A Trump Appointee Blocks the President's Banishment of Disfavored News Outlets
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly is skeptical of the belated "national security" rationale for banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
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Journalists Still Barred From White House
Plus: Manhole climbers, Beshear mulling 2028 run, God bless the commenters, and more...
Nikole Hannah-Jones' Experiment Accidentally Undercuts Her Case Against School Choice
The New York Times writer credits her own adult success with attending wealthier schools outside her neighborhood. So why does she blame New York City's education problems on choice?
Trump Feuds With Kaitlin Collins After CNN Media Ban
Trump’s latest media fight isn’t just about CNN and MSNOW—it’s about who gets access to him.
Free Speech Groups Say the FCC's Disney/ABC Investigation 'Reeks of Political Pretext'
FIRE, Cato, PEN America, and others take on the broadcasting police.
Paramount Bends the Knee to Rob Bonta
California and 11 other states weaponized antitrust law until Paramount agreed to film quotas and an oversight board for CNN and CBS.
Does CNN Deserve To Be Banned From the White House?
Plus: why parents are abandoning public schools, whether AI requires government intervention, and what happened to fusionism in the conservative movement.
Purposely Negative
Plus: School segregation, ICE shooting, Cuban Americans envision the future, and more...
Congress Doesn't Agree on Much. Except That Your Car Needs AM Radio.
The push to mandate AM radios has brought Ted Cruz together with Bernie Sanders.
Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats
For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.
The Lindsay Clancy Jury Was Tasked With an Impossible Question
In the court of public opinion, there is little room for ambiguity here. But those who watched the trial know that reality is far less satisfying.
Rebuke or Punishment
Plus: Gustavo Gordillo's lies, measles among the Amish, Milo Yiannopoulos deported, and more...
Tony Is an Anthony Bourdain Origin Story
and a portrait of a young man as a wannabe writer.
The War on Free-Range Kids Makes The New York Times
For too long, the government has acted as if any child venturing out unsupervised is in danger—and has negligent parents.
How Karoline Leavitt Changed the White House Press Room
The new media seat was a good idea.
Trump Media Is Selling Early Access to the President's Truth Social Posts for $100,000 a Month
Press groups are suing Trump Media over the scheme, calling it “profoundly corrupt.”
FCC Rule Change Would Allow More Broadcast Mergers, but It's Not Clear the FCC Has That Power.
It's not clear if the agency even has the legal authority to make the change. But if it goes through, there's little to worry about.
People Have Got To Try Being Normal About Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and the WNBA
Plus: Congress struggling to regulate college sports, looking at the economics of World Cup hosts, and why are golf shows all the same?
Conservative Groups Urge FCC To Show Restraint in ABC Investigation
Fourteen organizations otherwise supportive of the Trump FCC's agenda cautioned against abusing powers that could later be used against conservatives.
Tariff Man
Plus: House votes on war powers as Trump enters Iran war "revenge mode," Ted Cruz worries about AI, Marvel movies are planned through 2042, and more...
Trump Threatens To Revoke ABC and NBC Licenses for Not Broadcasting His Election Speech
As someone should have explained to him by now, that's not how it works.
The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media
Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Has Some Strange Assumptions About the Media
The best way to release secret footage of alien life is…local TV news?
Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire'
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the recent drama between Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss at CBS.
President Trump Storms Out of NBC Interview
Pressed on election fraud claims and a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, the president abruptly ended a tense exchange with NBC’s Kristen Welker.
Reading: The Quietest Way To Disobey
Today's anxieties about digital culture are prefigured in the long and wobbly history of books.
Graham Platner Has Made #MeToo Democrats and Their Enemies Switch Sides
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine is accused by The New York Times of abuse and toxic behavior.
Hunter Biden and Candace Owens Are BFFs Now
Hunter Biden blames "the Epstein class" for turning on his dad.
Ted Turner, Entrepreneur of His Age
The creative destruction triggered by Ted Turner's wild gambits left the tyranny of licensed, bureaucratic TV in rubble.
A Journalism Tax Is a New Front in Australia's War on American Tech
A new bill would compel Meta, Google, and TikTok to pay for Australian journalism.
Is The Devil Wears Prada 2 the Great Millennial Journalism Movie?
This 20-years-later sequel traces a generation's economic fortunes through the decline of magazine journalism.
Shooter Reportedly Targets Trump Officials at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Gunman subdued at security checkpoint.
Swarms of Termite Moviemakers Have Made Cinema More Personal
Screens have become less passive, more participatory, and more open to all kinds of moving pictures.
Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino: The Leftists Who Think Stealing Is Great
Actually, shoplifting is bad.
How the Media Failed American Foreign Policy
America is a global empire that needs information about itself in order to function.
The Atlantic Vows To Fight $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit by Kash Patel
The FBI director filed a lawsuit over an article about his alleged drinking habits.
America's First Drafts
Before it was history, the Declaration of Independence was news. Not everyone got the story right.
Did the Media Miss the Eric Swalwell Story?
Seems weird no one reported on the numerous sexual misconduct allegations in 2020.
Bye-Bye, Bondi
Plus: pro-tech media sells to big tech, Trump's new tariffs, jobs numbers, and more...
There Are Many Good Reasons To Criticize Kristi Noem. Her Husband's Sexual Interests Are Not Among Them.
Who cares if Bryon Noem likes pretending to have giant breasts?
Illegal To Defund NPR?
Plus: Judge stops Trump's ballroom, Iran announcement incoming, NASA takes steps to go back to the moon, and more...
FCC Chair Threatens Media Outlets That Don't Report Good Iran War News
Brendan Carr, who relishes his role as Trump's "media pit bull," sent a threatening X post while visiting the president at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump Wants To Cover Up Bad News About the Iran War
And Middle Eastern dictatorships are helping him do it.
CNN Retracts Terrible Post About Alleged Terrorists at New York City Mayor's Mansion
"In less than an hour, their lives would drastically change as the pair would be arrested for throwing homemade bombs."
Iran Is Trying To Silence Dissent. Western Media Are Breaking Through Anyway.
Satellite broadcasting is a strategic counter to state censorship.
DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin Goes Out at the Top of Her Game
McLaughlin made a habit of flinging accusations against people that were later proven false by video evidence or never resulted in criminal convictions.
The Epstein Files Obsessives Keep Lying About Their Critics
Tara Palmeri insinuated that Michael Tracey disagrees with her because he's paid by Epstein associates. That's a lie.
