Obama Administration Opens The Door To Medicare-Funded Sex Reassignment Surgery
Ruling from Health And Human Services review board changes the game for transgender healthcare in America, advocates say. Update: HHS says it “will carry out this independent board’s ruling.” The...
View ArticleThe 31 Weirdest Political Names Of All Time
Where Newt Gingrich sounds normal. Ben Bushyhead, who ran for county commissioner in North Carolina Via blogger.com Dick Swett, former House representative from New Hampshire Via legacy-cdn.smosh.com...
View ArticleJay Carney Resigns As White House Press Secretary
Josh Earnest takes over as the president’s top spokesperson. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — Staffing shuffles were the name of the game in the White House Friday, with President Obama...
View ArticleAmid Scandal, Senate Conservatives Aren't Rushing To Defend Mississippi Tea...
After a sordid scandal consumed national headlines, Chris McDaniel is fighting to shift the narrative and unseat incumbent Thad Cochran in the upcoming June 3 primary. But as some of the details of...
View ArticleBreakdown Of The Most Awkward Hug In White House History
Carney’d President Obama said goodbye to his press secretary of 3 1/2 years today. And as a parting gesture, Obama gave Carney a historic gift.... The first problem was Obama not really knowing where...
View ArticleCuomo Looks To Damage Progressive New York Party
Aide asks other top state officials to refuse Working Families endorsement. Hans Pennink / Reuters / Reuters New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to a rebellion from the state's progressive...
View ArticleThe Week Republicans Stopped Fighting Marriage Equality
The GOP starts the move to “living in the real world.” Governor Tom Corbett salutes as a Boy Scout raises the American flag while the National Anthem is played on Monday, May 26, 2014. Nabil K....
View ArticleAndrew Cuomo Wins Spot On Progressive New York Party Line
A contentious vote. Hans Pennink / Reuters / Reuters ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the Working Families ballot line Saturday night, but he didn't win the crowd. After a late frenzy of...
View ArticleDemocratic Senator On National Debt: "Shame On Us"
Speaking in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Friday as a part of his U.S. Senate campaign kickoff tour, Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said of the national debt, “shame on us.” Warner described the...
View ArticleTense New York Convention A "Gut Check" For Democrats
“We have to regain the confidence of the electorate that we don’t just say we stand for something different, but we really can effectively deliver,” says Schneiderman. Spencer Platt / Getty Images...
View ArticleHouse Armed Services Chairman: There Will Be Hearings On Bergdahl-Taliban Deal
“We will be looking into this,” says Rep. Buck McKeon. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released from Taliban captivity on Saturday in exchange for five Gitmo detainees. View Video ›
View Article7 Times Barack Obama Promised To Reform The VA
“It’s time for comprehensive reform. When I am president, building a 21st century VA to serve our veterans will be an equal priority to building a 21st century military to fight our wars.” Olivier...
View ArticleAn Obama Effigy Hanging From A Bridge Shut Down A Busy Highway In Missouri
Police are investigating if it should be viewed as a legitimate threat to the president. Grain Valley and the bridge are just southeast of Kansas City. Via google.com According to Fox4 News in Kansas...
View ArticleYou Might Learn Something From John Oliver's Goddamn Brilliant Net Neutrality...
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View ArticleObama Dismisses Critics Of His Green Push
“At every one of these steps there have been folks who said it can’t be done,” the president said on a conference call Monday. Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT WASHINGTON — As Republicans and coal...
View ArticleCNN Host: "Obama Likes His Bros"
An amusing moment from Jake Tapper during a panel discussion about the White House’s decision to select “another white man” to be Obama’s press secretary.
View ArticleCongressman Takes Off Shirt, Surfs Into Your Heart
Congress-man. Aaron Schock has been busy on a YOLO tour lately. instagram.com He has been in da choppa. instagram.com On The Wall. instagram.com And with the Dick. instagram.com View Entire List ›
View ArticleGOP Science Committee Chair Begins Hearing By Saying Scientific Climate...
“We should focus on good science, rather than politically correct science.” In his opening remarks, committee chairman Rep. Lamar Smith said the IPCC report and Obama administration's third National...
View ArticleRepublican Senator Suggests Obama Made Prisoner Swap To Speed Up Closing...
Sen. Jim Inhofe said Monday the president was motivated to make the Bergdahl-Taliban deal in part because he wants to close the facility. Sen. Jim Inhofe Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleRepublican Strategist Helped Organize Bergdahl Critics
Former Bush administration and Romney campaign official Richard Grenell helped connect the media and soldiers who served with Bergdahl. Bowe Bergdahl The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A former Bush...
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