MEDIA BUZZmeter

Howie Kurtz on President Trump pivoting to use super PAC funds for his political TV ads, Elon Musk’s ex-partner detailing their split, and Tom Cruise’s new film flopping at the box office. 

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Howie Kurtz on NASA rushing plans for a lunar nuclear reactor amid Russia and China’s space race, POTUS tapping Elon Musk to co-lead the Pentagon’s "future of war" study, the security failures behind a FlyDubai co-pilot's cockpit attack, and a scathing review of Tom Cruise's new film Digger. 

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Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s Time interview expressing regret over his Supreme Court picks, Senator Tom Tillis’s (R-FL) blunt text exchange with President Trump, FOX host Lara Trump warning the Iran war could cost the GOP the midterms, President Trump’s $1M crypto dinner, and a former bodyguard’s $200K rampage at former Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s home.

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Howie Kurtz on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attack on the press, the high-stakes seating arrangement at President Trump’s AI titan luncheon, conservative pushback over Jack Smith’s media surveillance, Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton throwing President Trump’s Dallas convention under the bus, and wild allegations of contraband-fueled luxury surrounding Sean "Diddy" Combs in prison.

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Howie Kurtz on President Trump’s Capitol Hill meeting with tech titans over the future of AI, growing GOP concerns ahead of the midterms, and The Atlantic’s scathing critique of Taylor Swift’s updated tracks on The Life of a Showgirl.

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Howie Kurtz on Speaker Johnson dismissing AI warnings as Chinese propaganda, Democrats distancing themselves from AOC ahead of the midterms, and a retrospective look at Ringo Starr’s live performance in Washington. 

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Howie Kurtz on AI chatbots distributing non-partisan search information, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) labeling President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "WTF moment," and mounting allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was warned prior to the October 7 terror attacks.

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Howie Kurtz on the White House reversing its media ban on three major news outlets during President Xi Jinping's visit, how GOP candidates are distancing themselves from President Trump amid surging war costs, and the latest political turbulence ahead of the midterm elections.

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Howie Kurtz on a federal judge ordering the White House to reinstate press passes for barred news outlets, GOP reactions to rising domestic and global tensions ahead of the 2026 midterms, and the evolving backlash over The Guardian's deep dive into FCC Chair Brendan Carr's past.

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Howie Kurtz weighs in on President Trump's UN speech addressing tensions with Iran and Venezuela, Vice President Vance's ongoing anti-fraud initiatives, and the growing debate surrounding a proposed 250-foot military arch near the Lincoln Memorial.

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