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FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden’s term in January
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden’s term in January

LA Times  

FBI Director Christopher Wray was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017 by then-President Trump after Trump fired Wray’s predecessor, James B. Comey. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to …

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Who is Raj Shah? Trump ally to quit as US House speaker's Comms Director
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Raj Shah? Trump ally to quit as US House speaker's Comms Director

Hindustan Times  

Raj Shah, deputy chief of staff for House Speaker Mike Johnson's communications, is set to leave his role. Raj Shah is set to exit Capitol Hill before the end of this Summer Who is Raj Shah? Raj Shah to exit Capitol Hill Announcing his exit on Wednesday, Shah said in a statement, “It's an honor to serve Speaker Johnson, especially …

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Who is Jack Lew? Biden’s Israel ambassador nominee
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Jack Lew? Biden’s Israel ambassador nominee

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Lew, the former Treasury secretary and White House chief of staff during the …

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Red, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López on that coming out scene: ‘It might be more for the parents’
1 year, 5 months ago

Red, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López on that coming out scene: ‘It might be more for the parents’

Hindustan Times  

The much-awaited adaptation of Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston's bestselling LGBTQ+ romance, is all set to premiere on Prime Video on August 11. Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine with director Matthew López on the set of Red, White and Royal Blue. Ahead of the release, Tony-winning playwright Matthew López, who also makes his directorial debut with the …

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How a hometown director made ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ a ‘love letter’ to ‘the real L.A.’
1 year, 7 months ago

How a hometown director made ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ a ‘love letter’ to ‘the real L.A.’

LA Times  

Grammy-winning director Charles “Calmatic” Kidd II didn’t set out to become a filmmaker. But when producers and film executives were searching for a director to reimagine two beloved L.A. films — Reginald Hudlin’s “House Party” and Ron Shelton’s “White Men Can’t Jump,” both released in the early 1990s — no one filled the bill quite like Calmatic. It’s no easy …

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Film featuring Beijing's iconic pagoda nominated for Tiantan Award
1 year, 8 months ago

Film featuring Beijing's iconic pagoda nominated for Tiantan Award

China Daily  

Poster of The Shadowless Tower. The Shadowless Tower, the latest outing of arthouse director Zhang Lu, has been shortlisted from nearly 1,500 features to compete for the Tiantan Award, the top honor of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival. With veteran filmmaker Huang Jianxin serving as the executive producer, the film casts the actor Xin Baiqing as a poet-turned food …

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Film featuring Beijing's iconic pagoda nominated for Tiantan Award
1 year, 8 months ago

Film featuring Beijing's iconic pagoda nominated for Tiantan Award

China Daily  

Poster of The Shadowless Tower. The Shadowless Tower, the latest outing of arthouse director Zhang Lu, has been shortlisted from nearly 1,500 features to compete for the Tiantan Award, the top honor of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival. With veteran filmmaker Huang Jianxin serving as the executive producer, the film casts the actor Xin Baiqing as a poet-turned food …

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Vedant Patel becomes first Indian-American to hold daily U.S. State Dept. press conference
2 years, 4 months ago

Vedant Patel becomes first Indian-American to hold daily U.S. State Dept. press conference

The Hindu  

Vedant Patel, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, has created history by becoming the first Indian-American to hold the daily State Department news conference that his fellow colleagues said did with the utmost professionalism and clear communication. During his briefing, Mr. Patel covered topics ranging from Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine, negotiations around the JCPOA and …

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McCarthy hires Trump's former political director
3 years, 9 months ago

McCarthy hires Trump's former political director

Daily Mail  

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has hired former President Donald Trump's White House political director in an effort to take back control of the House of Representatives from the Democrats in 2022. Axios reported Sunday that McCarthy had hired Brian Jack, a 2016 Trump campaign veteran whose final job at the Trump White House was director of political affairs. House …

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FBI director says far-right Capitol riot was ‘domestic terror’
3 years, 10 months ago

FBI director says far-right Capitol riot was ‘domestic terror’

Al Jazeera  

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday accused supporters of former President Donald Trump who carried out a deadly January 6 attack on the United States Capitol of “domestic terrorism” and promised to hold them accountable as calls grow for increased measures to combat far-right violence. It’s behaviour that we, the FBI, view as domestic terrorism.” It was Wray’s first testimony …

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New this week: ‘The White Tiger,’ Salt-N-Pepa movie & Rhye
3 years, 11 months ago

New this week: ‘The White Tiger,’ Salt-N-Pepa movie & Rhye

Associated Press  

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. — “99 Homes” director Ramin Bahrani has taken on the ills of American capitalism and now turns his gaze to the caste system in India in his riveting adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s “The White Tiger.” Adiga’s debut novel …

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The Latest: Biden names 2 aides to legislative affairs team
4 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Biden names 2 aides to legislative affairs team

The Independent  

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40 Black playwrights on the theater industry’s insidious racism
4 years, 2 months ago

40 Black playwrights on the theater industry’s insidious racism

LA Times  

For Netflix’s “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” writer-director-star Radha Blank channeled the frustrations of a career in theater into her first feature film. This gatekeeper’s less helpful notes include saying her piece isn’t “Black” enough, requires a white character to “grab the core audience” and would be perfect for a white director who just staged “A Raisin in the Sun.” “Some people …

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