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Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner (D) has died at 70, just hours after he attended President Donald Trump‘s address to a joint session of Congress. The news of Turner’s death, which occurred on Wednesday, was announced in a statement from his office made on the same day. No cause of death was revealed, though in 2022, he stated that he was treated for bone cancer. He told the Texas Tribune in an interview later that year he was “cancer-free.”

“Throughout his career, he was known for his bipartisan leadership, dedication to his constituents, and unwavering commitment to improving the lives of all Houstonians,” the office wrote in the statement. “Congressman Turner is survived by his loving family, devoted staff and numerous friends who cherished his wisdom, humor, and steadfast dedication to public service. Details regarding memorial services will be announced in the coming days,” the office noted. “The family is asking...

Stevie Wonder advocated for love (and mentioned the Vice President) while speaking at Duke Fakir’s funeral service. During Friday’s final farewell for the Four Tops star, Wonder performed two gospel songs and gave a shout-out to Kamala Harris.

After singing “The Lord’s Prayer” and sharing a quick “Amen” with the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church crowd, Wonder simply said the presumptive Democratic nominee’s name, “Kamala Harris.” He then paused as the crowd continued its applause and repeated: “Kamala Harris. There, I said it.”

Before singing at the service,...

“I want to start off by saying Hotties for Harris!” Megan Thee Stallion announced as she took the stage at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta.

The three-time Grammy winner was there to perform at Vice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign rally in the city as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Naturally, Megan wore a bright blue pantsuit fit for a Hottie — complete with a cropped blazer and button-down shirt, skin-tight bottoms, and a necktie to match. She took care to sensor her tracks and keep the twerking modest as...

United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who represented her Houston district in Congress for nearly 30 years, during which time she led the effort to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and helped author the Violence Against Women Act, has died at the age of 74.

The congresswoman’s family confirmed Jackson Lee’s death Friday in a statement; in June, Jackson Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

“Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce...

Ahead of her run for mayor of Houston, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has apologized for a leaked audio recording that captured her berating a staff member.

The recording was leaked to ABC 13 on Tuesday and was reported to be from “at least half a decade ago.” According to the outlet, Jackson Lee uses 17 curse words in the under-two-minute conversation.

“To anyone who has listened to this recording with concern, I am regretful and hope you will judge me not by something trotted out by a political opponent, that worked hard to exploit this, and backed by extreme Republican supporters on the very day polls open but from what I’ve delivered to Houstonians over my years of public service,” said Jackson Lee in a statement.

“I know that I am not perfect,” she continued. “At heart, I am someone who tells it straight. I know that as much as that is a strength,...

“The Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic roasted Republicans’ inability to choose a new Republican Speaker of the House, saying the party should just “settle” on an option just like women often have to do when it comes to picking a suitor.

This week’s guest host was TV personality Desus Nice (“Desus & Mero”) who served up show’s weekly “Headlines” of the week. Some of the topics included Taylor Swift’s celebratory handshake with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, the nation’s tough health care system and Sheila Jackson Lee’s explosive phone call with her staff.

The last bit of the segment was delivered by Lydic, who was live from a fictional Capitol Hill, where she reported on Republicans’ search for a new speaker.

“Well, in political science terms, Republicans are all kinds f–ked up right now,” Lydic said, before suggesting that the party should...

Houston rapper Big Pokey was laid to rest Sunday, a week after he collapsed onstage and died during a performance.

A week ago, Big Pokey was onstage in front of an audience in Beaumont, Texas, when he suddenly collapsed. A video circulating online and on social media shows Pokey taking the microphone in front of a crowd. He takes a breath and then falls backward.

He was 48. The cause of death is not yet known; a preliminary autopsy report was inconclusive.

On Saturday, he was laid to rest following a service at Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Among the luminaries turning out to pay their respects were Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and rappers Paul Wall, Trae Tha Truth and Slim Thug, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Pokey, whose real name was Milton Powell, was a founding member of the Screwed Up Click, a...

Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium, along with a number of prominent industry figures, has issued an extensive open letter denouncing violence against women. The letter is addressed in particular to Megan Thee Stallion, who was recently the apparent target in one of Drake’s lyrics on “Circo Loco,” where he accused the rapper of lying about being shot by Tory Lanez in 2020.

The letter — which was signed by musician Ethel Cain, congresswoman Maxine Waters, MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson, congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and...

An array of influential leaders are standing behind Megan Thee Stallion.

A week after the 27-year-old-rapper responded to Drake and 21 Savage seemingly implying on their new album Her Loss that she lied about being shot by Tory Lanez, the Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium has partnered with several strong women to share their support for the rapper.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson, Tamika Mallory, Angela Rye, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and several others have come together to write an open letter.

The piece voices support for Megan, denouncing violence against women after she was allegedly shot in the foot by Lanez in July 2020. Lanez has pleaded not guilty in court, and she’s received negative backlash online since the attack.

Read More: Megan Thee Stallion Responds After Drake Appears To Take Swipe At Her Over Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting On...

Trevor Reed, a Marine who had been jailed in Russia since 2019, was released last month as part of a prisoner swap. Upon his return to Texas, Reed’s family commended home state legislators like Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Republican Reps. Michael McCaul and August Pfluger, and Democrats Joaquin Castro and Sheila Jackson Lee, for their efforts to secure his release.

Sen. Ted Cruz was not among them. In fact, Reed’s father tore into the senator in a recent interview with The Dallas Morning News. “He didn’t do anything,...

“Leave me alone right quick, y’all!” Megan Thee Stallion says playfully to her glam team.

It’s the day after the commencement ceremony at Texas Southern University in Houston, where the hometown hero and Grammy-winner just earned her Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, just like she always said she would.

Shortly after our conversation on Zoom, Megan attended another ceremony, where she received the ​​18th Congressional District Humanitarian Award from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. All in a weekend’s work for one of the hottest rappers in the world.

Democrats in Congress are taking aim at the pending $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, pushing the Justice Department to scrutinize the transaction on antitrust grounds.

In a letter sent Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter, the legislators assert that too much consolidation in media will hurt competition in Hollywood’s labor market and result in less diversity overall in content.

“This transaction raises significant antitrust concerns. In particular, the merger threatens to enhance the market power of the combined firm and substantially lessen competition in the media and entertainment industry, harming both consumers and American workers,” the letter states. “In light of these concerns, we respectfully urge the Department to conduct a thorough review of this transaction to ensure that it does not harm American consumers and workers by illegally harming competition.”

The letter was spearheaded by U.S. House member Joaquin Castro of Texas,...

Texas Children’s Hospital proudly hosted the nation’s First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D., and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. on last week in one of the first stops on their nationwide tour encouraging parents to vaccinate 5-11-year-olds against Covid-19.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. and First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D

The first children’s hospital on their tour — which will include schools, churches, and town halls across America — Texas Children’s collaborated with the White House to help educate the community on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, newly approved by the CDC for this younger age group.

U.S. Congressman Al Green and U.S. Congresswomen Lizzie Fletcher and Sheila Jackson Lee joined Drs. Biden and Murthy at Texas Children’s to emphasize their support for the Covid-19 vaccine for children.

“Texas Children’s Hospital was tremendously honored to host First Lady Dr.

Updated with latest: The White House has announced tonight that President Joe Biden will on Thursday sign the bill passed today in Congress that will make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

When the White House Press Office sent its daily guidance for Thursday to media late today, it included the following: “3:30 p.m.: The President signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law; The President and The Vice President deliver remarks.”

The signing of the bill will literally be the first thing Potus officially does tomorrow landing back in D.C, tonight from a weeklong and summit filled trip to Europe.

Previously at 5:30 p.m.: The House of Representatives voted 415-14 late Wednesday to establish June 19 as a federal holiday in the U.S. Called Juneteenth National Independence Day, the 156-year-old celebration commemorates the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. Celebrated in 47 states and the District of Columbia,...

A House committee voted to advance a bill that would create a commission to study the effects of slavery in the United States and the possibility of paying reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.

This vote marks the first time the bill, H.R. 40, has made it out of the Judiciary Committee since it was originally introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) in 1989. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has reintroduced the bill each Congress since Conyers’ retirement in 2017, and called the bill a “major step” on the “path to restorative justice.

Megan Thee Stallion is lending a helping hand to her hometown of Houston, following the devastating Texas winter storm that left millions of people without electricity, heat, and water. On Thursday, the rapper announced that she was joining forces with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and the National Association of Christian Churches Disaster Services to help rebuild the city.

"Seeing the devastation and hearing the heartbreaking stories that have surfaced, I knew I had to do something to help my hometown," Megan said in a statement to People. "I am so happy that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Nacc and I aligned on the goal of repairing the homes of the elderly and uninsured single moms who are the most vulnerable and often displaced by these kinds of devastating events."

Pastor Ortega, with the Naac Disaster Services, also shared a statement, adding that it was "an honor to join forces with...

Houston, March 5: Grammy nominated musician Megan Thee Stallion is helping her native town Houston get back to its feet, following the devastation due to heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures across the state of Texas, caused by the winter storm Uri last month.

"Seeing the devastation and hearing the heartbreaking stories that have surfaced, I knew I had to do something to help my hometown," Megan said in a statement obtained by People magazine.

It is not clear how Megan is pitching in to help, but her effort is in collaboration with the National Association of Christian Churches (Nacc) Disaster Services and politician Sheila Jackson.

"I am so happy that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Nacc and I aligned on the goal of repairing the homes of the elderly and uninsured single moms who are the most vulnerable and often displaced by these kinds of devastating events," the 26-year-old added.

In honor of the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Magnolia Pictures, Participant and Color Farm Media will host a series of live events tied to the milestone and the documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble.”

Producers will first lead a live tweet event of the film at 8 p.m. Et on Wednesday, which will follow the live tweets of leaders in the Civil Rights space, elected representatives, filmmakers and more. Their analysis will honor Lewis’s life and career. Erika Alexander, the documentary’s producer, will take over Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Twitter account.

On Aug. 6, Alexander will move to Secretary Clinton’s Instagram account, using the platform’s live function to chat with Stacey Abrams, Ayanna Pressley, Rev. William Barber, the film’s director Dawn Porter, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Aunjanue Ellis, Ledisi, Jose Antonio Vargas and Alexander’s “Living Single” cast members.

Also on Aug.

Congressman John Lewis is one the central figures in the early struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement that included bloody confrontations with white policemen, sit-ins, boycotts, widespread lynching of Black people, assassinations of prominent leaders, and culminating with marches in Selma, Al, and Washington, D.C. Lewis is now the subject of John Lewis: Good Trouble, a comprehensive new documentary directed by Dawn Porter.

John Lewis: Good Trouble is an alternately impressive, shocking, enraging, and motivating film that calls on everyone to do better in life. John Lewis is a legend, an icon, and an American pioneer. The combination of historical footage, interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, and trailing Mr. Lewis is a great balance over the span of the film. The film triggered suppressed feelings that welled up in me as a Black man who was raised in segregated Houston, who traveled across town under the cover...

“I can’t imagine a better major federal holiday than a celebration/memorial to the end of slavery.”

Hollywood talent has rallied around the Juneteenth anniversary commemorating the end of slavery and called for recognition of black rights and an end to racism and stereotypes in culture.

Lupita Lyong’o, Mindy Kaling, and Chris Evans were among actors who took to Twitter to support the idea of turning Juneteenth into a national holiday.

Separately, a large number of actors, writers, directors and producers including Barry Jenkins, Guga Mbatha-Raw, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson and Lee Daniels have signed a petition calling for systemic change.

Updated with more networks: Several broadcast and cable networks are commemorating Juneteenth on Friday by offering special programming to celebrate the holiday, which traditionally marks the end of slavery in the U.S.

The holiday is also being recognized by a growing number of media and entertainment companies who are shuttering their U.S. offices for the day.

Below is a listing of what networks are offering. Keep checking back as we continue to update it.

TBS/TNT/Tru TV

The WarnerMedia sibling nets are doing a “roadblock” — where all three simulcast the same programming — for the Disney/Marvel feature Black Panther (2018) and Warner Bros Just Mercy (2019). The films will air back to back with limited commercial interruption starting at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt. Host Anthony Anderson will be joined by guests to talk about the personal impact these films had on their lives and the culture. They...

Family and friends mourned George Floyd in song, memories and prayer, while political figures including the Rev. Al Sharpton, Joe Biden, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-tx) and Rep. Al Green (D-tx) said that his death should be an inflection point in racial justice.

The families of Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean and Eric Garner — other unarmed African American men whose killings stirred outrage — attended the funeral service in Houston along with celebrities including Jamie Foxx, boxer Floyd Mayweather, and Channing Tatum. Ne-Yo sang a rendition of “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday.”

Sharpton spoke of fighting “wickedness in high places” as he talked of “fighting an institutional systemic problem that has been allowed to permeate since we were brought to these shores.” But he specifically referred to President Donald Trump’s visit to St. John’s Church last week, where he posed with a Bible. Just before Trump’s visit,...

The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has erupted in protests across the country, unleashing demonstrations against police brutality in all 50 states and in several cities internationally.

In addition to the protests and calls for police reform, the public has honored Floyd in memorial services taking place in Brooklyn; in Raeford, North Carolina, near Floyd’s birthplace; and in Minneapolis, where the Reverend Al Sharpton delivered a eulogy.

On Tuesday, following a public viewing in Floyd’s former hometown of Houston, a funeral service will be held at the...

Two weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police fueled worldwide protests and calls to action against racial and social injustice, he will be laid to rest in Houston with a celebration of life and private service beginning at 11 Am Ct/9 Am Pt.

The celebration of life will be held at the Fountain of Praise Church, followed by an entombment at Houston Memorial Gardens and Cemetery. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather, Rep. Al Green and Bishop James Dixon are among the guests slated to attend the memorial, which also will feature a taped message by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

The day’s events follow several memorials for Floyd that began last week in Minneapolis and included one in his home state of North Carolina.

President Donald Trump will likely be only the third president in U.S. history to face an impeachment vote on the floor of the House, after the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved articles that charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 23-17, on each of the two articles. The approval clears the way for a full House vote, expected next week. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the vote, along with cable news networks. As a clerk read through each name, members announced their “yea” or “nay” in serious and almost subdued tones, the only moment of levity coming when Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked to make sure that his vote was recorded as a “No.” Afterward, Republicans gathered in the entrance lobby of the Longworth Office Building on Capitol Hill and, one by one, told...

“No, I don’t think reparations are a good idea,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, calling slavery “something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible.” The senator from Kentucky went on to cite the Civil Rights Act and President Obama’s election as proof that such measures were unnecessary.

The House is currently considering H.R. 40, a bill introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee that would create a commission to study and develop proposals for slavery reparations. At a hearing for that...

Update 3 p.m. Et: A federal magistrate ordered Christopher Paul Hasson held in custody for 14 days as the government considers additional charges against him, the Washington Post reports. His public defender classified Wednesday’s filing as a “histrionic mischaracterization of Mr. Hasson.” Original story below.

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The shock begins with the opening line — “The defendant intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country” — and does not subside.

A detention memo filed in federal court Tuesday in the case of alleged “domestic terrorist” Christopher Paul Hasson...

Updated with Anderson Cooper remarks: A Coast Guard officer stationed in Washington, D.C., stands accused of plotting a mass terrorist attack whose intended victims include prominent journalists at MSNBC and CNN and Democratic politicians.

For now, the suspect is being held only on weapons and drug charges, but at the very top of their detention memo filied today with the U.S. District Court in Maryland, prosecutors wrote: “The defendant intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country.”

Lt. Christopher Hasson, 49, was arrested last week at his home in Silver Spring, MD. The court documents say authorites found a hit list on his computer that named prominent media personalities including CNN’s Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo and Van Jones and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Chris Hayes and Ari Melber.

Also named were politicians including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Sens. Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker,...

Matthew Whitaker, whom President Trump named acting attorney general of the United States in November, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. It wasn’t easy to get him there. Sensing resistance he may not cooperate, committee chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-ny) on Tuesday announced he was prepared to draft a subpoena to force Whitaker to testify so the committee could better understand how he came to sit atop the Justice Department, why he refused to recuse himself from overseeing the Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation despite ethics officials...

President Donald Trump faced immediate backlash after he criticized hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and warned the U.S. territory that federal aid workers cannot stay there “forever.”

In a series of tweets on Thursday morning, Trump quoted conservative television journalist Sharyl Attkisson as he blamed the island for a financial crisis “largely of their own making” and infrastructure that was a “disaster” before Hurricane Maria struck on Sept. 20.

“We cannot keep Fema, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!” the president said.

He also accused Puerto Rico officials of a...

Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) took a knee on the House floor Monday night “in honor of the First Amendment” and in solidarity with the NFL players who kneel during the National Anthem in protest of racial inequality in the United States. “There is no basis in the First Amendment that says that you cannot kneel on the national anthem or in front of the flag,” she said. “That is racism. You cannot deny it, you cannot run for it.” Jackson Lee said she refuses to accept Trump’s comments at a rally in Alabama on Friday in which he called.

On Fox Business Network today, Neil Cavuto faced off with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee over her call for President Trump to resign after his tweets attacking Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.

A group of four former and current NFL players held a Congressional forum this week to address criminal justice issues, including police brutality against the black community, reported NBC News.

Lead by Anquan Boldin, a free agent who most recently played for the Detroit Lions, the men – including former New England Patriots wide receiver Donte Stallworth, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles Malcom Jenkins and Lions quarterback Johnson Bademosi – met with over a dozen members of Congress to touch on a variety of concerns, said The Huffington Post.

Boldin’s push for improvements between the black community and law enforcement bodies had personal roots: his cousin,...

As her own custody battle drags on, Kelly Rutherford returned to Washington, D.C., on Thursday to testify at another congressional hearing about "left behind" children.

Rutherford, 46, spoke about her fight to bring son Hermes, 8, and daughter Helena, 6, home to the United States permanently. The kids live in Monaco and France with their father, German businessman Daniel Giersch, but are spending the summer with her.

"Nobody in this country seems willing or able to do anything to help bring my American children home, even though this is the country that sent them away," she said, according to a news release.

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin - the parents of Trayvon Martin - paid a visit to the White House to honor the third anniversary of their son's shooting. They joined President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for a special reception in recognition of African American History Month on Thursday, during which the President thanked the Martins for their attendance "on what's a very difficult day for them." "Today, on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, showing all of our kids, all of them, every single day, that their lives matter, that's part of our task," President Obama said.

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin - the parents of Trayvon Martin - paid a visit to the White House to honor the third anniversary of their son's shooting. They joined President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for a special reception in recognition of African American History Month on Thursday, during which the President thanked the Martins for their attendance "on what's a very difficult day for them." "Today, on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, showing all of our kids, all of them, every single day, that their lives matter, that's part of our task," President Obama said.

Today is the television industry's biggest event, with the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, airing live today, starting at 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Et on NBC. We'll be updating this story throughout the night with the latest winners, so keep checking back to find out who takes home The Emmy Awards this year. Some of these awards listed below were already handed out at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards earlier this month.

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

House of Cards

Mad Men

True Detective

Outstanding Comedy Series

Modern Family

The Big Bang Theory

Louie

Orange Is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad &#8226 AMC &#8226 Sony Pictures Television - Bryan Cranston as Walter White

House of Cards &#8226 Netflix &#8226 Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix -...

The 66th Annual Emmy Awards (airing live at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt on NBC) are finally here, which means that an elite group of stars, shows, mini-series, and TV movies are going to go home winners. And joining those winners on stage will be a slew of A-list presenters, including Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, and Matthew McConaughey, Nbd; and a sure-to-be moving tribute to the late, great Robin Williams, led by Billy Crystal featuring a performance by Sara Bareilles. We can also expect a few surprises from host Seth Meyers & co.

We'll be updating the 2014 Emmy Winners list below all night long, so if you're not in front of a TV we've got you covered.

Full List of 2014 Emmy Winners

Best Drama Series

"Breaking Bad" - Winner

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"House of Cards"

"Mad Men"

"True Detective"

Outstanding Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Louie"

"Modern Family...

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, will air live on Monday, August 25 (8pm Et / 5pm Pt) on NBC.

Take a look at The Emmy Awards nominees below.

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

House of Cards

Mad Men

True Detective

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Louie

Modern Family

Orange Is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad &#8226 AMC &#8226 Sony Pictures Television - Bryan Cranston as Walter White

House of Cards &#8226 Netflix &#8226 Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix - Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood

Mad Men &#8226 AMC &#8226 Lionsgate Television - Jon Hamm as Don Draper

The Newsroom &#8226 HBO &#8226 HBO Entertainment - Jeff Daniels as Will...

Social media users weren't the only ones shocked by a newspaper headline that called President Obama the N-word last weekend. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was, too. A day after an article in the Westview News titled “The Nig-r in the White House” went viral, Representative Jackson Lee (D-tx) expressed her outrage. “This headline from WestView News is disgusting. America is better than this,” the Congresswoman tweeted Monday, along with a link to a story about the headline. Also read: NY Newspaper Under Fire for Calling President Obama the N-Word in Headline Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee As TheWrap previously reported, the tiny New York City paper,...

Here's the full list of nominees and winners at the 2013 Emmy Awards, and while some of the winners were pretty obvious, there were still some big surprises. Look over the list, and let us know who you thought should have won.

Outstanding Comedy Series

30 Rock • NBC

The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Girls • HBO

Louie • FX

*Modern Family • ABC

Veep • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Laura Dern, Enlightened

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation

*Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

*Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Don Cheadle, House Of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester - Glee • Fox

Julie Bowen as...

The best and the brightest in TV came together at the Nokia Theatre this evening (September 22) for the 65th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.

As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.

Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”

And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.

Check out the...

Nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 22 on CBS. And they are:

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Girls • HBO

Louie • FX Networks

Modern Family • ABC

30 Rock • NBC

Veep • HBO

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC

Downton Abbey • PBS

Game Of Thrones • HBO

Homeland • Showtime

House Of Cards • Netflix

Mad Men • AMC •

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama

Bryan Cranston as Walter White

Breaking Bad • AMC

Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham

Downton Abbey • PBS

Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody

Homeland • Showtime

Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood

House Of Cards...

On Wednesday, a hearing on Capitol Hill exploded as Rep. Darrell Issa (R-ca) accused Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice of dropping a case against the city of St. Paul, Mn, in 2011 in exchange the city dropping a civil rights case that was bound for the Supreme Court. Rep. Holder and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-tx) blew up over the charge and went after Issa for both his methods and his manner of questioning. Holder attacked Issa after he was accused of intentionally withholding information.

Well if you hadn't really heard of Homeland prior to this weekend, you probably have by now. The Showtime series pulled off a major upset at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards last night, winning a large chunk of the major awards in the Drama category over favourites like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis both took home awards for Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series, while the show also broke Mad Men's four-year win streak for Outstanding Drama Series. Elsewhere, Aaron Paul won his second Emmy for his supporting performance as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for Veep. Modern Family still took the Outstanding Comedy Series, however, while the HBO movie Game Change took the Outstanding Mini-Series or TV Movie. Kevin Costner did manage to pick up some...

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts spoke with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-tx) on Tuesday morning where they discussed the expected enthusiasm of Democratic voters in 2012 as compared with 2008. They also touched on the issue of voter identification laws, which some have charged are aimed at disentrancing minority voters. Roberts opted to casually frame a question on voter identification as the Republican party advancing the institution of a “poll tax.” If the Republican party is doing so, that would be a crime – a high charge for a journalist to make. Fortunately for the Gop, they are guilty of no such thing.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-tx) appeared on MSNBC with anchor Thomas Roberts on Thursday where she denounced House Republican efforts to pass a bill that would make it illegal for abortion providers to provide that service to women seeking gender-specific abortions. Lee said that the Republican party in Congress wants to go “back to the days of coat hangers” with this bill.

Action on the Stop Online Piracy Act moved right along today in the House Judiciary Committee where one modification after another was defeated by lopsided votes — until a notoriously prickly Texas Democrat didn’t take kindly to remarks by a Republican. The remarks in question came from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who tweeted that: “We are debating the Stop Online Piracy Act and Shiela Jackson [sic] has so bored me that I’m killing time by surfing the Internet.” The target of his disdain was Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who’s so notoriously contrary that the Washingtonian magazine has dubbed her the “meanest” member of Congress. Jackson Lee objected. And the hearing ground to a S.T.O.P. It was unacceptable “to have a member of the Judiciary committee be so offensive,” Jackson Lee said. But King was not on the premises by the time she became aware of his tweet.

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are being held in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and so in the run-up to the ceremony, we thought we’d give you a run-down of this year’s nominees.

For those able to watch the show (which is also being shown on Five USA tomorrow night at 10), you can look forward to your host for the evening being Jane Lynch, best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in Glee.

And for those unacquainted with the awards, you can pretty much think of them as the television equivalent to the Oscars, with the Primetime Emmy Awards recognising the best talent in primetime television.

A few of the awards were already presented to the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards last weekend, so I’ll do a summary of those categories first, followed by the nominees for tonight’s awards ceremony. There are...

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke with Greta Van Susteren last night about the failed state of the debt negotiations and offered up some strategies for what he would do differently. He also had a message for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (who recently suggested race is behind the debt ceiling battle with Obama): Cain knows racism, and disagreeing with Obama over the debt ceiling certainly isn't it.