Colbert Joke: GOP Health Care Mascot's a Dog Saying 'Go Out and Kill'

Stephen Colbert’s Wednesday cold open for The Late Show not only smeared the Republican Party by claiming their health care policy motto is simply “Kill,” but the CBS host also took House Majority Leader Steve Scalise out of context by omitting his actual beliefs to do it.

Alex Christy
December 18th, 2025 12:46 PM

White House, Analysts Cheer Cooler-than-Expected November Inflation

Inflation in November was lower than analysts had predicted, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Thursday reveals.

Craig Bannister
December 18th, 2025 12:41 PM

IT’S (D)IFFERENT: Nets Rediscover Interest in Presidential Fact-Checks

After effectively serving as both Praetorian Guard and stenographers for the Biden White House, the network news appear to have rediscovered their interest in fact-checking presidential addresses. President Trump’s address on the economy drew a reaction from the network news more befitting of a partisan rapid response operation.

Jorge Bonilla
December 18th, 2025 11:12 AM

Kimmel, Harris Mourn 'Swift Implementation' Of Conservative Agenda

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel helped former Vice President Kamala Harris revive her late night book tour on Wednesday as the pair lamented President Trump’s “swift implementation” of a plan that is allegedly about “deconstructing government's ability to have checks and balances on abuse of power.”

Alex Christy
December 18th, 2025 9:40 AM

Bidenomics-Lovin' Krugman Sneers: Trump's 'A+++++ Economy, My A++'

In his latest hate-Trump rambling December 17 Substack column, former New York Times columnist Krugman sneered, “An A+++++ Economy, My A++,” mocking the president’s assessment of the current state of the economy. It’s worth a reminder that Krugman just recently had the audacity to call Bidenomics the “triumph that nobody appreciated.” 

Joseph Vazquez
December 18th, 2025 9:35 AM

BAD FAITH: ABC Co-Opts Hochul’s Catholicism for Euthanasia Story

The time has come once again for the elite legacy media to weaponize the faith of a prominent liberal politician in order to manufacture mainstreamability of some far-left policy item. This time, ABC News has found use for the Catholic faith of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY)

Jorge Bonilla
December 17th, 2025 11:52 PM

Pathetic PBS Ignores Islamic Connection in Australia Hanukkah Massacre

On Sunday PBS acted like the good liberal news channel it is by whitewashing the obvious Islamic roots behind the massacre of Jews at an outdoor Hannukah party at Bondi Beach in Australia. Instead the discussion clung to wholly unrelated incidents in America, like the decade-old Charlottesville march, while ignoring the even more virulent anti-Semitism on display in every march in Australia…

Clay Waters
December 17th, 2025 10:26 PM

Salem Taps Jennings, Marlow to Occupy Charlie Kirk’s Radio Slot in ‘26

Axios’s Tal Axelrod delivered a welcome scoop Wednesday that, starting in 2026, Breitbart editor-in-chief Alex Marlow and CNN senior political commentator (and 2025 MRC Bulldog Award winner) Scott Jennings would occupy the three hours of radio previously filled by the late Charlie Kirk on the Salem Radio Network, marking a step up for the pair from their previous roles inside Salem.

Curtis Houck
December 17th, 2025 6:43 PM

Trump: The ‘Fake’ in ‘Fake News’ Isn’t Strong Enough, Just Look at CNN

Someone needs to come up with a “more powerful” word than “fake” to describe just how despicable today’s legacy media have become, President Donald Trump said Tuesday at a White House Hanukkah reception.

Craig Bannister
December 17th, 2025 4:24 PM

NPR's Softball Interview with 'Superstar' Zohran Mamdani's Radical Dad

National "Public" Radio loves the radical socialist Mamdanis. This is an easy exhibit in their dramatic ideological bias. On Tuesday's Morning Edition, co-host Leila Fadel offered a seven-minute softball interview with radical professor Mahmood Mamdani, twice describing his son Zohran Mamdani as a "political superstar." 

Tim Graham
December 17th, 2025 3:13 PM

No, Brian Stelter, the Media Are the Problem, Not Defamation Suits

Earlier this week, President Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC alleging that they deceptively edited his speech from January 6, 2021 to omit his call for the a peaceful protest; something the BBC seemed to cop to in an apology they issued in November. The fresh suit caused CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter to clutch his pearls during a Tuesday edition of CNN…

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 17th, 2025 3:02 PM

Government Control in the Digital Age

Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European politicians go much further, reports Stossel TV producer Kristin Tokarev. They’re pushing government-mandated digital IDs that tie your identity to nearly everything you do. Spain’s prime minister…

John Stossel
December 17th, 2025 1:38 PM

Fund Manager and CFO Confidence ‘Soars,’ Hitting 4-Year High

Chief financial officers (CFOs) and fund managers at large-scale companies are the most optimistic they’ve been in four years, results of two closely-watched polls released this week reveal.

Craig Bannister
December 17th, 2025 12:52 PM

The Media Research Center Award for Worst Quote of the Year

It was a challenging task, but an esteemed panel led by MRC President David Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2025 and declared a winner. This year the winner is Matthew Dowd! 

Geoffrey Dickens
December 17th, 2025 10:10 AM