Giuliani has argued his claims about Dominion were “substantially true,” while acknowledging he didn’t understand how the company’s voting software works, according to Business Insider. Fox News has filed to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that Dominion failed to show the network acted in malice, the legal standard for proving defamation. “He was instrumental in getting Fox on Time Warner so it could be watched in New York City.” In 1996, Giuliani’s administration advocated for Time Warner to carry the newly launched Fox News Channel, intervening in a dispute between Murdoch and the cable provider.ĭominion Voting Systems has separately sued Giuliani and Fox News for allegedly defaming the company with false election claims - in the case of Fox, for allowing guests like Giuliani to make the claims on its network. “Rudy is really hurt because he did a big favor for RUPERT ,” a source close to Giuliani said. The former New York City mayor had been a fixture on the network. LEE ZELDIN is a frequent guest.īut bookers have told both Giulianis the ban comes from the top, sources said. His team has been frustrated that rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. The ban extends not just to GIULIANI, but also to his son ANDREW, who has not been on Fox News since he launched his campaign for governor of New York in May despite many requests to go on the network. But the night before, host PETE HEGSETH called Giuliani to say he’d been cut from the show and apologize. Giuliani was slated to appear on “Fox & Friends” to mark the 20th anniversary of the attack. As if the sting of that weren’t painful enough, the “9/11 mayor” learned of his banishment … on the eve of Sept. RUDY GETS THE GONG - RUDY GIULIANI has been banned from Fox News for almost three months. The internet has changed a lot in the last 25 years-the last time comprehensive internet regulations were passed.įacebook supports updated regulations-like reforming Section 230, to set standards for the way larger tech companies enforce rules about content. Why Facebook supports reforming Section 230 The Senate Republican document … The whip notice from STEVE SCALISE’s office HOT DOC - A document is circulating among pro-BIF Senate Republicans pushing back on House GOP leadership’s effort to whip against the bill.
It’s now Friday, and the bill is not yet written. As Heather, Sarah Ferris and Jennifer Scholtes reported Thursday, “Pelosi and her team hope that projecting progress in the talks … will satisfy progressives enough to back off their threats.” For a vote on reconciliation to happen next week, they will need to mark up the bill Saturday. The case for bravado: Sources on the Hill say that the moderates and progressives aren’t close to a workable deal. Still, at this point, it makes a certain amount of sense to try and package everything together and ram it through as quickly as possible. The case for bravura: Pelosi has repeatedly declared herself a “master legislator,” and the cascade of deadlines she’s up against - to avoid a government shutdown, to raise the debt ceiling, to keep her promise of a Monday vote on the BIF, to notch a win for Biden - may be the most difficult legislative gauntlet she’s ever faced. The question now: Is it bravura or bravado? That was the advice from Capitol Hill late Thursday night as news got out that Speaker NANCY PELOSI privately told her committee chairs that she does, in fact, intend to bring the reconciliation bill to the floor next week, reports Heather Caygle.
More from the Des Moines RegisterīRAVURA OR BRAVADO? - Buckle up.
The 88-year-old has been in elected office since 1958. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-Iowa) announced that he is running for reelection in 2022 - a major sigh of relief for Republicans. ALSO: In a tweet early this morning, Sen. To put a finer point on this: The firm selected by the people promoting the election lie, Cyber Ninjas, did its own count and found that JOE BIDEN won. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAYīREAKING OVERNIGHT: The Arizona Republic scooped the results of the Maricopa County “audit” paid for by “Stop the Steal” and DONALD TRUMP allies: It found that Trump lost the key county by a wider margin than the official election results. Rudy Giuliani has been banned from Fox News for almost three months.