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Andy Biggs, GOP congressman, slams coronavirus advisers Fauci and Birx, says work ‘must be reversed’

Rep. Andy Biggs accused Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx of working to destroy society as the White House Coronavirus Task Force members gave a rare update on the pandemic Thursday.

November 20, 2020

Joe Scarborough: Mitch McConnell holding democracy in ‘suspended animation’ by enabling Trump

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to intervene and tell President Trump to concede defeat to Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden.

November 20, 2020

Chris Krebs, ousted CISA director, describes Trump legal team press conference as dangerous, crazy

Christopher Krebs, the former U.S. official whom President Trump this week fired after disputing his claims of voter fraud, spoke out after the latter's attorneys pushed related conspiracy theories Thursday.

November 20, 2020

Facebook says number of Instagram posts removed for hate speech doubled last quarter to 6.5 million

Facebook removed double the amount of hate speech-filled posts its Instagram service during the last quarter compared to the one before, the social networking company reported Thursday.

November 19, 2020

Rudy Giuliani: Dark fluid dripping down his face lights up social media

Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, was upstaged during his own press conference Thursday by a mysterious dark substance that oozed down both sides of his face while he spoke.

November 19, 2020

Republicans seek House hearing after pro-Trump rally in D.C. turns violent

Concerns over violence that erupted when supporters of President Trump rallied this weekend in Washington, D.C., mounted Thursday as Republicans sought responses at the local and federal levels.

November 19, 2020

Andy Biggs, GOP congressman, falsely claims face masks don’t help stop spread of COVID-19

Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican, railed against face masks Wednesday and claimed they do not help curb the spread of COVID-19, the contagious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

November 18, 2020

Emily Murphy, GSA administrator, accused by Democrats of risking lives by delaying Biden transition

Democrats on Wednesday accused U.S. General Services Administrator Emily Murphy of putting lives at risk by delaying the presidential transition process following Joseph R. Biden's apparent victory.

November 18, 2020

OnlyFans model expects monthly income to quintuple after lewd interactions with Fort Bragg account

Fort Bragg is being credited with helping an online sex worker quintuple her income in the weeks since the U.S. military installation's Twitter account engaged with her lewd posts on the platform.

November 18, 2020

Brian Kilmeade, ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host: Biden receiving briefings ‘in the country’s best interest’

"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade argued Wednesday that President Trump should begin coordinating with Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden in light of the latter being set to take his place soon.

November 18, 2020

50 Cent says he rejected $1 million offer to attend Donald Trump inauguration

Curtis Jackson, the rap artist and actor better known as 50 Cent, said Tuesday he was offered a million dollars to attend President Trump's inauguration in 2017 but ultimately decided against it.

November 17, 2020

Conan O’Brien ending TBS talk show in 2021; comedian to host weekly variety series on HBO Max

Conan O'Brien will stop hosting the comedian's nightly talk show on TBS next year and star instead in a weekly variety series on HBO's streaming platform, the networks' parent company said Tuesday.

November 17, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar: Donald Trump held ‘Klan rallies’ on the campaign trail

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, a Black congresswoman President Trump frequently ridiculed on the campaign trail, referred to recent gatherings of his supporters as Ku Klux Klan rallies Monday.

November 17, 2020

Stanford distances school from Dr. Scott Atlas after ‘rise up’ tweet about coronavirus restrictions

Stanford University on Monday rebuked Trump adviser Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the school, after he said people should "rise up" against restrictions meant to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

November 17, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims D.C. gyms closed, blames ‘Democrat tyrannical control’

Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incoming member of the House of Representatives, made false claims Saturday about coronavirus restrictions in place within Washington, D.C., prompting pushback from current congressmen.

November 14, 2020

Donald Trump ‘another crackpot on the internet’ once presidency ends: CNN’s Jim Acosta

President Trump "goes back to being another crackpot on the internet" once his presumptive Democratic successor Joseph R. Biden takes over, CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta said Friday.

November 14, 2020

Claims of dead voters in Georgia promoted by Trump campaign, Fox News, debunked by local media

Bogus claims pushed by President Trump's reelection campaign about dead voters purportedly casting ballots in the recent White House race were debunked Friday by local media in Atlanta, Georgia.

November 14, 2020

YouTube pulls interview with Alex Jones after banned Infowars publisher makes ‘firing squad’ remark

YouTube yanked a video featuring right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform Friday over a comment the controversial Infowars publisher made about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

November 14, 2020

John Kelly, ex-Trump chief of staff, says delaying Biden transition could be ‘catastrophic’

John Kelly, President Trump's former chief of staff, raised concerns Friday about the White House delaying the transition process following his projected defeat to Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden.

November 14, 2020

Christopher Miller, acting defense secretary, tells U.S. troops ‘all wars must end’

Christopher C. Miller, President Trump's recently named acting secretary of defense, signaled a possible withdrawal of U.S. troops from abroad in his first message to U.S. military personnel Friday.

November 14, 2020