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Obama expected at Sunday’s NBA Finals in Toronto

A former U.S. president will be at Sunday night's NBA Finals game in Toronto, even though Canada's current head of government might not.

June 2, 2019

Kim Hyok-chol, North Korea special envoy to U.S., executed over failed Trump-Kim summit: Report

North Korea has reportedly executed several Foreign Ministry officials, including its special envoy to the U.S., over the collapse of dictator Kim Jong-un's Vietnam summit with President Trump.

May 30, 2019

Meghan McCain: ‘Child’ Donald Trump threatened by John McCain’s greatness, ‘won’t let him RIP’

Meghan McCain called President Trump an immature child who won't let her father rest in peace in a blistering tweet Wednesday evening.

May 29, 2019

John Cusack demands Congress act on Trump impeachment: ‘Its yr f—ing job - do yr job’

Actor John Cusack went on a Twitter bender Wednesday in response to Robert Mueller's press conference, not merely calling for President Trump's impeachment but resorting to obscenity in admonishing Congress.

May 29, 2019

Mitch McConnell: Senate won’t hesitate on Supreme Court vacancy in 2020

Now that Republicans are in charge of the Senate and the White House, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'd be eager to confirm a new Supreme Court justice in 2020 should an opening happen.

May 28, 2019

Donald Trump Jr. blasts Roy Moore on Twitter: ‘It’s time to ride off into the sunset, Judge’

The president's son attacked former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore on Tuesday as the worst candidate imaginable and warned him against running for statewide office again.

May 28, 2019

Drake, Raptors ‘superfan,’ has Warriors tattoos honoring Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant

Toronto Raptors superfan Drake might want to keep his left arm covered during the upcoming NBA Finals. The Canadian rapper's tattoos suggest at least some devotion to the Raptors' opponent, the Golden State Warriors.

May 27, 2019

Nolan Brewer blames Fox News, Ben Shapiro for synagogue attack

Attorneys for an Indiana man who had pleaded guilty to painting swastikas and setting a fire at a Carmel, Indiana, synagogue tried to blame their client's crime on Fox News and one of America's most prominent Jewish conservatives.

May 27, 2019

Meghan McCain rebukes Amy Klobuchar over John McCain ‘dictator’ claim

The family of Sen. John McCain rebuked a Democratic presidential-primary hopeful Monday for trying to use the late senator's name as a political cudgel against President Trump.

May 27, 2019

Franklin Graham calls for Donald Trump ‘special day of prayer’ on June 2

The Rev. Franklin Graham has called for "a special day of prayer" next Sunday for President Trump, calling him the most persecuted president in the nation's history and warning that America is on the brink of disaster.

May 27, 2019

Ian Bremmer, Time magazine columnist, defends fake Donald Trump quote as ‘kinda plausible’

President Trump called for changes to libel laws Monday after a Time magazine columnist attributed a made-up quote to him and gained considerable social-media traction.

May 27, 2019

Donald Trump mocks Nancy Pelosi as ‘drunk’ videos circulate on social media

President Trump mocked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday night with a video he said showed her as inarticulate but which had been deliberately altered.

May 23, 2019

Tom Coleman, ex-GOP lawmaker, calls for Trump impeachment in Kansas City Star op-ed

A former Republican congressman from Missouri is echoing Rep. Justin Amash's call for President Trump to be impeached.

May 23, 2019

Krassenstein Twitter accounts banned over fake accounts, interactions

Twitter bans may not be just for conservatives any more. Brian Krassenstein and brother Ed Krassenstein, two of the biggest names in anti-Trump "Resistance" Twitter, have been permanently banned for breaking the site's rules.

May 23, 2019

Justin Amash pushes Donald Trump impeachment in tweetstorm

A defiant Rep. Justin Amash tripled down Thursday on his declaration that President Trump should be impeached, going on a tweetstorm outlining his case that Mr. Trump has violated the public trust and rebutting some of the arguments made by fellow conservatives.

May 23, 2019

Kristen Wiig film pulls out of Georgia over ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

Hollywood's boycott of Georgia over its "heartbeat" abortion law has apparently claimed its first feature-film casualty.

May 21, 2019

Oreo mocks Ben Carson over hearing blunder

Instead of dunking its cookies in milk, Oreo spent part of Tuesday dunking on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and his senior moment earlier in the day.

May 21, 2019

House Freedom Caucus condemns Rep. Justin Amash for Trump impeachment comments

The conservative House Freedom Caucus has officially condemned comments by one of its members calling for President Trump's impeachment.

May 20, 2019

‘Arthur’ gay wedding episode rejected by Alabama Public Television

Alabama Public Television is refusing to air an episode of the popular PBS children's cartoon "Arthur" centered around a gay marriage.

May 20, 2019

Yoenis Cespedes has broken ankle after fall at Florida farm

The New York Mets confirmed Monday that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes fractured his ankle while on his ranch in Florida.

May 20, 2019