White House reporter Brian Karem (Salon) and two university journalism professors, Dr. Michael Mirer (UW-Milwaukee) and Dr. Mark Mederson (Texas State University), analyze whether news media are holding the White House accountable in their coverage.
President Trump is sitting on $850 million in a campaign war chest and many Republicans running in the midterms want a piece of that. At the same time, some Republican candidates are working to distance themselves from Trump. This past week saw Trump hitting the trail in reliably red states like Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. Our team looks at what these campaign efforts by Trump may be saying about the upcoming election.
4 Oct 2026
Putting the Pain in Campaign
President Trump is sitting on $850 million in a campaign war chest and many Republicans running in the midterms want a piece of that. At the same time, some Republican candidates are working to distance themselves from Trump. This past week saw Trump hitting the trail in reliably red states like Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. Our team looks at what these campaign efforts by Trump may be saying about the upcoming election.
27 Sept 2026
She's (Xi's) Got a Ticket to Ride
State visits are generally newsworthy events but when Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the White House this past week, what was really accomplished? We take a look at how the corporate media framed the visit and perhaps some things they could have focused on instead.
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