One month before the 2016 presidential election, Fox News had a story ready to go about an alleged affair between adult film actress Stormy Daniels and President Trump, but never published it, four people familiar with the matter told CNN. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that in October 2016, Trump’s personal attorney, Michael…
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday called on GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore to prove he did not sexually pursue underage girls by providing a “satisfactory explanation” for the mounting allegations against him. Hannity, whose show has faced an advertising boycott after he initially appeared to come to Moore’s defense, has now joined top…
Last month, Fox News interviewed a “war hero” and glass artist who showed off a massive presidential seal he had crafted for President Donald Trump — but it turns out the man fabricated his entire military record. John Garafalo — who told Fox News he was a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL — was featured…
On Wednesday Joe Scarborough called out the Trump administration’s “lies,” at one point going so far as to characterize the White House’s denial of colluding with Fox News on the Seth Rich story as “a steaming pile of poo.” Mika began the conversation by bringing up a report that President Trump dictated Donald Trump Jr.’s…
Rod Wheeler, the private investigator cited by Fox News for its retracted report claiming former DNC staffer Seth Rich was murdered for leaking emails to WikiLeaks, has now sued the network, claiming they: 1) Fabricated quotes from him to make the false connection; 2) Sent an article draft to the White House for review; and…
Colbert started Tuesday monologue talking about Tax Day, or “the day we all release our tax returns to the man who won’t release his,” On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of Americans took to the streets to demand that President Trump cough up his returns. “Lovely idea,” Colbert said, “but the tax march did not…
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night that Fox News is preparing to part ways with star Bill O’Reilly, and a final decision could come within the next dew days. CNN’s Brian Stelter had reported Tuesday evening that a person with knowledge of the situation said Fox News and O’Reilly have been discussing his leaving…
After stating in February that his father’s business and presidency are as a “kind of a clear separation of church and state that we maintain, and I am deadly serious about that exercise.” “I do not talk about the government with him, and he does not talk about the business with us,” “That’s kind of…
More than 20 companies have now pulled their advertisements from The O’Reilly Factor, in response to sexual-harassment allegations against Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. Among those who have ditched the firebrand are Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, BMW of North America, Mitsubishi Motors, Lexus, Constant Contact, Bayer, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, Orkin, UNTUCKit, Allstate, and Esurance. The fallout is…
President Trump on Monday morning once again launched a series of attacks on Hillary Clinton and former President Obama over what he deemed a “crooked scheme” against his 2016 election campaign. Trump echoed the unverified claims that he was “spied on” before his Republican nomination—openly tweeting his support for a Fox & Friends segment that…
Omarosa Manigault bailed Trevor Noah’s Daily Show Monday night, “We were supposed to be joined by senior Trump adviser Omarosa, who, of course, was here to promote her episode of Say Yes to the Dress,” Noah revealed midway through Monday night’s episode. “That is true, by the way. But, at the last minute, she bailed…
Alan Colmes, a political commentator for Fox News, has died, the network announced on Thursday. He was 66. Colmes was a prominent liberal voice on the network, often appearing on-air. He also hosted a radio show on Fox News Radio. From 1996 to 2009, Colmes co-hosted a nightly political show with conservative commentator Sean Hannity.…
During a Thursday morning appearance on Fox & Friends, top presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway encouraged people to purchase Ivanka Trump’s clothing goods. “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff!” she told the Fox News audience while appearing from the White House briefing room. “This is just a wonderful line,” she continued. “I own some of it. I’m going…
MSNBC said on Thursday that Fox News veteran Greta Van Susteren had joined the company and will host a new program called “For the Record”. Van Susteren hosted “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” for 14 years at Fox News. Van Susteren is the latest high-profile exit from Fox News. Fox News anchor Megyn…
The New York Times’ executive editor Dean Baquet on Friday took jabs at cable-news titans CNN and Fox News, calling their election coverage “ridiculous” and “bad for democracy.” After describing how the two networks engage in an unhealthy mix of news and entertainment, Baquet lamented how “we now have a guy who is a product…
Karena Virginia, a self-styled “life coach” and yoga guru, came forward for the first time on Thursday to accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct. Alongside feminist attorney Gloria Allred, at the London Hotel in New York City, Virginia said she decided go public at her own volition. “I am…
Stephen Colbert hosted a live edition of The Late Show on CBS last night about the final presidential debate. “We just witnessed the third and final presidential debate, because two is not enough and I think four would make us go cannibal,” Colbert said to kick off his opening monologue. Colbert mocked Trump’s refusal to…
After the debate Trevor Noah went live for a ten-minute breakdown of events and, unsurprisingly, takedown of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “All the prostitutes in vegas must have really loved it because for once, they got to watch other people screw Americans,” said Noah, and naturally much hay was made of the debate’s crazier…
Another woman will come forward Thursday morning to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault, attorney Gloria Allred said after Wednesday night’s presidential debate. Allred and the woman will hold a press conference at the London Hotel in New York City. Allred will specifically address Trump’s statement in the debate that “nobody has more respect for…
Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton “such a nasty woman.” While answering a question about Social Security policy, Clinton mentioned her intention to raise taxes on the wealthy in order to ensure the retirement program remains funded, and then jabbed at her opponent: “My Social Security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald’s, assuming he…
Donald Trump has been warning supporters that the election is rigged against him, and when asked during the final presidential debate by moderator Chris Wallace if he will accept the results on Nov. 8 should he lose, he said he plans to keep people “in suspense,” and will “look at it at the time. I’m…
On Tuesday Trevor mocked the two interviews Melania gave this week, highlighting how Melania repeated similar words and phrases across both sit-downs. “At least she’s only plagiarizing herself now. That’s progress,” he joked, a reference to when Melania lifted passages from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech for her own oration this summer. Noah knock down…
Tonight Wednesday, October 19, will be held the third and last final general election presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, will last 90 minutes and be moderated by Fox News’s Chris Wallace. The topics — selected by Wallace — will include debt and entitlements, immigration, the economy, the Supreme…
President Obama’s half-brother Malik will attend Wednesday evening’s presidential debate as a guest of Republican nominee Donald Trump, the New York Post reported Tuesday. “I’m excited to be at the debate,” Malik confirmed to the Post. “Trump can make America great again.” Trump himself added: “I look very much forward to meeting and being with…
Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, neatly illustrated the trickiness of the candidate’s response to Hillary Clinton’s comments about a “basket of deplorables” who are supporting Donald Trump. The issue was broached in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Monday afternoon. BLITZER: Let’s get into this whole issue that Hillary Clinton…
Responding to the revelation over the weekend that Hillary Clinton has been diagnosed with pneumonia, Donald Trump informed the hosts of Fox and Friends on Monday that he took a physical last week and plans to release “very, very specific numbers” when they come in. “Hopefully they’re going to be good, I think they’re going…
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson settled her sexual-harassment lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, 21st Century Fox announced Tuesday morning. According to Vanity Fair, the two parties reached an agreement to settle for $20 million. As part of the agreement, Carlson agreed not to bring further lawsuits against other network…
Donald Trump Jr. insists that his father is not “softening” his stance on illegal immigration. In an interview with Anderson Cooper set to air Tuesday evening, the Republican presidential candidiate’s son said, “He wasn’t softening on anything. He didn’t change his stance on anything.” Addressing an informal poll Trump appeared to take with Sean Hannity’s…
Within just 30 minutes of Huma Abedin announcing her separation from Anthony Weiner on Monday, Donald Trump felt the need to weigh in. The Republican presidential nominee and long-time Weiner hater told The New York Times: “Huma is making a very wise decision. I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off…
Asked to explain Donald Trump’s initial Twitter reaction to the news that NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin had been shot and killed in Chicago, his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway refused to defend the sentiment, instead shifting the focus to a tweet Trump posted hours later, offering his condolences. Trump’s campaign deleted his first tweet because…
