Press Club

Mediaite's Aidan McLaughlin and Diana Falzone speak with Major Garrett, the chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and creator and host of The TakeOut podcast, about a wild week on Capitol Hill. Major breaks down the chaotic — and potentially dangerous — ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and what's next for Congress. Major discusses his new podcast, a fascinating series called “Agent of...

Mediaite's Diana Falzone chats with Molly Jong-Fast, special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics podcast, who has amassed a huge audience online thanks to her sharp commentary — from a liberal perspective — on the increasingly deranged political environment we find ourselves in. Diana and Molly discuss the second Republican debate, the 2024 election more broadly, and Donald...

Mediaite's Aidan McLaughlin and Diana Falzone speak with Michael Wolff, the bestselling author whose new book — "The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty" — is making waves this week. They discuss the future of the Murdoch empire, which could involve a nasty succession fight and determine the fate of Fox News, and drama inside the biggest cable news network, including the ou...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Tomi Lahren, the host of "Tomi Lahren is Fearless" on Outkick, a politics and sports website owned by Fox. They discuss her career, the 2024 election, Trump's election conspiracy theories, the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, her Covid commentary and more. This episode was produced by Kory Hilpmann.

Mediaite's Aidan McLaughlin and Diana Falzone chat with Eric Bolling, host of “The Balance” on Newsmax, airing weeknights at 8 p.m. Bolling, a cable news veteran who worked at Fox News for years before joining its rival, spoke about the growth of Newsmax, the Republican debate, and the looming trials of former President Donald Trump. This episode was produced by Payton Selby and Brad Maybe.

Mediaite senior reporter Diana Falzone speaks with ‘A Storm Foretold’ filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen about his documentary following pro-Trump operative Roger Stone — the self-proclaimed "dirty trickster" and a key figure in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Falzone and Guldbrandsen discuss the plot that erupted in the Jan. 6 riot, the Georgia indictment against Trump and his t...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig about the indictments of former President Donald Trump. Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney and author of "Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It," breaks down the indictments, the strength of the latest charges in Georgia, what it all means for the 2024 race, and whether Trump could actually...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin and his new co-host, Mediaite senior reporter Diana Falzone, speak with award-winning journalist and veteran foreign correspondent Geraldo Rivera about his departure from Fox News after 21 years at the network. Geraldo opens up about the conflicts that led to his departure, his clashes with Greg Gutfeld and Tucker Carlson, the defamation lawsuits plaguing Fox over...

Mediaite's senior media reporter Diana Falzone speaks with Buck Sexton, a former CIA officer turned conservative political commentator and author who now co-hosts “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” — which occupies the coveted timeslot once held by Rush Limbaugh. Travis and Falzone discuss his start with the CIA and career in media, the 2024 presidential race, and the indictments of former Pre...

Mediaite's "The Interview" is back with an exciting new episode: Diana Falzone, who joined Mediaite as a senior reporter, is also joining Aidan McLaughlin as a host on the podcast. For her debut episode, she interviews Michael Teter, a lawyer for Ray Epps, the Jan. 6 protestor who was cast as a federal agent by Tucker Carlson on his erstwhile Fox News show as part of the conspiracy theor...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery about his new book "American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress." It's a deeply reported book examining how racial progress, like the election of the first black president Barack Obama in 2008, has been met throughout history with a backlash, which can manifest in extr...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Washington Post writer Ben Terris about his new book, "The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind." They discuss how D.C. never returned to normal in the wake of Trump's presidency, and how characters on both sides of the political aisle — from Matt Schlapp to Sean Mc...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CNN anchor John Berman, who was recently named one of the anchors on "CNN News Central" — a new three hour program on the network — alongside Sara Sidner and Kate Bolduan. McLaughlin and Berman discuss the new show, changes at CNN, the network’s town hall with Trump, how to cover the former president, reporting on war zones in Iraq and Ukraine...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Axios senior media reporter Sara Fischer about a bombshell month on the media beat. Fischer, who is also a media analyst for CNN, discusses Fox's $787 million settlement with Dominion over election lies, the shocking ousters of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, what's next for those cable news heavyweights, and the future of the digital media busin...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with legendary First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams about the bombshell $787.5 million settlement in Dominion's defamation suit against Fox News. Abrams, who among other triumphs represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, discusses what went down in the courtroom this week in Wilmington, Delaware, even more trouble on the horizon for...

David French returns to "The Interview" for a wide-ranging discussion with Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin. French, who now writes an opinion column for The New York Times, discusses the serious legal peril facing Donald Trump, the dangers of the former president's movement, the 2024 presidential race, the Fox News-Dominion trial, a new controversy involving Supreme Court Justi...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's First Take, host of the Know Mercy Podcast, and author of the new book "Straight Shooter", a memoir of his life and career. Smith dishes on everything: his incredible career, how to make it in the media industry, being friends with Fox News hosts, the Dominion lawsuit, Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 coverage,...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Outkick founder Clay Travis about the success of his sports and politics site, selling to Fox Corporation, hosting Rush Limbaugh’s old timeslot, wading into politics, running afoul of Covid fact-checkers, the legacy of Trump after the Jan. 6 riot, and what he makes of the 2024 presidential race. This episode is hosted by Aidan McLaughlin with p...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with New York Times reporters James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams about their new book "Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy." The book pulls back the curtain on the shocking — and lurid — tale of media titan Sumner Redstone. They discuss how Paramount Global, a vast media empire including Paramount,...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with MSNBC host and chief legal analyst Ari Melber about the success of his show "The Beat" — the most watched program on MSNBC in January — how to make it in cable news, Donald Trump's legal peril, and the major defamation lawsuits plaguing Fox News.

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CNN senior crime and justice correspondent Shimon Prokupecz. Over the last 8 months Prokupecz has been covering one story more than any other: the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. There remain unanswered questions about the shooting and the police response to it, questions Prokupecz has been working tirelessly...

Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane about Kevin McCarthy's dramatic battle to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. McLaughlin and MacFarlane discuss the five long days of McCarthy's nightmare-turned-triumph, what it was like covering the drama on the House floor, what's next for the new Congress, and the an...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Steve Kornacki, MSNBC's data guru, who will be manning the "Big Board" once again for the 2022 midterm elections. They discuss what to expect from the most consequential election since the last one and how Kornacki prepares for his marathon coverage. They also talk his podcast, "The Revolution With Steve Kornacki," which examines how...

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Stephen Gutowski, founder of The Reload, about the state of gun violence and gun control in the country. They discuss his new gig at CNN, what’s going on at the NRA, and what the media gets wrong when it covers firearms.

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with New York Times writer-at-large Jim Rutenberg about the vast media empire of Rupert Murdoch. Rutenberg is the co-author of an extensive Times investigation into the Murdoch family that was published in 2019. That report was turned into a documentary — "The Murdochs: Empire of Influence" — for which Rutenberg served as consulting producer and is...