Trump News

CBS Evening News is experiencing a catastrophic collapse in viewership under Bari Weiss's leadership and veteran television executives are sounding the alarm that the controversial Free Press founder's editorial direction — marked by flagrant Trump support delivered by handpicked anchor Tony Dokoupil — is driving longtime viewers away in unprecedented numbers.

According to media watchdog Status, the damage is undeniable and accelerating.

The numbers are disastrous, writes Oliver Darcy, founder of Status. Nielsen data obtained by the media watchdog demonstrates that during the week beginning April 20, CBS Evening News hit its lowest viewership since Dokoupil took over the broadcast. The program averaged just 3.7 million viewers — "slipping below the once-unthinkable" 4 million threshold. In the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demographic, the show averaged only 467,000 viewers.

The report states that the broadcast has now logged three consecutive weeks under 4 million viewers, a prolonged slump that was once unimaginable, which is doubly bad news with summer approaching where viewership traditionally drops.

According to Status, the problem is not just limited to the evening programming.

President Donald Trump convened oil and gas executives Tuesday at the White House to address energy market disruptions caused by the Iran war and related issues.

The unprecedented supply disruption in the Middle East is simultaneously creating opportunities and challenges for the energy industry. Axios reported that Chevron CEO Mike Wirth attended the meeting alongside White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

President Donald Trump issued Iran a warning Wednesday by demanding that they “better get smart soon” as it relates to reaching a deal with the United States on de-nuclearization, posting an image of himself appearing to have been created with generative artificial intelligence holding an AR-15-style rifle in front of a barrage of explosions.

“Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social at 4:05 AM Eastern. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

President Donald Trump is facing "a real problem" coming from inside his own house that he can't outrun, according to one of his biographers.

Journalist Michael Wolff told Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast on a new episode of their podcast, "Inside Trump's Head," on Tuesday that Melania Trump has become "a matter of serious concern" inside the White House. He cited her recent Amazon-backed movie and her press conference, where she denied having any ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as actions that have raised eyebrows among administration officials.

A legal expert on Tuesday exposed the "pretext" President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission is using in its latest bid to stymie free speech.

Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, discussed the FCC's investigation into Disney's DEI policies during a panel discussion on CNN's "NewsNight" with host Abby Phillip. He argued that the way the panel discussed the investigation revealed something more nefarious at play.

President Donald Trump is quietly telling administration insiders to prepare for an "extended" blockade of Iran as negotiations to end the war with the regime drag on.

On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing "U.S. officials," that Trump has told his aides that the blockade of Iran will continue, as the two sides remain far apart on Trump's stated goal of getting the regime to give up its nuclear arms capabilities altogether. The report followed a meeting in the Situation Room on Monday, where Trump administration officials reviewed an offer to end the war from the Iranian regime that included reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for delaying talks about nuclear weapons.

A House Republican offered a vulgar take on Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) strategy to end the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new report.

DHS has been shut down for several months after Democrats refused to pass a bill to fund the agency. The Democrats dug in after President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed two American citizens during "Operation Metro Surge," which sent thousands of officers into Minneapolis to combat local protests against deportations.

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement regularly claim that they hate what Hollywood represents, but the two worlds are much closer than once thought, according to one ex-MAGA influencer.

Ashley St. Clair, a former influencer, said during an interview on "The Lincoln Project Podcast" with Rick Wilson that Trump uses several Hollywood-learned tricks to create a sense of "fake legitimacy." They include using nefarious paid campaigns to coordinate messaging among influencers, and finding the right people to deliver specific messages, such as hiring attractive young women to push messages that sound "abrasive" coming from a man.

Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, came unglued on Tuesday during an off-the-rails interview on Piers Morgan's YouTube show, "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

McInnes was on a panel with right-wing provocateur Chris Rufo, ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh, and liberal radio host Brian Shapiro, where they discussed the heated political rhetoric circulating since the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. The alleged shooter, Cole Allen, fired multiple rounds inside the hotel where the event was held, but was never in close vicinity of the president or any members of the cabinet who were in attendance, according to reports.

A legal expert said during a new interview on CNN that he is shocked that the Trump administration returned another indictment against former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.

Ryan Goodman, editor in chief of Just Security, told CNN's Erin Burnett on her show, "OutFront," that "it was a shock" that a grand jury returned the three-page indictment against Comey for charges of threatening the president and felony interstate communication violations. He added that there are possible repercussions down the line for lawyers working on the case.

President Donald Trump's attack dog in the Federal Communications Commission issued a dark threat to a media behemoth during a new podcast interview over an ongoing investigation into its diversity policies.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Tuesday told right-wing podcaster Katie Miller, host of "The Katie Miller Podcast" and wife of Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy, that his agency has "evidence" that Disney had instituted policies that gave employees "different opportunities" based on their demographic information. Carr added that the agency's investigation into the company remains ongoing.

A political analyst was outraged on Tuesday after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued an "abundantly clear" threat to the press during her briefing.

Leavitt, who returned early from maternity leave to hold the daily briefing, told reporters about the Trump administration's efforts to "tone down the rhetoric" following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. At the event, a lone gunman fired several rounds inside the Washington Hilton, where the dinner was held. A Secret Service agent was hit in their bulletproof vest and survived. No one was killed, and the president and members of his cabinet were rushed out of the event unscathed.