A week ago, Trump’s team stood by his promise to leave the impending tariffs in place without exceptions. They used their latest news show appearances to defend his
on the Trump administration, and it has drawn the ire of the president. Heafter one episode in April. “Almost every week, 60 Minutes ... mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way,” the president said on social media.
On Sunday’s season finale of “60 Minutes,” a story that had been scheduled and publicly announced about cutbacks at the Internal Revenue Service was not aired. A spokeswoman said it was because on Friday, CBS learned that IRS leadership had told senior staff that it had decided to call some 7,000 probationary employees back to work.CBS said it would continue to report on the details and broadcast the story some time in the future.A Trump settlement with Paramount has precedence. The Walt Disney Co. decided in December to
a Trump libel lawsuit against ABC News over a statement made by the network’s George Stephanopoulos regarding a sexual assault case against Trump.The new administration has been battling with the media over several fronts, including:
over curtailing access because the agency has not followed Trump’s wishes to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
—Making efforts to shut down government-run news services like the— It’s been three years since
debuted on Apple TV+ and the sci-fi dystopian drama premieres its second season Friday, Jan. 17. Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”, “Big Little Lies”) stars as an office employee of a mysterious company who has elected to keep his work and home life separate — thanks to an implanted chip. “Severance” also stars Patricia Arquette, John Turturro and Christopher Walken.is an executive producer and directs some of the episodes.
— The TV spinoff to the Netflix teen film trilogy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” calledreturns for a second season Thursday. It stars Anna Cathcart as Kitty, a Korean American attending a prestigious boarding school in Seoul. The show also stars Korean-born actors Choi Min-young and real-life siblings Gia Kim and Sang Heon Lee. Noah Centineo, the co-star of “To All the Boys” also makes an appearance.