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The honor comes after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt previously denied that Maher would be this year's recipient.

Bill Maher selected for Mark Twain Prize weeks after Trump tiff

Just weeks after getting into a tiff with President Donald Trump, Bill Maher has been tapped to receive one of the most prestigious awards in comedy.

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Trump said the Iranian officials allowed the Pakistan-flagged vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz this week “to show you the fact that we’re real and solid.”

Mets signing veteran outfielder hours before Opening Day

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Brother, sister indicted in alleged IED plot at Florida military base

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Inside the $600M marriage of dark money and far-left agitators

Trump ends worldwide guessing game about what Iran actually gifted to the US

Inflation Forecast Rises

The war in Iran will lead to a surge in prices this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro returns to NYC court as dueling protests clash outside

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President Trump says Iran is allowing some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz as a sign of good faith for talks.

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800 Texas teens trash mansion after making Airbnb booking for '7 people' as event ends with gunshots and arrests

Mortgage rates surged to a 7-month high as buyer confidence is 'shaken'

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Trump reveals the 'present' from Iran

Mortgage rates just rose for the fourth straight week—and the timing couldn’t be worse for the spring home-buying season

Maduro in court

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom for a hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case.

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Republicans storm out of secret Iran briefing amid ground troops panic