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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WaPo Columnist Catherine Rampell Joins MSNBC as ‘The Weekend' Co-Host
Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell is joining MSNBC as a co-host of the 'The Weekend,' where she will sit alongside Ayman Mohyeldin and another to-be-named co-host in the evenings. Rampell, a frequent guest on various MSNBC shows, made the announcement on Tuesday morning while appearing on 'Ana Cabrera Reports.' An exact date for Rampell's first 'The Weekend' show, which airs from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays, is not set just yet, but a person with knowledge of her hiring said she will start this spring. Rampell, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton University, is known for her work covering economics, politics and public policy, with an emphasis on data-driven stories. Prior to the Post, she worked at The New York Times, where she covered economics and theater. In 2021, she received the Online Journalism Award for Commentary. Her hiring is the latest in a string of changes from new MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler, who took over the top job earlier this year for Rashida Jones. Last week, MSNBC signed Politico alum and current White House Correspondents' Association President Eugene Daniels to be its new Senior Washington Correspondent, as well as The Washington Post's Jackie Alemany as a Washington Correspondent. Both will serve as co-hosts of a new version of 'The Weekend' that airs in the mornings, alongside Jonathan Capehart. Kutler's push to revamp MSNBC also included the jettisoning of longtime MSNBC anchor Joy Reid and the promotion of former Biden Administration Press Secretary Jen Psaki into a primetime role. Alex Wagner has also lost her primetime gig, but will remain at the channel. The moves come after MSNBC's ratings took a big hit following the 2024 election, but have enjoyed a recent increase following President Trump's inauguration. The post WaPo Columnist Catherine Rampell Joins MSNBC as 'The Weekend' Co-Host appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
All MSNBC Lineup Changes & Shakeup After Joy Reid's Exit
has undergone major lineup changes after Rebecca Kutler officially assumed the position of the network president earlier this month. This includes the cancellation of Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show The ReidOut and her departure from the network, a new trio as co-hosts for The Weekend, and the current co-hosts of the aforementioned shows moving to weekdays at 7:00 p.m. Kutler unveiled the changes in the lineup to the MSNBC staff through a memo on Monday, February 24. 'I had hoped to share this with all of you directly and understand the frustration that you first learned about this over the weekend and not from me,' she explained, acknowledging the concerns of the network employees. Here is the list of new changes at MSNBC: MSNBC canceled Joy Reid's The ReidOut, with the final episode airing on Monday. Kutler's memo also confirmed that Reid was leaving the network. Alex Wagner Tonight, which aired on the network at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays-Fridays, also came to an end. However, Wagner will remain with the network as a political contributor. Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sanders Townsend, the current co-hosts of The Weekend, will now serve as the presenters of a new ensemble news program on weekdays at 7 p.m. The Monday edition of this program will be two hours long. The live programming on the weekends will have an additional two hours. The new trio of co-hosts of The Weekend will include MSNBC host and The Washington Post contributor Jonathan Capehart. Further, MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin will be one of the anchors of a new evening edition of the program. Jen Psaki will now host the 9:00 pm show from Tuesdays to Fridays. The Rachel Maddow Show will once again air at the 9:00 pm slot on Mondays. Ana Cabrera Reports will be expanded for an hour and will now air from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Moreover, Chris Jansing Reports will now air from 12:00 pm to 2 pm and Katy Tur Reports from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Ali Velshi's program will now be three hours long on the weekends. MSNBC will seek to consolidate its broadcasting in New York and Washington, D.C. with the network setting up a standalone Washington bureau. It also closed the curtains on shows produced in Miami, including José Díaz-Balart Reports and The Katie Phang Show. However, Díaz-Balart will continue to serve as an NBC anchor, while Phang will now work as a legal correspondent for MSNBC. Kutler announced that all these changes will be implemented from late April 2025. The post All MSNBC Lineup Changes & Shakeup After Joy Reid's Exit appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Fox News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
8 inspectors general fired by Trump sue to get jobs back
Eight former inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit to get their positions back. In the complaint, the inspectors general claimed that their "unlawful and unjustified purported termination" constituted interference with their "non-partisan oversight duties." While President Trump has the authority to remove inspectors general, he did not give Congress the mandatory 30-day minimum notice ahead of removing those who launched the complaint. The eight former inspectors general say that the president also failed to provide a "substantive, case-specific rationale" for their removal. The complaint, which details the backgrounds of the former inspectors general, insists that "until and unless" President Trump "lawfully removes" the plaintiffs from their positions, they remain "duly appointed" inspectors general. President Trump removed inspectors general in his first term and gave Congress the required 30 days' notice, which the complaint acknowledges. The inspectors general dismissed by President Trump served in several departments, including the Defense Department, the State Department, the Energy Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veteran Affairs. According to the complaint, each of the inspectors general were notified of their termination in what it classifies as "substantively identical" emails. The notices allegedly stated that they were terminated "effective immediately" due to "changing priorities." The firings, which occurred last month, were met with criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. In a letter to President Trump signed by several Democrats and one Republican, lawmakers expressed "grave concern" over the firings, saying they were done "unlawfully and arbitrarily." "Your actions violate the law, attack our democracy, and undermine the safety of the American people," the letter reads. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia., a key player in the president's party, called on Trump to provide a "lawfully-required substantive rationale" for the firings. Grassley, who serves as the Senate Judiciary Committee chair, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Il., the committee's Ranking Member, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to reveal the reasons behind the firings so Congress and the public could be sure that the action was taken due to "real concerns." Shortly after his firing, Mike Ware, who served as the chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, called the firings a "threat to democracy." Ware is one of the former inspectors general who filed the complaint. "We're looking at what amounts to a threat to democracy, a threat to independent oversight and a threat to transparency in government. This is no doubt. The statute isn't just a technicality, it's a key protection of IG independence is what it is," Ware told MSNBC's "Ana Cabrera Reports" back in January. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the mass firings last month, saying the Trump administration would "win in court" when asked if the actions would survive a legal challenge. President Trump said the firings were "a very common" and "a very standard" practice, which the former inspectors general deny in their complaint.
