Victor Morton

Slate belittles Sully, George H.W. Bush’s service dog

When a former president dies and an image of his loyal dog becomes a viral sensation, Slate wanted to make sure you knew former President George H.W. Bush and his dog were practically strangers.

December 3, 2018

Eric Trump rips George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, over ‘utter disrespect’ he shows her

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said attorney George Conway's public criticisms of the president, another one of which came Monday morning, are a dishonor to his wife, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway.

December 3, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Mike Huckabee, Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘false statements’ on Twitter

Rep.-elect Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez got into a Twitter spat with former Gov. Mike Huckabee -- and then went after his daughter.

December 3, 2018

Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook employees to dig into George Soros’ finances: Report

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's second-ranking official, reportedly asked the company's communications staff earlier this year to research the financial interests of liberal billionaire George Soros.

November 29, 2018

Wall Street Journal issues correction for ‘Vladimir Trump’ error

In an article Thursday about a planned meeting at this weekend's G20 summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents, the Wall Street Journal (sorta) called President Trump a Russian plant.

November 29, 2018

Sylvester Stallone retires Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa has appeared before the cameras for the last time.

November 28, 2018

Nichol Kessinger, Chris Watts’ mistress, Googled ‘Did people hate Amber Frey?’: Report

The mistress of Chris Watts, the Colorado man who killed his pregnant wife and two children, reportedly looked on the Internet to see whether people hate the "other woman" in such cases and whether they can get book deals.

November 28, 2018

Trump administration to ban bump stocks: Report

The Justice Department is expected to announce within days a regulation that would ban "bump stock" devices.

November 28, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee cancels votes on Trump nominees amid Jeff Flake standoff

The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee canceled votes on nearly two dozen of President Trump's judicial nominees.

November 28, 2018

David Hogg calls for federal tax on gun sales

David Hogg now wants to raise your taxes. The gun control advocate took to Twitter on Wednesday to push a new form of anti-gun law, using the Congress's power to tax.

November 28, 2018

Stormy Daniels says Michael Avenatti filed Trump defamation lawsuit without telling her

Stormy Daniels said Wednesday that her attorney Michael Avenatti filed her defamation lawsuit against President Trump without telling her.

November 28, 2018

Donald Trump mocks Brenda Snipes on Twitter

President Trump ridiculed the former top vote-counter in heavily Democratic Broward County and implied via ridicule that she was an electoral cheat.

November 27, 2018

David Edelstein, film critic, fired by NPR for ‘Last Tango in Paris’ rape joke

National Public Radio fired film critic David Edelstein on Tuesday for making a joke about a rape scene in the 1972 classic movie "Last Tango In Paris."

November 27, 2018

George Anthony, Casey Anthony’s father, seriously injured in car accident

George Anthony, the father of child-killing suspect Casey Anthony, suffered "incapacitating" injuries in an automobile crash over the weekend in Florida.

November 26, 2018

New York gun bill requires purchasers to surrender social media profile

Democratic lawmakers in New York state are pushing a bill that would require gun purchasers to turn over to the state their social-media profiles and search histories.

November 22, 2018

Hillary Clinton: Populism reflects psychological desire for a dictator

Failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe reflects some people's psychological need for a dictator, according to an interview with a British newspaper published Thursday.

November 22, 2018

Hillary Clinton lectures Europe on getting ‘a handle’ on migration

U.S.-border-wall opponent Hillary Clinton thinks Europe needs to curb immigration.

November 22, 2018

Ellen Pompeo, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress, stops interview to protest crew’s lack of diversity

Ellen Pompeo stopped an interview cold to complain about the lack of ethnic minorities in the crew shooting the piece, saying doing so was the duty of all white people "in every single room we walk into."

November 21, 2018

Donald Trump questions global warming amid Thanksgiving cold

President Trump turned climatologist Wednesday night, as much of the the nation braced for a major cold snap on Thanksgiving weekend.

November 21, 2018

Democrats win House popular vote by 8.6 million votes

Democratic House candidates received more than 8.6 million votes than did their Republican counterparts -- the biggest such midterm margin for either party in over 40 years.

November 21, 2018