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President Donald Trump ridiculed BuzzFeed on Saturday as “disgraceful” after the website published a Russia story special counsel Robert Mueller’s team declared inaccurate. “Many people are saying that the Mainstream Media will have a very hard time restoring credibility because of the way they have treated me over the past 3 years (including the election … Continue reading Donald Trump Ridicules ‘Disgraceful’ BuzzFeed for Botched Russia Story

NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple outlets have reported that Sony Music has dropped embattled R&B star R. Kelly from its roster. The announcement comes two weeks after the popular documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly” drew fresh attention to the sex abuse allegations against R. Kelly, which have dogged him most of his career. The #MeToo … Continue reading Reports: Sony Drops R. Kelly After Furor over Sex Abuse Allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal government employees affected by the government shutdown can get some free entertainment in New York. The Metropolitan Opera says it is offering free tickets to people with government IDs from Saturday through the end of the month. A pair of tickets per performance can be reserved in advance by telephone … Continue reading Met Opera Offers Free Tickets to Federal Employees

President Donald Trump announced plans to travel to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay tribute to the American soldiers killed in Syria. “Will be leaving for Dover to be with the families of 4 very special people who lost their lives in service to our Country!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday. The … Continue reading Donald Trump Traveling to Dover to Honor Four Americans Killed in Syria

China has offered a plan to buy up to $1 trillion of additional imports from the U.S. over the next six years, Bloomberg News reported Friday. The offer came from Chinese officials engaged in trade negotiations in Beijing, according to Bloomberg. The aim of the increased purchases would be to reduce China’s trade surplus with … Continue reading China Reportedly Offered to Go On Spending Spree to Cut Trade Deficit

Activist Kursat Christoff Pekgoz has filed a Title IX complaint against Harvard University for its recent attacks on “traditional masculinity.” According to a report from The College Fix, a fellow in the Department of English at the University of Southern California has filed a Title IX complaint against Harvard University for their ties to a … Continue reading Activist Says Harvard Violated Title IX with Attacks on Masculinity

HBO host Bill Maher floated a bizarre sex fantasy on Friday’s edition of Real Time With Bill Maher, questioning whether there has ever been “penetration” between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. In his opening monologue, Bill Maher repeated the conspiracy theory that Trump is a “Russian agent” amid the ongoing FBI Special Counsel investigation … Continue reading Bill Maher Has Trump-Putin Sex Fantasy: ‘Forget Collusion, I Want to Know If There’s Penetration’

PARIS (AP) — Yellow vest protesters are planning rallies in several French cities despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at assuaging their anger. A prominent and provocative protester is promoting a march Saturday starting at the Invalides monument in Paris, home to Napoleon’s tomb, to honour hundreds injured since … Continue reading Yellow Vests to Protest Macron Reforms for Tenth Straight Weekend

The Austrian government has released statistics showing that in 2017, four out of every ten migrants who claimed to be underage were lying in order to have a better chance of getting asylum. The statistics come after medical tests showed that 347 migrants out of 867 who were flagged as potentially being adults, were found to be at least 18 … Continue reading Austria: Four out of Ten ‘Underage’ Migrants Lied About Their Age

President Donald Trump will offer another compromise deal on Saturday to end the shutdown over the border wall, and Democrats will approve $1.1 billion to buy extra surveillance technology and additional immigration judges, according to Friday evening media reports. CBS reported: A senior administration official told CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett that Mr. … Continue reading Trump to Offer Fix for Shutdown and Border ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

Allies of President Donald Trump are out in full force Friday night, rubbing in the revelation from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that BuzzFeed’s once-thought-to-be-explosive story alleging ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen provided Mueller with evidence that the president instructed him to lie to Congress is false. President Trump himself came out swinging, again calling fake news … Continue reading Trump Allies Celebrate Disintegration of BuzzFeed’s Fake News Hit

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated he believes the BuzzFeed story about President Trump ordering Michael Cohen to lie to Congress is true. Maher said, “Here’s why I think the BuzzFeed story is true. Here’s what Newt Gingrich said today, ‘This is an absurdity…can you imagine any president [of the … Continue reading Maher: ‘I Think the BuzzFeed Story Is True’

The U.S. military on Friday identified three of the four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria, earlier this week. Those killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida; Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of upstate New York; and DOD civilian Scott A. Wirtz, 42, … Continue reading U.S. Military Identifies Three Americans Killed in Syria Attack

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued Democrats should take the position that President Trump is holding the country hostage with the government shutdown and “you don’t deal with terrorists.” Maher said, “I just hope that the Democrats don’t cave. I — because obviously, people are hurting like we didn’t realize, … Continue reading Maher: Democrats’ Shutdown Position Should Be ‘You Don’t Deal with Terrorists’

Buzzfeednews.com on Friday evening led with a report on Democrat lawmakers pledging to investigate President Donald Trump over its report claiming the president directed Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, to make false statements to Congress — hours after the office of special counsel Robert Mueller denied the story’s veracity, describing it as “not accurate.” The … Continue reading BuzzFeed Leads with Fake News ‘Collusion’ Story Hours After Refuted by Mueller

Vice President Mike Pence told pro-life advocates Friday night the Trump administration is “all about results” in protecting unborn lives. “You know, it’s not just about speeches that we give or where we show up,” Pence told attendees of the March for Life annual Rose Dinner. “In this administration it’s all about results.” Great honor … Continue reading VP Mike Pence: Pro-Life Trump Administration Is ‘All About Results’

Democrats who pushed BuzzFeed’s anonymously-sourced report that President Trump had instructed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress were silent Friday evening after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office issued a statement disputing the report. “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this … Continue reading Dems Who Pushed BuzzFeed Report Silent After Special Counsel Statement

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is holding President Donald Trump responsible for death threats made against her, even accusing Trump of “sending out some sort of signal.” On The Intercept’s Thursday “Deconstructed” podcast, host Mehdi Hasan asked Tlaib if she held “this president’s rhetoric responsible, at least in part,” for the death threats. “Absolutely, he is … Continue reading Rashida Tlaib Blames Trump for Death Threats: ‘Like He’s Sending Out Some Sort of Signal’

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said on Thursday she will not back down on calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached because Trump “disgraces the office of the presidency every single day.” On The Intercept’s “Deconstructed” podcast, Tlaib said she is still “absolutely” for impeaching Trump, arguing that the “Constitution demands it.” Tlaib, who vowed … Continue reading Rashida Tlaib: Trump ‘Disgraces Office of Presidency Every Single Day’

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) demanded on the House floor on Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump re-open the federal government and end his quest “for a racist and cynical big wall” at the border. Omar blasted Trump for creating a “manufactured crisis designed to distract us from the instability and dysfunction that rules the Trump … Continue reading Ilhan Omar to Trump: End Your Quest for ‘Racist,’ ‘Cynical’ Wall

After Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office disputed a Friday “bombshell” BuzzFeed report, based on anonymous sources, that claimed President Donald Trump ordered his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said BuzzFeed’s disputed story “reinforces” the belief that many Americans have that the … Continue reading CNN’s Toobin: BuzzFeed ‘Bombshell’ ‘Reinforces’ View ‘Media Are a Bunch of Leftist Liars’ ‘Willing to Lie’ to ‘Get’ Trump

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed support for rapper Cardi B Friday after she lashed out at Trump and his “racist” supporters this week. “I do, I do,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in response to a TMZ reporter who asked her if more people like Cardi B should speak up about politics. “I mean, Bronx girls are gonna … Continue reading Ocasio-Cortez Supports Cardi B Calling Trump Supporters ‘F*cking Racist Rednecks’

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith stood by BuzzFeed’s story about President Trump ordering Michael Cohen to lie to Congress and stated that the special counsel’s statement about the story is a “very vague” one that they want to see clarified. Smith said, “[T]he special counsel issued this very vague … Continue reading Ben Smith: We Stand by Our Story – We Want to Know What Special Counsel Means in ‘Very Vague Statement’

Tamika Mallory, the co-leader of the far-left Women’s March, refused to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist in an appearance on PBS’s Firing Line airing Friday. [embedded content] Pressed by host Margaret Hoover on whether she believes Israel has the right to exist, Mallory said, “I have said many times that I feel everyone has a right to exist.” “I feel … Continue reading Women’s March Co-Chair Tamika Mallory Refuses to Acknowledge Israel’s Right to Exist

The new version of the U.S. missile defense strategy released by the Pentagon and introduced by President Donald Trump on Thursday states that North Korea remains an “extraordinary threat” along with Iran, Russia, and China. This seems at odds with Trump’s assurances that North Korea is “no longer a nuclear threat” and potentially disruptive to … Continue reading U.S. Missile Defense Review Says North Korea Remains ‘Extraordinary Threat’

Conservative Hollywood star James Woods blasted socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a social media post Thursday, calling her the “most dangerous person in America.” James Woods cautioned conservatives about Ocasio-Cortez, saying “Ignore her at your peril…” This is the most dangerous person in America right now. Ignore her at your peril… pic.twitter.com/xl9AccTkgD — James Woods … Continue reading James Woods: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Most Dangerous Person in America Right Now’

Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration is attempting to turn immigrant children “into murderers and rapists.” Discussing the 2016 Republican primary presidential candidates allowing then-candidate Trump to take a hard line on immigration, Sharpton said, “They played it like they were using the old model, but someone … Continue reading Sharpton: ‘How Dare’ Trump Portray Immigrant Children as ‘Murderers and Rapists’

U.S. stocks moved sharply higher on Friday, closing out the fourth consecutive weekly gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.38 percent or 336 points. The S&P 500 climbed 1.32 percent. The Nasdaq composite recorded a 1 percent gain. For the week, the Dow  gained 2.96 percent, the S&P 500 rose 2.87 percent, and … Continue reading Stocks Close Sharply Higher: Best Four Week Stretch Since 2011

A spokesperson for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office released a statement Friday disputing a BuzzFeed Report which alleged President Donald Trump directed his former attorney Michael Cohen to make false statements to Congress regarding a proposed real estate deal in Russia. “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and … Continue reading Mueller: BuzzFeed Report Claiming Trump Directed Michael Cohen Testimony ‘Not Accurate’

Left-wing filmmaker and activist Michael Moore said in a social media post Friday that furloughed federal workers should start a “mass uprising” and “hound Mitch McConnell” over the government shutdown. “What would a nonviolent mass uprising by 800,000 federal workers look like? Sit-ins. Takeover buildings. Shut down all air travel,” Michael Moore said. “A human … Continue reading Michael Moore: Federal Workers Should Take Over Buildings, ‘Shut Down All Air Travel’