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Former President Barack Obama weighed in Friday on President Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance the night before, offering a bit of perspective on the anxieties following his own listless showing in 2012. Obama wrote on X/Twitter, “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is…

If there was any winner in Thursday night’s first presidential debate, it was CNN. If there was a loser, it was absolutely Joe Biden. Throwing the already tight race into a tailspin for the faltering incumbent almost from the very beginning, the most memorable line maybe Biden's inability to finish…

David Zaslav can now boast of having a former Press Secretary to the President of the United States among his corporate inner circle. However, even with the trophy of Robert Gibbs now on his shelf, the Warner Bros Discovery CEO may do well to remember the transition from DC to Hollywood has proved full of…

UPDATED: The White House again is pushing back at the New York Post over a video that the Murdoch-owned publication claimed showed President Joe Biden freezing up at the end of his blockbuster fundraiser in Los Angeles with former President Barack Obama. “Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off…

UPDATED: President Joe Biden’s star-filled fundraiser in Los Angeles — in which he took part in a conversation with former President Barack Obama and Jimmy Kimmel — is now expected to raise at least $30 million, according to a source close to the campaign. During the roughly 40-minute sit down…

President Joe Biden’s star-filled fundraiser in Los Angeles this evening — an event featuring Barack Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts — has raised at least $28 million, according to a campaign official. The figure surpasses the amount raised in March when Biden appeared with Obama and former…

President Joe Biden’s return to Los Angeles on Saturday for a star-filled fundraiser may be as much to rally and invigorate Hollywood donors and supporters as it is to make a big money show before quarter’s end. Biden will appear with his predecessor, Barack Obama, in a conversation with Jimmy…

EXCLUSIVE: Higher Ground, the media company started by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has extended its creative partnership with Netflix. As part of the deal, Higher Ground will have a multiyear first-look deal with Netflix for all of its film and TV projects. The relationship has been a…

UPDATED with CAA response: CAA is pushing back hard Tuesday after Sage Steele filed a lawsuit against the agency as a part of her suspension and alleged sidelining at ESPN after 2021 comments about Covid vaccine mandates and Barack Obama. “Ms. Steele's allegations are a meritless attempt to avoid…

Julia Roberts also will be joining George Clooney for a Los Angeles fundraiser next month for Joe Biden’s campaign, headlined by the president and his predecessor, Barack Obama. Clooney and Roberts will be part of a contest — run across social media and via digital ads — to try to boost small-dollar…

Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden's reelection, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his sleeves for the team. Spielberg is involved strategically in the incumbent's campaign and even the specifics of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline…

Donald Trump and other Republicans may fear Taylor Swift actively campaigning for Joe Biden's reelection this year, but top Democrats are shoring up their Beyoncé base today. The release of Queen Bey's Cowboy Carter Friday saw probable 2028 contenders Vice President Kamala Harris and  Michigan…