The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will set off a massive political battle over her replacement, and just a few hours later on Friday night, the cable networks were already getting in place to cover it.
On MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” the tone was somber, as the show broadcast live images of a vigil outside the Supreme Court building. Maddow interviewed NPR’s Nina Totenberg, who related that Ginsburg’s dying wish was that the next president would pick her replacement.
“There’s going to be a monumental fight over this,” Totenberg said. “I’m not optimistic that what she wanted, her fervent wish, will in fact take place, but you never know. You really never know.”
Shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement saying that President Trump’s nominee would get a vote on the floor. Democrats, meanwhile, are...
On MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” the tone was somber, as the show broadcast live images of a vigil outside the Supreme Court building. Maddow interviewed NPR’s Nina Totenberg, who related that Ginsburg’s dying wish was that the next president would pick her replacement.
“There’s going to be a monumental fight over this,” Totenberg said. “I’m not optimistic that what she wanted, her fervent wish, will in fact take place, but you never know. You really never know.”
Shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement saying that President Trump’s nominee would get a vote on the floor. Democrats, meanwhile, are...
- 9/19/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
This is hard. The country lost one of its all-time greats tonight. A woman who dedicated almost every second of her professional life to making this country better, more just, more equal. She worked until the very end. And on her death bed, she dictated to her granddaughter the following: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
Why would she say this as her dying wish? Because she knew exactly what a Trump replacement Justice would mean — a conservative majority...
Why would she say this as her dying wish? Because she knew exactly what a Trump replacement Justice would mean — a conservative majority...
- 9/19/2020
- by David S. Cohen
- Rollingstone.com
On Full Frontal Wednesday, September 16th, Samantha Bee broke down a handful of down ballot Senate races across the country that could be key to the Democrats flipping the chamber in November.
Bee started with one of the most intriguing races — South Carolina, a deep red state where Jaime Harrison has a legitimate chance of beating long-time incumbent Lindsey Graham. Bee noted that Harrison’s appeal is growing among black voters and white suburban voters at a time when President Donald Trump is practically trying to pit the two against each other.
Bee started with one of the most intriguing races — South Carolina, a deep red state where Jaime Harrison has a legitimate chance of beating long-time incumbent Lindsey Graham. Bee noted that Harrison’s appeal is growing among black voters and white suburban voters at a time when President Donald Trump is practically trying to pit the two against each other.
- 9/17/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Jimmy Kimmel thanked Gop Senators John McCain and Susan Collins and those in Congress whose opposition to the Gop's proposed Graham-Cassidy bill ultimately led to it not coming up for vote. He also thanked the public who called their representatives to voice their opposition during his show on Tuesday.
The late night host has dedicated time during several of his recent shows to lambast the proposed healthcare bill, arguing that it doesn't protect patients with preexisting conditions, like his son Billy, who was born with congenital heart disease.
On Tuesday,...
The late night host has dedicated time during several of his recent shows to lambast the proposed healthcare bill, arguing that it doesn't protect patients with preexisting conditions, like his son Billy, who was born with congenital heart disease.
On Tuesday,...
- 9/27/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took a trip to our nation's capital yesterday in an attempt to convince lawmakers on Capital Hill to maintain funding for federal arts and humanities. The multi-Tony Award winner met with senators Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. and Susan Collins R-Maine, among others.
- 9/14/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Social media’s reaction to John McCain this week has been a rollercoaster.
He’s up (his rousing speech in the Senate after brain cancer diagnosis); he’s down (he casts deciding vote to open debate on repealing Obamacare); he’s up again (he breaks from his party to cast deciding vote against the “skinny repeal.”)
Or all that in reverse, depending on the political perspective.
After the 80-year-old Arizona senator’s latest act – his maverick “no” vote that meant a 51-49 defeat for President Donald Trump‘s latest push to repeal the Affordable Care Act – has him ending the week on a high note,...
He’s up (his rousing speech in the Senate after brain cancer diagnosis); he’s down (he casts deciding vote to open debate on repealing Obamacare); he’s up again (he breaks from his party to cast deciding vote against the “skinny repeal.”)
Or all that in reverse, depending on the political perspective.
After the 80-year-old Arizona senator’s latest act – his maverick “no” vote that meant a 51-49 defeat for President Donald Trump‘s latest push to repeal the Affordable Care Act – has him ending the week on a high note,...
- 7/28/2017
- by Yvonne Juris
- PEOPLE.com
A "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act was narrowly defeated in the Senate overnight and celebrities rejoiced on Twitter.
The chamber's 48 Democratic senators plus Gop senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain voted "no" in what ended up being a suspenseful night on the senate floor.
Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, John Legend, Miley Cyrus and Cher were among the celebrities who expressed their happiness at the defeat. "Thank you. For not being careless and 'loyal'. For being prudent. And for fighting," wrote Bell.
"Thanks to the Senators who voted to kill that stupid, heartless bill. Let's stay vigilant. It's...
The chamber's 48 Democratic senators plus Gop senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain voted "no" in what ended up being a suspenseful night on the senate floor.
Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, John Legend, Miley Cyrus and Cher were among the celebrities who expressed their happiness at the defeat. "Thank you. For not being careless and 'loyal'. For being prudent. And for fighting," wrote Bell.
"Thanks to the Senators who voted to kill that stupid, heartless bill. Let's stay vigilant. It's...
- 7/28/2017
- by Lorena O'Neil
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
President Donald Trump, who is having a very bad week, tweet-raged about the death of Trumpcare’s latest iteration on the Senate floor at about 1:30 Am today. Sen. John McCain, who flew back for the vote after being diagnosed with brain cancer, dealt the final blow to the so-called skinny repeal, walking on to the floor, turning his thumb down, and saying “No.” Gasps were heard in the hall; McCain walked off. His no vote was added to those of Gop Sens. Susan Collins and…...
- 7/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jack Reed (D-ri), who were caught on a hot mic Tuesday after a Senate subcommittee meeting, dissed more than President Trump, as originally reported by The Washington Post. Also Read: Senators Caught Mocking Trump on Hot Mic: 'He's Crazy,' 'I'm Worried' Collins went in for Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tex), who said in a recent radio interview that he blames female senators for blocking the repeal of Obamacare, as Time pointed out. “If it was a guy from south Texas, I might ask him to step outside and settle this Aaron Burr-style,” Farenthold said...
- 7/25/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Senators didn’t shut off their microphones on Tuesday after a subcommittee hearing and were caught criticizing President Donald Trump “I think — I think he’s crazy,” Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the ranking Democrat of the committee, said of Trump, according to the Washington Post. Reed continued: “I mean, I don’t say that lightly and as a kind of a goofy guy.” “I’m worried,” Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) responded, the Post reported. Also Read: Senator on Hot Mic Calls Rep Who Wanted to Duel Her 'Huge,' 'So Unattractive' Collins and Reed were discussing the Federal budget...
- 7/25/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Trumpcare bill got dealt a death blow Monday night when Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran and Utah Sen. Mike Lee gave it a thumbs down, joining Gop colleagues Sen. Rand Paul and Susan Collins. The Gop “no” vote tally meant McConnell did not have the votes to begin debate on his legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. President Donald Trump, who had campaigned on a promise to kill Obamacare, was most seriously displeased, what with word…...
- 7/18/2017
- Deadline TV
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that the vote on the American Health Care Act will be delayed until after the July 4 recess. The announcement comes after a number of Senate Republicans, including Nevada Senator Dean Heller, voiced their opposition to the bill. Other Republican senators who opposed the bill include Rand Paul (Ky), Susan Collins (Me), and Mike Lee (Ut). In order to pass the bill along party lines, Republicans can only afford to lose two votes from their own ranks. Also Read: Kellyanne Conway Defends Weekend Medicaid Comment, Says 'It's Not a Lie' The delay also follows a.
- 6/27/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Cases of beer were wheeled into the Capitol, cheers rang out in the House chamber and President Trump tweeted an invitation to a celebratory press conference in the White House Rose Garden.
But whatever joy or relief House Republicans felt after capping a seven-year struggle to gut Obamacare, the victory laps were premature. The party-line vote, which squeaked through the House by a 217-213 tally, merely sends the charged issue to the Senate, where the entire process will start from scratch—if it gets off the ground at all.
The Gop repeal-and-replace plan faces daunting hurdles on the other side of the Capitol.
But whatever joy or relief House Republicans felt after capping a seven-year struggle to gut Obamacare, the victory laps were premature. The party-line vote, which squeaked through the House by a 217-213 tally, merely sends the charged issue to the Senate, where the entire process will start from scratch—if it gets off the ground at all.
The Gop repeal-and-replace plan faces daunting hurdles on the other side of the Capitol.
- 5/4/2017
- by Alex Altman
- PEOPLE.com
First it was his race-based attack on a federal judge. Now, it's Donald Trump's bald politicization of the Orlando terror attack that has his fellow Republicans cringing - and worse. It's been over a month since his last remaining competitors - Ted Cruz and John Kasich - bowed out of the race, and it seems that the majority of the Republican establishment has accepted what seems to be the inevitable: Donald Trump will be the party's nominee in the general election this November. But even in these last few weeks before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Trump has...
- 6/14/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
First it was his race-based attack on a federal judge. Now, it's Donald Trump's bald politicization of the Orlando terror attack that has his fellow Republicans cringing - and worse. It's been over a month since his last remaining competitors - Ted Cruz and John Kasich - bowed out of the race, and it seems that the majority of the Republican establishment has accepted what seems to be the inevitable: Donald Trump will be the party's nominee in the general election this November. But even in these last few weeks before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Trump has...
- 6/14/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” failed to hit the lofty heights of the previous three films in the blockbuster “Hunger Games” franchise, delivering an underwhelming $101 million in its opening weekend at the box office. With Jennifer Lawrence loosing her last arrows as freedom fighter Katniss Everdeen, the adaptation of Susan Collins’ best-selling young-adult sci-fi adventure easily displaced the James Bond film “Spectre” as No. 1 film with the fifth-best opening of 2015 for Lionsgate Entertainment. And it blew past the weekend’s other two wide openers, Seth Rogen‘s R-rated holiday comedy “The Night Before” and the Stx Entertainment thriller...
- 11/22/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Lionsgate
The Hunger Games was already hugely popular before it became a blockbuster movie franchise. The young adult novels, by Susan Collins, effectively evoked a terrifying dystopia, in which children and teenagers are forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of the wealthy and captured cross-generational imaginations.
The film adaptations – with Jennifer Lawrence leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen – have been largely praised by fans of the books. The final in the four part series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part Two, is due to be released on 20th November and is expected to be the most exciting instalment yet.
Despite their popularity, there have been a few glaring omissions of books moments and characters in the films, to mixed reception.
Fans have had their voices heard about some of the changes – after casting a black and white cat in the role of Buttercup in The Hunger Games,...
The Hunger Games was already hugely popular before it became a blockbuster movie franchise. The young adult novels, by Susan Collins, effectively evoked a terrifying dystopia, in which children and teenagers are forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of the wealthy and captured cross-generational imaginations.
The film adaptations – with Jennifer Lawrence leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen – have been largely praised by fans of the books. The final in the four part series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part Two, is due to be released on 20th November and is expected to be the most exciting instalment yet.
Despite their popularity, there have been a few glaring omissions of books moments and characters in the films, to mixed reception.
Fans have had their voices heard about some of the changes – after casting a black and white cat in the role of Buttercup in The Hunger Games,...
- 11/13/2015
- by Brydie Lee Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
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