The Trump Trial

mediapost.com Can you be fair and impartial? That question, asked of jurors, has been bugging me since the beginning of The People v. Trump, aka the “hush money” trial, now proceeding in…

25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America

vanityfair.com In the words of author Dave Cullen, the Columbine High School massacre “was not the first mass shooting, but it definitely started the mass-shooter era.” That era is now a…

NewsHour viewers remember Robert MacNeil

pbs.org Journalist Robert MacNeil, who co-founded the program that became the “PBS NewsHour,” died April 12 at the age of 93. After the success of their 1973 gavel-to-gavel coverage…

America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

America trusts its institutions less than other rich democracies

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

When Candidate Trump Becomes Defendant Trump

vanityfair.com This week begins the criminal trial of a former president, who is now the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee and the de facto leader of the Republican Party. America…

Jay Powell is trying to avoid the fate of a 1970s predecessor. Biden and Trump are making that harder

aol.com Fed Chair Jerome Powell is facing intensifying pressure as hotter-than-expected inflation complicates his coming interest rate decisions. The fact that both Joe Biden and…

Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93

pbs.org Robert MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. A lifelong lover…

Robert MacNeil Dies: Longtime PBS ‘MacNeil/Lehrer Report’ Co-Anchor Was 93

deadline.com Robert MacNeil, the veteran PBS newsman who co-hosted the long-running MacNeil/Lehrer Report with Jim Lehrer, has died. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New…

A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order

poynter.org Amid a fiercely competitive 2024 election rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump will become the first former president put on criminal…

MSNBC Scores Ratings Win Thanks to Interview With Federal Inmate Michael Avenatti

mediaite.com Ari Melber’s phone interview with the incarcerated felon Michael Avenatti kicked up plenty of controversy, but it also scored in the ratings for MSNBC. On April 9, The Beat…

MSNBC Interview With Avenatti a ‘Slap in the Face to Ronna McDaniel,’ Protests Vivek Ramaswamy

mediaite.com Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy criticized MSNBC’s interview with convicted felon Michael Avenatti this week, calling it a “slap in the face” to…

MSNBC Guest Dumps on Interview Ari Melber Just Conducted with Michael Avenatti: ‘He Knows Nothing About This Case!’

mediaite.com Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman dumped on MSNBC host Ari Melber’s interview with former Stormy Daniels lawyer and convict Michael Avenatti on Tuesday, resulting in…

A court rejects Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity

economist.com ON THE campaign trail, Donald Trump has been saying he would be a “dictator” on the first day of his second presidency. Mr Trump may be half-joking when he announces this…

Jack Smith Urges Supreme Court To Reject Trump's Presidential Immunity Claim In Final Filing

zerohedge.com Jack Smith Urges Supreme Court To Reject Trump's Presidential Immunity Claim In Final Filing Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times, Special counsel Jack Smith in his…

The 'misery index' often predicts who'll win the White House

businessinsider.com The "misery index" adds up the rates of unemployment and inflation. • In the past, it's been a good indicator of whether a president will be reelected. • But there are signs…

Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's presidential immunity claim

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme…