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Trump Threatens Cuba, Says He'll Run Venezuela After Maduro's Capture Jan 05, 2026

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Howie Kurtz on the United States capturing Venezuelan dictator Maduro, President Trump threatening Cuba with the same and Gov. Tim Walz not seeking reelection.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': Trump Insists Economy is Great in Cheerleading Speech, Media Slam False and Exaggerated Claims Jan 02, 2026

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 18th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s address to the nation, House Republicans offering an alternative to Obamacare, and Secretary RFK Jr. terminating grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics over federal vaccine policy disagreements.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': The ‘60 Minutes’ Segment That Was Yanked at Last Minute: Totally One-Sided and Anti-Trump Jan 01, 2026

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 23rd, 2025… Howie Kurtz on '60 Minutes' pulling a story about President Trump's deportation policy at the last minute, the appointment of a special US envoy to Greenland, and Uber's background check practices and the incidents of sexual assault by Uber drivers.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': Trump Slams N.Y. Times, Calls Female Reporter Ugly, Over Piece on His Aging and Shorter Schedule Dec 31, 2025

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on November 26th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on ICE arresting the mother of White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt's nephew, President Trump’s potential peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and the leaking of a phone conversation between Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Russian foreign policy advisor.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': I Knew Rob Reiner. Why the Tragedy Has Us Feeling His Loss So Acutely Dec 30, 2025

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 16th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on the ongoing investigation into the stabbing death of Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele, the antisemitic attack in Australia, and the investigation into the widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer funds intended for Somali children in Minnesota.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': Supremes Leaning Toward Unchecked Trump Power Over Independent Agencies Dec 29, 2025

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 10th, 2025 …Howie Kurtz on President Trump's recent rally despite media criticism of his health, the release of records related to the Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and Netflix's $72 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Best of the 'MediaBuzz Meter': Trump Insists Any Warner Bros. Deal Include New Owner for CNN Dec 26, 2025

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 11th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on the growing speculation of the potential departure of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix, and the U.S. seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': Netflix Wins Melodrama for Warner Brothers Discovery But Trump Says He’ll Intervene Dec 25, 2025

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 8th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on President Trump weighing in on Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Marjorie Taylor Greene advocating for the release of Epstein files and her disagreement with President Trump on the issue, and the dismissal of journalist Olivia Nuzzi from Vanity Fair.

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Trump Trashes Stephen Colbert as Dead Man Walking, Says CBS, ABC and NBC Should Lose Their Licenses Dec 24, 2025

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Howie Kurtz on newly released Epstein emails making some serious accusations toward President Trump, SCOTUS ruling that the President cannot deploy the national guard to Chicago, and the latest in the drama over newly appointed CBS Editor-in-Chief pulling a segment about brutal conditions in an El Salvador prison used to house illegal immigrants.

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The ‘60 Minutes’ Segment That Was Yanked at Last Minute: Totally One-Sided and Anti-Trump Dec 23, 2025

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Howie Kurtz on '60 Minutes' pulling a story about President Trump's deportation policy at the last minute, the appointment of a special US envoy to Greenland, and Uber's background check practices and the incidents of sexual assault by Uber drivers.

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