CNN Admits Jackson's 'Shortcomings' But Ignores 'Hymietown' Remark

With the passing of The Rev. Jesse Jackson comes the media coverage that would be expected for a man of his stature, complete with documentation of his history, analysis of achievements and tributes from those who knew him. Tuesday, CNN's Inside Politics provided all of the above, but they failed to mention a major controversy from 1984 when Jackson was running for President, and they…

Steve Malzberg
February 19th, 2026 1:20 PM

MS NOW Reminisces Obama Days; Says Dems Can’t Be Nice Anymore

On Monday night’s 11th Hour, guest hosted by Symone Sanders, Sanders and MS NOW contributor Jason Johnson reminisced the good days of the Obama presidency in response to Obama’s appearance on a progressive podcast. Johnson also pushed for Democrats to be harsher and not partake in “mealy mouthed, centrist nonsense.”

Nicholas Spinnato
February 19th, 2026 12:55 PM

WATCH: Goldman Sachs CEO Bucks Media with Upbeat 2026 Economic Outlook

Last Friday on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the CEO of Goldman Sachs blew a gaping hole in the never-ending media outrage bait about the Trump economy. Asked by co-host Joe Kernen for his 2026 economic forecast, David Solomon emphatically replied that “the macro setup is quite good,” which shatters doom narratives being promulgated by CNN, The New York Times, and others desperate to…

Joseph Vazquez
February 19th, 2026 12:42 PM

So Much For Being Censored: Colbert, Ossoff Campaign Ahead Of Midterms

Those trying to turn CBS’s Stephen Colbert into a free speech martyr for the James Talarico-equal time controversy suffered a setback on Wednesday as Colbert welcomed Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff to The Late Show. Unfortunately, those who would like the late night hosts at least pretend to put in an effort to have some sort of balance on their shows also suffered a setback as the duo…

Alex Christy
February 19th, 2026 9:40 AM

THUNDERDOME: Abby Phillip Performs Post-Munich Cleanup for AOC

On CNN’s “Abby Phillip Gaslighting and Interruption Power Hour”, more commonly known as NewsNight, there was serious firefighting and journalisming underway. The show’s eponymous host covered Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ disastrous gaffe-laden trip to Munich by pretending her most brutal gaffes didn’t happen and deflecting to basic whatabout(Trump)ism.

Jorge Bonilla
February 18th, 2026 11:18 PM

PBS Skips Rubio's Munich Triumph to Bash 'Trump, Demolition Man'

Monday’s PBS News Hour virtually skipped over Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s performance at the annual Munich Security Conference to wail over his subsequent trip to endorse “far right prime minister” Viktor Orban of Hungary. The online heading to the segment after Rubio’s speech impressed even European leaders: “Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S…

Clay Waters
February 18th, 2026 10:47 PM

Rest in Peace, Ed Crane

Within the last six months, two friends, both pioneers and giants in the world of ideas in Washington, D.C., passed from this world. One, Ed Feulner, was the co-founder of the Heritage Foundation, which became the nation’s defining policy institute for conservative ideas. Now, last week, Ed Crane, the co-founder of the Cato Institute, passed away. Ed Crane built Cato to become the major…

Star Parker
February 18th, 2026 7:27 PM

FCC Chair: ‘I Was Highly Entertained’ by Colbert’s ‘Hoax’ on the Media

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said at a press event Wednesday that he got a big laugh when he looked back at the way CBS “Late Show” Host Stephen Colbert used a hoax to manipulate the media this week.

Craig Bannister
February 18th, 2026 5:04 PM

CNN Clutches Pearls Over Women Choosing to Be Stay at Home Moms

Call it irony or call it hypocrisy, CNN’s The Situation Room was awash with it during their Wednesday newscast when the pro-choice outlet’s Pamela Brown clutched her pearls over Christian women choosing to put being a mother and a wife above their careers. Brown parachuted into a “patriarchal Christian communit[y]” she fishing for stories about domestic abuse. She looked on in…

Nicholas Fondacaro
February 18th, 2026 4:37 PM

Darcy & Co. Assert Cooper Leaving CBS Is About Its 'Rightward' Shift

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced he wouldn’t renew his contract with CBS News as a reporter for 60 Minutes after 20 years. He claimed it was to spend more time with his family, which cynics never accept when politicians assert it. The Left wanted to blamed new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss for it.

Tim Graham
February 18th, 2026 4:22 PM

Schneider on Fox News: Social Media Trials Could Impact Everyone

Two landmark trials against Meta and YouTube could fundamentally reshape social media for Americans, especially children. As Dan Schneider, Vice President for Free Speech at the Media Research Center told Fox News’ Fox & Friends First on Wednesday, “these cases could fundamentally reshape how everyone interacts with social media.”

Catherine Mortensen
February 18th, 2026 4:13 PM

Justine Brooke Murray Slams Stephen Colbert’s Latest Media Meltdown

MRC Video Content Creator Justine Brooke Murray joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business yesterday evening to deliver a blistering takedown of Stephen Colbert’s latest meltdown — one that wasn’t just sloppy comedy, but a blatant lie aired to millions of viewers.

Évangéline Faussié
February 18th, 2026 3:18 PM

O'Donnell Cites Pulled Colbert Interview As Impeachment Evidence

MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell spent the early part of Tuesday’s edition of The Last Word demanding that President Trump be impeached for allegedly receiving bribes from ABC and CBS because, according to him, CBS’s decision to not allow Stephen Colbert to interview Texas Senate candidate James Talarico follows the same pattern as the decision to pay Trump $16 million as part of a 60…

Alex Christy
February 18th, 2026 3:03 PM

Poo Omission Over? NBC Breaks Dam on Potomac Sewage, ABC/CBS Still Out

On Tuesday night, we saw the first crack in the figurative dam of bias by omission on the literal mountains of poop flowing into the Potomac River — which is now the largest sewage spill in U.S. history — with a full story on NBC Nightly News and then a news brief on Wednesday’s Today for a combined two minutes and 11 seconds, marking the first time any of the broadcast…

Curtis Houck
February 18th, 2026 3:03 PM