Fox News suffered a legal setback Tuesday when a federal judge denied a bid to quash a lawsuit by a conservative commentator claiming she was raped by anchor Charles Payne. Judge William Pauley ruled Tuesday that Fox News’ parent company will have to defend itself against claims that it blacklisted GOP booster Scottie Nell Hughes after she reported the alleged attack. Hughes sued last September charging that Payne, anchor of Fox Business’ “Making Money,” raped her in a New York City hotel room in 2013 after forcing his way in for a “private discussion.” Hughes says Payne, 57, then coerced her into a years-long sexual relationship in exchange for career opportunities and benefits. Ex-Fox News guest says she was raped by host, sues network When the 37-year-old Hughes broke off the affair in 2016, her Fox News appearances dried up and the network set in motion a public smear campaign that destroyed … [Read more...] about Fox News loses bid to stop lawsuit by ex-commentator who claims anchor Charles Payne raped her
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Fox News host Sean Hannity says he never talked to HUD about loans that helped his real estate investments
Fox News host Sean Hannity said he had no direct discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding loans for his real estate holdings revealed in a Sunday report by the Guardian.The Guardian reported that Hannity has investments in shell companies that have bought real estate properties discounted after banks foreclosed on the mortgages of their previous owners. The loans for some of those deals were backed by HUD under a program implemented by the Obama administration.Hannity bought two apartment complexes in Georgia for $22.7 million in 2014 with mortgages totaling $17.9 million that HUD insured through the National Housing Act program, according to the report.The Guardian noted that Hannity did not disclose his business involvement with HUD when he interviewed the department’s secretary, Ben Carson, on his Fox News program in 2017.But Hannity said Monday he was not involved in any of the discussions regarding the HUD-backed loans.“The fact is, … [Read more...] about Fox News host Sean Hannity says he never talked to HUD about loans that helped his real estate investments
CNN gets the direction of anti-Mueller rhetoric between Fox News and Trump backward
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Subscribe Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Politics Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Philip Bump by Philip Bump Email the author April 23 at 11:42 AM Email the author (Still image/CNN) CNN’s Brian Stelter aired a video Sunday drawing a clear line between the rhetoric used by President Trump and the rhetoric that airs on Fox News Channel. The segment paired comments from Fox News hosts with comments Trump made during a bilateral news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort last week. Sean Hannity blames special counsel Robert … [Read more...] about CNN gets the direction of anti-Mueller rhetoric between Fox News and Trump backward
Fox News hosting debate in West Virginia GOP Senate primary
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Fox News Channel is kicking off its midterm election series with a debate in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary race.The network said in a news release that candidates who reach a threshold of 10 percent in a Fox News poll being released this week will be invited to the May 1 debate.Co-moderators for the debate in Morgantown will be chief political anchor Bret Baier and anchor Martha MacCallum.The network will also host with the Florida GOP a Republican primary debate in Florida's governor's race on June 28.Fox News will feature 30-minute editions of "Special Report" with Baier ahead of each debate and will follow with MacCallum breaking down the news from each debate during abbreviated versions of "The Story." … [Read more...] about Fox News hosting debate in West Virginia GOP Senate primary
Navarrette: Sending troops to border makes no sense to anyone not binge watching Fox News
By Ruben Navarrette | April 22, 2018 at 10:00 am SAN DIEGO — In the Southwest, four governors are sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. To understand how dangerous this could be, you can listen to politicians or poets. Consider what California Gov. Jerry Brown — the only Democrat in that cohort — said last week at the National Press Club in Washington. Reluctant to honor President Trump’s request for troops, but afraid to be seen as weak on immigration, Brown is in quite a pickle. In his remarks to reporters, the governor of the Golden State downplayed his showdown with Trump. The president — who seems to enjoy using California as a foil — has accused the Democrat of undermining border security. Last week, Brown — who claimed that California and the Trump administration are “pretty close to an agreement” — pledged to send as many as 400 National Guard troops to the border, but only on the condition … [Read more...] about Navarrette: Sending troops to border makes no sense to anyone not binge watching Fox News