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Nathan Phillips, the Native American man involved in last week’s widely covered standoff with Nick Sandmann, said Thursday that the MAGA-hat-wearing teen’s recent “Today” show interview was insincere and seemed “coached.” Footage showed Sandmann and his Covington Catholic High School peers ― a group of white, mostly male teens from Kentucky ― surrounding Phillips in […]

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As federal workers toil through history’s longest government shutdown, one CNN anchor changed gears from journalism to advocacy in an on-air plea to help those in need. “The stories are becoming more desperate,” Victor Blackwell told audiences on Saturday morning’s “New Day” broadcast. “People are pawning their wedding rings to pay rent, deciding between buying […]

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A herd of elephant seals that moved onto a California beach during January’s government shutdown shows no sign of giving up its newly gained territory in the immediate future. “As you may have heard, Drakes Beach is under new management,” Point Reyes National Seashore wrote on Facebook on Friday afternoon. “Elephant seals have taken over!!!” The post […]

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Two Republican congressmen met with noted Holocaust denier and white nationalist Chuck Johnson to discuss “DNA sequencing,” less than a day after the House voted to disavow white supremacy and white nationalism in reaction to racist comments by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). HuffPost’s Matt Fuller tweeted an image of Johnson walking alongside Reps. Andy Harris (R-Md.) […]

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Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren has added her voice to those disagreeing that Vice President Mike Pence is a “decent guy,” citing his views on LGBTQ issues and his role in the Trump administration as reasons she doesn’t share that opinion. Warren, speaking to reporters in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, recoiled at the recent kindly characterization of […]

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