Newsmax is an American media company founded by Christopher Ruddy in 1998. Its operations include cable television, digital publishing and a monthly print magazine.

The company operates Newsmax TV, a cable and broadcast channel launched in 2014, as well as the Newsmax.com website. Its programming and political coverage have been described as conservative, right-wing and, by some sources, far-right.

Newsmax primarily broadcasts from a studio in New York City and also has headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, and Washington, D.C. The company became publicly traded in March 2025.

In the supplied news context, Newsmax was the outlet that aired an interview in which US President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries.