UPDATE, 8:25 PM: It is the kind of deal Frank Underwood would look to the camera and gloat over.  After years of Kevin Spacey battling House of Cards producer MRC over contract breaches arising from sexual misconduct allegations during his stint as the fictional politician and POTUS on the Netflix …

Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance in the Saturday Night Live cold open tonight, this time as a “concerned South Carolina voter” who asks questions of Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) at a CNN town hall. The skit had Gayle King and Charles Barkley, hosts of CNN’s King Charles, moderating …

UPDATE, 9:14 a.m. PT: A theatrical moment of the hearing came when Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) pressed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to apologize to families of victims of online child exploitation. “Would you like to apologize for what you have done to these good people?” Hawley said. Zuckerberg stood up …

When the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian hosted Apple Original Films’ Killers of the Flower Moon for an event on Friday, director Martin Scorsese and star Lily Gladstone talked extensively about the development and production of the Oscar-nominated epic. But the multiple Oscar nominated film also is in line …

UPDATE: Donald Trump mocked Nikki Haley‘s remarks to supporters after she lost the New Hampshire primary, telling supporters that “she was doing a speech like she won.” “She didn’t win, she lost,” Trump said. “Who the hell was the imposter that went up on the stage before and claimed victory. …

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 …

UPDATED, 11:42 AM: Two more top editors have resigned from the Los Angeles Times ahead of a new round of planned layoffs. Managing Editors Sara Yasin and Shani O. Hilton have exited less than two weeks after executive editor Kevin Merida resigned from the paper. The moves come as Times …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing. In a videotaped message posted this afternoon, DeSantis …

California Governor Gavin Newsom, appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, defended his largely behind-the-scenes role during the protracted actors and writers strike last year, as well as his decision to take on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Maher, returning for his first show of 2024, started off by asking …

CNN‘s CEO Mark Thompson laid out a strategy for the news organization, focusing on integrating linear TV and digital news units, and boosting its presence and innovation on smart phones and other mobile devices. In a memo to employees sent today, Thompson called his plans a “true multimedia strategy,” including …

UPDATE: ABC News and WMUR-TV have canceled plans for a Republican debate on Thursday for a simple reason: Neither Nikki Haley or Donald Trump had committed to appear. Haley said she would only do the debate if Trump was there. An ABC News spokesperson said, “Our intent was to host …

UPDATE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will finish a distant second place in the Iowa caucuses, networks projected late Monday night. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley had hopes of a No. 2 finish as she eyed pulling off a surprise next week in New Hampshire. Speaking with supporters, DeSantis said tonight’ …