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February 3, 2017

The empire strikes back: Why Trump's private talks with foreign leaders were leaked

The swamp is finding ways to mire the new president in controversy.

February 2, 2017

The Gorsuch pick: High praise, even on the left, but also politics and payback

There is a surprisingly strong consensus that Neil Gorsuch is a smart, thoughtful and gifted Supreme Court nominee, but that’s not what the debate is going to be about.

February 1, 2017

Trump's firing of a defiant Obama holdover: Why he's no Richard Nixon

Minutes after President Trump fired the acting attorney general, I was on Tucker Carlson’s show and suddenly had to deal with the breaking news.

January 31, 2017

Media's 'chaos' coverage of refugee ban may obscure the terror debate

If there is one word that sums up the media’s coverage of President Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and visas, it would be chaos.

January 30, 2017

Trump, Bannon call media the 'opposition party': Does that go too far?

The media have risen as one with a resounding message: We will not shut up!

January 27, 2017

The Cable Guy: Trump's constant commentary shatters Washington's stately pace

Washington is a city of order and procedure, of carefully parsed words, of message discipline and talking points, of lengthy memos and scripted speeches.

January 26, 2017

Breaking News: Trump doing stuff that he promised to do

If the Trump campaign had one signature line—one yuge line—it was that we’re going to build a wall.

January 25, 2017

Charlie Hebdo’s moment: Why some media outlets are afraid to run the cover

In the television business, I like to say that people vote with their remote controls. In Paris right now, people are voting with their francs. They are buying up the new issue of Charlie Hebdo in such waves that many French newsstands sold out before 7 a.m. yesterday. The usual print run of 50,000 had been boosted to 3 million, and when that was quickly snatched up, it was upped to 5 million.

January 25, 2017

Split-screen presidency: Media favor controversies over Trump's fast start

In just two days, President Trump has met with corporate honchos, union chiefs and auto executives, courted congressional leaders, frozen federal hiring, killed the Pacific trade deal and moved ahead on two major pipelines.

January 24, 2017

After harsh scolding, Spicer and press avoid fisticuffs. Is this a truce?

For nearly an hour and a half yesterday, Sean Spicer stood in the White House briefing room and answered reporters’ questions.