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Trump Slams ‘Racist’ Joy Reid, Says Comcast’s Brian Roberts Should Pay for ‘Damage to Country’
“Fake news is an unpardonable sin,” the president says
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AP Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban, Citing ‘Targeted Attack’ on Free Press
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the news org says
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Pollster Ann Selzer Asks Judge to Toss Out Trump’s ‘Fraud’ Lawsuit
The Des Moines Register pollster’s motion says the president’s “vacuous repetition” of the term “fake news” does not meet the legal standard for fraud
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YouTuber Destiny Sued for Sharing Revenge Porn Video With ‘Random Fan’
The streamer admitted to intentionally sharing a sex video without consent, a new lawsuit claims
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Dr. Oz to Offload Millions in Healthcare Stocks if Confirmed as Medicare Boss
President Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would sell his investments within 90 days of being confirmed
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Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship
Andrew N. Ferguson says the investigation will look into how companies have been “silencing and intimidating Americans”
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IndieWire Lays Off 3 Top Editors
Executive Editor of News Tony Maglio, TV Executive Editor Erin Strecker and box office editor Tom Brueggemann were laid off Thursday
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JD Vance Roasts CNN, Says Trump Has ‘More Executive Orders’ Than Channel Has Viewers
The vice president says the one thing the president has been unable to do is save CNN’s ratings
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Trump-Hating Podcast ‘The MeidasTouch’ Surpasses Joe Rogan
The left-leaning podcast hosted by brothers Jordan, Ben and Brett Meiselas was downloaded or listened to 57.9 million times in the past month
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Mitch McConnell Will Not Seek Another Term
The Kentucky Republican says he is stepping down in 2026 after recently voting against several of President Trump’s picks to run government agencies
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OpenAI Says ChatGPT Users Jumped 33% in 3 Months to 400 Million
The user update comes just days after Elon Musk released his latest AI rival with Grok 3
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Where’s the Boycott? Trump’s AP Ban Spurs Calls for Media Solidarity
Critics decry the lack of pushback as the White House punishes a news organization
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CBS News Boss Adrienne Roark Exits After 7 Months
She will take a senior role at Tegna after leaving CBS at the end of February
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‘Morning Joe’ Berates Trump, Musk Over DOGE Cuts: ‘It’s Hurting People’ | Video
Joe Scarborough warns that gutting the government could lead to even more plane crashes
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Trump Blasts AP for ‘Ridiculous’ Phrases: ‘I’m Not Doing Them Any Favors’
“This is about the government telling the public and press what words to use and retaliating if they do not,” the AP says in response