Curtis Houck

NewsBusters Managing Editor

CurtisHouck

Curtis Houck currently serves as the Managing Editor of NewsBusters after almost two years as a news analyst in the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division. During that time, he served as the sole evening news analyst, chronicling the best and worst of the network evening newscasts, primetime cable shows, and late-night comedy programs. From January 2016 to April 2016, he also acted as the Sunday news analyst for NewsBusters.

In the eight years that he's been with NewsBusters, his work has been featured on various Fox News Channel programs and outlets such as The Blaze, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, Drudge Report, The Federalist, FoxNews.com, Los Angeles Times, The Mark Levin Show, Mediaite, New York Times, Red State, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Resurgent, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Wrap. He’s also made over 200 television appearances on the Fox News Channel, Newsmax, One America News Network, America's Voice, Cheddar, Fox 5 D.C., NRA-TV, and over 700 radio appearances from coast to coast on both local and syndicated programs. His articles and tweets have been shared by conservative leaders such as Dan Bongino, Erick Erickson, Greg Gutfeld, Mark Levin, Kayleigh McEnany, Stephen Miller, Dave Rubin, Ryan Saavedra, and Ben Shapiro.

He returned full-time to the MRC after serving in summer 2013 as an intern with CNS News. Curtis is a 2014 graduate of Penn State University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science. He also had the pleasure of interning with The Heritage Foundation in fall 2013. A proud native of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, Curtis is also an Eagle Scout and lives in Vienna, Virginia.

‘Hardball’ Frets GOP ‘Will...Milk the Al Franken Thing’; Touts Dems as Responsible Purgers of Deviants

Curtis Houck | November 21, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg continued on Tuesday’s Hardball to dig herself a hole when it comes to being inconsistent on sexual misconduct claims, bewailing to host Chris Matthews that “Republicans will certainly milk the Al Franken thing” while touting leftists as true moral arbiters purging alleged miscreants from their ranks…

MSNBC Guest: Trump’s Response to Puerto Rico Shows He’s ‘Very Racist'

Curtis Houck | November 21, 2017

See more in Randy Hall's post on the NewsBusters blog.

Must Watch: Here Are the Big Moments from the Jake Tapper-Leeann Tweeden Interview

Curtis Houck | November 16, 2017

See more soon in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Amidst all the coverage Thursday devoted to KABC Radio host Leeann Tweeden’s sexual misconduct claims against Democratic Senator Al Franken (Minn.), the most important segment took place on CNN’s The Lead as Tweeden sat down for an emotional 33-minute-long interview with host Jake Tapper. Tweeden stood out for both her courage and the…

CNN’s Tapper Grills Begala About Double Standard Over Clinton Allegations; Begala Spins

Curtis Houck | November 16, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Prior to his emotional interview with KABC radio anchor Leeann Tweeden, CNN’s The Lead host Jake Tapper briefly grilled former Bill Clinton confidant Paul Begala on the late and sudden examinations on the part of the media concerning Clinton’s sexual misdeeds. Tapper built off of his astute observation on Monday about the media treating the…

CNN Panel Brushes Aside Franken Allegations to Knock Moore; ‘He Was Just a Comedian’

Curtis Houck | November 16, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. A Thursday afternoon CNN Newsroom panel showcased political tribalism as three liberal journalists downplayed the disturbing sexual misconduct allegations against Democratic Senator Al Franken (Minn.) by harping on the fact that Franken was “just a comedian” while those against Roy Moore and President Trump were far more serious. “But just out…

NYT’s Stephens Suggests Republicans Should Be Forced to Support Moore ‘To Learn’ a ‘Lesson’

Curtis Houck | November 15, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On MSNBC Wednesday night, New York Times columnist and faux Republican Bret Stephens insinuated on Hardball that conservatives and Republicans condemning Alabama Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore should be forced to back Moore so that they “learn the lesson” to not support Steve Bannon-backed candidates. Host Chris Matthews led into…

‘Uranium Delirium’; Matthews Lashes Out at Calls to Investigate ‘Closed Case’ Uranium Deal

Curtis Houck | November 14, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews reluctantly wadded into the Russia uranium deal story on Tuesday’s show, blasting the calls for a special counsel to investigate the “closed case” Obama-era deal and mocked the story as one that “the right-wing wants you to think is the biggest scandal since the Rosenbergs.” What’s intriguing was Matthews…

Distasteful: Matthews Hints Jeff Sessions Is a Racist for Attitude Toward Black Dems in Hearing

Curtis Houck | November 14, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Tuesday’s Hardball, MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews hinted to Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was engaging in racist behavior based off of his attitude in answering questions from African-American lawmakers during the marathon House Judiciary Committee hearing. The baseless and tasteless…

Tapper: ‘The Media Treated’ Bill Clinton’s Accusers ‘Poorly’; Not Given ‘Same Respect’ Moore’s Have

Curtis Houck | November 13, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. CNN’s The Lead host Jake Tapper made a keen observation on Monday afternoon about the media’s double standard when it comes to sexual assault accusers, pointing out that “the media treated” Bill Clinton’s female accusers “poorly” and were never afforded “the same respect” Roy Moore’s accusers have rightfully received these past four days.…

Irony: Dowd Tells Stephanopoulos ‘The Default Position Ought to Be Believe the Women’ in Sex Claims

Curtis Houck | November 13, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. While discussing the Roy Moore allegations on Monday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s chief political analyst, faux Republican, and nasty politico Matthew Dowd ironically informed co-host and former Bill Clinton official George Stephanopoulos that, in sexual misconduct incidents, “the default position ought to be believe the women.” Of course,…