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

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. 

 

Catherine Mortensen
December 19th, 2025 12:01 AM

OF COURSE: ABC News OMITS ‘Below Expectations’ Inflation Number

The much-awaited Consumer Price Index for November was released today, with good news for the country: inflation came in at 2.7 percent, significantly below the 3.1 percent projected by economists. The legacy nightly news was not too enthusiastic in reporting this story, with ABC outright omitting the story.

Jorge Bonilla
December 18th, 2025 11:22 PM

AP Editorializes Negatively on Lower than Expected Inflation Rate

The Associated Press has faced criticism for editorializing rather than reporting straightforward news, particularly in an article about November's inflation rate of 2.7%, which was lower than the expected 3.1%. Critics argue that AP turned positive economic news into a negative narrative, suggesting potential data distortions and emphasizing public discontent. This approach contrasts with…

P.J. Gladnick
December 18th, 2025 10:27 PM

Bozell Breaks Down the Elitist Media’s Worst Quotes of 2025

Media Research Center President David Bozell joined The Derek Hunter Show Wednesday night to break down the elitist media’s most outrageous quotes of the year as part of the MRC’s annual Worst Quote of the Year award, which spotlights the most egregious or biased statements in the media.

Évangéline Faussié
December 18th, 2025 4:57 PM

Soros-Tied Anchor Who Unmasked ICE Agents DEMOTED After MRC Bombshell

A radio anchor for the George Soros-controlled KCBS 740 AM station who had the gall to unmask the vehicles of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in the gang-infested San Jose, California area in January was demoted after MRC Business took him to task.

 

Joseph Vazquez
December 18th, 2025 4:23 PM

3 House Dems Help Cancel Rogue Republicans, Pass Bill Protecting Kids

Three House Democrats voted Wednesday to protect children from transgender procedures, passing a bill that would otherwise have failed because four Republicans voted against it.

Craig Bannister
December 18th, 2025 3:40 PM

MS NOW Freaks Out Over HHS Blocking 'Gender-Affirming Care' For Minors

MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera Reports melted down late Thursday morning after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Trump administration will not provide Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement funding to hospitals that provide so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. According to medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta, “every medical society” would disagree with the administration’s…

Alex Christy
December 18th, 2025 3:36 PM

Whoopi Claims ‘Warrior Dividends’ Are Bribe to Follow Illegal Orders

The View’s anti-military bent from most of the year came to ahead on Thursday’s show as ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg asserted, without evidence, that President Trump’s announced “warrior dividends” (a $1,776 pay bonus) where about bribing service members to follow illegal orders. Additionally, co-host Joy Behar was outraged that Trump had the nerve to call President Obama a “…

Nicholas Fondacaro
December 18th, 2025 3:11 PM

ABC RAGES Over ‘Combative,’ ‘Defensive,’ ‘Hyperpartisan’ Trump Speech

On Thursday, the broadcast networks led with President Trump’s Wednesday primetime address to the nation and all took great umbrage with his blaming of the Biden regime for the economy he inherited, but ABC’s Good Morning America was far and above the worst for its deep disgust over the “combative,” “defensive,” and “hyperpartisan” speech that ignored the “economic pain...under his…

Curtis Houck
December 18th, 2025 1:53 PM
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Morning Joe Mocks Trump's Biden Mentions with Willie Nelson Song

Always on the lookout for new ways to attack President Trump, Morning Joe went musical today. The show opened Thursday's episode with Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" playing in the background, mocking Trump's frequent mentions of his predecessor in his address to the country last night, and in other instances.

Mark Finkelstein
December 18th, 2025 1:45 PM

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