Billionaire backlash: Why it's hurting rich candidates and just plain rich
When even some billionaires are saying they have too much money, it’s clear the ground is shifting.
MixedTimes - Howard Kurtz
Feminist, bachelor, conciliator: How the media brand the 2020 Democrats
With so many Democrats joining the 2020 stampede, the media are trying to brand each one, often with help from the contenders and their strategists.
Bezos' girlfriend shared his texts, photos with friends before Enquirer leak
Jeff Bezos' girlfriend has privately acknowledged that she shared some photos and texts from the Amazon founder with several female friends, adding to the mystery of who leaked salacious material to the National Enquirer.
Blasts from the past wounding today's politicians as allegations resurface
We now live in an age of zero tolerance for any past mistake or indiscretion, no matter how many decades ago.
Trump urges bipartisan cooperation, but that may be a mirage
President Trump hit many of the right notes in his State of the Union, offering eloquent phrases about unity, bipartisanship and cooperation.
Northam clinging to office after botched presser, shifting story
It's hard to imagine how Virginia's governor could have handled this crisis more incompetently.
Trump, House Democrats already sparring over investigations
The opposition faces danger if they're seen as resorting to harassment and intimidation.
Trump at war with his own intel chiefs as divide deepens
Trump's appointees and congressional Republicans seem to be more openly challenging the president, at least on foreign policy.
Journalists now hate Twitter — because it exposes their excesses?
The Twitter bubble shines an unflattering light on our preexisting conditions: herd mentality, superficiality, uninformed opinion-slinging and not-so-subtle bias.
As Howard Schultz eyes 2020 run, Kamala Harris decries racial injustice
Howard Schultz may be consuming too much of his own caffeine if he thinks he has a shot at the presidency.
MAGA caps under fire as Trump-haters blame his supporters
People who despise Donald Trump are now aiming their anger at those who wear the red caps in support of the president.
Media use unnamed sources to trash Giuliani over missteps
The knives are out for the president's attorney.
Covington students, journalists mired in Twitter's toxic stew
Pondering the online culture in which warring tribes go for the jugular at a moment's notice.
Reckless media inflame BuzzFeed mess, slander Catholic students at protest
We live in the culture of the quick hit, the hot take, the hair-trigger tweet, and that often amounts to a rush to judgment.
Why the press praises Pelosi, hailing her 'badass' moves against Trump
Nancy Pelosi has been getting in the president's face and drawing plenty of cheers from the press.
Kirsten Gillibrand plays Colbert card but still gets little 2020 attention
The New York senator's exploratory committee didn't make the front page of The New York Times.
Aides leak tale of trying to stop Trump from leaving NATO
There is no longer any question that some of the top officials surrounding President Trump are trying to restrain him from certain dramatic decisions, especially on foreign policy.
Pundit says media should expose Trump in 2020 campaign
Frank Bruni is tortured. And he's got an elaborate plan to prevent Donald Trump from being re-elected.
Michael Cohen, seeking vindication, can’t use most ammunition against Trump
Some journalists are already touting Michael Cohen as the next John Dean, casting his upcoming congressional testimony as nothing short of historic. But they are probably jacking up expectations too high.
Trump calls media 'bonkers' as he pushes his own shutdown narrative
Not since the Nixon days has there been such a virulent and relentless battle over which picture is closer to the truth.
The speech that Trump didn't really want to give
Everyone is dug in. The only thing that changes is the number of days the government has been partially shut down.
Many pundits rip Trump's border speech — both before and after
President Trump used his much-disputed television time to portray the border as a humanitarian and law-enforcement crisis of the "heart" and "soul," but not before some media organizations preemptively accused him of spreading lies about the issue.
Trump's pivot on Syria: When final decisions aren't final
All the anguished hand-wringing by media and political figures, all the doom-and-gloom predictions about global instability, turn out to be overblown.
Why Speaker Pelosi and President Trump aren't making a deal
For the moment, at least, both sides would rather have the issue.
Op-ed assault: Romney rips Trump despite embracing him at times
Mitt Romney was so anxious to launch his Washington career with an anti-Trump hand grenade that he couldn't even wait until he was sworn in.
Former NY Times editor rips Trump coverage as biased
A former executive editor of the New York Times says the paper’s news pages, the home of its straight-news coverage, have become “unmistakably anti-Trump.”
Conservative media challenge Trump on border wall, Syria pullout
In the space of 48 hours, President Trump has got some of his conservative supporters pretty riled up.
Facebook under fire for peddling your private messages – and isn't sorry
The latest Facebook mess feels different.
Judge explodes media consensus that Flynn wouldn't face jail
The ex-national security adviser's sentencing hearing was a formality. Until it wasn't.
National Enquirer's plea deal badly hurts tabloid – and potentially Trump
A deal with federal prosecutors ensured that the National Enquirer and its sister publications would survive.
Trump cancels White House Christmas party for the press
The decades-old tradition is a victim of Trump's increasingly contentious relationship with major news organizations.
Trump may own the shutdown, but it's unlikely despite TV drama
The odds are overwhelming that there won't be a government shutdown, because neither party wants one.
Fantasy land: Trump's not resigning and Beto is still a long shot
Too many people have convinced themselves of the outcomes they want to see. And the phenomenon cuts across political and cultural lines.
Why Trump critics are now switching from impeachment to indictment
It's not the sex, it's the hush money.
Despite her gaffes, media make Ocasio-Cortez a Beltway superstar
The media spotlight gives the young socialist a different kind of power.
Why media will be crucial in winnowing huge Democratic field
The key question is who gets the ink and airtime necessary for a viable candidacy.
Are political scandals less damaging in the Trump era?
Is it easier for politicians to survive scandal in the age of Trump?
Media elevate Bush in death, use his passing to denigrate Trump
The outpouring of affection and gratitude for George Herbert Walker Bush raises two fascinating questions about our media and political culture.
White House leaks portray Trump as angry and lashing out
Insiders say the president is unhappy, disappointed in some top aides, and ready to make changes.
As media debate boycott, Trump still dominates the news
The press just can't quit Donald Trump.
Election cast as referendum on Trump as Democrats win House
The Democrats have control of the House, and that changes everything.
Down to the wire: Why aren't Democrats overwhelming favorites?
If Donald Trump is as terrible a president as the press has been proclaiming for nearly two years, the opposition party should be riding a wave of revulsion to victory.
More blame a divided America on the media than on Trump
Most of those in the media fail to consider that their business is also contributing to the deepening divisions in the country.
Pundits assume Democrats will win the House. Sound familiar?
The media are viewing a Democratic takeover of the House as pretty close to a done deal. Haven't we seen this before?
Trump's birthright citizenship interview sparks the media reaction he wanted
It’s no accident that one week before the midterms, President Trump says he wants to revoke birthright citizenship.
Trump, critics escalate rhetoric after week of horrible violence
Things are getting worse.
Pipe bomb fallout: Exploiting the politics of murder
The furor over the attempted terror attacks has cast a harsh spotlight on the politics of violence.
A country on edge as explosive devices sent to top Democrats, CNN
Suddenly it feels like democracy is under attack.
Caravan clash: Press accusing president of 'fear' and 'falsehoods'
President Trump has declared war on the Central American caravan, and the media have declared war on the president for doing so.
Trump stoking the right with sudden focus on hot-button issues
President Trump is spraying the landscape with a deluge of issues and saturating the political debate in the process.
While ripping Trump, media and Hollywood rush to cut ties to Saudis
The media and political criticism of President Trump for his handling of the crisis with Saudi Arabia is growing louder.
Trump hits the AP as media fact-check his nonstop interviews
President Trump is sharpening his language against the press even as some of its practitioners ramp up their criticism of his claims.
From Hillary to Elizabeth, Democratic distractions hurting the party in midterms
Democrats have given the GOP a series of unintended gifts.
Engaging the enemy: Why Trump is on a nonstop media campaign
A president who is constantly denouncing fake news is spending more time than ever talking to journalists.
Change the rules? Why the Left is slamming the Senate and Electoral College
Rather than railing at the Constitution, liberals would do better to figure out how to win again under the longstanding rules.
Why Trump is blatantly making the midterms a referendum on him
Anger management: Outraged liberal pundits declaring war after Kavanaugh
Partisans predictably praise, pummel FBI's Kavanaugh probe
Media assault on Kavanaugh descends to bar fights and Beach Weeks
Journalists, celebs reveal past sexual assaults and why they stayed quiet
Anguish vs. anger: Raw emotion rules as Ford, Kavanaugh press their cases
The media had Christine Blasey Ford's opening statement in advance.
Avenatti orchestrates coverage while unveiling third Kavanaugh accuser
Michael Avenatti managed to make it all about him.
Rosenstein eyeing resignation, but his departure would cause a firestorm
No one knows whether Rod Rosenstein will be deputy attorney general past Thursday, just as no one knew whether he'd been fired or dumped during the media craziness over his sojourn to the White House.
Major problems with New Yorker's second Kavanaugh accuser blunt impact
The second accusation of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, published by the New Yorker, strikes me as highly problematic.
Is the president really seething over Sessions and other setbacks?
The media are back in the business of reporting on Donald Trump’s mood.
Kavanaugh opposition loses steam as his accuser balks at testifying
After the nation was riveted by the Senate testimony of Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court nomination came to a vote.
Rush to judgment: Pols, pundits picking sides on Kavanaugh accusation
One of the depressing aspects of the cultural debate sparked by the accusation against Brett Kavanaugh is that so many politicians, pundits and ordinary people have already made up their minds based on very limited information.
The moral and political dilemma created by Kavanaugh's accuser
In less than 24 hours, the Supreme Court confirmation process has been utterly transformed from a virtual certainty to a dramatic dilemma.
Video verite: Google execs rant about Trump and his extreme voters
Google may not be "rigged," as President Trump recently charged, but its leadership sure as hell is biased.
Media batter Trump with storm criticism as Hurricane Florence looms
As the media blast out dire warnings about the destructive power of Hurricane Florence, they are also beginning a familiar ritual involving President Trump.
The Clickbait Era, Donald Trump and plunging trust in media
The Huffington Post headline was designed to get its anti-Trump readers to click.
Why the New Yorker left CBS no choice but to can Moonves
Les Moonves is the most powerful person to be toppled by the "#MeToo" movement.
Why Deep State Throat hurt his own cause by trashing Trump in the Times
It is, without question, a colossal act of political disloyalty, a self-aggrandizing boast of the highest order, and a melding of the resistance with the media.
Trump attacks Woodward, but trashing his book may not work
President Trump and his White House allies are mounting a counterattack on the Bob Woodward book, but let’s just say he's no Omarosa.
Kavanaugh chaos: The hearing that was Congress at its worst
It would be tempting to call the Brett Kavanaugh hearing a circus, but that would be unfair to clowns and jugglers.
Crossing a line? Trump wants heads of CNN, NBC News fired
I have said since Donald Trump got into the campaign that he has every right to hit back at the media that he believes covers him unfairly.
Searching for unbiased news: Trump rips Google as 'rigged'
It seems like just about everyone is unhappy with Google at one time or another, given its dominant role in helping the world sort through the endless flood of online information.
Why CNN is standing by a Michael Cohen story that his lawyer calls false
Lanny Davis, who has been engaged in high-stakes crisis management and political lawyering for decades, says he made a mistake.
Media use John McCain's death to denigrate Donald Trump
No matter when John McCain left this earth, he would have been praised to the skies by the journalists who admired him enormously, even though they liked him far better when he was taking on his own party.
Trump probes cast shadow on midterms, but control still up for grabs
So how much does all this sound and fury affect the midterms?
Michael Cohen plea puts Trump on defensive, media into overdrive
Yes, it's true, neither of the bombshell convictions that rocked the media and political world within minutes has anything to do with Russian collusion.
Can Democrats really use Chris Collins' indictment to tar Trump and GOP?
The indictment of Chris Collins, the Republican congressman from upstate New York, on insider trading charges is an unmitigated disaster for him, even though some prognosticators say he could win reelection anyway.
Many Republicans say Trump should have power to shut down media outlets
Okay, I get it.
More online ugliness: NY Times writer compared Trump and Hitler
Their cases could not be more different.
Big Tech bans Alex Jones: Drawing a line between commentary and conspiracy
After years of deflection and foot-dragging, the major tech companies are finally having to take steps toward policing their own content.
Trump says Sessions should end probe, Giuliani says he meant DOJ
As his former campaign chairman stands trial in the Robert Mueller investigation, President Trump went off yesterday, distancing himself from Paul Manafort and calling for the entire probe to be shut down.
Critics say Trump doesn't care about losing the House. Really?
President Trump makes so much news that I could write a half-dozen columns today just on his latest comments and tweets—any one of which would lead the news in ordinary times.
Olive branch crumbles: Trump vs. NY Times publisher
It was somewhat encouraging to learn that President Trump was willing to invite the publisher of what he constantly attacks as the "failing" New York Times to talk through their differences.
Impeaching Rosenstein, suing Trump's hotel: More pointless Beltway theater
One of the things that drives people crazy about Washington is all the pointless theater.
Michael Cohen tape fuels debate about Trump, cash and credibility
Lordy, there are tapes—along with a whole new wave of media questions about Donald Trump, his veracity, the break with his former lawyer, and his current lawyer saying "the president is not an idiot.
'This Girl': GOP pounces on media's favorite young Democrat
I think we can all agree that for a congresswoman to refer to a 28-year-old candidate as "this girl" is rather belittling.
Behind the Hostility: How Trump and the media descended to mutual disgust
A hollowed-out White House exists in the summer of 2018, with Trump unconstrained by banished or neutered advisers. But the level of disdain toward the media is much the same.
Spicer harbored doubts about taking press secretary's job
"Sean, we're getting killed in the media."
Slamming the script: Why the press is dismissing the president's do-over
The media seem determined not to give the president a do-over.
Trump tries a do-over as bipartisan criticism of Putin fiasco grows louder
As the searing criticism of President Trump grows even hotter, the latest leaks suggest that an old and damaging pattern is repeating itself.
A media firestorm as Trump seems to side with Putin over US intelligence
President Trump gave his detractors plenty of ammunition while standing beside Vladimir Putin.
Kavanaugh's baseball debts: Why the nominee's opponents are striking out
Stormy Daniels has been arrested, but I digress.
Trump's tough talk at NATO prompts media freakout about insulting allies
As Americans were just waking up for breakfast, they discovered that President Trump was ruining breakfast for NATO leaders.
Some conservatives lukewarm, but Trump delivered for his base with Kavanaugh
Most conservatives are genuinely pleased with President Trump's Supreme Court choice, but there's a lack of excitement in some quarters.
The Media's Mixed Signals: How Trump got to Brett Kavanaugh
In the end, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court was the man the media declared the front-runner from the beginning—before the handicapping spun out of control.