Eddie Scarry

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Paul Krugman claimed that former President Barack Obama was "remarkably" forthcoming in how he pursued his legislative agenda. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Paul Krugman says Obama was ‘honest’ about healthcare, omits broken promise on keeping doctors

Eddie Scarry · July 31, 2017 3:07 pm

Republican legislation that would repeal parts of the current healthcare law died early Friday morning after McCain cast a crucial vote against it. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Matt Drudge tweets photo of John McCain: ‘Corruption has so many faces’

Eddie Scarry · July 31, 2017 1:43 pm

The White House is busying itself with the little and stupid things people don't want to hear about, and the press is winning. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump is going small and losing to the media

Eddie Scarry · July 29, 2017 12:00 pm

Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan said President Trump's biggest flaw undermining his own power is that he lacks traditionally masculine characteristics.

Peggy Noonan: Trump’s a ‘drama queen’

Eddie Scarry · July 28, 2017 11:42 am

Lawyers for the paper say the case should be thrown out. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New York Times: Sarah Palin wants all internal communications about her since 2011

Eddie Scarry · July 27, 2017 7:08 pm

A reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek said incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci is inadvertently creating more leaks as he tries to aggressively crack down on leaks coming from the West Wing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Reporter: Anthony Scaramucci is ‘creating more leaks’ as he tries to crack down on leaks

Eddie Scarry · July 27, 2017 12:35 pm

A reporter yelled out to Trump, "Mr. President, how did you decide your policy on transgender people in the military?" (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump calls reporter ‘very rude’ when she calls out question on transgender military ban

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 7:51 pm

Stephen Rodrick's article, published online by Rolling Stone on Wednesday, gushes with praise for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and asked if he's "the free world's best hope?" Throughout the piece, Rodrick describes Trudeau in exclusively glowing terms. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, files)

Rolling Stone writer who wanted Justin Trudeau as president is moving to Canada

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 5:46 pm

The graphic appeared leading into NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell's noon program as a tease for a segment about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions remaining in his position even as President Trump publicly criticizes his work performance. (Image courtesy screenshot)

MSNBC uses ‘RESIST’ graphic

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 4:42 pm

The survey, published Wednesday, said 34 percent of U.S. adults favor a move to let courts "fine news media outlets for publishing or broadcasting stories that are biased or inaccurate." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

One-third of adults favor fines against media outlets that publish ‘biased or inaccurate’ stories

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 3:58 pm

Trump gave the interview to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, and the paper said that he was accompanied by Scaramucci, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Strategic Communications Director Hope Hicks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Anthony Scaramucci, other aides join Trump for Wall Street Journal interview

Eddie Scarry · July 25, 2017 7:56 pm

Congressional Democrats announced their "Better Deal" platform, a set of goals for better-paying jobs, readily available healthcare and increased regulation on large corporate businesses.

New Democratic agenda fizzles in the media

Eddie Scarry · July 25, 2017 4:11 pm