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	Did CNN’s Chris Cuomo Just Swipe at Joe Scarborough With This Tweet? by Ken Meyer Chris Cuomo might have taken a subtle jab at Joe Scarborough this morning as he responded to his online viewers Read More »

	Rangel Defends Armed Guards Despite Gun Control Support: 'We Deserve' to Be Protected by Alex Griswold Democratic New York Representative Charlie Rangel defended advocating for gun control despite being surrounded and protected by guns, saying the difference was that members of Congress "need" and "deserve" to be protected. Read More »

	'Radical Islam Killed These People!': Gohmert Angrily Tries to Shout Down Protesting House Dems by Ken Meyer Republican representative Louie Gohmert really got in the face of his Democratic colleagues last night as they continued their protest over Congress' inaction on gun control laws. Read More »

	How Embarrassing! Time to Change the Rules and Let CSPAN Control Cameras by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	John Heilemann Describes Seeing Trump's Wet Hair: 'When It's Slicked Back, It Looks a Little Like...' by J.D. Durkin Maybe it's not a stretch to draw that particular comparison. Read More »

	'The Ultimate Bullsht Fuking Outrage of Sports': Ben Affleck Tears Into Deflategate, NFL by J.D. Durkin The debut of Bill Simmons' highly-anticipated new show Any Given Wednesday on HBO featured another passionate Bostonian: Ben Affleck. Read More »

	Ronald Reagan Jr. Shreds 'Charlatan' Trump For Running a 'Scam' Campaign by Sam Reisman Speaking to Chuck Todd on MTP Daily Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC contributor Ronald Reagan Jr. said that the media needed to stop acting like Donald Trump's campaign was legitimate or normal in any way. Read More »

	As House Chaos Continued, Democrats Sang ‘We Shall Overcome’ in Protest by Josh Feldman After Republicans reconvened a House session tonight, Democrats continued their sit-in and ended up singing "We Shall Overcome." Read More »

	PSA for Mediaite Readers: How You Now Can Block Users on Disqus by Mediaite Staff We know a lot of you like to be engaged in the comments section on Mediaite, so we found it instructive tonight to highlight how you can block trolls/spammers/other users who are harassing you. Read More »

	House Erupts Into Chaos as Paul Ryan Reconvenes, Dems Continue Sit-In, Chant in Protest by Josh Feldman The House of Representatives erupted into chaos tonight after Speaker Paul Ryan reconvened to call a vote as Democrats continued their sit-in. Read More »

	George Will to GOP Donors: If You Want to Save the Party, Don’t Give Trump Money by Josh Feldman George Will is telling Republicans in his new column that they should refuse to aid Donald Trump in the name of saving their party. Read More »

	Megyn Kelly Rips DOJ: Who Wanted to Cover Up Mentions of ISIS in Orlando 911 Transcript? by Josh Feldman >Megyn Kelly tonight really unloaded on Loretta Lynch and the DOJ, demanding to know who exactly gave the order to edit references to ISIS out of the Orlando gunman's 911 call. Read More »

	Man Pushing Stroller ‘Person of Interest’ In Molestation of 9 Year Old Inside Target Bathroom Stall by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	Picture of Three-Year-Old Practicing Mass Shooting Survival Strategy Goes Viral by Lindsey Ellefson She went on to say that she is not asking for the Second Amendment to be abolished, nor is anyone else. All she wants is some meaningful reform. Read More »

	House Democrats at Gun Control Sit-In Literally Applaud the Media by Josh Feldman During the House Democrats' gun control sit-in tonight, they took a moment to literally applaud the media for its coverage of their protest. Read More »

	Geraldo Battles O’Reilly Over Trump’s Attacks on Hillary: He Accused Her of Treason! by Josh Feldman Geraldo Rivera got heated with Bill O'Reilly tonight as O'Reilly argued that Donald Trump's attacks on Hillary Clinton are on the same level as Clinton's attacks on Trump. Read More »

	New Emails Show Hillary's Server Had Tech Problem That Caused Headache for State Dept. by Josh Feldman A new report out tonight reveals that newly released State Department emails show there was a time when Hillary Clinton's tech issues caused problems for the State Department. Read More »

	Did You Know Marco Rubio Is Still $1.9 Million in Debt From His Last Campaign? by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	Tennessee Candidate Faces Backlash Over His 'Make America White Again’ Sign by Robert Webster Rick Tyler, an independent Congressional candidate for Tennessee's 3rd District, has recently put up billboards saying 'Make America White Again'. Read More »

	Stephen A. Smith Hasn't Picked the NBA Finals Winner in 6 Years, Now Has His Own Curse by Robert Webster ESPN analyst and ESPN First Take commentator, Stephen A. Smith, has predicted that the wrong team will win the NBA Championship for the past 6 years. Read More »

	Old CNN Reporting Reveals John Lewis Himself Was Once Added to Terror Watch List by Lindsey Ellefson He was stopped 35 to 40 times and had no idea why. Read More »

	Where to Watch Results of the Brexit Referendum Vote by Mediaite TV Residents of the United Kingdom will go to the polls Thursday to vote in a non-binding referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union. Read More »

	#DemsNeverSat Trends as People Complain About Big Issues Democrats Didn't Protest by Josh Feldman House Democrats (and some Senate colleagues) have been engaging in a sit-in all day to demand votes on gun control legislation, but some people on Twitter are angry that Democrats never got this worked up about other issues. Read More »

	Ryan’s Ban on Cameras At Sit-In Comes Two Days After He Called on Executive Branch For Transparency by Lindsey Ellefson Yes, only two days ago, when the transcripts of the 911 calls from the Orlando shooter were released, the parts about ISIS were redacted and Ryan was furious. Read More »

	Clinton Uses Speech To Hit Back at Trump, and Mentions Her Religion by Lindsey Ellefson She went after Trump's history with bankruptcy, made fun of his catchphrase from his reality TV days, and ended with a "God bless you!" to the crowd. Read More »

	Wolf Blitzer to Paul Ryan: Do You Have a 'Clear Conscience' About Supporting Trump? by Josh Feldman Wolf Blitzer asked House Speaker Paul Ryan some pretty blunt questions today about his support of his party's nominee, starting with "Do you trust Donald Trump?" Read More »

	Paul Ryan on Democrat Sit-In: 'Nothing More Than a Publicity Stunt' by Josh Feldman House Speaker Paul Ryan appeared on CNN late this afternoon, and he reacted to the the House Democratic sit-in on gun control by saying, "This is nothing more than a publicity stunt." Read More »

	WATCH: MSNBC Reporter Asks Rubio If He Even Wants Senate Job After He Disparaged It So Much by Lindsey Ellefson She reminded him that every time he was pressed by the media, he denied wanting to run again, even getting, in her words, "irritated." Read More »

	Run the Jewels' El-P Has a Problem With Kevin Hart-Produced Movie Called Run the Jewels by Josh Feldman Kevin Hart is basically a comedy rock star these days, but a movie he's producing may hit a speedbump or two due to its title. Read More »

	CIA Psychologists Admit to Putting Detainee in Confinement Box and Slapping Him by Christopher White Read More »

	Ex-Bush Aide: ‘How Stupid Can We Possibly Be’ to Think Trump Will Pivot? by Josh Feldman Former Jeb Bush comms director Tim Miller said on MSNBC today Republicans have got to be stupid to think Donald Trump will ever pivot. Read More »

	Despite June Mistakes & Huge Surrogate Deficit, Trump Stays Within Striking Distance by Joe Concha Trump cruised to the nomination on his own message with little help from anyone. But the primary isn't the general. Organization and willing lieutenants are needed to cover the media map. Enter Kevin Kellems. Read More »

	The Anchor Who's Hosted MSNBC Show Longer Than Any Other Woman by Rachel Stockman In the fickle world of cable television news, MSNBC anchor JJ Ramberg has managed to do what many hosts dream of. She's kept her job. For the last 10 years, she has hosted a successful show called "Your Business." Read More »

	Undercovered: Aerial Photographs Reveal Stark Inequalities in South Africa by Sam Reisman A new project employs drone photography to starkly reveal enormous discrepancies between rich and poor neighborhoods in South Africa, showing a country still riven by inequality 22 years after the end of apartheid. Read More »

	Loretta Lynch: 'Our Most Effective Response to Terror' Is Compassion and Love by Josh Feldman Yesterday, as Attorney General Loretta Lynch talked about Orlando, she sent a very personal message to the LGBT community about standing together in the face of terrorism. Read More »

	WATCH: Disgraced Ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert Arrives at Prison by Ken Meyer Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert reported to the Federal Medical Center on Wednesday to face his sentence for his financial crimes. Read More »

	Sanders Admits 'It Doesn't Appear' That He'll Be the Democratic Nominee by Ken Meyer Though he did not explicitly say he was suspending his campaign, Bernie Sanders came extremely close to acknowledging that he most likely will not topple Hillary Clinton. Read More »

	Limbaugh Loved Trump's Clinton Speech: No Other Republican Would Say Those Things! by Josh Feldman Rush Limbaugh was over the moon today with Donald Trump, praising the hell out of his anti-Hillary Clinton speech and saying that the GOP nominee is saying all the things Limbaugh himself has been saying for years. Read More »

	Authorities Chasing After Bikini Bandit Who Allegedly Robbed Multiple Homes by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Hillary Obliquely Responds to Trump's Attack on Her Faith: 'As We Methodists Say...' by Tommy Christopher Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton weathered all manner of attacks from Republican rival Donald Trump today, but in her first campaign rally since Trump's Wednesday morning diatribe, it was a different attack that she responded to first. In a meeting with evangelical leaders this week, Trump publicly questioned Hillary's faith, and without mentioning Trump's name, Hillary made a point of expressing her faith early in her speech in Raleigh, North Carolina Wednesday afternoon. Read More »