Michael M. Grynbaum

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A rare win for MSNBC over CNN in the election night ratings battle.

Tuesday’s overall viewership, down sharply from 2018, was the smallest total prime-time audience for a midterm election night since 2014.

Wolf Blitzer passes a torch to Jake Tapper for CNN election coverage.

For the first time since 2004, the veteran broadcaster won’t be the network’s lead anchor announcing general election projections.

How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom

She wasn’t a political expert. But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.

TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night

Broadcasters face challenges as they approach the climax of an election season marked by disinformation and distrust.

Trump Files a Defamation Suit Against CNN

The former president has a history of threatening, and occasionally filing, lawsuits against media organizations whose coverage he deems unfair.

Jen Psaki Joins MSNBC as a Host and Commentator

Ms. Psaki, President Biden’s first press secretary, left her job at the White House this month.

Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern

The first Black and first openly gay press secretary was raised in an immigrant family with “so many secrets.” Now she occupies one of the…

White House Press Secretary Gets a New ‘Flak Jacket’: A Women’s Blazer

A decades-long West Wing tradition lives on, with a bright yellow twist.

Pentagon Praises a New York Times Series That Exposed Civilian Deaths in Air War

“We knew that we had made mistakes; we’re trying to learn from those mistakes,” John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, told reporters.

New York Times Names Marc Lacey and Carolyn Ryan as Managing Editors

A pair of veteran Times journalists will serve in the newsroom’s No. 2 position under the new executive editor, Joe Kahn.