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Madeleine Weast

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De Blasio Gets Down With Thong-Clad Men at Campaign Event

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio busted a move with men wearing thongs, and nothing else, at a re-election campaign event Monday evening. → Read More

Treasury Dept. Working With Iraqi Government to Sanction ISIS Finance Emir

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday designated Islamic State finance emir Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, collaborating with the Iraqi government to disrupt the terrorist group's financial networks. → Read More

Manchin: 'No Idea' Whether I'm Still Investor in Hotel Group Sued for Defaulting on $15M Loan

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said Monday he has "no idea" whether he is still an investor in a hotel group that is being sued for defaulting on a $15 million loan. → Read More

NYC Mayor Sign Anti-Smoking Package, Raises Price of Cigarettes to Highest in Nation

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed seven bills Monday aimed to reduce smoking, raised the minimum permitted priced of cigarettes to $13.00 → Read More

Berkley Protest Turns Violent, 'Antifa' Protestors Attack Trump Supporters

A protest in Berkley turned violent after "Antifa" protesters attacked Trump supporters who initially scheduled an "anti-Marxist" rally. → Read More

Trump to Reverse Obama-Era Policy, Lift Ban on Military Gear for Local Police

Trump plans to rollback an Obama policy, reinstate a military surplus program provides police with equipment, large-caliber weapons and weaponized vehicles. → Read More

Trump Retweets 'The Best Eclipse Ever!' Meme Showing His Face Covering Obama's

President Donald Trump on Thursday morning retweeted a meme of himself "eclipsing" a photograph of former President Barack Obama with the caption, "The best eclipse ever!" → Read More

Valerie Plame Wilson Launches GoFundMe to Kick Trump Off Twitter, Garners Few Donations

Donations have been slow to roll in for Valeria Plame Wilson's GoFundMe campaign to ban President Donald Trump from Twitter. → Read More

Stock Market Gained Over 60 Points in Response to Bannon Leaving White House

The stock market saw a bump Friday afternoon after news broke that Steve Bannon would be leaving his role as President Donald Trump's chief strategist. → Read More

Former Romney Aide Announces Senate Bid to Challenge Warren

A Massachusetts Republican woman on Monday announced her candidacy for the Senate in hopes of ousting Democratic incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren. → Read More

Waters Promises to Berate Ben Carson Like She Did Mnuchin

Rep. Maxine Waters promised to berate Ben Carson, saying it would be worse than her famous exchange with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. → Read More

Mylan Finalizes $465M Settlement for Misclassifying EpiPen to Avoid Medicaid Payments

Embattled pharmaceutical company Mylan on Thursday finalized a $465 million settlement with the Department of Justice for misclassifying the life-saving allergy treatment EpiPen to avoid paying Medicaid costs. → Read More

Privacy Advocacy Group Urges Transparency Reform for FISA Reauthorization

As Congress gears up to reauthorize a controversial section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), privacy activists are pushing for major transparency reform, according to a new report. → Read More

Bannon: Candid Liberal Magazine Interview 'Drew Fire Away' From Trump

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Thursday that his controversial interview with the American Prospect published a day earlier "drew fire away" from President Donald Trump's criticized remarks on the violence in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend. → Read More

Bannon: 'Can't Get Enough' of the Left Engaging in 'Race-Identity Politics'

President Donald Trump's chief strategist "can't get enough" of the left engaging in "race-identity politics" because he says it is a fight Trump will win. → Read More

Abbas Congratulates Kim Jong-un on North Korea's 'Liberation Day'

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his country's "Liberation Day." → Read More

Joe Manchin Spokesman Misled W.Va. Newspaper About Ties to Company Sued for Unpaid Taxes

A spokesman for Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) provided a false statement to a West Virginia newspaper in an attempt to cover up the senator's ties. → Read More

Joe Manchin Bashed At Liberal Netroots Nation Conference

Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin took aim at her primary opponent, Sen. Joe Manchin, during a Friday morning speech at the liberal Netroots Nation conference. → Read More

Michael Moore's One-Man Broadway Play Opens to Terrible Reviews

Filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore's one man Broadway play "The Terms of My Surrender" debuted to less than favorable reviews at New York City's Belasco Theater on Thursday. → Read More

Vassar Freshman Orientation Teaches Students to 'Appreciate Social Justice'

Incoming freshman will be required to complete diversity-themed workshops at Vassar College as a part of new-student orientation in order to help students "appreciate social justice." → Read More