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Here Are the Books Donald Trump Recommended in 2019

An exquisitely curated selection of the nation’s greatest living writers, from Jeanine Pirro to Donald Trump, Jr.

Let’s All Laugh at the Patriots Before Their Inevitable Super Bowl Run

The Patriots aren’t accustomed to soiling themselves in public.

Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Books, Movies and TV Shows of 2019

One of his favorite TV shows is Fleabag, but Obama declined to specify his favorite scene.

Giuliani Involved in Shadow Negotiations With Venezuela’s Maduro Amid Crisis

The move appears to be another example of how Giuliani has been using his clout as the president’s lawyer for his lucrative private consulting work.

Shooting at Texas Church Leaves Two Dead, Including Gunman

Law enforcement officials praised the parishioners who acted quickly and were able to stop the gunman.

Trump Retweets Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower

Earlier in the week, Trump retweeted a link to an article that published the name of the alleged whistleblower in the headline.

Five Stabbed in Hanukkah Celebrations at Rabbi’s Home in New York Suburb

Gov. Cuomo characterized the attack in Monsey as an "act of domestic terrorism."

Let Sharon Tate Exemplifying Tarantino’s Love of Cinema Be a Lesson to Us All

Plus: What the video game Death Stranding taught me about the movies in 2019.

Biden Reverses Course: “I Would Obey Any Subpoena That Was Sent to Me”

The former vice president insisted there was no reason for the Senate to seek his testimony in the president’s impeachment trial.

Flashback: Johnny Guitar (1954)

The rare Western in which the true rivalry is between two defiant women.