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“Today I renounce my membership”: Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he’s leaving the party
Steve Schmidt advised two of the most influential Republicans in recent history, President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, but now the veteran strategist says he is...

Trump tweets another anti-CNN cartoon — this one by the same artist who drew Clinton in blackface
President Donald Trump on Sunday used his Twitter account to share an anti-CNN cartoon by an artist who in 2016 caused heartburn for Trump's presidential campaign by drawing Hillary Clinton...

Trump’s love of tabloid gossip complicates his denial of affair allegations with Stormy Daniels
Dec. 7, 2005, was a busy day of self-promotion for Donald Trump. He appeared on Howard Stern's radio show to plug the finale of "The Apprentice," season four. He gave...

Borchers: Blaming the media for Roy Moore’s accusers overlooks report’s thoroughness
For Moore backers uncomfortable with the apparent insensitivity of directly challenging his accusers -- one of whom says the candidate molested her when she was 14 -- there is a...

Borchers: Four takeaways from the Senate hearing with Facebook, Twitter and Google
Attorneys for tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google appeared on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row on Wednesday, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Borchers: The definition of “mass shooting” complicates media coverage
"Mass shooting" is a term without a universally accepted definition, which complicates news coverage of events such as Sunday's massacre in Las Vegas.

Analysis: “Terror” struck Barcelona, according to Trump. Charlottesville? “Call it whatever you want.”
Within hours of a vehicular attack in Barcelona that killed at least 13 and injured dozens of others on Thursday, President Trump called it "terror."

Trump has now been awarded five honorary doctorates — and stripped of one
President Donald Trump collected another honorary doctorate Saturday, bringing his total back up to four. The latest award, from Liberty University, fills a void left by the revocation of a...

Trump at Liberty University commencement: “In America, we don’t worship government; we worship God”
In his first commencement address as president, Donald Trump on Saturday drew a parallel between what he faces as a political outsider in Washington and what he said the Christian...

Borchers: After Hitler gaffe, Sean Spicer showed surprising humility
Sean Spicer's apology for saying Hitler didn't use chemical weapons on Jews is strikingly uncharacteristic of the Trump White House in general, and Spicer in particular.