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	When Are the Trump/Clinton Presidential Debates? by Mediaite TV The Commission on Presidential Debates recently announced the moderators for the events, a difficult task considering the challenge of finding seasoned vets who are unoffensive enough to be seen as objective and fair. Read More »

	Rosie O'Donnell Randomly Encountered Ivanka Trump in New York by Ken Meyer According to a Wednesday night tweet from Rosie O'Donnell, the personal nemesis of Donald Trump had an unexpected run-in with his daughter in Manhattan. Read More »

	Are You Lucky Enough to Live in One of These States That May Soon Legalize Marijuana? by J.D. Durkin The founder of Marijuana Majority Tom Angell however cautions against being too excited for the potential for widespread recreational use. Read More »

	Sec. Carter’s Ex-Aide Used Government Credit Card at Strip Clubs like ‘Cica Cica Boom,’ Report Says by Alberto Luperon Read More »

	Watch: Ted Cruz Leaves Voicemails Asking Voters to Support Man Who Insulted Wife, Dad by Sam Reisman So it's come to this. Read More »

	American University Students Demand Trigger Warnings Over Faculty Objections by Alex Griswold Student government leaders at American University are demanding that trigger warnings be added to all course syllabi over the objections of faculty. Read More »

	Watch Live Video of Hurricane Matthew in Florida by Mediaite TV Hurricane Matthew is approaching the south-eastern coast of the United States, and Florida and Georgia are both launching efforts to bunker down before it hits. Read More »

	Joe Scarborough Outs Mika Brzezinski's Secret Admission About Mike Pence: 'I Am Stunned...' by J.D. Durkin Eventually Scarborough read Brzezinski's hand-written admission out loud on air. Read More »

	NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Condemns Fox News' Jesse Watters: 'Keep This Guy Off TV' by Alex Griswold Democratic New York Citiy Bill de Blasio is that latest politician to condemn Fox News' Jesse Watters over a "Watters' World" segment held in Chinatown that critics say is racist and traffics in offensive stereotypes. Read More »

	Break Out the Popcorn: Megyn Kelly-Hannity Feud Sets Media Twitter Ablaze by Josh Feldman So Megyn Kelly threw a lot of shade at Sean Hannity tonight and Hannity hit back by accusing her of being in the tank for Hillary Clinton. In other words, Christmas Day for Media Twitter. Read More »

	Hannity on Starting Fight with Megyn Kelly: I Stand with Colleagues 'When They Stand by Me' by Josh Feldman Sean Hannity went nuclear on Megyn Kelly tonight after she basically called his show a safe space for Donald Trump. And he kept going. Read More »

	Hannity Fires Back at Megyn Kelly: 'Clearly You Support' Hillary Clinton by Josh Feldman This just got REAL. Read More »

	Gary Johnson Gave Another Foreign Policy Interview That’s Causing People to Flip Out by Josh Feldman Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has had a rough couple of weeks over two foreign policy-focused questions. So he gave a foreign policy-focused interview to The New York Times and, um, it did not go well. Read More »

	Hayes on Watters Chinatown Bit: This Schtick Was 'Played Out and Racist Decades Ago' by Josh Feldman MSNBC's Chris Hayes tonight covered the media firestorm surrounding his direct competition: a cringeworthy Watters World segment on The O'Reilly Factor from Chinatown. Read More »

	Megyn Kelly Slams Trump for Only Sitting Down With Hannity and Avoiding ‘Unsafe Spaces’ by Josh Feldman Megyn Kelly threw some shade at Sean Hannity after the debate last week, but tonight she took a far more direct shot at her colleague and fellow Fox primetime host. Read More »

	Police Respond to Shooting in Oregon, 3 Reported Dead by Josh Feldman Multiple reports out of Beaverton, Oregon tonight say that authorities there are responding to a shooting. Read More »

	Hillary Clinton Loved SNL Debate, Thought Alec Baldwin's Trump Was 'Perfect' by Josh Feldman Despite the jabs at her political calculations and over-the-top ambition, Hillary Clinton says she enjoyed SNL's take on the debate last week. Read More »

	Current Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tyson Fury Admits to Suicidal Thoughts, 'Lots of Cocaine' Use by Joe DePaolo Tyson Fury improbably became heavyweight champion of the world earlier this year when he defeated longtime titleholder Wladimir Klitschko. Ever since, his life has spiraled out of control. Read More »

	Tim Kaine Admits He Got 'Dinged a Little Bit' by His Wife for Debate Interruptions by Josh Feldman At a campaign stop in Philadelphia tonight, Tim Kaine reflected on the "feisty" debate he had with Mike Pence last night. Read More »

	Justin Bieber is Channeling His Activism into Medical Marijuana Legalization by Dana Eisenberg 'We all need to pay attention.' Read More »

	NY State Sen. Condemns Jesse Watters' Chinatown Segment: 'Hope You Don't Come Back' by Josh Feldman The New York state senator whose district includes Chinatown sent out a statement blasting Fox News' Jesse Watters for his controversial segment speaking with people in Chinatown. Read More »

	Trump Tax Adviser Says Donald Had Nothing to do With His ‘Genius’ Strategy by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Wolf Blitzer and John King Have Started a Fun Sports Rivalry by Josh Feldman When CNN's John King started hosting Inside Politics daily last week, he started up a sports rivalry with Wolf Blitzer. Little did he know Blitzer gives just as good as he gets. Read More »

	'Don't Laugh...': Weld Says Gary Johnson Reminds Him of Lincoln by Josh Feldman On CNN this afternoon, Libertarian VP nominee Bill Weld compared Gary Johnson to one of the most celebrated presidents of all-time. Read More »

	Prosecutor Charges Man Who Allegedly Wrote ‘Kill All White Cops’ on Facebook by Alberto Luperon Read More »

	'As a Political Humorist...’: Fox's Jesse Watters Addresses Outcry Over Chinatown Segment by Josh Feldman Fox News' Jesse Watters addressed the controversy over his Chinatown segment in two tweets this afternoon. Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Second Event of the Day in Reno, NV by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will continue his Nevada campaigning today with a rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Read More »

	1 Million Moms Calls for Boycott After Mistakenly Identifying Model in H&M Ad as Trans by Lindsey Ellefson 1MM was so worked up over the world-famous boxer and the lesbian kissing scene that they totally overlooked Hari Nef, an actual trans model who appeared in the minute-long ad. Read More »

	Man Invades University of Colorado Football Complex With Machete, is Shot and Killed by Police by Joe DePaolo According to multiple reports, a man was shot and killed by police Wednesday morning after he invaded the football facilities at the University of Colorado and wielded a machete. Read More »

	CNN Uncovers Another Playboy Video Trump Made Cameo In by Josh Feldman CNN's new KFILE team, which just came over from BuzzFeed this week, has just released its first piece of reporting as part of the cable news team. Read More »

	Natalie Portman Mourns John F. Kennedy In the First Trailer for Jackie by Dana Eisenberg 'People like to believe in fairytales. Don't let it be forgot...' Read More »

	CNN's Tapper: Didn’t Pence Create 'Alternate Reality Version of Donald Trump'? by Josh Feldman CNN's Jake Tapper confronted Scott Walker today over Mike Pence repeatedly trying to gloss over all the controversial things his running mate has said. Read More »

	Seahawks Doug Baldwin Tells Bill Simmons At Least One NFL Owner is Forcing Players to Stand For Anthem by Joe DePaolo Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is accusing NFL owners of interfering with National Anthem protests. Read More »

	Trump Touts Pence’s Debate Victory: 'I'm Getting a Lot of Credit' for Picking Him by Ken Meyer As Donald Trump opened up his Wednesday campaign rally in Nevada, he bragged about how much "credit" he says he's getting over his running mate's performance at the vice-presidential debate. Read More »

	An Anti-Trump GoFundMe Has Raised Over $70,000 in Just One Day by Josh Feldman A comedy writer popular on Twitter for his tweets about the Trump campaign has managed to raise a lot of money for an anti-Trump GoFundMe. Read More »

	Hillary Aide Mysteriously Emailed in 2009 That Clinton 'Had a Disaster' by Alex Griswold In a 2009 email recently declassified and released by Citizens United, longtime Hillary Clinton aide and confidante Huma Abedin told a Clinton Foundation executive that there was an unspecified "disaster" involving the then-Secretary of State. Read More »

	'I Can't Defend Him Anymore': Skip Bayless Rips 'Diva' Giants Wideout Odell Beckham Jr. by Joe DePaolo The hot takes have been coming in fast and furiously on New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who has had several on-the-field tantrums in recent weeks. Wednesday morning on Undisputed, Skip Bayless joined the growing chorus of Beckham critics. Read More »

	Asian American Groups Are Coming Down on Fox for Watters' 'Chinatown' Video by Lindsey Ellefson O'Reilly was right! Fox News has been hearing from people about Watters' "Chinatown" stunt. Read More »

	Proposed Rule Would Allow Medicaid to Cover Hormone Therapy for Transgender Minors by Alberto Luperon Read More »

	Rush Limbaugh: 'As a Citizen, I Was Embarrassed' by the VP Debate by Josh Feldman Rush Limbaugh went on a massive rant on his radio show today about how "embarrassed" he was by the VP debate last night. Read More »