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“Big Tech can no longer place our kids in danger”: Meta loses New Mexico child exploitation case

A jury in New Mexico found that the Facebook parent company enabled the sexual exploitation of minors

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“Test run”: Bannon says ICE presence at airports is practice for midterms

The former Trump adviser said ICE's presence in major airports is good practice for the midterm elections

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“Damn good thing”: Trump encourages senators pass SAVE America act “for Jesus”

The president pitched the voter ID bill as a higher calling before wondering if he would win in a fight with Elvis

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“54 years to get justice”: Cosby loses $19 million sexual assault lawsuit

84-year-old Donna Motsinger accused Cosby of drugging, assaulting her in 1972

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“That wasn’t good to watch”: Plane crash at LaGuardia kills two, closes airport for hours

In tower audio, an air traffic controller can be heard admitting they "messed up"

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“No need to say anything”: Trump saying he’s “glad” Mueller died draws bipartisan backlash

Republicans and Democrats came together to say the president went too far

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“No more games”: Trump threatens to deploy ICE at airports amid government shutdown

Border czar Tom Homan said that ICE agents would be deployed to airports this week to ease the strain on TSA

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ABC cancels “Bachelorette” over Taylor Frankie Paul controversy

The network pulled the upcoming season after video of a fight between lead Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex surfaced

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“Who knows better about surprise?”: Trump cracks Pearl Harbor joke in front of Japanese PM

Sitting next to the Japanese prime minister, Trump made a surprising joke about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

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Venezuela beats Team USA at the World Baseball Classic

Team USA’s rah-rah, military-inflected approach clashed with a sport built on looseness — and lost

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“No more lies”: House subpoenas Bondi over DOJ’s handling of Epstein Files

"We want the truth," a top Democrat on the Oversight Committee shared

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“No threat”: Kent says Trump was “deceived” into war with Iran by Israel, resigns

Joe Kent resigned from the Trump admin on Tuesday, accusing the US of being pulled into a war by Israel

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“Raising money over the bodies”: Buttigieg accuses Trump of using dead soldiers as prop

The former Cabinet official said that Trump was "unfit" to lead

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“What are we doing?”: “Saturday Night Live” gets Tucker Carlson’s take on the Oscars

Jeremy Culhane played the former Fox News host as a constantly confused cinephile

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“Robbing them blind”: Live Nation execs boasted about overcharging customers

Two senior employees at the concert giant bragged about exploiting customers

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“Real unfortunate”: KBJ torches SCOTUS conservatives using shadow docket to aid Trump

The liberal justice said that emergency rulings were "not serving this country well."

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“This is not the Red Scare”: Colbert shrugs off blacklist comparisons, takes shot at Paramount

The late-night host pushed back against his characterization as a martyr for free expression at the WGA Awards

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New video bolsters claim that US struck Iranian girls school

The Trump administration claims the all-girls school in Iran was struck by malfunctioning Iranian munitions

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“Stay tuned”: Graham promises “Cuba is next” in a global war against “bad guys”

The Republican senator is already looking for the next American intervention

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“Saturday Night Live” comes to bury Kristi Noem

The sketch show danced on Noem's grave after she was removed from her position as DHS secretary

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“People we had in mind are dead”: Trump admits US preferred successors to ayatollah were killed

The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes

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“Happy WW3 to all who celebrate”: “Saturday Night Live” takes on U.S. attacks on Iran

The sketch show offered a rapid response to the U.S. attack on Iran

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“Stay off social media when you’re drunk”: Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei

The Minnesota representative responded to a bigoted post with a bit of advice

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“Hindered by fear”: CBS producer paints picture of Bari Weiss’ “vision” in resignation letter

A producer for "CBS Evening News" said network journalists were "hindered by fear" in her farewell letter

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“We can outlast an occupation”: Frey celebrates as Minneapolis ICE surge ends

The Minneapolis mayor celebrated his constituents after Tom Homan announced a drawdown of ICE agents in Minnesota

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James Van Der Beek, “Dawson’s Creek”actor and teen icon, dead at 48

The actor had shared his colorectal cancer diagnosis in November

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“Everyone has known”: Trump told police that Epstein’s conduct was open secret

Trump shared in 2006 that he saw Epstein with teenaged girls once and "got the hell out of there"

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FBI’s Patel shares photos of possible suspect in Guthrie case

The images of a masked person were recorded on Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera on the day of her disappearance

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Chappell Roan ditches talent agency over CEO’s Epstein ties

“I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them," the pop star said

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“Nobody understands what this guy is saying”: Trump slams Bad Bunny’s halftime performance

The president called the halftime show "one of the worst ever"

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“Bring her home”: Guthrie pleads with kidnappers in heartbreaking video

The "Today" show host offered to pay a ransom for the return of her mother, who has been missing for a week

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“My party is taking up for pedophiles”: Massie explains split with MAGA, Trump

The Kentucky representative explained his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN

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Donald Trump is still weird

Democrats have moved away from the useful insult, but that doesn’t make it less true

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In defense of the “dumb redneck” defense

Jelly Roll's refusal to take a stand on ICE at the Grammys has sparked a backlash

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“Get on to something else”: Trump urges US to move on from Epstein files

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said the deposition of the Clintons was a "shame"

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“Can’t understand how they think”: Bundy breaks with MAGA over ICE operations

The rancher famous for armed standoffs with the government said the left is "more correct" on immigration

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“Try not to get filmed”: Davidson returns to “Saturday Night Live” as Homan, offers ICE advice

Pete Davidson played Trump's "border czar" in a send-up of ICE's inept operation in Minneapolis

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“That’s not a friend”: Trump threatens lawsuit against Epstein estate for “conspiring” with Wolff

The president said the newly released Epstein files "absolve" him of any wrongdoing and reveal a plot against him

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Government shutdown nears after Senate Republicans break ranks to block budget bill

With Democrats objecting to the package's funding of DHS, the government is speeding toward another shutdown

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“US doesn’t gun down citizens”: Biden says ICE’s actions in Minnesota “betray our most basic values”

The former president said "violence and terror have no place" in the United States

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“I aspire to earn your forgiveness”: Ye apologizes for antisemitism, blames actions on brain injury

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West took out an ad expressing his hope to get better

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“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting

Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said his agents were "the victims" of a recent deadly shooting in Minneapolis

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“Saturday Night Live”: Trump throws self awards show to distract from ICE’s “freaks and psychos”

The 1st Annual Trumps celebrated the president's favorite subject: himself

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The resistance has a “Batman” problem

Liberals keep framing the Trump administration through past evils instead of confronting it on its own terms

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“Deranged”: Trump calls for Jack Smith to be prosecuted following congressional testimony

The president said the former special counsel lied before Congress and should be prosecuted

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“Don’t kill protestors! That’s our thing!”: “Saturday Night Live” roasts Hegseth, Trump Cabinet

Hegseth, Noem, Rubio and others were mocked by the sketch show

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“I hate how it ended”: Allen cries following Bills’ overtime loss

The Bills quarterback was overwhelmed while talking to reporters after the loss to the Denver Broncos

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“Don’t say his name”: Noem lashes out at anchor for “doxxing” ICE agent

"Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good

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MAGA’s ultimate fantasy? Getting away with being bad at their jobs

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem all want "attaboys" despite their poor performance

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Celebrities’ pins pay tribute to Renee Good, denounce ICE at Golden Globes

Simple pins worn on the red carpet voiced objections to the killing of Renee Good

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