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	After Quitting Race, Ben Carson Campaign Routed Big Bucks to Former Staffers, Limos, Hotels by Mediaite Staff Read More »

	Maher: Lots of Liberals Talking About Guns ‘Don’t Know Sht About Guns’ by Josh Feldman* Bill Maher went off tonight on liberals who talk about guns when they "don't know sh*t about guns." Read More »

	Maher on Brexit 'Xenophobia': 'Is It Really a Phobia If There's Something to Be Afraid of?' by Josh Feldman Bill Maher tonight took on the issue of "xenophobia" contributing to the Brexit and asked, "Is it really phobia is there's something to be afraid of?" Read More »

	‘This Is an Indecent Man’: Maher Fights Former RNC Chair for ‘Bullsht’ Defense of Trump by Josh Feldman* Bill Maher got pretty combative with former RNC chair Michael Steele over his "bullshit" arguments making a sorta-case for Donald Trump. Read More »

	Mitch McConnell: Trump Is 'Struggling' and Really Needs to Start Acting Presidential by Josh Feldman Mitch McConnell recently indicated he doesn't want to talk about his party's nominee, and based on an interview today, it's pretty clear why. Read More »

	WATCH: YouTube Stars Join the Tradition Of Reading Mean Tweets About Themselves by Lindsey Ellefson There is a convention for fans and producers of online videos to meet up and the people whose online presence inspired the creation of said convention are real people at whom you should not tweet nasty insults. Read More »

	Three High School Teachers Resign After Their Nasty Messages About Students Leak Online by Lindsey Ellefson Last Monday morning, a hacker used the email address of one of the teacher at Blackstone to send 18 pages of screenshots from the staff Slack channel to everyone. Read More »

	Aziz Ansari on Trump’s Anti-Muslim Talk: It 'Does Nothing To Address the Real Problems’ by Lindsey Ellefson The piece concluded with Ansari pointing out the irony of the man who claimed to have witnessed Muslims celebrating 9/11 tweeting, "Appreciate the congrats." after a shooter who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State killed 49 people in Florida. Read More »

	Tavis Smiley: Bernie 'Didn't Get the Lookover He Deserved' from Black Voters by Josh Feldman Tavis Smiley said this week that the reason Bernie Sanders didn't do better with black voters is because there was a much stronger "familiarity" with Hillary Clinton and her husband. Read More »

	O'Reilly: Brexit Was 'Emotional Vote Against Open Borders,' Immigrants Not Assimilating by Josh Feldman Bill O'Reilly called into his show tonight, guest-hosted by Eric Bolling, to argue that the biggest driving force behind the Brexit was immigration and open borders. Read More »

	Sheriff Arpaio's Lawyer Says Obama 'Rules Like He Is King George III in 1776' by Sam Reisman Larry Klayman, the attorney for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, said in a statement Thursday that President Obama "rules like he is King George III in 1776." Read More »

	Leaders from Scotland, N. Ireland Call for Referendums of Their Own to Leave the UK by Josh Feldman Leaders in both Scotland and Northern Ireland are calling for referendums of their own to leave the UK after the UK voted to leave the EU. Read More »

	Dog Vying For Title of 'World's Ugliest' Runs on Platform of Looking Like Trump by Lindsey Ellefson Luckily, whether you're casting a ballot for or against Trump in November, you still have time to vote for Himisaboo today! Read More »

	Amy Schumer Releases Deleted Sketch on Mass Shootings in Response to Orlando Massacre by Lindsey Ellefson This is not the first time Schumer has spoken on gun control, nor is it even her first comedy sketch about the issue. Read More »

	CNN's Amanpour: Xenophobia a Big Factor in Pro-Brexit Campaign by Josh Feldman In her reporting on the Brexit last night, CNN's Christiane Amanpour brought up xenophobia as one of the reasons that the push for the UK to leave the European Union was so successful. Read More »

	Johnny Manziel's Lawyer Accidentally Sent a Text to the AP About a Plea Deal by Josh Feldman Whoops. Read More »

	Thursday Ratings: Burnett Comes in Last in Demo on CNN Despite Lewandowski Interview by Mediaite Staff Despite having the first interview with Corey Lewandowski after he joined CNN, Erin Burnett came in last in the 25-54 demo on CNN last night, and overall ratings didn't fare much better. Read More »

	Kimmel Unveils 'Troompa-Loompas' to Sing a Song for The Donald by Josh Feldman Given his tanned skin tone, people have called Donald Trump everything from Cheeto Jesus to an oversized Oompa Loompa. Well, last night Jimmy Kimmel decided to have a little fun with that last one... Read More »

	Report: Clinton’s Official Calendar Riddled With Missing Meeting Entries and Name Omissions by Christopher White Read More »

	Anti-Trump GOP Convention Delegate Files Lawsuit to Protest Delegate Rules by Josh Feldman That anti-Donald Trump delegate effort is starting to gain more steam... Read More »

	Insane Video from WV Flooding Shows a House, on Fire, Floating Down a Creek by Josh Feldman As if the world wasn't in enough chaos today, West Virginia is currently dealing with some serious floods, perhaps best summed up in this insane viral video. Read More »

	Undercovered: 18 Dead, State of Emergency Declared as Floods Rampage West Virginia by Sam Reisman Massive floods have pummeled West Virginia, resulting in 18 confirmed deaths, including two children, widespread power outages, and some 500 people stranded in a shopping mall after a bridge collapsed. Read More »

	Michael Strahan on Life After Live! with Kelly: 'I Haven't Really Missed It' by Josh Feldman Michael Strahan appeared on Chelsea Handler's Netflix talk show this week, and she teased him about his recent departure from Live! with Kelly and Michael. Read More »

	Navy Fires the Captain Who Led Sailors That Got Detained in Iran by Ken Meyer The commander who led the two ships taken into custody by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf months ago has been relieved of duty. Read More »

	YouTube’s Paid Streaming Service Announces Its First Original Show, ‘Step Up’ by Lindsey Ellefson To stay competitive, YouTube Red doesn't even have a choice about what it needs to do. Read More »

	CNN Anchor to Hillary Spox: Is the UK Having 'A Donald Trump Moment'? by Josh Feldman The surprise success of Brexit is making some analysts wonder about similarities with Donald Trump's campaign, and CNN's Kate Bolduan asked a Hillary Clinton spokesman about that today. Read More »

	Dozens Injured After They Walked on Hot Coals for a Self-Help Seminar by Josh Feldman You know those self-help seminars where they tell you to walk on hot coals to face your fears? Well, dozens of people who did that this week got seriously injured. Read More »

	Palin Likens UK's Rejection of 'Apocalyptic' Globalism to Declaration of Independence by Ken Meyer Sarah Palin was ecstatic with the success of the Brexit referendum and said it reminded her of America's founding document. Read More »

	'What Is It You Want?' Colbert Confronts Sanders Over Why He's Staying in Race by Ken Meyer Stephen Colbert had Bernie Sanders on his show again last night, where put him through the ringer over why won't drop out of the race if isn't going to be the Democratic nominee. Read More »

	Trump: Clinton Only Says 'Radical Islam' Because 'I Shamed Her' Into Doing It by Sam Reisman Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC's Lester Holt that Hillary Clinton had only belatedly comearound to saying "Radical Islam" because he had "shamed" her into doing so. Read More »

	WaPo Tries Hard to Make it Look Like Ronald Reagan Didn't Like Donald Trump by Tommy Christopher Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has often been compared with the late President Ronald Reagan, but a recent Washington Post story goes to great lengths... Read More »

	UK Leader: Brexit Got a Boost After Obama 'Threatened' Us Not to Do It by Josh Feldman Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party and one of the biggest pro-Brexit leaders in the country, said during his victory lap this morning that President Obama's intervention to stop the Brexit actually helped it. Read More »

	Congressional Dems Are Not Heroes; They are Hypocrites Who Are Making Us Less Safe by Brian Morgenstern The Democrats were able to defeat Sen. Cornyn’s proposal, decrying it as a logistical nightmare. Except that it’s not. Read More »

	VIDEO: Murder Suspect Tries to Grab Cop’s Gun in Interview Room by Alberto Luperon Read More »

	State Department: Hillary Clinton Failed to Turn Over Key Work-Related Email by Alex Griswold The State Department confirmed to the Associated Press Thursday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to turn over a key email that appears to show she set up a private server to avoid her email "being accessible." Read More »

	HBO Issues Statement Assuring Game of Thrones Fans Brexit Won't Affect Production by Josh Feldman On a list of reasons why the world should care about Brexit, Game of Thrones is pretty low on the list, but it's apparently still on there. Read More »

	Stacey Dash Applauds Brexit, Says It's a Warning to Clinton Supporters by Sam Reisman "I think that this is perfect. This is perfect for us," Dash said. Read More »

	Former Trump Aide Indicates Lewandowski Was Ousted Over Judge Criticism by J.D. Durkin In an interview with Kilmeade and Friends, Caputo indicated that the campaign's attacks on the Judge's heritage were a major faux pas. Read More »

	Pro-Brexit Voter on BBC Horrified to Discover His Vote Actually Mattered by Alex Griswold A man known only as "Adam from Manchester" has become the laughingstock of Britain after admitting in an interview with the BBC that he only voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union because he thought there was no way the proposal would win. Read More »

	President Obama Designates LGBT Landmark Stonewall Inn a National Monument by Sam Reisman President Obama announced Friday that the Stonewall Inn would become the first National Monument dedicated to commemorating LGBT Americans. Read More »