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Trump Cites Ian Bremmer Tweet as Example of Why Libel Laws Need to Change

The NYU professor and journalist apologized for not making it clearer that the made-up quote he attributed to the president was "meant in jest."

A Veteran of the Nixon Impeachment Hearings Makes the Case for Booting Trump From Office.

“Congress has a responsibility under the Constitution, and they can't shirk it now,” Liz Holtzman told The Gist back in December 2018.

Trump’s Judge Whisperer Promised to Take Our Laws Back to the 1930s

Constitutional law was very different in the 1930s from what it is today. In a word, it sucked.

What Was the Deal With That Infamous Serena and Osaka Match?

We talk to the former president of the U.S. Tennis Association, Katrina Adams, to find out.

The Well-Endowed Guys I’ve Been With All Seem to Have the Same Problem. What Am I Missing?

Too much of a good thing.

The Lonely Island’s Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Isn’t the First Time Someone Wrote a Novelty Song About Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco

Brace yourself for “The Monster Bash.”

Hope Hicks Is Facing an Existential Question

Or a congressional subpoena, same difference.

Buttigieg: “No Question” Trump Falsified Disability Status to Avoid Serving in Vietnam War

Pete Buttigieg slammed the president's reported plans to pardon servicemembers who have been accused or convicted of war crimes.

German Official Warns Jews Against Wearing Kippah in Public due to Rising Anti-Semitism

Felix Klein, Germany’s anti-Semitism commissioner, said his opinion on the issue has changed due to increased violence.

What’s It Like to be a New Comedy Cellar Comic?

Meet Ian Fidance, a comic who was recently passed at the cellar.