NPR: MSNBC https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125938042 MSNBC en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:03:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: MSNBC https://www.npr.org/tags/125938042/msnbc Who's in charge of DOGE? (It's not these women. Or the owl.) Find out in the quiz Which stores closed and which shows were canceled? Who (or what) was reborn after being hit by a Cybertruck? And is that asteroid going to hit us or what? Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/g-s1-50804/doge-duo-gold-card-asteroid-amy-gleason https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/g-s1-50804/doge-duo-gold-card-asteroid-amy-gleason

Which stores closed and which shows were canceled? Who (or what) was reborn after being hit by a Cybertruck? And is that asteroid going to hit us or what?

]]> Holly J. Morris Joy Reid fired from MSNBC amid network shakeup Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:59:56 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50551/joy-reid-msnbc-fired https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50551/joy-reid-msnbc-fired

Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump.

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]]> Alana Wise NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled "uterus collector" MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:25:33 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305268/nbc-settles-lawsuit-ice-doctor-msnbc-maddow-georgia-detainee https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305268/nbc-settles-lawsuit-ice-doctor-msnbc-maddow-georgia-detainee '/>

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

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]]> David Folkenflik NBC fired Ronna McDaniel. But TV news has a bigger pundit problem NBC's hiring and firing of former GOP chief Ronna McDaniel may inspire more distrust from conservatives. Yet journalists said her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election made her unacceptable. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:11:06 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241228946/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-chuck-todd-tv-pundits https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241228946/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-chuck-todd-tv-pundits

NBC's hiring and firing of former GOP chief Ronna McDaniel may inspire more distrust from conservatives. Yet journalists said her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election made her unacceptable.

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]]> David Folkenflik Jen Psaki leaving the White House for MSNBC this spring The Biden press secretary will serve as a pundit and host a show on the network's streaming platform. She's the second administration official joining MSNBC and faced ethics questions from reporters. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:16:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/04/01/1090241588/jen-psaki-leaving-the-white-house-for-msnbc-this-spring https://www.npr.org/2022/04/01/1090241588/jen-psaki-leaving-the-white-house-for-msnbc-this-spring

The Biden press secretary will serve as a pundit and host a show on the network's streaming platform. She's the second administration official joining MSNBC and faced ethics questions from reporters.

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]]> David Folkenflik Brian Williams says he's leaving NBC News at the end of the year "This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another," Williams wrote in a note to colleagues. "There are many things I want to do, and I'll pop up again somewhere." Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:39:35 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054217233/brian-williams-leaves-nbc-msnbc https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054217233/brian-williams-leaves-nbc-msnbc "This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another," Williams wrote in a note to colleagues. "There are many things I want to do, and I'll pop up again somewhere."

]]> The Associated Press Tracing The Roots Of A Partisan Impeachment The inception of partisanship goes back decades — and, guess what, Republicans and Democrats can't agree on who started it. Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:00:48 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/19/789033023/tracing-the-roots-of-a-partisan-impeachment https://www.npr.org/2019/12/19/789033023/tracing-the-roots-of-a-partisan-impeachment

The inception of partisanship goes back decades — and, guess what, Republicans and Democrats can't agree on who started it.

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]]> Domenico Montanaro Trump's Graphic Insult Of Cable Host Crosses A Line For Many The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party. Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/534870656/trumps-graphic-insult-of-cable-host-crosses-a-line-for-many https://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/534870656/trumps-graphic-insult-of-cable-host-crosses-a-line-for-many Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski arrive at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.'/>

The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party.

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]]> Miles Parks Where Melissa Harris-Perry Saw A New Direction, MSNBC Saw Temporary Shift NPR's David Folkenflik spoke with the recently departed talk show host and with the president of MSNBC. Harris-Perry said her show was "taken"; her boss said it was "loved." Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:30:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/09/469828825/where-melissa-harris-perry-saw-a-new-direction-msnbc-saw-temporary-shift https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/09/469828825/where-melissa-harris-perry-saw-a-new-direction-msnbc-saw-temporary-shift

NPR's David Folkenflik spoke with the recently departed talk show host and with the president of MSNBC. Harris-Perry said her show was "taken"; her boss said it was "loved."

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]]> Camila Domonoske MSNBC Host Melissa Harris-Perry Says Her Show Has Been 'Silenced' Perry says she won't be appearing on the show that bears her name this weekend, complaining of a loss of editorial control and pre-emption for election coverage. Media reports say Perry won't be back. Sat, 27 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/27/468368151/msnbc-host-melissa-harris-perry-says-her-show-has-been-silenced https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/27/468368151/msnbc-host-melissa-harris-perry-says-her-show-has-been-silenced Perry says she won't be appearing on the show that bears her name this weekend, complaining of a loss of editorial control and pre-emption for election coverage. Media reports say Perry won't be back.

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