On today's Wilshire & Washington, we discuss the Helen Thomas resignation, as well as the politics of the BP oil spill and how Hollywood might help. But first, we tackle the midterm primaries this week. In California, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina both spent a fortune of their...

In this week's Wilshire & Washington, we ponder the question: how far is too far for a journalist doing investigative reporting about a public figure like Sarah Palin? But first, co-host Maegan Carberry returns after some well-earned time off from the show, giving us a full report on the

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we tackle the big issues: God, copyright, marriage, and crude oil -- in that order of importance -- with our guest host, Megan Carpentier. A few weeks ago, a court in Wisconsin declared the government's celebration of National Day of Prayer unconstitutional on...

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we are joined by our special guest host for the month of May, Megan Carpentier, who will be filling in for Maegan Carberry. Carpentier is a well-read freelance writer whose work appears at RHRealityCheck.com, The Guardian, Jezebel.com,...

Who do you trust? If you're the American people, apparently the answer is: "no one." On today's Wilshire & Washington, we tackle the new Pew Research Center poll released this week, showing that the American people have reached a historic low in their trust in their government. While...

Yesterday was April 15, Tax Day: Did you pay your taxes? If not, Obama's coming for you, or so the Tea Party wants you to believe! In today's Wilshire & Washington, we discuss the Tea Party Protests that have been dominating the headlines, thanks to all the promotion...

When President Obama swept into office, one of his promises was to make government more transparent and responsive to its citizens. This week, the White House released a memo declaring that most social media falls outside the constraints of the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act, meaning that public officials can engage...

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we talk Digital Capital Week, and the way things can go awry at conferences through backchannels. If that doesn't catch your interest immediately, let's just say we end on a high, but not quite salacious, note: Ted gives us a local's...

After that gloriously humanizing gesture (or spoken word) by Mr. Vice President, the health care reform debate is over (right? Fingers crossed, I guess). Now, how is this going to impact the young voters, those people who came out so passionately for President Obama during the campaign? Extending...

In today's Wilshire & Washington, the pundits take on the punditry! With special guest Matt Lewis, conservative analyst and a writer for Politics Daily, we launch ourselves into the controversy that was Fox News' exclusive interview with President Obama earlier this week with Bret...

In today's 2nd Anniversary Show, Wilshire & Washington asks: How can an online news organization succeed, both financially and journalistically, in this modern internet era? That's the question that The Daily Caller is attempting to answer, launching in January 2010 and co-founded by longtime newsman (and bowtie aficionado)...

On today's Wilshire & Washington: Did everyone enjoy the Jim Bunning Saga of Obstruction? When did acting childish and churlish (and not getting anything for it) become standard operating procedure for Congress? While conservatives like Senator Bunning are having no trouble finding the energy to oppose...

It was awesome, awe-inspiring, amazing, and... boring? In the 24 hours since President Obama sat down with Congress, we've all had time to reflect on the Health Care Summit at the Blair House, and with the knowledge we have now, do we still want all sausage-making in DC...

It's been almost a week since Press Secretary Robert Gibbs delivered one of his first game-changing tweets:

@PressSec wow - in a less than 30 hours almost 17K of you are following - amazing - watch out Kim Kardashian! Thanks to all for the smart tips!

Has...

With Election 2010 looming and things looking dark for Democratic representatives everywhere, how will the party recover its 2008 mojo, particularly with its zealous Obamamaniacs in the 18- to 34-year-old demo? The DNC might have one solution in a new organization called Gen 44, which hopes to reignite...

In his State of the Union speech on Wednesday, President Obama attempted to recapture what some believe he has lost from his campaign. Did he offer the general voter anything to hang on? Did he reach out to the GOP, and should he have done so? Did this speech and...

On today's Wilshire & Washington, it's looking grim for the Democrats. Or was this their plan all along? This week's first big headline should be the Coakley KO in Massachusetts, but in some ways, the much bigger story was the decision handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday, essentially ruling...

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we dive head first into Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, the trial to overthrow the anti-same-sex marriage Proposition 8 in California. We kick things off with a short but compelling interview with Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter for the film "Milk" and a...

On today's Wilshire & Washington, we ask the question: Who's on top, the MSM or Digital Media? Who's leading the discussion, why, and is it a good thing? To help us navigate this tricky landscape, we've got New York Times reporter Brian Stelter with us; Stelter

About this time last year Democratic strategists were patting each other on the back and congratulating each other on masterminding the enduring rise of The Progressive Majority built on the backs of bloggers and digital media as a messaging and fundraising machine. Republicans were supposedly leaps and bounds behind at...