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On Friday, presidential hopeful Joe Biden may have made his road to redemption in the midst of the inappropriate touching scandal just a bit harder than it was before when he told gathered reporters he’s “not sorry for anything that I have ever done,” according to a piece in The Hill. To be fair, Barack […]

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hector Velazquez said this week that he won’t be attending a planned event for the team hosted by the White House in May, due to comments President Donald Trump has made regarding Mexico and the Mexican people. According to a report in The Independent, Velazquez, who is originally from Mexico […]

Sophie Turner ran into her former on-screen fiance Jack Gleeson at the Game of Thrones premiere party Wednesday night and snuggled up to the actor known for playing King Joffrey while her real-life fiance looked on in mock-dismay. According to a story in The Daily Mail, Turner and Jonas were in attendance at the red […]

Former vice president Joe Biden clapped back at President Donald Trump for re-tweeting a post that mocks Biden’s video acknowledging the women who say he touched them in inappropriate ways. According to a piece in The Independent, the tweet, which the president has pinned to the top of his Twitter profile, is an unusual, “alt-right” […]

As the political landscape continues to shift amid the accumulating allegations being leveled against former Vice President Joe Biden, he has had plenty of high-profile supporters step up and offer support as character witnesses, with the exception of at least one Washington heavy-hitter who has yet to weigh in – former President Barack Obama. And […]

Netflix is announcing four confirmed cast members for its new live-action reboot of Cowboy Bebop, including John Cho and Mustafa Shakir, according to a report by Variety. Also joining the live-action version of the beloved Japanese anime of the same name are Daniella Pineda and Alex Hassell. Cho is slated to star as the series […]

Bloomberg is reporting that President Donald Trump will select former Republican presidential candidate and pizza company executive Herman Cain to join the Federal Reserve Board. The outlet is reporting that three people have said that Trump is set to make the announcement, but that they would prefer to remain off the record as it isn’t […]

As newly elected New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to make waves in Washington and across the nation with her outspoken progressive stance, she’s facing another accusation of campaign finance violations, the second one filed by a Trump supporter who has been described as a “very, very committed partisan,” according to a report from The […]

Former Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) revealed on Tuesday night that when he met with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) just after her election victory, she wasn’t that interested in what advice the former GOP speaker of the House might have to offer her, according to a story in The Hill. However, on hearing that news, Twitter […]

As allegations from women who claim former Vice President Joe Biden touched them inappropriately continue to trickle out, Biden has released a video promising to be more “respectful” of women’s personal space. According to a report in The Hill, Biden was seeking to head off a “growing political crisis” surrounding his as-yet unannounced candidacy for […]

In the the latest take on the legend of Batman’s nemesis The Joker, actor Joaquin Phoenix reveals a disturbing shift from traumatized schlub to deranged sadist in the first unsettling trailer for Joker, directed by Todd Phillips. According to a report from Vox, the new film aims to take on the origin story of one […]

At a fundraiser dinner on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump derided New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as little more than a “young bartender” and said that her actions are going to help get him re-elected in 2020. According to a report from Politico, Trump jokingly begged the GOP to refrain from killing the Green […]

Actress Emilia Clarke may play the Mother of Dragons on HBO’s beloved series Game of Thrones, but as she told Stephen Colbert, she released the mother of all secrets in a conversation with her own mother when she gave away the ending of the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Appearing on Tuesday’s Late Night […]

On Tuesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) echoed top White House economic advisers when he told reporters that if President Donald Trump does close down the U.S. border with Mexico, it would have “catastrophic economic consequences,” according to a report in The Hill. McConnell spoke with reporters following the president’s warning that if […]

The Miami Herald is reporting that a Chinese woman has been detained by the Secret Service after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago in order to attend an event that may have been advertised on social media by Li “Cindy” Yang, the South Florida massage parlor owner who offered clients access to President Donald Trump and members […]

In a series of tweets spanning the late night hours of Monday and into Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump ripped the government of Puerto Rico, calling the island’s leaders “grossly incompetent” and accusing them of corruption that has diverted hurricane recovery funds from the people who need it. According to a report in Politico, the […]

On Monday night President Donald Trump backtracked on his recent claims that the GOP is crafting a better health care plan that will soon replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying that he will wait until after the 2020 elections to call for a vote. According to a report in Politico, the president fired off […]

Lanny Davis, who is the attorney for Michael Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, says that based on the evidence that has already been revealed, there is no good reason why Donald Trump Jr. has not yet been indicted. According to a report in The Hill, Davis says that based on […]

A second woman has come forward with accusations that former Vice President Joe Biden touched her inappropriately while she was working as a campaign volunteer at a political fundraiser in 2009, adding fuel to the fire amid the controversy over the presumed presidential candidate’s alleged unwanted contact with women. According to a story in Politico, […]

With many Democrats still reeling in the wake of the announcement that there would be no new indictments forthcoming for alleged collusion with Russian operatives, President Donald Trump posted a mocking tweet Monday morning suggesting that Dems are now pretending their “former hero” special counsel Robert Mueller doesn’t exist. According to a report in Politico, […]

John Oliver used part of his show on Sunday to slam WWE and its impresario, Vince McMahon, as being unconcerned about the health and well-being of his wrestlers. According to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, Oliver took to the airwaves of HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver to berate McMahon and the organization […]

Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and presumed presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg released preliminary campaign fundraising figures for the first quarter of 2019, and says he has raised an eye-popping $7 million. That figure, according to a report from The Hill, is impressive not only for the sheer numbers but also considering the fact that as […]

The attorney general for Cook County may have dropped all charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, but that doesn’t mean he’s off the hook – at least not in the court of comedy. According to reports in The Hollywood Reporter, both Chris Rock and Saturday Night Live had a go at the actor for his […]

In the wake of the Mueller investigation winding down without issuing any more indictments, President Donald Trump has called for Pulitzer Prizes won by The New York Times and The Washington Post for their coverage of the probe to be revoked. According to a report from Politico, following Trump’s campaign rally in Michigan, the president […]

At a town hall event Friday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) moved quickly to silence a heckler who called her co-panelist, a former GOP lawmaker a “moron,” according to a report in The Hill. Former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-South Carolina) appeared on the panel along with Ocasio-Cortez to discuss AOC’s signature proposed resolution, the […]

At a Friday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in south Florida, President Donald Trump shared, for the first time, an explanation for the sudden reversal on a new set of sanctions against North Korea, saying that he decided that they weren’t “necessary.” According to a report in The Hill, the president suggested the abrupt […]

In a deposition for a lawsuit against InfoWars host Alex Jones that was made public on Friday over accusations that he knowingly spread false information about the Sandy Hook school shooting, Jones claimed that he came to believe the shooting was staged due to “psychosis.” According to a report in HuffPost, as lawyers for the […]

As fans around the world celebrated another opening day for Major League Baseball on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers were being told that their offer of a moment of silence at a game to honor a fan who was struck and killed by a foul ball was being turned down. According to a report from […]

In addition to his campaign rally in Michigan Thursday night, President Donald Trump spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity, sharing his thoughts on the feasibility of wind power as an alternative fuel source. According to a report from HuffPost, Trump opined that wind energy can’t work because wind “only blows sometimes.” The president supplemented […]

An otherwise unremarkable confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the job of Secretary of the Interior turned swampy on Thursday, as activists donned “swamp monster” masks and costumes in protest. According to a report from HuffPost, one activist was first spotted wearing a green rubber swamp monster mask sitting behind nominee […]

According to a report by CNN, during a 2017 visit to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump joked about using the “nuclear football” – the briefcase that is always carried close by the president that can be used to launch a nuclear attack – on North Korea. People familiar with the president’s visit to the […]

Donald Trump Jr. said on a radio program this week that he has considered running for political office himself, and that a future as a politician is something he would “never want to rule out,” according to a report in Bloomberg. Currently Trump Jr. works as an executive in his father’s business, the Trump Organization, […]

A Twitter executive said on Wednesday that while the social media platform still won’t take down tweets posted by President Donald Trump and other politicians that are in violation of its rules, the company is considering a feature that would instead label offensive tweets when they are posted by public figures. According to a report […]

In the midst of an early Thursday morning stream of Twitter posts, President Donald Trump suggested that he would direct the FBI and the Department of Justice to investigate what exactly happened with the Jussie Smollett case. According to Politico, the president took to Twitter to comment on Chicago prosecutors’ decision to drop all charges […]

Following the anti-Green New Deal speech by Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, which employed imagery featuring the iconic tauntaun from The Empire Strikes Back, actor Mark Hamill struck back at Lee with a mocking tweet stream. According to Fortune, the Star Wars actor used the force of Twitter to clap back at Lee, who […]

For those Game of Thrones mega-fans who just can’t get enough Westeros, HBO has announced that for the final season of the show the cable network has commissioned a feature-length documentary of the show’s last season. According to a piece in The Hollywood Reporter, a feature-length documentary spanning the making of the beloved epic fantasy-drama’s […]

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams took to the airwaves of The View to quash the rumors that she might be prepared to sign on as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate during the primary season, should he enter the race. According to a report in Splinter, Abrams, the Democratic firebrand who delivered a […]

With the final season about to launch of HBO’s hit show Veep, a Washington D.C. hotel has teamed up with the cable giant to curate a suite styled after the Oval Office set of the Julia Louis-Dreyfus title character Selina Meyer, complete with actual props and furniture from the show’s set. According to The Hollywood […]

Tuesday’s annual meeting of the National Football League owners and coaches yielded a rule change that has likely been on the mind of every New Orleans Saints fans since last years’ playoffs — coaches will now be able to challenge missed pass interference calls. According to a report in SBNation, the rule change will be […]

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her time during a House committee meeting to rip into GOP criticism of her signature project the Green New Deal (GND), following the failure of a hastily-arranged Senate vote on it. According to HuffPost, the firebrand progressive lit up Twitter with the impassioned speech, with one video of […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) used part of his speech at a conference hosted by a pro-Israel lobbying group to compare a member of his own party to President Donald Trump, according to a report in HuffPost. In his speech to the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, Schumer was critical of remarks […]

Abby Huntsman of The View had some pushback for the campaign of President Donald Trump and its request that networks decline to book certain guests who have been critical of the president in the past and accused him of colluding with Russia. According to a report in HuffPost. Huntsman was reacting to a memo sent […]

President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Tuesday to ratchet up the administration’s attacks on the president’s critics in the wake of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. According to a report from Politico, the president continued the Republican portrayal of the report coming out with no further indictments as a complete vindication, even […]

On hearing the news that the acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has authorized $1 billion to begin construction on portions of President Donald Trump’s long-sought wall at the border between the U.S. and Mexico, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that Christmas had come early. According to HuffPost, that gleeful outlook seems to be permeating the […]

On Monday the administration of President Donald Trump officially adopted a much more aggressive stance toward the Affordable Care Act, asking the courts to throw out the legislation entirely, according to HuffPost. Previously, Trump had signaled that he wanted the courts to toss out just parts of the law, but now it seems he is […]

On Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a resolution calling for the public release special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his 22-month investigation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York asked for unanimous consent on the resolution, a version of which passed the House of Representatives earlier, 420-0, but that didn’t […]

Just when you thought a weird news day couldn’t possibly get any weirder, it’s being reported that the co-conspirator named in the indictment against lawyer Michael Avenatti on charges of attempting to extort over $20 million from Nike is none other than celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos. The New York Times is reporting that Geragos was […]

Jeremy Richman, father of Sandy Hook shooting victim Avielle Richman, was found dead at his office in the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown on Monday morning, according to a report in The New York Daily News. The 49-year-old father of Avielle, who was among the 20 first-grade students and six teachers who were killed in […]

Following the anti-climactic release of the report by special counsel Robert Mueller III into allegations that the campaign of President Donald Trump colluded with Russian operatives to steal the 2016 election, Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani appeared on Fox and Friends Monday morning to fire off some accusations of his own, according to The Daily Mail. […]

Fresh off his unprecedented 40-hour hiatus from Twitter, President Donald Trump is attempting to re-open the discussion on whether he ought to be allowed to block his critics on the social media platform, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lawyers for the famously Twitter-addicted president will return to court on Tuesday to ask an appellate […]