Avi Selk
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to induct Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2023 inductees will include Willie Nelson and Missy Elliott, the first female rapper to attain the honor. → Read More
Biden’s best jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner
President Biden joked about Fox News, Ron DeSantis and Tucker Carlson at the White House correspondents' dinner, which also featured comedian Roy Wood Jr. → Read More
It’s ‘America vs. Socialism’ as the CPAC conference previews Trump’s reelection strategy
Thousands of Republican faithful met outside Washington in the first big conservative to-do of 2020 → Read More
Mike Bloomberg sure looks like he owned the debate — in an edited video released by Mike Bloomberg
Bloomberg tweeted a clip in which he asks a question at the debate and drives his rival candidates to slack-jawed staring, but it didn't happen that way in reality. → Read More
Trump’s impeachment started with explosive moments at every turn. It ended with a whimper.
The final day featured futile speeches, few protesters and an inevitable verdict. → Read More
The cheers, glares and ‘Oh no!’ at the State of the Union showed just how bitterly divided this Congress is
It was elegant and weird, this gathering of two parties irreconcilably split over President Trump’s fate. → Read More
Keep your mouth shut, except to yawn: Oh, the trials of impeachment
The days run together as senators doze, fidget and cough their way through history. → Read More
Soleimani posted memes antagonizing Trump on social media
Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike early Friday, once responded to Trump with a "Game of Thrones" meme. → Read More
The 10 cringiest ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’ moments of our political era
This week, Pete Buttigieg quoted Lizzo and Trump turned himself into Thanos. But there have been worse. → Read More
Six decisions that shaped the decade
A fruit seller, a famous actress, a man in love and others made tough choices that affected millions. → Read More
The annual turkey pardon is one of the few norms President Trump has kept alive
He hosted Butter and Bread for a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. → Read More
Jeff Sessions basically begs Trump for mercy in his first Senate ad
“When I left President Trump’s cabinet, did I write a tell-all book? No!” Sessions says, backdropped by a pale gray void. → Read More
Inside the horror website that’s freaking out millions of people
The wildly popular Reddit forum Nosleep has become a go-to destination for scary stories. Our reporter tried to write one. → Read More
‘If the president is doing it . . .’: How Trump took swearing mainstream
Once-forbidden words are now showing up in the news — and in the utterances of his political rivals. → Read More
The decline of the Jack Burkman-Jacob Wohl news conference
The two conservative activists are known for spreading conspiracy theories, and their latest event, at Burkman’s house, reveals their act’s diminishing appeal. → Read More
Trump mistakes an apostrophe for a hyphen in a strange tweet lecturing CNN about spelling
The president defended his right to spell "little" as "Liddle'" in his nickname for Adam Schiff. → Read More
Matt Drudge’s website played a major role in the Clinton impeachment. Now he’s back for another round.
The Drudge Report has been generally supportive of conservatives and Trump but has been playing up impeachment news in recent days. → Read More
No sign of Trump’s hurricane here in Alabama
Trees stand. Grocery stores are fully stocked. Boats remain unsunk. → Read More
Do you really believe this is the most important election of our lives? Because we’ve heard that before.
We also said it in 2016. And 2012. And 2008. And 1868 . . . → Read More
The fountain pen-obsessed entrepreneur behind 8chan, the Internet’s most notorious hate forum
Congress wants to meet Jim Watkins after the Web forum he owns was linked to three recent massacres. → Read More