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.

CNN Finally Issues Correction to False Trump/WikiLeaks Story

Curtis Houck | December 8, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. CNN finally admitted to its egregious error almost three hours after The Washington Post first blew the doors off the accuracy of the initial CNN.com story by issuing both an online correction and a two-minute-plus explanation from Raju on CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin. Raju emerged at the 3:49 p.m. Eastern mark, informing views that the…

Matthews Implies Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement Could Cause Another Benghazi

Curtis Houck | December 8, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. A day after President Trump’s announcement that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews declared in a “raw” prediction to Politico’s Susan Glasser that the move could lead to another Benghazi attack and thus the deaths of innocent Americans. Matthews pathetically wouldn’t directly…

‘Hardball’ Frets ‘Effective’ Al Franken Had to Resign; ‘New Republican Age of Consent Is 14’

Curtis Houck | December 7, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Over time, one learns that you can always count on MSNBC’s Hardball to produce baffling moments. Thursday was no exception as the show featured USA Today’s Susan Page bemoaning the “sad picture” of “effective” Democratic Senator Al Franken (Minn.) resigning from Congress while host Chris Matthews sneered that “[t]he new Republican age of…

‘Shadows’ Conspiracy? Smerconish Says He’s ‘Not Convinced’ Franken Groped Tweeden

Curtis Houck | December 7, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. So-called independent talk radio host and CNN host Michael Smerconish made a fool of himself on Thursday afternoon’s CNN Newsroom, arguing that he’s “not convinced” Democratic Senator Al Franken (Minn.) actually groped KABC Radio host Leeann Tweeden because “[t]here are shadows behind his fingers.” Host Brooke Baldwin led Smerconish to this…

‘CNN Tonight’ Beclowns Itself, Again Questions Trump’s Health; Argues He’s Not Well

Curtis Houck | December 7, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Wednesday’s CNN Tonight, the show opened itself up to some well-deserved mockery by again questioning the health of President Trump and used his Jerusalem speech to argue that he’s “not in perfect health” and could be starting to slur his words. “New Tonight; Did President Trump Slur His Speech,” the snarky CNN chyron read to the delight…

Watch This MSNBC Meltdown for the Ages Over Trump’s ‘Delusional,’ ‘Orwellian’ Jerusalem Speech

Curtis Houck | December 6, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. MSNBC suffered a meltdown for the ages on Wednesday afternoon following President Trump’s speech recognizing of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, unleashing guest after guest condemning the “delusional” and “Orwellian” speech that will cause people to die now that America’s credibility has been “shot.” For the duration of the 1:00 p.m. Eastern…

‘Hardball’ Guest: Trump Has Followed the ‘Zionist Movement’ in Taking Jerusalem from Arabs

Curtis Houck | December 5, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Ahead of President Trump’s official announcement on Wednesday that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, Arab American Institute president James Zogby appeared on Tuesday’s Hardball to uncork a series of anti-Israeli tirades against “the Zionist movement” and Trump continually breaking the hearts of Palestinians over…

MSNBC Republicans Rejoice at Flake Donating to Alabama Democrat; ‘There Is Hope’

Curtis Houck | December 5, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Tuesday’s edition of the liberal Republican group therapy show known as Deadline: White House, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens celebrated Republican Senator Jeff Flake’s donation to Alabama Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones as a sign of “hope” that some in the party will stand up to against Roy…

‘Hardball’: Collusion Case Happening ‘Piece by Piece’ Against ‘Enemy of the State’ Trump

Curtis Houck | December 5, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Monday’s Hardball, host Chris Matthews and assembled guests were still reveling in the Mueller investigation’s indictment of Michael Flynn, swooning how it showed a collusion case being cemented “piece by piece” against an “enemy of the state” in President Trump. USA Today reporter Heidi Przybyla was one such character, ominously stating…

MSNBC Guest: ‘We Must Act Soon’ Against Mentally Ill Trump or Risk Him Going ‘Violent’

Curtis Houck | December 4, 2017

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Late Sunday afternoon on MSNBC, Yale School of Medicine forensic psychologist Bandy Lee seemed to hint at the need for the overthrow of Presidents Trump, proclaiming that he’s so mentally unstable that “[w]e must act soon” or risk him turning violent with catastrophic consequences for all of us. Host Yasmin Vossoughian introduced Lee as both…