Rashida Jones, Jane Fonda prod liberals to join ‘last weekend’ voter drive for midterms

A coalition of nearly two dozen liberal groups plans a massive drive to turn out voters on final weekend before the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Rashida Jones, Jane Fonda prod liberals to join 'last weekend' voter drive for midterms A coalition of nearly two dozen liberal groups plans a massive drive to turn out voters on final weekend before the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

Trump labelled – weak’ after questioning US intelligence on election meddling

US president Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 US election, seeming to accept Vladimir Putin's insistence that Moscow's hands were clean. "Shameful," "disgraceful," and "weak" were a few of the comments, while senator Bob Corker said it makes the US "look like a pushover".

Trump stuns world, sides with enemy

Incredulity about Trump's performance at a Monday news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin filled hours of cable news coverage. Sen. John McCain called Trump's performance "disgraceful," and Sen. Bob Corker said it was not a good moment for the country.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pranks politicians

Sacha Baron Cohen has been punking people for the last 20 years in various guises, which at first blush made his Showtime series, "Who is America?," sound like just more of the same. But the provocateur has reeled in some big fish -- who have dutifully denounced him -- as marks, adding sizzle to what otherwise amounts to serving old wine in a new bottle.

12 Russian agents indicted in Mueller investigation

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrives to a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, July 13, 2018. Rosenstein on Friday announced new charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign.

Former Congressman from Georgia Pat Swindall has died

Former congressman Pat Swindall, a Republican trailblazer in Georgia before his political career was derailed by a perjury conviction, has died at age 67. Swindall died Wednesday. His former campaign manager and chief of staff, Robb Austin, confirmed his death Thursday to The Associated Press.

Charges undermine Assange denials about hacked email origins

At the beginning of 2017, one of Julian Assange's biggest media boosters traveled to the WikiLeaks founder's refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and asked him where he got the leaks that shook up the U.S. presidential election only months earlier. Fox News host Sean Hannity pointed straight to the purloined emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman.

Trump DOJ appealing judge’s OK of AT&T-Time Warner merger

Stung by a federal judge's dismissal of its objections to AT&T's megamerger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. The Justice Department said in a one-sentence document Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest media deals ever following a landmark antitrust trial.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Purported Showtime Character Fires Back at Sarah Palin

Cohen's Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. is demanding an apology from the former Republican vice presidential candidate, who claims she was duped into a "sick" interview for the comedian's new series, 'Who Is America?' Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. - a Sacha Baron Cohen character possibly featured in his upcoming Showtime series, Who Is America? - took to Twitter on Thursday to fire back at Sarah Palin for her recent Facebook remarks.

The West Wing cast met for dinner – ” but are they really “talking reboot”?

The current political situation in America has many people wishing to go back to a simpler time, when the US President seemed infallible, all his staff were hardworking patriots and it never felt like things could really get too bad. No, we're not talking about the Barack Obama presidency - we're of course referring to the left-wing wish fulfilment of TV drama The West Wing, which depicted the political trials of President Jed Bartlet and his staff and became one of the biggest shows in the world during its 1999-2006 run.

Kavanaugh’s introduction as Supreme Court nominee was slick…

I am convinced that one of the reasons Donald Trump won the presidency is that many citizens watched the campaign as if it were a prime-time soap opera or reality TV show and were entertained by the GOP candidate's outrageous words, bombast and swagger. He seemed entertaining in an over-the-top, prime-time kind of way, so he didn't seem dangerous.

John Edwards was refused membership at two pistol shooting clubs

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