Andrew Kirell

Fox News shows mentioned Sydney Sweeney and her jeans ad 766 times in the span of a week. Jeffrey Epstein's name came up 53 times that same week, per @andrewkirell.bsky.social in today's Reliable Sources cnn.it/4foQAtk

ADL Musk

I spoke with 40+ sources for a look inside the Anti-Defamation League. Here’s some of what I found.

ADL’s gentle response to Elon Musk’s infamous salute was partially driven by his support of Israel. To ADL, that indicated he didn’t have “antisemitic tendencies.” (1/x)

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Fox News falls in line with Trump’s Epstein plea — but will the rest of MAGA media comply? | CNN Business The cable news powerhouse has stopped covering the so-called Epstein files, but many other conservative media figures are still heavily scrutinizing the Trump administration’s handling of the situatio...

Fox News has taken Trump's plea for his allies to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein almost literally.

But many other conservative media influencers and outlets are still heavily scrutinizing the Trump administration.

Here's the latest from @andrewkirell.bsky.social and yours truly:

How has Fox News, Trump’s biggest media ally, handled the Elon Musk feud? | CNN Business The pair’s most powerful media allies at Fox News — the most-watched cable news network on the planet, often viewed as a clearinghouse for the MAGA agenda — seemed to have a little difficulty with the...

“Guys sometimes will punch you in the face, and the next night you’re having beer; sleep with your girlfriend, and you patch things up.” — Jesse Watters

MAGA outlet’s Pentagon correspondent criticized Hegseth. And then she was fired, she says | CNN Business Gabrielle Cuccia criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on press access at the Pentagon. And then, she said, she was fired.

MAGA outlet OAN's Pentagon correspondent criticized Pete Hegseth's crackdown on the press. And then, she said, she was fired. Exclusive from @brianstelter.bsky.social: www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/m...

Trump goes after Fox News for highlighting his cratering economic approval ratings | CNN Business It’s perhaps a bad day for President Donald Trump when even Fox News is suggesting things may not be going so well.

Andrew Kirell and I wrote about Trump's Thursday morning Truth Social post that took aim at a recent Fox News poll.

As we put it: "It’s perhaps a bad day for President Donald Trump when even Fox News is suggesting things may not be going so well."

Check out our full story for CNN here:

I’m excited to join the team!

Hey @andrewkirell.bsky.social, welcome to CNN!

Andrew is joining the Reliable Sources team next month as CNN's senior media editor

CBS just filed a motion to dismiss Trump's "60 Minutes" lawsuit, citing the clearly shopped Texas jurisdiction, home to an aggressively pro-Trump judge. Otherwise, the company says, move the case to NY, where "60 Minutes" is actually made. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Incredible www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump may be deposed next week in his defamation case against ABC News Trump filed the suit over a question George Stephanopoulos asked a lawmaker about the decision in the civil suit brought by E. Jean Carroll.

Trump has thus far not made himself available for a deposition. ABC's lawyer offered to fly to Mar-a-Lago, limit the interview to four hours, and even do it on a Saturday to make it happen next week before a key deadline. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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