Though Donald Trump has found ways to subvert most of them, when the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution they made sure to include several checks to the president’s power. In regard to pardons, however, the president’s authority is all but absolute. “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves …
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Last week, an exquisitely sensitive instrument located in a metal shack on the top of Mauna Loa, a 13,679-foot-high volcano in Hawaii, recorded a terrifying human achievement: Thanks to our ever-increasing addiction to burning fossil fuels, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has risen to 415 parts …
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Kim Jong-un loves basketball. The 35-year-old North Korean leader grew up on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s, and his fascination with the sport has persisted well into his tenure as Supreme Leader. He even made a point to strike up a friendship with former Bulls forward …
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There’s a daring concept behind this off-kilter Netflix movie about the kinder and gentler side of serial killer Ted Bundy that should have worked: How can a pretty face blind us to the demon lurking inside? Zac Efron perfectly embodies the hotness that drew women to law-student Bundy even after …
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President Donald Trump went on a 90-minute extended rant during his rally in Wisconsin on Saturday night, programmed against the White House Correspondents Dinner that he refused to attend. During his unhinged monologue, the president said many ridiculous things that will sap your will to continue living in this nightmare …
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When the long-awaited Deadwood movie premieres on HBO on May 31st, it’ll feature a cameo from Jason Isbell. The Americana songwriter plays a musician performing in the background of a scene, according to Alan Sepinwall’s latest on-set feature for Rolling Stone. And it all started with a simple text from …
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Amber Heard detailed the multiple instances of abuse she allegedly endured while married to Johnny Depp in a court filing that attempted to dismiss Depp’s $50 million defamation lawsuit against the actress. “Johnny often would not remember his delusional and violent conduct after he came out of his drunk or …
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If President Trump knows anything, it’s how to promote a brand. He thinks George Washington could have done himself a favor. On Wednesday, Politico published a story about a trip the president and first lady took to Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. …
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Beyoncé released the first trailer for Homecoming, a documentary film about her legendary headlining performance at Coachella in 2018. The trailer features the voice of Maya Angelou, overlaying previously unseen footage from rehearsals leading up to the Coachella performance. The film will premiere on Netflix on April 17th – between …
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On Friday night HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher defended former vice president Joe Biden, who has been hit with multiple allegations from women who’ve accused Biden of acting physically inappropriate with them in the past. During his monologue Maher joked, “Biden is still at large. Women are being urged …
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