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SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft employees questioned the company’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, on Thursday, presenting him with a petition signed by more than 300,000 people that called on the software maker to cancel its contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, according to two people who attended the event. Mr. Nadella was attending an…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow led her show Tuesday night with an explosive allegation: The administration of President Trump had intentionally buried a question asked of Russian President Vladimir Putin during last week’s news conference in Helsinki. Not an insignificant question, either. The one about whether or not Putin wanted Trump to win. “We can report tonight…
Several of President Trump’s senior economic advisers believe he plans to push forward with 25 percent tariffs on close to $200 billion in foreign-made automobiles later this year, three people briefed on internal discussions said. Trump wants to move forward despite numerous warnings from GOP leaders and business executives who have argued that such a…
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump’s latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments. The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte in Greenbelt, Md., will allow the plaintiffs in the case — the attorneys general of Maryland and…
During his speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told the audience not to trust what they see and read. Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images The comment was made while Trump was speaking about America’s economy. “This country is doing better than…
Screenshot: CNN We didn’t have to wait long to hear what was on at least one of the tapes that was secretly recorded by President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who has turned on his long-time boss in recent weeks. The tape, on which the pair discuss buying rights to a former Playboy model’s story about…
Screenshot: Fox News Conservative website The Daily Caller, best known for its nauseating hot woman slideshows and posts like “Rate Which Of Hillary Clinton’s Outfits Was The Most Heinous,” sent an editor to a rally in St. Louis over the weekend where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was speaking in support of Democratic congressional candidate Cori Bush. What…
The Trump Administration continued its years-long war on words, meaning, and the fabric of reality today by announcing the development of invisible planes which will help us to fight the many imaginary, all-caps wars we are involved in against Iran, North Korea, journalism, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, late night television hosts, some movie stars, President Obama,…
State Rep. Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) of Georgia was featured on Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America?” Sunday night shouting racial slurs, flashing his naked buttocks, and making fun of Chinese people. Baron Cohen, “disguised” as Israeli terrorism expert Col. Erran Morad, convinced Spencer to participate in an anti-terrorism training video meant for elected officials to…
Thanks to a childhood spent watching romantic comedies with forceful male leads, I thought love was persistent and never gave up—until my ex stalked me after our breakup. Illustration by Calum Heath Every year, women in the UK are murdered by stalkers and domestic abusers—despite previously reporting them to the police. Unfollow Me is a…