Springsteen doubles down on political criticism with a digital EP that includes anti-Trump comments
There's no retreat or surrender from Bruce Springsteen -- or from President Donald Trump, for that matter.
David Bauder, The Associated Press
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'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump
They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump -- guys in their 70s with homes in New Jersey and big constituencies among white American men middle-aged and older. And both, in very different respects, are the boss.
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits as potential Trump lawsuit settlement looms
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with his former political opponent.
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid potential Trump lawsuit settlement
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over "60 Minutes."
Trump administration will provide programming from conservative network OAN for Voice of America
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Trump administration, which has fought to dismantle or hollow out government-run outlets that provide news to other countries, has agreed to use the conservative media network OAN's feed on Voice of America and other services.
'60 Minutes' report that prompted Trump lawsuit is nominated for an Emmy Award
It got "60 Minutes" sued by the man who became president of the United States. Now it's up for a major award -- for precisely the same aspect of it that so enraged Donald Trump.
Did Donald Trump - or ABC News - choose who would interview the president? Why does it matter?
NEW YORK (AP) -- During a contentious exchange about deportations in his interview with ABC News' Terry Moran this week, President Donald Trump brought up -- from his perspective -- how Moran had gotten into the White House in the first place.
Inside The Atlantic magazine's circuitous route to interviews with Trump
Writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer of The Atlantic say they've learned one thing during their years of covering President Donald Trump: His first word is rarely his last one.
On air, '60 Minutes' reporter says 'none of us is happy' about changes that led top producer to quit
"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute Sunday to Bill Owens, the show's executive producer who resigned last week, saying on the air that "none of us is happy" about the extra supervision that corporate leaders are imposing.
Judge won't take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Friday denied a request by The Associated Press that he take further steps to enforce his order last week that the White House stop blocking AP's access to cover events because the outlet won't rename the Gulf of Mexico in its reports.
Trump's FCC commissioner opens investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC for diversity policies
President Donald Trump's FCC commissioner said Friday he's opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are "promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination."
Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House Republican pushing the Trump administration's government efficiency efforts called for dismantling and defunding the nation's public broadcasting system following a contentious hearing Wednesday featuring the heads of PBS and NPR.
Trump campaign manager sues the Daily Beast over stories on how much he earned
The co-manager of President Donald Trump's successful 2024 campaign sued the Daily Beast for defamation Monday over stories regarding how much he was paid for his work.
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions
NEW YORK (AP) -- During the first Trump administration, the biggest concern for many journalists was labels. Would they, or their news outlet, be called "fake news" or an "enemy of the people" by a president and his supporters?
At the Voice of America, the Trump administration is moving swiftly to assert its vision
As it has with other government agencies, the Trump administration is moving swiftly to assert its vision at the Voice of America. As it does so, a question hangs in the air: Is the news organization's journalistic mission, which dates to World War II, in for some fundamental changes?
News influencers favored Trump over Harris during campaign, study finds
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans who followed news influencers during the presidential campaign were more likely to hear positive reports about Donald Trump than they were about Kamala Harris, a study has revealed.
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government's media subscriptions
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the president on Thursday calling it potentially "THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL."
Are government-paid media subscriptions a 'scandal'? That's what Donald Trump is now asserting
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the president on Thursday calling it potentially "THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL."
'60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump
NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS' "60 Minutes" posted online Wednesday the unedited transcripts of its October interview with Kamala Harris that sparked a lawsuit by Donald Trump, saying that they proved its broadcast was not "doctored or deceitful."
CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCC
CBS says it will turn over an unedited transcript of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission, part of President Donald Trump's ongoing fight with the network over how it handled a story about his opponent.
Former 'Meet the Press' moderator Chuck Todd exits NBC News after nearly two decades
Former "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network.
Legacy news on its heels as second Trump era begins, but not abandoning mission
NEW YORK (AP) -- As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels -- but not flat on its back.
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media - and the pursuit of truth?
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts," the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago.
Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years
Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday's show, Fox said.
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll
President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for "brazen election interference" in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state.
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after inaccurate poll
President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for "brazen election interference" in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state.
Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) -- For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there's a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful.
Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine
Time magazine gave Donald Trump something it has never done for a Person of the Year designee: a lengthy fact-check of claims he made in an accompanying interview.
After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television
NEW YORK (AP) -- Following the short-circuited effort to become President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, Matt Gaetz is joining the conservative One America News Network to host a weeknight political talk show.
Pete Hegseth's mother says The New York Times made 'threats' by asking her to comment on a story
To The New York Times, it was a standard journalistic practice done in the name of fairness -- asking someone involved in a story for comment. To the mother of the nominee for secretary of defense, it constituted a threat.
At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting
One of the striking things about how furiously many people reacted to the news last week that MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski met with President-Elect Donald Trump was how quaint their defenders sounded.
'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers.
'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers.
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
Chris Wallace says he's leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has to offer.
Election night television viewership drops sharply from 2020 and 2016
The idea of grabbing some popcorn and watching television to see who America has chosen for its next president was far less appealing this year than in the past.
Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump - and for Fox News
Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years can make.
Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump -- and for Fox News
Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years can make.
Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
For all the concerns about a tumultuous process that could leave Americans waiting for days to learn who its next president would be, news outlets instead experienced an election night Tuesday that hewed close to tradition.
After months of buildup, news outlets finally have the chance to report on election results
The final answer may or may not come on Tuesday, but news organizations that have spent months reporting on the presidential campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump finally have the opportunity to report on actual results.
Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand next week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.
Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million
The Washington Post has lost at least 250,000 subscribers since announcing last Friday that it would not endorse a candidate for president -- roughly 10 percent of its digital following, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentator
NEW YORK (AP) -- CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Gidursky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange where he told panelist Mehdi Hasan that "I hope your beeper doesn't go off."
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy
The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry's financial troubles the past two decades, in part because owners reason that it makes no sense to alienate some subscribers by taking a clear stand in a politically polarizing time.
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' one
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as "right" and "principled" and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests.
Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them
Let no one accuse Brian Williams of trying to lower expectations a week before his election night special coverage on Amazon Prime Video.
To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories
NEW YORK (AP) -- As news outlets get ready for election night, they're not only focusing on what happens. They're keeping watch over what doesn't.
By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages
NEW YORK (AP) -- Among the legacy news outlets that have come up empty in their efforts to interview Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during the general election campaign: NPR, The New York Times, PBS and The Washington Post.
Fox's Bret Baier acknowledges 'mistake' in Harris interview over airing of Trump clip
Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he "made a mistake" during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a Donald Trump comment, something Harris pointed out to him in real time.
Former NBC anchor Brian Williams is returning to election night and hosting an Amazon special
Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams will be working again on election night, anchoring a live special with results and analysis to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Harris interview with Fox News showcases a change in strategy for Democrats with network
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kamala Harris ' interview with Fox News Channel's Bret Baier on Wednesday is the latest indication that Democrats during this campaign are increasingly willing to engage with a network well-stocked with supporters of opponent Donald Trump.
'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message
An anti-abortion ad that aired during " The View " this past week and criticized the show's personalities was the most visible manifestation of a campaign that is making use of a federal law that forbids broadcasters from turning it down.
Trump's complaints about '60 Minutes' put a spotlight on editing at the nation's top newsmagazine
Donald Trump skipped a "60 Minutes" interview this past week, but he's attacking CBS for how it handled its session with opponent Kamala Harris, calling it a "giant fake news scam" and suggesting the network was out to protect her.
Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump.
Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figure him out
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump.
CBS News says Trump campaign had 'shifting explanations' for why he snubbed '60 Minutes'
NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS News said the Trump campaign offered "shifting explanations" for why it backed out of a "60 Minutes" interview special with presidential candidates that aired without him.
When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview
NEW YORK (AP) -- Television morning show interviews often don't stray beyond dinner recipes or celebrity hijinks. Yet a week after it took place, CBS News host Tony Dokoupil's pointed interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about Israel remains the subject of heated conversations at the network and beyond.
Fact-check fight: CBS News cuts candidates' mics after JD Vance objects to a moderator's correction
CBS News briefly cut off the microphones of vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz during an exchange in their debate Tuesday when the Republican objected to an attempt by moderator Margaret Brennan to correct something he said about immigration.
Trump won't participate in interview for '60 Minutes' election special
NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS News said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to participate in an interview with "60 Minutes" for its election special, which will go forward next Monday with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris alone.
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign's third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians -- not the moderators -- to check the facts of their opponents.
CBS News says it will be up to Harris and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign's third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians -- not the moderators -- to check the facts of their opponents.