Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) openly admitted he engaged in “dark conversations” with himself about self-harm before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for his battle with depression.
Fetterman, who is in his first term, spoke candidly about his experiences in an introspective interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, which was recorded prior to its broadcast on Sunday.
In February 2023, he admitted himself to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as he felt he had nowhere else to turn.
Fetterman expressed doubts about his political future, especially when news of his treatment and whereabouts became public.
He feared that this revelation could mark the end of his career. At the time he sought treatment for clinical depression, Fetterman was also contending with the aftermath of a stroke he had suffered in May 2022 while he campaigned for one of the Senate’s highly contested seats.
The...
Fetterman, who is in his first term, spoke candidly about his experiences in an introspective interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, which was recorded prior to its broadcast on Sunday.
In February 2023, he admitted himself to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as he felt he had nowhere else to turn.
Fetterman expressed doubts about his political future, especially when news of his treatment and whereabouts became public.
He feared that this revelation could mark the end of his career. At the time he sought treatment for clinical depression, Fetterman was also contending with the aftermath of a stroke he had suffered in May 2022 while he campaigned for one of the Senate’s highly contested seats.
The...
- 1/2/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Combat veterans, famously, don’t tend to talk much, if at all, about their experiences of war. At least not to civilians, and maybe not even to their closest relatives. Knowing this, those of us who aren’t veterans tend to have ideas about the things they aren’t discussing. Things like violence and fear and the chaos and insanity of battle. That’s surely a part of it, but in a way it’s also the heightened cinematic version, the one we’ve all gotten from war movies. What it leaves out are the torn-up emotions of soldiers, the lifelong imprint left upon them not just by the cataclysm of war but by their relationship with their fellow soldiers — the loyalty and love, the complex code of liberation and guilt at having survived.
“Mending the Line” is a drama about two veterans and their relationship to the combat experience,...
“Mending the Line” is a drama about two veterans and their relationship to the combat experience,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Friday’s episode of “Morning Joe” took a somber turn thanks to a snippet of Joe Scarborough’s upcoming interview with Senator John Fetterman. Holding back tears, Fetterman opened up about his recent struggles with depression and emphasized that this was not a partisan issue.
“This isn’t about who’s tough or who’s not,” Senator Fetterman said. “I would just beg men, you’re not too macho. It’s no big deal. The only person you’re really going to hurt more than anyone else is actually your family.”
In mid-February, Senator Fetterman sought treatment for his clinical depression, mere weeks after he won the U.S. Senate election. The Pennsylvania politician said that even though he won, it felt like he had lost.
“That’s what’s so insidious about depression,” Fetterman said. “I laid there and watched this hurt my own children because they were confused...
“This isn’t about who’s tough or who’s not,” Senator Fetterman said. “I would just beg men, you’re not too macho. It’s no big deal. The only person you’re really going to hurt more than anyone else is actually your family.”
In mid-February, Senator Fetterman sought treatment for his clinical depression, mere weeks after he won the U.S. Senate election. The Pennsylvania politician said that even though he won, it felt like he had lost.
“That’s what’s so insidious about depression,” Fetterman said. “I laid there and watched this hurt my own children because they were confused...
- 5/5/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Jared Kushner shared that he faced a medical scare during his days at the White House. The 40-year-old, who is a son-in-law and former senior advisor to former President Donald Trump, revealed that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer while working in the White House in October 2019, according to an excerpt of his memoir provided to The New York Times. In Breaking History: A White House Memoir, Kushner recalled the moment he learned of his diagnosis. "On the morning that I traveled to Texas to attend the opening of a Louis Vuitton factory, White House physician Sean Conley pulled me into the medical cabin on Air Force One," he wrote, per the outlet. "'Your test results came back from Walter Reed,'...
- 7/26/2022
- E! Online
Jimmy Kimmel opened Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” with some jokes about Donald Trump’s colonoscopy that he didn’t get to tell when it happened because the former President allegedly kept it a secret. As a result of his subterfuge, Kimmel and his late-night counterparts were prevented from telling jokes about it when the procedure took place during Trump’s presidency.
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham recently published a book about her time in the Trump administration, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” that contains some of the most gossipy revelations about Trump yet. One, he apparently cuts his own hair with a giant pair of scissors. Two, after the Stormy Daniels allegations came out, Trump called Grisham to tell her Daniels’ description of his penis was inaccurate. Three, the White House allegedly had a guy whose job it was to play Trump’s favorite show tunes...
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham recently published a book about her time in the Trump administration, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” that contains some of the most gossipy revelations about Trump yet. One, he apparently cuts his own hair with a giant pair of scissors. Two, after the Stormy Daniels allegations came out, Trump called Grisham to tell her Daniels’ description of his penis was inaccurate. Three, the White House allegedly had a guy whose job it was to play Trump’s favorite show tunes...
- 9/29/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
On Thursday, the president continued his post-Walter Reed call-in interview tour with Trump-friendly hosts who offer no pushback to his lies, attacks and boasts.
Today’s stooge, Fox Business’ Stuart Varney, allowed Trump to ramble for most of the 42-minute interview, making sure that when he did interject it was only to toss the president one softball question after another.
Here’s a rundown of some of the wild things the president said:
Trump attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying, “She has a lot of mental problems.”
Trump said...
Today’s stooge, Fox Business’ Stuart Varney, allowed Trump to ramble for most of the 42-minute interview, making sure that when he did interject it was only to toss the president one softball question after another.
Here’s a rundown of some of the wild things the president said:
Trump attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying, “She has a lot of mental problems.”
Trump said...
- 10/15/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Wherever President Barack Obama went, Pete Souza was right there with him.
For eight years, the White House photographer was a fly-on-the-wall as the president and his team made consequential, world-altering decisions about bailing out the auto industry or raiding Osama Bin Laden’s compound. Souza and his camera also captured the quiet moments — taking photographs of the commander-in-chief relaxing with his wife and children. He played a similar role as official photographer to the Reagan White House.
Since Obama left the White House, Souza has had a second-act as a social media sensation. On Instagram and Twitter, Souza shares photos of his time shadowing the 44th president, offering up images of presidential behavior that’s far removed from President Donald Trump’s more free-wheeling approach to the office. Often those photos are accompanied by a caption that criticizes Trump. Souza’s career and time as a member of the...
For eight years, the White House photographer was a fly-on-the-wall as the president and his team made consequential, world-altering decisions about bailing out the auto industry or raiding Osama Bin Laden’s compound. Souza and his camera also captured the quiet moments — taking photographs of the commander-in-chief relaxing with his wife and children. He played a similar role as official photographer to the Reagan White House.
Since Obama left the White House, Souza has had a second-act as a social media sensation. On Instagram and Twitter, Souza shares photos of his time shadowing the 44th president, offering up images of presidential behavior that’s far removed from President Donald Trump’s more free-wheeling approach to the office. Often those photos are accompanied by a caption that criticizes Trump. Souza’s career and time as a member of the...
- 10/15/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Colbert delivered a live Late Show monologue that recapped Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, but also focused on the night’s real star: The fly that landed on Pence’s head.
“Tonight’s debate above all proved once and for all by comparison proved what a flaming turd pile last week’s debate was,” Colbert said. “Trump’s debate performance last week was a hurricane of bad faith; it bordered on a demonstration of the banality of evil.”
“Tonight, you were faced with the banality of banality,...
“Tonight’s debate above all proved once and for all by comparison proved what a flaming turd pile last week’s debate was,” Colbert said. “Trump’s debate performance last week was a hurricane of bad faith; it bordered on a demonstration of the banality of evil.”
“Tonight, you were faced with the banality of banality,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
James Corden poked fun at President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis with a parody song called “Maybe I’m Immune,” a riff on Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
The late-night talk show host performed the song on Tuesday night’s episode of the “Late Late Show With James Corden.” After returning to the studio last month, he took to a piano on stage and let loose the parody song, making fun of Trump’s social media videos and drive-by wave while at Walter Reed hospital.
The performance began with a voiceover from Trump: “I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it’s really something very special — the doctors, the nurses, the first-responders. And I learned so much about coronavirus…And I know there’s a risk, there’s a danger, but that’s ok. And now I’m better and maybe I’m immune, I don’t know.
The late-night talk show host performed the song on Tuesday night’s episode of the “Late Late Show With James Corden.” After returning to the studio last month, he took to a piano on stage and let loose the parody song, making fun of Trump’s social media videos and drive-by wave while at Walter Reed hospital.
The performance began with a voiceover from Trump: “I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it’s really something very special — the doctors, the nurses, the first-responders. And I learned so much about coronavirus…And I know there’s a risk, there’s a danger, but that’s ok. And now I’m better and maybe I’m immune, I don’t know.
- 10/7/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
On Monday night late-night hosts Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers ripped into President Donald Trump’s experience with Covid-19. 45 exited Walter Reed Medical Center earlier Monday after experiencing mild symptoms from contracting the coronavirus from close members of his administration.
But while some people were optimistic that his bout with the infectious disease would inform how Trump would handle the disease, which has killed more that 210,000 Americans, both Noah and Meyers said nothing has changed.
“Remember, he might get better from Covid but he will never get better as a person. Of course you can say don’t be afraid of Covid, you have the best tax-payer funded medical care in the world,” Meyers said during his “A Closer Look” segment. “It’s easy to say don’t be afraid to jump out of this airplane when you’re the only one with a parachute.”
The late-night hosts continued to...
But while some people were optimistic that his bout with the infectious disease would inform how Trump would handle the disease, which has killed more that 210,000 Americans, both Noah and Meyers said nothing has changed.
“Remember, he might get better from Covid but he will never get better as a person. Of course you can say don’t be afraid of Covid, you have the best tax-payer funded medical care in the world,” Meyers said during his “A Closer Look” segment. “It’s easy to say don’t be afraid to jump out of this airplane when you’re the only one with a parachute.”
The late-night hosts continued to...
- 10/6/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with more details, 12:49 Pm: President Donald Trump is in “uncharted territory” with his coronavirus condition, declared his doctor Monday as the patient announced he is heading back to the White House. In inadvertently revealing who is really in charge, Dr. Sean Conley added during an afternoon press conference that Trump “may not be entirely out of the woods yet.”
After four tumultuous days at Walter Reed Medical Center, Trump is anticipated to be heading to the White House around 6 p.m. Et.
“We all remain cautiously optimistic and on guard because we’re in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course,” Navy Commander Conley said Monday in a press conference outside the Bethesda, MD, medical center. “So we’re looking to this weekend, if we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same or improving,...
After four tumultuous days at Walter Reed Medical Center, Trump is anticipated to be heading to the White House around 6 p.m. Et.
“We all remain cautiously optimistic and on guard because we’re in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course,” Navy Commander Conley said Monday in a press conference outside the Bethesda, MD, medical center. “So we’re looking to this weekend, if we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same or improving,...
- 10/5/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump says he will leave Walter Reed Medical Center and return to the White House late Monday afternoon, downplaying the seriousness of a deadly virus days after he was given supplemental oxygen. The move endangers himself, his staff, and the millions of Americans who will heed his latest call to dismiss the severity of the virus.
“I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M,” the president tweeted. “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.
“I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M,” the president tweeted. “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.
- 10/5/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, with comments from Whca: Donald Trump took a brief trip in a black SUV to wave at supporters gathered near Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but the photo op quickly raised concerns about the safety of the security detail traveling with him.
He sent out a video beforehand in which he said, “I’m about to make a little surprise visit, so perhaps I will get there before you get to see me.”
He added, “I learned a lot about Covid. I learned it by really going to school. This isn’t a ‘let’s read the book’ school. And I get it and I understand it. And it is a very interesting thing. I am going to be letting you know about it.”
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2020
“President Trump took a short, last-minute motorcade ride to wave to his...
He sent out a video beforehand in which he said, “I’m about to make a little surprise visit, so perhaps I will get there before you get to see me.”
He added, “I learned a lot about Covid. I learned it by really going to school. This isn’t a ‘let’s read the book’ school. And I get it and I understand it. And it is a very interesting thing. I am going to be letting you know about it.”
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2020
“President Trump took a short, last-minute motorcade ride to wave to his...
- 10/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump ended a Saturday of confusing mixed messages from White House officials and Walter Reed Medical Center doctors about practically everything surrounding his positive test for the coronavirus by releasing a muddled video statement recap of his current situation that cleared nothing up.
In the video, the president first thanked the medical experts at Walter Reed. Trump said he’s feeling better than when he first arrived at the medical center on Friday. The president went on to say that he and the doctors are trying to get him...
In the video, the president first thanked the medical experts at Walter Reed. Trump said he’s feeling better than when he first arrived at the medical center on Friday. The president went on to say that he and the doctors are trying to get him...
- 10/4/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
After a day of confusion and coronavirus chaos from the White House, Donald Trump has just released a video that is clearly aimed to calm political nerves over his health condition.
“I came here, wasn’t feeling so well,” the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host said in footage from Walter Reed Medical Center posted on his Twitter feed. “I feel much better now,” he added in the 4-minute straight to camera video that was obviously being read off a teleprompter. “We’re working hard to get me all the way back.”
“We’re going to beat this coronavirus or whatever you want to call it and we’re going to beat it soundly,” Trump asserted. With conflict analysis from his own doctors and close aides of the true nature of how sick the clearly ailing 74-year old is, Trump stopped just short in his pre-taped remarks of calling the disease the...
“I came here, wasn’t feeling so well,” the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host said in footage from Walter Reed Medical Center posted on his Twitter feed. “I feel much better now,” he added in the 4-minute straight to camera video that was obviously being read off a teleprompter. “We’re working hard to get me all the way back.”
“We’re going to beat this coronavirus or whatever you want to call it and we’re going to beat it soundly,” Trump asserted. With conflict analysis from his own doctors and close aides of the true nature of how sick the clearly ailing 74-year old is, Trump stopped just short in his pre-taped remarks of calling the disease the...
- 10/3/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
(Mark Meadows attribution added) Update: Just minutes after President Donald Trump’s physician presented a relatively rosy picture of his Covid-19 condition, a source familiar with the president’s health gave a much more concerning picture.
“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery,” the source said in the statement, which was sent to members of the White House pool.
In point of fact that source is White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. In a rookie move at best, the ex-Congressman was captured on camera earlier today walking over to reporters right after the doctors’ press conference and asking to be “off the record.”
Update: Immediately after the press conference ended and before the anonymous statement was sent out, Mark Meadows briefed...
“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery,” the source said in the statement, which was sent to members of the White House pool.
In point of fact that source is White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. In a rookie move at best, the ex-Congressman was captured on camera earlier today walking over to reporters right after the doctors’ press conference and asking to be “off the record.”
Update: Immediately after the press conference ended and before the anonymous statement was sent out, Mark Meadows briefed...
- 10/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: President Donald Trump arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after his coronavirus diagnosis, and he posted a video on Twitter.
“I am going to Walter Reed Hospital. I think I am doing very well but we are going to make sure that things work out,” he said in a video that was posted on Twitter.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Trump walked from the White House to Marine One wearing a suit and tie, and he gave a thumbs up and wave to the media. He is expected to stay at the hospital for a few days.
Previously: President Donald Trump is being taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after his coronavirus diagnosis.
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement, “President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day. Out of an abundance of caution,...
“I am going to Walter Reed Hospital. I think I am doing very well but we are going to make sure that things work out,” he said in a video that was posted on Twitter.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Trump walked from the White House to Marine One wearing a suit and tie, and he gave a thumbs up and wave to the media. He is expected to stay at the hospital for a few days.
Previously: President Donald Trump is being taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after his coronavirus diagnosis.
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement, “President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day. Out of an abundance of caution,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As the number of cases of coronavirus continues to climb, President Trump is sticking with his campaign strategy of downplaying the horrific reality that is the worsening pandemic with the hope that voters will follow his lead of whistling past the Covid-19 graveyard.
According to a Friday report in Politico, the president’s disregard for human life extends to the people who are working to get him elected. At Trump’s campaign headquarters in Virginia, staff “play down” and “joke” about the pandemic’s threat and are told that “it...
According to a Friday report in Politico, the president’s disregard for human life extends to the people who are working to get him elected. At Trump’s campaign headquarters in Virginia, staff “play down” and “joke” about the pandemic’s threat and are told that “it...
- 7/10/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
When Jon Bon Jovi was asked to appear in New York City at the Christmas Tree Lighting in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday night, he shared the moment with the men and women of the military by performance of his song, “Unbroken,” from the documentary “To Be of Service.”
While acknowledging that appearing at a tree lighting isn’t something he would ordinarily do, the opportunity to shine a light on veterans who are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder — as well as the service dogs that are the central theme of the documentary, which was directed and produced by Academy Award-nominated director Josh Aronson — was too important to pass up.
“It’s much bigger and more important than giving presents, when you think about all the men and women who are abroad or who are gone,” Bon Jovi tells Variety over the phone from his home. “At this time of the year,...
While acknowledging that appearing at a tree lighting isn’t something he would ordinarily do, the opportunity to shine a light on veterans who are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder — as well as the service dogs that are the central theme of the documentary, which was directed and produced by Academy Award-nominated director Josh Aronson — was too important to pass up.
“It’s much bigger and more important than giving presents, when you think about all the men and women who are abroad or who are gone,” Bon Jovi tells Variety over the phone from his home. “At this time of the year,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Michele Amabile Angermiller
- Variety Film + TV
9:58 Am Pt -- We've learned Sully is still by the President's side, flying with the casket from Houston to D.C. A Bush spokesperson tells TMZ ... when Air Force One lands in Washington, Sully will be returned to America's VetDogs and he will miss all of the memorial services to prepare for his next assignment. We're told Sully will spend the holiday season in New York with America's VetDogs before moving to Walter Reed...
- 12/3/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lee Greenwood delivered a distinguished performance of ‘God Bless The U.S.A.’ last week to over 2,000 esteemed guests at the Washington Hilton’s International Ballroom in Washington, D.C. at the 106th First Lady’s Luncheon, ‘Limitless Horizons’, honoring the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump.
The event was presented by The Congressional Club Museum and Foundation, co-chaired by Congressional spouses Pat O’Halleran (D-il) and Jennifer Messer, (R-in). Greenwood was joined by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Corps Band, featuring Master Sergeant Kevin L. Bennear who performed the National Anthem. Country artist Billy Dean, performed his original song, “Be Best,” as a tribute to Mrs. Trump’s formal platform, a comprehensive children’s program to focus on three main points: well-being, fighting opioid abuse and positivity on social media.
“As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today’s fast-paced and ever-connected world,...
The event was presented by The Congressional Club Museum and Foundation, co-chaired by Congressional spouses Pat O’Halleran (D-il) and Jennifer Messer, (R-in). Greenwood was joined by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Corps Band, featuring Master Sergeant Kevin L. Bennear who performed the National Anthem. Country artist Billy Dean, performed his original song, “Be Best,” as a tribute to Mrs. Trump’s formal platform, a comprehensive children’s program to focus on three main points: well-being, fighting opioid abuse and positivity on social media.
“As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today’s fast-paced and ever-connected world,...
- 5/23/2018
- Look to the Stars
He’ll be home for Christmas.
The View‘s Meghan McCain took to Twitter on Sunday to share that her father, Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, was returning home to Arizona to spend Christmas with his family.
“Thank you to everyone for their kind words,” she tweeted. “My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona.”
“If you’re feeling charitable this Christmas @HeadfortheCure or @NBTStweets to help find a cure for brain cancer is what I recommend,” she added.
Sen. McCain tweeted Monday:
“Thanks to everyone for your support & words of encouragement!
The View‘s Meghan McCain took to Twitter on Sunday to share that her father, Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, was returning home to Arizona to spend Christmas with his family.
“Thank you to everyone for their kind words,” she tweeted. “My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona.”
“If you’re feeling charitable this Christmas @HeadfortheCure or @NBTStweets to help find a cure for brain cancer is what I recommend,” she added.
Sen. McCain tweeted Monday:
“Thanks to everyone for your support & words of encouragement!
- 12/18/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Sen. John McCain has been hospitalized to treat side effects related to his cancer therapy.
The Arizona senator, 81, is currently receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for “normal side effects of his ongoing cancer therapy,” according to a statement released by his office on Wednesday.
“As ever, he remains grateful to his physicians for their excellent care, and his friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes. Senator McCain looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible,” the statement read.
In July, McCain, who has served Arizona in Congress since 1982, announced he was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma,...
The Arizona senator, 81, is currently receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for “normal side effects of his ongoing cancer therapy,” according to a statement released by his office on Wednesday.
“As ever, he remains grateful to his physicians for their excellent care, and his friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes. Senator McCain looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible,” the statement read.
In July, McCain, who has served Arizona in Congress since 1982, announced he was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma,...
- 12/14/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed questions about President Trump’s slurred speech at the daily press briefing on Thursday, noting that the president is scheduled for a physical early next year. The president will undergo an examination at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the “first part of next year,” Sanders said. “Those records will be released following that taking place.” Sanders’ comments came at the very end of Thursday’s briefing. After first concluding the briefing, the White House spokesperson returned to the podium when a reporter shouted a question about the president’s Wednesday speech where he seemed.
- 12/7/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In personal diary entries folded into his new memoir, former Vice President Joe Biden recounts his son Beau Biden’s heart-wrenching final days and moments.
In Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, Biden recalls visiting his son at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., just days before the former Delaware attorney general’s death from brain cancer at 46 in May 2015. The then-vice president was eager to tell his son that that singer Elton John had visited the White House earlier that day.
He said it reminded him of when he would drive Beau and...
In Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, Biden recalls visiting his son at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., just days before the former Delaware attorney general’s death from brain cancer at 46 in May 2015. The then-vice president was eager to tell his son that that singer Elton John had visited the White House earlier that day.
He said it reminded him of when he would drive Beau and...
- 11/10/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Eagles guitar legend Joe Walsh is launching a foundation to support the troops—and to set it in flight, he’s staging a star-studded benefit show.
On Monday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced his inaugural concert to benefit VetsAid, his new non-profit to lend a hand to veterans and their families. Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band and Gary Clark Jr will be joining Walsh on the bill Sept. 20, 2017 at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, with more artists to be announced soon.
It’s a cause that hits close to home for Walsh, 69. His father, a flight instructor,...
On Monday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced his inaugural concert to benefit VetsAid, his new non-profit to lend a hand to veterans and their families. Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band and Gary Clark Jr will be joining Walsh on the bill Sept. 20, 2017 at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, with more artists to be announced soon.
It’s a cause that hits close to home for Walsh, 69. His father, a flight instructor,...
- 7/18/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
John Stamos is celebrating America’s birthday with America’s band—and giving back to those who’ve made this country great.
The 53 year-old television star hosted the PBS concert special A Capitol Fourth on Tuesday, broadcasting live from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. The festivities featured performances by country songstress Kellie Pickler, Voice winner Chris Blue, Motown legends the Four Tops—plus the Beach Boys, who had a little help from Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath on vocals and Stamos himself on drums.
Stamos’ friendship with the groundbreaking rock icons dates back over three decades.
The 53 year-old television star hosted the PBS concert special A Capitol Fourth on Tuesday, broadcasting live from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. The festivities featured performances by country songstress Kellie Pickler, Voice winner Chris Blue, Motown legends the Four Tops—plus the Beach Boys, who had a little help from Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath on vocals and Stamos himself on drums.
Stamos’ friendship with the groundbreaking rock icons dates back over three decades.
- 7/5/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Travis Mills’s whole life course changed in one shocking moment when, on April 10, 2012, during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, he unwittingly put his backpack down on a hidden Ied. “The bomb took my right arm and right leg,” he says. His left leg was snapped through the bone, and his left wrist and hand were badly mangled. “I didn’t think I was gonna live,” he says.
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In the next four days, he would lose his other two limbs.
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In the next four days, he would lose his other two limbs.
- 6/19/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
A Survivor family has just added another member to their tribe!
Contestants John and Candice Cody welcomed son Forrest Henry on Wednesday, June 7, they tell People exclusively. He joins big sister Beatrix Leigh, 19 months.
Forrest was born at born at Georgetown University Hospital at 3:57 a.m. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 14 oz., and was 20¼ inches long. He was named after Candice’s late grandfather.
“My heart is bursting with love and pride for our expanded family of four,” Candice tells People.
Adds John: “Beatrix is so sweet and interested in Forrest! It’s incredible seeing her as a big sister!
Contestants John and Candice Cody welcomed son Forrest Henry on Wednesday, June 7, they tell People exclusively. He joins big sister Beatrix Leigh, 19 months.
Forrest was born at born at Georgetown University Hospital at 3:57 a.m. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 14 oz., and was 20¼ inches long. He was named after Candice’s late grandfather.
“My heart is bursting with love and pride for our expanded family of four,” Candice tells People.
Adds John: “Beatrix is so sweet and interested in Forrest! It’s incredible seeing her as a big sister!
- 6/15/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
While recovering from prostate cancer surgery at the Walter Reed National Military Center in 2005, Ed Nicholson’s thoughts kept returning to his first time fly-fishing on Idaho’s Snake River during a break in his military training for the Navy.
On that day in 1982, the skies were blue, the river was clear, and except for the whisper of the wind and the call of geese flying overhead, all was silent — the perfect day to put on a pair of waders, forget about the rest of the world and cast a fly rod.
At the hospital, as Nicholson observed distraught younger...
On that day in 1982, the skies were blue, the river was clear, and except for the whisper of the wind and the call of geese flying overhead, all was silent — the perfect day to put on a pair of waders, forget about the rest of the world and cast a fly rod.
At the hospital, as Nicholson observed distraught younger...
- 5/25/2017
- by Cathy Free
- PEOPLE.com
At 53, Brad Pitt is more candid about his personal life than ever. In a new interview with the Associated Press, the actor reveals intimate details about the process of playing General McMahon, a fictional character based on the real-life General Stanley McChrystal. Pitt's forthcoming Netflix original movie, War Machine, is based on an original 2010 Rolling Stone story by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
The normally reclusive actor and newly single father of six also elaborates on his the flawed similarities he has the lifelong military man less than a month...
The normally reclusive actor and newly single father of six also elaborates on his the flawed similarities he has the lifelong military man less than a month...
- 5/16/2017
- Rollingstone.com
By Michael Scherer and Zeke J. Miller
Photographs By Benjamin Rasmussen For Time
In a few minutes, President Donald Trump will release a new set of tweets, flooding social-media accounts with his unique brand of digital smelling salts—words that will jolt his supporters and provoke his adversaries.
Nearly a dozen senior aides stand in the Oval Office, crowding behind couches or near door-length windows. This is the way he likes to work, more often than not: in a crowd. He sits behind his desk finishing the tasks of the day, which have included watching new Senate testimony about Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election,...
Photographs By Benjamin Rasmussen For Time
In a few minutes, President Donald Trump will release a new set of tweets, flooding social-media accounts with his unique brand of digital smelling salts—words that will jolt his supporters and provoke his adversaries.
Nearly a dozen senior aides stand in the Oval Office, crowding behind couches or near door-length windows. This is the way he likes to work, more often than not: in a crowd. He sits behind his desk finishing the tasks of the day, which have included watching new Senate testimony about Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election,...
- 5/11/2017
- by TIME Staff
- PEOPLE.com
Omarosa, the Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of the Public Liaison, has gone to the hospital for a bum leg. Omarosa was injured last month ... her leg was placed in a walking boot. We're told she went from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in a government vehicle. It's unclear if she actually broke a bone. Read more...
- 2/3/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It’s not hard to understand why Jessica Kensky, who lost her legs in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, describes the tragic attack in 2013 as the “worst thing that’s ever happened to her.” But one might not expect her to also call it one of the best.
“I miss my legs everyday, but I had never felt this collective love and support from total strangers. But all of us became recipients of this incredible ocean of love and support, and it didn’t stop,” Kensky tells People. “Patrick gave this amazing speech — it was something like, we...
“I miss my legs everyday, but I had never felt this collective love and support from total strangers. But all of us became recipients of this incredible ocean of love and support, and it didn’t stop,” Kensky tells People. “Patrick gave this amazing speech — it was something like, we...
- 1/12/2017
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky had only been married for seven months when they headed to the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, to cheer on the runners.
But then two homemade bombs exploded, killing three and wounding countless others at the race — including Downes and Kensky, who have had “30 to 40” surgeries on their limbs (and even their ears, which were ruptured in the explosions).
“The bombing did not leave one part of our lives untouched,” Kensky tells People.
“When you get married, you’re on this high,” she says. “You feel unstoppable. You have so many hopes and dreams and goals.
But then two homemade bombs exploded, killing three and wounding countless others at the race — including Downes and Kensky, who have had “30 to 40” surgeries on their limbs (and even their ears, which were ruptured in the explosions).
“The bombing did not leave one part of our lives untouched,” Kensky tells People.
“When you get married, you’re on this high,” she says. “You feel unstoppable. You have so many hopes and dreams and goals.
- 11/21/2016
- by kcbakerpeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
"Yet again, I give you my personal maxim: Everybody should be in therapy, always.
Okay, the always may be taking it a tad far, but seriously, if Will didn't prove my point on Madam Secretary Season 3 Episode 7, I don't know what would. His guilt was understandable. But carrying it around for at least 20 years? Yikes.
Of course, he wasn't the only one that could have benefited from some time on the proverbial couch. Nadine's anxiety over meeting with Arabelle was interfering with her life in a way that was not healthy. At least Elizabeth was able to keep things together during the crisis du jour.
The flashback and Will's subsequent revelation about keeping a secret from his big sister certainly did a lot to explain both his relationship with Elizabeth and his relationship with, well, everybody. Not that it took a genius to figure out that he had a hero complex and abandonment issues.
Okay, the always may be taking it a tad far, but seriously, if Will didn't prove my point on Madam Secretary Season 3 Episode 7, I don't know what would. His guilt was understandable. But carrying it around for at least 20 years? Yikes.
Of course, he wasn't the only one that could have benefited from some time on the proverbial couch. Nadine's anxiety over meeting with Arabelle was interfering with her life in a way that was not healthy. At least Elizabeth was able to keep things together during the crisis du jour.
The flashback and Will's subsequent revelation about keeping a secret from his big sister certainly did a lot to explain both his relationship with Elizabeth and his relationship with, well, everybody. Not that it took a genius to figure out that he had a hero complex and abandonment issues.
- 11/21/2016
- by Elizabeth Harlow
- TVfanatic
You can’t keep a good man down. Or, apparently, in the United States.
In this exclusive sneak peek at Sunday’s Madam Secretary (CBS, 9/8c), Elizabeth’s brother Will (played by series executive producer Eric Stoltz) pays his sister a visit. Everything’s on track for him to settle down with a job at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland (and help his struggling marriage in the process).
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And then an earthquake causes significant destruction in Venezuela.
The natural disaster immediately makes Will question whether he...
In this exclusive sneak peek at Sunday’s Madam Secretary (CBS, 9/8c), Elizabeth’s brother Will (played by series executive producer Eric Stoltz) pays his sister a visit. Everything’s on track for him to settle down with a job at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland (and help his struggling marriage in the process).
RelatedThe Great Indoors, Man With a Plan Score Full-Season Pickups at CBS
And then an earthquake causes significant destruction in Venezuela.
The natural disaster immediately makes Will question whether he...
- 11/19/2016
- TVLine.com
To honor and recognize the veterans and those currently serving, who give so much to our country, the New York Knicks gave one United States Army Retired Sergeant First Class his best friend.
As part of the team’s Hoops for Troops program, the Knicks set up a big surprise for Sgt. Luciano Yulfo: a new service dog.
Sgt. Yulfo spent 36 years in the military serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In July 2014, he was injured while deployed in Afghanistan and medically retired from active duty. Following his injury, Sgt. Yulfo was stationed at Walter Reed...
As part of the team’s Hoops for Troops program, the Knicks set up a big surprise for Sgt. Luciano Yulfo: a new service dog.
Sgt. Yulfo spent 36 years in the military serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In July 2014, he was injured while deployed in Afghanistan and medically retired from active duty. Following his injury, Sgt. Yulfo was stationed at Walter Reed...
- 11/11/2016
- by kellibendertimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
After losing his arms and legs in an explosion in Afghanistan six years ago, Marine Sgt. John Peck decided one morning that he would fling himself down a flight of stairs and end his life.
Then, while looking out his window at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Peck saw another patient, a double amputee, holding the hand of his young daughter and hugging his wife.
Peck, then 25, changed his mind.
“I thought, ‘If that guy can find happiness and somebody to spend his life with, then so can I,’ ” the retired military mortarman from Fredericksburg, Virginia,...
Then, while looking out his window at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Peck saw another patient, a double amputee, holding the hand of his young daughter and hugging his wife.
Peck, then 25, changed his mind.
“I thought, ‘If that guy can find happiness and somebody to spend his life with, then so can I,’ ” the retired military mortarman from Fredericksburg, Virginia,...
- 11/9/2016
- by erinhilltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Tom Hanks is parlaying his onscreen experiences into a real-life campaign to help the rarely celebrated caregivers who aide military members who are injured in action. Hanks helped Army wife Jessica Allen launch the Hidden Heroes campaign on Tuesday during an appearance on the Today show. "I've covered some of this turf in my fake life as an actor who puts on other people's clothes, and the emotional impact of a number of those jobs, it's never left," Hanks, who starred in Saving Private Ryan, told Matt Lauer. "It comes down to a chance to serve and I think help...
- 9/27/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Tom Hanks is parlaying his onscreen experiences into a real-life campaign to help the rarely celebrated caregivers who aide military members who are injured in action. Hanks helped Army wife Jessica Allen launch the Hidden Heroes campaign on Tuesday during an appearance on the Today show. "I've covered some of this turf in my fake life as an actor who puts on other people's clothes, and the emotional impact of a number of those jobs, it's never left," Hanks, who starred in Saving Private Ryan, told Matt Lauer. "It comes down to a chance to serve and I think help...
- 9/27/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Farewell, Prince Harry! The royal wrapped his Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday after five days of competition, entertainment and inspiration. In his remarks at the closing ceremonies on Thursday evening, Harry saluted the athletes and moments that embodied the spirit of the Games. "I know by your nature you all want to win, but these games are so much more than that," he said. "Invictus is so much more than that. "What could explain the remarkable sportsmanship of Mark Urquart in sacrificing gold on the track to push Stephen Simmons into first place? Invictus! "How else could I...
- 5/13/2016
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
A double-amputee Army Ranger and a corporate CEO have formed an improbable friendship after running four marathons together. And now, former Army Master Sergeant Cedric King and Cigna chief David Cordani are counting down for another grueling endeavor: running the Boston Marathon side-by-side on April 18. "We're quite a team," King tells People. "We're thick as thieves. We got this." The unlikely partnership sprang from a devastating 2012 wartime incident. On July 25 of that year, while on his second tour in Afghanistan, King was hit with an Ied. He lost both legs in the explosion, and eventually wound up at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington,...
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
A double-amputee Army Ranger and a corporate CEO have formed an improbable friendship after running four marathons together. And now, former Army Master Sergeant Cedric King and Cigna chief David Cordani are counting down for another grueling endeavor: running the Boston Marathon side-by-side on April 18. "We're quite a team," King tells People. "We're thick as thieves. We got this." The unlikely partnership sprang from a devastating 2012 wartime incident. On July 25 of that year, while on his second tour in Afghanistan, King was hit with an Ied. He lost both legs in the explosion, and eventually wound up at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington,...
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
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- 3/27/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
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- 3/27/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
CBS’ NCIS marked 300 episodes — a remarkable feat in today’s TV age — with an episode that was a bit quiet but nonetheless powerful.
RelatedNCIS: Meet the ‘Loud, Disrespectful’ New Male Agent Joining Gibbs’ Team
Setting the stage for the emotionally moving hour was the murder of two vacationing Americans in Iraq via a next-gen long-distance sniper rifle — the same weapon believed destroyed, yet actually captured, during an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers months earlier.
The sole survivor of said ambush, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (Private Practice‘s Taye Diggs), is suffering from Ptss at...
RelatedNCIS: Meet the ‘Loud, Disrespectful’ New Male Agent Joining Gibbs’ Team
Setting the stage for the emotionally moving hour was the murder of two vacationing Americans in Iraq via a next-gen long-distance sniper rifle — the same weapon believed destroyed, yet actually captured, during an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers months earlier.
The sole survivor of said ambush, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (Private Practice‘s Taye Diggs), is suffering from Ptss at...
- 3/16/2016
- TVLine.com
Last time on NCIS, we followed the team as they grappled with a confusing case after hours, which caused some amusing issues with their personal lives. Tony had a first date that was mildly frightening since he ran through the details of the case for her in a "mystery story." His date left early from boredom. Wow.
This episode of NCIS, "Scope," is a special one, as it marks the long-running drama's 300th episode. That is incredible! Gibbs needs to speak with Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (Taye Diggs), who is at Walter Reed Medical Center. This show deals with the issue of Ptss and features the actual MusiCorps Band. The band is part of a music rehabilitation program for veterans that have been wounded.
This episode of NCIS, "Scope," is a special one, as it marks the long-running drama's 300th episode. That is incredible! Gibbs needs to speak with Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (Taye Diggs), who is at Walter Reed Medical Center. This show deals with the issue of Ptss and features the actual MusiCorps Band. The band is part of a music rehabilitation program for veterans that have been wounded.
- 3/15/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Some real-lfe heroes, coupled with a “beautiful” turn by guest star Taye Diggs, will help CBS’ NCIS mark 300 episodes.
RelatedNCIS Boss Teases Michael Weatherly’s Exit Story, Nod to Tony’s Past
In the milestone hour, titled “Scope” and airing Tuesday at 8/7, Gibbs’ team re-examines an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers in Iraq after an American couple is attacked in the same area six months later. When Gibbs discovers he needs the account of the lone survivor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (played by Diggs), he tries to connect with the wounded warrior who is being...
RelatedNCIS Boss Teases Michael Weatherly’s Exit Story, Nod to Tony’s Past
In the milestone hour, titled “Scope” and airing Tuesday at 8/7, Gibbs’ team re-examines an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers in Iraq after an American couple is attacked in the same area six months later. When Gibbs discovers he needs the account of the lone survivor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis (played by Diggs), he tries to connect with the wounded warrior who is being...
- 3/14/2016
- TVLine.com
NCIS celebrates its milestone 300th episode with "Scope," guest starring Taye Diggs and featuring a special performance by the MusiCorps Band, part of a music rehabilitation program for wounded veterans.
In this episode, the team re-examines an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers in Iraq after an American couple is attacked in the same area six months later. Gibbs tries to connect with the lone survivor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis, the wounded warrior being treated for Ptss at Walter Reed Medical Center whose account he needs.
In this episode, the team re-examines an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers in Iraq after an American couple is attacked in the same area six months later. Gibbs tries to connect with the lone survivor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis, the wounded warrior being treated for Ptss at Walter Reed Medical Center whose account he needs.
- 3/14/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
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