August 14, 2019 CNN's April Ryan after bodyguard ejects local journalist: 'When I speak, I don’t have news covering my speech' A bodyguard for CNN political analyst and White House correspondent April Ryan violently removed a journalist from an event she attended as a keynote speaker.
August 13, 2019 New York Times demotes high-ranking editor following social media controversies A high-ranking editor at The New York Times was demoted following recent incidents that sparked heavy backlash on social media.
August 13, 2019 CNN's Chris Cuomo seen in unverified video cursing at man who apparently called him 'Fredo' An unverified video of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo went viral Monday night, showing him cursing and threatening a man who apparently taunted the host by calling him "Fredo."
August 12, 2019 Scaramucci fires back at Trump on Twitter amid feud: 'You are losing your fastball' Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci and President Trump have been exchanging fire in recent days, with "The Mooch" telling the president, "you are losing your fastball."
August 9, 2019 Peter Thiel on Twitter freezing Mitch McConnell campaign account: Republicans right to be suspicious Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel said Friday on "Fox & Friends" that conservatives are right to be suspicious of bias by Google and social media companies since the big tech firms operate as "totalitarian, one-party states."
August 8, 2019 Twitter locks out McConnell's campaign for posting video of calls for violence at his home Twitter locked accounts belonging to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign and one prominent conservative reporter on Monday, after they posted videos of left-wing protesters gathered outside McConnell's Kentucky home -- with one demonstrator calling for someone to stab McConnell "in the heart" and for McConnell to break his "raggedy" neck.
August 7, 2019 Australian public servant lawfully fired over political tweets, court rules Australia’s High Court unanimously upheld a decision Wednesday to fire a public servant who anonymously criticized the government's immigration policy on Twitter.
August 7, 2019 Trump trashes Beto O'Rourke, tells him to 'be quiet' ahead of El Paso visit President Trump on Tuesday ripped into 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, telling him to "be quiet" ahead of his visit to the Democrat's hometown of El Paso, Texas, following last weekend's shooting that left 22 dead.
August 6, 2019 Joaquin Castro doubles down on outing Trump donors: 'No one was targeted or harassed' Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Tex., is not backing down from his tweet outing Trump donors in San Antonio, insisting they weren't "targeted or harassed" and that it wasn't a "call to action."
August 5, 2019 Miami Marlins apologizes after joking about Steve Irwin's death in Twitter spat with Tampa Bay Rays The Miami Marlins issued an apology after invoking the of death of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin in a playful back and forth on Twitter with the Tampa Bay Rays.
