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Staff member Philippe Reines (foreground) apparently coordinated with CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott for her coverage of Hillary Clinton's 2013 congressional hearing on Benghazi. (AP Photo/Julie Busch)

Reporters downplay CNN’s apparent coordination with former Clinton aide

Becket Adams · November 25, 2015 6:00 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton used the term "illegal immigrant" earlier this month at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, but now is swearing off using the term. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Clinton swears off the term ‘illegal immigrant’

Becket Adams · November 25, 2015 12:50 am

Mike Allen reports for Politico on top issues in the nation's capital, and the most powerful people in the federal government read his morning newsletter with an eager devotion. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Report: Top Politico reporter trades favors for access

Becket Adams · November 24, 2015 10:32 pm

The paper compared Trump's campaign trail rhetoric to remarks from past controversial political figures. (AP Photo/Matthew Holst)

‘Racist lies’: NY Times declares war on Trump

Becket Adams · November 24, 2015 9:02 pm

Even MSNBC isn’t buying Obama’s confidence on ISIS

Becket Adams · November 24, 2015 5:01 am

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, along with several other candidates, will be given 12-minutes-worth of free ad time in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the report said.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

NBC offers candidates equal time after Trump’s SNL gig

Becket Adams · November 24, 2015 1:22 am

The New York Daily News has had it out for the NRA for some time now, as it has repeatedly accused the pro-Second Amendment group of enabling mass shooting events and other gun-related crimes. (AP Photo)

NY Daily News depicts NRA chief as terrorist

Becket Adams · November 23, 2015 7:28 pm

CNN's Fareed Zakaria was suspended for only six days in 2012 after claims surfaced that he had plagiarized a New Yorker article for his Aug. 20 column on gun control in Time magazine. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

For CNN, one opinion-heavy tweet is worse than plagiarism

Becket Adams · November 22, 2015 5:01 am

During the final 2012 presidential debate, which focused on foreign policy, Romney warned of the spread of terrorist influences in several key countries, including Libya, Syria and Mali. (AP Photo/Pool-Rick Wilking)

National Security

Press laughed off Romney’s Mali terror warning in 2012

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 9:28 pm

Press ignores Congress, voters on refugees

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 5:01 am

Suspended correspondent was 'bound to comply with the CNN neutrality principle/sham.' (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Syria tweet gets CNN reporter suspended

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 3:14 am

As proof that The Daily Caller report was being used to discredit the Black Lives Matter movement, the Washington Post sited a handful of tweets from obscure social media users. (AP Photo)

WaPo says Daily Caller report ‘totally valid,’ criticizes it anyway

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 1:37 am