MSNBC Hosts Wrongly Claim Ohio Purges Nonvoters After Two Elections

On Wednesday, MSNBC was doing its part to spread misinformation that bolsters liberal spin on alleged "voter suppression" by Republicans as anchors Craig Melvin and Hallie Jackson -- hosting MSNBC Live at different times of day -- both wrongly claimed that, according to Ohio law, voters can be removed from the voting rolls if they fail to vote in just two consecutive elections. Washington Post …
Brad Wilmouth

'The X-Files' Wants to Believe in Trump-Russia Conspiracy

Fox’s The X-Files clearly has a distrusting view of the Trump administration, but it’s this latest episode that really ratchets up the conspiracy theories. And by conspiracy, I’m talking about none other than the Trump-Russia connection that liberals desperately want to believe is more than just fiction.
Lindsay Kornick

Chris Cuomo Disses Tucker Carlson As a Pundit, Not a Journalist

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo granted an interview to The Hollywood Reporter to plug his temporary prime-time show, expressing his eagerness to "test power" with aggressive face-to-face interviews, like his usual marathons badgering Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. When asked about how even current and former Fox hosts from Tucker Carlson to Bill O'Reilly questioned the brilliance of a Trump lawyer…

Tim Graham

Nets Applaud Lefty Judge’s Injunction Blocking Trump Action on DACA

On Wednesday, a federal judge from the radical Ninth Circuit issued an injunction blocking the White House from reversing the Obama-era executive order that created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). And like the good little Democratic cheerleaders that they were, the Big Three networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) welcomed the judge’s ruling with open arms despite the fact that it…
Nicholas Fondacaro

NYT’s Kristof: Trump Is Scientifically Proven ‘Threat to Democracy’

On Wednesday, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published a column promoting an upcoming book by Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt arguing that President Trump shows the “four warning signs” of being a “dangerous authoritarian.”
Chris Reeves

Sour Grapes: MSNBC Upset Trump Only Called on ‘Conservative Outlets’

MSNBC flashed some bitterness on Wednesday afternoon following President Trump’s first joint press conference of 2018, complaining that Trump only called on “conservative outlets” Washington Examiner and the Fox News Channel with only the latter one offering “a challenging question.”
Curtis Houck

NYT’s Strange New Approval for Trump, Pondering Amnesty for Illegals

The New York Times may be at its most liberal on the immigration issue, and when President Trump seemed to warm to the idea of a path to citizenship for some illegals, reporters abruptly warmed to him, at least compared to the “hard-line anti-immigration activists” in his party. The lead story by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Trump Receptive To Working Out Citizenship Path,"…
Clay Waters

MRC’s Noyes: Anti-Trump Media Doesn’t Care If Wolff Book Is Sketchy

The Media Research Center’s Rich Noyes on Wednesday hammered the media’s obsession with bad news for Donald Trump, noting that journalists don’t care if Michael Wolff’s gossipy book is only half true. Appearing on Fox Business’s Cavuto, the research director reminded, “This is the story they want to spend all their time on even though they can't confirm the most salacious details of Michael Wolff…
NB Staff

215 Million Christians Persecuted in 50 Countries. Will Media Report?

The broadcast networks regularly shy away from the word “genocide” when reporting on Christian persecution around the world. But that doesn’t mean one isn’t happening. Roughly 215 million Christians “experience high levels of persecution” in 50 countries for their beliefs, according to the 2018 World Watch List recently released by the non-profit Open Doors USA.
Katie Yoder

Natalie Portman, ‘Feminist,’ Signed Petition to Pardon Child Rapist

The Golden Globes were hailed by the media as a “night of solidarity and kickass acceptance speeches,” according to Glamour. However, the media failed to see the hypocrisy of it all.  
Corinne Weaver

Sam Bee Announces Her ‘Apologizing for America’ Tour

TBS’s Full Frontal host Samantha Bee teased Tuesday the theme of her show for 2018: apologizing for America. The anti-Trump comedian revealed on her Youtube channel that on January 24, her show would premiere what she’s calling “The Apology Race.”
Kristine Marsh

Univision Attacks President’s Son for Birthday in Mexican Restaurant

With so much important news going on, the principal national evening newscast of Univision incredibly decided to devote more than two minutes of time to attacking President Trump’s son, Eric, for celebrating his 34th birthday in a Mexican restaurant in New York.
Kathleen Krumhansl

'Morning Joe': Trump Listens to 'Voices in His Head'

On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, reacting to President Trump’s comments during an open door meeting with top members of Congress about DACA and immigration reform, co-host Joe Scarborough argued that Trump’s performance was indicative of his supposedly deteriorating mental state and even stooped to mocking Trump as a doddering, forgetful, and schizophrenic old man who listens to “voices in his head”…
Chris Reeves

‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot: Feminism Is About ‘Freedom of Choice’

Women shouldn’t hesitate to call themselves feminists, according to one popular actress.On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times republished an interview with Israeli actress Gal Gadot conducted by WWD. While the piece centered on the Wonder Woman star serving as the new global ambassador for Revlon cosmetics, it also touched on Gadot’s take on feminism.
Katie Yoder