Trump Administration and Policies
- On Thursday, President Trump posted a series of tweets about Mika Brzezinski. 42s
- The Supreme Court ruled to partially reinstate President Trump's travel ban. 2m2s
- The State Department defined close family as a parent, child, in-law, sibling, or spouse, but not grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, or brothers or sisters-in-law. 2m43s
Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local TV stations in the U.S., is set to acquire Tribune Media for $4 billion. 9m54s
- If approved, the deal would create the largest single group of television stations in the nation. 10m2s
- Sinclair produces and distributes conservative commentary segments, featuring personalities like Mark Hyman, to its affiliates, a practice uncommon among other major TV station owners. 11m8s
- Boris Epstein is the Chief Political Analyst at Sinclair and has a regular segment called "Bottom Line with Boris". 13m16s
- In 2010, Sinclair's Pittsburgh affiliate pulled a 30-second Democratic ad off the air after receiving a complaint and finding that some claims in the ad were unsubstantiated. 13m58s
- Sinclair regularly sends out segments called "must runs" that station managers are directed to work into their broadcasts. 17m29s
- Sinclair provided a political scientist limited screen time to counter a pastor's assertions, with voiceovers undercutting his statements. 18m57s
- The political scientist, Bullock, argued that the pastor, Shines, misrepresented history by omitting context. 19m4s
- Sinclair mandates daily segments called "Terrorism Alert Desk," which sometimes feature relatively insignificant events related to terrorism. 20m54s
- Sinclair Broadcast Group may acquire a local news station. 25m2s
Other News
- A wax museum of presidents in Gettysburg is auctioning off its wax figures. 26m26s
- The speaker bought five wax presidents: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, William Henry Harrison, and Warren G. Harding. 28m46s
- A fictional movie about Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, is coming soon. 31m4s
- The movie stars Campbell Scott, Anna Kendrick, Michael McKean, James Cromwell, and Laura Linney. 33m19s
- The show will return on July 30th. 34m37s
