×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has AdvertisementandWhen asked whether he’s a pedophile or just writes about pedophilia, he said, “It’s a mix of both. When people go over the top there’s a grain of truth to what they say.”Asked whether there was a “grain of truth” in his essay about father-daughter incest and another about raping his ex-wife repeatedly, he said yes, offering that plenty of women have rape fantasies. AdvertisementAdvertisement. There, heAdvertisementin Virginia (convicted felons are free to run for federal...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has AdvertisementandWhen asked whether he’s a pedophile or just writes about pedophilia, he said, “It’s a mix of both. When people go over the top there’s a grain of truth to what they say.”Asked whether there was a “grain of truth” in his essay about father-daughter incest and another about raping his ex-wife repeatedly, he said yes, offering that plenty of women have rape fantasies. AdvertisementAdvertisement. There, heAdvertisementin Virginia (convicted felons are free to run for federal...WW…

Follow us|Part of HuffPost NewsOTTAWA — Asylum seekers continue to cross the Canada-U.S. border despite the widespread closure that remains in effect to all but non-essential travel.New statistics show 21 people were apprehended by the RCMP crossing into Canada from the U.S. in May, up from just six who were stopped in April.That was the first full month of the historic shutdown of the border between the two countries in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.The closure deal carved out exceptions for essential travel, but those who were hoping to come to Canada from the U.S. to...…Follow us|Part of HuffPost NewsOTTAWA — Asylum seekers continue to cross the Canada-U.S. border despite the widespread closure that remains in effect to all but non-essential travel.New statistics show 21 people were apprehended by the RCMP crossing into Canada from the U.S. in May, up from just six who were stopped in April.That was the first full month of the historic shutdown of the border between the two countries in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.The closure deal carved out exceptions for essential travel, but those who were hoping to come to Canada from the U.S. to...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A GOP state lawmaker in Ohio ― one of several states currently in new coronavirus infections ― urged constituents to “STOP GETTING TESTED” for COVID-19 in a post on Tuesday.“Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?” asked , who serves in the state’s House of Representatives. Testing for COVID-19 gave “the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening,” he claimed.Advertisement“Have you noticed they never talk about deaths anymore,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A GOP state lawmaker in Ohio ― one of several states currently in new coronavirus infections ― urged constituents to “STOP GETTING TESTED” for COVID-19 in a post on Tuesday.“Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?” asked , who serves in the state’s House of Representatives. Testing for COVID-19 gave “the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening,” he claimed.Advertisement“Have you noticed they never talk about deaths anymore,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Media. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Executives at the news company Axios were outwardly unperturbed when Jonathan Swan, one of the Politico-for-kids site’s star reporters, last November for gloating about getting President to consider .“Our profile is going to get bigger and bigger and bigger, and we’re going to have more cool successes,” Axios editor-in-chief . Executive editor Mike Allen acknowledged that Axios had, perhaps, erred ever so slightly, but seemed otherwise unconcerned with the criticism. “You can’t buy the amount of public exposure...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Media. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Executives at the news company Axios were outwardly unperturbed when Jonathan Swan, one of the Politico-for-kids site’s star reporters, last November for gloating about getting President to consider .“Our profile is going to get bigger and bigger and bigger, and we’re going to have more cool successes,” Axios editor-in-chief . Executive editor Mike Allen acknowledged that Axios had, perhaps, erred ever so slightly, but seemed otherwise unconcerned with the criticism. “You can’t buy the amount of public exposure...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The White House was told last year by U.S. intelligence officials that , President ’s personal lawyer, was the target of a Russian effort campaign to peddle misinformation to Trump, The intelligence was based on sources and communications showing Giuliani interacted with associates of Russian intelligence in December 2019, when the former New York City mayor was on a trip to Ukraine attempting to gather information to expose supposed corruption by the now-Democratic presidential nominee, , and his son Hunter,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The White House was told last year by U.S. intelligence officials that , President ’s personal lawyer, was the target of a Russian effort campaign to peddle misinformation to Trump, The intelligence was based on sources and communications showing Giuliani interacted with associates of Russian intelligence in December 2019, when the former New York City mayor was on a trip to Ukraine attempting to gather information to expose supposed corruption by the now-Democratic presidential nominee, , and his son Hunter,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President ’s latest dishonest tweet about the 2020 election got a thorough debunking from ’s early Wednesday.Tapper wasn’t having it after Trump tweeted a fantasy scenario of how he could actually end up beating President-elect . (Trump lost the election, despite his lies.)AdvertisementIf Vice President comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President ’s latest dishonest tweet about the 2020 election got a thorough debunking from ’s early Wednesday.Tapper wasn’t having it after Trump tweeted a fantasy scenario of how he could actually end up beating President-elect . (Trump lost the election, despite his lies.)AdvertisementIf Vice President comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Sunday baselessly accused his own administration of inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. as the pandemic’s death toll ticked past earlier in the day.Trump, who has downplayed the threat of the from the get-go, attacked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for having a “ridiculous method” for counting the number of infections and deaths.Advertisement“When in doubt, call it Covid,’” Trump , appearing to suggest that was the CDC’s stance on recording...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Sunday baselessly accused his own administration of inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. as the pandemic’s death toll ticked past earlier in the day.Trump, who has downplayed the threat of the from the get-go, attacked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for having a “ridiculous method” for counting the number of infections and deaths.Advertisement“When in doubt, call it Covid,’” Trump , appearing to suggest that was the CDC’s stance on recording...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President stunned even hardened observers when he admitted on national television Thursday morning that he would not agree to additional U.S. Postal Service funding because it would make mail-in balloting easier.“Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” he . “But if they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting.”AdvertisementLater Thursday, that the Postal Service is removing machines that...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President stunned even hardened observers when he admitted on national television Thursday morning that he would not agree to additional U.S. Postal Service funding because it would make mail-in balloting easier.“Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” he . “But if they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting.”AdvertisementLater Thursday, that the Postal Service is removing machines that...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President continued his xenophobic warnings about China on Tuesday, claiming that if he loses the election, everyone in the U.S. will have to learn to speak Chinese. “Look, if this election is lost by Donald Trump,” he said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth.”Advertisementhas been central to Trump’s reelection campaign ever since the pandemic took...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President continued his xenophobic warnings about China on Tuesday, claiming that if he loses the election, everyone in the U.S. will have to learn to speak Chinese. “Look, if this election is lost by Donald Trump,” he said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth.”Advertisementhas been central to Trump’s reelection campaign ever since the pandemic took...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. is at risk of experiencing the worst fall health season that its ever had if more people don’t follow prevention measures, the director of the and Prevention warned this week.“We’re kind of in a war,” Dr. told WebMD In order for the nation to safely get through it, he advised that the public do four things: Wear a face mask, stay 6 feet away from others, frequently wash hands and avoid large crowds.Advertisement“I’m not asking some of America to do it — we’ve all got to do it,” he said. He added: “But if...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. is at risk of experiencing the worst fall health season that its ever had if more people don’t follow prevention measures, the director of the and Prevention warned this week.“We’re kind of in a war,” Dr. told WebMD In order for the nation to safely get through it, he advised that the public do four things: Wear a face mask, stay 6 feet away from others, frequently wash hands and avoid large crowds.Advertisement“I’m not asking some of America to do it — we’ve all got to do it,” he said. He added: “But if...WW…