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Posted at 8:00 pm on August 14, 2017 by Teri Christoph Facebook birthday massacres, an autism victory for the Christoph family, eclipse weddings, King William, and Hollywood needs fewer sucky female directors. Teri and April cover all this and more!

Posted at 8:30 pm on August 14, 2017 by streiff Virginia Governor and unindicted Clinton bagman, Terry McAuliffe, made a rather over-the-top claim in an interview about Charlottesville with the New York Times. There were “militia” at the demonstration but a) they were not involved in the confrontations and b) according to the Washington Post they totaled 32. And the

Posted at 9:00 pm on August 14, 2017 by Brad Slager

Posted at 10:30 pm on August 14, 2017 by Patterico As streiff reported earlier today, James Mattis and Rex Tillerson had a piece in the Wall Street Journal today announcing the end of the policy of “strategic patience” towards North Korea.

North Korea is backing off a threat to fire missiles at the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, according to a new report. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he had decided not to launch an attack, but warned he could change his mind. The statement could help reduce tensions in the region. President Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric after North Korea carried out ballistic missile tests, warning the country that it would face “fire and fury” if it continued to threaten the U.S.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said he believes senior strategist Stephen Bannon is leaking information from the White House. In an appearance on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Scaramucci was asked by Colbert about White House leaks, and who he thought was responsible now that former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was gone. Scaramucci had previously accused Priebus of leaking. “Is it Steve Bannon?” Colbert asked. “Well, I’ve said that,” Scaramucci said.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said if it was up to him, chief strategist Stephen Bannon would be fired from President Trump’s White House. In an appearance on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Scaramucci was asked if Bannon would still have a job in the White House in a week, amid reports that Trump is considering ousting him. “That’s up to the president,” Scaramucci said. “What do you think?

The CEO of Intel on Monday announced his resignation from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council, becoming the third executive to do so since the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Friday called President Trump the "most dangerous president" in U.S. history and said that the commander in chief "has to go."

“Here’s one big thing we agree on. The Los Angeles Times.

“Donald Trump has to go. And that is why we must work together as Democrats,” he added.

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A 23-year-old Oklahoma man has been arrested after he tried to blow up a bank in downtown Oklahoma City using a vehicle bomb similar to the one that destroyed the federal building there in 1995, federal officials said Monday. The man, Jerry Drake Varnell, had been plotting the attack for months, the authorities said, but was thwarted by a long-running undercover investigation led by an F.B.I. joint terrorism task force. Mr.