Satirical depictions of officials have been a mainstay of our democracy for 250 years. During that time, the methods of humorous criticism have evolved from newspaper cartoons to television programs.

President Donald Trump is facing intense criticism after a comment that has escalated concerns over political rhetoric and ...

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This week, journalist Olivia Nuzzi's hotly anticipated memoir "American Canto" was published. Last year, she admitted to ...

Legacy media and longtime politics reporters are increasingly reporting on scandals that rocked the Democratic Party ahead of the November election, shining additional light on political issues that ...

Paramount is paying $16 million to settle a lawsuit from President Donald Trump. Media and politics insiders say the payout could help ease through Paramount's merger with Skydance. Here's what ...

The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, ...

Series of commentaries says insulting officials will backfire and more effort must be made to tackle reasons for perceived poor performance.

As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this ...

President Trump has vowed to seek retribution from his perceived political enemies and to reward his political allies. We ...

Charlie Kirk, a powerful right-wing activist, popular podcaster, and close friend and ally to President Donald Trump, was shot and killed while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday. Politicians ...

The University of California, Davis, has political scientists, historians, economists, law professors, K-12 policy experts and other researchers who can help media navigate the current political scene ...