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by Jim ClaybornHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday officially rejected the appointments of Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for the House Intelligence Committee. The move came after Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had called his bluff by naming them despite GOP threats. McCarthy made him regret it in less than an hour - and then delivered a beatdown to both the disgraced Democrat Reps, and a media lapdog who tried (in vain) to actually defend them.“I am committed to returning the House Intel Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people,” McCarthy...

For most of the past week, the national narrative has focused on the NFL vs. President Trump. Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch has tried to expand that, a bit. Lynch, via Darren Rovell of ESPN.com, arrived for Sunday’s game in Denver wearing a shirt that says “Everybody vs. Trump.” It’s more recruitment than reality at this point from Lynch, because the President still has plenty of supporters, many of whom have been galvanized by the fight over whether NFL players will stand, sit, or kneel for the national anthem. Lynch was sitting for the anthem before President Trump began to...

When it comes to Super Bowls and getting blown out, no one goes down in flames quite like the Denver Broncos. Denver's loss to Seattle on Sunday was team's fifth Super Bowl loss, an NFL record. The Broncos had been tied with the Patriots (3-4), Vikings (0-4) and Bills (0-4) for most Super Bowl losses. Having the most Super Bowl losses is bad enough, but it gets worse: thanks to the 43-8 final score, the Broncos have now been on the losing end of three of the five biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history. Here are the five biggest blowouts...