Happy Saturday from your favorite band of Wretches! We’re diving deep into the latest from the White House Press Pool, Jake Tapper’s Biden book, shake-ups at MSNBC, and a true obsession with Gene Hackman. Wretch on!Time Stamps:2:36 - Front Page42:25 - Obsessions55:09 - Reader Mail57:37 - Favorite ItemsNational Journal: <a href="https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/727673/white-house-wrests-control-of-pool-coverage-away-from-reporters/?unlock=YQ604O3RUM7JRS5A">White House wrests control of pool coverage away from reporters</a> Axios: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/24/trump-ap-access-lawsuit-white-house-filing">Judge upholds Trump's right to block AP for now</a> Semafor: <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/25/2025/the-white-house-asserts-control-over-press-pool-deepening-its-tensions-with-us-media">Reuters and Associated Press among outlets barred from Trump’s first cabinet meeting </a>The Dispatch: <a href="https://thedispatch.com/article/woodrow-wilson-trump-media-whca/">Donald Trump, Woodrow Wilson, and the Problems of a Free Press </a>Reason: <a href="https://reason.com/2025/02/24/trump-tries-to-carve-out-a-first-amendment-exception-for-fake-news/">Trump tries to carve out a First Amendment exception for 'fake news'</a> The Washington Free Beacon: <a href="https://freebeacon.com/media/mnsbcs-newest-anchor-eugene-daniels-is-a-kamala-harris-expert-and-walking-beyonce-encyclopedia-who-has-revolutionized-the-dc-fashion-scene/">MNSBC's Newest Anchor Eugene Daniels Is a 'Kamala Harris Expert' and 'Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia' Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene</a> The Hollywood Reporter: <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trump-brian-roberts-msnbc-lineup-1236145334/">Trump Targets Comcast CEO Brian Roberts As MSNBC Plans New Lineup</a> The New York Post: <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/24/media/msnbc-drama-intensifies-as-network-axes-shows-hosted-by-3-more-lefty-anchors-in-wake-of-joy-reids-ouster-sources/">Jen Psaki comes out on top of MSNBC shakeup as network axes shows by 3 more lefty anchors, Joy Reid ouster</a> The New York Post: <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/25/media/msnbc-host-rachel-maddow-rips-own-network-for-axing-joy-reids-show-and-other-non-white-hosts-programs/">MSNBC host Rachel Maddow rips own network for axing Joy Reid's show and other 'non-white' hosts' programs</a> The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/business/media/lester-holt-nbc-nightly-news.html">Lester Holt to Leave ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor Role</a> Unherd: <a href="https://unherd.com/newsroom/jeff-bezos-rebrands-washington-post-as-billionaires-think-tank/">Jeff Bezos rebrands Washington Post as billionaire's think tank </a> Good Morning America: <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/community-rallied-trans-nonbinary-recovery-homes-la-fires-118770080">How a community rallied for trans and nonbinary recovery homes following LA fires</a> The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/magazine/denmark-immigration-policy-progressives.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?</a> The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/obituaries/gene-hackman-dead.html">Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95 </a> The Atlantic: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/woke-right/681716/">How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left</a> The Wall Street Journal: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/twizzler-candy-free-snacks-samples-conference-a5a5905b?st=CpnoeW&reflink=article_imessage_share">The Business Conference Where Dignity Goes to Die</a>

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