Benjamin Fearnow

Media Reporter
Benjamin Fearnow is a reporter based out of Newsweek's New York City offices. He was previously at Abrams Media, CBS Local, International Business Times and worked as a Trending News curator at Facebook. Fearnow has pieces published in The Atlantic as well as stories published about him in Wired and The New York Times. He attended the Columbia University School of Journalism after graduating from Indiana University.
                                    
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Trump Chief of Staff Concedes Russia Interfered in Election, Blames ObamaWhite House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged Russia did try to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, but he said blame should be placed with the Obama administration for allowing it to happen.

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Rudy Giuliani Mocks Fox News' Judge Napolitano for Being 'Bitter' at TrumpPresident Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani echoed his client's criticisms of Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano on Thursday.

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Nevada Governor Vetoes Anti-Electoral College, Pro-Popular Vote BillSisolak, a Democrat who was elected to office in November, rejected AB186, which would have joined a pact of several states looking to disregard the Electoral College in the next presidential election. 

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Geraldo Rivera Mocked for Threatening to Fight Trump Impeachment SupportersCritics are mocking Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera Thursday after he challenged anyone seeking impeachment of President Donald Trump to a fight.

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Republican Warns Pelosi: 'If You're Going After the King, You Best Get Him'Republican CNN guest Rick Wilson misquoted a line from HBO's "The Wire," in which he warned Nancy Pelosi to go all-in on impeachment if she chooses to, because "if you're going to go after the king, you best get him."

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Young Americans Outvoted Baby Boomers in 2018 Midterm Elections: SurveyBaby Boomers, millennials and Generation X voters all turned out in record numbers for the November 2018 midterm elections, with millennials aged 22 to 37 doubling their turnout from 2014.

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Kellyanne Conway Accuses FBI 'Sexters,' Comey of Faking Trump Russia TiesKellyanne Conway ridiculed former FBI Director James Comey as a "liar and a leaker" once again on Fox News on Wednesday.

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Mini AOC Impersonator Mocks Green New Deal, SocialismAn 8-year-old girl who performs a "teasing" impersonation of New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become the darling of conservative news outlets.

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Poll: Majority of Democrats, Liberals OK With 2020 Hopefuls on Fox NewsNearly two-thirds of Democrats and liberal U.S. voters say it's OK for 2020 presidential candidates to appear on the Fox News Channel despite several hopefuls and the DNC outright rebuffing the cable news network.

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Cuccinelli, Emanuel Continue Revolving Door Between Cable News, White HouseABC News and CNN on Tuesday added to the lengthy list of fiery Democrat and Republican politicians caught in the ever-revolving door between both the Obama and Trump administrations and cable news networks. 

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Defends Anti-Trump Protests: 'This is America'NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said social media has changed millennial players' lives and he's proud of the league's "history of activism" -- he rejected critics' calls to stop players from espousing anti-Trump or other political views.

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Fox & Friends, GOP Blame Celebrities, 'Matriarchy' for Abortion 'Outrage'Fox & Friends and several Republicans blamed Hollywood celebrities and elite women of the media dubbed "The Matriarchy" for stirring outrage against anti-abortion laws and inciting anti-Trump "hate."

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Ann Coulter Accuses MSNBC of Placing Black Hosts in 'Weekend Ghetto'Coulter also appeared to criticize MSNBC for having no transgender hosts.

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Laura Ingraham Accuses Pete Buttigieg of Rarely Working, Opposing JeffersonFox News host Laura Ingraham takes aim at Mayor Pete Buttigieg after he ridiculed her on her own network's town hall Sunday night. 

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Fox News Hosts Blast Pete Buttigieg After Trump Complains About Town Hall"Don't hop on our channel and continue to put down the other hosts on the channel," co-host Brian Kilmeade said after Buttigieg criticized Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson.

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Pete Buttigieg Rebuffs Trump Calling His Marriage to a Man "Great"Pete Buttigieg dismissed President Donald Trump's compliments about his marriage to a man, remarking that he'd rather see Trump enact actual policies which benefit LGBTQ Americans.

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Ocasio-Cortez Applauds Billionaire's Plan to Pay $40M In Student Loan DebtNew York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez applauded a billionaire's offer to pay off an entire Morehouse College class' student loans, but she cautioned people shouldn't be forced to rely on the generosity of a wealthy stranger.

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Sen. Tom Cotton: Fetus Has Constitutional Rights, Life Begins At ConceptionSenator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, repeatedly blamed "unelected justices" of the U.S. Supreme Court for establishing abortion rights  that he said should be set by legislatures.

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Bernie Sanders: Abortion Is Medical Issue, Not PoliticalBernie Sanders said he and the other Democratic candidates for president have a "moral responsibility" to fight for Americans' health care and preserve the Earth from the negative effects of climate change.

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Fox News' Jeanine Pirro Rails Against 'Deep State,' Says FBI Led By 'Liars'Fox News host Jeanine Pirro used her Saturday evening show to rail against the "Deep State" and what she claims is a massive federal government conspiracy against President Donald Trump.

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Kevin McCarthy Falsely Claims GOP Abortion Platform Includes Rape ExceptionHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he opposes Alabama's abortion law because it doesn't include exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, which he falsely claimed are part of the Republican platform. 

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Suicides, Bankruptcy Rising Among Farmers Amid Trade War, Union VP SaysA National Farmers Union executive and Wisconsin dairy farmer ridiculed Trump's ongoing trade war with China, warning of increased financial stress and suicides among U.S. farmers.

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Labor Protesters Chant 'Liar' at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in Times SquareNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's rough 2020 campaign hit another hurdle Thursday as police union and pro-labor protesters chanted "liar" outside his Good Morning America appearance in Times Square.

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Ted Cruz Warns Space Force Required to Fight Pirates, Espionage, ChinaTexas Republican Senator Ted Cruz doubled down on his calls for a U.S. Space Force to take on extraterrestrial pirates and existential threats.

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Pat Robertson Calls Alabama Abortion Law 'Extreme' Says GOP Went 'Too Far'Robertson labeling the law "extreme" shocked many conservatives and liberal pundits alike, given his typically far-right social and political stances

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Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox News Won't Change Content, Ad Boycotts Ineffective"Advertisers don't tell our journalists what they can say or what they can write," Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said.

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MSNBC Hosts Urge Beto O'Rourke To 'Stop Apologizing' For Being White, A Man"Morning Joe" hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough urged 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke to "stop apologizing" for being white, wealthy or male after his very apologetic appearance on "The View."

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Fox News Correspondent Insults AOC: "Beauty Fades, Stupid Is Forever"Fox News correspondent Dagen McDowell expressed her fear that Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal would put "millions" of energy industry employees out of work before taking shots at the New York "socialist's" appearance.

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Elizabeth Warren Rejects Fox News Town Hall, Says Network 'Hate-for-Profit'Massachusetts Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren rejected "hate-for-profit" Fox News Channel's invitation to their latest town hall Tuesday.

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Demands for Lindsey Graham to Resign Flood Twitter Over Trump Jr. AdviceThe South Carolina senator said Donald Trump Jr. should break the law and ignore a Senate subpoena, leading critics to demand his resignation.
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