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We Might Not Know The Outcome Of The Northwestern Athletes' Union Election...
They will vote on April 25. AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke WASHINGTON — Northwestern University football players will vote to decide if they want to unionize next Friday, but the results may remain a...
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Census: The White House Had Nothing To Do With The Timing Of New Insurance...
“We are an independent statistical agency,” says a top Census official. Mike Segar / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — A top U.S. Census Bureau official said Tuesday that the White House had nothing to...
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Members Of Congress Urge Olympic Committee To Add LGBT Protections
“[W]e … respectfully request that you amend Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,” the 19 members write....
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President Obama Getting Pushed On Executive Orders
After different constituents pushed the president to take executive action on issues of deportation and LGBT workplace rights, experts at the Brennan Center are pressing him to make decisions....
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Joe Biden Joins Instagram, Posts The Most Joe Biden Instagram Possible
The VP is Instagramming and his ‘gram game is perfect Biden. Update: There’s now a selfie with the President. instagram.com #JoeFilter SAUL LOEB/AFP / Getty Images View Entire List ›
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Senator Hilariously Re-Creates Senate Hearing For Campaign Ad
Everyone in Louisiana is watching closed-circuit TV Senate hearings and MSNBC! Facing a tough reelection bid, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu released a new ad today showcasing her strong support for...
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25 Happy Faces Of WWII Veterans As They Arrive In Washington, D.C., To A Huge...
What’s right with America. The Honor Flight from Texas last week was one of the largest ever with 60 WWII veterans on it. View Entire List ›
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Congressional Democrats Question Tennessee Lawmakers Over Volkswagen Union...
Still going on. AP Photo/Erik Schelzig WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Education and the Workforce Committee are questioning whether Tennessee lawmakers illegally tied state aid to the outcome of a...
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Republican Senate Candidate's Positions, Posts Plagiarized From Several Sources
A Facebook post of Dr. Greg Brannon’s seems to be a near-direct copy of an article by a Cato Institute scholar. Brannon (left) with Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. Via Facebook: DrGregBrannon Dr....
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CNN's "Breaking News" Chyron Is Out Of Its Goddamn Mind
“Breaking News” on cable television just lost even more meaning. Via Twitter: @blakehounshell
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A $6 Million Legal Bill — And A Fight For Credit In The Marriage Equality...
The American Foundation for Equal Rights paid the lawyers who successfully ended California’s Proposition 8 about $6.4 million for their work. “When you look at the way it played out, I just don’t...
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A Major Political Party Is Spamming Thousands On Twitter Before The Biggest...
The BJP, the party likely to win the Indian elections, is spamming everyone on Twitter with pleas to vote for Narendra Modi as the next prime minister. If you tweeted the words "BJP," "Narendra Modi,"...
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Anti-Obamacare Louisiana GOP Senate Candidate Once Ran Ad To Create Similar...
A complication for Bill Cassidy’s anti-Obamacare pitch to voters. Cassidy, a doctor, ran this ad when running for state senate that includes a proposal for a statewide health exchange. View Video ›...
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A Pro-Gun Group Stole Bloomberg's Gun Safety Group's Name On Facebook
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a $50 million gun-control campaign called “Everytown for Gun Safety.” But a pro-gun group took the name for its Facebook page. But a pro-gun group...
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Claire McCaskill To Quiz Colleges On How They Handle Sexual Assault Cases
The Missouri senator says the survey will provide “an unprecedented look into exactly how our colleges and universities act — or sometimes, fail to act — to protect students, and bring perpetrators to...
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Lawyer Who Fought DOMA Seeks To Intervene In Michigan Marriage Appeal
Statewide LGBT group teams up with Roberta Kaplan, who defended Edith Windsor in her challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, to fight Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban. Jim Schaffer (left) and his...
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Another Republican Senate Candidate Plagiarized His Issues Page From Justin...
This time in New Mexico. A “regret” the Clements campaign says. Via facebook.com David Clements, a Republican candidate for Senate in New Mexico appears to have plagiarized several of his campaign's...
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Chelsea Clinton Is Pregnant
The daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton announced Thursday that she is pregnant with her first child. Samantha Sais / Reuters Halfway through a Clinton Foundation event at the Lower Eastside Girls...
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South Carolina State Senator Brought "Atheism" Rumor To Governor
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is in a fight on Facebook about the religious faith of an appointee. Republican South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and a state senator from her own party are in an...
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