Person(s) of the Year TIME Magazine announced their winner for the 2020 Person of the Year, selecting both President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to share the annual honor. The decision, naturally, wasn't without controversy. Mediaite's Colby Hall laid out some of the criticisms of the pick in an op-ed. A literal angel Perhaps a more unifying Person of the Year would have been Dolly Parton. The country music icon has donated millions of books to children, gave $1 million to help fund the research that led to one of the coronavirus vaccines, and now has saved the life of a 9-year-old actress on the set of her new Netflix Christmas movie, pulling the little girl out of the way of a moving vehicle. Our bad! The Orlando Sentinel issued a stunning apology to their readers for endorsing Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), one of the GOP representatives supporting the Texas election challenge lawsuit. “We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy," the Sentinel editorial board wrote. Packing up Her husband may be insisting that he won the election and is getting a second term, but First Lady Melania Trump seems to be cut from a more practical cloth. CNN reports she's packing up her things and preparing to move out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The one and only Marvel has confirmed that they will not be casting a new actor in the role of T'Challa for Black Panther 2, choosing to instead follow the story arcs of other characters. The role was originally played by Chadwick Boseman, who died earlier this year after a long battle with colon cancer. A concession? Sort of? Two words in a Trump tweet had everyone in a tizzy Friday morning: "Biden Administration." Trump's tweeted plea for the Supreme Court to intervene and "Save the USA!!!" from the Biden administration was yes, pretty dang nuts, but also the first acknowledgment that there is going to be such an administration. White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern struggled for words trying to spin Trump's tweet when asked about it by a West Wing driveway press gaggle. Vaccine! An FDA advisory panel voted to approve emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, and other companies' vaccines are expected to be approved soon as well. The news is especially welcome as cases -- and worst of all, death counts -- are spiking as we roll into winter. CDC Director Robert Redfield is predicting the next 60 to 90 days will see more deaths per day than died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Slap yo mama CNN's John Harwood said Republicans would smack their own mothers in the face if Trump asked them to. Let them fight! Trump has been increasingly critical of his former favorite channel, Fox News, tweeting an article Thursday evening that accused the cable news network of committing "media suicide." But a report by the Washington Post says that Trump is privately admitting he is deliberately pitting Newsmax and OAN against Fox News in order to gain more favorable coverage from Fox. Heartbreaking The pandemic has been tough for many Americans, perhaps children most of all. CNN's New Day shared some poignant letters that children have been writing to Santa, expressing their grief over grandparents who have died, stress from online school, and worries about their parents being out of work. New weekend lineup on MSNBC MSNBC is launching two new weekend shows, The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross hosted by Tiffany Cross and The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart hosted by Jonathan Capehart that will premiere this Saturday and Sunday respectively. Both shows will air from 10 am to 12 pm ET. Tiffany Cross is also the featured guest on this week's episode of The Interview, Mediaite's podcast. Cross’ episode will drop on Saturday here. 6.5.0 |