House Republicans, with the approval of President Donald Trump, released a controversial GOP intelligence memo that alleges FBI surveillance abuses against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. J.D. Durkin brings Cheddar a first look.
Netflix and Amazon left Sundance without buying a single movie this year. The two studios are prioritizing in-house productions instead, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been focusing on more crowd-pleasing productions instead of smaller indie movies.
Grammys president Neil Portnow facing calls to resign following comments he made arguing that female artists need to "step up" to achieve more equality in the music industry. Over a dozen women music executives signed a letter calling his actions "spectacularly wrong." Portnow has since walked back his comments, calling his choice of words regrettable. Only one woman one a major award at last Sunday's Grammys.
Members of the House returned to Washington, DC, on Tuesday to vote on a short-term increase of the U.S. debt limit. The temporary measure will allow the federal government to pay its bills until December 3.
Futures rebounded this morning in reaction to positive news from Merck that its covid-19 treatment pill is 50 percent effective at preventing hospitalizations and death. It comes after a rocky month on Wall Street, which saw all the major averages post their worst months in over a year. Chris Vecchio, Senior Analyst, at DailyFX joined Wake Up with Cheddar for more.
Makena Kelly, Politics reporter at The Verge, joined Cheddar News to break down Thursday's congressional testimony from Facebook's global head of security, as the company comes under fire for its plans to attract kids.
