Elections 2016

Watch: Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock ridicule white voters suddenly realizing America 'might be racist'

In a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, former cast member Chris Rock joined guest host Dave Chappelle in a sketch poking fun at white voters stunned by the idea that Donald Trump is about to become the new president.

Keep reading... Show less

'Americans are terrified': Jake Tapper makes Paul Ryan answer for wave pro-Trump hate crimes

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday said that Donald Trump supporters who bully women and minorities were not welcome in the Republican Party.

Keep reading... Show less

Dave Chappelle breaks SNL tradition with emotional monologue about Trump and black Americans

Finally hosting Saturday Night Live, comedian Dave Chappelle was confronted with slightly different circumstances than when he was booked on the show, at a time it was believed that Donald Trump would not become America's next president.

Keep reading... Show less

WATCH: SNL's Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton sings achingly beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's ' Hallelujah'

Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Hillary Clinton in this week's Saturday Night Live opening, offering a surprisingly beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

Keep reading... Show less

WATCH: Kids at protest whack Donald Trump piñata

After this week, we could probably all use a moment of levity.

Keep reading... Show less

Police expect 30,000 demonstrators or more in massive protests of Trump's inauguration

Protests have erupted across the country since Donald Trump was elected president on Tuesday, but those may pale in comparison to the massive protests planned for his inauguration.

Keep reading... Show less

'Trump! Trump! Trump!': Group of white men assault black woman student at Villanova University

A black woman studying at Villanova University was attacked by a group of white men chanting "Trump! Trump! Trump!" on campus Thursday night.

Keep reading... Show less

History teacher suspended for lesson showing 'remarkable parallels' between rise of Trump and Hitler

A Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

Keep reading... Show less

Anti-Trump protester shot during demonstration in Portland, OR

Thousands of protesters took their frustrations over Donald Trump's election as the next U.S. president onto the streets on Friday and into Saturday in several cities, including Portland, Oregon, where one protester was shot. The unidentified man was wounded on Portland's Morrison Bridge at 12:45 a.m. local time as he and dozens of other protesters crossed…

Keep reading... Show less

Trump supporters threaten and harass stars of HBO's 'Silicon Valley' in L.A. bar

Two actors from the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley were accosted and threatened by a pair of Trump supporters in a Los Angeles bar on Friday night.

Keep reading... Show less

Muslim high school teacher left note by student telling her to hang herself with her 'headscarf'

School officials in Georgia are looking for a student who left a note for a Muslim teacher telling her she should hang herself with her "headscarf," following the election of Donald Trump.

Keep reading... Show less

Paul Krugman: Trump's election will damage America for generations

Paul Krugman is doing his best to regroup after Trump's electoral win. It ain't easy. In his Friday column, entitled "Thoughts for the Horrified," he is hardpressed to come up with silver linings. But he does have some reflections, and they are fairly grim.

Keep reading... Show less

Clinton blames FBI Director Comey for Election Day defeat in call to donors

Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants on the call.

Keep reading... Show less