New York's Metropolitan Opera Season Opens With Gay Protest
“SUPPORT RUSSIAN GAYS!” the sign outside the high-society event declared, as Queer Nation NY and others protested — inside and outside — over the Met’s refusal to dedicate Monday night’s event to...
View ArticleRand Paul Competes With Other 2016 Republican Hopefuls To Woo New York Donors
An RNC fundraiser brought the Republican Party’s most buzzed-about presidential prospects under one roof for an audition in front of elite donors. “They actually really like Rand.” Associated Press...
View ArticleTrader Lost Millions Apparently Trying To Manipulate Intrade Data To Favor...
A new study reveals that a single trader may have been responsible for making the race seem closer than it really was in the final stretch to Election Day. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses...
View ArticleWhich New York City Mayoral Candidate Was A Bigger High School Heartthrob?
A tough choice. Republican Joe Lhota vs. Democrat Bill de Blasio
View ArticleCornel West + "Crossfire" = One Hell Of A GIF Factory
Thank goodness for split screen reaction shots on cable news. You may have missed the extremely animated debate over Obamacare and the future of conservatism last night on Crossfire. Well, Bill...
View ArticleObama Lays Out America's "Core Interests" In The Middle East
Obama calls for new negotiations with Iran on nuclear weapons and a return to the bargaining table for Israelis and Palestinians. Pool / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Obama laid out America's four...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Todd Hughes, First Out Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge, With...
Todd Hughes, a longtime Justice Department lawyer, was approved to serve on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on a 98-0 vote Tuesday. “No senator voted in the negative.” WASHINGTON — On Tuesday,...
View Article23 Really Clever And Unique Ted Cruz Puns The Media Uses
HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH THIS? Politico: "Cruz Control" Via politico.com Real Clear Politics: "Cruz Control" Time: "Cruz Control" Fox News: "Cruz Control" Via foxnews.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleSen. Robert Menendez Demands A Less Trigger-Happy Patrol At The Mexican Border
“Sometimes kids throw rocks over the border and border guards ignore it. Other times they shoot back. There’s something wrong with that policy,” the New Jersey Democrat said. A memorial for Ramses...
View ArticleHillary Clinton On A Female President: "Someday I Hope It Happens"
“It’s not going to solve all our problems, but I think it would be a very strong statement,” the former secretary of state says. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and their...
View ArticleWho Is Corner Guy?
His name is John Ellis. In the midst of Ted Cruz's speech in the Senate, a star is born. Via c-span.org Meet "Corner Guy." View Entire List ›
View ArticleTed Cruz: "Who Cares?"
During his filibuster, Ted Cruz tells America that defunding Obamacare isn’t about “personality.” View Video ›
View ArticleTwenty Years Later, Still Trying To Make AmeriCorps Cool
National service is an idea everyone likes, few know actually exists, and people are still trying to figure out how to politically defend. Quinn Warwick, 26, an accounting student at WSU and an...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Takes On Congressional Republicans Over Obamacare
At a Clinton Global Initiative panel, the former secretary of state gets political. “It wouldn’t be the worst thing for Democrats if [Republicans] tried to shut the government down,” says Clinton....
View ArticleThe 19 Most Revealing Documents From Bill De Blasio's Socialist Past
New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio was a member of the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York. A collection of their papers, which is housed at New York University, gave a...
View ArticleTed Cruz Privately Approached Harry Reid To Ask For Time To "Filibuster"
“By that time there was nothing Senator Cruz could do to delay the Wednesday cloture vote, so Senator Reid did not object,” said Reid’s spokesman. A “fake filibuster”? U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX),...
View ArticleTed Cruz Reads "Green Eggs And Ham" On The Senate Floor
The Texas Republican takes some time to read a bedtime story to his daughters in the middle of a long floor speech to protest Obamacare. It was likely the first time "I could not, would not with a...
View ArticleHow Ted Cruz's Anti-Obamacare Filibuster Could Cost Him Millions
Top Republican donors are rolling their eyes at the senator’s crusade. “Sure, he’s revving up the base, but so did Michele Bachmann and Pat Buchanan.” Cruz, mid-"filibuster" Handout / Reuters...
View ArticleTed Cruz Launches Into Star Wars Analogies 18 Hours Into His Senate Speech...
“MIKE LEE, I AM YOUR FATHER.” c-spanvideo.org c-spanvideo.org View Entire List ›
View ArticleTed Cruz's Office Prints Drudge Filibuster Screenshots
“Printed and posted near my desk,” said Cruz communications adviser and speechwriter Amanda Carpenter. Via yfrog.com Via theblaze.com
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