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House Passes The GOP’s Obamacare Repeal And Replacement Bill In A Narrow Vote
After months of infighting, House Republicans finally passed their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. The bill now heads to the Senate for a vote before President Trump can sign it.
Paul McLeod
Prince Philip Will Stand Down From His Royal Duties This August
The Duke of Edinburgh will continue with his previous engagements until the autumn. He has the full support of the Queen, a statement from Buckingham Palace said.
Rose Troup Buchanan
Alex Jones Just Can't Help Himself
After two decades toiling at the fringes of politics, Alex Jones and his Infowars media empire have architected the current moment and helped usher a president into office. Now, the only person standing in Jones' way is Jones.
Charlie Warzel
Trump Signed An Executive Order On Religious Exemptions For Churches And Employers
The order addresses enforcement of tax rules for churches and the contraception mandate under Obamacare. And while Trump said it would protect all religious people, the order contains no exemptions to allow LGBT discrimination, which many had expected.
Dominic Holden
Parents Who "Pranked" Their Kids On YouTube Have Lost Custody Of Two Children
Two children were taken from the couple behind the YouTube "prank" channel DaddyOFive after their biological mother won temporary custody.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Facebook Will Hire 3,000 People To Monitor Videos For Violence
Following a spate of grisly videos uploaded or streamed to Facebook, the social media giant will beef up its community staff.
Joseph Bernstein
How Sweden Became “The Most Alt-Right” Country In Europe
Alt-right activist Richard Spencer is building a global media company with partners from Sweden, a country with an alt-right of its own that’s helped transform national politics.
J. Lester Feder
Jimmy Kimmel’s Emotional Monologue About His Son’s Heart Surgery Also Slams Donald Trump’s Health Care Agenda
"No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child's life," the late night host said while holding back tears on Monday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live. "It just shouldn't happen. Not here."
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
Senator Asks FBI Director To Clarify "Inconsistencies" On Trump Dossier
The Judiciary committee chair said in a letter that there were "inconsistencies" between what Comey told him about the dossier and the FBI's relationship with its author, and what documents provided by the bureau later showed.
Emma Loop
"If You Keep Fucking With Mr. Trump, We Know Where You Live”
Trump’s casino business went bankrupt, and then a lawyer representing investors told police he got a menacing call from a man who said, “We’re going to your house for your wife and kids” if he didn’t stop “fucking with Mr. Trump.” The FBI determined the call came from a phone booth across the street from the theater where Trump was appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman.
Jason Leopold
How To Adult, According To Popular Opinion
Adults pay their own bills, hold steady jobs, and don't live with their parents, according to a new poll provided to BuzzFeed News. Flossing is optional.
Cora Lewis
The Company Behind The National Enquirer Just Bought Us Weekly — Here’s Why That Matters
American Media — the company behind the National Enquirer, Radar Online, and a handful of others — recently acquired Us Weekly. Its editorial director, Dylan Howard, has an old-fashioned newfangled vision for the future of the tabloid.
Anne Helen Petersen
Trump Says He Thought Being President Would Be Easier Than His Life As A Businessman
In an interview with Reuters, he also warned there was "every chance" of a "major, major" conflict with North Korea.
Francis Whittaker
John Kasich Sounds Like He's Over The Republican Party
The Ohio governor ran for the Republican nomination and lost. Now, in his new book and on the road, he's critical of the party and frequently noting the day will come when an independent could win the presidency. Is there space for Republicans like John Kasich in the party anymore?
Henry J. Gomez
The Convicted Con Artist Of The Winter White House
Ari Rinkus was convicted of two felonies, owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to his victims, and has a documented habit of lying. But he’s got one big thing going for him: a wife with an important job at Donald Trump’s favorite retreat. And Rinkus is playing that for all it’s worth.
Tarini Parti
Anatomy Of A Fake News Story: How A Muslim Politician Became A Facebook Villain
No, Anne Aly did not refuse to lay a wreath commemorating fallen soldiers.
Rob Stott
The Hungarian Rise And Fall Of Sebastian Gorka
Before Sebastian Gorka was an adviser to President Donald Trump, he was a man with a dream to rise to the top of Hungarian politics. It didn’t quite work out.
Mitch Prothero
The Swamp Is Getting Tired Of Winning
Trump learns old Republican politics works.
Adrian Carrasquillo
Congress Won't Fund Trump's Border Wall — At Least Not Yet
The White House had pushed to get funding for the wall included in a bill to avoid a government shutdown this week, but Congress dropped the issue and is working to pass funding for other border security measures instead.
Emma Loop
How “The Handmaid’s Tale” Became The Scariest Show Of The Year
Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel has terrified readers for decades. But Hulu's TV adaptation is premiering in Donald Trump's America, giving it a new, terrifying meaning. "I get chills talking about it," star Elisabeth Moss said.
Kate Aurthur
Here’s The Latest Evidence That Russian Hackers Are Targeting Europe’s Elections
A new report from Trend Micro shows that the same hackers who attempted to sway the US election are active in both German and French politics these days.
Sheera Frenkel
The Science March Was Political. Its Organizers Should Have Embraced That.
Hundreds of thousands of science supporters showed up on Saturday to protest the Trump administration. What they got was a “nonpartisan” nerd parade.
Virginia Hughes
This Pro-Trump Website Run From Eastern Europe May Be The Worst Thing On The Internet
TrueTrumpers.com shows that if you have a big Facebook page and can craft rage-inducing headlines, your website can have almost zero content and still make money.
Craig Silverman
The First Round Of The French Presidential Election Has Redrawn The Country's Politics
Macron will take on Le Pen in the final runoff of an election that has seen traditional left-right divides replaced by a new battle over open versus closed societies.
Alberto Nardelli
The Stay-At-Home POTUS: Why Trump Still Hasn't Taken A Foreign Trip
America First, America Only. Obama traveled to nine countries and Bush had visited two at this same point in their presidencies.
Adrian Carrasquillo
Trump Administration Expected To Open Diplomatic Channel With Top Putin Aide
The new US envoy would be responsible for negotiating over the fate of war-torn Ukraine.
John Hudson
How To Catch A Hacker
Russia’s cyberwarfare operations are built on the back of their cybercriminal networks. Can the US and its allies take them down?
Sheera Frenkel
Trump Administration Blocks Shipment Of Illegal Execution Drugs
Texas and Arizona bought 2,000 vials of a now-banned anesthetic from a supplier in India. Thursday, Justice Department lawyers told a court the FDA "has issued a final decision, refusing admission of the detained drugs into the United States."
Chris McDaniel
Why Marine Le Pen Finally Decided To Run As A Woman
Playing the gender card helped the National Front leader soften her party's racist image — and, ironically, fight back against sexism. It worked well on TV, but will it work at the polls?
Jina Moore
UC Berkeley Canceled Ann Coulter's Speech. She Plans To Speak Anyway
The school said its decision was based on safety concerns.
Blake Montgomery
