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Susan Rice refuses to testify in Senate’s Russia investigation

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has reportedly declined an invitation to testify before a Senate panel investigating Russian attempts to influence the U.S. election, walking back her earlier acceptance.

May 3, 2017

Kevin McCarthy House will not vote on repealing Obamacare this week

There will be no House vote on repealing Obamacare this week, the chamber's majority leader confirmed Thursday evening.

April 27, 2017

Joss Whedon tweet demeans cancer survivors to hit Republicans

Hollywood producer-director Joss Whedon judged a group of teenage cancer survivors according to their (lack of) sexual attractiveness in order to take a shot at Republicans.

April 27, 2017

Joy Behar compares immigration enforcement, slavery and Holocaust

Joy Behar said Wednesday that immigration enforcement is analogous to slavery and the Holocaust -- and insulted first lady Melania Trump in the process.

April 26, 2017

Donald Trump on Aya Hijazi: Obama ‘got zippo, zero’ on imprisoned aid worker

President Trump not only invited imprisoned aid worker Aya Hijazi to the Oval Office after securing her release from an Egyptian prison, but he used an interview with the Associated Press to throw shade at former President Obama on her fate.

April 23, 2017

Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley reschedule offer

Ann Coulter has rejected the University of California's offer to speak at a protected location on campus, saying the university has no right to remake her plans and comparing it to Jim Crow sheriffs.

April 20, 2017

Abu Yousef al-Belgiki named as in shooter in ISIS claimed Paris attack

The Islamic State claimed that it had carried out Thursday's attack on the Champs-Elysees.

April 20, 2017

ISIS claims responsibility for Paris attack

The Islamic State claimed that it had carried out Thursday's attack on the Champs-Elysees.

April 20, 2017

Berkeley relents on Ann Coulter appearance, finds ‘protected venue’

Ann Coulter is back in Berkeley.

April 20, 2017

Paris shooting kills two police officers, wounds one

Three police officers were shot in an apparent terrorist attack on the iconic Champs-Elysees, at least one fatally, according to French media. The gunman was promptly killed by police counterfire, according to the French interior ministry.

April 20, 2017

Bernd Zabel judge wearing Trump hat in court to face disciplinary hearing

An Ontario judge who wore the iconic cap to court in the week after the U.S. election is now facing judicial-disciplinary hearings that could force him off the bench, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported Wednesday.

April 19, 2017

Ann Coulter Berkeley appearance canceled

Berkeley will remain a safe space for University of California students triggered by the presence of Ann Coulter on campus. Maybe.

April 19, 2017

Jeremy Tomlin killed in Black Hawk crash on golf course in Leonardtown, Maryland

The U.S. military identified Tuesday the crewmen killed and wounded in the previous day's helicopter crash in Maryland.

April 18, 2017

Rolling Stone settles rape lawsuit with a University of Virginia administrator

Rolling Stone has reportedly settled a lawsuit with a University of Virginia administrator who filed a defamation case over the magazine's false date-rape expose.

April 11, 2017

Arnold Schwarzenegger accuses Trump stealing from children with budget cuts

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went after President Trump like a relentless cyborg, accusing him of stealing from children.

April 5, 2017

Trump staff to boycott White House Correspondents Dinner

White House staff will follow President Trump's lead and boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner, according to the sponsoring group's chief.

March 28, 2017

Walter Jones calls for Devin Nunes to recuse himself in Russia probe

Numerous Democrats have called for Rep. Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the Intelligence committee's Russia-election probes. And now one Republican has joined them.

March 28, 2017

Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, father of Rockville rape suspect, arrested by immigration officials

In another possible example of the "Trump effect," U.S. immigration officials have reportedly arrested the illegal-immigrant father of one of the two boys suspected in the rape of a Rockville High School student.

March 27, 2017

Trump tweets confidence of deal with Democrats on Obamacare replacement

President Trump took to Twitter to project sanguine confidence on health care, saying he is confident Democrats will help replace Obamacare.

March 27, 2017

Donald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton uranium deal on Twitter as pressure mounts for Russia probe

As pressure mounted Monday night on the House intelligence committee over its Republican chairman and the Russia probe, President Trump took to Twitter to change the subject to Hillary Clinton.

March 27, 2017