Looking back at the longest filibusters in U.S. history

Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi, of California, garnered attention Wednesday with her rather impressive eight-hour filibuster on the House of Representatives floor. The 77-year-old Minority Leader of the House easily shattered the previous record of 5 hours and 15 minutes set by Missouri Rep. Champ Clark in 1909, according to The Hill.

Amazon’s Failing Bet on Woody Allen

Amazon's entry into the world of filmmaking began in earnest less than three years ago, when the company announced in July 2015 that it had acquired Spike Lee's Chi-Raq to be the first "Amazon Original Movie." Quickly enough, Amazon Studios pursued a strategy of tapping established indie filmmakers who had risen to fame in the '80s and '90s to make their passion projects.

Pelosi speaks for record 8 hours in favor of ‘Dreamers’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to reporters after she staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech in hopes of pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on protecting "Dreamer" immigrants on Capito... . House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the ... .

The X-Files Star, Scribe Break Down Skinner’s Devotion to Mulder and Scully

Way back in a Season 2 episode of The X-Files , FBI assistant director Walter Skinner struggled to convince Fox Mulder, a headstrong agent grieving for his dying partner, not to resign from the Bureau. As When I was 18, I went to Vietnam.

Justice Department official who helped oversee Clinton, Russia probes steps down

A Justice Department official who helped oversee the controversial probes of Hillary Clinton 's use of a private email server and Russian interference in the 2016 election stepped down this week. David Laufman, an experienced federal prosecutor who in 2014 became chief of the National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, said farewell to colleagues Wednesday.

Feminist icon Gloria Allred takes on Trump, Cosby in revealing new Netflix doc

'Seeing Allred' examines the life and work of Gloria Allred, the controversial women's rights attorney behind a slew of high-profile cases. Famed women's rights attorney Gloria Allred provides an update on her lawsuit against President Trump.

Continue reading Leonard Pitts: Sisters are now doina it for all people

What other conclusion can one draw from the tsunami of woman power now bearing down on us? As chronicled by the New York Times , CNN, NBC News, Time and others, 2018 has brought a record number of women -- over 500 -- running for major state and federal offices. Time reports that almost 80 women are considering gubernatorial runs, twice as many as the next highest year.

Let’s Be Honest: It’s President Hannity And Doocy

One of the things of which Donald Trump reassured his supporters during his campaign rallies was that he--by virtue of being high profile and rich--knew all the best people, so that he could get things done that weren't being addressed by all those Washington insiders. Even without Michael Wolff's book, it's been increasingly apparent that Donald Trump was more heavily influenced by what he was watching on Fox News than actual intelligence coming in from the multitudes of intelligence agencies available to the president.

Gowdy: ‘There’s Going To Be A Russia Probe, Even Without A Dossier’

The recently-released Republican memo alleging abuses of covert surveillance powers by the Justice Department and FBI to investigate a former member of President Trump's campaign team will not have "any impact on the Russia probe," said Republican Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. Gowdy, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was speaking on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. He also said that even if the controversial Steele dossier didn't exist, that there would still be a Russia investigation.

Alec Baldwin’s Trump returns to – SNL’ to get his intelligence briefing from – Fox and Friends’

''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin. ''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin, watching the morning show from bed.

Lana Del Rey stalker arrested for trying to kidnap singer from Upstate NY

Musician Lana Del Rey poses for photographers upon arrival at the MTV European Music Awards 2017 in London, Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2017. ( Orlando police say they arrested a Florida man who was stalking singer Lana Del Rey and attempted to kidnap her.

Democrats Complete Transformation To Party Of Effete Elites

The Democrats are a party in search of a base and have been so since their the departure of their Hollywood glam leader, former President Barack Obama. Witness their tortuous and bizarre response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address.

How Donald Trump fell out with hip-hop stars, except for Enimem

How Donald Trump fell out with hip-hop stars, except for Enimem - some of his biggest and pettiest disses recalled From crossing Snoop Dogg after he backed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election to saying he drew bigger crowds than either Jay-Z or BeyoncA , the US president has not held back - but Eminem gets a pass "Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Jay-Z is hardly the first hip-hop artist to face Trump's wrath; in fact, the president has been quarrelling with big-name artists since before he decided to dabble in politics.

Let’s Call Devin Nunes’ – Secret Memo’ What It Is: A…

The last several days have been packed with fake drama and intrigue about the "secret memo" released publicly Friday over the objections of the FBI, Democrats and many others who say releasing this kind of document simply isn't done. Let's cut the stagecraft and hype around this frankly boring memo.

Report: Sean Hannity has been advising Trump on Nunes memo

The Daily Beast reported President Donald Trump "has been in regular contact with" Fox News host Sean Hannity in recent weeks about the release of a memo drafted by Rep. Devin Nunes critical of the FBI's investigation into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and his ties to Russia. According to The Daily Beast, Trump has spoken with Hannity regularly "over the phone" about releasing the memo.

Porn star Stormy Daniels has reinvented the non-denial denial in alleged Trump affair

Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, isn't making it any easier for America to find out whether her alleged affair with President Trump really happened or is just a tall tale made up by Daniels or the so-called "fake news." From signed statements that completely deny the affair to telling talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel that Trump has "good taste" and that she had no idea where a signed statement came from, this whole controversy has a lot of people confused and adds a whole new level to the classic non-denial denial.

With Kevin Spacey out, Greg Kinnear and Diane Lane join a House of Cardsa cast

Kevin Spacey who? With the longtime "House of Cards" star and executive producer fired from the show following multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, the Netflix political drama is beefing up its cast with A-listers Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear, the streaming service announced on Wednesday. The pair will apparently play siblings in the upcoming season, which - as previously announced - will turn its focus from Spacey's fictional President Frank Underwood to his equally Machiavellian wife, Claire, portrayed by Robin Wright.