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An expert on the intersection of gender and technology warns that "tech companies are about to be at the center of the storm surrounding abortion access and reproductive rights" after the expected Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Alejandra Caraballo, a clinical instructor at the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, explained the dynamics in a new analysis for Wired magazine.

British television presenter Piers Morgan revealed on Monday that former President Donald Trump is still "going completely crackers" over an interview the pair did last month.

During an appearance on Fox & Friends, Morgan said that his interview with the former president received 64 million views. Trump has accused Morgan of deceptively editing promotional videos for the broadcast.

In a New York Times deep dive into the growing popularity of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson as his primetime show becomes the go-to cable show for white nationalists, one staffer at the conservative network claimed his fiery rhetoric is not only tolerated but encouraged.

According to the report, decision-makers at the network survey "minute by minute" data indicating viewers' reactions to stories and use that to dictate what should be covered to increase viewership.

Kari Lake, a former TV host who has been endorsed by Donald Trump for Arizona governor, suggested this week that she will not recognize Joe Biden as president if she wins the race.

During an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, Lake went over some of her campaign promises.

ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl clashed with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's lies about Jan. 6.

During a panel discussion on ABC, Christie argued that reports claiming McCarthy called for then-President Donald Trump to resign after Jan. 6 were untrue. According to Christie, McCarthy said that the resignation should only occur if the Senate had the votes to convict Trump.

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy defended white people on Sunday after Time magazine argued that free speech has become a "tech bro obsession."

"I don't underestimate the influence culturally, especially in Big Tech and government of the Chinese model," Campos-Duffy reacted. "There are a lot of people and they are the titans of our most important industries who look at China and go, 'Wow, wouldn't it be great if we could control like that.'"

The richest man in the world accused a member of Congress of hitting on him after she suggested that his leadership of social media app Twitter would lead to a future "explosion of hate crimes."

"Tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening [because] some billionaire with an ego problem unilaterally controls a massive communication platform and skews it because Tucker Carlson or Peter Thiel took him to dinner and made him feel special," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted about Musk's buying of Twitter.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at the Republican Party in a profane rant after GOP strategist Karl Rove suggested that she did not have the power to cause a "significant blip" in Washington, D.C.

Greene joined Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on his Firebrand to discuss an effort to remove her from the ballot.

Democratic strategist Donna Brazile pushed back against former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) on Sunday after he insisted that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would not be held accountable for his lies about Jan. 6, 2021.

During a panel discussion on ABC's This Week program, host Martha Raddatz asked Christie if McCarthy would be damaged by tapes that prove he lied when he denied saying that former President Donald Trump acknowledged some responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) explained on Sunday that he did not vote to convict former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot because it wasn't his "job."

During an interview on Meet the Press, guest host Kristen Welker asked Blunt if he could confirm reports that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called Trump's actions "impeachable."

CNN will shut down its new streaming service next week, just one month after launching it with much fanfare, the US network announced Thursday.

CNN+ was billed as one of the most significant developments in the television channel's history but will close on April 30.

According to inside sources speaking to Axios, Warner Bros. Discovery has halted all advertising for CNN's struggling streaming service, CNN+. It has also fired CNN's longtime financial adviser. While CNN executives think the launch of CNN+ has been successful, Discovery executives reportedly disagree.

Discovery's current CFO for streaming and international, Neil Chugani, has replaced CNN CFO Brad Ferrer. "Other high-level positions at WarnerMedia across different business functions are likely to be eliminated to cut costs and streamline leadership in coming weeks," Axios reports.

Fox News host Harris Faulkner on Tuesday insisted that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) must provide examples to defend his claim that math books are teaching critical race theory (CRT).

Last week, the Florida Department of Education revealed that it had rejected many math books due to the "indoctrination" of students. But DeSantis and other state officials have been unable to provide any examples of CRT in math books.