Paul Farhi

The ‘mirage’ of a Trump wave pervaded prime time, with little context of Democratic votes yet to be counted, and set the stage for the president’s baseless claims of fraud.

The delay spawned anxiety and conspiracy theories, but executives say math, not politics, had them hesitating over a Pennsylvania projection to put Joe Biden over the top.

The broadcast and cable news commentary on Trump’s speech brought a dose of blunt certainty to what had seemed like a night of false starts.

President Trump and Joe Biden’s visits to Pennsylvania and other battleground states are also about getting the attention of local media.

Taylor was chewed out on-air by anchor Chris Cuomo, but the network says the Trump critic “will remain a CNN contributor.”

The author’s self-reveal raised questions about whether his role was overhyped by the description.

The action enables broadcasting overseer Michael Pack to alter news and editorial decisions at federally run news agencies.

Even typically neutral anchors have adopted a stern, sharp-edged approach with slippery Team Trump interview subjects. It’s made for some compelling TV news.

The contradictory accounts appears to be part of a larger war within Rupert Murdoch’s empire of news organizations.

The legal clash between Michael Pack and the Open Technology Fund is just one of many uproars since he took over the Voice of America’s parent agency.