Joe Rogan strikes $250M deal with Spotify, including distribution on YouTube
Popular podcaster and media personality Joe Rogan has signed a new distribution deal with audio provider Spotify for “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The contract is estimated to be worth up to $250 million. according to The Wall Street Journal deal includes a guaranteed minimum upfront payment, in addition to a revenue-sharing agreement based on advertising […]
Tax deal faces Senate reckoning
The bill would fund a $33 billion expansion of the child tax credit, along with $33 billion in business credits and other provisions. Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC)a pandemic-era tax break to help businesses that don’t lay off workers. But Republicans argue that shifting spending from one tax credit to another won’t actually balance costs […]
Russian Disinformation Fueling Border Deal Opposition
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has suggested that opponents of a border compromise that could allow in more than 5,000 migrants per day are being manipulated by Russian influence. Rounds parroted similar talking points about Russian influence in Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, citing Russian disinformation about the border and the broader deal, including aid […]
Venezuela’s Maduro Brands Opposition ‘Terrorists’ After Cutting Deal with Biden to Allow Elections
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused Venezuela’s “opposition” of “terrorists and extremists” operating “outside the constitution and the law.” President Maduro’s condemnation was aimed specifically at the Unity Platform, the latest version of Venezuela’s “opposition” coalition, which the socialist government met in Barbados last year for negotiations and which it said would be […]
GOP Is Bad for Stymieing Border Deal with Many ‘Troublesome’ Elements
On MSNBC’s “Jose Díaz-Balart Report” airing Thursday, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said many of the reported details of the border deal were “troubling” and that negotiations would not be possible. criticized that it did not include relief for people in conflict areas. But Republicans criticized the deal, saying they were only seeking chaos by blocking […]
Former Yankee Keynan Middleton agrees to deal with Cardinals
Another relief pitcher has come off the market. Former Yankees forward Keiynan Middleton agreed to a contract with the Cardinals on Thursday night. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed it.. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Yankees acquired Middleton last year at the Aug. 1 trade deadline with the White Sox, and he had […]
Schumer to Jam Senate with Immigration Deal Still Hidden from Public
You have to go through it to know what’s inside. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will block the Senate next week on a long-awaited immigration expansion border plan that would involve tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine. The public has yet to see the details of the bill, […]
5 fights to watch as tax deal goes to Senate
The tax deal, which includes business tax cuts and an expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday night by a vote of 357-70. But the bill’s fate in the Senate is up in the air. The deal, proposed by top tax writers Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […]
‘Hell of a Coincidence’ Shou Zi Chew Became TikTok CEO Day After Inking Deal with China
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Wednesday that it was a “tremendous coincidence” that Sho Zhi Chu became CEO of TikTok the day after brokering the deal with China. Cotton spoke during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation, which includes major technology companies such as Facebook, Snapchat, Discord, X, and TikTok. During […]
Crenshaw hits GOP colleagues opposed to border deal: ‘The height of stupidity’
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) slams his Republican colleagues for opposing a Senate deal to combine border and immigration policy changes with aid to Ukraine before the text of the bill was released. did. “The height of stupidity is to have a strong opinion about something you know nothing about,” Crenshaw said Thursday. “So I don’t […]