Joseph Curl

Joseph Curl covered the White House and politics for a decade for The Washington Times. He can be reached at josephcurl@gmail.com.

Columns by Joseph Curl

We live in truly terrifying times

That headline is not hyperbole. It is sadly -- and horrifyingly -- true.

March 7, 2017

Donald Trump is right to skip WHCD

Donald Trump is just protecting the presidency. The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a weeklong party of excess. And the night, now a cross between the Oscars and "Meet the Press," has morphed into everything the press should hate -- a lovefest between reporters and the people they cover.

February 28, 2017

Media responds to Trump’s ‘fake news’ charge — by pumping out fake news!

President Trump, in his extraordinary press conference last week, called out the media for its brazenly biased reporting. In the 77-minute presser, he dissected their stories, called out the incessant tone of "anger" and "hatred" and clearly enunciated his view that the Trump White House is running just fine, no thanks to them.

February 21, 2017

Sean Spicer a TV star at White House briefings, ‘SNL’

White House spokesman Sean Spicer is becoming big-time famous, not just inside the Beltway, but across the country. What's more, he's a star both in the daytime and on late-night TV.

February 14, 2017

With Obama gone, media crybabies mull boycotting WHCA dinner

When Barack Obama was in the White House, the political press corps celebrated with him once a year at a ritzy, A-list-only five-course dinner and laughfest inside the Washington Hilton ballroom. Celebrities from Hollywood jetted into town to join America's top media as major news outlets tried to outdo one another with outlandishly lavish parties.

February 7, 2017