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MEDIAITE: Donald Trump Doubles Down On Birther Nonsense, Gets Flogged By Wolf Blitzer (VIDEO)

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite On Tuesday’s edition of CNN’s The Situation Room, business magnate and Mitt Romneysupporter Donald Trump appeared, by phone, in a discussion with Wolf Blitzer that mostly focused on Trump’s fixation on the authenticity of President Obama‘s birth certificate. In what devolved into a fiery debate, Trump blasted Blitzer, CNN, Obama, and George Will.  

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama And The First Lady Honor Recipients Of The 2011 Medal of Freedom

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama and The First Lady Honor Recipients of the 2011 Medal of Freedom at the White House

WASHINGTON WATCH: Crystal McCrary Discusses How Black Women Being Are Portrayed On Reality TV (VIDEO)

Crystal McCrary joined Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to talk about how black women are portrayed on reality TV.

Planned Parenthood Sting Caught On Video, Released By Anti-Abortion Activists

Source: The Huffington Post A group of anti-abortion activists that Planned Parenthood has suspected is targeting it in a hoax investigation released the first of a series of videos on Tuesday that purportedly shows Planned Parenthood encouraging the selective abortions of girls in the United States. The activist group, Live Action, sent pregnant actors posing as patients [...]

Cory Booker Communications Director Resigns

Source:  Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker’s communications director Anne Torres has resigned in the wake of the heroic mayor’scontroversial “Meet the Press” remarks. Booker’s office released the following statement from Torres on Monday: Effective today, I am resigning from my position as Communications Director. It has been a pleasure to serve in [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Etan Thomas On Why Men Need To Be The Best Fathers Possible And His New Book (VIDEO)

Etan Thomas, a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative and author of Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, talks about how and why men need to be the best fathers possible.

WASHINGTON WATCH: Iyanla Vanzant On The Trayvon Martin Tragedy, Loss Of Her Own Child & New Book (VIDEO)

Iyanla Vanzant picks up from her recent Washington Watch interview about the Trayvon Martin tragedy with a discussion about the loss of her own child and her new book, Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You Are Going Through.

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Prosecutor Angela Corey About Marissa Alexander's 20-Year Mandatory Minimum Sentence

Roland Martin talks with Prosecutor Angela Corey about the Marissa Alexander case and subsequent 20-year mandatory minimum sentence Alexander received for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.

Wesley Brown, Pioneer As Black Naval Graduate, Dies at 85

Source: Paul Vitello / The New York Times Wesley A. Brown, a retired Navy lieutenant commander who endured intense racial hazing to become the first black graduate of the United States Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md. He was 85.

President Obama To Vets: ‘America Will Be There For You’ (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.