, while both campaigns have highlighted their support from celebrity figures. They include Mark Hamill, who sent off fundraising emails for Schiff,...
With the March 5 open primary just weeks away, for many Hollywood politicos, the race is just starting to become a big topic of conversation.
Starting with Monday night’s first debate — sponsored by USC Dornsife, Fox 11 and Politico — that will see Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican Steve Garvey on the same stage, the coming weeks will see an accelerated schedule of events, advertising and fundraising.
Related: 2024 Presidential Election Debate Schedule: Dates, Times, Who’ll Be There And Who Won’t
So far, Schiff has been raising significantly more from showbiz donors than his closest rival, Porter, while both campaigns have highlighted their support from celebrity figures. They include Mark Hamill, who sent off fundraising emails for Schiff,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A super Pac with ties to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is lavishing money on some embarrassingly bad ads supporting President Joe Biden’s long-shot challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.). According to disclosures, We Deserve Better, launched last year, has spent $665,000 so far boosting Phillips, including $154,000 on TV ads.
Phillips, a late entry into the presidential race, is pouring his energy into New Hampshire, operating on the theory that a triumph in the first-in-the nation primary, where Biden will not appear on the ballot, could catapult his candidacy to national relevance.
Phillips, a late entry into the presidential race, is pouring his energy into New Hampshire, operating on the theory that a triumph in the first-in-the nation primary, where Biden will not appear on the ballot, could catapult his candidacy to national relevance.
- 1/9/2024
- by Tessa Stuart and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
USC Dornsife, Fox 11 Los Angeles and Politico are co-hosting the first debate of California’s candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) and Republican Steve Garvey have been invited to participate in the Jan. 22 event. It will start at 6 p.m. Pt at USC’s Bovard Auditorium, with Fox 11’s Elex Michaelson and Politico’s Melanie Mason co-moderating.
The participants were selected based on the results of a Politico/Morning Consult poll last month of likely primary voters. The poll showed Schiff leading, with Garvey in second followed by Porter and Lee.
Fox 11 will broadcast the debate along with the Fox affiliate Ktvu in the Bay Area. FoxLA.com and Politico.com will livestream the event, and Kfi-am will also broadcast it on its station and the iHeart Radio app.
The top two finishers in the March...
Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) and Republican Steve Garvey have been invited to participate in the Jan. 22 event. It will start at 6 p.m. Pt at USC’s Bovard Auditorium, with Fox 11’s Elex Michaelson and Politico’s Melanie Mason co-moderating.
The participants were selected based on the results of a Politico/Morning Consult poll last month of likely primary voters. The poll showed Schiff leading, with Garvey in second followed by Porter and Lee.
Fox 11 will broadcast the debate along with the Fox affiliate Ktvu in the Bay Area. FoxLA.com and Politico.com will livestream the event, and Kfi-am will also broadcast it on its station and the iHeart Radio app.
The top two finishers in the March...
- 1/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – 2023 to Me: “Hey Buddy, you can take a hike!”/Cause it’s harder work for a celebrity photographer/when your subjects are all on strike. And sure, the world is melting down/It was a hell of a year … But Time still favored Taylor Swift/and that’s worthy of a cheer.
Editor’S Note: Presenting the Top 25 Celebrity Portraits and prose poetry by Photographer Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com. He’s the best in the biz. Now back to the article …
Self Portrait: Photographer Joe Arce
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
When people ask, I describe my job
as painting stars with light.
Now here's my years Top 25
that I feel I got just right.
25. Costume Designer of Poor Things, Holly Waddington
Holly Waddington
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
They say that clothes can make the man.
Editor’S Note: Presenting the Top 25 Celebrity Portraits and prose poetry by Photographer Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com. He’s the best in the biz. Now back to the article …
Self Portrait: Photographer Joe Arce
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
When people ask, I describe my job
as painting stars with light.
Now here's my years Top 25
that I feel I got just right.
25. Costume Designer of Poor Things, Holly Waddington
Holly Waddington
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
They say that clothes can make the man.
- 1/4/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-ca), appointed earlier this month to fill the vacancy following the death of Dianne Feinstein, said that she will not run for the seat in the 2024 election.
Butler told The New York Times that she realized that “this is not the greatest use of my voice.” She later confirmed her decision in a statement in which she said that “knowing you can win a campaign doesn’t always mean you should run a campaign.”
“I know this will be a surprise to many because traditionally we don’t see those who have power let it go,” she said. “It may not be the decision people expected but it’s the right one for me.”
Butler’s entry would have changed the dynamics of the race, in which three House Democrats, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff, are competing in the open primary next March. On Wednesday,...
Butler told The New York Times that she realized that “this is not the greatest use of my voice.” She later confirmed her decision in a statement in which she said that “knowing you can win a campaign doesn’t always mean you should run a campaign.”
“I know this will be a surprise to many because traditionally we don’t see those who have power let it go,” she said. “It may not be the decision people expected but it’s the right one for me.”
Butler’s entry would have changed the dynamics of the race, in which three House Democrats, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff, are competing in the open primary next March. On Wednesday,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
When actress Yvette Nicole Brown first heard that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had appointed Laphonza Butler to serve as U.S. Senator on Oct. 1, filling the seat left vacant following the death of longstanding Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, her immediate thought was, “Of course.” Having been a part of the search committee that ushered in Butler’s historic appointment to president of EMILYs List in 2021, Brown has witnessed the newly minted politician’s leadership firsthand.
“She was instantly a rock star,” says the EMILYs List board member. “She was the first woman of color — Black woman — to lead EMILYs List. She was the first mother we ever had. That brought a whole other energy to what we were doing as an organization.
“When you meet her and get to talk to her, she’s a straight shooter,” adds Brown. “She’s confident and kind and smart, and down for diversity in...
“She was instantly a rock star,” says the EMILYs List board member. “She was the first woman of color — Black woman — to lead EMILYs List. She was the first mother we ever had. That brought a whole other energy to what we were doing as an organization.
“When you meet her and get to talk to her, she’s a straight shooter,” adds Brown. “She’s confident and kind and smart, and down for diversity in...
- 10/11/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Garvey, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres all star in the 1970s and 80s, announced a bid for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca), who died last month.
Garvey is running for the Republican nomination in a state that has been dominated by Democrats, said in an introductory video that he is running a “common sense campaign.”
His launch video also is heavy in images from his baseball stardom, as he tells viewers, “Over 50 years ago I came to California for the first time.”
“I never played for Democrats or Republicans or independents,” he said. “I played for all of you.”
Garvey will compete in an open primary next March, when the top two finishers will go on to the November general election. State voter registration leans heavily Democratic, making up nearly 47%, according to Public Policy Institute of California. Given that dominance,...
Garvey is running for the Republican nomination in a state that has been dominated by Democrats, said in an introductory video that he is running a “common sense campaign.”
His launch video also is heavy in images from his baseball stardom, as he tells viewers, “Over 50 years ago I came to California for the first time.”
“I never played for Democrats or Republicans or independents,” he said. “I played for all of you.”
Garvey will compete in an open primary next March, when the top two finishers will go on to the November general election. State voter registration leans heavily Democratic, making up nearly 47%, according to Public Policy Institute of California. Given that dominance,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Laphonza Butler was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person of color to serve in the upper chamber of Congress.
The swearing-in comes days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Butler, the former president of the Democratic Pac Emily’s List, to fill the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat until the state can elect a replacement next year. Butler was sworn in on the Senate floor by Vice President Kamala Harris.
VP Kamala Harris swears in Laphonza Butler (D) as California’s new senator.
The swearing-in comes days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Butler, the former president of the Democratic Pac Emily’s List, to fill the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat until the state can elect a replacement next year. Butler was sworn in on the Senate floor by Vice President Kamala Harris.
VP Kamala Harris swears in Laphonza Butler (D) as California’s new senator.
- 10/3/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Laphonza Butler, the president of Emily’s List, has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca) as the state’s next U.S. senator.
Butler, 44, who is president of Emily’s List, is expected to be sworn in this week. She will be the first Black lesbian to openly serve in the U.S. Senate.
Her appointment is through the end of next year, and she is not among the candidates, as of yet, in the race to succeed her. Feinstein had announced earlier this year that she was not running for a new term, but the anticipation of an open seat saw Katie Porter and Adam Schiff jump into the race before then, with Barbara Lee joining later.
Newsom said that Butler “has spent her entire career fighting for women and girls and has been a fierce advocate for working people.”
He added,...
Butler, 44, who is president of Emily’s List, is expected to be sworn in this week. She will be the first Black lesbian to openly serve in the U.S. Senate.
Her appointment is through the end of next year, and she is not among the candidates, as of yet, in the race to succeed her. Feinstein had announced earlier this year that she was not running for a new term, but the anticipation of an open seat saw Katie Porter and Adam Schiff jump into the race before then, with Barbara Lee joining later.
Newsom said that Butler “has spent her entire career fighting for women and girls and has been a fierce advocate for working people.”
He added,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), the longest-serving female senator, has died at age 90. She served as a United States Senator for 31 years.
Feinstein was elected to the Senate from California in 1992, and soon became one of the most powerful forces in the Capitol. She was known as a champion for women’s rights and gun control. The first woman to become mayor of her hometown in San Francisco, she was a key player in many legislative accomplishments, fighting for causes such as gay rights, the protection of natural resources, bans on assault weapons and many more progressive ideas.
Feinstein has faced significant health problems in the last few years. She had already announced she would not run for reelection in 2024. The race for her seat is already underway.
Feinstein’s Chief Of Staff, James Sauls, released in a statement that Feinstein had died on Thursday night at her home in Washington,...
Feinstein was elected to the Senate from California in 1992, and soon became one of the most powerful forces in the Capitol. She was known as a champion for women’s rights and gun control. The first woman to become mayor of her hometown in San Francisco, she was a key player in many legislative accomplishments, fighting for causes such as gay rights, the protection of natural resources, bans on assault weapons and many more progressive ideas.
Feinstein has faced significant health problems in the last few years. She had already announced she would not run for reelection in 2024. The race for her seat is already underway.
Feinstein’s Chief Of Staff, James Sauls, released in a statement that Feinstein had died on Thursday night at her home in Washington,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will get his second opportunity to appoint a U.S. senator with the death of the Golden State’s senior stateswoman on Thursday — putting him in a position he said he dreaded earlier this month. “I don’t want to make another appointment,” he told Meet The Press’s Chuck Todd. “I don’t think the people of California want me to make another appointment.”
In December 2020, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, then California’s secretary of state, to fill the opening created by Kamala Harris’ ascension to the vice presidency.
In December 2020, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, then California’s secretary of state, to fill the opening created by Kamala Harris’ ascension to the vice presidency.
- 9/29/2023
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Democratic powerbroker who served California and her political party for more than 30 years, becoming the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died Thursday night, her office has confirmed. She was 90.
James Sauls, chief of staff to Sen. Feinstein, released the following statement this morning:
“Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving. Senator Feinstein never backed away from a fight for what was just and right. At the same time, she was always willing to work with anyone, even those she disagreed with, if it meant bettering the lives of Californians or the betterment of our nation. There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother.
James Sauls, chief of staff to Sen. Feinstein, released the following statement this morning:
“Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C. Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving. Senator Feinstein never backed away from a fight for what was just and right. At the same time, she was always willing to work with anyone, even those she disagreed with, if it meant bettering the lives of Californians or the betterment of our nation. There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother.
- 9/29/2023
- by Greg Evans and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with additional comment: President Joe Biden praised the tentative agreement to end the Writers Guild of America strike, saying that it showed that workers “deserve a fair share of the value their labor helped create.”
In a statement on Monday, Biden said: “I applaud the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for reaching a tentative agreement that will allow writers to return to the important work of telling the stories of our nation, our world – and of all of us. This agreement, including assurances related to artificial intelligence, did not come easily. But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining. There simply is no substitute for employers and employees coming together to negotiate in good faith toward an agreement that makes a business stronger and secures the pay, benefits, and dignity that workers deserve. I urge all employers...
In a statement on Monday, Biden said: “I applaud the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for reaching a tentative agreement that will allow writers to return to the important work of telling the stories of our nation, our world – and of all of us. This agreement, including assurances related to artificial intelligence, did not come easily. But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining. There simply is no substitute for employers and employees coming together to negotiate in good faith toward an agreement that makes a business stronger and secures the pay, benefits, and dignity that workers deserve. I urge all employers...
- 9/25/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A bill that would make striking workers in California eligible to receive unemployment benefits was approved on Wednesday by a 4-1 vote of the state Senate’s Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Senate Bill 799, which has already been passed by the state Assembly, now goes to a vote of the full Senate. If approved there, it will be up to Governor Gavin Newsom to either sign it into law or veto it. Last year, he vetoed 169 bills while signing nearly 1,000.
The WGA has been on strike since May 2, and SAG-AFTRA since July 14, but the bill would extend unemployment benefit coverage to all striking workers in the state, not just writers and actors. In 2019, a similar bill failed in the Senate by just two votes. Strikers in New York and New Jersey are entitled to collect unemployment benefits after two weeks on the picket line, but those in California currently...
The WGA has been on strike since May 2, and SAG-AFTRA since July 14, but the bill would extend unemployment benefit coverage to all striking workers in the state, not just writers and actors. In 2019, a similar bill failed in the Senate by just two votes. Strikers in New York and New Jersey are entitled to collect unemployment benefits after two weeks on the picket line, but those in California currently...
- 9/13/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.
Although it might be important to both the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA that every Los Angeles-area studio have a union presence during the strike, some picket lines hold more weight than others. In other words, it didn’t take long before writers — and much later, the actors — started picking their favorite locales when it came time to protest room sizes, low residuals and the future use of artificial intelligence.
As part of our ongoing coverage of the WGA strike, Deadline has visited every major picket line in the city. It wasn’t long before we figured out who had the best (and worst) turnout based on the conditions, including available sidewalk space, safety — and shade — at each studio, who touted the biggest names, and who attracted the best reunions.
Related: Striking Outside of...
Although it might be important to both the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA that every Los Angeles-area studio have a union presence during the strike, some picket lines hold more weight than others. In other words, it didn’t take long before writers — and much later, the actors — started picking their favorite locales when it came time to protest room sizes, low residuals and the future use of artificial intelligence.
As part of our ongoing coverage of the WGA strike, Deadline has visited every major picket line in the city. It wasn’t long before we figured out who had the best (and worst) turnout based on the conditions, including available sidewalk space, safety — and shade — at each studio, who touted the biggest names, and who attracted the best reunions.
Related: Striking Outside of...
- 8/9/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca) was briefly hospitalized on Tuesday after a fall.
A spokesperson for the 90-year-old lawmaker said in a statement, “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home.” TMZ first reported the news, but her office said that their original report was inaccurate in that she is not currently hospitalized.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he spoke to Feinstein on Wednesday morning and “she said she suffered no injuries and briefly went to the hospital as a precaution. I’m glad she is back home now and is doing well.”
Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles earlier this year, something that kept her from Capitol Hill for nearly three months as she recovered. Her health has been the subject of intense speculation among reporters and Capitol Hill staffers,...
A spokesperson for the 90-year-old lawmaker said in a statement, “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home.” TMZ first reported the news, but her office said that their original report was inaccurate in that she is not currently hospitalized.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he spoke to Feinstein on Wednesday morning and “she said she suffered no injuries and briefly went to the hospital as a precaution. I’m glad she is back home now and is doing well.”
Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles earlier this year, something that kept her from Capitol Hill for nearly three months as she recovered. Her health has been the subject of intense speculation among reporters and Capitol Hill staffers,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-vt) seized on the SAG-AFTRA strike in an online conversation with President Fran Drescher on Tuesday evening, as they both bashed Bob Iger and other CEOs, and made the case for why the actors’ walkout should be of concern of all workers.
Appearing on a screen with the message “end corporate greed,” Sanders and Drescher characterized the entertainment industry as part of an all trend in the economy to marginalize workers amid technological change, while top corporate executives become wealthier.
Sanders’ event opened with a clip from Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger’s interview with CNBC last week from Sun Valley, where he told the network’s David Faber that the contract demands of actors and writers were not realistic.
Asked by Sanders about Iger’s comments, Drescher said, “You know, I don’t even want to make it about him. He stuck his foot...
Appearing on a screen with the message “end corporate greed,” Sanders and Drescher characterized the entertainment industry as part of an all trend in the economy to marginalize workers amid technological change, while top corporate executives become wealthier.
Sanders’ event opened with a clip from Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger’s interview with CNBC last week from Sun Valley, where he told the network’s David Faber that the contract demands of actors and writers were not realistic.
Asked by Sanders about Iger’s comments, Drescher said, “You know, I don’t even want to make it about him. He stuck his foot...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a new statement on the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, this time making a more explicit case for labor and their need to get “fair and equitable” contracts.
Bass has avoided overtly taking sides in the work stoppage, at least in the way that some other Southern California politicians have. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), who is running for U.S. Senate, walked the picket lines on Monday, and one of his rivals, Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) previously was on the lines with writers.
Bass released a statement on Friday calling for sides to come to the table. In her new statement, she makes the case for why writers and actors need a minimum level of compensation to make ends meet.
“Los Angeles is experiencing a summer of struggle to make ends meet. In all industries — education, hospitality, goods delivery or entertainment — Angelenos deserve fair contracts,...
Bass has avoided overtly taking sides in the work stoppage, at least in the way that some other Southern California politicians have. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), who is running for U.S. Senate, walked the picket lines on Monday, and one of his rivals, Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) previously was on the lines with writers.
Bass released a statement on Friday calling for sides to come to the table. In her new statement, she makes the case for why writers and actors need a minimum level of compensation to make ends meet.
“Los Angeles is experiencing a summer of struggle to make ends meet. In all industries — education, hospitality, goods delivery or entertainment — Angelenos deserve fair contracts,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The White House has weighed in on the SAG-AFTRA strike after the guild announced a walkout that will effectively shut down Hollywood.
“The President believes all workers – including actors – deserve fair pay and benefits,” Robyn Patterson, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “The President supports workers’ right to strike and hopes the parties can reach a mutually beneficial agreement.”
Previously, Biden commented on the ongoing WGA strike, saying he hoped the writers would get the “fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.”
“This is an iconic,...
“The President believes all workers – including actors – deserve fair pay and benefits,” Robyn Patterson, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “The President supports workers’ right to strike and hopes the parties can reach a mutually beneficial agreement.”
Previously, Biden commented on the ongoing WGA strike, saying he hoped the writers would get the “fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.”
“This is an iconic,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The White House has weighed in on the SAG-AFTRA strike, a prospect that will lead to the shutdown of much of the entertainment business.
“The President believes all workers – including actors – deserve fair pay and benefits. The President supports workers’ right to strike and hopes the parties can reach a mutually beneficial agreement,” said Robyn Patterson, a White House spokesperson.
In May, President Joe Biden called for striking members of the Writers Guild of America to get “a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.”
In the meantime, other members of the California delegation in Congress are commenting on the actors’ walkout.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-ca) said, “Every worker deserves a good wage and working conditions. I urge both sides to come to a fair agreement that reflects the changes across the industry.”
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) wrote on Twitter, “It’s wrong that the talented artists of...
“The President believes all workers – including actors – deserve fair pay and benefits. The President supports workers’ right to strike and hopes the parties can reach a mutually beneficial agreement,” said Robyn Patterson, a White House spokesperson.
In May, President Joe Biden called for striking members of the Writers Guild of America to get “a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.”
In the meantime, other members of the California delegation in Congress are commenting on the actors’ walkout.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-ca) said, “Every worker deserves a good wage and working conditions. I urge both sides to come to a fair agreement that reflects the changes across the industry.”
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) wrote on Twitter, “It’s wrong that the talented artists of...
- 7/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: The House voted 213-209 to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), as Democrats jeered loudly in the chamber as the roll call wrapped up.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) then moved to give Schiff a verbal rebuke as Democrats shouted “shame” and “disgrace.” They continued to shout as McCarthy began to read the censure resolution, to the point where the speaker said of the interruptions, “I have all night.” Members had surrounded Schiff as he appeared in the well of the House chamber to listen to the resolution.
After the vote, Schiff hugged and shook hands with Democratic colleagues, as some chanted, “Adam! Adam!”
Six members, all Republicans, voted present.
The resolution accuses Schiff of misleading the American public on Donald Trump and Russia.
Schiff later wrote a message on his campaign account, with a link to a fundraising page.
He wrote, “Maga Republicans passed their resolution to censure me.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) then moved to give Schiff a verbal rebuke as Democrats shouted “shame” and “disgrace.” They continued to shout as McCarthy began to read the censure resolution, to the point where the speaker said of the interruptions, “I have all night.” Members had surrounded Schiff as he appeared in the well of the House chamber to listen to the resolution.
After the vote, Schiff hugged and shook hands with Democratic colleagues, as some chanted, “Adam! Adam!”
Six members, all Republicans, voted present.
The resolution accuses Schiff of misleading the American public on Donald Trump and Russia.
Schiff later wrote a message on his campaign account, with a link to a fundraising page.
He wrote, “Maga Republicans passed their resolution to censure me.
- 6/21/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Oprah Winfrey could be the next member of the U.S. Senate.
That may seem outlandish, but it has a certain political logic – and it is increasingly been floated as an idea in California political circles.
It’s been over two years since California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he would choose a black woman to replace Feinstein, and people haven’t forgotten. After Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s multiple hospital visits and health scares, Newsom now faces even more pressure to select a replacement for her if she decides to resign.
Many observers have questioned Feinstein’s capacity to serve the Senate. Her recent hospital visit was caused by shingles, which in turn caused other health problems, including Ramsay Hunt syndrome, hearing loss and encephalitis. She’s also been using a wheelchair since returning from the hospital and will turn 90 next month.
Kerman Maddox, a black Democratic strategist and fundraiser,...
That may seem outlandish, but it has a certain political logic – and it is increasingly been floated as an idea in California political circles.
It’s been over two years since California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he would choose a black woman to replace Feinstein, and people haven’t forgotten. After Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s multiple hospital visits and health scares, Newsom now faces even more pressure to select a replacement for her if she decides to resign.
Many observers have questioned Feinstein’s capacity to serve the Senate. Her recent hospital visit was caused by shingles, which in turn caused other health problems, including Ramsay Hunt syndrome, hearing loss and encephalitis. She’s also been using a wheelchair since returning from the hospital and will turn 90 next month.
Kerman Maddox, a black Democratic strategist and fundraiser,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Tablet Magazine announced today that Joshua Malina, whose breakout role in the beloved presidential television drama “The West Wing” made him one of the most respected actors working today, will be joining the Jewish publication’s wildly popular podcast, Unorthodox. He will join current hosts Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz. Malina’s first episode as co-host will be available to stream and download from Thursday, May 25, 2023, wherever you get your podcasts, and on the Unorthodox website.
Unorthodox, which has been airing weekly since 2015, has a passionate audience of tens of thousands of listeners, who call themselves the J-Crew. Each episode features a segment called News of the Jews, as well as interviews with both a Jewish guest and Gentile of the Week.
Previous guests have included actors Nick Kroll, Kathryn Hahn, David Duchovny, and Clive Owen; food personalities Molly Yeh, Jake Cohen, and Adeena Sussman; spiritual leaders Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks,...
Unorthodox, which has been airing weekly since 2015, has a passionate audience of tens of thousands of listeners, who call themselves the J-Crew. Each episode features a segment called News of the Jews, as well as interviews with both a Jewish guest and Gentile of the Week.
Previous guests have included actors Nick Kroll, Kathryn Hahn, David Duchovny, and Clive Owen; food personalities Molly Yeh, Jake Cohen, and Adeena Sussman; spiritual leaders Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks,...
- 5/19/2023
- Podnews.net
Rep. Katie Porter joined writers on the picket line at the Culver Studios in Los Angeles on Friday in solidarity with the ongoing WGA strike.
Before addressing the crowd, Porter led them in a chant heard frequently at picket lines across the city over the past two weeks: “What do we want? Fair contracts. When do we want them? Now.”
“You know when we wanted it? Yesterday,” she said, as she took the megaphone. “One of the things I love about this movement is that you guys are in it to stand up to corporate power and set an example for all of your brothers and sisters who are workers, who are unionized, and who are struggling to have labor rights.”
Porter described the current movement as a “powerful, powerful strike” that has “put America on notice that we cannot continue to allow corporations to treat workers like they are disposable.
Before addressing the crowd, Porter led them in a chant heard frequently at picket lines across the city over the past two weeks: “What do we want? Fair contracts. When do we want them? Now.”
“You know when we wanted it? Yesterday,” she said, as she took the megaphone. “One of the things I love about this movement is that you guys are in it to stand up to corporate power and set an example for all of your brothers and sisters who are workers, who are unionized, and who are struggling to have labor rights.”
Porter described the current movement as a “powerful, powerful strike” that has “put America on notice that we cannot continue to allow corporations to treat workers like they are disposable.
- 5/12/2023
- by Rosy Cordero and Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he was “very worried” about the WGA strike, warning that “every single one of us will be impacted by this.”
At the Milken Institute Global Conference on Tuesday, Newsom also floated the possibility of his office getting involved in negotiations at some point.
“We’re not unfamiliar with labor issues, and when called in by both sides we’ll intervene, to the extent both sides are willing and interested in that,” he said.
Related: WGA Strike Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long It Might Last
The governor said that the work stoppage “has profound consequences direct and indirect. Every single one of us will be impacted by this, and we’re very concerned about what is going on because both sides are dug in. The stakes are high.”
Newsom said that he was “sensitive to the concerns of the writers on this,...
At the Milken Institute Global Conference on Tuesday, Newsom also floated the possibility of his office getting involved in negotiations at some point.
“We’re not unfamiliar with labor issues, and when called in by both sides we’ll intervene, to the extent both sides are willing and interested in that,” he said.
Related: WGA Strike Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long It Might Last
The governor said that the work stoppage “has profound consequences direct and indirect. Every single one of us will be impacted by this, and we’re very concerned about what is going on because both sides are dug in. The stakes are high.”
Newsom said that he was “sensitive to the concerns of the writers on this,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took no sides in her first statement since the start of the Writers Guild of America strike, instead focusing on a resolution.
In a statement, Bass said, “Los Angeles relies on a strong entertainment industry that is the envy of the world while putting Angelenos to work in good, middle class jobs. I encourage all sides to come together around an agreement that protects our signature industry and the families it supports.”
Bass has been a strong supporter of labor, but she also campaigned on her role in politics as a consensus builder. She helped mediate an end to the Lausd teachers strike earlier this year. When she was in Congress, Bass’ district included the studio and industry employee heavy Culver City area.
The strike does present an early challenge for her tenure, as a protracted work stoppage has the potential for a devastating impact to the region’s economy.
In a statement, Bass said, “Los Angeles relies on a strong entertainment industry that is the envy of the world while putting Angelenos to work in good, middle class jobs. I encourage all sides to come together around an agreement that protects our signature industry and the families it supports.”
Bass has been a strong supporter of labor, but she also campaigned on her role in politics as a consensus builder. She helped mediate an end to the Lausd teachers strike earlier this year. When she was in Congress, Bass’ district included the studio and industry employee heavy Culver City area.
The strike does present an early challenge for her tenure, as a protracted work stoppage has the potential for a devastating impact to the region’s economy.
- 5/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – This past January, U.S. Congress California Representative Katie Porter announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate. The populist for the people, who famously takes down unprepared corporate overlords with her profound financial knowledge (symbolically often illustrated with a white board), also appeared at the Spring Chicago Humanities Festival on April 29th for her book “I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan.” Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com took these Exclusive Portraits.
Rep. Katie Porter, Chicago Humanities Festival, April 29th, 2023
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Rep. Porter was born in Iowa, and attended Yale University undergrad and Harvard Law School, where she studied under future Senator Elizabeth Warren. Ten years later, in 2011, she was a tenured professor at University of California Irvine Law School. One year later, she was appointed by California Attorney General Kamala Harris to become the state’s independent monitor of banks.
Rep. Katie Porter, Chicago Humanities Festival, April 29th, 2023
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Rep. Porter was born in Iowa, and attended Yale University undergrad and Harvard Law School, where she studied under future Senator Elizabeth Warren. Ten years later, in 2011, she was a tenured professor at University of California Irvine Law School. One year later, she was appointed by California Attorney General Kamala Harris to become the state’s independent monitor of banks.
- 5/2/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The main event of Friday’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” was a lengthy sit-down between its host and embattled Twitter CEO Elon Musk — two men who, by their own count, have faced attempted cancellation “many times.”
Circling the topic of cancel culture, at one point in the interview, Maher told the social media head that he chooses not to tweet as much in fear of it: “The mob of mean girls is still there,” he said, adding, “It’s so easy to get canceled, and I don’t even know what pisses them off, these kids.”
When Musk advised him to learn to ignore the feedback, Maher quipped, “That’s easy for you to say. They can’t take your job!”
In the interview segment (which you can watch in full above), Maher began by defending Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last fall.
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Circling the topic of cancel culture, at one point in the interview, Maher told the social media head that he chooses not to tweet as much in fear of it: “The mob of mean girls is still there,” he said, adding, “It’s so easy to get canceled, and I don’t even know what pisses them off, these kids.”
When Musk advised him to learn to ignore the feedback, Maher quipped, “That’s easy for you to say. They can’t take your job!”
In the interview segment (which you can watch in full above), Maher began by defending Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last fall.
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Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
In the cold open for the latest “SNL,” the long-running NBC show basically channels how we’re all feeling when it depicted “the first warm day of the year,” as an event that basically brought out every lunatic in New York.
Watch that below now:
Live from Central Park, it’s the First Warm Day of the Year Arrivals Show! pic.twitter.com/7HVuShwKlW
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 16, 2023
In the clip, Bowen Yang and Heidi Gardener played reporters talking to people out in the park and treating the whole thing like an awards show red carpet. And if we’re being honest, yes, that’s how it feels Irl..
Or as Gardener’s character set the scene, “it’s mid-April here in New York City, and the temperature hit 90 degrees this week, a full two months ahead of schedule. And while that may be terrifying on a climate level,...
Watch that below now:
Live from Central Park, it’s the First Warm Day of the Year Arrivals Show! pic.twitter.com/7HVuShwKlW
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 16, 2023
In the clip, Bowen Yang and Heidi Gardener played reporters talking to people out in the park and treating the whole thing like an awards show red carpet. And if we’re being honest, yes, that’s how it feels Irl..
Or as Gardener’s character set the scene, “it’s mid-April here in New York City, and the temperature hit 90 degrees this week, a full two months ahead of schedule. And while that may be terrifying on a climate level,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Joshua Vinson
- The Wrap
Bill Maher and his guests channeled Salt-n-Pepa Friday night on HBO’s Real Time, as the theme of the night was “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Specifically, who is a woman, who has the right to determine a woman’s health and athletic requirements, and whether it’s a smart move to go after Donald Trump over sex-related crimes.
This week’s panel discussion included Democratic Congresswoman from California Katie Porter, and host of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Piers Morgan.
Maher raised the hot-button issued of Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender Bud Light and Nike influencer whose endorsement deals have become a polarizing issue in the last week. “Why the overreaction to this?” Maher asked. “Is there something else to this story?” He added that a lot of Americans are angry because they feel “they’ve had an agenda shoved down their throat. Do they have a point?”
Maher noted how “in trans issues,...
This week’s panel discussion included Democratic Congresswoman from California Katie Porter, and host of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Piers Morgan.
Maher raised the hot-button issued of Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender Bud Light and Nike influencer whose endorsement deals have become a polarizing issue in the last week. “Why the overreaction to this?” Maher asked. “Is there something else to this story?” He added that a lot of Americans are angry because they feel “they’ve had an agenda shoved down their throat. Do they have a point?”
Maher noted how “in trans issues,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-ca) officially entered the U.S. Senate race to succeed Dianne Feinstein, who is not seeking another term.
Lee joins a Democratic field that includes two colleagues, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter.
“I’ve never backed down from what’s right,” Lee said in her announcement. “And I never will. Californians deserve a strong, progressive leader who delivers real change.”
In her campaign video, Lee recalled growing up in segregation, of having an abortion “in a back alley when they all were illegal, and of becoming a homeless single mom. “They didn’t want to hear my voice or anyone who wasn’t like them, but by the grace of God, I didn’t let that stop me,” Lee said in the video.
Lee, first elected to the House in 1998, was the subject of a 2021 documentary, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.
Her campaign video also highlights...
Lee joins a Democratic field that includes two colleagues, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter.
“I’ve never backed down from what’s right,” Lee said in her announcement. “And I never will. Californians deserve a strong, progressive leader who delivers real change.”
In her campaign video, Lee recalled growing up in segregation, of having an abortion “in a back alley when they all were illegal, and of becoming a homeless single mom. “They didn’t want to hear my voice or anyone who wasn’t like them, but by the grace of God, I didn’t let that stop me,” Lee said in the video.
Lee, first elected to the House in 1998, was the subject of a 2021 documentary, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.
Her campaign video also highlights...
- 2/21/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
To a certain cadre of loyal MSNBC viewers, Adam Schiff is the platonic ideal of a Democrat. The California congressman supports universal health care. He eschews corporate Pac money (these days, at least). He’s an understated former prosecutor who takes his job seriously even as Washington often descends into fundamental unseriousness. Look no further than his management of then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment as proof. For this, he was on the receiving end of the former president’s characteristic uninspired hate-speak: He was “liddle” and “shifty” and a...
- 2/18/2023
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca) said Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2024, confirming speculation that she would forgo another run.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) had already entered the race, anticipating Feinstein’s decision to retire.
“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein said. “Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives.”
“Each of us was sent here to solve problems. That’s what I’ve done for the last 30 years, and that’s what I plan to do for the next two years. My thanks to the people of California for allowing me to serve them.”
Feinstein, 89, has served in the Senate since 1992, when she became the state’s first woman senator.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-ca) had already entered the race, anticipating Feinstein’s decision to retire.
“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein said. “Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives.”
“Each of us was sent here to solve problems. That’s what I’ve done for the last 30 years, and that’s what I plan to do for the next two years. My thanks to the people of California for allowing me to serve them.”
Feinstein, 89, has served in the Senate since 1992, when she became the state’s first woman senator.
- 2/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old Democratic senator from California who has been mulling whether to run for another term in 2024, announced on Tuesday that she will, in fact, not be doing that.
“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein wrote in a statement. “Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives. Each of us was sent here to solve problems.
“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein wrote in a statement. “Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives. Each of us was sent here to solve problems.
- 2/14/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The California IATSE Council has endorsed Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff in his campaign to succeed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has not yet said whether or not she’ll be seeking reelection next year. Schiff is the 11-term congressman whose district includes Burbank, Hollywood and West Hollywood.
The council, which is made up of 18 IATSE locals representing more than 54,000 workers in the film at TV industry throughout the state, said in a statement that “We make this early commitment because our decades of working with Congressman Schiff have given us direct evidence of his deep and abiding commitment to – and willingness to take action on – the issues that directly impact our members and their families.
“From his early days in Congress, Adam Schiff, has demonstrated that commitment. In 2001, when there was large scale flight of film and television productions from California to Canada, but the term “runaway production” was...
The council, which is made up of 18 IATSE locals representing more than 54,000 workers in the film at TV industry throughout the state, said in a statement that “We make this early commitment because our decades of working with Congressman Schiff have given us direct evidence of his deep and abiding commitment to – and willingness to take action on – the issues that directly impact our members and their families.
“From his early days in Congress, Adam Schiff, has demonstrated that commitment. In 2001, when there was large scale flight of film and television productions from California to Canada, but the term “runaway production” was...
- 2/9/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
DirecTV said that it was adding the conservative channel The First to its lineup, after it dropped Newsmax from its lineup in a dispute that stirred the ire of Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
The First, which features personalities including Bill O’Reilly and Dana Loesch, will be available on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse at no extra fees for subscribers. Up to now, it has been available only through streaming distribution, including on Fast networks.
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The announcement comes as Newsmax went dark on DirecTV. The satellite service owned by AT&T and private equity firm Tpg blamed the removal on Newsmax’s insistence on...
The First, which features personalities including Bill O’Reilly and Dana Loesch, will be available on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse at no extra fees for subscribers. Up to now, it has been available only through streaming distribution, including on Fast networks.
Related Story Conservative TV Outlet Newsmax Goes Dark On DirecTV; Republican Lawmakers Call The Outage “An Assault On Free Speech” Related Story DirecTV Sets Layoffs Of Hundreds Of Workers, Citing "Secular Decline" Of Pay-tv Related Story California Congresswoman Katie Porter Announces Run For U.S. Senate In 2024
The announcement comes as Newsmax went dark on DirecTV. The satellite service owned by AT&T and private equity firm Tpg blamed the removal on Newsmax’s insistence on...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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