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	John Oliver Reveals Just How Badly Jay Z Wanted One of Those 'Make Donald Drumpf Again' Hats by J.D. Durkin "Apparently Jay Z's people called HBO asking for a hat," Oliver told Colbert, but took a jab at the megastar rapper for asking for a free one. "I'll say this for starts -- buy the hat Jay Z." Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Mega Tuesday Primary and Caucus Results by Mediaite TV On Tuesday the attention for the 2016 election shifts to the next phase, as both the Democratic and Republican parties hold voting conventions in some key primary and caucus states. Read More »

	The Truth About The Confusing Ohio Ballot Supposedly ‘Rigged Against Trump’ by Rachel Stockman A conspiracy of internet rumors are emerging that the GOP establishment somehow ‘rigged’ the Ohio Republican primary ballot to hurt Donald Trump in the upcoming election. Read More »

	Wait, What? Trump: 'I Never Said I Would Pay' Supporters' Legal Fees by Tommy Christopher Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has rewritten every rule in electoral politics this cycle, so why not simply rewrite reality? In one of Trump's more stunning displays of gumption-encrusted chutzpah, Trump now claims that he never offered to pay the legal fees of supporters who roughed up protesters at his rallies. Read More »

	Bernie Sanders Kind of Just Assumes Town Hall Questioner Is a Muslim (He's Not) by Alex Griswold Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders committed a bit of a faux pas during Monday's MSNBC town hall, assuming an Indian-American questioner was a Muslim when he actually wasn't. Read More »

	This Week in Local TV Accidental F-Bombs: Bangor, Maine by J.D. Durkin Listen guys, f-bombs happen on live TV sometimes. Bright lights, high-pressure, a live crowd watching at home. Read More »

	Ben Carson Wishes He'd Endorsed Someone Else, Says Trump Offered Him Admin Post by Tommy Christopher Retired neurosurgeon and former stab-happy street fighter Ben Carson truly is the gift that keeps on giving. After falling tragically silent for a spell after his presidential campaign ended, Carson reemerged last week to offer his endorsement to the candidacy of Donald Trump because God told him to. Read More »

	Colbert Jabs at Donald Trump's Tech Illiteracy: He's 'America's Gullible Uncle' by J.D. Durkin The internet is a dark, twisted place, filled with lots of junk that comes from unverified sources. Read More »

	Trevor Noah Scolds Protesters for Playing the Villain Trump Wants Them to Play by Sam Reisman "This week we got a glimpse of what things might look like under a Trump presidency," Trevor Noah said, "and it's pretty scary." Read More »

	Forensic Psychiatrist: Trump Is 'Embodiment of Healthy Narcissism' by Sam Reisman During a panel discussion Monday night, guest Dr. Michael Welner, a forensic psychiatrist and Trump supporter, explained to CNN host Don Lemon that Donald Trump was the "embodiment of healthy narcissism." Read More »

	Hulk Hogan Juror Asks Gawker Editor if She Slept With Her Bosses by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	To Understand GOP Primary, Hugh Hewitt Recommends You Watch The 2000 British Crime Caper 'Snatch' by Sam Reisman If you'd like some insight into the current state and likely future of the GOP primary, conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt recommends you revisit the 2000 British crime caper Snatch. Read More »

	Krauthammer Blasts O'Reilly for His 'Weaselly' Defense of Trump by Sam Reisman Charles Krauthammer blasted Bill O'Reilly for failing to take Donald Trump to task for the role his incendiary language had perhaps played in the violence erupting at his rallies. Read More »

	O'Reilly: Trump Is Not to Blame for Violence, Should Still 'Tone it Down a Bit' by Sam Reisman Bill O'Reilly's devoted his talking point segment Monday night to discussing Donald Trump and violence, in which the Fox pundit argued that liberal protesters, not the GOP frontrunner, were to blame for the recent eruptions at the mogul's rallies. O'Reilly hastened to add, however, that Trump could stand to "tone it down a bit." Read More »

	Chinese Editorial: Trump Shows Why Democracy Doesn't Work by Sam Reisman Read More »

	A Legal Case Against Trump for Inciting Violence Would Be Very Hard to Prove by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	Trump Rallygoers Completely Trashed a Cemetery When Using it as Parking Lot by Lindsey Ellefson According to the report, firefighters and community members came together after the rally to help repair the damage done to the grave sites. Read More »

	WATCH: 'Hamilton' Cast Performance at the White House by Mediaite Staff The cast of the Broadway smash hit Hamilton performed the show's opening number at the White House before a student workshop hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama Monday afternoon. Read More »

	The Comedians Who Fooled Fox Reporter Today Have Been Pranking Candidates for a While by Sam Reisman The two comedians who duped a Fox News reporter Monday have been executing similar stunts along the campaign trail throughout this election cycle. Read More »

	Katrina Pierson Vehemently Defends Her Right to Let Cultural References Go Over Her Head by Lindsey Ellefson Pierson tried to deflect, asking why no one ever got angry at Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama for violently talking about bringing a gun to a knife fight. Read More »

	White House Calls Out GOP 'Hand-wringing' Over Trump While They Still 'Pledge Fealty' to Him by Tommy Christopher For the past several days, Donald Trump's Republican opponents have opportunistically denounced him over the building violence and tension at the frontrunner's rallies... Read More »

	Journalist Gets Recognized in General Admission at Trump Rally and Is Threatened With Arrest by Lindsey Ellefson The official identified himself only as Justin and hit Mayo with the cliché, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." Read More »

	Trump Jokes About Todd Palin's Snowmobile Accident: 'Forget About Todd, Especially Now' by Alex Griswold During a campaign speech in Tampa, Florida, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to make a joke about the fact that Todd Palin was in a life-threatening snowmobile accident. Read More »

	President Obama's Approval Rating Hits 3-Year High by Tommy Christopher Anyone who has been following politics these past years knows that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton aren't the only people having trouble getting over 50%. For the better part of three... Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event in Youngstown, OH by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally today in St. Louis, Missouri at the Peabody Opera House. Read More »

	Campaign Trail Trolls Dupe Fox Reporter and Others Into Thinking Trump Supporters Wear Armbands by Sam Reisman They have struck again! Read More »

	Cancelled? No Such Thing. Sarah Palin Goes Nuts on 'Punk-Ass Thuggery' at Tampa Trump Event by J.D. Durkin Thankfully, this could indicate that Todd Palin's condition is not as serious as first thought. Watch the above amazing video of Palin's stump speech from Fox News. Read More »

	Richard Simmons Uses Today Show Interview to Refute Rumors He’s Being Held Hostage by Maid by Lindsey Ellefson "You know, I do what I wanna do, as I've always done, so people should just sort of believe what I have to say, because, like, I'm Richard Simmons!" Read More »

	Trump is the Only Republican Frontrunner Who Hasn't Gotten Anyone Killed by Tommy Christopher The uproar surrounding Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's encouragement of violence at his rallies has reached a fever pitch in recent days, as well it should. Along the way, though, an interesting subplot has developed, as other Republicans try to denounce the monster that they spent 40 years creating. Read More »

	Fox News to Host GOP Primary Debate Next Week by Ken Meyer Fox News sent out an announcement today to confirm that they will be hosting what will be the network's fourth GOP primary debate later this month. Read More »

	Two More Breitbart Staffers Resign, Citing Outlet's 'Party-Line Trump Propaganda' by Sam Reisman Two more Breitbart staffers resigned Monday, excoriating the conservative news outlet in their statements as having abandoned journalistic integrity and ethics in to pursue an unabashedly pro-Trump agenda. Read More »

	Despite Harassment, Anita Sarkeesian Launches New Series: ‘It Never Occurred to Me to Stop’ by Lindsey Ellefson Sarkeesian said she is looking to represent the women who were overlooked by history books. Read More »

	More Leaked Messages Show Breitbart Staffers Revolting Against Management by Alex Griswold A second round of leaked messages obtained by IJ Review show Breitbart reporters and staffers in open revolt against the site's treatment of reporter Michelle Fields after her accusation of assault against Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Read More »

	Armed Customer Credited For Saving Lives After Shooting Hatchet Wielding Man by Christopher White Read More »

	Forget Iowa, NH and Super Tuesday: GOP, Cable News Fortunes Now Come Down To One State by Joe Concha The late Tim Russert once used a white board to perfectly encapsulate what the 2000 election would ultimately come down to. Florida, Florida, Florida was the mantra then. Ohio, Ohio, Ohio takes its place today... and for more players than just the candidates Read More »

	'You Have to Treat Them Like St': New Anti-Trump Ad Has Women Read Off Sexist Quotes by Alex Griswold** In a new ad from the anti-Donald Trump Our Principles PAC, women read off Trump's many, many sexist and degrading quotes about women. Read More »

	Gov. Chris Christie Skips State Trooper Funeral to 'Interview' Donald Trump by Tommy Christopher Former Republican presidential candidate and alleged current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is gone from the presidential race, but not from the campaign trail. During his ill-fated presidential run, Christie took a lot of criticism from his home state for extended absences, most notably during a snowstorm that killed five people in his state. Read More »

	This Video of an Employee Peeing in the Kellogg’s Factory Launched a Criminal Investigation by Lindsey Ellefson Kellogg Company reported that they were able to determine that the incident took place in their Memphis factory in 2014. Read More »

	Melissa Harris-Perry Discusses Firing on The View: 'Do I Think It Has Racial Implications? 100%.' by Alex Griswold Former MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry sounded off about her firing on The View Monday, in particular addressing the aspects of her open letter that many saw as an accusation of racism. Read More »

	Carson Blames Liberal Protesters for Trump Rally Violence; Their Tactics Could Cause ‘Escalation’ by Ken Meyer Ben Carson appeared on Today this morning, where he said that continued protests against Donald Trump could very well cause further increases in the recent violence at his events. Read More »