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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Tyler Monroe |John Knefel
President Donald Trump's recent appointment of Vought as acting director of the CFPB has sparked concerns as he has halted operations, hamstrung the agency’s efforts to protect consumers, and allegedly plans to fire 95% of the bureau's workforce.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Noah Dowe |Helena Hind |Jane Lee |Isabella Corrao |Alicia Sadowski |Alex Kaplan | +1 more
On Tuesday, during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said the United States “will take over” and take “ownership” of Gaza, displacing its population and redeveloping it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Right-wing media immediately justified — and in some cases, outright endorsed — Trump’s statements, with some figures arguing Palestinians and others in the region “should be grateful” and declaring that “the strategic goal in...
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Chloe Simon |Tyler Monroe
Reporting suggests that Republicans are exploring significant cuts to Medicaid, largely by making eligibility requirements more strict and capping funding. Based on past GOP efforts, advocates and reporters expect work requirements — which would leave many unemployed Americans without health insurance — to play a significant role in the plans.
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Dec 10, 2024 | mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Chloe Simon |Tyler Monroe
Reporting suggests that Republicans are exploring significant cuts to Medicaid, largely by making eligibility requirements more strict and capping funding. Based on past GOP efforts, advocates and reporters expect work requirements — which would leave many unemployed Americans without health insurance — to play a significant role in the plans.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Matt Gertz |Tyler Monroe
The revolving door between Donald Trump’s Fox News propaganda outlet and his incoming administration is already beginning to turn. Trump announced that Fox News contributor Tom Homan will serve as “The Border Czar” with responsibility for “our Nation’s Borders” as well as “all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin” in a Sunday post to Truth Social.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Tyler Monroe
Fox News neglected to cover reporting about the deaths of two women in Texas who sought abortion care during medical emergencies, once again failing to inform its viewers of the fatal consequences of abortion bans at the state level. MSNBC, meanwhile, gave the reporting substantial attention, covering it for 56 minutes between October 30, when the first story was published, and noon ET on November 4. CNN had just 11 minutes of coverage.
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Nov 4, 2024 | mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Tyler Monroe
Fox News neglected to cover reporting about the deaths of two women in Texas who sought abortion care during medical emergencies, once again failing to inform its viewers of the fatal consequences of abortion bans at the state level. MSNBC, meanwhile, gave the reporting substantial attention, covering it for 56 minutes between October 30, when the first story was published, and noon ET on November 4. CNN had just 11 minutes of coverage.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Craig Harrington |Tyler Monroe |Noah Dowe
Fox News gave Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign stunt at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania nearly 500 times more coverage than it gave to a recent analysis demonstrating how his economic agenda jeopardizes the current and future solvency of Social Security and could result in massive benefit cuts for American seniors.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
nationalmemo.com | Tyler Monroe
National broadcast news networks and print outlets buried recent comments from Donald Trump’s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Gen. Mark Milley calling the former president “fascist to the core.” Almost all broadcast news shows and the major newspapers ignored the comments, with only NBC’s Meet the Press and The Washington Post covering Milley’s “fascist” remarks.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Tyler Monroe
National broadcast news networks and print outlets buried recent comments from Donald Trump’s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Gen. Mark Milley calling the former president “fascist to the core.” Almost all broadcast news shows and the major newspapers ignored the comments, with only NBC’s Meet the Press and The Washington Post covering Milley’s “fascist” remarks.
