Charles Krauthammer, conservative columnist and pundit, dies

Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from "Great Society" Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer of Donald Trump, has died at age 68. His death was announced Thursday by two longtime employers, Fox News Channel and The Washington Post. Krauthammer had said publicly a year ago he was being treated for a cancerous tumor in his abdomen and earlier this month revealed that he likely had just weeks to live.

If Donald Trump thwarts Russia investigation with pardons, we might never recover: Pascrell & Lieu

If Donald Trump issued pardons to his advisers, his children or himself, that would constitute perhaps the gravest abuse of power in American history. If Donald Trump thwarts Russia investigation with pardons, we might never recover: Pascrell & Lieu If Donald Trump issued pardons to his advisers, his children or himself, that would constitute perhaps the gravest abuse of power in American history.

Thompson: The message behind the pardons

It should be clear by now: President Donald Trump believes he is above the law. It's apparent by his conduct in office and particularly related to the Russia investigation - helping manufacture "Deep State" conspiracy theories to undermine our law enforcement and intelligence institutions, concocting absurd spy stories with no merit, firing an FBI director for not letting things slide, belittling his attorney general for rightfully recusing himself from the probe and sending out his lawyer to act like they can dictate the terms of the investigation.

Trump to pardon Dinesh D’Souza for campaign finance violations

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would offer a full pardon to conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to violating federal campaign finance laws but later said he was targeted for his conservative views. "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D'Souza today," Trump wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

Trump says he will pardon Dinesh D’Souza, an Obama critic who violated campaign limits

President Trump said Thursday he would pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza - and said he was considering clemency of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart as well. "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D'Souza today.

Trump says he’s giving full pardon to Dinesh D’Souza

In this May 20, 2014 file photo, conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, left, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman leaves federal court, in New York. President Donald Trump says he will pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses his mission to marvel with ‘100 Amazing Facts About the Negro’

'God put me on earth for many reasons, and one is to integrate the history of the human community by establishing the role that black people played,' he says. Back in the late 1960s, Yale University student Gates dropped by a campus co-op one day and ran across a paperback called "100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof: A Short Cut to the World History of the Negro."

Book nerd Hillary Clinton loves ‘Harry Potter’ just as much as you do

And thanks to Hillary Clinton 's recent speech at the American Library Association conference on Tuesday, we now know she's a serious Potterhead, too. While speaking, Clinton, a resident book nerd , praised J.K. Rowling's beloved series, and explained how books and Harry Potter inspire an important sense of compassion and empathy in readers towards members of minority groups.

L. Brent Bozell III:

In reaction to the May ratings report showing MSNBC as number one in weeknight prime-time viewership in the prized 25-to-54 age demographic, CNN sent out a spokeswoman to separate itself from the competition. CNN should be viewed as "the one nonpartisan cable news network," presumably unlike MSNBC, and certainly unlike Fox News.