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There will be a lot of candidates sharing the stage at the next Democratic debate – for one night only. The Democratic National Committee confirmed that its next debate, scheduled for Oct. 15 and hosted by CNN, will not be split over two nights as has been done earlier in the campaign season. There had been some…

When CNN telecasts the next Democratic presidential debate in October, 10 or more candidates are likely to qualify and make it to the stage. But based the Democratic National Committee’s new qualifying criteria announced Monday, it’s the November debate that is very likely to feature a pared down set of…

The DNC said Wednesday afternoon it will not partner with Fox News for a Democratic candidate debate in the 2020 race, citing Jane Mayer’s New Yorker piece that cast Fox News as having a too cozy relationship with President Donald Trump, describing FNC’s primetime as a sort of Trump State TV. Fox News’s response…

UPDATED with more details: The majority of Dem Senators are calling for their colleague Sen. Al Franken to step down. “I consider Senator Franken a dear friend and greatly respect his accomplishments, but he has a higher obligation to his constituents and the Senate, and he should step down immediately,"  Minority…

After repeated pleas from Seth Rich's family and more hearsay than evidence, Fox News Channel today finally retracted a May 16 story that suggested a greater conspiracy was behind the fatal shooting of the DNC staffer in Washington DC last summer. However, while the cable newser is stepping back, one of its biggest…

UPDATE, 2:20 PM: Despite Leonardo DiCaprio’s best intentions and deep-pocketed ambitions, the Oscar-winning actor will not be hosting a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on August 23, as previously scheduled. The $33,400 a pop fundraiser at DiCaprio’s L.A. pad for the former Secretary of State and Democratic Party…

Hulu has released its new trailer for  Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Summer Election Special 2016, debuting August 11, covering the RNC and DNC conventions in Cleveland and Philly, respectively. A few days ago, Triumph and his handler, Robert Smigel, came to TCA to talk about their latest Hulu election-cycle special…

UPDATED WITH WIKILEAKS TWEET BELOW Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, attempted a gotcha moment on the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher last night, suggesting that Maher was a secret million-dollar-supporter of Hillary Clinton – a suggestion Maher dismissed with an obscenity. The exchange came after…

Samantha Bee opened this week’s Full Frontal with a look back at last week’s unexpected “triumph of positive messaging and flawless showmanship” that was the DNC. “Turns out the Democrats had this in them all along, and all it took for them to get their shit together was the looming certainty of Armageddon,” Bee…

HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver wrapped up two weeks of political conventions with a relentless, hilarious and absolutely (if fittingly) profane knockout punches Sunday. Kicking things off with a can’t-lose local news clip of a skybound jet-packer plunging directly into the ocean — a visual analogy to Day 1…

After two weeks of speeches, scandals and parties partying, it’s time to digest just what we took from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. There was no shortage of fireworks and fizzling from either side either week, but here is a collection of memorable and forgettable moments, lines and people. In no…

(UPDATED WITH FINAL NUMBERS) It looks like Donald Trump is going to take the lead over Hillary Clinton this election – at least when it comes to how many people watched the last night of the Republican National Convention and how many watched the last night of the Democratic National Convention. With figures in from NB…