Phillip Nieto

Mar 2, 2025 | mediaite.com | Phillip Nieto

Actor Kieran Culkin went viral on social media for his “pro-family” message during his acceptance speech at the Oscar ceremony. On Sunday evening, Culkin won the Academy Award for Best Support Actor for his role in the movie A Real Pain. The 42-year-old told a story about how his wife Jazz Charton promised him another child if he won a Oscar.

Mar 2, 2025 | mediaite.com | Phillip Nieto

During the opening monologue from host Conan O’Brien at Sunday’s 97th Annual Academy Awards on ABC, comedian Adam Sandler had a wild cameo in street clothes, and actor John Lithgow made more than one appearance as part of the host’s hilarious and essentially politics-free remarks. O’Brien opened with jokes about the films that were nominated and some of the actors in the room, and even shared some early headshots, including his own.

Mar 2, 2025 | mediaite.com | Phillip Nieto

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) rejected advice from Democratic strategist James Carville that encouraged the party to retreat from Republicans. Recently, Carville wrote an essay in The New York Times that encouraged Democrats to make a “strategic political retreat” adding that members should “roll over and play dead” as public support for Trump’s policies crumbles. During a Sunday interview on Meet The Press, anchor Kristen Welker asked Sanders whether he agrees with Carville’s advice.

Mar 2, 2025 | mediaite.com | Phillip Nieto

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard bashed European allies for “implementing anti-freedom policies” while also offering support to Volodymyr Zelensky. Following President Donald Trump’s explosive exchange with the Ukrainian leader inside the Oval Office Friday, European countries have pledged their continuing support to Zelensky amid the ongoing war with Russia.

Mar 2, 2025 | mediaite.com | Phillip Nieto

House Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill criticized Elon Musk’s efforts to target federal workers — with one saying it “seems rash” to “fire people via Twitter.”CNN anchor Manu Raju noted that the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts and layoffs in the federal workforce have affected people across the political spectrum in terms of Congressional districts. Raju spoke with Reps.