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Argentine Prez Plagiarized UN Address from ‘The West Wing’

COPYGATO

“Tyranny” must be met “diplomatically, economically and materially” said Javier Milei and the fictional U.S. President Josiah Bartlett.

Sean Craig | Published Oct 06, 2024

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‘The West Wing’ Suddenly Relevant Again as Trump Era Fades

25 YEARS LATER

All those jokes about “The West Wing” seeming outdated and idealistic are crumbling under the weight of the Harris-Walz joy machine.

Catherine L. Hensley | Published Sep 20, 2024

Rob Lowe Reveals Why He Left ‘Abusive’ ‘The West Wing’

‘VERY UNDERVALUED’

“I walked away from the most popular girl at school, but I also knew that it was a super-unhealthy relationship,” Lowe said.

Isabella Ramirez | Published Aug 11, 2023

‘West Wing’ Actor Richard Schiff Hospitalized With COVID

BATTLING

Currently starring in “The Good Doctor,” the 65-year-old actor said last week that he and his wife had tested positive.

Arya Hodjat | Published Nov 17, 2020

Get the Coronavirus Out of My TV Shows!

THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSESSED

Another wave of new series dramatizing life in quarantine have hit, and more are to come. But does anyone really want to see this play out on TV?

Kevin Fallon | Published Oct 16, 2020

‘The West Wing’ Reunion Was Inspiring—and a Little Pointless

Bartlet For America

Michelle Obama joined the “West Wing” cast for a sensational staging of a classic episode to benefit When We All Vote—also underlining how ill-suited the show is for these times.

Kevin Fallon | Published Oct 15, 2020

A ‘West Wing’ Reunion Coming—with a Very Special Guest Star

COMING SOON

Will this make us all believe in our democracy again?

Laura Bradley | Published Aug 25, 2020

Report: Rudy Giuliani's Son Loses High-Level WH Clearance

DOWNGRADE

Andrew Giuliani now has a “green pass,” meaning he can’t visit the West Wing without an escort.

Will There Be a ‘West Wing’ Reboot?

TOGETHER AGAIN

The cast of ‘The West Wing’ reunited this week 10 years after the show’s final episode aired. And creator Aaron Sorkin says he is open to bringing it back.

Matt Wilstein | Published Jun 22, 2016

Aaron Sorkin & A Few Great Men Too Many

ONE MAN VS. THE ANONYMOUS HORDES

Remember a simpler era when the media was more top-down and when crowds of angry Internet people couldn’t make something into a story just because they felt like it?

Arthur Chu | Published Dec 21, 2014