Happy Saturday from your favorite band of Wretches! We’re diving deep into the latest from the White House Press Pool, Jake Tapper’s Biden book, shake-ups at MSNBC, and a true obsession with Gene Hackman. Wretch on!

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2:36 - Front Page

42:25 - Obsessions

55:09 - Reader Mail

57:37 - Favorite Items

National Journal: White House wrests control of pool coverage away from reporters 

Axios: Judge upholds Trump's right to block AP for now 

Semafor: Reuters and Associated Press among outlets barred from Trump’s first cabinet meeting 

The Dispatch: Donald Trump, Woodrow Wilson, and the Problems of a Free Press 

Reason: Trump tries to carve out a First Amendment exception for 'fake news' 

The Washington Free Beacon: MNSBC's Newest Anchor Eugene Daniels Is a 'Kamala Harris Expert' and 'Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia' Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene 

The Hollywood Reporter: Trump Targets Comcast CEO Brian Roberts As MSNBC Plans New Lineup 

The New York Post: Jen Psaki comes out on top of MSNBC shakeup as network axes shows by 3 more lefty anchors, Joy Reid ouster 

The New York Post: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow rips own network for axing Joy Reid's show and other 'non-white' hosts' programs 

The New York Times: Lester Holt to Leave ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor Role 

Unherd: Jeff Bezos rebrands Washington Post as billionaire's think tank  

Good Morning America: How a community rallied for trans and nonbinary recovery homes following LA fires 

The New York Times: In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning? 

The New York Times: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95  

The Atlantic: How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left 

The Wall Street Journal: The Business Conference Where Dignity Goes to Die