Transcript for The Oval Office showdown between Trump and Schumer, Pelosi tonight to president trump and the meeting in the oval office today with chuck and Nancy, as he calls them, the democratic leaders from the senate and the house. It dd not take long for the meeting to fall apart, right in front of […]
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Michelle Obama Secures Bag, Adds 21 Book Tour Dates
Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images Becoming, former-and-forever first lady Michelle Obama’s new book, continues to fly off shelves. Its 3 million copies sold in the United States and Canada alone make it the highest-selling book of the year. Her book tour is selling out stadiums. Her skin care regimen is unfuckwitable. […]
Read MoreUnlikely ally, Sen. Mitch McConnell, pushes for farm bill that legalizes hemp
The typically conservative Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is applauding a somewhat surprising provision in the latest 807-page farm bill — a measure that legalizes hemp. Industrial hemp is a different variety of the same plant that produces marijuana, so it’s been illegal under federal law except for some commercial uses. The Hemp Farming Act, […]
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‘This has spiraled downward’: Democrats introduce Trump to divided government
Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns December 11 at 7:30 PM In his first two years in office, President Trump operated without a clear check on his power. With his party controlling both houses of Congress, he issued demands from his bedroom in the […]
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Google CEO defends search giant in congressional hearing
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Maria Butina set to plead guilty to conspiring to act as agent of Kremlin, documents shows
Tom Hamburger Investigative reporter focused on the intersection of money and politics in Washington December 11 at 7:08 PM The young Russian operative called her strategy the “Diplomacy Project,” an elaborate, multiyear scheme to infiltrate the conservative movement in the United States in hopes of cementing bonds to benefit the […]
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Trump spars with top Democrats over border wall funding
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North Carolina Republicans Say They’d Support Election Do-Over If Voting Results Were Leaked
Republican officials in North Carolina said Tuesday that they would support a new election in state’s 9th Congressional District if investigators determined early voting results were leaked in one of its counties ― even though a Republican stands to benefit from the results as they stand. “We can never tolerate […]
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‘It’s like a manhood thing for him’: Pelosi on Trump and border wall
President Donald Trump’s willingness to trigger a partial government shutdown over funding for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall boils down “to a manhood thing,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told Democrats in a closed-door meeting Tuesday following her clash with the president at the White House. “It’s like a manhood thing for him. As if […]
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‘It’s now or never’: Trump faces a moment of truth on his border wall
December 11 at 6:31 PM Since the day he announced his White House candidacy, President Trump has wielded calls for a border wall as a political cudgel, a bargaining chip and a rallying cry — a tangible symbol, if completed, of his nationalist worldview to “Make America Great Again.” Now, […]
Read More‘Beto and Kamala,’ ‘Oprah and Elizabeth Warren’: Elite Hollywood Women Pick Their Dream 2020 Ticket
Some of Hollywood’s most powerful female executives revealed this week that their dream 2020 presidential tickets include talk show host legend Oprah Winfrey and Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX), among other Democrats, according to a survey conducted by The Hollywood Reporter. Marvel Studios vice-president of physical and post-production Victoria Alonso said, “A version of Kamala Harris and Beto O’Rourke. […]
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Sen. Joe Manchin to take top Democratic slot on Energy committee amid uproar on left
Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team December 11 at 6:27 PM Sen. Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) has won the top Democratic spot on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee amid fierce opposition from activists and some potential 2020 presidential contenders who have voiced […]
Read MoreChinese exec’s arrest comes at sensitive time, as clash with US over tech giant grows
American and Chinese leaders are now in an international showdown over the U.S.-orchestrated arrest of a top executive at Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecom giant that has become the world’s biggest supplier of network equipment for phone and internet services. The executive, Meng Wanzhou, was being detained in Canada after a court there delayed a […]
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Jennifer Hudson Just Gave Us the Homegirl Beauty Tutorial We’ve Been Waiting For
Vogue When it comes to glow ups, few have been more astounding than Jennifer Hudson’s. In the 14 years since she was an American Idol hopeful, she has transformed into an Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy award-winning entertainer, bestselling author, and co-host of The Voice—with a lucrative (and very […]
Read MoreTrump asks Supreme Court to reinstate asylum ban during appeals
In an emergency application to the Supreme Court Tuesday evening, the Trump administration has asked the justices to intervene to allow immediate enforcement of President Donald Trump‘s ban on asylum for immigrants who illegally cross the southern border. Last week, a federal appeals court declined to lift an injunction blocking the administration from enforcing Trump’s […]
Read MoreFederal judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump nearly $300K in legal fees
A federal judge in California ordered adult film actress Stormy Daniels to pay President Donald Trump just under $300,000 in legal fees on Tuesday after her defamation suit against the president was thrown out in October. The judge’s ruling marks the latest legal setback for Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, and her attorney, […]
Read MoreBreaking: Huawei’s ‘Red Princess’ Meng Wanzhou Wins Release on Bail
Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou’s plea to be released on bail was approved by a Canadian court Tuesday. Justice William Ehrcke of the British Columbia Supreme Court said the Chinese executive could be released after posting millions of dollars in bail and agreeing to a stringent monitoring program proposed by her lawyers. Observers in the […]
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of asylum ban
December 11 at 6:01 PM The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a new policy of denying asylum to those who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, a change that lower courts have declared likely illegal. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
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The Trailer: The 2020 Democrats are already struggling in the media primary
In this edition: The 2020 Democrats struggle to define themselves, anti-Trump conservatives commence their kvetching, and North Carolina Republicans try to legislate an election that they could win. I wish every high-stakes congressional negotiation played out in front of TV cameras, and this is The Trailer. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks […]
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Racist College Kid Julian von Abele Caught Saying Racist Things on Camera, Will Have You Know He’s Not Racist
Photo: Columbia University (Getty Images) The white kid spotted extolling the virtues of whiteness to fellow students in a recent viral video wants you to know he’s definitely not racist. Columbia University Sophomore Julian von Abele, a physics major, shared a statement with The Daily Beast stating his actions in […]
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Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump $293,000 for legal fees in failed defamation suit
Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team December 11 at 5:44 PM A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Stormy Daniels must pay President Trump more than $293,000 in legal fees in her failed defamation lawsuit, a decision that the president’s team hailed as a “total […]
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