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.
MixedTimes - Howard Kurtz
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.
How Michael Cohen decided to send Trump a carefully calibrated message
It's quite obvious that Michael Cohen was sending a sharp message when he sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos.
Divorcing Trump: Why some conservatives are now pushing Democrats (!)
The conservative commentators who absolutely despise President Trump are in a box.
Media touting (and targeting) Amy Barrett as a Trump court pick
The Supreme speculation is under way, and the media powers that be are focusing on a woman who they are already casting as controversial.
Democrats risk a backlash with hardball tactics on immigration and high court
The Democratic Party is suddenly lurching left in ways that may be self-destructive.
Liberal pundits rip Kennedy, demand any Trump nominee be stopped
The media immediately went to Defcon 1 within moments of Anthony Kennedy’s retirement.
Media frowning in disapproval as high court upholds Trump travel ban
I have reason to suspect that the press isn't exactly thrilled over the Supreme Court upholding President Trump’s travel ban.
NY Times uncovers troubling questions about its reporter's affair with Senate official
The indictment of a Senate intelligence committee official in a leak investigation might have been a blip — except that the Justice Department seized the phone and email records of his former girlfriend.
Targeting Trump aides: The politics of rage is out of control
We are being buried under a tsunami of toxicity.
Peter Fonda's unhinged tweets spark debate about crude attacks
Peter Fonda was sounding absolutely unhinged.
Press again bashes Ivanka, who privately lobbied to change family separation policy
It was probably inevitable that the media would eventually make the family separation furor about Ivanka Trump.
Backlash against border policy grows, but furor could help Trump in midterms
In the blink of an eye, the uproar over immigration has become a major midterm election issue.
Trump losing GOP and media allies in outcry over separating immigrant families
A Republican president has a problem when he's lost the New York Post.
Why the media are acting like lemmings in warning of a Trump 'cult'
The media are going cult-crazy.
Trump slams press over Singapore as GOP embraces his praise for Kim
President Trump may have declared yesterday that there is "no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea," but that remains to be seen.
Trump's Singapore summit, a first step, being trashed by many pundits
On this, perhaps, we can all agree: It is better that President Trump is talking to Kim Jong Un than exchanging threats over nuclear war.
Tariff tantrums: Media accuse Trump of trying to destroy the West
One of my "Media Buzz" guests said the other day that the press blows past the complexities of covering President Trump's economic battle with American allies by focusing on "personality-based" coverage.
A Trump jump in the polls despite the media's gloom-and-doom portrayal
The bleak presidential portrait painted by the media keeps getting darker: Donald Trump is spinning out of control, calling the Mueller probe unconstitutional, claiming he can pardon himself, embracing a lawyer who says he could shoot Jim Comey and not be indicted.
Clinton's anger over the press and Lewinsky impeaches his credibility
After a disastrous interview in which he looked clueless about sexual misconduct, Bill Clinton got a do-over.
Going on offense: Trump cancels Eagles after most blew off White House visit
President Trump just called an audible.
Media backlash over Trump claims on pardon power, unconstitutional probe
There was a media eruption over Rudy Giuliani and his latest round of television appearances, turning on his answers to hypothetical questions, which are always dangerous.
Trump's anti-media tweetstorm: Some hits, some misses, all red meat
The president is mounting so many Twitter attacks against the press that it’s a bit hard to keep up.
Roseanne blames Ambien, ABC, herself as Trump also hits the network
I think we can all agree it wasn’t the Ambien, that Roseanne Barr has a long history of spewing conspiracy theories and ugly attacks.
Trump says Mueller meddling in midterms, but shines spotlight on the probe
With 15 tweets in the last five days on what he’s calling the “Rigged Russia Witch Hunt,” President Trump is not just playing defense but keeping the investigation in the forefront of the news cycle.
Elon Musk veers off the road in assailing the media
When it comes to his sudden misfire against the media, Elon Musk is losing some of his rocket fuel.
Why Trump scrapping the summit goes beyond the rough rhetoric
President Trump's announcement that he would sit down with Kim Jong Un came as a global shock.
Media say Paul Ryan's job in jeopardy as Republican warfare rages
No wonder Paul Ryan decided to bail.
New flak for Hillary Clinton as she cautiously wades into the midterms
A year and a half after the election, Hillary Clinton still finds herself a political piñata.
Investigating the investigators: Why the Trump probes are now a morass
So just to bring you up to date: --The FBI used an informant to spy on Trump campaign aides who had contacts with Russia.
Revising history: New York Times disses its original story on Trump probe
The New York Times has run a rather stunning correction, only a year and a half after the fact.
Breaking news on Trump Tower meeting with Russians contains little news
Here we go again, back to the infamous Trump Tower meeting with the Russians in the summer of 2016.
Trump attacks leaking 'cowards' as anonymous sources undermine White House
Kellyanne Conway says some people in and around the White House "are using the media to shiv each other"—and that she expects some folks to be fired.
Corey Lewandowski joining Pence team, will focus on midterms and then 2020
Corey Lewandowski, who helped Donald Trump win the Republican nomination, is getting back in the campaign game.
Too soon? Media acknowledge Trump Nobel talk as North Korea frees prisoners
Hell hath officially frozen over.
Forget Iran: Television, prodded by lawyer, pounces on Cohen-Russia allegation
It's mildly amusing to watch cable pundits say that Michael Avenatti hijacked the prime-time coverage on Tuesday night from what was unquestionably a story of global importance, President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
Lack of substance: Media liberals say 'Trump Porn' is hurting them too
In the hyperpartisan media climate surrounding President Trump, I've detected a rare spot of agreement.
Trump's CIA pick attacked over Bush-era program; do gender politics matter?
Gina Haspel doesn't want to be "the next Ronny Jackson."
Giuliani roils the waters in saying Trump reimbursed Stormy Daniels payment
Rudy Giuliani just changed the playing field on the investigations of Donald Trump–but perhaps not in the way he intended.
Trump eyes Lewandowski for Kelly's job amid White House infighting
There are growing whispers that if John Kelly is eased out or bails out as White House chief of staff, the job could go to Corey Lewandowski.
Furor over Mueller questions: Why the leak came from Trump World
The White House has been rocked by many self-destructive leaks—any "idiot" can see that—but the spilling of the Robert Mueller questions is in a whole different category.
Fuming on Fox: Trump slams DOJ, Comey, Democrats, media in morning marathon
It was just like the old days, when Donald Trump would call into "Fox & Friends" and say whatever was on his mind.
Behind the vitriol: Are Trump's critics mimicking his tactics?
Donald Trump, as candidate and as president, has been a brawler, calling critics idiots, morons, psychos, SOBs and, in the case of the media, scum.
Prognosis for White House doctor isn't great as Trump calls VA confirmation process 'disgusting'
Ronny Jackson may have declared Donald Trump to be in fantastic health, but his own nomination is seriously ailing.
Pushback against Pompeo: Why panel's vote was pure politics
On paper, there is simply no question: Mike Pompeo is qualified to be secretary of State.
Trump blames media 'narrative' for the belief that he's soft on Russia
President Trump just came out and said it.
Communication breakdown: What the Nikki Haley flap reveals about Trump's foreign policy
It's understandable, perhaps, that much of the press is playing the latest back-and-forth on Russian sanctions as a personal slap at Nikki Haley.
Sean Hannity, Michael Cohen and the ethics of disclosure
I've been watching hours and hours of nonstop coverage about Sean Hannity.
Why Comey used ABC's platform to go scorched earth against Trump
James Comey, whose public persona is based on the image of an upright G-man, has tarnished his own halo.
Comey book tour targeted after 'mob boss' attack on Trump
James Comey's book tour hasn't even started and it's already becoming ground zero in the political and media war over President Trump.
Paul Ryan quit in frustration, but that hardly means Republicans are doomed
Paul Ryan is one of those rare politicians who really does want to spend more time with his family.
The FBI raid: A dramatic stunt matched by angry presidential rhetoric
The dramatic FBI raid on Michael Cohen's office and hotel room was a grandstanding move, no question about it.