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Keith Ellison denies abusing ex-girlfriend, says video ‘does not exist’

Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison on Sunday denied allegations of physical and verbal abuse of a former girlfriend that surfaced just days before Minnesota's primary election.

August 13, 2018

Nancy Pelosi: NBC trying to ‘undermine my prospects as speaker’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday accused NBC of trying to "undermine" her prospects of becoming speaker again if Democrats take back the House in November.

August 13, 2018

Abby Huntsman leaving Fox News for ABC’s ‘The View’: Report

Fox News anchor Abby Huntsman is reportedly leaving her post co-hosting "Fox & Friends Weekend" to join the all-female panel of ABC's "The View."

August 9, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggles with Pelosi question: ‘I don’t think that there’s any one head’

Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggled with a question about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Wednesday night, initially stating that there isn't "any one head" of the Democratic Party.

August 9, 2018

Channing Dungey, ABC president, says Roseanne’s Jarrett tweet was ‘last straw’

ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said it wasn't a difficult decision to fire Roseanne Barr and cancel her show after her apparently racist tweet in May, saying it was a "last straw" of multiple instances in which Ms. Barr needed to be reeled in by executives.

August 8, 2018

Ben Jealous, Dem candidate, snaps at reporter when asked if he’s socialist: ‘You f-ing kidding me?’

Ben Jealous, former NAACP president and Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee, snapped at a Washington Post reporter when asked whether he identified as a socialist.

August 8, 2018

Bob Gualtieri, Fla. sheriff, tells Al Sharpton to ‘go back to New York. Mind your own business’

A Florida sheriff is telling the Rev. Al Sharpton to get lost after the civil rights leader led a rally for a slain black man in Clearwater over the weekend.

August 7, 2018

Brady Bunch house: HGTV snags property; Lance Bass ‘heartbroken’ over bidding war loss

Discovery Inc.'s HGTV network will restore "The Brady Bunch" house back to its "1970s glory" after winning a bidding war against former NSYNC singer Lance Bass.

August 7, 2018

Rahm Emanuel blames Chicago violence on ‘shortage of values’

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blamed the city's massive crime problem on a "shortage of values" after at least 75 people were shot over the weekend.

August 6, 2018

Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Democrat, jokes Rand Paul ‘can be beaten’: ‘Just ask his neighbor’

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is facing blowback after she joked during a Democrats dinner Friday night about Sen. Rand Paul's brutal beating by his neighbor last year.

August 6, 2018

Concealed carrier takes down gunman at Florida peace rally

A concealed carrier critically wounded a man who opened fire at a crowded "peace" rally Saturday afternoon in Titusville, Florida, police said.

August 6, 2018

ICE denies report of child death at Texas immigration facility

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday denied a report circulating on Twitter that a child died in the agency's custody at a South Texas immigration detention facility.

August 1, 2018

Al Franken on running for office again: ‘I haven’t ruled it out’

Disgraced former Sen. Al Franken said Monday that hadn't ruled out the possibility of running for public office again.

July 31, 2018

Les Moonves, CBS CEO, investigated amid sexual misconduct claims

CBS announced Friday that it is conducting an investigation into the behavior of longtime CEO Les Moonves after reports swirled that The New Yorker's Ronan Farrow is planning a bombshell expose on the Hollywood mogul.

July 27, 2018

San Francisco supervisors look to ban company cafeterias to help area’s failing restaurants

Two San Francisco supervisors want to help the city's failing restaurant industry by doing away with employee cafeterias in private businesses.

July 26, 2018

Ron DeSantis: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘trying to play identity politics’

Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis fired back at New York Democratic primary winner Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday, saying the 28-year-old's "ignorance" mixed with her socialist views is a dangerous combination.

July 26, 2018

Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers blast James Comey: You ‘opened the door for the death of democracy’

Late-night comedian Seth Meyers and former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Amy Poehler took turns Wednesday night roasting former FBI Director James Comey for giving "unsolicited advice" to Democrats going into the midterm elections.

July 26, 2018

Ivanka Trump shutting down fashion brand

Ivanka Trump is shutting down her eponymous fashion brand, the first daughter and senior adviser to President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

July 24, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Rep. Ron DeSantis: ‘I am a Puerto Rican woman’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described socialist who took the Democratic Party by storm earlier this month after her upset primary victory against entrenched incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley, fired back at Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis after he dismissed her as "this girl" during a campaign event over the weekend.

July 24, 2018

New York Daily News cuts staff in half

The New York Daily News laid off half its editorial staff on Monday as part of a broader effort to move away from opinion writing and focus more on breaking news.

July 23, 2018