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	Samantha Bee Tells Her Network to 'Delete Your Account' Over Anti-Hillary Twitter Video by Ken Meyer Samantha Bee ended up locking horns with TBS, the network that broadcasts her show, over a tweet from their official account that compared Hillary Clinton's laugh to that of a hyena. Read More »

	We Went to Philly and One Thing Is Clear: Democratic Voters Can't Stand Clinton VP Tim Kaine by J.D. Durkin Feel the Kaine! Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event In Charlotte, NC by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will appear at the VFW National Convention today to hold a campaign event in Charlotte, NC. Read More »

	Anthony Weiner Gets Booed For Blaming 'Mainstream Media' Colbert For Trump Coverage by J.D. Durkin "The DNC is irrelevant," he said, comparing the kerfuffle to complaining about the commissioner's office during the World Series. Read More »

	New York Governor Sued Over Ads Criticizing North Carolina Bathroom Law by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Starbucks Has New Dress Code that Allows for 'Personal Expression' by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	West Wing Darling Allison Janney Admits She's Over the 'Smoke and Mirrors' of Politics Today by J.D. Durkin "What have you replaced them with? Cooking Channel or Shark Week? It's less violent!" retorted the Late Show host. Read More »

	Bernie Sanders Delegate Says She's Mad Bernie Sanders Had to Speak Last by Tommy Christopher MSNBC's Rachel Maddow asked the million dollar question Monday when she wondered just what it is that Bernie Sanders supporters have left to be angry at, and she got her answer Monday night. While Sanders tried to tell supporters earlier on Monday that "this is the real world," that's apparently not the case for at least one of his delegates. In an interview with Hallie Jackson following Senator Sanders' rousing headline speech, Vermont delegate Ashley Andreas said she was still disappointed because, among other things, the stupid Democrats made Bernie wait to go last. Read More »

	Donald Trump Spent His Night Threatening Cory Booker, Insulting 'Pocahontas' Warren by Tommy Christopher As the first night of the Democratic National Convention built from conflicted chaos to a triumphant crescendo with a well-engineered speech by Bernie Sanders, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump did what he does, but not particularly well. Read More »

	Susan Sarandon Might Have Had Worst Night of Her Life at DNC by Rachel Stockman Just in case you couldn't tell, Susan Sarandon, a die hard Bernie Sanders supporter, might have had the worst night of her life while attending the Democratic Nation Convention Read More »

	Apparent Trump Supporter Goes Nuts on Subway: 'Put Them Back in the F** Fields' by Rachel Stockman** Read More »

	Bernie Sanders To Supporters in DNC Speech: This Election is Not About Hillary Clinton by Tommy Christopher After a night that featured many of his supporters in prominent speaking slots, and some of his supporters making their presence known in other ways, independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential runner-up Bernie Sanders took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, to thunderous and extended applause. Read More »

	Elizabeth Warren Heckled With Chants of 'We Trusted You!' During DNC Speech by Tommy Christopher Even as the crowd at the Democratic National Convention became warmer and more unified as night one of the festivities progressed, there were still some holdouts from the Bernie Sanders crowd who could not be shamed into silence. During Massachusetts Senator and progressive icon Elizabeth Warren's speech, a couple of Bernie Bros took advantage of the audience's rapt attention to persistently chant "We trusted you! We trusted you!" over and over again. Read More »

	First Lady Michelle Obama Says Hillary is 'the Only Person I Trust' to Be President in DNC Speech by Tommy Christopher On Monday night's first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, First Lady Michelle Obama became the first big hitter to grace... Read More »

	Bernie Fan Sarah Silverman Tells DNC Crowd 'You Bernie or Bust People Are Being Ridiculous' by Tommy Christopher Supporters of independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential runner-up Bernie Sanders have been making headlines all day... Read More »

	Man Admits to Role in Funneling Foreign Donations to Obama Campaign by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Undercovered: A Belated Investigation Into Disappearances of Hundreds of Women by Sam Reisman "It remains to be seen how much scope and power the inquiry will be given to delve into the issue." Read More »

	Wait, What? Did Mike Pence Really Sign a Law Requiring Funerals for Fetuses? by Tommy Christopher If you're watching the 2016 Democratic National Convention on one of the cable news networks, chances are you're missing some interesting stuff. For example, you'd have missed Connecticut Governor and early Hillary Clinton endorser Dannell Malloy rip into Republican nominee Donald Trump and Trump's running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Read More »

	Maddow: What is Sanders Fans' Grievance, 'You Got Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Head on a Platter' by Tommy Christopher During Monday night's coverage of the first night of the Democratic National Convention, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow neatly summed up what... Read More »

	CNN's John King Caught on Hot Mic Joking 'Irish Lives Matter' by Sam Reisman In the middle of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's speech at the DNC Monday night, CNN's John King was caught on a hot mic joking, "Irish lives matter." Read More »

	Is This High-Flying Florida Teen the Shortest Ever to Dunk a Basketball? (VIDEO) by Joe DePaolo Meet William Easton, a 5'2" senior point guard from Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Fla. A quick glance at his Instagram page gives the impression that he's just your average high school baller. But William Easton can jump. And because William Easton can jump, William Easton just might have set a world record. Read More »

	Legal Sea Foods Sexist Ad Calls Hillary Clinton 'Cold Fish' by Dana Eisenberg Read More »

	Michael Clemente, Fox Executive, Ousted From Network by Sam Reisman Michael Clemente, Fox News' former Executive VP in charge News Editorial, has been dismissed from the cable news network. Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event in Winston-Salem, NC by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will follow up his Roanoke town hall event with a campaign rally today at the Winston Salem Fairground Annex in North Carolina. Read More »

	Julian Assange: ‘No Proof Whatsoever’ Russians Are Behind DNC Hack by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	Shouting Matches Erupt for Hillary and Bernie at Start of Democratic Convention by Ken Meyer It would seem the that the harsh reception of Bernie Sanders' call for unity was but a foreshadowing of Monday's start to the Democratic National Convention. Read More »

	Sanders Texts Delegates Personally to Ask Them Not to Protest at Convention by Sam Reisman Sen. Bernie Sanders personally texted his delegates, asking them not to protest on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. Read More »

	Miley Cyrus Mocks Donald Trump While Out With Liam Hemsworth by Dana Eisenberg Miley Cyrus is pretty much definitely back together with on-again-off-again fiancé Liam Hemsworth. She recently got a picture of a jar of Vegemite tattooed on her arm- it's well-known that Hemsworth loves to spread the stuff on toast, and over the weekend the two were spotted together at Nobu in Malibu. Read More »

	Toronto is Getting The Toilet-Themed Dessert Bar No One Needed by Dana Eisenberg Read More »

	What Did Jane Sanders Tell Bernie While He Was Speaking to Delegates? by Robert Webster However, while Bernie was up speaking to his delegates today in Philadelphia, his wife, Jane Sanders, came up on stage immediately following the speech and whispered something in his ear. What Jane said is quickly becoming the talk of the DNC. Read More »

	Rick Perry Defends Trump's Comments About NATO by Robert Webster Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has now defended Donald Trump's controversial comments about NATO. Read More »

	Bad Lip Reading Makes Cruz's Anti-Trump Speech Even More Hysterically Awkward by Ken Meyer Read More »

	DNC Apologizes to Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party for 'Inexcusable' Remarks in Leaked Emails by Ken Meyer As the Democratic Convention gets under way, the Democratic National Committee has released an apology to Bernie Sanders and his supporters for the controversial discussions unveiled in this past weekend's WikiLeaks leak. Read More »

	New Zealand Jiu-Jitsu Champ: I was Kidnapped, Robbed by Brazilian Police by Joe DePaolo Days after thwarting a potential — if half-baked — terror plot, the Brazilian police is now facing allegations of corruption from a visiting athlete. Read More »

	Liberal Radio Host Stephanie Miller Falls Off Stage During Comedy Show by Tommy Christopher Someone should tell liberal standup comic and host of the progressive Stephanie Miller Show Stephanie Miller that "break a leg" is only... Read More »

	CNN Cuts Away From Active Protest Outside DNC to Show Boyz II Men Performance by Sam Reisman Shortly after the official commencement of the DNC in Philadelphia, CNN cut short a breaking report on protesters obstructing delegates from entering the arena to provide live coverage of a Boyz II Men concert. Read More »

	Attorney Jailed for Refusing to Remove Black Lives Matter Pin by Chris White Read More »

	CNN Analyst Endorses Video Arguing That Obama Should 'Ban Nggas' by Alex Griswold* CNN law enforcement analyst Harry Houck shared a link to a Facebook video Monday that argued that instead of banning guns, President Barack Obama should ban "n*ggas." Read More »

	New Questions Raised After State Dept. Reveals Identities of 3 Clinton Aides Who Exchanged Top-Secret Info by Chris White Read More »

	Leaked Emails Shed Light on DNC's 'Severely Frayed' Relationship With MSNBC by Sam Reisman Some of the leaked emails from the DNC hack shed light on the committee's fraught relationship with MSNBC in the waning months of the Democratic primary. Read More »