Tag: Hugh Hewitt

John Kerry has admitted to meeting repeatedly with Iranian Former Minister Javad Zarif in a bid to salvage the now defunct Iran deal.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said in an interview on Friday that Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) could soon face an ethics probe for leaking private Senate Judiciary Committee documents relating to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Wednesday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he anticipated that Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacancy left by the retiring Anthony Kennedy on

Tuesday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted to President Donald Trump’s nomination of D.C. Circuit U.S. Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the void to be left behind by the retirement of Supreme

Judge Raymond Kethledge is being increasingly portrayed as the “consensus” or “compromise” candidate for the Supreme Court in media descriptions of President Donald Trump’s decision making process, suggesting his inevitability despite concerns over such a pick among Trump’s base.

The last week has seen an outpouring of support for the nomination of Judge Raymond Kethledge to the Supreme Court by those who vigorously opposed the election of President Donald Trump, the essential prerequisite to his selection.

Saturday on MSNBC’s “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked about the possibilities of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo said there were some efforts underway for in-person communication between

Saturday on Hugh Hewitt’s MSNBC show, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate running against incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), criticized Congress for being too “soft” on Silicon Valley. Hawley has initiated an investigation into Google for

Thursday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Donald Trump’s use of his pardoning power. Cornyn said one of the individuals he would like to receive a pardon from the president is former CIA Director David

Thursday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper argued for more regulation of social media. The embattled critic of President Donald Trump suggested an agency akin to the Federal Communications Commission could be suitable for

Tuesday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fielded questions about the current immigration policy that requires parents to be separated from their children when crossing the border illegally. Sessions cited the difference in how adults and minors

Friday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R-CA) predicted House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would fill the role of Speaker of the House, which is soon to be vacated by House

Saturday on MSNBC’s “Hugh Hewitt,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) weighed in on the FBI’s handling of its counterintelligence investigation into the 2016 presidential election under former FBI Director James Comey’s leadership. When asked by host Hugh Hewitt if the agency

Talk show host and MSBNC personality Hugh Hewitt took time Monday to discuss the Santa Fe High School shooting and floated the idea of banning trench coats in schools. 

A series of debacles has Comcast scrambling to replace NBC News and MSNBC chairman Andy Lack by year’s end, reports Fox News.

Monday on Hugh Hewitt’s syndicated radio show, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dismissed reports claiming that President Donald Trump had dropped a campaign pledge of using Medicare to negotiate lower prices as part of his prescription drug plan.

Thursday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged any Supreme Court justice considering retirement to do so in the next two to three weeks given a confirmation process would have to

Wednesday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) warned Democrats would move to impeach President Donald Trump if they reassumed control of Congress after this year’s midterm elections. Hewitt asked Scalise about that possibility,

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told radio host Hugh Hewitt Monday that President Donald Trump’s controversial airstrikes on Syrian government targets last week were a “missed opportunity” and that he would have liked to see more robust American intervention.

Saturday on MSNBC’s “Hugh Hewitt,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) warned of the “downsides” of posting personal information on Facebook and how it could be exploited by business and political interests. Coons told host Hugh Hewitt that Facebook’s business model warranted

Uncertainty from Washington, DC, due to the Trump administration’s possible withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear Iran deal resulted in a drop of the Iranian rial to a record low on Monday.

Members of the House Intelligence Committee are exploring ways to get testimony from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts regarding FISA judges, but are deliberately trying to make sure they do not cross any constitutional lines in doing so.

On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta commented on his exchange with White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday by stating, “Journalists make honest mistakes. They don’t go out and intentionally mislead people.”

On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta stated he is objective, fair, and neutral with regards to President Trump and what President Trump has said “about people of different faiths, people of different races, immigrants

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton admitted that there were actually not many white nationalists in the United States.

While speaking to Washington Examiner Senior Political Correspondent and CNN Political Analyst David Drucker on Thursday, radio host Hugh Hewitt criticized former White House chief strategist and Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon for wanting to give away the Arizona Senate seat by running

Thursday on his syndicated radio show, talk show host Hugh Hewitt asked for Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) reaction to reports that former FBI Director James Comey may have prematurely drafted a memo exonerating Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee,

Thursday on MSNBC in a preview of an interview conducted with Saturday morning network host Hugh Hewitt, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said “clearly” Congress needed to look into legislation on bump stocks. Ryan said, “I didn’t even know what

Thursday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) weighed in on President Donald Trump’s effect on the media, in particular, the backlash he received from CNN following the remarks he made about the press at his rally in Phoenix

MSNBC’s favorite establishment Republican defender, Hugh Hewitt, is flailing after he failed to ask embattled National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster about his purge of loyalists to President Donald Trump from the National Security Council (NSC) during his interview.

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster gave an interview to Hugh Hewitt, a conservative member of the establishment, on Saturday morning amid attacks from the president’s conservative base. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgBu08ADi78 McMaster was asked about nearly every major national security issue that’s made headlines

Last month on MTP Daily, a left-wing activist from the Center for American Progress praised MSNBC’s “moderate” Hugh Hewitt. Host Chuck Todd grinned, acting as if that is why Hewitt is at MSNBC in the first place, as Daniella Gibbs

On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci stated that President Trump probably wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions out of office. Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “Why not just fire Jeff Sessions?” Scaramucci answered, “Well, listen, I mean,

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) believed his party gets “too focused” on the minimum wage issue when they need to focus more on the working class. “[T]his is a criticism that I have, that we get too focused on the minimum

Saturday on Hugh Hewitt’s MSNBC program, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) discussed memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meeting with Donald Trump. Those memos were leaked to the press through an intermediary but may have included classified information