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June 30, 2020

Mel Brooks pays tribute to 'best friend' Carl Reiner: 'I loved him'

Mel Brooks paid tribute to his good friend and fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who passed away on Monday at 98. 

June 30, 2020

Dave Portnoy, Jemele Hill ignite 'cancel culture' war over past remarks

Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy and former ESPN host Jemele Hill had an intense clash on Monday over controversial remarks each had made in the past. 

June 30, 2020

Dems tweet then delete post linking Trump's Mt. Rushmore event to ‘glorifying white supremacy’

The Democrats raised eyebrows on Monday night for accusing President Trump of "glorifying white supremacy" for scheduling a Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore. 

June 29, 2020

Media members divided over WaPo editor Baron scrapping Bob Woodward report burning Kavanaugh as source

A New York Times report about Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron's decision to spike a piece by veteran reporter Bob Woodward during the battle over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2018 has divided members of the mainstream media.

June 29, 2020

Politico reporter blasted for asking if Trump thinks South's Civil War loss was 'a good thing' at briefing

Politico chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza faced intense backlash on Monday for questioning whether President Trump believed that the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War was a "good thing."

June 28, 2020

Nunes: Twitter, Google, Facebook are 'tech tyrants' that censor conservatives

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., railed against Twitter, Google, and Facebook giants, claiming they improperly wield power over the content internet users view by censoring conservative-leaning content.

June 27, 2020

DHS asks tech giants to make sure social media platforms aren’t used as tool to promote riots

The Department of Homeland Security has written to the heads of tech giants including Facebook and Twitter, urging them to make sure their platforms are not used to promote or incite riots of the kind that tore through major cities earlier this month.

June 26, 2020

BuzzFeed News reportedly fires senior reporter over lengthy history of plagiarism

BuzzFeed News has reportedly fired senior reporter Ryan Broderick over what has been uncovered as a lengthy history of plagiarism. 

June 26, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. calls out media for not pressuring Biden to do press conferences

Donald Trump Jr. put the media on blast for not pressuring Joe Biden to hold a press conference. 

June 26, 2020

Social media alternative Parler doesn’t censor, fact-check posts, CEO says

Parler CEO John Matze said Parler is important for conservatives during an election year, where they can post freely without being censored.