Andrew Blake

Roseanne Barr blames support for Trump on sitcom’s cancellation, says she’s in touch with president

Roseanne Barr cited her support for President Trump with causing ABC to cancel her latest sitcom, adding in an interview released Wednesday that she is in contact with Mr. Trump.

October 3, 2019

DNC calls on Facebook to stop running Trump ads touting ‘false narrative’ about Joe Biden, Ukraine

The Democratic National Committee pressed Facebook to pull an ad purchased by President Trump's reelection campaign as it ramped up its attacks Wednesday against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

October 3, 2019

FBI runs Russian-language Facebook ads asking for help neutralizing ‘hostile foreign intelligence’

The FBI's official Facebook page quietly started running paid advertisements on the platform soliciting assistance from potential Russian assets, a report revealed Wednesday.

October 2, 2019

Jon Huntsman, ambassador to Russia, meets with jailed U.S. citizen Paul Whelan prior to leaving post

Jon Huntsman, President Trump's ambassador to Russia, rallied during his last full day on the job Wednesday for the release of jailed U.S. citizen and accused spy Paul Whelan.

October 2, 2019

Rudy Giuliani hints at legal action against Congress over impeachment inquiry

President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani on Wednesday suggested suing Democratic members of Congress over launching an impeachment inquiry into his client.

October 2, 2019

Geraldo Rivera to Sean Hannity: ‘You’re the difference between Donald J. Trump and Richard Nixon’

Sean Hannity is solely preventing President Trump from following in the footsteps of former President Richard M. Nixon, his Fox News colleague Geraldo Rivera said Tuesday.

October 2, 2019

Hillary Clinton slams ‘witch hunt’ launched under Trump of old State Department emails

Hillary Clinton accused the Trump administration Tuesday of making her the target of a "witch hunt" by ramping up a probe into emails sent during her stint as secretary of state.

October 2, 2019

Facebook allowing Donald Trump to ‘mislead’ Americans by not fact-checking campaign ads: DNC CEO

Facebook came under fire from a top Democratic National Committee official Tuesday for not fact-checking political advertisements paid to appear on the social networking service.

October 1, 2019

Andrew Yang, Democratic presidential candidate, lets F-bombs fly at Los Angeles campaign rally

White House hopeful Andrew Yang made a colorful analogy involving President Trump during a rowdy campaign rally held for the Democratic candidate late Monday in Los Angeles.

October 1, 2019

Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine: Embassy asks public to ‘avoid Soviet style cliches’

Ukraine has tried to set the record straight amid becoming embroiled in an international scandal spurred by its leader's phone call with President Trump: it's not "the Ukraine."

October 1, 2019

Steve Bannon says Democrats could drop Joe Biden for Hillary Clinton, insists ‘she’s running’

Democrats are willing to run Hillary Clinton for president again in lieu of current front-runner Joseph R. Biden, President Trump's former adviser Stephen K. Bannon asserted Monday.

October 1, 2019

Bill Maher: U.S. will be ‘paralyzed for a very long time’ if House moves ahead with impeaching Trump

Liberal comic Bill Maher voiced reluctance about Democrats moving to impeach President Trump, warning his removal from office would result in the country becoming "paralyzed."

September 30, 2019

Schumer: Trump’s reported comments to Russians among ‘the most disturbing things we’ve learned yet’

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer sounded fresh alarms Saturday over new reporting involving President Trump's now-infamous Oval Office meeting with Russians in 2017.

September 28, 2019

Beto O’Rourke blasts Trump campaign for putting out anti-Biden ‘propaganda’

White House hopeful Beto O'Rourke accused President Trump on Friday of using "propaganda" to attack fellow Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

September 28, 2019

Rudy Giuliani drops out of Russian-backed conference over scheduled appearance by Vladimir Putin

President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani abruptly canceled plans Friday to make a paid appearance at an upcoming event sponsored by the Russian government.

September 28, 2019

Barney Frank: Withholding aid from Ukraine makes Donald Trump an accessory to murder

President Trump could be considered an accessory to murder for withholding aid from Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, former congressman Barney Frank said Friday.

September 28, 2019

Nirvana plots 25th anniversary reissue of ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’ record

Nirvana's acclaimed "MTV Unplugged in New York" album will be reissued this November to commemorate 25 years since the record's original release, it was announced Friday.

September 27, 2019

Russian lawmaker proposes banning Mattel’s gender-inclusive ‘freak dolls’

Moscow could ban the import and sale of new gender-neutral toy dolls under a proposal mentioned Friday by a controversial member of the lower house of the Russian legislature.

September 27, 2019

Illinois pot czar says recreational marijuana sales will start Jan. 1

Adults will be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana from licensed dispensaries in Illinois at the start of 2020, the state's newly appointed pot czar said Friday.

September 27, 2019

Minneapolis mayor hacked in phishing scam that claimed official city email account

The mayor of Minneapolis wound up on the receiving end of a phishing scam that resulted in his official email account being compromised, his office said Thursday.

September 27, 2019