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MEDIA BUZZmeter
Hosted by FOX News Podcasts · EN
Howie Kurtz picks five stories from the most important, to the most entertaining, to the buzziest. And, he will sound off on what they tell us about the media culture: Are they fair, fascinating or a flop?
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SCOTUS Rejects Trump Effort to Ban Birthright Citizenship, Allows States to Bar Biological Men from Women’s Sports and Lets Parties Coordinate with Candidates
Yesterday00:37:02Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the Supreme Court expanding presidential authority while leaving President Trump on the hook for a $5 million defamation judgment to E. Jean Carroll , Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton jetting off to Iceland with his rumored mistress, and the Senate Ethics Committee dismissing a misconduct complaint against Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Trump Rips Maggie Haberman, Democratic Communists (Actually Socialists) and Warns They Will Kill You, 'You'll Suffer or Die'
2d ago00:33:16Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the rise of far-left democratic socialists triggering a fierce internal battle within the Democratic party , former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleading guilty to mishandling classified information , and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg exposing a cruel, politically motivated hoax targeting his young children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump Can Turn Away Migrants and Cancel Protections for Immigrants Here Legally, Thanks to Conservative Supreme Court
5d ago00:37:53Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the Supreme Court handing President Trump two major immigration victories, the White House saying Iran is still 'desperate' to make a deal, and the socialist surge fracturing the Democrat Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Democrats Appalled by Mamdani’s Anti-Israel Candidates As Trump Blows Up Housing Bill Backed by His Party
6d ago00:31:09Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on NYC Mayor Zoran Mamdani's progressive primary victories knocking off incumbent New York Democrats, President Trump’s tense face-off with Senate Republicans over a canceled bipartisan housing bill, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousting high-ranking military leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Zorhan Mamdani Boosts 3 Candidates Past Establishment Types, Cementing Democrats’ Image as Anti-Israel
1w ago00:31:39Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the Senate voting to limit President Trump’s military authority against Iran, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s candidates sweeping the New York political establishment in the primaries, and acting DNI Bill Pulte’s planned mass staff cuts following the Tulsi Gabbard scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Democratic Socialists Riding a Blue Wave in N.Y., D.C. and Seattle, But Would Get Decimated in a National Election by Voters Repulsed By That Label
1w ago00:34:29Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the rise of self-proclaimed socialist Democrats sweeping into local offices across major blue cities, the Wall Street Journal's exposé revealing that prediction platform Polymarket paid influencers to film fake trades on dummy websites, and President Trump’s furious backlash against the New York Times over its coverage of the ongoing war with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As Trump Feuds with Italian, U.K. Prime Ministers, and Threatens Iran Again, Peace Talks Seem Stalled
1w ago00:35:38Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on President Trump's public disputes with international leaders like Italy's Giorgia Meloni and the UK's Keir Starmer, the controversy surrounding a detailed investigative report alleging former DNI Tulsi Gabbard's political messaging was controlled by her guru's religious sect, and the federal appointees who halted a criminal investigation into a suspected multi-million dollar clemency buyout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As Trump Enjoyed Groveling by Tech Titans, Jeff Bezos Told Him The Washington Post Was His Worst Investment
2w ago00:33:29Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on the explosive revelations from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's upcoming book Regime Change, the fierce bipartisan backlash over President Trump’s controversial peace memorandum with Iran, and the star-studded grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hammered Over Iran Deal, Trump Calls Critics ‘Fools,’ ‘Either Jealous, Bad People or Stupid’
2w ago00:29:43Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on President Trump's aggressive defense of his controversial "secret" Iran agreement amidst intense bipartisan and media backlash, the Supreme Court's major 6-3 ruling limiting nationwide injunctions to clear the way for ending birthright citizenship, and Hillary Clinton's remarks calling Joe Biden's 2024 re-election bid a "terrible mistake." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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GOP Fury at Trump Over Iran ‘Deal’ Grows Deafening, Coverage Brands It a Failure
2w ago00:28:01Tap to summarizeHowie Kurtz on President Trump’s secret 1.5-page Iran peace memorandum drawing intense bipartisan blowback, the New York Knicks’ historic come-from-behind championship victory over San Antonio fueled by Jalen Brunson’s major salary sacrifice, and an SPLC scandal involving the misuse of donor funds to pay hate group informants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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