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Donald Trump's butler of almost 30 years is being investigated by the Secret Service after calling on Facebook for Obama to be "shot" and hanged. "[W]ith the last breath I draw I will help rid this America of the scum infested in its government" the butler, Anthony Senecal, wrote, adding, "count me in" if that means dragging Obama from the "white mosque" and hanging him "from the portico."

On Thursday night, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the charges that his social network's Trending Topics feature suppresses conservative articles. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg said he and his staff "take this report very seriously and are conducting a full investigation" into the allegations published in Gizmodo, but that "we have found no evidence that this report is true." He added that he wants to ensure that "our platform stays as open as possible," and toward that end, "in the coming weeks... Читать дальше...

Late Thursday, Apple announced that it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing startup Didi Chuxing, an unusual investment for the technology giant. Analysts suggested that Apple is trying to make up for declining iPhone sales in China, providing a market for its rumored self-driving car project, or trying to boost Apple Pay in China, but CEO Tim Cook said simply that Didi demonstrates the innovation coming out of iOS developers in China. He said Apple is "extremely impressed by the business... Читать дальше...

All it took was one poll of a few battleground states, and the internet went crazy. Donald Trump has redrawn the map! Hillary Clinton's negatives are as high as his! She could blow the election! This, of course, prompted rejoinders telling Democrats to stop panicking. Trump relies too much on white voters. Demography is destiny, and therefore Clinton is destined for a relatively easy victory. So long as she sticks to her winning issues matrix, she's all good.

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The Washington press corps descended on Republican National Committee headquarters on Thursday morning in great multitudes. They hoped only to catch a glimpse of Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan as they entered and exited the building for a meeting aimed at fostering that elusive state of grace known as "unity." The reporters may not have witnessed any real news, but they were treated to the entertaining spectacle of a guy in a giant papier-mache Trump head dueling for mindspace with a Trump supporter blowing a shofar... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump will almost certainly be the Republican presidential candidate, and I am afraid.

It's May. Do you know where your New Year's resolutions are?

There's a reason we rarely talk about long-term goals after January: We don't want to be reminded that our stick-to-it determination is, in fact, not so sticky. Most of us think of willpower as a fixed commodity, something we are either blessed with at birth, or doomed to suffer without for life. But psychologists who study willpower and self-control say that's not the case. We have more control over willpower than we think, and we can game the system in our favor. Читать дальше...

Now that the general election matchup is settled, the Democratic Party is starting to coordinate their anti-Trump strategy and messaging. As usual, their product is almost unbelievably lame: "Dangerous Donald." Apparently that is the best slur they can come up with, so if you live in a swing state, get ready to hear that 900 times a day for the next six months.

There's nothing like a good end-of-administration media kerfuffle to take our minds off the great gong show of Election 2016 — and Ben Rhodes, President Obama's very grumpy, very self-righteous, and very frank deputy national security adviser delivered.

Now that we've got ObamaCare, the question of where to take health care reform next has been a major rift in the Democratic presidential campaign. But on Monday, Hillary Clinton dropped a pretty big hint she's looking to shrink the gap between herself and Bernie Sanders on the issue.

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After yet another primary loss for Hillary Clinton — this one on Tuesday in West Virginia — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus decided to have a little fun at the Democratic frontrunner's expense.

Hey, do you remember the story about the guy who shot up a Planned Parenthood clinic and later said something to police officers about "baby parts"?

On Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel announced that he is running for vice president of the United States. "I'm well aware of what the critics will say," he told his audience after the campaign kickoff. "The critics will say, 'Is it even possible to make a solo run for vice president without being selected by a candidate?' And to them I say this: I think so. I'll check it out when I have time." This is a strangely subversive stunt, and to make it legitimate, he had real CNN anchors Jake Tapper... Читать дальше...

Thursday's big political story was all sound and fury, Stephen Colbert said on Thursday's Late Show — or as House Speaker Paul Ryan put it, "encouraging." Colbert was referring to the big Ryan-Donald Trump meeting in Washington, and he wasn't impressed. "Here's the thing: Ryan had to meet with Trump — he's the nominee — to make it look like the Republican Party is not in chaos, that someone is in control," he said. "But nothing happened, okay? That was the whole point, is for them to get together, us not to see it, and then nothing happens. Читать дальше...

On Friday, Gen. Lori J. Robinson, one of two female Air Force four-star generals, takes command of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD, the joint U.S.-Canadian air defense command, is perhaps best known for its annual Santa-tracking operation. Northern Command is one of nine U.S. unified combatant commands, key combat centers with a regional or specialized focus, and Robinson is the first woman to head up one of these combatant commands. Northern... Читать дальше...

Serena Williams' curiosity got the better of her on Wednesday, when she decided her dog's gourmet food was too tantalizing to pass up.

Possibly inspired by Carly Fiorina's blink-and-you-missed-it run for the vice presidency, Jimmy Kimmel announced Thursday on his show that he hopes to soon be the country's second-in-command.

Well, it was nice while it lasted. In November, the seafood-based chain restaurant Joe's Crab Shack decided to experiment with scrapping tips at 18 of its 130 restaurants, and now it is cutting that back to just four locations. The decision was announced last week during an earnings call by Bob Merritt, the new chief executive of Joe's parent company, Ignite Restaurant Group. Former Ignite CEO Ray Blanchette had called tipping "an antiquated model" when announcing the experiment, and Merritt agreed... Читать дальше...

Fans still reeling from the series finale of The Good Wife, here's some good news: CBS is in final negotiations for a spinoff focusing on Christine Baranski's character, Diane Lockhart.

Two senators have an idea that they say will get passengers through airport security lines much faster this summer: Stop charging people for checked baggage.

The Obama administration will send letters to every public school district in the United States on Friday, telling them they have to let transgender students use the bathrooms that match their gender identity, The New York Times reports.

Donald Trump has a new supporter — Dan Quayle, the former vice president, who argues that Trump is the candidate best suited for the White House.

As soon as she received her Invictus Games medal from Britain's Prince Harry, Sgt. Elizabeth Marks gave it back, and asked that it go to the medical team at Papworth Hospital that saved her life two years ago.