Kelly O'Meara Morales

Staff writer

Kelly O'Meara Morales is a staff writer at The Week. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and studied Middle Eastern history and nonfiction writing amongst other esoteric subjects. When not compulsively checking Twitter, he writes and records music, subsists on tacos, and watches basketball.

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nothing's shocking

Trump defends Rob Porter after abuse allegations: 'He says he's innocent'

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$$$

Trump extends disaster funding for Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria recovery efforts

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punishments

Trump administration hits North Korea with new set of sanctions

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big ideas

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announces support for raising age to buy firearms to 21

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big moves

The U.S. is reportedly moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in three months

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today on CNN

CNN's Alisyn Camerota confronts the NRA's Dana Loesch over her claim that reporters 'love mass shootings'

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strong words

Teachers union president slams Trump's proposal to arm teachers: 'Would kindergarten teachers be carrying guns in holsters?'

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anti-gun police

Former NYPD boss dismantles Trump's teacher-arming plan as 'the height of lunacy'

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Ted Cruz says Democrats 'are the party of Lisa Simpson' while Republicans stand for Homer and Bart

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policy made casual

Trump threatens to pull ICE agents out of California

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that's not good

Democratic senators claim that border agents lack the software to detect whether a passport is forged

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lawsuits

Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants are suing Trump over his 'racially discriminatory immigration agenda'

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the NRA speaks

The NRA's Dana Loesch claims that 'many in legacy media love mass shootings' because 'crying white mothers' are good for ratings

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that's not a good look

Parkland shooting survivor claims CNN tried to censor his town hall question

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fútbol

Nearly 50 senators sign bipartisan letter asking Trump to support joint U.S.-Mexico-Canada bid for 2026 World Cup

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i will buy you a new life

The RNC is paying Trump's ex-bodyguard $15,000 a month out of a 'slush fund'

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Melania Trump's parents are probably beneficiaries of so-called 'chain migration'

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The White House reportedly wants to use the death of Russian mercenaries in Syria as proof of Trump being hard on Russia

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I see what you did there

Devin Nunes begs Russian bots to make his tweet go viral

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$$$

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer want to give the FBI a whopping $300 million to fight Russian midterm interference

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tonight on CNN

The NRA is going to join CNN's town hall with the Parkland shooting survivors

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today with Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Watch Sarah Huckabee Sanders struggle to explain Trump's post-Parkland tweets

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That was fast

Florida lawmakers vote down assault weapons ban less than a week after Parkland shooting

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the times they are a-changin

97 percent of Americans want universal background checks for gun buyers. 67 percent want to ban assault weapons.

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this is awful

1 million babies a year die the day they are born, UNICEF says

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like father like son

Donald Trump Jr. praises India's 'poorest of the poor' for smiles during trip promoting luxury towers

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Science!

Google has developed an AI that can predict heart disease by staring into your eyes

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tweeter-in-chief

Trump continues wild morning on Twitter with clamorous denial of sexual assault claim

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today on CNN

CNN's Alisyn Camerota corners former GOP Rep. Jack Kingston for claiming survivors of the Parkland school shooting are being 'hijacked by left-wing groups'

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it's still mueller time!

Robert Mueller is reportedly just getting warmed up

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it's mueller time

Mueller indicts 13 Russian nationals for interfering in the 2016 election

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is the end near?

Florida governor calls for FBI director's resignation after revelations about bureau's failure to follow tip about high school shooter

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condemnations

Marco Rubio slams FBI for 'inexcusable' failure to investigate Nikolas Cruz

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trade war?

Importing steel and aluminum is reportedly about to get much more expensive

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Quotables

Fox News' Laura Ingraham attacks LeBron James over Trump criticism: 'Shut up and dribble'

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happy days on the hill

Paul Ryan is psyched that his old running mate Mitt Romney wants to join him in Washington