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At the White House correspondents' dinner, the buzz was reduced to a snore — until Michelle Wolf showed up … There were no sitcom actors. No Olympians or supermodels or Real Housewives, either. Even some of the usual high-profile media names were missing, too. And for the second consecutive year, so was the president.
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For the sake of journalism, stop the White House correspondents' dinner — The 2018 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner should be the last. — It never has been a particularly good idea for journalists to don their fanciest clothes and cozy up to the people they cover …
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Media hands Trump big, embarrassing win — The White House Correspondents' Dinner ended with a barrage of vulgar anti-Trump jokes by comedian Michelle Wolf, who attacked the appearance of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who was sitting with her at the head table.
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Michelle Wolf's caustic comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated … Comedian Michelle Wolf roasted members of the Trump administration and the media at the annual White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday. Below is an annotated transcript of her comedy routine.
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Wolf routine stuns White House Correspondents' Dinner — Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night after comedian Michelle Wolf ripped into White House staffers, including press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in the absence of the president himself.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Michelle Wolf Mocks Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Their Faces at WHCD
Michelle Wolf Mocks Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Their Faces at WHCD
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Journalists distance themselves from Correspondents' Dinner after Wolf routine
Journalists distance themselves from Correspondents' Dinner after Wolf routine
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner
Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner
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White House Correspondents' Dinner: Michelle Wolf FULL monologue
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Michelle Wolf FULL monologue
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Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade — SEOUL, South Korea — Keeping diplomatic developments coming at a head-snapping pace, the South Korean government said on Sunday that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, had told President Moon Jae-in that he would abandon …
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Trump's ‘unpredictability,’ ‘bellicosity’ played into N. Korea's choice to talk: Dem
Trump's ‘unpredictability,’ ‘bellicosity’ played into N. Korea's choice to talk: Dem
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Pompeo sees ‘real opportunity’ to denuclearize North Korea
Pompeo sees ‘real opportunity’ to denuclearize North Korea
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump's Bargaining Chips Slip Away
As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump's Bargaining Chips Slip Away
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MMA Fighter With Links To Trump, Cohen Is Questioned By FBI — ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — A Russian mixed martial arts fighter who has connections with President Donald Trump, the president's personal attorney Michael Cohen and Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned this week by the FBI, his manager confirmed Saturday.
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Did Donald Trump Jr. Admit to Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? — The recently-released Minority report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) discloses a copy of an e-mail sent by Donald J. Trump Jr., on September 21, 2016, to a group of top Trump campaign officials.
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Britain, France and Germany agree on support for Iran nuclear deal — LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany have agreed that the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap remains the best way of stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Sunday.
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Pompeo's Message to Saudis? Enough Is Enough: Stop Qatar Blockade
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Erica Pandey / Axios:
Pompeo in Israel: If we can't fix Iran deal, Trump will withdraw
Pompeo in Israel: If we can't fix Iran deal, Trump will withdraw
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Safe seats? Anti-Trump wave may wash out some Democrats, too — WASHINGTON — When Rep. Mike Capuano won his Boston-area congressional seat two decades ago, he had good reason to think of it like a Supreme Court appointment: For life. — The low-profile Democrat cruised to re-election nine times …
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James Comey dismisses GOP report on Russia as ‘political document’ — WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday dismissed the findings of a GOP report claiming there is no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russians during the 2016 election.
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Photos: John McCain through the years … John McCain's son-in-law, conservative pundit Ben Domenech, tweeted Saturday night that the senator, who is battling a deadly form of brain cancer, asked him to take care of his daughter, Meghan. — McCain, a six-term Arizona Republican, was released from the hospital last week.
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Silicon Valley Can't Be Trusted With Our History — We create almost everything on the internet, but we control almost none of it. — Recently, a 7-year-old photo of mine appeared at the top of my Facebook feed. The orange glow of the streetlamps and the ramshackle barricade of furniture …
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Israeli gunfire is taking a severe toll on the lower limbs of Palestinian protesters — But last month, while participating in a protest along Gaza's border, he was struck by a bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. It penetrated his calf, shattering his leg before exiting the shin.