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Michael Avenatti declares Donald Trump a ‘Manchurian candidate’ in White House speech

Michael Avenatti accused President Trump on Tuesday of being a Russian agent planted in the White House -- a "Manchurian candidate."

July 17, 2018

Jeanne Shaheen, Joe Kennedy want Trump interpreter in Putin meeting to testify before Congress

At least two Congressional Democrats want President Trump's interpreter to testify about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. So curious are Democrats to learn what was said in Monday's private meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin -- there were no other officials in the room; only each man's translator -- that Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Joe Kennedy III have each made the unusual request.

July 17, 2018

Vladimir Putin, in Chris Wallace interview, likens rivals’ killings to JFK, MLK assassinations

Russian President Vladimir Putin downplayed the number of his Russian rivals who wind up dead by citing assassinations in the United States when he was a boy.

July 16, 2018

David Hogg on Maria Butina: ‘Looks like we’ve found the Russian in this witch hunt’

There was a Russian trying to get in good with the NRA -- and David Hogg was all over it Monday. Maria Butina, a Russian citizen, was arrested Sunday and charged with acting on behalf of the Russian government without registering as a foreign agent.

July 16, 2018

John Schnatter resigns as Papa John’s chairman of the board after racial slur: Reports

John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John's pizza chain, has resigned as chairman of the board, the company announced Wednesday night.

July 11, 2018

Andrew Cuomo threatens to sue Supreme Court over Roe v. Wade

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning the Supreme Court: We'll sue you. Mr. Cuomo made the odd threat Wednesday, pushing for a bill in the state legislature that would establish abortion as a right under New York state law.

July 11, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh incurred credit card debt buying Washington Nationals tickets: Report

Judge Brett Kavanaugh incurred tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt buying Washington Nationals tickets.

July 11, 2018

Obama best president of lifetime or second-best, plurality of Americans say in Pew survey

A plurality of Americans think Barack Obama the best or second-best president of their lifetimes, buoyed by his being the overwhelming favorite among Millennials.

July 11, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins Reform Party primary in New York’s 15th Congressional District

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the self-identified socialist who has been the darling of the mainstream media since scoring an upset win in a U.S. House Democratic primary, reportedly has also won the Reform Party primary for a neighboring Congressional district.

July 10, 2018

Mitch McConnell trolls protesters who harassed him at restaurant, says they feared wife Elaine Chao

The campaign account of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which has also posted an image of their leader dusted with white powder after he was dubbed "Cocaine Mitch," made fun of those demonstrators who heckled and threatened him outside a Louisville restaurant over the weekend.

July 10, 2018

Women’s March mocked for press release opposing Supreme Court nominee ‘XX’

The Women's March opposes XX. A pre-written -- and poorly edited -- statement from the Women's March on President Trump's Supreme Court nomination became the subject of mockery on Twitter on Monday night, including from Mr. Trump's former press secretary.

July 9, 2018

Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ climbs British charts ahead of Donald Trump visit

"American Idiot" is climbing the British charts in the week President Trump is arriving for a visit.

July 9, 2018

Miguel Fonseca, ‘F—- TRUMP’ truck owner, arrested in Texas; wife Karen Fonseca’s GoFundMe flops

Miguel Fonseca -- husband of Karen Fonseca, the Texas woman who became a celebrity by plastering her truck with "F--- TRUMP" stickers -- is now in trouble for driving that vehicle.

July 9, 2018

Ted Hickman, vice mayor of Dixon, California, proclaims July Straight Pride American Month, or SPAM

Dixon, California Vice-mayor Ted Hickman's declaration that July should be "straight pride" month has resulted in calls for his resignation or recall and threats of a demonstration at the next city council meeting.

July 8, 2018

Steve Bannon confronted at Black Swan Books in Richmond, Virginia; owner Nick Cooke calls police

A bookstore owner in Richmond called the police upon a woman screaming at former Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon in his store. Nick Cooke, owner of Black Swan Books, told the Richmond Times Dispatch that he made the 911 call Saturday afternoon in defense of Mr. Bannon after an unnamed woman called him a "piece of trash."

July 8, 2018

Mitch McConnell confronted by protesters at Louisville, Kentucky restaurant Bristol Bar & Grille

About a half-dozen chanting protesters confronted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday as he left a Louisville, Kentucky restaurant and warned him that they knew his address.

July 8, 2018

Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech

In the week of America's Independence Day, the algorithms of Facebook decided that the Declaration of Independence was hate speech.

July 4, 2018

Therese Okoumou identified as Statue of Liberty climber

The woman who created a four-hour standoff on live TV by trying to climb the Statue of Liberty has been identified by authorities. According to the New York Daily News, citing "officials," the woman is Therese Okoumou.

July 4, 2018

Maxine Waters’ ‘black women’ supporters blast Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi in letter, demand apology

A group of black women sent a letter this week to the two top Democrats in Congress demanding that they apologize for their veiled criticisms of Rep. Maxine Waters and threatening repercussions at the ballot box in November if they do not.

July 4, 2018

Michael Cohen deletes ‘Personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump’ from Twitter bio

"Personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump" no more. Lawyer Michael Cohen made several changes to his online profile Wednesday further declaring his independence from the man for whom he spent decades as a lawyer and "fixer."

July 4, 2018