Column: When Cowardly Journalists Abuse Anonymous Sourcing

Journalists love to proclaim that they bring transparency to democracy, but it’s far too often the exact opposite. They try to run our democracy by exploiting anonymous sources. So when Trump is president, “senior administration officials” say “he’s coming seriously unglued.” When Biden was president, “senior administration officials” say “he’s quite lucid in private meetings.” Journalists use…

Tim Graham
June 5th, 2026 6:02 AM

MAINE KAMPF: Chris Hayes Triages Graham Platner After New Bombshells

As predictable as the Sun rising in the East, new bombshells dropped against the embattled Maine Democrat Senate candidate, Herr Oystergruppenfuhrer Graham Platner. The New York Times published an article enumerating some deeply concerning behaviors by Platner as told by his ex-girlfriends. An emergency interview with MS Now’s Chris Hayes ensued. Here are some of the most telling…

Jorge Bonilla
June 5th, 2026 1:58 AM

NewsBusters Podcast: Pelley’s Pompous Crashout and Taer Scoops on NJ

NewsBusters Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and I were joined by 2026 MRC Bulldog Award winner for Outstanding Reporter Jennie Taer of the Daily Wire to discuss her latest news-breaking scoops on the immigration beat. She shared her latest exclusive on the left’s latest meltdown over an ICE facility in northern New Jersey. Prior to chatting with Taer, we tore into Scott Pelley for his arrogant…

Curtis Houck
June 4th, 2026 11:22 PM
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Morning Joe Suddenly Frets Presidential Fitness — Sleepy Joe, Hello?

In a mind-boggling bit of double-standard hypocrisy, Thursday's Morning Joe devoted a pearl-clutching segment to President Trump allegedly dozing off. The segment began with a clip of Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu confronting Secretary of State Marco Rubio with a video that supposedly showed President Trump dozing during a cabinet meeting. Rubio wasn’t buying it. “That’s false. That’s…

Mark Finkelstein
June 4th, 2026 10:25 PM

CNN's Collins Claims Hunter Biden Was Victim of Biden Weaponization

Wednesday afternoon, following the signing of Executive Orders in the Oval Office, President Trump unloaded on CNN and their Chief White House Correspondent and Host of The Source , Kaitlan Collins, calling her network "crooked as hell” and “very corrupt”, while labeling her a very corrupt reporter who never smiles, and who used to be a conservative.…

Steve Malzberg
June 4th, 2026 6:14 PM

Hostin, Swisher Have Dust Up Over Confronting Trump on Press Insults

Thursday was author and podcaster Kara Swisher’s last day filling in for co-host Joy Behar on ABC’s The View and she went out with some sparks. Swisher clashed with co-host Sunny Hostin on the role of White House beat reporters when one of their own was directly called out and insulted by President Trump. Hostin wanted a swift and stern confront, while Swisher argued for reporters not…

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 4th, 2026 4:51 PM

St. Paul Attorney Refuses to Charge Mob That Disrupted Church Service

St. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao is refusing to charge the anti-law-enforcement mob that invaded and disrupted service at Cities Church in Minnesota on January 18, drawing harsh criticism – and a warning of the consequences of her decision for people of all faiths – from the church’s pastor.

Craig Bannister
June 4th, 2026 4:07 PM

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Quote of the Week?

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Quote of the Week?

Geoffrey Dickens
June 4th, 2026 3:12 PM

PBS, Kroft Weep for ‘60 Minutes,’ Firing of Leftists Pelley, Alfonsi

Wednesday’s PBS News Hour brought on former veteran CBS 60 Minutes reporter Steve Kroft to defend the media’s self-anointed golden hour, the long-time Sunday news magazine which has suffered ideologically motivated convulsions and now firings by the show’s newly installed executive producer of prominent journalists, most recently Scott Pelley. This comes after the takeover of…

Clay Waters
June 4th, 2026 2:59 PM

Tapper Spills 14 Mins Fretting Pelley Axing, Cues Up MacFarlane, Moran

CNN’s The Lead host Jake Tapper leaned on his sanctimonious reputation late Wednesday afternoon as he devoted the first 14 minutes to huffing about CBS News firing longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley for his petulant reenactment of Pickett’s Charge, thinking he could eviscerate his bosses and intimidate them in his “house.” For the second of three segments, Tapper…

Curtis Houck
June 4th, 2026 1:44 PM

Kosta On Pratt Support: 'How Did This Country Get So Stupid'

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host of the week, Michael Kosta, unwittingly announced to the world on Wednesday that he lives in a bubble. While discussing former reality show personality Spencer Pratt’s rise in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, Kosta wondered, “How did this country get so stupid?” and concluded it was because nobody reads books anymore. Speaking of books, Kosta later…

Alex Christy
June 4th, 2026 12:30 PM

'The Black Crowes' FAFO'd Hard After Reprimanding Patriotic Fans

If you’re an old, washed-up, one-hit wonder, you should probably be grateful to still have fans who show up to your concerts. That was definitely not the case with Chris Robinson from The Black Crowes, who performed Sunday in Tampa, Florida, and decided to bite the hand (and country) that feeds him by denouncing fans for chanting, “USA” when the band’s crow mascot was shown dressed as…

Dawn Slusher
June 4th, 2026 12:19 PM

Press Gazette Top 50 News Sites Expose Tech Giants’ Leftist Media Bias

EXCLUSIVE: The most influential digital news aggregators continue deciding which outlets get seen and who gets ignored. Fresh evidence collected by the Media Research Center further corroborates that left-leaning outlets remain the primary beneficiaries.

Luis Cornelio
June 4th, 2026 11:03 AM

‘Biological Truth Act’ Becomes Louisiana Law, Erases Subjective Gender

Common sense has been restored in Louisiana, Republican Governor Jeff Landry declared Wednesday after signing his state’s “Biological Truth Act.”

Craig Bannister
June 4th, 2026 9:59 AM