Trump’s Gas Problem, Zazgiving, McCarthy’s Compromise

Happy Friday, and welcome back to The Daily Courant, presenting the latest news from Puck.

First up today, Dylan Byers examines the Iger coup aftershocks at Disney, Zaslav’s post-holiday P&L wringer, and a new twist in the Buzbee–Ryan melodrama inside The Washington Post.

Plus, below the fold: Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the G.O.P.’s Kevin McCarthy compromise: the party’s inside conversation about the reality behind the policy-light, ideology-free, news-cycle-obsessed career pol who just wants the gavel. Then they get into the Trump of it all. Is he running to win in 2024, or just to outpace DeSantis? And is he already out of gas?

DYLAN BYERS

News and notes on the interior monologue of the media industry in semi-pre-holiday-repose.

PETER HAMBY & TARA PALMERI

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the G.O.P.’s Kevin McCarthy compromise: the party’s inside conversation about the reality behind the policy-light, ideology-free, newscycle-obsessed career pol who just wants the gavel.

MATTHEW BELLONI

Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw dive into the chaos of trying to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s “Era’s Tour.” They discuss who is to blame for the Ticketmaster meltdown, detail the process of setting ticket prices for concerts, and more.

TARA PALMERI

When Truth Social was being developed, there were conversations about exemptions to Trump’s eight-hour exclusivity window with Truth if he were to become a candidate. Now it’s something his team is exploring.