Tag: NBC

Washington Secrets

DHS pushes back on NBC, ‘no evidence’ Russians ‘manipulated’ elections

Paul Bedard · February 12, 2018 4:48 pm

Many see their own fathers in the chiseled, goateed face of Jack Pearson. (Ron Batzdorff/NBC via AP)

Beltway Confidential

‘This Is Us’ shows we still want strong, fatherly role models on TV

Neil Dwyer · February 7, 2018 6:15 pm

After a rally in Ohio on Monday, media outlets reported President Trump had called Democratic lawmakers "treasonous" and "un-American" for not clapping at his State of the Union. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The media’s long history of labeling Trump ‘un-American’

Eddie Scarry · February 7, 2018 5:01 am

In a recent episode of "Law and Order: SVU," it seems Detective Olivia Benson (pictured above) and many of the other characters cannot really give Martha Cobb, a right-wing firebrand, a chance at legal justice. (Screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives can’t even get due process in sexual assault cases on TV

Angela Morabito · February 6, 2018 11:26 pm

Media outlets have had some less-than-kind things to say about Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Over the past week, he's been called a "near-treasonous water boy," a "propagandist," "a courier for Donald Trump," and just "a former dairy farmer." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Media slam Devin Nunes, but can’t explain why

Eddie Scarry · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump decided not to participate in the traditional pre-game interview before SundayÃ¢â¬â¢s Super Bowl. However, if the president decides he does want to participate in an interview, the invitation stands. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump skipping Super Bowl Sunday interview: Report

Melissa Quinn · February 1, 2018 1:44 pm

Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President Trump, faced backlash last year after she told Chuck Todd of NBC's "Meet the Press" that the White House had "alternative facts" on the crowd size of Trump's inauguration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Howard Kurtz, Michael Wolff books support Kellyanne Conway’s ‘alternative facts’ claim

Eddie Scarry · January 29, 2018 9:50 pm

"I absolutely think the trip was worth it," Lester Holt said. "We talk about this place, we hear the bellicose language from its leader and we hear the reaction from our country. It's important to get on the ground. You go to a place like North Korea with your eyes wide open." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

NBC’s Lester Holt defends Olympics coverage from North Korea ski resort

Eddie Scarry · January 25, 2018 7:45 pm

In a new poll, Trump Hotels had a net favorability rating of about 33 percent among Republicans, and a net unfavorability rating of about 45 percent among Democrats, creating a spread of 78 percent, the largest spread of all the brands examined. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump Hotels top list of most polarizing brands in America

Anna Giaritelli · January 25, 2018 1:06 pm

The exchange happened when NBC's Peter Alexander asked what President Trump was doing to prevent future acts of gun violence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sarah Sanders snaps at NBC reporter, accuses him of saying Trump is ‘complicit’ in school shooting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2018 8:24 pm

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn did not tell President Trump about his secret meeting with FBI officials, including Peter Strzok, on Jan. 24, 2017, and the president only learned of it two days later from former acting attorney general Sally Yates. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Michael Flynn secretly met with FBI officials at White House a year ago today: Report

Anna Giaritelli · January 24, 2018 1:01 pm

NBC News' Andrea Mitchell on Monday erroneously reported that 13 Israeli-Arab members of Israel's parliament were escorted out by guards for holding up signs while in session. She was quickly refuted online. (screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

NBC’s chief foreign affairs correspondent gets schooled by Israeli reporter on Israeli politics

Becket Adams · January 22, 2018 10:43 pm