Biden and his top aides say the road to reelection isn’t only through the national television and print outlets, where many of the viewers and readers are familiar with his record. As they begin the general election, a core part of their media strategy will be done at the local level, especially in an effort to move the ball forward with critical swing voters. Pictured: President Joe Biden visits his Wisconsin election campaign office in Milwaukee on March 13. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
It’s part of an aggressive attempt to capitalize on the momentum from the State of the Union address.
CBS said the president declined its invitation to appear ahead of what may be the highest-rated television broadcast of the year.
The campaign said that it raised more than $97 million for the campaign and the Democratic party during the October to December time frame, helped in part by a huge haul during a Los Angeles fundraising swing in December. That trip raised more than $15 million, according to Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is serving as campaign co-chair.
A prominent Democratic super PAC announced Friday that it plans to spend $200 million on the 2024 election cycle, including $140 million on television, digital, streaming, radio and mail advertisements. American Bridge 21st Century intends to focus much of its firepower on winning over women voters in key swing states, a nod to the importance of that voting bloc in the outcome of November’s elections. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Says there is not enough reporting on GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s “extremism” and age.
Thursday night programming will look a bit different tonight as ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox are all delaying their primetime schedules by 20 minutes to accommodate President Biden’s televised address to the nation explaining the U.S.’s response to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Russian war against Ukraine.
The Biden administration has told the FCC it should adopt a broad definition of digital discrimination, including in pricing, as it comes up with rules for handing out tens of billions of dollars in broadband buildout subsidies intended to achieve unversal deployment by decade’s end.
President Joe Biden touted the higher-than-expected jobs numbers as a sign that Bidenomics is working, but he had a take on why polls show Americans are still deeply unhappy about the state of the economy despite the rosy stats. It has to do with media coverage. “You all are not the happiest people in the world, what you report, and I mean this sincerely,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “You get more legs when you report something that is negative.”
The White House is lashing out at the media’s fixation on President Biden’s age and his stamina for executing the job, seeking to go on offense on an issue that polls suggest is one of Biden’s biggest vulnerabilities in his reelection campaign. Aides in a series of social media posts took direct aim at news stories and headlines — even those from left-leaning publications — relating to the 80-year-old president’s age, suggesting it was a lazy narrative that ignored Biden’s marathon trip in Asia over the last five days.
“A fully seated FCC must pursue more ambitious and necessary reforms,” the group wrote. “Specifically, there are three areas where action is necessary to enable vital local news and information our communities need.”
The full interview with Stephanie Abrams will first air on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 6 a.m. ET.
President Joe Biden voiced support for regulations that would require cable and satellite TV providers to give consumers an all-in price for video service rather than laying on hidden “junk” fees. The proposal from the FCC is part of the Biden administration’s effort to crack down on companies’ hiding true costs from families, the president said Tuesday in a statement.
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. However, the agreement risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it.
In addition, Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr are re-nominated to serve additional five-year terms as FCC commissioners.
The president made his first public comments on the writers strike, which hits the one-week mark Tuesday, in remarks ahead of a screening of Disney+ series American Born Chinese. He was joined by an overflow crowd of hundreds of community leaders, elected officials and cast members and producers from the show in the East Room and the State Dining Room. “Nights like these are a reminder of stories and the importance of treating storytellers with the dignity, respect and the value they deserve,” Biden said. “I sincerely hope the writers strike in Hollywood gets resolved and the writers are given a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.” Pictured: Actor Ke Huy Quan hugs President Joe Biden after he introduced Biden to speak before a White House screening of the American Born Chinese. The screening was held in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Monday. (Susan Walsh/AP)
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world. Pictured: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, April 29. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)