some personal news: in a few weeks, I, along with my Rolling Stone comrade and editor @andrewperez.bsky.social, will be up and running at the expanding political reporting team at @mehdirhasan.bsky.social’s outlet @zeteo.com

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Fox News shows mentioned Sydney Sweeney and her jeans ad 766 times in the span of a week. Jeffrey Epstein's name came up 53 times that same week, per @andrewkirell.bsky.social in today's Reliable Sources cnn.it/4foQAtk

I spoke with 40+ sources for a look inside the Anti-Defamation League. Here’s some of what I found.

ADL’s gentle response to Elon Musk’s infamous salute was partially driven by his support of Israel. To ADL, that indicated he didn’t have “antisemitic tendencies.” (1/x)

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Fox News has taken Trump's plea for his allies to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein almost literally.

But many other conservative media influencers and outlets are still heavily scrutinizing the Trump administration.

Here's the latest from @andrewkirell.bsky.social and yours truly:

Fox has staked out a pro-war position – and isn't making much room for the debate that has divided MAGA media. Guest after guest has played to Trump's ego — simultaneously praising POTUS and pushing for US intervention through his TV screen. Full story w/ @andrewkirell.bsky.social here:

“Guys sometimes will punch you in the face, and the next night you’re having beer; sleep with your girlfriend, and you patch things up.” — Jesse Watters

MAGA outlet OAN's Pentagon correspondent criticized Pete Hegseth's crackdown on the press. And then, she said, she was fired. Exclusive from @brianstelter.bsky.social: www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/m...

Andrew Kirell and I wrote about Trump's Thursday morning Truth Social post that took aim at a recent Fox News poll.

As we put it: "It’s perhaps a bad day for President Donald Trump when even Fox News is suggesting things may not be going so well."

Check out our full story for CNN here:

I’m excited to join the team!

Hey @andrewkirell.bsky.social, welcome to CNN!

Andrew is joining the Reliable Sources team next month as CNN's senior media editor

CBS just filed a motion to dismiss Trump's "60 Minutes" lawsuit, citing the clearly shopped Texas jurisdiction, home to an aggressively pro-Trump judge. Otherwise, the company says, move the case to NY, where "60 Minutes" is actually made. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Incredible www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump has thus far not made himself available for a deposition. ABC's lawyer offered to fly to Mar-a-Lago, limit the interview to four hours, and even do it on a Saturday to make it happen next week before a key deadline. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

One of my fmr editors at The Daily Beast, Allison Quinn — a wonderful human who has bailed me out of many a jam — could really use your help right now if you have a little to give.

Her boy is in a fight for his life, and a little bit on this GoFundMe could go a long way gofund.me/c493aaaa