Mar282023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

Forget the latest polls: A state marathon could boost DeSantis against Trump

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Trump is the overwhelming favorite in the GOP primaries against DeSantis, but primaries are a state-by-state marathon, not a national election.
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Mar232023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

The painful debate over Iraq, which became a bloody quagmire, 20 years later

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Questions swirl in the aftermath of 20 years of American military invasion of Iraq. Answers may lie with media players covering this at the time.
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Mar212023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

Trump’s preemptive strike, in shaky Stormy case, casts him as victim

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All it took was a few sentences and Donald Trump managed to seize control of the media narrative by declaring he will be arrested today and calling for protests.
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Mar142023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

How the media are trying to morph DeSantis into a scarier version of Trump

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The media is attempting to turn Gov. Ron DeSantis, a presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, into a character voters will deem scarier than former President Donald Trump.
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Mar92023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

The media’s corporate warfare – DeSantis vs. Disney, Newsom vs. Walgreens

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How the media frames its arguments when discussing similar moves from a Democrat and a Republican says a lot about where it stands on the issues.
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Mar82023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

Jim Jordan ‘weaponization’ probe draws early flak after disputed testimony

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Jim Jordan has the right to subpoena anyone he wants as a House subcommittee chairman, but he also has to prove his case. And the Ohio congressman is off to a rocky start.
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Mar72023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

How candidates are pursuing the White House without hitting the front-runners

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Here in the preseason, a whole lot of presidential hopefuls are having to make calculations about whether to attack or counterattack Donald Trump.
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Mar12023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

Swift self-destruction: Why did Dilbert artist unleash that racist diatribe?

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Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, essentially "cancelled" himself by making inflammatory comments, all while knowing exactly what he was doing.
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Feb282023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

America, especially Republicans, more divided over Ukraine than we thought

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More than half of all Democrats want America to continue providing supplies for Ukraine indefinitely. At the same time, over half of Republicans want a timeframe on U.S. involvement.
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Feb162023 by Howard KurtzNo Comments

Haley slams old candidates, but faces tough challenge as ex-Trump official

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On paper, Nikki Haley should be a formidable contender for the presidency. However, she may be running for the nomination of a Republican Party of the past.
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