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NBC Touts Hillary’s ‘Preemptive Strike’ Against GOP Before Debate

By Kyle Drennen | December 15, 2015, 11:50 AM EST

After covering the upcoming Republican presidential debate on Tuesday, NBC Today co-host Matt Lauer promoted Hillary Clinton preparing to attack her GOP rivals: “Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is planning a preemptive strike against the barrage of ...

Networks Cheer NYT’s ‘Historic’ Gun Control Editorial; ‘Dramatic’ ‘Front-Page Outrage’

By Curtis Houck | December 5, 2015, 11:03 PM EST

On Saturday, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC continued to prove why the liberal media loves congratulating itself for their so-called accomplishments as the morning and evening newscasts spent nearly four minutes (without teases) cheering th ...

Only NBC Mentions Controversy Over Hillary’s Marine Claims

By Kyle Drennen | November 13, 2015, 1:09 PM EST

As questions began to be raised regarding Hillary Clinton’s dubious claim that she once tried to join the Marines in 1975, on Friday, only NBC’s Today briefly noted the controversy, with co-host Savannah Guthrie warning: “Democratic frontrunner Hillary Cl ...

NBC: Clinton ‘On the Offensive’; Ready to ‘Counterpunch’ GOP

By Kyle Drennen | October 28, 2015, 4:35 PM EDT

Ahead of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, NBC’s Today promoted Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton having “her own battle plan heading into tonight,” preparing to respond to the GOP 2016 field with a new ad blitz. Correspondent Kristen Welke ...

Networks Delighted for Hillary’s Sake at Biden’s Decision Not to Run for President

By Curtis Houck | October 21, 2015, 9:51 PM EDT

Hours after Vice President Joe Biden decided that he would not launch a presidential campaign, the major broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC largely welcomed on Wednesday night Biden’s decision as it stands to benefit Democratic candidate Hillary Clin ...

NBC: Benghazi Committee ‘Delegitimized,’ Hillary ‘Teed Up to Have a Great Day’ Testifying

By Kyle Drennen | October 16, 2015, 11:49 AM EDT

Appearing on Friday’s NBC Today, Bloomberg Politics managing editor John Heilemann saw a rapidly closing window for Joe Biden to enter the presidential race: “...if he's making a calculation on the political landscape, it's more forbidding now t ...

NBC Promotes Bill ‘On the Attack’ Defending Hillary Over E-Mail Scandal

By Jeffrey Meyer | September 29, 2015, 10:28 AM EDT

Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server, on Tuesday NBC’s Today rushed to promote former President Bill Clinton’s efforts to defend his wife from criticism.  News reader Tamron Hall introduced the segmen ...

NBC NN Runs Defense for Planned Parenthood Against Fiorina, ‘Doctored’ Baby Part Videos

By Curtis Houck | September 28, 2015, 12:04 AM EDT

Hours after 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina sparred with NBC’s Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd over the Planned Parenthood videos, Sunday’s NBC Nightly News similarly went to bat for the abortion provider against Fiorina as White ...

Nets Again Blast ‘Unruly’ GOP over Boehner Resignation; Suggests It Could Harm 2016 Chances

By Curtis Houck | September 26, 2015, 11:34 PM EDT

On Saturday morning, the major broadcast networks were at it again in bashing the “far-right” and “unruly hardliners” in the House Republican caucus for causing Speaker John Boehner’s impending resignation announced Friday that CBS added could hurt the pa ...

NBC Frets Over GOP ‘Taking Aim’ at Clinton Aide

By Kyle Drennen | August 31, 2015, 12:05 PM EDT

On Monday, NBC’s Today devoted a full report to Donald Trump and Republican members of Congress criticizing longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. Fill-in co-host Willie Geist declared: “One of Hillary Clinton's top aides, Huma Abedin, is in the ...

Networks Ignore Hillary's Holocaust-Invoking 'Boxcar' Blast at GOP

By Matthew Balan | August 30, 2015, 8:48 PM EDT

ABC, CBS, and NBC 's evening newscasts on Friday all failed to cover Hillary Clinton's latest inflammatory attack on Republicans – this time on illegal immigration. Clinton slammed the GOP earlier in the day on the issue, and made a thinly-veile ...

Networks Tout Hillary Calling GOPers ‘Terrorists’; Came ‘Out Swinging’ with ‘Tough Talk’

By Curtis Houck | August 28, 2015, 12:12 PM EDT

While it may be a shock that the major broadcast networks on Thursday night reported that Hillary Clinton compared Republicans to “terrorists” on women’s health, it was far from a surprise that ABC and NBC openly cheered her for “coming out swinging” “on ...

CBS Hits Hillary on E-Mails; Bored ABC Again Skips Scandal

By Scott Whitlock | August 20, 2015, 5:59 PM EDT

ABC on Thursday again skipped the latest details on the widening Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal. Yet, CBS This Morning offered full coverage on the "trouble" the Democrat's campaign is facing. NBC's Today skimped on the "political ...

Nets Tout ‘Fed Up’ & ‘Defiant’ Hillary Blaming Media for E-Mail Scandal

By Kyle Drennen | August 19, 2015, 11:23 AM EDT

While all three network morning shows covered Hillary Clinton’s ongoing e-mail scandal on Wednesday, the broadcasts focused on the Democratic front-runner being “fed up” with controversy and “defiant” in her response to legitimate questions from the press ...

Nets Fail to Point Out Hillary’s Changing Story on E-Mail Scandal

By Kyle Drennen | August 18, 2015, 11:57 AM EDT

While all three network morning shows covered the latest development in the Clinton e-mail scandal on Tuesday – that over 300 e-mails are being reviewed for classified material – all three broadcasts also touted the Clinton campaign defense that the forme ...