News Hour
PBS Suggests Third Impeachment For Trump's Immigration Policies
PBS News Hour White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez had an eventful Monday show. Within the span of two minutes, she managed to omit that a recently deported visa holder admitted to attending Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral and interviewed Law Professor Kim Wehle, who suggested Trump’s immigration policies writ large should merit a third impeachment.
Brooks Lauds Schumer Folding On Shutdown: 'Country's Being Decimated'
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks had an actual debate on Friday’s PBS News Hour. However, it was more of an inside-the-family argument about the best way for Democrats to stand up to President Donald Trump. Capehart argued that, after Senate Democrats declined to shut down the government, the party needs to grow “a spine,” while…
Barron-Lopez: If Trump Deports Hamas Supporter, He Can Deport Anyone
PBS News Hour White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez tried to claim on Thursday that if the Trump Administration is able to successfully deport pro-Hamas Columbia University student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, it can deport any legal immigrant simply for disagreeing with them.
PBS 'Conservative' David Brooks Agrees With Capehart 61% of the Time
Every Friday, PBS News Hour devotes a segment to recapping the week's news with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart. Brooks is supposed to be the conservative half of the duo, but according to a new NewsBusters study, he agrees with Capehart 61 percent of the time.
PBS Falsely Says There's No Evidence Arrested Student Is Pro-Hamas
As Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil faces deportation for his part in pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic protests, PBS News Hour would have its viewers believe that he is just a victim of a presidential administration that doesn’t like having its opinions challenged. On Monday’s episode, William Brangham falsely claimed there’s no proof to support the allegations against him.
Capehart Laments Lack Of 'Nuanced' Discussion On Men In Women's Sports
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart lamented to PBS News Hour host Geoff Bennett on Friday that Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast appearance with conservative Charlie Kirk, where he dissented from the party line, continued the nation’s alleged inability to have “nuanced and thoughtful” conversations about transgender people participating in women’s sports.
‘PUBLIC’ Broadcasting Watch: PBS and NPR Trashed the Trump Speech
PBS and NPR know that Trump, Musk, and the Republicans are looking at defunding them, but they inevitably covered Trump’s speech to Congress with their usual anti-Trump tilt.
PBS: Trump Rifling ‘Dictator’s Playbook’ Like Philippine Strongman
Monday’s PBS News Hour featured former CNN reporter Maria Ressa, who was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression,” but her tough experiences as a journalist in the Philppines taught her the wrong lessons -- that freedom of speech on social media is responsible for the rise in authoritarianism around the world, using the left-wing excuse…
'PUBLIC' Broadcasting Watch: NPR's Tamara Keith Is NOT 'Independent'
NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith joined the conga line of journalists protesting President Trump for taking the press-pool and press-credential powers away from the White House Correspondents Association. As a former WHCA president, Keith tweeted: “An independent press makes our leaders more accountable and our nation stronger.” Keith is not independent. NPR and PBS both rely on her…
PBS Tries Blackmail on GOP Budget Chair: Job Loss in Your District?
On Wednesday’s PBS News Hour, co-host Amna Nawaz tried emotional blackmail to stop spending cuts – any kind of spending cut – in an interview with Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) chairman of the House Budget Committee. After challenging Arrington on Medicaid spending in the just-passed House GOP budget framework (“….Is it possible for you to guarantee that none of the 70 million people…
PBS Freaks Trump Entering 'Sinister Territory' Amid Press Pool Changes
The cast of Friday’s PBS News Hour was not interested in subtlety, nuance, or level-headedness as they discussed recent media news. Host Amna Nawaz wondered if “we’re in much more sinister territory now” due to the changes surrounding the White House press pool. Both Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks agreed,…
PBS, Stelter Agree About Trump’s Kremlin-Style ‘Chilling Effect’ on AP
Tuesday’s PBS News Hour featured guest Brian Stelter, editor of CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter (and reliable white knight for the mainstream media) to discuss the “chilling effect” of the Trump Administration blocking the Associated Press from the White House pool of reporters.
PBS Defends IRS From Trump Firings: Helps 'Ultra-Wealthy' Evade Taxes
When PBS News Hour reporter Laura Barron Lopez spoke on Monday with the recently resigned IRS commissioner Daniel Werfel, it was the tax-funded news network’s latest defense against DOGE’s cuts in federal spending and staff reductions. PBS dutifully crammed the hypothetical budget cut highway with awful-sounding blockades, and added an old-fashioned soak-the-rich twist.
PBS Soft on Terror? Hezbollah’s Slain Boss Revered as ‘Father Figure'
PBS News Mideast “special correspondent” Simona Foltyn reported from Lebanon for Sunday'sPBS News “special correspondent” Simona Foltyn reported from Lebanon for Sunday's PBS News Weekend, from a funeral service celebrating the life and legacy of….Hassan Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed anti-Israel terrorist group Hezbollah before dying months ago under Israeli bombardment. Foltyn…
