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Jonathan Lemire, who has been covering the White House for the Associated Press, will be the new host of MSNBC’s Way Too Early. Lemire also will be joining Politico as its White House bureau chief, starting in November. Lemire, who has been an analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, succeeds Kasie Hunt at Way Too Early and…

Forbes Global Media, the business information brand that started with a 104-year-old magazine, is going public by merging with a SPAC — or special purpose acquisition company — in a deal that values the company at $630 million. The news hits amid a wave of digital media deals including a major one earlier today when…

Politico, the 15-year-old digital media company covering politics and policy, is being sold to German publishing giant Axel Springer. The price was more than $1 billion, according to a source familiar with the terms. Axel Springer also will also acquire the remaining 50 percent share of its joint venture Politico…

Politico editor Carrie Budoff Brown is leaving the publication for NBC News, where she will take on a new role overseeing the Meet the Press franchise. Budoff Brown will serve as senior vice president of Meet the Press, television’s longest running series that the network expanded to daytime, with MTP Daily, both…

Eugene Daniels, the co-author of Politico’s daily newsletter Playbook, is joining MSNBC as a contributor. Daniels also recently signed with WME Entertainment for representation in all areas. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Nicolle Wallace as Daniels appeared on her show, Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wal…

White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned, after a report that he threatened a journalist for Politico. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Saturday, “We accepted the resignation of TJ Ducklo after a discussion with him this evening. This conversation occurred with the support…

White House Deputy Press Secretary T.J. Ducklo was suspended for one week without pay after a report that he threatened a reporter for Politico. Ducklo also will no longer be assigned to work with Politico’s reporting team. On Friday, Vanity Fair reported that Ducklo had a verbal confrontation with Politico‘s Tara…

Politico is launching a new streaming series during the Democratic and Republican conventions tied to its popular Playbook newsletter and franchise. Plug In with Playbook will be streamed at 9 AM ET each morning of both conventions, with Democrats starting on Aug. 17 and Republicans a week later, on Aug. 24. Plans for…

After the Conservative Political Action Conference announced that one attendee tested positive for the coronavirus, such political figures as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) said that they would self quarantine. Several media outlets who sent reporters…

The sixth debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates kicks off Thursday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT live on PBS, with CNN simulcasting the event being held at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. PBS NewsHour and Politico are co-hosting the event, the last of 2019 and the first since President Donald Trump…

PBS NewsHour and Politico will host the December Democratic debate in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, the two news outlets announced on Friday. The debate will be held at UCLA, with a set of moderators to be announced. The Democratic National Committee also raised the threshold for candidates to qualify for the debate…

UPDATE: The satirical Mad magazine, an iconic institution in comedy for more than 50 years, has fired back at South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who claimed not to know who mascot Alfred E. Neuman was when compared to the character by President Donald Trump. Buttigieg claimed he had to use Google to be filled…