Drudge Report Breaks Scandal

Date: January 17, 1998 • Location: Washington, United States

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

The Drudge Report is an American-based news aggregation website founded by Matt Drudge, and run with the help of Charles Hurt and Daniel Halper. The site consists mainly of links to news stories from other outlets about politics, entertainment, and current events; it also has links to many columnists. Prior to the 2020 United States presidential election, the site was generally regarded as a conservative publication, but its political leanings became more liberal in mid-to-late 2019.