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Republican senators pushed back on a pair of tweets from President Trump Thursday morning in which he insulted an MSNBC host's intelligence and appearance. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP lawmakers call Trump’s ‘Morning Joe’ tweet beneath the ‘dignity of your office’

Melissa Quinn · June 29, 2017 2:59 pm

The senior vice president of communications for NBC Universal said it's "beneath" him to respond to President Trump's insult directed at MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski's appearance.

NBC spokesman: ‘Beneath my dignity to respond’ to Trump’s Mika face-lift insult

Eddie Scarry · June 29, 2017 2:07 pm

MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski responded to an attack from President Trump on Twitter Thursday morning by making fun of the size of his hands. (Twitter)

Mika Brzezinski hits Trump with Cheerios ad about ‘small hands’ after face-lift tweet

Anna Giaritelli · June 29, 2017 1:44 pm

President Trump offered to oversee the pending marriage of MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, but Brzezinski said she declined.

Trump: Mika Brzezinski was ‘bleeding badly from a face-lift’ during Mar-a-Lago meeting

Anna Giaritelli · June 29, 2017 1:21 pm

Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was mocked by Twitter users Wednesday even after she boasted on social media about funding cuts she's helping to implement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nikki Haley mocked on Twitter for touting UN budget cuts

Josh Siegel · June 29, 2017 4:35 am

Jim Acosta of CNN has been accused of exaggerating his problems with the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Twitter has had enough of CNN’s Jim Acosta

Pete Kasperowicz · June 29, 2017 2:05 am

WikiLeaks published stolen emails from DNC staffers during the 2016 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

DNC hires former Uber and Twitter engineer as chief technology officer to secure cyber defenses

Josh Siegel · June 29, 2017 12:29 am

Donald Trump's tweet on Amazon and "internet taxes" is nonsense in a handful of ways. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Trump is wrong: Amazon lobbies to expand ‘internet taxes’

Timothy P. Carney · June 28, 2017 3:36 pm

With a tweet Wednesday morning, President Trump re-opened a controversy over online sales taxes that recently has been dormant but divides Republicans. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump wades back into Internet sales tax fight with Amazon tweet

Joseph Lawler · June 28, 2017 2:07 pm

President Trump lashed out at the Washington Post and its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on Wednesday morning, calling the outlet "fake news." (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

Trump accuses Amazon of skirting ‘Internet taxes’

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2017 1:44 pm

A new poll found public support for impeaching President Trump is higher today than it was for impeaching former President Richard Nixon in the summer of 1973, just as the Watergate scandal was beginning to unfold. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: New York Times is a ‘fake news joke’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 28, 2017 11:00 am

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says Haley engaged in political activity when she retweeted President Trump's call to vote for a South Carolina Republican. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Watchdog files Hatch Act complaint against Nikki Haley

Ariella Phillips · June 28, 2017 12:29 am