President Trump gave a prime-time address on the economy on Wednesday night, and the networks felt it was necessary to attack it, especially ABC. Jon Karl claimed: "In fact, I cannot recall a primetime presidential address that was as defensive and hyperpartisan as this one." He certainly forgot Joe Biden's 2022 Philadelphia speech denouncing "MAGA Republicans" as endangering democracy.  Managing Editor Curtis Houck and Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro joined me to break down the aftermath of the Trump speech and the first surprise was that the speech was short. But the networks still attacked it like they were providing an unofficial DNC response.  George Stephanopoulos cited "the backdrop for all of this is the President’s declining poll numbers on the economy and his overall approval," and Karl agreed: "Yeah, if the President was addressing a crisis last night, it seemed to be a crisis of confidence in his handling of the economy. Americans are overwhelmingly unhappy with the state of the economy, and a clear majority in many recent polls are blaming Donald Trump." CBS News hasn't changed much so far under new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. Scott Pelley recently boasted at the Walter Cronkite Awards that no one's been messing with 60 Minutes as it continues to rail against Trump. But Weiss's Saturday night town hall with Erika Kirk was attacked by the Brian Stelter Brigade of media reporters as a "lackluster" performance in the ratings. But was it?  A quick Google search told us CBS Saturday nights, especially at 8 p.m., typically draws around 2 million viewers, and the Weiss show came in at 1.9 million. Their magazine shows like 48 Hours also draw modest numbers, around 1.5-2 million for specials/repeats, though ratings fluctuate with programming. Wherever Weiss puts on conservative views in this town-hall format -- whether alone or paired with a liberal -- the media reporters hate it. These are the same people who wanted to deplatform Fox News. As 2025 winds down, it's time for more studies of the network chat shows and "comedy" programs. Nick is preparing another look at the guest count on The View, and while it may be obvious, they are completely allergic to conservative thinking -- and maybe thinking in general. There have been two "conservatives" -- asterisk appended -- this year. One was Cheryl Hines, who was dragged into defending her husband, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, as they tried to convince her to switch to the Democrats.  Enjoy the podcast below on video, or the audio is here.   

An appointee for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, abruptly resigned after the Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey exposed her past anti-Semitic social media posts.On Wednesday, Mamdani announced that Catherine Almonte Da Costa would be his director of appointments. 'As this has become a distraction from the work at hand, I have offered my resignation.'The ADL responded to the nomination by highlighting Da Costa's numerous anti-Jewish online comments."Her social media footprint includes posts from more than a decade ago that echo classic antisemitic tropes and otherwise demean Jewish people. ... We appreciate Da Costa has relationships with members of the Jewish community, but her posts require immediate explanation — not just from Ms. Da Costa, but also from the Mayor-Elect," the ADL wrote.The ADL continued, "Vetting the appointment of city leaders will be Ms. Da Costa's responsibility and the Jewish community deserves to know: 1) Were these comments previously identified by the Mayor-elect's team? If so, why were they excused? 2) What will be the policy of the new Administration if comments like these are discovered during the vetting process?"The ADL's post included screenshots of three X posts from Da Costa's account, which has since been removed.RELATED: Mamdani dares ICE to come get him — and throws the Constitution in the trash Zohran Mamdani. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images"Money hungry Jews smh," Da Costa apparently wrote in January 2011 on then-Twitter, presumably using an abbreviation for "shaking my head," an expression of disapproval. "Woo! Promoted to the upstairs office today! Working alongside these rich Jewish peeps," she apparently wrote later that year. "Far Rockaway train is the Jew train," a third post read from June 2012.In 2020, Da Costa posted anti-cop sentiments, calling for the defunding of the New York Police Department by $1 billion in the upcoming fiscal year to "get cops out of our schools & subways," the New York Post reported.RELATED: NYC councilwoman lays into 'rich,' 'entitled' Mamdani voters as mayor-elect plans to leave homeless encampments alone L to R: Zohran Mamdani, Jahmila Edwards, Catherine Almonte Da Costa. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty ImagesDa Costa announced her resignation on Thursday, following the resurfaced posts."I spoke with the mayor-elect this afternoon, apologized, and expressed my deep regret for my past statements," Da Costa said. "These statements are not indicative of who I am. As the mother of Jewish children, I feel a profound sense of sadness and remorse at the harm these words have caused. As this has become a distraction from the work at hand, I have offered my resignation."In a separate statement, she contended that her "tweets from well over a decade ago ... do not in any way, shape, or form reflect who I am or my views and beliefs today."Mamdani called Da Costa's past remarks "unacceptable," adding that the posts "absolutely do not represent him or the values of his administration.""Catherine expressed her deep remorse over her past statements and tendered her resignation, and I accepted," he added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Republican-held Senate approved a third batch of nominees Thursday night, surpassing the confirmation pace from previous presidencies. Under the leadership of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), the Senate confirmed 97 more nominees in a 53-43 vote. In 2025 alone, the Senate confirmed 417 of President Donald Trump's nominees, leaving just 15 nominees on the docket. 'It’s a pettiness that leaves desks sitting empty.'This confirmation rate greatly outpaced former President Joe Biden, who had 365 nominees greenlit through the Senate in 2021.This unprecedented confirmation pace came after Thune deployed the nuclear option in September to address the ballooning number of nominees awaiting their confirmations over the summer. RELATED: John Thune to use Democrats' own 'nuclear option' to defeat Senate confirmation blockade Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThune changed the vote threshold in September for sub-Cabinet level positions, allowing nominees to be confirmed in large groups as opposed to individual, tedious votes Democrats consistently tried to obstruct. "It’s delay for delay’s sake, and it’s a pettiness that leaves desks sitting empty in agencies across the federal government and robs our duly elected president of a team to enact the agenda that the American people voted for in November," Thune said in an op-ed for Breitbart. RELATED: 'This is a must-win': These 4 Republicans voted against banning trans surgeries on children Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images"Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this obstruction any longer," Thune added. "We have tried to work with Democrats in good faith to batch bipartisan, noncontroversial nominees and clear them expeditiously, according to past precedent. Democrats have stood in the way at every turn."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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