Tim Russert

Tim Russert, one of the good guys Tim Russert, one of the good guys

There was no artifice in the "Meet the Press" host. The best political questioner on TV seemed the same guy off-camera as on.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 14, 2008

  • Report: David Gregory to host "Meet the Press"

    The search to replace Tim Russert, who died in June, appears to be over.
    By Alex Koppelman December 2, 2008

  • No Hail Mary for Hillary

    The final Democratic debate produces no miracles for the grouchy former front-runner. Yes, those MSNBC moderators did seem to like Obama better, but even when she's right she sounds wrong.
    By Mike Madden February 27, 2008

  • Obama goes for the capillaries

    Barack Obama delivers a rousing speech in Iowa on Saturday night, all but calling out Hillary Clinton, and then gets weak-kneed on Sunday morning.
    By Walter Shapiro November 12, 2007

  • What you missed while watching the new "Bionic Woman"

    Salon watches the latest (1970s TV edition) Democratic presidential debate so you don't have to: A better, stronger, faster Clinton, a kung fu Kucinich and more.
    By Michael Scherer September 27, 2007

  • Novak retires

    The Prince of Darkness is hanging it up, and here's hoping that his spot in the conservative chattering class is filled with a sensible substitute.
    By Thomas Schaller August 5, 2008

  • Russert dead from apparent heart attack

    Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," was 58.
    By Alex Koppelman June 13, 2008

  • Russert 1, McCain 0

    When a debate moderator says you said it, you probably did.
    By Tim Grieve January 25, 2008

  • "I didn't see the enormity of it"

    Rudy Giuliani weaves his way through Tim Russert.
    By Tim Grieve December 10, 2007

  • The fact that wasn't a fact on Clinton

    FactCheck blamed Hillary for misleading, but now it says Tim Russert was the one who was wrong.
    By Tim Grieve November 9, 2007

  • Deconstructing Tim Russert vs. the Clintons

    Did Bill "specifically" block public access to records related to Hillary?
    By Tim Grieve November 6, 2007

  • The Democratic Don Quixote

    Despite his résumé, an aw-shucks Bill Richardson has bumbled through the early presidential race. But can his bold position on Iraq make him a contender?
    By Michael Scherer June 5, 2007

  • Libby's last disinformation campaign

    Not only did Scooter's defense rely on emotion over facts, but it appealed to the jury to dismiss the craft of journalism as false by nature.
    By Sidney Blumenthal February 22, 2007

  • "This Just In"

    New takes on "American Idol," George W. Bush, Anna Nicole, and "Meet the Press."
    By David Puner February 21, 2007

  • Libby's cynical defense

    In the courtroom, I watched Libby's lawyers grill Bob Woodward and Robert Novak, trying and failing to obscure the charges against the vice president's man.
    By Sidney Blumenthal February 15, 2007

  • With Russert on the stand, the Libby case comes full circle

    The "Meet the Press" host should put a fine point on the improbable nature of Libby's defense.
    By Tim Grieve February 7, 2007

  • Matalin to Libby: Wilson a "snake," and Russert hates Matthews

    Notes reflect efforts to respond to the controversy raised by Joseph Wilson's Op-Ed.
    By Tim Grieve January 31, 2007

  • Final thoughts on the first day

    What to look for as the Scooter Libby trial moves forward.
    By Alex Koppelman January 23, 2007

  • It's all on Russert

    Arguments on both sides in the Libby case today suggest that NBC'sTim Russert, and his testimony, will be the focal point of the trial.
    By Alex Koppelman January 23, 2007

  • And now ... Fitzgerald

    Opening statements in the Scooter Libby trial.
    By Alex Koppelman January 23, 2007

  • Libby trial begins

    But first, one more argument over jury instructions.
    By Alex Koppelman January 23, 2007

  • Quote of the Day, Iraq Edition

    Cheney: We'd do it all again today.
    By Tim Grieve September 11, 2006

  • It's murder, yes, but we've got to strike a balance

    Josh Bolten defends the president's position on stem cell research.
    By Tim Grieve July 24, 2006

  • A portrait of the blogger as a young plagiarist

    As a college student Ben Domenech lifted arts criticism; as a GOP henchman, he was accused of fabricating a Tim Russert quote. What was the Washington Post thinking?
    By Joe Conason March 24, 2006

  • The Fix

    Headline writers cash in on Frey. Plus: Clay Aiken's "boyfriend" speaks and Joaquin Phoenix cheats death.
    January 27, 2006
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