When newly-installed CNN chief Jeff Zucker hired Jake Tapper and Chris Cuomo away from ABC News, there was reason to hope the incredible-disappearing-cable-news-network was serious about rebuilding a brand tarnished by a leftward lurch and increasingly obnoxious anchors. When Soledad O’Brien, Roland Martin, and Jack Cafferty were shown the door, things looked even brighter. But… Read more »
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Obama Budget Week
This week we are expected to (finally) receive Barack Obama’s budget proposal for 2014. Two months past the deadline – after countless vacations and golf games, another just this weekend – we will finally see the president’s vision for our country’s future. You can tell a lot by a budget, including your priorities and your… Read more »
Schumer: Immigration Deal This Week
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Face the Nation today that he hoped that the Senate would come to an agreement on immigration reform this week. “All of us have said that there will be no agreement until the eight of us agree to a big, specific bill, but hopefully we can get that done… Read more »
The Bad And The Ugly: Last Week Wasn’t The Finest Hour For Cable News
Rarely has one week gone so poorly for cable news. We’re talking all aspects of the game: Program busts on CNN and MSNBC, blustering for the sake of blustering, and attacks on those who completely didn’t deserve it—like the President and First Lady—that made us remember cable news isn’t exactly journalism royalty on display. Let’s… Read more »