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Mike Pence said he plans to be in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 11 to boast about the GOP's tax law that largely benefits the 1%.

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Not so coincidentally, a "sausage fest" was planned to take place in Kansas City the same day — right across the street.

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President Donald Trump's divisive comments on the NFL protests are making national headlines, but to Miami Dolphin Michael Thomas, the remarks hit close to home.

Michael Thomas. Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Sirius XM.

Speaking to reporters from the locker room on Sunday, Thomas — who has knelt during the national anthem before games — responded to Trump's claim that a "son of a bitch" like him should be fired for refusing to stand.

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Sportscaster Bob Costas appeared on CNN over the weekend to talk about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem — and provided an important perspective on patriotism while he was at it.

It's been more than a year since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick quietly sat out the national anthem before a pre-season game to protest police violence in America. On Sunday, dozens of players around the league followed in his footsteps after President Donald Trump demanded players stand during the anthem.

In a brilliant segment on CNN, Costas contextualized the protests, asking us all to take a step back and ask ourselves a few fundamental questions about what it means to be a patriot.

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If you want Bill O'Reilly to be fired, you'll love these 14 tweets from today's protest.

Protesters gathered around Fox News' headquarters on April 18, 2017, with one clear message to send: Bill O'Reilly needs to go.

1. On April 18, 2017, some pretty damning warnings began circulating outside Fox News' offices in New York City as a demonstration against Bill O'Reilly began to build.

The demonstration, organized by women's rights group UltraViolet, is a reaction to an explosive New York Times report from earlier this month in which it was revealed that about $13 million had been paid to five women throughout the years by either 21st Century Fox or O'Reilly to settle lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate workplace behavior.

O'Reilly has denied wrongdoing. Nevertheless, demands for the host's firing have reached a fever pitch in recent days.

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