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Because he was so darn noncontroversial, nonscandalous. as they say, squeaky clean. today denny hastert was indicted by a federal grand jury in what appears to be an elaborate hush-money scheme, maybe a blackmail scheme? john stanton at buzzfeed was first to report this indictment today, and although apparently there had been rumors in washington for a few weeks that denny hastert was maybe in some kind of legal trouble, for most people, the news late today came as a bolt from the blue. and the ...

With a very narrow majority. >> j. dennis hastert, better known as denny hastert, became the speaker of the house after the 98 midterms. he served as speaker of the house until the democrats took back the majority in the house in 2006 and nancy pelosi became speaker. that tenure makes denny hastert the longest serving republican house speaker ever. plucked from obscurity to hold that incredibly high-profile job and chosen for the job in part because he was so darn noncontroversial, nonscandalous...

Since hillary clinton answered reporters questions, while jeb bush ran into some really big problems this past week with his evolving answer about the iraq war. joining me around the table to discuss this we have cnn political commentator s.e.cup. we have john stanton. he is buzzfeeds washington bureau chief. and moa lafey, the communications director at the democratic national committee. before we talk about this you have a lot of republican candidates who are attacking hillary clinton as m.i.a...

Fellow at the heartland institute, and a white house reporter with buzzfeed. lets talk about this decision in boston. this was interesting. to me, this really gets to the heart of what you think of the death penalty. when you talk about the death penalty so many times its actually there might be evidence here this person didnt do it t. this was not a case where there was any doubt about guilt. everybody knew this guy was guilty. and the severity of the crime doesnt get much worse than an act o...

One-time fees of 99 cents to $4.99. now theyve got to give back that money. verizons agreeing to give back $70 million in refunds and sprint is giving back at least $50 million in refunds. tom wheeler from the fcc said for too long customers have been charged on their phone bills for things they did not buy, luke. >> and talking about the media here, facebook interestingly enough, steve, is starting to publish articles directly from news organizations, including nbc news. we know that millennial...

Awesomest thing ive ever heard in my life. >> one woman who appeared on the show camila says the whole premise of the show is a lie. she tweeted this -- "this show is using prostitutes for interviews and luring them with promises of a better life. they do nothing." shortly after buzzfeed published this article -- "sex workers claimed a&e show lied to them about providing resources and protecting their privacy." well a&e quietly canceled the show after airing just five episodes. so what was all t...

Seriousness of this issue because if they did they would not do this. they dont understand this is a real epidemic problem. >> did you think it is okay no punishment? >> no i think someone should be punished. >> no body is as of now. >> why not? >> fire the guy responsible. he is a 26-year-old buzzfeed type intern who thought it would be funny. he is an idiot and should be canned. >> wow. >> you just throw everybody under the bus. >> i would definitely say there should be some sort of punishment...

Has taken a hit. clintons favorable/unfavorable rating stands at 42 positive 42 negative and since march its down slightly. unfavorability ratings up 6 points. while her marks for being honest and straightforward have dropped 13 points since a year ago. something clinton addressed with nbc news. >> not a single solitary fact has been adduced that she has done anything wrong. people should live to be as honest as she is. >> joining me from las vegas, ahead of her campaign stop there and buzzfeeds...

Probable cause to file criminal charges. >> yes! >> mosby drew a connection to the protests and the violence rioting and looting, pleading for peace while she proceeds with the prosecution. >> to those that are angry, hurt or have their own experiences of injustice at the hands of police officers, i urge you to channel the energy peacefully as we prosecute this case. ive heard your calls for no justice, no peace. however, your peace is sincerely needed as i work to deliver justice on behalf of f...

Your peace is sincerely needed as i work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man. to those that are angry, hurt or have their own experiences of injustice at hands of police officers, i urge you to channel the energy peacefully as we prosecute this case. >> reacting to the news today, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she was, quote, sickened and heartbroken and meanwhile, gloria darden the mother of freddie gray told buzzfeed i feel good because we got all six of them. she al...