Al Sharpton's Group Backs Public Workers Union In Split With Historic Black...
AFSCME vs. the United Negro College Fund. “We believe that AFSCME is doing what is right for its members.” Lucas Jackson / Reuters WASHINGTON — The National Action Network will side with one of the...
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View ArticleDecorated War Veterans Visit Capitol Hill, Sit, Stay
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View ArticleWhite House Distances Itself From Bipartisan Border Bill
The Obama administration is joining with Congressional Democrats steering clear of the Cuellar-Cornyn border bill. Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials Thursday...
View ArticleTop White House Official: We're Not Laughing Off GOP Impeachment Talk
Dan Pfeiffer: “It would be foolish to discount the possibility that the Republicans would consider going down that path.” Update: Boehner’s office says impeachment has been “ruled out.” Jabin...
View ArticleTed Cruz May Prevent The U.S. From Getting An Ambassador To Russia
Still waiting for the administration to answer “basic questions” about a flight ban to Israel. Emily Michot/Miami Herald / MCT WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz will still hold all State Department...
View ArticleCNN's Chris Cuomo To Twitter Troll: "I Will Find You"
Whoa. A day after Chris Cuomo got into a heated on-air exchange with Russia Today host Peter Lavelle (above), the feisty CNN host jumped into a trolly Twitter thread about Vladimir Putin, which...
View ArticleObama Campaign Vets Defend $5,000 Per Person Campaign Training Program
Organizers argue the program is mostly for international activists and say they are seeking scholarship funds to defray the costs. Tami Parker, standing left, a regional field director for the Obama...
View ArticleThe Second Man On The Moon Wants To Build Two Moon Bases
Buzz Aldrin on the 45th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 11. Aldrin on the Moon. NASA Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, wants to establish a pair of bases there, he said in an interview...
View ArticleAppeals Court Reschedules Indiana, Wisconsin Marriage Case Arguments For Late...
Arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in both states are now scheduled for Aug. 26. AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps WASHINGTON — After earlier scheduling and then canceling appellate...
View ArticleFlorida Congressman Mistakenly Thinks US Officials Are From The Indian...
Oops. Freshman Rep. Curt Clawson of Florida assumed the two Indian-Americans answering his questions at a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee were representatives from the Indian...
View ArticleYoung Republicans Outraged By RNC's "Did You Abandon The GOP?" Fundraising Pitch
“The Democrats have used this tactic regularly,” an RNC spokesperson said. RNC Chair Reince Priebus. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — Grassroots conservative activists were outraged Friday when...
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What we’re doing about an episode of plagiarism. Starting this Wednesday, Twitter users began pointing out instances in which a BuzzFeed writer, Benny Johnson, had lifted phrases and sentences from...
View ArticleU.S. Releases Pictures It Says Show Russia Shelled Ukraine From Across The...
And evidence that separatists are using weapons provided by Russia against the Ukrainian military. WASHINGTON — The U.S. government Sunday added weight to its allegations that Russia is deeply...
View ArticleIn Largest-Ever Outbreak, Ebola Spreads To Nigeria
The deadly disease has spread to at least three major West African urban centers. A health worker with disinfectant spray walks down a street outside the government hospital in rural Sierra Leone on...
View ArticleMan Cited By Scott Brown's Campaign As Supporter Sends Democrats Racist,...
“I deeply resent your email to me requesting support for the Fascist [sic] c—s you represent,” the letter reads. A spokesman for Brown: “We completely disassociate ourselves from this individual.” A...
View ArticleWhere Are The Guns The U.S. Gave To Afghanistan?
Special Inspector General’s report says the Pentagon gave hundreds of thousands of rifles, machine guns, and other small arms to the Afghan police and army. But now the military can’t track who has...
View ArticleThe Rise Of Europe's Religious Right
“For too long a time in Europe, pro-life people did not really say clearly and directly what they believe.” After years on the margins of European politics, social conservatives are learning to fight...
View ArticleObama Tells Young Africans "You've Got To Update" Africa's Treatment Of Women
“If you’re a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women,” the president said. WASHINGTON — President Obama told a crowd of 500 young Africans Monday that Africa needs to abandon some...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Strikes Down Virginia Same-Sex Marriage Ban
“[I]nertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws.” [ Update: Fallout already seen in North Carolina as state’s attorney...
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