Luke Russert, the former MSNBC wunderkind who retired from journalism at age 30 to pursue "other endeavors," is back in the news again. 
Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against Lincoln Project cofounder John Weaver were first reported in the American Conservative on Jan. 11. Since then, the embattled super PAC has received more than $32 million worth of free or "earned" media from cable outlets CNN and MSNBC, a Washington Free Beacon analysis found.
After botching a fact check of a Shakespeare reference made by Sen. Ted Cruz, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell apologized Wednesday to the Texas Republican. 
NBC News retracted a piece that questioned whether a Biden appointee's financial contributions to pro-Israel advocacy group AIPAC disqualified her from serving on the White House National Security Council (NSC). 
NBC analyst John Heilemann appears quite fond of MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace, bestowing awkward greetings, over-the-top praise, and air kisses to her on live television. 
MSNBC contributor and former Democratic Missouri senator Claire McCaskill apologized to angry Twitter users for using the term "transsexual" Wednesday night. 
MSNBC host Joy Reid used a racial slur Wednesday against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, calling him "Uncle Clarence." 
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on Monday expressed regret that Senate Democrats’ did not grill Amy Coney Barrett about her Catholic faith.
MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing spoke with a group of undecided black women in Georgia who said they are not keen on voting for Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif). 
Professional journalists on Thursday were appalled to learn that C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully had lied about his Twitter account being "hacked." Joy Reid, who was getting ready to host her primetime show on MSNBC, could not be reached for comment.
