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Election Day is here, and the major news networks are prepared for a long night — and potentially a long week.

With over 50 million people early voting in the 2024 Presidential Election, Tuesday night will offer plenty of results to thumb through even if an ultimate winner isn’t called until later in the week, and most of the news networks will kick off their election night coverage at 6 p.m. Et, with CNN even starting at 12 a.m. Et while NBC News begins at 5 p.m. Et.

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki will return to the Big Board — and will even be livestreamed on Peacock and other social platforms — while Fox News will see Bill Hemmer steering the “Bill”-board.

Most networks have scheduled eight hours of election night programming from 6 p.m. Et to 2 a.m. Et, with a result for the presidential showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump not expected immediately.

Alec Baldwin “really liked” returning to “Saturday Night Live” last month to impersonate Bret Baier, the Fox News host told “Fox & Friends” on Monday.

Recalling an impromptu Sunday night run-in with the Emmy-winning actor, Baier said that Baldwin approached him in the middle of dinner and was “gracious” in their “nice conversation.”

Baldwin memorably played Baier in a spoof of the journalist’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oct. 19 episode of “SNL,” marking his return to the sketch comedy series since his four-year stint playing former President Donald Trump — and his legal battle in the aftermath of the fatal “Rust” shooting.

“You don’t have to answer, but you told me in the green room about a brush with a celebrity. Do you want to reveal this?” Steve Doocy asked while closing out Monday’s “Fox & Friends” segment with the “Special Report With Bret Baier” host.

Fox News host Bret Baier has admitted the wrong clip with Donald Trump talking about his “the enemy from within” claims rolled during his exclusive Special Report interview with Kamala Harris, which prompted a stern rebuke from the U.S. Vice President.

Talking on Thursday with Fox News panelists Harris Faulkner and Harold Ford Jr. during his weeknight newscast, Baier said: “Harold, I did make a mistake, and I want to say I did make a mistake. When I called for a soundbite, I was expecting a piece of the ‘enemy from within’ from Maria Bartiromo’s interview, to be tied to the piece from your town hall, Harris, where you ask the former president about the enemy from within. It just had the piece about the town hall.”

To show what he originally intended, Baier had the clip from Trump’s original comments during Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures interview roll,...

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Fox News Media (Fnm) will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) beginning Sunday, August 18th through Friday, August 23rd. Originating from Chicago, Illinois, the network’s convention coverage will be available across all of Fox News Media’s signature platforms, including Fox News Channel (Fnc), Fox Business Network (Fbn), Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.

Fnc will commence its special coverage from Chicago on Sunday with Fox News Sunday anchored by Shannon Bream (check your local listings). From 10 Am-12 Pm/Et on Fnc, Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will anchor America’s Newsroom, followed by Outnumbered at 12 Pm/Et, America Reports from 1-3 Pm/Et, The Story with Martha MacCallum at 3 Pm/Et and...

The media tried to keep the current President and the former one on a short leash Thursday evening, but failed in many ways to keep them in check.

In a unorthodox presidential debate that focused more on optics than substance, a visibly shaky President Joe Biden clashed with a manipulative Donald Trump, who kept his temper but used the time allotted him by CNN to largely avoid moderators’ questions and instead spew a host of inaccuracies. leaving his opponent ill-matched to combat him on screen.

CNN’s moderators, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, did keep both candidates on better behavior than others have in the past. CNN’s ability to cut the microphones of Trump and Biden assisted the duo in maintaining order. But it didn’t help them prod candidate Trump to answer important questions that were put directly to him, including his stance on climate change or whether...

The United States Presidential Election takes its next step on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the South Carolina primary elections are set to take place. The Democratic incumbent Joe Biden is not facing any organized opposition from his party, but in the Republican field the race has narrowed to two candidates: former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, and former President Donald Trump. Sling TV will offer fantastic coverage, thanks to its carriage of CNN, Fox News and MSNBC; audiences can see the results from their favorite news channel with a subscription to Sling TV.

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“CNN’s America’s Choice: South Carolina Primary” will begin at 4 p.m. Et with Wolf Blitzer anchoring from DC and Erin Burnett from New York.

Have you heard it’s cold in Des Moines? The subzero temperatures are making Monday’s caucuses in Iowa the coldest on record, a running theme of coverage throughout the day and into this evening. It’s not trivial, as the frigid weather may very well impact turnout.

As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.

That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...

Geraldo Rivera said on Thursday that he has “quit” Fox News wholesale, one week after learning he was being subtracted from The Five.

Fox News in turn said that an “amicable” parting of ways had been agreed upon, and that Rivera will get a Friday, June 30 sendoff — though not on The Five, as originally planned.

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Updated: Geraldo Rivera said in a Twitter message that he has been fired from The Five and is leaving Fox News.

“I’m not going to be on The Five. I’ve been fired from The Five and as a result of that, I quit Fox,” he said.

Rivera said he would have more to say on Fox & Friends on Friday morning.

Rivera had been among the rotating series of panelists to fill the liberal seat on The Five, which is the most-watched show on cable news.

Last week, Rivera told the AP that he quit The Five “because there was “a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes.” Rivera sparred on the show with Greg Gutfeld, whose show Gutfeld! is being moved into a primetime berth next month. On Twitter last week, Rivera said that his final appearances would be on Thursday and Friday,...

Geraldo Rivera has called Fox News his home since leaving CNBC in 2001 to join the cable outlet as its ostensible war correspondent. He appears to have a lost a recent battle.

After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five,’ and as a result, I quit Fox,” the veteran TV personality said, while riding a boat. He said he might appear on “Fox & Friends” Friday to offer more comment, but would not be appearing on “The Five” one last time, as he had previously indicated he would.

“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks, and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on ‘Fox & Friends,’ which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement Thursday evening.

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Update: Geraldo Rivera said that he will announce next week whether he will stay with Fox News or move on to something else.

Rivera announced earlier this week that he was leaving a regular gig on Fox News’ The Five, but that he was still a correspondent at large for the network.

On Twitter, Rivera wrote on Friday that he was “unsure about my next career move.” He previously said that his contract runs through 2025. Rivera spoke to Brian Kilmeade for his Wabc radio show. Kilmeade is a co-host of Fox News’ Fox & Friends.

Rivera has been among the rotating panelists filling the so-called liberal seat on The Five, which is the top rated show on cable news. He said that his final appearances on the show will be on June 29 and 30.

Just told @BrianKilmeade on his excellent Wabc radio show in NY, (and many other stations across the...

Following a Wednesday morning tweet revealing he was leaving The Five, Geraldo Rivera has issued a subsequent statement revealing he has quit the Fox News political commentary series rather than being booted. The veteran TV personality said appearing on the series was no longer “worth it to me.” The Five is a late-afternoon panelist program on Fox News that features conservative panelists Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, and Greg Gutfeld and rotating “liberal” panelists Rivera, Jessica Tarlov, and Harold Ford Jr. The latter three have served as rotating hosts since Juan Williams left the series in 2021. The series, which has been running since 2011, boasts some of cable news’ highest ratings. “Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th,” Rivera tweeted Wednesday morning. “It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being...

After a year and a half of sitting in with The Five, Fox News Correspondent Geraldo Rivera is officially leaving the program.

The co-host broke the news himself on Twitter Wednesday writing, “I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday, June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy.”

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Loquacious Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera will soon have less to talk about.

The veteran will leave his slot as one of the “liberal” panelists on “The Five,” he announced via Twitter on Wednesday, ceding ground, presumably, to Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford, Jr., the two other personalities who regularly occupy the seat on the show. “The Five” is Fox News Channel’s most-watched program, and executives are known to take a distinct interest in how the panelists mesh on screen.

“Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive,” Rivera posted. “My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”

A spokesperson for Fox News could not be reached for immediate comment on Rivera’s status at the network.

Geraldo Rivera is set to leave The Five, Fox News’ afternoon panel show.

He revealed the news on social media, stating his last scheduled appearances would be on the June 29 and 30 shows. “It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity,” Rivera wrote in part. “Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.”

Also Wednesday, during an interview with The Associated Press, Rivera explained friction in front and behind the cameras on The Five led to his decision to quit the series. “There has been a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes. It’s not worth it to me,” he said.

The Five features a rotating cast of co-hosts from across Fox’s lineup, including Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld and Jeanine Pirro, in freewheeling conversation about the issues of the day.

Fox News host Jesse Watters is getting dragged online for claiming he could tell that a group of people he saw digging through bins looking for recyclables on his way to work was an “illegal immigration family.”

On the latest episode of Fox News’ roundtable talk series “The Five,” which features Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro and rotating hosts Jessica Tarlov, Geraldo Rivera and Harold Ford Jr., the group shared their thoughts on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s reported migrant busing plan. According to reports, destinations include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Chicago — all run Black mayors, as NYC Mayor Eric Adams pointed out.

“The mayor here is complaining about a couple thousand, with more resources than any other city in the entire country? That’s ridiculous,” Watters said. “Now, I saw on the way into work an illegal immigration family digging through the trash looking for recyclables.

When Super Bowl Lvii arrives on Sunday, Fox is prepared to broadcast hours and hours of the event, with all of the usual trappings — except, perhaps, one.

With just three days to go before the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the White House has yet to commit to the traditional interview between the President of the United States and the news division of the media company broadcasting the gridiron classic, potentially shunning a conversation that would be seen by one of TV’s biggest audiences. Fox News attached no conditions to the exchange according to a person familiar with the matter, which has been a staple of the event (more or less) since President Barack Obama started doing it in 2009.

A final decision has yet to be announced, and there is still a chance the conversation could take place.

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday: “The president will underscore the progress we have made during one of the most challenging times…in history.”

The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. Et by every major broadcast and most cable news outlets. It can also be livestreamed via the player embedded below. The Republican response to Biden’s address, delivered directly after, will also be available via the player.

This is Biden’s first address to a divided Congress and Kevin McCarthy’s first State of the Union as Speaker of the House.

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Jessica Tarlov, one of the liberal co-hosts at Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” has struck a representation deal with CAA.

Tarlov joined the Fox Corp.-backed cable-news outlet in 2017 as a contributor and was named a co-host of the program in 2021. “The Five” has become Fox News Channel’s most-watched program in recent months. Geraldo Rivera and Harold Ford also serve as liberal counterpoints to the show’s four conservative members, with one member of the left-leaning trio joining the program each day.

Tarlov also serves as head of research for Bustle, an online content outlet that is part of Bustle Digital Group. She is also a former Democratic pollster.

Tarlov is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in History. She also holds two Master’s degrees in political science and public policy, as well as a Ph.D. in Government from the...

More than a month after MSNBC's Morning Joe announced former Dem Congressman-turned Morgan Stanley exec Harold Ford Jr. would not appear on its air pending an investigation into his exit from Morgan Stanley, the financial services firm has issued a statement "clarifying" the cause of Ford's exit. Ford also serves as a paid on-air political analyst for NBC/MSNBC and regularly appears on the MSNBC program "Morning Joe." "We are looking into the report about Harold Ford Jr…...

Mario Batali has stepped down as co-host of ABC’s The Chew after four women accused the celebrity chef of sexual misconduct.

According to Vox Media’s Eater, four women say Batali touched them inappropriately in a pattern of behavior that allegedly spanned two decades. In response to the report, ABC has asked Batali to step away from The Chew “while we review the allegations that have just recently come to our attention,” per a spokesperson.

Batali’s exit marks the second recent big departure from The Chew...

Morning Joe is down yet another contributor: former U.S. congressman Harold Ford Jr. has been suspended by MSNBC as he fights back against claims of sexual assault.

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Mika Brzezinski confirmed the news on Friday’s edition of the Joe Scarborough-fronted morning show, just one day after The Huffington Post reported that Ford was terminated by Morgan Stanley following a human resources investigation into allegations of misconduct. The accuser, a reporter who came forward anonymously and was not employed by Morgan Stanley,...

Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski got to announce that yet another contributor’s status has been change in the wake of a sexual harassment allegation. This time it’s former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr., who has agreed with the network that he will not appear on its air pending the network’s looking into the situation. Brzezinski announced the development on Friday. Ford was let go from Morgan Stanley this week, after the allegations were brought to its attention. "He has…...

MSNBC announced that contributor Harold Ford Jr. will not be allowed on the network during an investigation of misconduct accusations. On Thursday, news emerged that Ford had been fired from his full time job with Morgan Stanley over anonymous allegations of inappropriate behavior. “We are looking into the report about Harold Ford Jr.,” the network said in a statement. “During that time he won’t be a guest on MSNBC.” The charges, which include grabbing and harassment of a professional colleague, were first reported in the Huffington Post and led to an internal investigation at Morgan Stanley. On Thursday, the financial services provider.

CBS’ Criminal Minds this Wednesday drew 5.3 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating, ticking down on both counts to hit and tie series lows.

Opening the Eye’s night, Survivor (8.9 mil/1.8) and Seal Team (6.8 mil/1.1) were steady in the demo, with the former delivering its biggest audience in a year.

Elsewhere….

Fox | Empire (5.7 mil/1.8) ticked up, Star (4 mil/1.2) was flat.

The CW | Riverdale (1.46 mil/0.5) and Dynasty (690K/0.2) were steady.

NBC | Svu (6.2 mil/1.3) and Chicago Pd (6.5 mil/1.2) dipped.

ABC | Speechless (4.3 mil/1.1) was steady, The Goldbergs (5.4 mil/1.5) and Modern Family (5.8 mil/1.7) each ticked up a tenth and American Housewife (4.6 mil/1.2) rebounded from last week’s lows.

2017-05-04T06:46:16-07:00'Morning Joe' Hosts Are Engaged

"Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged.

The engagement, which was first reported by the New York Post's Page Six, was confirmed by MSNBC Thursday.

Regular panelist Harold Ford Jr. offered his congratulations at the top of Thursday's show. Brzezinski thanked him before fellow co-host Willie Geist joked that Ford was congratulating the pair on the show's ratings.

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Mika Brzezinski has worked on CBS Sunday Morning and Weekend Today. Joe Scarborough is a former politician and radio host.

They’ve only hinted at a romance, but now Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough going public – and planning to tie the knot.

The Morning Joe anchors are engaged, an MSNBC spokeswoman confirms to People.

A source told Page Six that Scarborough proposed during the couple’s vacation to France and Monaco in celebration of Brzezinski’s 50th birthday.

“Joe got down on one knee and proposed old-fashioned-style with a ring. Of course, Mika accepted. They came back from the trip on Cloud Nine,” the insider told the outlet. “There are no wedding plans as of yet, they are just telling their families the happy news.

Coming up on MSNBC: guests/topics Thursday, August 23, 2012 .Morning Joe. (Live, 6-9 A.M. Et) Guests: Mike Barnicle, MSNBC Contributor; Harold Ford Jr., NBC News Political Analyst; Jim VandeHei, Politico; Mark McKinnon, Republican Strategist; Jill Abramson, The New York Times; Mallory Factor, Author, .Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind;. Rick Stengel, Time; Boone Pickens, Oil Tycoon & Bp Capital; Richard Belzer, Actor and Comedian; Brian Sullivan, CNBC; James Fallows, The Atlantic For videos and additional information: www.joe.msnbc.com .The Daily Rundown. (Live, 9-10 A.M. Et) Guests: Paul Kane, Washington Post; Susan David, USA Today; Jackie Kucinich, USA Today; Patti Solis Doyle, Fmr. Chief of Staff, Obama for America; Robert Costa, National Review For videos and additional information: www.rundown.msnbc.com...

MSNBC's Pat Buchanan attempted to justify the Republican position of not accepting a debt compromise with President Obama by suggesting that the last Republican to go along with such a deal was President George H.W. Bush and his reward for raising taxes was one term. Yet none of the other Morning Joe guests in the discussion including MSNBC contributors Ed Rendell, Harold Ford Jr., Mike Barnicle and Jonathan Capehart were buying Buchanan's argument that Republicans were taking a "principled position."...

The New York Times has a delightful postmortem today about Harold Ford Jr.’s proto-failed senatorial campaign. Step one had been convincing people to vote for him instead of his opponent. This much he had known he had to do. And so, energized with votes of confidence from his fancy pals Ron Perelman and Steve Rattner, Ford traveled from city to city, fruitlessly trying to persuade people to turn on incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand: Rubén Díaz Jr., the Bronx borough president, told Mr. Ford between bites of an omelet at a diner near his office, ‘It’s difficult to make a strong case against her here.’ Ms. Gillibrand, he explained, had just secured $4 million worth of federal stimulus money to train his constituents for green jobs. Mr. Ford knew that some liberals would attack his relatively conservative voting record but, those he spoke with said, he was taken aback by the...

G.W. must admit that he saw it in Junior’s eyes as they sparred over a late breakfast at the Big Daddy Diner in Manhattan this January for V.F.’s April issue. But now it’s official. Harold Ford Jr.—the former Tennessee congressman and recent New York transplant who bears a striking resemblance to Derek Jeter—announced yesterday that he will not be pursuing Kristen Gillibrand’s Senate seat later this fall. Was his faux campaign all along just a publicity stunt so he could score a table at Per Se? Well, G.W. asked him just that—among other probing questions. Here is our conversation.

As the MPAA continues its search for a new chairman and CEO, Bob Pisano, one of the likely internal candidates for the position, is taking the top post on an interim basis.

The move for Pisano, who has served as president and COO of the Hollywood lobby group since 2005, was announced Friday as MPAA head Dan Glickman said he will step down April 1 to become president of Refugees International.

Before joining the MPAA, Pisano served as national executive director and CEO of SAG and held executive posts at MGM and Paramount.

It's not clear when the search for a new MPAA head will yield a shortlist of candidates. The agency's board earlier hired executive search firm Korn/Ferry International to run the process. On Friday, the MPAA only said it is continuing the search for a new, permanent head.

Another possible contender, Harold Ford Jr., is seen as having lost...

Vincent Morgan has an uphill battle to unseat Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel -- he can't even get the support of his look-alike cousin, Harold Ford Jr., who is weighing a challenge against that other pillar of the Democratic Party establishment, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Morgan's family tie to Ford had not been reported previously. But blood evidently isn't thicker than water in blue states. "Harold loves his cousin, but he supports The Dean [Rangel]," Ford's spokesman, Davidson Goldin, told Page Six yesterday. Morgan, 40, is the son of Harold's uncle, John Ford, the...

Former Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr. has emerged as the early front-runner among studios to succeed Hollywood's top lobbyist Dan Glickman, who has made it official that he will depart as MPAA chairman and CEO when his contract expires in 10 months.

With Glickman's contract expiring Sept. 1, he informed the MPAA board of his decision Monday after an interview with Politico published late Sunday.

Although the formal search process has not began, Ford has started lobbying studios. But there are other names being bandied about, and additional contenders are sure to emerge during a complex recruitment process that requires a candidate to win the approval of all six major studios.

As chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, Ford, 39, has more than youth and a record of activity in the black community on his side. He also is well-liked and has a reputation for being a good speaker. His political career has...

New York - Dan Glickman has made it official that he will leave the post of MPAA chairman and CEO when his contract expires in Sept. 2010.

He divulged the plan in a conversation with Politico.com, which published the report late Sunday.

The news comes after the quiet departures of several MPAA executives over last few months and repeated industry criticism that his record has been mixed at best.

His early heads-up is likely to lead to some jockeying for positions in the race for his succession.

As likely candidates for the top MPAA post, Politico mentioned the likes of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., Rep. Howard Berman (D-California), MPAA COO Bob Pisano, the group's federal affairs guru Michael O'Leary, Richard Bates and Universal Music lobbyist Matt Gerson.

Ford is currently favored by most of the studios, but that could change as the competition heats up.

Rush Limbaugh irritated the many Democrats at junk-bond billionaire Michael Milken's annual conference in Beverly Hills Tuesday night -- especially John Landis. The "Animal House" director was standing in the back of the Beverly Hilton ballroom, next to Post correspondent David Finnigan, when the bombastic conservative graded President Obama "barely a D." Landis stuck his tongue out and loudly razzed the talkmeister and walked out. Obama got an A and an A- from the Democrats on the panel,...