The sudden departure of Michael Flynn as President Trump's National Security Advisor on Monday night left the administration scrambling to explain away not just his ties to Russia but why Trump kept Flynn's dishonesty from the American people. According to reports, former ...read more

As he prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address, President Obama granted an interview to The Today Show's Matt Lauer, who took the opportunity to join many current political "thinkers" in trying to blame Obama for the rise of the white resentment-fueled Trump ...read more

There were a lot of lessons from very smart people that I tucked away and carried with me throughout my career as a TV news producer, but it was the first one that might have proven to be the most important. I was young and it was my first shot at producing, on the biggest show ...read more

Hypocritical Today show update at bottom A quick warning right off the bat: If you're currently sipping on some kind of drink, swallow it, because in a moment you're going to read something that will make you laugh out loud. Just before Christmas, Amy Adams was scheduled to ...read more

Jesus, how desperate is NBC to save the Today show? Desperate enough to let Matt Lauer publicly scold them for screwing up the firing of Ann Curry. It was just four months ago that then-Today executive producer Jim Bell essentially pleaded with the public not to blame Lauer ...read more

By Bob Cesca: When we do the list of names that occupy the rogues gallery of political villains, Mark Halperin's name doesn't often make the cut. It's chiefly because Halperin doesn't shout or speechify at length like many cable news talking heads. Make no mistake, however. He ...read more