According to a May 3, 2019 report in "The Daily Beast", Halperin worked on repairing his reputation during the first quarter of 2019 with a goal of returning as a pundit on television and radio. According to the article, Halperin enlisted the help of Michael Smerconish, Mika Brzezinski, and Joe Scarborough on an under the radar, yet calculated, professional rehabilitation campaign. Since the beginning of 2019, Halperin resumed posting on Twitter, and in mid-April launched a new political blog titled "Mark Halperin’s Wide World of News". Around the same time, Halperin appeared on Sirius XM with Smerconish, where he said he has been working with the Fortune Society, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that provides essential support to the formerly incarcerated.