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There were some awkward moments when President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared before cameras at the White House

The Trump administration is making a legal case that would make it easier for the president to fire the head of the government's consumer finance watchdog agency.

A class-action lawsuit filed Thursday by several advocacy groups for disabled people claims the park has numerous features that make it difficult for wheelchair users to enjoy the property.

Vehicle burglary suspects lead CHP on high-speed chase through Sacramento County

I love that my wife, Michele, follows Questlove on social media, but not just because it makes me feel cooler by extension, which it does, but also because he’s a huge foodie, and this enticing eggplant “bacon” came from his Instagram.

Born in Philadelphia and a vaudeville performer from a young age, Harris was a decorated WWII veteran before getting into the movie business.

A West Bend father and his adult daughter, who shared a birthday, die from the flu on the same day nearly two weeks ago.

Christian talk show host Gordon Klingenschmitt says demonic spirits are using the new live action Beauty and the Beast film to "recruit children into sin." It's a slippery slope that shouldn't make a bit of sense to anyone.

He didn’t mean it, according to Sean Spicer.

Even though he said it again, and again, and again. He still didn’t mean it.

He didn’t mean it in a box. He didn’t mean it with some socks. He didn’t mean it when on Fox. He didn’t mean it, though he Tweeted it.

Not just once but FOUR times:

He didn’t mean this one, either:

And five minutes later, he didn’t mean this one:

… and he still wasn’t over not meaning it, 10 minutes later:

Donald Trump is a liar, an idiot, mentally ill, or all three. How is anyone supposed to trust him on anything when we’ve been repeatedly lied to and then told the problem was OUR fault for listening to him?

This is one sick motherfucker.

Press Secretary Sean Spicer was questioned by a woman while out shopping at a Washington Apple store

President Trump's budget director wasn't surprised with the Congressional Budget Office's less-than-flattering prediction about the Obamacare replacement plan.

More than 1,200 cases have already been reported this year.

The film's Malaysian release is postponed "until further notice."

President Donald Trump, who entered office vowing to prioritize American workers and issues, has told his advisers to plan a lighter schedule of foreign travel than his recent predecessors, according to people familiar with the conversations.

Via the PoliticalHumor subreddit.

I have previously posted a number of articles about former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who I think is a more complex character than the monomaniacal ogre portrayed by some Western media. When I last heard of him, he was a university professor.  Now he has established a Twitter account, and a Guardian article suggests that "it’s only a matter of days before we see him mention @realDonaldTrump, potentially sparking a clash of two of the world’s most famous rabble rousers."

He has already written an open letter to Donald Trump.  Herewith some excerpts:

To: His Excellency, Mr. Donald John Trump

The president of the United States of America

Hello there.

 

Your Excellency has been elected, in the recent US election, as the president of the country. It can be inferred from the political and media atmosphere in the US that the result of the election has been despite the status quo, and beyond the will and prediction of the governing body and the main system behind the scene of the US political stage...

 

Welcoming this and hoping it will have an effect, I hereby share some points with you, whereas I’d tried in the past to convey some important matters to the two preceding presidents, via letters...

 

This letter is by no means political, in the common sense of the world; nonetheless, today it is from a human to another human. The letter is from a humane standpoint, rooted in interest toward and compassion for the American nation and other nations, and I expect your Excellency to read it from the same perspective, adopting a humane approach...

 

Your Excellency and I are, like other human beings, servants and creatures of The Only God, and have been created for an eternal life. God has not created us for enmity, hegemony and aggressiveness. People are all equal and in terms of possessing land, wealth, God-given opportunities and human rights, they’re alike. The true essence of human blossoms through monotheism, loving others and making endeavors toward the well-being and prosperity of others...

 

Having been elected the US president is a historic opportunity primarily for the elected person and secondly for the electorates and other nations. Although four years is a long period, but it ends quickly. The opportunity needs to be valued, and all its moments need to be used in the best way.

Those elected by nations and the rulers should never consider themselves being superior to people, or being their masters and dominant over people’s affairs. The rulers’ capacity is but to be humble toward the people, to serve them, and to follow up their demands...

What outcome has meddling in other’s affairs and military deployments to other regions and imposing thousands of US military, security and intelligence bases across the globe had, except for insecurity, war, division, killing and displacement of nations? Have the measures brought about anything beyond hatred and animosity toward US leaders, notoriety for the US people and imposition of military expenditures?

If all governments want to show behavior similar to the US administration, which visible horizon of peace and security will lie ahead of the human society? Isn’t it better to stop warmongering and not to interfere militarily in other regions of the world, in order to create an atmosphere of international understanding and to end the arms race, war and killing of people?...

 

If Your Excellency takes the initiative to remove the deadly arms race and stop the military presence and intervention in other regions, the annual killing and displacement of millions of human beings will be prevented. If so, hundreds of billions of dollars of global military and security costs will be reduced, to be spent in the health, education and welfare of nations, as well as in reducing the social gap and other problems, and to uproot insecurity.

Hasn’t the time come for all of us to believe that the human society needs human thought, justice and brotherhood more than arms and military power? Arrogance is a devilish deed and the root cause of all problems in the human society. Hasn’t the time come to change arms to pens, and to replace arrogance, discrimination and hatred with love, equality and brotherhood?..

Related: Ahmadinejad's Christmas message.

Another baby is dead after her mother, a member of a faith-healing church, chose not to get real medical help. Church members believe prayer can cure everything... even though several children have died as a result of their negligence.

Scott Pruitt's view puts him at odds with mainstream climate science.

Does no one on Trump's team know anything about the history of immigration?

A Christian mommy blogger has canceled her family's trip to Disney World, because Disney put a gay person in her bestiality and Stockholm Syndrome movie.

Someone needs to give this guy a biology lesson, STAT. And maybe a human pulse.

I won’t add insult to injury writing a long blog post about how disappointing this recipe was. The video pretty much says it all. And while I can’t honestly say I hope you try this yourself, a small part of me secretly hopes you do.

Over the weekend, Irish officials confirmed that a Catholic children's home was the site of the remains of several dead babies and toddlers, who died in the nuns' care over a period of decades. The Catholic League's Bill Donohue refuses to accept the Commission's findings, saying, "Mass graves. Sexually assaulted women. Children stolen. It is all a lie."

Do you think teens could benefit from naps in the middle of the school day?

We are not worthy!

Police in Ohio will cite people with inducing panic if responders revive them with naloxone

That escalated quickly.