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Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
Twitter users aimed to get the hashtag #CancelColbert trending on Thursday night after the official Twitter account for "The Colbert Report" posted a joke about Asian stereotypes out of context.
A discussion about the Obamacare deadline extension quickly devolved into a shouting match Wednesday on MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes," as a guest representing Americans For Prosperity accused Hayes of lobbing personal attacks against her.
President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Francis on Thursday and expressed his admiration for the pontiff, but Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) envisioned their meeting going in a different direction.
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" is so much more than just a cable news show -- it's a family, as "The Daily Show" correspondent Samantha Bee demonstrated Wednesday night.
There may be a lot of reasons to grimace during a political debate, but Massachusetts state Treasurer Steve Grossman (D) actually spent an entire gubernatorial forum in acute physical pain while passing a kidney stone, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday.
Comedian Jimmy Fallon mocked former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R) on Tuesday for telling the Associated Press he probably doesn't "have the best credentials" to be exploring a Senate run in neighboring New Hampshire.