The Finance 202: ‘Biggest tax cut in American history’ isn’t popular with many Americans

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Addressing a black-tie crowd at the National Building Museum on Thursday night, Vice President Pence hailed congressional progress toward what he said would be the " biggest tax cut in American history ." As he spoke, less than a mile away the Senate Finance Committee was racing to wrap up work on a tax bill that will hand large cuts to the wealthiest while raising taxes on those earning between $10,000 and $75,000 over the next decade.

Trump tweets broadside against Al Franken: ‘Where do his hands go?’

The president let loose on Twitter after a 12-year-old photo showed the Minnesota Democrat appearing to grope a fellow entertainer. Senator Al Franken has been accused of unwanted groping and kissing by model and sportscaster Leeann Tweeden.

Silence from Trump as Moore-Alabama storm grows louder

President Donald Trump dodged questions about the turmoil in the Alabama Senate race on Wednesday, declining to join national Republicans who've called for Roy Moore to abandon the race amid allegations of sexual impropriety with teenage girls. Far from surrendering, Moore's camp challenged the credibility of one of the accusers.

Keurig says it regrets taking sides, but does not reinstate advertising on Hannity

Some fans of the talk show host Sean Hannity posted videos of themselves destroying Keurig coffeemakers and started the social-media hashtag #boycottKeurig after the company announced on Twitter "It's wise to do nothing that alienates a lot of people from buying their products," said Charles Taylor, professor of marketing at Villanova University near Philadelphia, Pa. "It's pretty smart to stay out of the fray."

Zoe Foster Blake on struggles of motherhood

Duterte dancing! Trump pulls series of hilarious faces during awkward Asia leaders' group photo as he links arms with Philippines president in traditional handshake ceremony Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins holds sign naming actor James Woods as she joins hundreds of women in stand against sexual abuse at the #MeToo Survivors march in Hollywood Philippines government says Trump did NOT ask Duterte about human rights during sit-down meeting as Filipino president blasts reporters for being 'spies' Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think PICTURED: Former male model who has accused George Takei of DRUGGING and sexually assaulting him as he claims all he wants is an apology Is the CICO diet the new Keto? Internet goes mad for the latest incarnation of the classic weight loss regime - ... (more)

Russian troll factory where recruits put out fake news

Inside the Russian 'troll factory': How Putin's unlikely cyber recruits deployed waves of fake news articles, memes and divisive social media posts in the Kremlin's information war on the West Husband shoots dead his wife, nine-month-old baby and three-year-old daughter before killing himself 'over money troubles after his holistic physiotherapy business collapsed' America braces for MORE freezing weather after record breaking cold-snap sent temperatures plunging over Veterans Day weekend caused by unusual system squatting over GREENLAND 'I would never call him short and fat': Trump lashes out at Kim for calling him a 'lunatic old man' and says that hopefully one day they will be 'friends' in bizarre rant Parents find out their runaway daughter is ALIVE and living rough on the streets of Boston after seeing her interviewed on CNN about being homeless on 'Methadone Mile' The Uggly truth: ... (more)

SNL: Tiffany Haddish Monologue, DNC Ad, Lion King Auditions and More

Tiffany Haddish made her Saturday Night Live hosting debut this weekend - but was she ready? The Girls Trip breakout star returned to NBC on Saturday and brought with her an infectious energy that was felt throughout the broadcast. She probably gained quite a few fans with her humble, apolitical monologue, which spoke about what SNL meant to her while growing up in the foster care system.

Trump deflects on whether Roy Moore should quit Senate race

President Donald Trump on Saturday deflected questions about whether Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should drop out of the race because of sexual misconduct allegations against him. Trump, who has been traveling in Asia, said he's been too busy reading documents and hasn't had time to catch up on television news coverage about Moore.

Documentary Roundtable: Ethical Dilemmas and Shouldering a ‘Very…

THR gathered seven nonfiction filmmakers - Evgeny Afineevsky , Greg Barker , Yance Ford , Matthew Heineman , Amanda Lipitz , Brett Morgen and Peter Nicks - for a discussion about the social impact of their films and how they earn their subjects' trust. As the mainstream media shuts down foreign bureaus and cuts back on investigative journalism, "documentary film is filling that void," says Matthew Heineman, 34, as he and his fellow documentarians gathered at Documentary Roundtable.

Steven Spielberg’s The Post Trailer With Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep

The film also stars Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Matthew Rhys, Bradley Whitford, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg and Zach Woods. Check out The Post trailer below, along with the poster in the gallery! The Post will follow the 1971 scandal after the decision of The Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katharine Graham to publish The Pentagon Papers.

Study: CNN’s Failure to Cover Democrat’s Corruption Trial

After 62 days of testimony, closing arguments and now jury deliberations, CNN has only managed to devoted a paltry 36 minutes out of their 24/7 news broadcast to the corruption trial of sitting Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. More than two-fifths of this coverage of this coverage has been generated by one anchor: Jake Tapper, split between his weekday show The Lead and his Sunday show State of the Union .

Furious CBS Hosts Badger ‘Bitter,’ ‘Angry’ Brazile for Exposing Hillary Clinton

A furious round of liberal-on-liberal violence broke out on Tuesday's CBS This Morning . The show's hosts confronted former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile for daring to expose Hillary Clinton's efforts to hobble any contenders in the 2016 primaries.

Midd professor breaks silence on C-SPAN

Middlebury College political science Professor Allison Stanger went on C-SPAN TV to discuss student violence in reaction to conservative author Charles Murray's controversial campus visit on March 2. It is the first time the educator, who was injured during the event along with Murray, talked about the free-speech incident in depth. Most people know Murray for "The Bell Curve" book.

Is Tom Cotton the Future of Trumpism?

If you believed the national media, the week of the annual Republican Party fund-raising dinner, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in late August, was one of the worst of Donald Trump's Presidency. The President had just responded to the unrest in Charlottesville with statements that appeared sympathetic to neo-Nazi demonstrators, and even some members of his own party were denouncing him.

Brokaw Slams Brazile for ‘Beyond Counter-Productive’ Clinton Exposure

The portion of former interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile's book exposing ethically questionable behavior by the Clinton campaign surprisingly got a lot of play on the network Sunday morning shows. But during NBC's Meet the Press , former anchor Tom Brokaw was not pleased with Brazile for shedding light on how the Clinton campaign bought the DNC and added it to their campaign arsenal.

Donna Brazile fires back at Hillary Clinton staffers: ‘I’m not Patsy the slave’

"Yeah, I'm not Patsy the slave because I got sick and tired of people trying to tell me how the spend the money," Brazile said. Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said she's frustrated by the reaction of Hillary Clinton's campaign staffers who have criticized her opinions on what the Clinton campaign got wrong in the 2016 election.