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Given that Harvey Weinstein's reputation as a serial mistreater of women was apparently an "open secret" in Hollywood, people are rightfully wondering why it took so long for a major media outlet to break the story. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Report: Negative information about a Weinstein accuser was offered to Washington Post just last week

Emily Jashinsky · October 11, 2017 6:25 pm

These things go either ignored or downplayed by the president's most ardent supporters because the culture war hits are just too delicious, and it's nice to have control of the bully pulpit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

With threat on NBC’s ‘license,’ Trump serves up another steaming pile of culture war

Becket Adams · October 11, 2017 6:11 pm

NBC News has yet to officially publicly address growing criticism that the network intentionally spiked a story that could have broke open the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Invision/AP)

NBC stays silent amid criticism it spiked Harvey Weinstein story

Eddie Scarry · October 11, 2017 5:25 pm

President Trump refutes a story from NBC News published Wednesday stating the president wanted to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal by tenfold, and then threatened to challenge their broadcast license. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Trump denies he wants to increase nuke production, questions when to challenge NBC’s broadcast license

Melissa Quinn · October 11, 2017 2:10 pm

Ronan Farrow, an investigative reporter for NBC News, suggested the news network declined to publish his latest piece featuring the stories of various women who were sexually assaulted and harassed by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Invision/AP)

Ronan Farrow suggests NBC executives refused his Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story

Diana Stancy Correll · October 11, 2017 3:35 am

President Trump complained that the NBC journalists who reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson threatened to resign never reached out to him for comment. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump slams NBC for ‘low’ standards after Tillerson ‘moron’ story

Anna Giaritelli · October 5, 2017 12:16 pm

That Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was comfortable outright denying reports he ever considered quitting, but would not even address the veracity of the "moron" report suggests the latter is true. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Rex Tillerson’s refusal to deny he called Trump a ‘moron’ is telling

Emily Jashinsky · October 4, 2017 4:15 pm

"NBC news is #FakeNews and more dishonest than even CNN. They are a disgrace to good reporting. No wonder their news ratings are way down!" Trump tweeted Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump hits story detailing Tillerson frustrations with the president: ‘NBC News is fake news’

Melissa Quinn · October 4, 2017 3:02 pm

"If we wait until cooler heads prevail, we never talk about it," Todd said. (AP Photo/The Washington Post, Nikki Kahn, Pool)

Chuck Todd on Las Vegas shooting: Now is the time to talk about gun control

Diana Stancy Correll · October 3, 2017 11:21 pm

Though President Trump ran against the national media at-large and has continued his broadsides against the "fake news," a catch-all term for any story or journalist he doesn't like at any moment, he's held a particular antipathy for CNN.

Trump hates the media, but he’s really got it in for CNN

Eddie Scarry · October 1, 2017 4:01 am

It was already a rough debut for Megyn Kelly at NBC when critics tore apart her Sunday night news magazine, and things aren't letting up in the early days of her new morning show. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Post-Trump Megyn Kelly buried in bad reviews

Eddie Scarry · September 29, 2017 4:01 am

At NBC, Kelly has deliberately positioned herself to step back from political debates, which is unfortunate because her best moments as a journalist have come in scenarios just like this one. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Megyn Kelly made a fashion magazine fact-check itself on Trump in the middle of an interview

Emily Jashinsky · September 27, 2017 8:55 pm