‘HISTORIC’: CBS’s Norah O’Donnell Gushes Over Justice Theater Kid

Outgoing CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell is making the most of her remaining time at the Tiffany Network. Tonight’s final story stood as an ode to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and to her cameo performance in a Broadway play.

Jorge Bonilla
December 16th, 2024 11:21 PM

NewsBusters Podcast: ABC Will Pay Trump for Stephanopoulos Rape Smear

The Left was enraged that ABC News settled a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump by agreeing to donate $15 million to a Trump “presidential foundation and museum” over George Stephanopoulos repeatedly claiming in a March interview that Trump was found “liable for rape.” That's not accurate. But cable "news" partisans shrieked about Trump's "authoritarian playbook." Like suing a media outlet…

Tim Graham
December 16th, 2024 10:32 PM

MSNBC Whines About Defamation Settlement,Fearmongers 'Chilling Effect'

MSNBC’s Sunday shows followed a characteristically redundant script while discussing the newly reached settlement in President-elect Trump’s defamation suit with ABC News. The hosts were evidently convinced that the case spelled disaster for the “free press” as the Republicans realized their malicious plans, straight from the “playbook in authoritarianism.”

Michael Wnek
December 16th, 2024 9:51 PM

CNN’s McCabe Demands ‘Context of Gun Ownership’ Change After Shooting

On Monday afternoon’s CNN News Central, former deputy FBI director, far-left CNN senior law enforcement analyst Andrew McCabe declared “the context of gun ownership” has to undergo substantial changes, regardless of whether it’s “relevant” to the circumstances of a shooting at Madison, Wisconsin Christian school.

Curtis Houck
December 16th, 2024 4:43 PM

Anti-Israel CBS Reporter Mourns for Destroyed Syrian Military Gear

With Bashar al-Assad ousted from Syria and the Syrian military in shambles, Israel took the opportunity to set back any possible hostile threat from any new government that could rise up to fill the void by striking air defense sites and weapon/equipment caches. But according to the tone of foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab on Monday’s CBS Mornings, Israel might as well be blowing up…

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 16th, 2024 4:42 PM

Levin: Biden Is Causing Me to Use More Water Than Ever Before

The Biden Administration is causing him to use more water than ever before, instead of conserving it, Mark Levin explained Sunday.
Craig Bannister
December 16th, 2024 4:25 PM

Madison Police Chief DOESN’T KNOW if School Shooter ‘Is Male or Female’? (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Suspect identified, but police chief still plays word games with press-How can the Madison, Wisconsin police chief not know if Monday’s deceased suspected school shooter is male or female? That’s what some in the media want to know, reacting to Chief Shon Barnes claim in a media update on the deadly shooting.
Craig Bannister
December 16th, 2024 3:05 PM

The Proliferation of Democrats’ Buts

Democrats are slowly, but surely, building a permission structure for progressive activists to kill those they determine are bad. From the rise of antisemitism to, now, the murder of an insurance CEO, few Democrats seem capable of condemning violence without adding a “but.” To their credit, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania have condemned both without buts.…

Erick Erickson
December 16th, 2024 2:48 PM

Broadway's Feminist 'Romeo & Juliet' Features DEI SCOTUS Judge

Broadway is stirring controversy with its production "& Juliet," a feminist and queer re-imagining of "Romeo & Juliet," featuring Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a cameo.

Justine Brooke Murray
December 16th, 2024 2:33 PM
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Morning Joe: 'Retrograde' Hegseth Would Take Military Back to Crusades

On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says that Pete Hegseth's views on women in the military would take us back to the 11th century. Calling him a "retrograde throwback," MSNBC Republican Elise Jordan says his views would take us back to "the Crusades."

Mark Finkelstein
December 16th, 2024 12:05 PM

ABC, CBS Ignore Trump Winning $16 Million in Defamation Settlement

Over the weekend, news broke that President-elect Trump reached a settlement with ABC News and other linked entities in the defamation suit he brought against the network. As NewsBusters previously reported, the settlement went unmentioned during Stephanopoulos’s Sunday show, but further, it was not mentioned on any ABC News program through Monday’s Good Morning America. The…

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 16th, 2024 12:01 PM

Why Would CBS Sports Minimize Pro-Trump Crowd at the Army-Navy Game?

CBS Sports broadcast the Army-Navy game on Saturday, but as often happens, when Donald Trump attends and is warmly welcomed, you're not going to see it during the actual game. On Sunday's MediaBuzz on Fox, Clay Travis of Outkick lamented that CBS put Trump on for four seconds. 

Tim Graham
December 16th, 2024 11:58 AM

ICYMI: CNN Lectures Jennings, Defends Biden Record on Border, Economy

Thursday’s CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip — perhaps the most toxic show on television after ABC’s The View — beclowned itself with an opening block of host Abby Phillip, CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers, and the cartoonishly faux journalist Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post lectured former GOP Senate candidate Jeff Bartos and the great Scott Jennings with claims about…

Curtis Houck
December 16th, 2024 11:56 AM

How Many of These 39 Legacy Media Lies Did You Fall for?

“Indeed,” Elon Musk declared Sunday, responding to a conservative commentator’s list of 39 “legacy media lies.” Which of them were you duped by?
Craig Bannister
December 16th, 2024 11:16 AM