Today's Highlights: What MRC's Media Watchdogs are Saying

January 6th, 2026 12:01 AM

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. 

 

NPR Anchor Inskeep: Much Evidence of Our Liberal Bias Is 'Imaginary'

January 5th, 2026 10:02 PM

As you should expect, NPR Morning Edition anchor Steve Inskeep is a cheerleader for his “news” network. On his Substack page came a titled “Public radio may be stronger in 2026.” He claimed "The fact-free hypothesis of NPR’s partisan critics was that NPR lost audience in the early 2020’s because it was too woke... much of the 'evidence' of bias was imaginary."

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Not Unhinged: CBS, NBC Morning Shows Keep Emotions in Check on Maduro

January 5th, 2026 6:56 PM

In contrast to ABC’s Good Morning America injecting an aura of chaos, concern, and negativity concerning Saturday’s U.S. military operations in Venezuela, Monday’s CBS Mornings and NBC’s Today were able to remain critical while not losing their proverbial noodles.

Navy Vet Who Beat CNN in Defamation Trial Looks to Put Life on TV

January 5th, 2026 6:02 PM

In addition to putting his life into print via his to-be-released memoir American Spy later this year, Navy veteran Zachary Young, the man who took CNN to court for malicious defamation and won, was looking to adapt his story into a serialized television show.

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Scarborough: Not Hoping For Things To Unravel In Venezuela, BUT...

January 5th, 2026 5:05 PM

Morning Joe brought out the Yes-buts on Monday. "We're certainly not hoping that things [in Venezuela] unravel, BUT that's what recent history has taught us." You just know that Scarborough and the rest of the liberal media are licking their lips, hoping and praying, waiting to pounce at the slightest indication that things are not going according to plan.

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Sunny Hostin Equates Arresting Maduro to ‘Piracy’ and ‘Kidnapping’

January 5th, 2026 3:03 PM

Monday was The View’s first day back after their winter hiatus and the daring arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro over the weekend had some of them in a tailspin. None more so than former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin, who proved why she no longer had that job. According to her, the Trump administration arresting Maduro and extraditing him the United States was a “…

Experts Cited by Politico on Venezuela Incursion Surprisingly Upbeat

January 5th, 2026 3:02 PM

In an unexpected and striking move, President Trump orchestrated the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, sending tremors through global politics. The operation's execution post-Maduro's meeting with China heightened tensions with authoritarian states. Analysts, including those typically critical of Trump, note the implications for U.S. energy supply, regional stability, and potential…

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ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ SEETHES Over U.S. ‘Attack’ on Venezuela

January 5th, 2026 2:58 PM

On Monday, ABC’s Good Morning America stood alone among the broadcast networks in expressing uniform disgust to Saturday’s U.S. military actions in Venezuela to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, painting a picture of chaos, “questions,” and “uncertainty” thanks to what they painted as illegal behavior by the Trump administration. ABC came dangerously close to openly siding with the…

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CBS Locates Expert to Argue Maduro's Not a 'Bloodthirsty Drug Dealer'

January 5th, 2026 2:42 PM

Sunday's 60 Minutes didn't air their controversial report on the Salvadoran CECOT prison, but they did make quick room for Scott Pelley to investigate President Trump's seizure of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. The story led with the expert Roger Carstens, a former "Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs" under Trump and Biden, who quibbled with the notion that Maduro was a "…

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Dana Bash Can't Stop Claiming That Nabbing Maduro Isn't America First

January 4th, 2026 10:36 PM

It didn't take the liberal media long to come up with their lines of attack against President Trump for ordering last Saturday morning's invasion of Venezuela, which resulted in the capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. One is the focus on the legality of the attack. The other one is that the attack does not fit the definition of 'America First'.

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SecState Rubio SCHOOLS Sunday Shows Over Maduro Capture, Extradition

January 4th, 2026 7:39 PM

The Elitist Media’s Sunday shows grappled with unexpected source material, due to the operation to capture and extradite former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro (and wife Cilia Flores) pursuant to indictments for narcotrafficking and other charges handed down in the Southern District of New York. Secretary of State Marco Rubio went on these shows to discuss the operation, and made quick work…

NPR Sounds Like DNC Radio, Promotes Trump-Trashing Takes on Venezuela

January 4th, 2026 6:53 PM

There’s nothing like a dramatic military action by President Trump to underline how much National “Public” Radio sounds like DNC Radio. Both Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Adam Smith were gently set up to denounce Trump, on Saturday morning and evening. 

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CNN's Phillip Makes Accusations Against Nick Shirley And His Video

January 4th, 2026 2:03 PM

One week after YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video alleging mass fraud at children's daycare centers in Minnesota, involving some in the Somali community, many in the liberal media are still casting doubt on the legitimacy of that video, and are still attacking Shirley personally, claiming he had previously created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim videos, while never presenting any proof of…

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NBC’s Jackson Claims Maduro's Arrest Will Harm Legal Case Against Him

January 3rd, 2026 9:39 PM

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was only in the United States for a few hours, on Saturday, when senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson decided she was going to spin for him on NBC Nightly News. According to Jackson and a university “lecturer,” the nature of Maduro’s arrest was going to harm the Trump administration’s legal case against him.