Theresa May says the Brexit negotiation ball is in the EU's court.The EU says the UK hasn't finished the first set.Richard Quest knocks the arguments around on the QMB tennis court.
Acclaimed movie producer Harvey Weinstein was fired days after a New York Times report revealed he was involved in numerous sexual harassment allegations.
Multiple members of Trump's cabinet have faced scrutiny over their travel practices, including Steven Mnuchin, Tom Price, Ryan Zinke, Scott Pruitt and David Shulkin. Flights on private jets and expensive military planes have sparked ethics investigations.
Richard Thaler, whose work influenced the Obama administration and led to a cameo in "The Big Short," won the Nobel Prize in economics for his research in the field of behavioral economics.
Trump's two golf resorts in Scotland - one near Aberdeen and the other at Turnberry - are losing huge amounts of money. CNNMoney's Samuel Burke reports.
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the film company he co-founded, days after a New York Times investigation detailed numerous incidents of alleged sexual harassment by the media mogul. CNN's Ana Cabrera and Brian Stelter discuss.
The motto of the Post is "Democracy Dies in Darkness," but lights are shining bright at the paper's headquarters on K Street. In a rare TV interview, executive editor Marty Baron talks about the Trump administration's "war on leaks," how the Post is tackling investigative journalism about the Russia probes, and the greatest threats to a free press in the current political climate.
On the heels of the NYT's investigation into alleged harassment by Harvey Weinstein, Brian Stelter says there are links between Weinstein, Donald Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, and Bill Cosby. "America still needs to make it easier for all women to speak up and have equal pay, treatment and positions of power," he says. "And that won't happen so long as it is only women fighting."
Why are there "so many conservative media heavyweights willing to defend Trump at all costs?" Former conservative talk radio host Charlie Sykes says the "business model" depends on reinforcement of the audience's ingrained point of view.
"We've broken down our immunity to false information, hoaxes, and propaganda," Charlie Sykes, author of "How The Right Lost Its Mind," tells Brian Stelter. He adds that Trump's "fake news" attacks "continue to delegitimize any sort of fact check, any sort of pushback" and help to "immunize himself against negative stories and legitimate reporting."
Brian Karem says Trump is "punking us" in the press and trying to create distractions. Joanne Lipman says Trump has an "ability to create these memes," but journalists should keep their eyes on the facts.
Former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes says the NRA is no longer "strictly about guns," and instead has made itself "central to the culture war and tribal identity on the right." In some ways, he says, the organization has become a right-wing media company.
Joanne Lipman says it's the media's "responsibility" to cover the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico, not just sideshows like President Trump's paper towel toss. Brian Karem and April Ryan say they've attempted to ask the White House about Puerto Rico but "they'll shut down anything that they don't want to listen to."
Confidential sources should be used sparingly, but sometimes they're the "only way to get important information," Joanne Lipman tells CNN's Brian Stelter. She describes the "very strict policies" observed by her newsroom. On NBC's story describing tensions between President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, which cited 12 sources, Brian Karem says "I trust the people that they interviewed."
Senator Amy Klobuchar is drafting a bill that would require social media companies to disclose details about political ad buys. She discusses the need for new legislation; the ongoing investigations into Russian interference; and why it's important to "follow the data" nowadays.