Biden Weighs Controversial Spook For Top Job—Key Dem Says No

By Erin Banco, Hanna Trudo, Spencer Ackerman, Sam Stein

Sources say Morell is a leading candidate to be Biden’s CIA director. But his defenses of the agency’s torture and drone strikes are already drawing progressive opposition.

By Lachlan Cartwright

Word of the investigation came after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a paltry $15,000 fine over a potential coronavirus disaster in Brooklyn.

By Matt Wilstein

The scene-stealer talks to “The Last Laugh” podcast about her breakthrough performance in the holiday rom-com “Happiest Season,” which she co-wrote with her “Veep” co-star.

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By Sam Brodey

David Perdue's office has maintained his stock sales regarding BWX Technologies were on the up and up, but Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi wants the SEC to check into that claim.

By Laura Bradley

The comedian claims that ViacomCBS screwed him over with a lousy contract. “I believe that they gave me a raw deal because this f*cking industry is a monster,” he said.

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A lawsuit and new footage shows that police fatally accosted Antonio Williams as he was waiting for a cab in the Bronx last September.

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Russian drug squad cops have been arrested on allegations of selling a dangerous batch of synthetic drugs, which poisoned at least two school children.

By Matt Wilstein

The “Veep” star not-so-subtly parodied Giuliani’s hair dye fail while announcing an upcoming reunion benefit.

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 NO LIES DETECTED 

After speaking for a grand total of 64 seconds, the president quickly fled while the White House press corps bombarded him with questions on whether he’d eventually concede.

 ‘CLOSING ANOTHER CHAPTER’ 

The network promoted—both online and on-air—the unfounded conspiracy theory that his murder was connected to the 2016 DNC email leaks.

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The video—which has since been deleted—violated the platform’s guidelines against spreading misinformation related to the pandemic, spokesperson Ivy Choi said.

 REST IN PEACE 

“All he wanted was a cheeseburger, and he changed the course of history,” U.S District Judge Myron Thompson told the AP.

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