What's missing is not decorum but mutual respect. The White House press room has often been indecorous. Perhaps, it was meant to be that way. In the nine years I spent in the press room (Reagan and GHW Bush) the challenge for journalists was always the pursuit of truth.
"Impartial" news takes work. You have to process it. Biased news only asks you to believe it, preferably unquestioningly.
Vanity is now part of the job description.
Now where will American farmers who voted for Trump (and ultimately his tariffs) sell their soybeans?
Is "Doge" eligible? It's been quite a stunt.
Now is the time to separate what American consumers "want" from China from what they "need" from China. And decide whether the added tariff cost is worth it. Or we can start knitting our own socks.
True. But government agencies have long been notoriously slow at responding to FOIA requests. They also dramatically and excessively redact materials and tend to overcharge for replies to FOIA requests.
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Wrong.
Trying to determine what worrries me most. Tariff wars? Stock market nosedive (and what it does to our retirement)? Cozying up to the Kremlin? (I was once a Kremlin watcher during the Cold War.) Selling out traditional allies? The grift? Doge?
Decided it's our grandkids' future that worries most.
To outsiders, this may seem petty. But as former WHCA president (1992-3), I assure you access is a primary asset for reporters covering the White House. The "pooling" nature of sharing the news makes it available to all. But White House dictating who is in the pool (and who is not) skews reporting.
Ironic that the seat of the Russian government in Moscow is known as the White House.
It's been a while since I've spoken it, but my degree in Russian may not be as out-of-date as I might once have thought when the Soviet Union collapsed in the '90s.
FOIA is one of the few means of holding government accountable. Its imperfections are already exploited. Strengthen FOIA, don't weaken it.
Since the Supreme Court has granted presidential immunity, sue everyone else in his administration. Then have Musk tell them the government won't pay their legal bills. See how many stick around.
So, if Trump wants half of Ukraine’s mineral resources, what dictator will get the other half when the US and Russia divide the spoils?
Newsrooms once were powerful and able to get behind common needs and goals. Not now when they struggle. A boycott has appeal, but the Trump administration would simply fill the gaps with sympathetic (even sycophantic) media. Maybe when it's renamed the "Gulf of Trump" that will be a gulf too far.
It appears many voters—and more than a few Republican legislators—simply weren’t listening to what he was promising to do.
If true, such a deal. Half for you; half for me.
Why would either of these autocrats trust the other?
Worth reading, if only the incumbent were inclined to read.
Russia has never been terribly serious about environmental protection. Too big a country. Too much to spoil.
Spent nine years at the White House for CNN. Was never told what to write. Sometimes told when White House did not like what I wrote. (Their prerogative.) But then was told the same when I worked in Moscow. Kremlin was not very subtle. Neither is White House these days.
Actually, it's the Gulf of Trump and it has nothing to do with a body of water.
Walesa was certainly one of the more interesting leaders I was privileged to interview. In his garden. In Gdansk.
If all the restraints, watchdogs, oversights are removed, who’s left to tell the emperor he has no clothes? (Apply metaphor as appropriate.)
If accurate, it's the Russians who should be withdrawing and seeking peace on Ukraine's terms.
Think I slept through Super Bowl halftime and most ads. Then changed the channel (even though I grew up an Eagles fan).
What did I really miss?
Having worked in the media, I share the dumbing down concern. Also worry most about my children's and grandchildren's futures more than my own.
Fell asleep during first half of Super Bowl. Missed halftime show. Missed? Watched PBS’s “All Creatures.” Creatures more interesting than football. Caught last two minutes of Super Bowl. Miss anything?
