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President Trump early Wednesday morning retweeted three tweets from the account of Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the British far-right fringe group Britain First. The origins of the videos in the tweets could not immediately be determined. They purport to show violence being committed by Muslims. (Twitter via AP)

Beltway Confidential

CNN is wrong to complain that the infamous Britain First tweets haven’t been deleted

Tom Rogan -

November 30, 2017 9:31 pm

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, right, announced Thursday he plans to retire from the House of Representatives and will not seek re-elections. Barton's decision comes after an image of a naked man resembling the congressman was shared on social media last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

Nude selfie ends Joe Barton’s career in the House

Melissa Quinn -

November 30, 2017 5:20 pm

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz and President Trump had an infamous back-and-forth on Twitter after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico earlier this year and left much of the island without power. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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San Juan mayor receives ‘Trump Attacked Me on Twitter’ honors

Diana Stancy Correll -

November 30, 2017 5:52 am

There are two dangers. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

The cruelty of the Facebook algorithm and its threat to seniors

alex-grass -

November 30, 2017 5:01 am

While matters of political import seem to be cropping up everywhere in the early half of the week, President Trump been tweeting. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion

At the last trump, will our president take to Twitter?

Washington Examiner -

November 30, 2017 5:01 am

A former Twitter employee explained that at the end of his last shift working as a contractor on Nov. 2, he had received a complaint about President Trump's Twitter account and had queued it up for consideration to be deactivated. (screenshot)

News

The man behind Trump Twitter’s brief blackout says fiasco was a ‘mistake’

Daniel Chaitin -

November 30, 2017 12:54 am

Chris Bryant, a member of parliament from Britain's Labour Party, called on Prime Minister Theresa May to arrest President Trump (pictured above) after Trump retweeted a video from Britain First's deputy leader. That said, Bryant's message is useful in what it tells us about free speech laws in the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Trump may have broken the UK’s dumb, anti-free speech laws with his retweets

Tom Rogan -

November 29, 2017 10:33 pm

A woman from Texas shared her messages with Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, to the press and said the two had been talking for several years on Facebook Messenger. The correspondence focused mainly on politics, but some were sexually suggestive. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

News

Rep. Joe Barton exchanged sexually suggestive Facebook messages with Texas woman: Report

Melissa Quinn -

November 29, 2017 9:03 pm

In this 2011 photo, traffic passes the New York Times building, in New York City. Last week, Twitter users criticized New York Times writer Bari Weiss after she sent out a tweet about an Olympic figure skater that was meant as a celebration of immigrants. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

It’s not unethical or even ‘media bias’ for the New York Times to tweet senator’s office numbers

Becket Adams -

November 29, 2017 8:55 pm

News

Sarah Sanders defends Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets: ‘Whether it’s a real video, the threat is real’

Gabby Morrongiello -

November 29, 2017 5:11 pm

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