Kevin McCarthy Prepares For “Battle On The Floor” As GOP Divisions Threaten To Scuttle His Bid For House Speaker

On the debut episode of Real Time’s 21st Season on Friday, Bill Maher had a lot of lost time to make up for and a lot of low-hanging fruit to grab after weeks of being away.

What’s Charlie Kaufman been up to since he made “I’m Thinking Of Ending Things” for Netflix in 2020? Shooting a short film in secret, it seems, on a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Samsung has a trailer for the short, entitled “Jackals & Fireflies,” and says that it’s “coming soon.” How soon? Well, that’s unclear.

President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7.

Kevin Spacey has pled not guilty to seven charges relating to alleged sexual assaults in the UK.

The Golden Globes celebrated the best in film and television but there were some honorees that were not able to make it to the ceremony. After missing out on the show, Kevin Costner, Zendaya and Amanda Seyfried took to social media to share their gratitude over their wins.

A deep appreciation. Kevin Costner shared a heartfelt message upon winning the 2023 Golden Globe for best actor in a TV drama despite not being able to attend the ceremony due to the flooding in California.

Regina Hall has thoughts on Kevin Costner’s Golden Globes absence…

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been keeping a low profile since a string of sexual misconduct accusations brought derailed his stellar career in 2017.

A little roast to go with that win. Kevin Costner won a 2023 best actor Golden Globe for his role in Yellowstone, but presenter Regina Hall couldn’t help but poke fun at his current situation.

Dr Dre has sent a cease and desist letter to often controversial US Congress member Marjorie Taylor Greene after she used his track ‘Still DRE’ in a slightly bizarre promotional video on social media.The two minute video shows Greene wandering around the halls of Congress and aims to big up her role in getting fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy elected as speaker of the House Of Representatives last week, a process which proved somewhat eventful.All of this is soundtracked by the very distinct sounds of ‘Still DRE’. Although, Greene herself is keen to stress, only the instrumental elements of the track, none of the words.Addressing the rapper via a statement issued to TMZ, the Trump loyalist stated: “While I appreciate the creative chord progression, I would never play your words of violence against women and police officers, and your glorification of the thug life and drugs”.Of course, just because you appreciate a creative chord progression doesn’t mean you can use it in your political videos without getting permission from the relevant copyright owners.Because, while the use of music at political events gets a little bit complicated because of the blanket licences issued by the music industry’s collecting societies, political videos posted to social media are more straightforward and a sync licence is required.As a stern letter sent by Dre’s legal reps yesterday points out.

A video that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted to her Twitter feed, in which she celebrated the election of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House and her bonds with the new chamber leader, was pulled from the platform after a copyright complaint from Dr. Dre.

Kevin McCarthy finally got the speakership earlier this morning, but not before a weeklong slog that saw flared tempers, animated huddles and, in the penultimate drama before his moment of victory, a near-brawl.

Kevin McCarthy sought to lock up the votes to be elected speaker of the House as the yet-to-be-sworn-in members elected gathered for a late-night 14th roll call.

News networks again will center their attention on the unfolding drama on Capitol Hill, where Kevin McCarthy and his allies are trying to sway 20 dug-in detractors.