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There has never been an Andrew Schulz-related headline that’s particularly funny. Normally the podcast host, actor and comedian is making news for the sort of reactionary comedy (or commentary) that often feels like it’s masking a lack of cleverness by being incendiary. He’s a comedian whose audience is generally described as “bros.” He tried to pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar. He kind of sucks.

But on Tires, from creators and writers Steve Gerben, Shane Gillis and John McKeever, Schulz does manage to find a stride: as an Italian-American used cars salesman named Andy Andiamo. He appears in nine episodes across the first two seasons’ 18 episodes, usually alongside Tommy Pope, portraying Tommy, his fellow used cars salesman at Andiamo Auto Sales. In this role, Schulz isn’t tasked with discussing current events or offering up analysis on internet discourse. He’s just a pervy, overly-animated dude who loves talking about women.

New York’s mayoral race has entered its climactic phase, with Democratic voters heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the all-important primary election.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 67, who was ousted four years ago and replaced by former Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul after 11 women accused him of sexual misconduct, has been the front-runner. In the final days before the primary, however, he has faced a sudden surge from far less well-known challengers. Because of New York’s leftward tilt, the primary winner typically emerges as the heavy favorite in the fall general election.

Chief among the upstarts is Zohran Mamdani, a two-term state Assemblyman from Queens who has been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-vt). The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist has seen his message resonate widely due to his digital savvy and sophisticated social media approach. Cuomo, the son of late New York Gov.

A federal judge threw out the conviction of Hernan Lopez, former head of Fox International Channels, who had been found guilty of bribing FIFA soccer officials in exchange for a broadcasting-rights deal.

“We are obviously pleased with Judge Chen’s thorough and correct decision,” David Sarratt, a lawyer for Lopez, said in a statement to the AP. “We have never stopped believing in our client’s innocence.”

Lopez, who after leaving Fox founded podcast network Wondery, was convicted in March 2023 by a jury on charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe South American soccer officials in order to secure exclusive broadcasting rights for 21st Century Fox. In addition, sports marketing company Full Play Group was found guilty for its part in the alleged scheme.

In a Sept. 1 ruling, U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen granted Lopez’s motion for acquittal and also overturned the conviction of Full Play.

In the debut of his News Nation primetime series “Cuomo,” Chris Cuomo began with a sprawling pitch to viewers about himself as a person, and about his show as a place for “regular” voters — who he identified as people not affiliated with either of the two major parties.

And while he only acknowledged in the vaguest terms the circumstances of his exit from CNN, he asserted that in the months since, “I’m different,” and promised “to be more transparent about where my head is, on the issues that we cover.”

Cuomo pitched his show as a place to break out of the cycle of what he called purposeful “division” and expose “the game” he said “is plaguing our politics and society.” And naturally, he pitched himself as an antidote, offering a venue beyond all that, which, he said repeatedly, would hold both Democrats and Republicans to account.

At times...

A man who hit Rudy Giuliani on the back in a Staten Island, N.Y. store will have his charges dismissed if he doesn’t commit a crime for six months.

Giuliani had tried to cause an uproar over the situation, saying the touch was “like somebody shot me” and that he almost fell over in one TV interview, but prosecutors didn’t seem to agree.

Giuliani was at the ShopRite supermarket in support of his son Andrew Giuliani‘s bid to be the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in the upcoming election. Andrew wasn’t able to mine enough support from his dad’s stint as New York mayor and failed to secure the nomination, which went to U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin.

The man who hit him was Daniel Gill, a ShopRite employee, who approached him from behind and was seen hitting his back in a surveillance video,...

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is out on a rehabilitation tour. Sure, he’s got a new podcast to tout, and will soon start a new primetime show on NewsNation (formerly WGN).

But the real agenda is to win back the reputation he lost when CNN dismissed him for allegedly violating its journalistic standards by consulting with his brother, ex-New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo.

Bill Maher, admittedly a friend of Cuomo, got right down to business at the top of his ‘Real Time’ segment, asking Cuomo if he’s happy to be “back.”

“Happy is probably not the right word,” Cuomo said, allowing that he does miss CNN. “I feel like I lost a sense of purpose for a while because of how things ended.” He allowed that he wants to get back into the role he previously had.

He wasn’t baited into disparaging his former home at CNN,...

For his first major TV appearance since the announcement he’ll soon be launching a new primetime show on NewsNation, Chris Cuomo sat down for — let’s be honest — a softball interview with his friend Bill Maher on Friday’s episode of Real Time.

The chat between the two was as amicable as one would expect, since as they mentioned more than once, they’re friends in real life. Cuomo even said Maher had been a comfort to him in the months since he was fired from CNN for several ethical lapses and an accusation of sexual harassment (he denies that accusation.)

“Bill so you know is not just good on the show he’s good off the show, so I thank you for that,” Cuomo said, prompting Maher to joke “we’re just friends.”

Cuomo said that “happy” is “probably not the right word” to describe how he feels...

Let’s get after it.

That was the name of former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s SiriusXM show, but it also might be the tagline for his sit down with Bill Maher on HBO’s Real Time this Friday. It will be Cuomo’s first one-on-one TV interview since it was announced earlier this week that he will join Nexstar’s NewsNation this fall. Cuomo also has new podcast, The Chris Cuomo Project.

Cuomo was, of course, dismissed from CNN in December, following allegations about the extent to which he advised his brother Andrew as the then-Governor of New York fought a cascade of scandals. The Cuomo Primetime host also faced his own workplace sexual misconduct allegations. As a result, Cuomo has asked for 125 million in arbitration.

While the younger Cuomo did, in fact, do an hourlong interview with Dan Abrams on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live earlier this week,...

Radio talk host Howard Stern is so upset about the overturning of Roe v. Wade he’s threatening to run for president.

On his SiriusXM radio show on Monday, Stern said “If I do run for president, and I’m not f*cking around, I’m really thinking about it, because the only other thing I’m going to do is appoint five more Supreme Court justices.” His primary goal, he said, is, “I would have is to make the country fair again.”

Stern said he told co-host Robin Quivers, “I’m actually gonna probably have to run for president now” following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “The problem with most presidents is they have too big of an agenda. The only agenda I would have is to make the country fair again.”

Stern said he’d also do away with the Electoral College.

One big caveat, though: Stern...

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A handful of recent documentaries have got me thinking about biographies — their intentions, their function, their quality.

Loudmouth, a hagiographic portrait of the Rev. Al Sharpton, is one of them. Closing out the Tribeca Film Festival, the dutiful film charts the civil rights leader’s life from his early days as a teenage preacher up until his eulogy at George Floyd’s funeral in 2020. The film positions itself as a testament to Sharpton’s rousing oratory skills and a reminder of his fractious legacy. Sharpton — who today parties with self-satisfied liberals and hosts an MSNBC talk show — was not always respected. His no-holds-barred protest methods made him unpopular, abhorrent even, to many white Americans.

A sense of admiration and responsibility courses through the doc, an orientation that eventually curdles the narrative. Sharpton has courted much controversy throughout his career. A film as committed...

Keith Cocozza, a longtime public relations executive who spent nearly two decades at Time Warner/WarnerMedia, has joined CNBC as Senior Vice President, Communications. He’ll report to CNBC chairman Mark Hoffman overseeing external and internal communications worldwide for the network, based at CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

He replaces former communications chief Brian Steel, who exited the NBC Universal-owned business news channel last September.

Cocozza saw the old Time Warner through two major acquisitions, first by AOL in 2003, then by AT&T in 2018 where he worked on the rebranding and restructuring of the company into WarnerMedia, serving as executive VP for corporate marketing and communications. He left in August of 2020 as management turned over under new CEO Jason Kilar in an exodus that included Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly.

Last March, he launched his own firm, Inwood Consulting, for communications strategy, public relations, publicity and crisis communications.

CNBC has brought on Inwood Consulting founder and WarnerMedia veteran Keith Cocozza as its head of communications.

Chairman Mark Hoffman announced the news in a memo to staff at the Comcast-owned news outlet Wednesday, saying that in his new role as senior vice president of communications, Cocozza “will report to me and be responsible for our external and internal communications worldwide.”

Cocozza is replacing longtime CNBC communications chief Brian Steel, who exited his post last year. Cocozza will begin his new job next Tuesday at CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

“With more than 30 years of experience in public relations, communications and crisis management, Keith’s skills will be a huge asset to CNBC and I am really pleased to have him join our leadership team,” Hoffman wrote.

Read Hoffman’s memo to staff announcing Cocozza’s hire below.

I am pleased to announce Keith Cocozza is...

Disgraced New York governor Andrew Cuomo left office at 11:59 p.m. on Monday night, resigning in order to avoid an impeachment trial over allegations from 11 women of sexual harassment. During his farewell address, Cuomo claimed he was treated unfairly by his political opponents and the media, who didn’t give him due process to defend himself.

On “Late Night,” Seth Meyers wasn’t buying Cuomo’s weak grievances. “Yeah, what kind of white man whose dad was also governor only gets 10 years in office?” Meyers said in response to Cuomo’s remarks.

On his last day in office, Cuomo granted clemency to six people, including former Weather Underground member David Gilbert, who was involved in an armored car robbery in 1981 that left three people dead. Meyers joked that Cuomo also “issued one pardon – and this is weird – it was for future Andrew Cuomo.” Cuomo is still facing criminal investigation relating to the harassment allegations.

In Showtime’s new docuseries “Gossip” a recording of Donald Trump pretending to be his own publicist is played; a story about Tom Cruise’s front teeth falling out during a dinner with former New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allen is told; and 91-year-old Cindy Adams defends her past and present friendships with Roy Cohn, Imelda Marcos, John Gotti, Gen. Manuel Noriega and, of course, Trump.

But beyond salacious Page Six stories and Adams’ questionable friendships, “Gossip,” is at its core an examination of power and how Rupert Murdoch fundamentally shifted the foundation of the news industry via the New York Post and its tabloid journalism.

The four-part docuseries explores how New York City’s most prominent gossip columnists – Liz Smith, George Rush, Richard Johnson and Adams – built their careers and used their power.

“Gossip” director-producer Jenny Carchman is no stranger to covering media outlets, having received an Emmy nomination...

“Before we wrap up tonight there is one more thing I want to say about me, about my brother, my family and you,” said Chris Cuomo finally tonight on CNN about the sexual harassment claims that ended his brother Andrew Cuomo’s long strong armed reign as Governor of New York.

“I tried to do the right thing and I want you all to know that,” Cuomo concluded in his primetime mea culpa of sorts. “Back in May, when I was told to no longer communicate with my brother’s aides in any group meetings, I acknowledged it was a mistake, I apologized to my colleagues, I stopped and I meant it,” Cuomo awkwardly added, sounding more like he was offering a share in a 12-step program than any self-awareness.

The younger Cuomo’s return to his primetime show Monday comes just under a week after his older brother resigned...

Keith Cocozza, former executive VP for corporate marketing and communications at WarnerMedia, today launched Inwood Consulting, a communications strategy, public relations, publicity and crisis communications advisory firm based in the New York metro area.

The firm offers consultative services for c-suite executives, marketing professionals, policy makers and community-based organizations.

During his two decades at WarnerMedia (formerly Time Warner), Cocozza worked on media relations, financial communications and corporate social responsibility across divisions. His tenure encompassed major structural shifts from the AOL-Time Warner deal through the acquisition by AT&T to the rebranding and restructuring of the company into WarnerMedia. He left last August as management turned over under new CEO Jason Kilar in an exodus that included Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly.

Prior to joining Time Warner, he was director of media relations for Cablevision. He previously served in the New York City Mayor’s Office as a legislative affairs director...

After basking in adulation early in the pandemic, the wheels are coming off for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is currently embroiled in twin scandals. One is that his administration underreported Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes to federal authorities; the other is that he allegedly sexually harassed staffers.

“At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny,” Cuomo said in a statement on Sunday about the harassment claims. “I do, on occasion, tease people in what I think is a good-natured way. I do it in public and in private. You have seen me do it at briefings hundreds of times. I have teased people about their personal lives, their relationships, about getting married or not getting married. I mean no offense and only attempt to add some levity and banter to what is a very serious business.”

But despite his...

Andrew Cuomo went through some things this week so considering Last Week Tonight wanted to keep things hyper local on Sunday night, John Oliver decided to unpack some of the scandals facing the New York Governor who he describes as a man whose face, build and general demeanor always seem to scream “Business Frankenstein.”

Recently, Cuomo’s administration has been under fire for how it has been handling Covid-related fatality data at nursing homes. In a 76-page report from New York’s attorney general, it says that they have been under-reporting deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%.

This scandal stems from a directive Cuomo made in March, telling nursing homes to accept Covid-positive patients to free up hospital beds.

“That would be bad enough but since then, his administration has tried to downplay any consequences of that action,” said Oliver. He also said that they released a report...

Suddenly on-the-defensive New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitted Monday that some data on Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents was late and incomplete but flatly denied a cover up in his first public comments as controversial statements by a top aide last week risk tarnishing his reputation as a national political and media star in the fight against coronavirus.

“The truth is everybody did the best they could,” the governor said at a press briefing on Monday. “The truth is it was the middle of a terrible pandemic. The truth is, Covid attacks older people. The truth is, with all we know, people still die.”

The nursing home scandal has been slow brewing but exploded after reports that Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa acknowledged during a video call that Albany was slow in providing data requested by state legislators. She said it wanted to deal first with information requests from the...

Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said getting theaters open in California and New York is crucial to the health of exhibition as the second largest U.S. chain has 70% of cinemas open but lacks these key markets — keeping it “behind the eight ball.”

Some California counties are open or opening but not yet San Francisco or Los Angeles. New York Governor Mario Cuomo Wednesday reiterated his thinking that with the state teetering on his target 1% infection rate, he can’t risk going over although he understands movie theaters and all businesses want to open.

The fourth quarter will be “thinner” than usual” as releases continue to drift into next year but 2021-2022 look strong, load with films that were moved or had to delay production, Zoradi told investors at a Goldman Sachs media conference. He sees light starting with the year-end release of...

The second night of the Democratic National Convention will feature two former presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and nods to some of the party’s revered figures of the past including Presidents John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The rundown includes remarks by Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and her son, Jack Schlossberg. Also appearing will be James Roosevelt Jr., the grandson of Fdr and co-chair of the credential committee.

Carter, 95, the longest-living U.S. president, will speak along with his wife Rosalynn. who turns 93 today.

Like the convention’s first night, there will be a dose of entertainment: Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross will serve as moderator, while Oscar winner John Legend will perform.

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But the evening also will be a bit different, as the party will...

Jimmy Fallon moved to take NBC’s “Tonight Show” from “at home” to “at large” by bringing the venerable program back to NBC’s New York studios after weeks of broadcasting the show from his house.

“Normalcy, any type of normalcy feels great,” Fallon told viewers during Monday’s “Tonight” broadcast, dressed in casual clothes, with cameramen wearing facial masks and members of the show’s in-house Roots band scattered around the studio for proper social distancing. “These are the hardest times to do comedy, but they are also the times when we need it the most,” he said. There was no audience in the studio to respond, and Fallon depended on reactions from the musicians and the crew to fuel his performance.

“Tonight” is the first of late-night’s first-line broadcast programs to chart some kind of return to the wee-hours look and feel viewers have known for decades.

New York Governor Mario Cuomo announced today that the U.S Open of Tennis will go forward this year, but without fans.

The annual event has been pushed back several days, but will still reside in its traditional late-summer window, running from August 31-September 13 in Flushing Meadows, Queens.

Commentator Patrick McEnroe speculated that the tournament will again air on ESPN stateside, with the network hosting a feed for all broadcasters worldwide. An announcement is expected this week.

Cuomo promised that the U.S. Tennis Association “will take extraordinary measures to protect players and staff.”

The @usopen will be held in Queens, NY, without fans from August 31 to September 13.

The Usta will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space, and dedicated housing & transportation.

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 16, 2020

U.S. Open Tennis released a statement today that it would be “mitigating all...

There's more good news in the Cuomo family. 13 days after revealing her 14-year-old son's coronavirus diagnosis, Cristina Cuomo confirmed Mario Cuomo has healed. "Mario healed, Bella + Carolina stayed safe and I am so grateful for the the silver lining—more family time, to have antibodies and be able to donate," Chris Cuomo's wife of nearly two decades confirmed on Instagram on Tuesday. After the CNN anchor and his wife both tested positive for the virus, Cristina shared on April 22 that their son had also contracted it. "After 10 days of ups and downs, feeling good one-day and terrible the next, I am now working toward getting my son,...

This story appears in the May 2020 issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands May 5th.

On March 1st, New York reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19, after a Manhattan health care worker in her late thirties, who had visited Iran, tested positive at a hospital in the city. Six days later, that number had jumped to 89, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency.

Two days later, Donald Trump tweeted, “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down,...

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta appealed to primetime host Chris Cuomo Wednesday, telling him it’s “Ok to take a day off” from his show while he recovers from the coronavirus.

“This was significant for you, Chris,” Gupta said after Cuomo confirmed his fever the previous night had caused such rigors he’d chipped a tooth. “I’m just going to say, as well, you know, we talk about abdication of duty. I don’t want to abdicate my duty. I know you’re a warrior but you’re allowed to take a day off.”

He continued, doubling down on the point: “We love you. We think about you and it’s Ok to, you know … I know you’re dreaming about this stuff. You’re fully engaged but it’s Ok to take a day off.”

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New York Gov, Andrew Cuomo said that his brother Chris Cuomo did a “gutsy, courageous thing” by continuing to do his CNN show even after finding out about his coronavirus diagnosis.

“Pop would be proud,” Cuomo said in his daily briefing to reporters. “I love you, little brother.”

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On Tuesday, Chris Cuomo announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 but said he would continue to do his show, Cuomo Prime Time, from the basement of his home, where he is in quarantine.

The governor said that while he believes his brother will be Ok, the situation is “frightening.

High on the list of things that nobody could have predicted just a few weeks ago is the emergence of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a buzzy daytime TV draw.

Cuomo’s expansive daily media briefings on the state of the coronavirus pandemic that has spread quickly through the Empire State have become national news, airing live in their entirety this week across most cable news networks, including Fox News and CNN, as well as YouTube, Twitter and a host of other platforms.

“The Andrew Cuomo Show,” as it were, is a strangely compelling mix that is part “West Wing” revival, part therapy session and most important, a credible source of important information about the contagion that has abruptly upended every aspect of life in the U.S. and around the world.

In this environment, it’s no surprise that America yearns to be reassured by a folksy, long-winded...

Amy Schumer is known for her jokes — but she gave New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo a seriously heartfelt introduction at his birthday party-slash-fundraiser in New York City on Wednesday night.

A source at the event tells People that Schumer did a standup routine before introducing the governor, who turns 62 on Friday.

About 300 supporters were at the event Wednesday night to celebrate Cuomo’s birthday and support his re-election campaign. Cuomo announced in May that he would seek re-election and a fourth term as New York’s governor in 2022.

“He has always made me personally feel very comfortable and had an...

Tuesday, CNN’s Chris Cuomo addressed the controversy surrounding a viral video of him yelling at someone for calling him Fredo, tweeting that he appreciates “all the support” but “I should be better.”

“Appreciate all the support but – truth is I should be better than the guys baiting me. This happens all the time these days. Often in front of my family. But there is a lesson: no need to add to the ugliness; I should be better than what I oppose,” tweeted Cuomo, the brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and son of former Governor Mario Cuomo.

Also Read: Sean Hannity Has Chris Cuomo's Back After CNN Host's Swear-Filled Rant Over 'Fredo' Insult

Some of that support came from Fox News’ Sean Hannity, who said Monday that Cuomo had “zero to apologize for.” CNN also threw their support behind the primetime anchor, issuing a statement that said, “Chris...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has successfully fended off a left-flank challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon to win the Democratic Party gubernatorial primary on Thursday night.

The race was called by the New York Times less than an hour after polls closed, with Cuomo ahead of the former “Sex and the City” star by more than 30 percentage points.

Cuomo, a two-term centrist Democrat widely seen as eyeing a run for president in 2020, prevailed against the Emmy-winning actress in a victory that all but assures him a third term.

Cuomo will face off against Republican Marcus Molinaro in November’s general election but is already the heavy favorite to win in the strongly Democratic state.

Also Read: Watch Cynthia Nixon, Andrew Cuomo Trade Zingers in NY Gubernatorial Debate: 'Can You Stop Lying?' (Video)

Though Nixon lost easily, her campaign still had a strong effect on the race. Cuomo declared his...

Update: With most of the votes counted, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has officially trounced challenger Cynthia Nixon. As of shortly after 11 Pm Eastern time, Cuomo has 870,273 votes (65%) to Nixon’s 468,135 (35%). Nixon made a mark, though, winning some liberal voting districts, including Albany, but failed to connect with New York City voters, presumably her home base.

In her concession speech, Nixon said she called Cuomo to congratulate him. But she felt her campaign made a difference. “I am not discouraged. I am inspired. I hope you are too,” Nixon said.

Earlier: Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo appears on the way to crushing celebrity opponent Cynthia Nixon in the New York state Democratic primary.

New York is the only state in the nation holding separate state and federal primary elections. Races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general feature contested Democratic primaries.

Nixon, best known for playing Miranda on the HBO Sex and the City series,...

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer, previously a vocal supporter of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wound up casting her vote for his rival, Cynthia Nixon, in today’s high-profile Democratic primary.

Nixon, known for her role as Miranda on Sex and the City, started out as a longshot but has gained legitimacy in the current climate of political turnabout, with major upsets in key Congressional and gubernatorial races.

Schumer posted a photo on Instagram of herself outside her polling site, with her dog. “We voted,” she wrote. “And we voted for @cynthiaenixon couldn’t help it. And for [state attorney general candidate] @zephyrteachout and [lieutenant governor candidate] @jumaane.williams voted with my heart thanks to the women who took their time to talk to me about it. When someone disagrees with you be patient and have a conversation. It’s most productive.”

Polls close at 6Pm Pt and results should start to come in soon thereafter. Cuomo...

It’s an open secret: New York governor Andrew Cuomo is on the shortest of short lists of likely 2020 presidential candidates.

He’s acting like it, too. The Empire State’s political favorite son has positioned himself as a leading anti-Trump voice, the tip of the Democratic spear. The president this week even publicly dared Cuomo to run in 2020, bleating: “Please do it. Please.”

But if Cuomo is angling to be the next Democratic nominee, why is he appearing to help Republicans in their effort to keep control of the House?...

Tough news for Rick Santorum, Joan Walsh, Jack Kingston and the dozens of CNN analysts and contributors who often hold forth during the network’s primetime “panel” discussions: Chris Cuomo wants little to do with you.

When Cuomo launches a new CNN show in primetime next week, he intends to rely largely on one-on-one interviews with newsmakers, and less on the large and often unruly roundtables that have become a staple on the Time Warner-owned network’s air since before the 2016 election. Doing so, he says, was one of the conditions he sought in exchange for taking the new gig.

He got it. “I don’t need to sit there and listen to all of these outsized voices with competing banter,” Cuomo says during a recent interview. “I think there’s enough of it.”

And so, CNN will make a new bid in what is perhaps cable news’ most heated fray.

On Tuesday afternoon, Cynthia Nixon vowed to fight for stricter gun-control laws, stand up for black voters, and support the legalization of marijuana in her first national TV interview since declaring her candidacy for governor of New York.

But what made the interview unique wasn’t what Nixon said. It was where she said it — on “The Wendy Williams Show,” during a 13-minute conversation due to air on Wednesday.

Appearing before a crowd of several hundred women in a loft-like studio in downtown Manhattan, Nixon was game to tackle serious and light questions on a daytime program that’s better known for celebrity news and gossip.

Williams proved that she could grill a political candidate with the same ease as her dishy conversations about the Kardashians or Tiger Woods. The host asked Nixon, who starred in “Sex and the City,” about the challenges associated with taking on Andrew Cuomo, a two-term Democrat.

In 2013, when Chris Cuomo agreed to make the jump to CNN from his longtime post at ABC News, the anchor made one thing clear to his new employer: "I'm confrontational," Cuomo remembers telling Jeff Zucker, the president of the network. "I will engage. That's what I do." And he's held fast to his promise. Between co-hosting the cable news network's morning show, New Day, and recently taking on Cuomo Prime Time – which is in its second week – Cuomo has emerged as one of political journalism's most fearless and unflinching interviewers.

Kenneth Cole has made fighting for social justice part of his daily life. Whether he’s running his company and its Kenneth Cole Foundation or by serving as chairman of the board of amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, acting as a Unaids International Goodwill Ambassador or launching the End AIDS Coalition, he has dedicated his life to HIV/AIDS awareness and activism, as well as other social issues. “Finding a way to make a difference is arguably far more defining than any collection I have brought to market,” the designer, 63, tells People in a new interview featured in this week’s issue.

Hugh Jackman unveiled a first look at himself as 1980s Presidential candidate Gary Hart in the new biopic The Front Runner, which started production today. While the actor will be surrounded by an all-star supporting cast, we only get to see our leading man, which appears to be taken during one of Gary Hart's events during his Presidential campaign, before things went completely off the rails in 1987, helping spark a new era in political journalism.

This first look photo was revealed on the official Hugh Jackman Twitter. The film is based on the book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai, who also had a hand in adapting the screenplay alongside director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and Jay Carson (House of Cards). In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart was easily considered the front runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination for the 1988 Presidential election,...

On Monday, CNN “New Day” anchor Chris Cuomo paid tribute to his father and former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who died on New Year’s Day.

“Pop’s body is gone; I know because I counted out his pulse until his heart fell silent,” Cuomo said in a tribute video aired on the morning show. “So now his baggy brown eyes, solid grip of soft, thick fingers, oaken body— they’re all gone…but what was most important about my father, and to him, has passed on. Passed on as in still exists, just in a different way.”

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TV Picks: Check out PBS’ “The Italian Americans,” narrated by Stanley Tucci, which will premiere on PBS on Tuesdays, February 17 and 24. Also, Weta, in partnership with the National Italian American Foundation (Niaf) will hold a multi-city screening and public discussion tour. Tomorrow is Niaf’s annual gala in Washington, D.C. which will include a screening and panel as well.Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, known as an eloquent liberal leader and Democratic presidential prospect in the 1980s and 1990s, died Thursday at age 82. He was featured prominently in the coming PBS/Weta docuseries.The cause was heart failure, which took […]...

The sad news of Mario Cuomo's death on Thursday, Jan. 1 sparked an outpouring of emotion on social media as celebrities and politicians took to Twitter to remember the late New York governor. Alec Baldwin was one of the first to acknowledge the news of Cuomo’s passing with a thoughtful nod to the former governor's family. In a sad turn of events, Mario's son, Andrew Cuomo, had honored his father in a touching speech as he was sworn in to begin his own second term as New [...]...

The sad announcement of Mario Cuomo's death on Thursday spurred a wave of emotion as politicians, luminaries and admirers took to social media and beyond to remember the three-term New York governor. On New Year's Day, as the nation was looking forward to a new future - and hours after his son Andrew Cuomo began his second term as New York's governor - many paid tribute to the late politician, who turned humble roots into the foundation of a legendary career. Cuomo, who died at the age of 82 and served three terms as governor of New York, was honored...

The sad announcement of Mario Cuomo's death on Thursday spurred a wave of emotion as politicians, luminaries and admirers took to social media and beyond to remember the three-term New York governor. On New Year's Day, as the nation was looking forward to a new future - and hours after his son Andrew Cuomo began his second term as New York's governor - many paid tribute to the late politician, who turned humble roots into the foundation of a legendary career. Cuomo, who died at the age of 82 and served three terms as governor of New York, was honored...

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who served three terms in office between 1983 and 1994, has died. He was 82. According to NBC News, the Democrat politician died of heart failure New Year's Day only hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, delivered a speech to begin his second term as governor. "He couldn't be here physically today, but my father is in the room," Andrew told the crowd during his speech. "He is in the heart and mind of every person who is here. He is here, and his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought the state to this point." As soon as the news broke, celebrities and notable political figures both in and out of the Big Apple...

Mario Cuomo, a seminal politician who served three terms as New York's governor, has died. He was 82. The statesman, whose death was confirmed by the New York state governor's office, died at his home Thursday from natural causes due to heart failure. The son of Italian immigrants was best known as a liberal giant and a master orator. He died on the same day that his son Andrew was beginning his second term as governor, reports USA Today. "He couldn't be here physically today, my father," Andrew Cuomo said Thursday during his inaugural address. "But my father is in this room.

Mario Cuomo, a seminal politician who served three terms as New York's governor, has died, according to news reports. He was 82. CNN reported that he died at home, shortly before 5 p.m. Et. The son of Italian immigrants was best known as a liberal giant and a master orator. He died on the same day that his son Andrew was beginning his second term as governor, reports USA Today. "He couldn't be here physically today, my father," Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday during his inaugural address. "But my father is in this room. He is in the heart and mind of every person who is here.

As current New York governor Andrew Cuomo was sworn in for his second term on Thursday, Jan. 1, there was a bittersweet moment. His father, former three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo, passed away at age 82 on New Year's Day, ABC News reports.  "We're missing one family member," Andrew Cuomo, 57, said at his swearing in. "My father is not with us today. We had hoped that he was going to be able to come; he is at home and he is not well enough to [...]...

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In Neil Barsky's beautifully edited engrossing portrait, Koch, we get to see the many facets of former Mayor Koch's political career and glimpse a private man with strong convictions.

"Gosh, when I grow up, I hope to be Ed Koch," we hear New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gush in 2010, at a Gracie Mansion renaming ceremony for Koch, the bridge. Former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern recalls the summer of 64 in Mississippi and Koch's Chief of Staff Diane Mulcahy Coffey remembers a convincing note from her mother, scribbled on an early New York Times article, "This man is a comer!" Journalists give details on Koch's first mayoral campaign: Michael Powell explains how Koch "checkmated Mario Cuomo", Wayne Barrett adds, "It was a stroke of genius. It was also extraordinarily deceptive", and Julie Purnick emphasises the importance of a former Miss America, "she was a good friend...