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June 4, 2021

‘The Office’ actress latest to be slimed by toxic Twitter and moronic media

You can be living your life as a responsible grownup, and suddenly find yourself pilloried over some dumb thing you said as a high school student, or some faux flap from two decades ago.

June 3, 2021

New media target: Wild chatter about Trump’s swift return to power

Donald Trump has permanently shut down his blog after just 29 days. But he’s still making news.

June 2, 2021

Naomi Osaka, admitting depression, double-faulted by stiffing the press

Naomi Osaka unleashed a blistering serve, aimed directly at the press. But what came back at her was a barrage of criticism that wound up knocking her out of a major tournament and, for now, the game of tennis itself.

May 28, 2021

Biden, seen as increasingly liberal, would explode the deficit with new budget

Joe Biden, who ran as the moderate alternative to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, is increasingly seen as liberal. In fact, too far to the left. That’s what $6 trillion will get you.

May 27, 2021

GOP leaders denounce Marjorie Taylor Greene, conservatives hit the Squad over Israel

Greene, a Donald Trump supporter, is clearly losing support on the right. But conservatives are also increasingly focusing on Democratic left-wingers who harshly criticize Israel — and whether that crosses the line into anti-Semitism.

May 26, 2021

After mocking and dismissing Wuhan lab theory, media now taking it seriously

For well over a year, most media types dismissed the theory that COVID-19 could have been created in a Wuhan lab, and some ridiculed those who talked it up. Now, they are taking it seriously

May 25, 2021

Hill gridlock reigns supreme, despite Biden and the media touting bipartisanship

Biden is acutely aware that the Republicans are determined to block his agenda, which they view as hard-left and fiscally reckless. But he had to at least go through the motions of negotiating with the GOP to meet the demands of bipartisanship by the two most moderate Senate Democrats, Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema

May 21, 2021

Lori Lightfoot’s polarizing move: Why White reporters need not apply

Lightfoot called out “the overwhelming whiteness and maleness" of the press corps and said she’s only talking to Black and Latino reporters.

May 20, 2021

Trump, GOP leaders join forces to sink Jan. 6 commission

Whatever the merits of a commission to be run by outside appointees, Republican leaders viewed it as a dagger aimed at former President Donald Trump.

May 19, 2021

Why Harris is treading carefully in Biden world, and taking flak from the press

There are signs that the press is unhappy with Vice President Harris, or at least getting impatient. Why doesn’t she make more news? Why is she so cautious?