Tariff Tensions: CNN Panel Calls Trump 'Authoritarian' Over Tariffs

On Tuesday night’s episode of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Jim Scuitto spoke with Laura Barron-Lopez of PBS NewsHour and Reuter’s Jim Mason, who called President Trump “authoritarian” and blamed the MAGA movement for fundamentally changing the Republican Party for the worst, simply over the Trump administration’s tariff policies.

Ashley Taylor
May 21st, 2025 6:37 PM

Biden Book Co-Author Says Regime Source Was Shocked by Media’s Failure

Speaking Tuesday night on NewsNation’s On Balance, Original Sin co-author and Axios reporter Alex Thompson told host Leland Vittert that, in his reporting for this bestselling book about the cognitive decline of President Joe Biden and its cover-up, one Biden administration source remarked to him they were shocked how compliant the press were of their lies about Biden’s…

Curtis Houck
May 21st, 2025 5:50 PM
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Scarborough Admits: 'I Was Obviously Wrong' About 'Best Biden Ever'

In a Morning Joe segment with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson about their book, Original Sin, on the cover-up of Biden's decline, Joe Scarborough finally admits, "I was obviously wrong" in claiming in March 2024 that this was the "best Biden ever," and "f-you if you can't handle the truth."

Mark Finkelstein
May 21st, 2025 4:55 PM

Why Students Are Miserable: The Coddling of the American Mind

Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states. Why not all states? After all, competition improves services. The Post Office couldn’t get it there overnight. Then FedEx showed it could be done. Quickly, UPS and DHL did it, too, and now even the Post Office does ... sometimes.

John Stossel
May 21st, 2025 4:46 PM

MRC VP Schneider Denounces ‘Greatest Weapon’ for Censorship

MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider and other free speech advocates exposed the insidious impact of a vague European censorship law from the capital of the European Union.

Tom Olohan
May 21st, 2025 4:30 PM

‘Divine Providence’ Ordained Trump to Guide and Constrain AI, Faith Leaders Say

“Divine Providence” has chosen Pres. Trump to lead not only the world, but also the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), prominent religious leaders say in a letter imploring the president to prevent the development of potentially harmful technology.
Craig Bannister
May 21st, 2025 3:57 PM

PBS Fights Tooth and Nail for $1B Americorps Spending, Laments Debt

More than any other news network, the PBS News Hour has devoted the first few months of the second Trump administration focusing on the sad stories of Trump administration budget reductions, finding sympathetic victims to more effectively personalize the trauma and harm supposedly done. Then it turns around and runs a story about Moody’s downgrading the U.S. credit rating due to the…

Clay Waters
May 21st, 2025 3:52 PM

ESPN Analyst Cites RGIII's White Wife to Attack His Caitlin Clark Take

One sports rivalry that has managed to spill out into the broader political culture war is the one between the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark and Angela Reese. On a Monday episode of The Pivot podcast, ESPN talking head and former NFL safety Ryan Clark brought racial politics into the controversy by saying former colleague, NFL quarterback, and current Fox Sports analyst Robert Griffin…

Alex Christy
May 21st, 2025 3:37 PM

Colbert, Kimmel Dishonestly Attack GOP's 'Heartless' Spending Bill

CBS’s host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel both dishonestly attacked House Republicans’ tax and spending bill on their Tuesday shows by leaving out crucial context for at least three talking points that made the proposal sound both reckless and “heartless.”

Alex Christy
May 21st, 2025 12:28 PM

Top ABC Shows Ignore NJ Dem Facing Charges for Assault at ICE Facility

Late Monday, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced assault charges against far-left Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) in relation to a physical confrontation outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) facility. But through Wednesday morning, ABC’s top news shows — Good Morning America and World News Tonight — had yet to cover it while their…

Curtis Houck
May 21st, 2025 12:24 PM

Associated Press Tries to Get Navy Veteran’s Defamation Suit Tossed

As NewsBusters was first to report, in April, the Associated Press was sued for defamation by U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young with combined damages possibly reaching $453 million. In a Monday filing obtained by NewsBusters, the AP via their lawyer Charles Tobin (who also represented CNN during Young’s successful defamation trial against them) requested that the court dismiss the case.

Nicholas Fondacaro
May 21st, 2025 11:10 AM

NJ Dem Rep. McIver Charged with Assaulting Federal Officers at ICE Facility

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been charged with assault of two federal officers, Newark District Attorney Alina Habba announced Monday.
James Mortensen
May 21st, 2025 11:09 AM

Google Boosts Pro-Trans, Leftist Group in Trans Surgery Search

Google Search is spotlighting leftist organizations in a query asking whether gender transition surgery is an emergency medical service. 

Gabriela Pariseau
May 21st, 2025 9:59 AM

Colbert Tells Comey His 8647 Post Was 'Not Hot Water'

Former FBI Director James Comey took his book tour to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he promoted his new novel about a violent right-wing podcaster while the eponymous host absolved him of any wrongdoing over his recent 8647 Instagram post that some interpreted as a call to kill President Trump.

Alex Christy
May 21st, 2025 9:54 AM