The tale of the lynching of a black man in Pittsburgh back in 1899 has been used for decades to illustrate how bad the area was for minorities. But new research into the incident found that the story is a 117-year-old example of “fake news,” as it appears this famous “lynching” never actually occurred.
President-elect Donald Trump is holding his annual New Year’s bash at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
Venezuelans have been crossing over the border into Brazil in search of food and medical care as Brazilian hospitals struggle to keep up with the influx of new patients.
A plane has arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia to carry out the evacuation of 35 Russian diplomats expelled by Barack Obama on suspicion of “meddling” in the presidential election. On Thursday, President Obama issued an executive order requiring all
Saturday, MTV News senior national correspondent Jamil Smith called President-elect Donald Trump “uppity” for taking presidential steps during his lame duck days. “There’s reports now he’s even upset with President Obama taking actual presidential steps in these last few lame duck days.
Amid all the inflated headlines about Russian “hacking” of the U.S., the Washington Post was forced to retool an article that falsely claimed a Vermont power plant was hacked by Russian hackers.
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’ “Washington Week,” Vox Deputy Managing Editor and Foreign Editor Yochi Dreazen argued that President Obama’s recent actions against Russia are “pretty minimal.” And some were “almost comical.” Dreazen said, “In the end, what the White House
The national pro-life movement has experienced multiple successes in 2016. Ten of the major highlights of the past year are especially noteworthy.
On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that especially with Israel and Russia President-Elect Donald Trump is “siding with a foreign leader against the US president.” Brooks said, “What’s sort of remarkable is that, especially in
On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that with the transition from President Obama to President-Elect Trump is “a complete bifurcation between two wrong Israel policies.” Brooks said the Obama administration’s position is “completely indefensible” and
It is not news that foreign governments – including American “allies” including Britain, Saudi Arabia and Israel– also fund organizations and publications to influence American public opinion— even in election years. Anyone surprised that the Russians do it must have been living in another galaxy the last fifty years.
A potential homeowner in Detroit found an unexpected surprise when he walked into the garage of the house he was considering purchasing.
While many celebrity deaths grabbed the headlines in 2016, we’ve also lost others whose names may not be as well known, but who have had an incredible impact on so many. One of those people is Doug McMarlin. The world of politics will never be the same after McMarlin’s passing in December.
Someone vandalized a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan during a break-in to a county Republican Party headquarters in North Carolina.
Citing its “values as a company” to justify its decision to withdraw advertising from the Breitbart News site, Kellogg’s failed to mention that its flagship cereal was invented as a cure for masturbation.
Celebrated evangelical Rev. Franklin Graham says that it was the “hand of God,” rather than Russian hackers, that determined the outcome of November’s presidential election.
During Saturday’s Weekly Address, President Obama reflected on his time in office and touted the “extraordinary progress” the country has made over the last eight years. Transcript as Follows: “Happy New Year, everybody. At a time when we turn the
A bill pre-filed in the Texas Legislature on December 28 would put teeth into circumventing a “faithless elector.” Any attempt by an elector to cast a vote for anyone other than the candidates that received the popular vote in the Lone Star State would be void. Moreover, casting the void vote would immediately create a vacancy in the elector’s position.
The anti-mass migration Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has hit back against claims his party helps spread so-called “fake news” saying the government has created enough of it on its own.
Readers were unable to access the pioneering powerhouse news website Drudge Report for an hour and a half on Thursday, due to what site founder Matt Drudge says was a denial-of-service attack.
In comments on CNN, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway said that the Obama administration’s new moves against Russia are likely designed to “box in” President-elect Donald Trump before he even takes office.
Andy Warhol envisioned everyone getting their 15 Minutes of Fame in the future. George Orwell imagined everyone taking part in the Two Minutes Hate.
Somalis are the least educated group of refugees who have arrived in the United States during the first three months of FY 2017.
The number of women in part-time jobs has doubled in the eight years of President Barack Obama’s tenure, because his management of the economy has produced very few new full-time jobs, according to a new report by left-wing academics.
A California Black Lives Matter group claiming one of its members happily spit in a local police officer’s Starbucks order is also saying they are proud of the incident, even as the Starbuck’s location is denying it ever happened.
Donald Trump’s senior counselor and chief strategist Stephen K.Bannon appeared on Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XMRadio channel 125 and told Breitbart’s Washington Political Editor Matthew Boyle “this whole movement is really in the top of the first inning.” Bannon who currently is on leave from his role as Executive Chairman for Breitbart created the Breitbart radio shows with Sirius and formerly hosted the daily show, which airs Monday through Friday at 6 to 9 AM EST.
A new study shows that the upper-crust inhabitants of New York’s elite zip-codes are the most socially isolated Americans in the United States, and have the least familiarity with how ordinary Americans live.
The universal background checks passed under Nevada’s Question 1 were scheduled to go into effect January 1, but the state’s sheriffs are making clear that it’s not going to happen.
South Dakota is preparing to issue an enhanced concealed carry permit in hopes of allowing permit holders to forgo background checks when buying a firearm.
An acrylic painting depicting police officers as animals with tusks was selected “on behalf of” Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO-1st) as a fitting representation of the August 9, 2014, shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Politico Senior Writer Todd S. Purdum writes: “With Hillary Clinton’s loss, Democrats are burying a once-winning way of politics.”
Donald Trump took to Twitter Friday to praise Vladimir Putin for his decision to delay his response to President Obama’s new sanctions against Russia for the country’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
President Barack Obama’s final weeks in office seem dedicated to setting foreign and domestic policy on fire to make life as difficult as possible on his successor, Donald Trump. Here are some of the biggest mousetraps Obama scattered across the White House floor on his way out:
There’s been a virtual Klan rally of hate hoaxes since the 2016 presidential election, as a mob of frustrated Social Justice Warriors, bored youths, and resentful liberals hide under hoods of lies while trying to tar and stigmatize Donald Trump and his ordinary American supporters.
Hawaiian restaurant Café 8 1/2 is facing backlash after its owner hung a sign barring pro-Trump supporters from eating there.
In another example of “fake news,” several left-wing journalists have spread unconfirmed speculation from a government agency to attack Breitbart, and — surprising no one — they were 100% wrong.
President Barack Obama’s administration has added record levels of new regulation in the year 2016, with 18 regulations added for every new law, according to a new analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The Catholic Benefits Association (CBA) and the Diocese of Fargo have filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s deputies over new federal rules that, on January 1, 2017, will require Catholic healthcare providers to perform gender transition procedures and abortions.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) is considering a fine of $2,500 for U.S. representatives who use recording devices on the floor of the House.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) stated that the new sanctions against Russia and expelling Russian diplomats should have been announced earlier by the president, and aren’t enough to deter Russian hacking by themselves. Schiff said
