James Gordon Meek, a former ABC News producer and five-time Emmy nominee as a reporter, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on Friday morning in a federal courtroom in Virginia. The Department of Justice announced in a news release that Meek, 53, had pleaded guilty to the transportation and...

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I am very worried about the future of our nation as my generation hands the mantle of leadership over to younger people who have not learned true American history in school, and thus are not adequately prepared to fight off existential threats both foreign and domestic. So, here is my...

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A federal judge on Tuesday said he doubts that the Department of Homeland Security is serious about tracking illegal immigrants allowed to go where they please under the Biden administration’s catch-and-release policy. In May, U.S. District Judge Kent Wetherell of Florida's Northern District slapped a temporary restraining order on the...

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As swaths of horrified Americans watched their fellow citizens loot, burn and raze businesses following the death of George Floyd in 2020, many were likely wondering what justice -- if any -- would eventually be meted out. The "justice" that New York City ultimately decided on probably isn't what most...

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Normally, when musicians squabble, it's over copyright claims or ownership rights. But this particular fight? It actually involved a pair of musicians bickering over a song that isn't either of theirs. Guitarist Jason Isbell and country singer Jake Owen got into a heated exchange over Jason Aldean's polarizing song "Try...

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The only people more delusional than Sam Smith are our establishment Republicans. In the same way Smith fancies himself a sex symbol now, the Republican old guard fancy themselves relevant and savvy political minds. The latest instance came last weekend when former Vice President Mike Pence torpedoed himself during an...

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The case surrounding New Hampshire's first transgender state representative has taken a horrifying turn shortly after he was charged with a disturbing set of crimes. The disgraced ex-lawmaker, 39-year-old Stacie Laughton, was arrested last month on a slew of child pornography charges. The state alleges that Laughton, born Barry Charles...

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A Miami woman has been charged with seeking to hire a hit man to rid her of her 3-year-old son. A Miami-Dade police report said that a woman visited a parody hit-for-hire website and wanted the boy “taken away, far, far, far away and possibly be killed but ASAP,” according...

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The White House has issued new rules requiring reporters to follow new "behavioral standards" if they want to continue attending press briefings, with one conservative outlet already losing its seat in the room. Beginning July 31, all reporters who wish to renew their “hard passes” allowing them to regularly attend...

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I understand it's an epically bad week to be an attorney for Hunter Biden, but Kevin Morris should really be careful where and when he smokes his bong. On the same day Republicans on the Senate Oversight Committee released details of an FBI informant interview in which their source alleged...

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On Wednesday, Politico ran an article that began with the words, "Everyone noticed the lack of socks." The piece, ennoscriptd "Biden downplays age talk -- but subtle accommodations are being made," discussed the bizarre appearance of President Biden on a recent Sunday when he stepped off Marine One, his bare...

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Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the death of Bill Geddie, the co-creator of "The View," who died Thursday from coronary issues. Geddie, 68, passed away at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, Geddie's daughter Allison confirmed to People magazine on Friday. Allison remembered her father as "the greatest man...

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Deep-blue New York City is trading its sanctuary city status for a new policy of moving illegal immigrants down the road to somewhere, anywhere else. And Twitter can’t laugh hard enough. “Wait what happened to being a sanctuary city? Truly bizarre that New York would suddenly change their entire policy...

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You really never know what you may see at a Waffle House. Diners at the 24-hour breakfast spot in Florence, Alabama, got a surprise on Thursday when pop star Lana Del Rey appeared to work a shift at the restaurant. The "Summertime Sadness" singer sported the server's uniform of a blue...

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Here's how desperate Disney is to milk whatever cash it can out of its own cows: The House of Mouse is now shopping shares of ESPN around to three of the sports leagues it covers. According to CNBC, Disney's sports division has been holding talks on "strategic partnerships" with Major...

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Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney is apparently looking for work. The controversial Mulvaney took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, stating he is interested in speaking at universities and colleges, the New York Post reported. Notably, Instagram Stories self-delete after 24 hours. "Booking speaking opportunities for the upcoming 23/24 school year...

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First came Disney. Now, is Anheuser-Busch in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' sights? That's what it looked like after a letter was sent from the governor's office on Thursday to the State Board of Administration, asking for a "review" of Anheuser-Busch stocks the SBA holds following Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney debacle....

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If you're one of Hunter Biden's lawyers and you want to file an ethics complaint against a lawmaker for the "abhorrent behavior" of exposing the abhorrent behavior your client was involved in, better bury it on a Friday. That much I'll give Abbe Lowell, one member of Hunter's legal team....

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If country music artist Jason Aldean is a target of cancel culture, but it doesn't seem to bother him very much. Aldean performed at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday night to a sold-out crowd, and he didn't hold back from singing "Try That in a Small Town," the...

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A cloud of angry suspicion has enveloped Carlee Russell, who went missing from her Hoover, Alabama, home on July 13, sparking a massive search that ended when she reappeared two days later. Since then, as the story she told has been increasingly scrutinized, skepticism began to bubble and led Stuart...

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It seems clear that the Justice Department is going to indict Donald Trump on charges related to Jan. 6. We’ve seen this coming for more than two years, ever since federal law enforcement started rounding up Americans who gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest on behalf of the candidate they...

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