Morning Joe: Trump's Victory Lap on Gaza Ceasefire Deal 'Deserved'
Morning Joe gives President Trump credit for apparently achieving a Gaza peace deal. David Ignatius says that the victory lap that Trump will be taking is "deserved.' Jon Meacham says that even if you disagree with someone [Trump] on 99 things, if he does the 100th thing really well, intellectual honesty compels you to say so. Joe Scarborough says that the financial dealings that Jared Kushner…
WashPost Tries To Say Trump Has Made Political Comedy Important Again
The opinion section at The Washington Post may be moving in a positive direction towards an embrace of free markets, but the style section still has a ways to go. A Saturday article that was published in the Tuesday print edition by Elahe Izadi sought to answer the question, “Has Trump’s government made political comedy feel important again?” According to Izadi and her sources, the…
CBO: Trump Tariffs, Bill Fuel Surge in September Budget Surplus
The U.S. federal budget recorded a $164 billion surplus in September – thanks in large part to President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday.
Meyers Demands Republicans Cave On Obamacare Subsidies
NBC’s Seth Meyers devoted Wednesday’s “Closer Look” segment on Late Night to how the government shutdown has affected air traffic control. At the end, Meyers blamed Republicans for not caving to Democrats’ demands on extending the Biden-era Obamacare subsidies.
POMPOUS: Dickerson Whines Over Trump Invoking the Insurrection Act
It is that time again, wherein CBS’s John Dickerson coughs up another pompous editorial from behind the anchor desk on CBS Evening News Plus. This one particularly pompous and lacking self-awareness, but perhaps mindful that there are only so many of these left before Bari Weiss fully takes over as Editor-in-Chief of CBS News.
MSNBC's Velshi Aids Fugelsang's Cockeyed 'Church of Hate' Bible Study
Over the weekend on his eponymous morning show, MSNBC's Ali Velshi provided unfunny liberal comedian John Fugelsang a forum to trash conservative Christians. Fugelsang -- who once notoriously declared that he would take pleasure in seeing conservative Christians "die off"-- was promoting his new book, Separation of Church and Hate, attacking the Christian right.
A RARITY: NBC Positively Documents ‘Dramatic Change at the Border’
In a radical departure from the reporting we usually see with regard to immigration, a legacy news outlet elected to report GOOD news related to the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce the southern border. NBC’s report on the border is a real eye-opener:
Psaki Pans, Scarborough Praises Jared Kushner's Work on Gaza Deal
On her MSNBC show, The Briefing, former Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki is highly critical of Jared Kushner's involvement in the Gaza peace deal, given his financial dealings with Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In contrast, Joe Scarborough is full of praise for Kushner's involvement, saying that his experience in the region and relationships with the players are very valuable. David Ignatius agrees with…
NewsBusters Podcast: Trump's ICE, Not Hamas, Are the Media's 'Gestapo'
Three weeks after Charlie Kirk's assassination, the media are back to promoting full-throated Nazi smears, especially denouncing ICE agents as Trump's "Gestapo." Plus: the liberal media celebrate the bravado of ICE-hating Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, recently named the half-time entertainer at Super Bowl 50 in February.
OMISSION: Legacy Newscasts SILENT on Jack Smith Wiretapping Congress
It happened again: an explosive report drops detailing the breadth, width and scope of the extent to which the government was weaponized against conservatives. And again, the legacy media are nowhere to be found.
AP Assembles the 'Experts' to Diss Trump As Too Nasty for Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by Norwegian socialists, so President Trump's forever a long shot. AP reporter Mark Lewis penned a dismissive article headlined "Why experts say Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year."
NBC Grills Jeffries on Dem Shutdown After Last Week’s Johnson Tussle
More of this please, NBC. Monday’s Today and co-host Craig Melvin followed through on its promise to speak with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) about the government shutdown after throwing down with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday. To his credit, Melvin used the limited time (3:47) to repeatedly press Jeffries on his past statements about government shutdowns…
Hayes, Wagner Fret Unbiased CBS Will Become STATE TV Under Bari Weiss
On Friday's All In show, MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner freaked out over news that independent journalist Bari Weiss will be named as editor in chief of CBS News and worried that it would become like state TV under her leadership.