CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on Friday accused Attorney General William Barr of simply regurgitating Fox News’ talking points in a bid to cast a positive light on President Donald Trump. Toobin said he was “amazed” by an earlier “astonishing” interview that Barr had given to Fox News in which he defended the probe…

Has Stephen Colbert cracked the code when it comes to President Donald Trump’s tweets? The comedian riffed on reports of White House social media director Dan Scavino’s undue influence over the president on Friday’s broadcast of “The Late Show.” Colbert suggested Trump’s tweets, that are sometimes typed by Scavino, were actually like “an internet password.” “You…

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who announced Thursday that he’s running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, clearly wasn’t the apple of talk show hosts’ eye. The late night comedians took their shots at the two-term city leader. “He really puts the blah in de Blasio,” Jimmy Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” above. …

Celebrities continue to express anger about Alabama’s strict new abortion law, which effectively bans the procedure, including in cases of rape or incest. Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna on Thursday used Twitter to take aim at the 25 male state senators who voted in favor of the ban. “Take a look. These are the idiots making decisions…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Christian right to “uphold their principles” on one key issue: interest rates.  The freshman lawmaker and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have introduced a bill to cap loan interest rates at 15%. The measure would cut rates ― often dramatically ― on credit cards, and hit the payday…

Mick Jagger is just two months shy of his 76th birthday and six weeks removed from heart surgery ― but you wouldn’t know it by watching his dance moves.  The Rolling Stones frontman shared a video on Twitter to show fans he’s in back in shape and ready to hit the stage again, with the band…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday that Congress must pass federal laws to protect access to birth control and reproductive care as Republican-controlled states continue to pass restrictive anti-abortion legislation. The Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 presidential candidate posted on Medium explaining the kind of federal laws that should be in place if challenges from states with…

An Austrian government official is having a cow over a bizarre Swiss app challenge urging followers to kiss bovines to raise money for charity. The “KuhKussChallenge,” launched earlier this week on the Castl app, urges users in Switzerland, Austria and other German-speaking countries to kiss cows – “with or without tongue” – to raise charity…

Alabama passed the country’s strictest abortion bans this week, setting itself up for a potential Supreme Court battle over the protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade. Click Here: But just as Alabama and other states crack down on reproductive rights, some states are working to do the opposite. These states have passed or are currently…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders received a classified briefing on Iran from the White House Thursday following criticism that lawmakers have been kept out of the loop about recent military moves in the Middle East. Members of the so-called Gang of Eight were tight-lipped as they left the briefing. The ranking member of the Senate…