Utah Asks Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
“This Court should grant the petition and answer, once and for all, the important question presented.” Utah officials on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the case challenging the...
View ArticlePat Roberts Outspent His Challenger (And The Senate Conservatives Fund) By A...
Roberts has spent nearly $1.3 million vs. $769,875 to fend off a Tea Party challenge. Pat Roberts AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. Pat Roberts hasn't debated his primary opponent, but he has outspent...
View ArticleGovernment Declares Undocumented Immigrant Child, Mother A "National Security...
Homeland Security attorneys are using a Bush-era Department of Justice ruling in opposing bond requests by undocumented immigrants at a New Mexico facility. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo WASHINGTON — The...
View ArticleAbandoned Factory In Democratic Attack Ad Against Florida Governor Is In...
Um, okay. The Florida Democratic Party released a new attack ad against incumbent Florida Gov. Rick Scott titled "It's Not Working" on their YouTube channel Tuesday. youtube.com A large portion of the...
View ArticleIs This Hillary Clinton's New Office?
Clinton has leased a new office in midtown Manhattan. HollywoodLife.com reports it overlooks Times Square. Hillary Clinton's leased office space in midtown Manhattan, HollywoodLife.com reported on...
View ArticleDocuments Show What The Department Of Education Knew About Corinthian...
A deliberate shutdown — or an accident? The Department of Education has consistently maintained that it "didn't know" how precarious the financial situation of Corinthian Colleges was when it moved to...
View ArticleKansas Senator Pat Roberts Defeats Tea Party Challenger
Headed back to D.C. again most likely. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts will likely see another term after defeating a tea party primary challenge Tuesday. The...
View ArticleWhat The World Was Like The Last Time Someone From This Michigan Family...
In 1932, Democrat John Dingell Sr. won a House seat; his son, John Jr., won that seat in 1955; in 2014, John Jr.’s wife is running for it. In 1930... Dorothea Lange / Public Domain • The Great...
View ArticleWhy The Republican Party Is Circulating A Petition In Support Of Uber
Because of regulation…and to get people’s contact information for future emails. On Wednesday, people on Republican National Committee's email list received this message in support of taxi service...
View ArticleVirginia Will Allow Uber And Lyft To Operate, But Only With "Extensive"...
“I knew there had to be a better way to ensure the safety of Virginia passengers.” The Associated Press WASHINGTON — After an attempt to ice out the ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft earlier this summer,...
View ArticleThe Tea Party Is Considering Backing An Obama Democrat In California
“Not one single supporter of mine jumped at financing the idea.” zimmytws/zimmytws WASHINGTON — Late last month, a former Republican congressman sent an unusual email to supporters: Help me bring the...
View ArticleWalgreens Decides To Remain U.S. Company After Public Shaming
The company, which is merging with Alliance Boots, will not move its headquarters overseas for billions in tax savings. President Obama called such maneuvers, known as “corporate inversions,”...
View Article16 Things We Learned From Bill Nye The Science Guy's Emails With The White House
BuzzFeed obtained Bill Nye’s emails with the White House through a FOIA request. There is a science poem. Mark Wilson / Getty Images Bill Nye sometimes signs off his emails with hopeful messages and...
View ArticleObama's Got So Much Swag While Singing Iggy Azalea's "Fancy"
“First things first I’m the realest.” youtube.com Who that, who that, B-A-R-R-Y. crushable.com
View ArticleLeader Of Republican's "Business Coalition" Resigns After Inquiry About...
The CEO was sentenced to 17 months in prison for domestic violence. Following an inquiry by BuzzFeed, he has resigned. Two weeks ago, Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby announced a "small...
View ArticleFour States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans Up In The Air After Three Hours Of Arguments
Cases challenging bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee likely will come down to Judge Jeffrey Sutton’s vote. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, on which Sutton sits, heard the cases...
View ArticleWhy Isn't Andrea Mitchell Part Of The "Meet The Press" Speculation?
What’s the end game for a lifelong television journalist who’s worked almost 30 years for a legacy outlet? The LIFE Images Collection / Getty Images You'd think with all the talk about change coming...
View ArticleObama Praises Republican Lawmakers As Key To Veterans Affairs Overhaul
In an alternate reality, President Obama always talks the way he did at Ft. Belvoir Thursday. Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Obama praised several Republican lawmakers at a press event...
View ArticleHow Not To Impeach Barack Obama
Rand Paul and other Republicans struggle to avoid the party base’s current obsession — and the Democrats’ favorite subject. AP Photo/Molly Riley, File DES MOINES — Across Iowa this week, in storefront...
View ArticleU.N. Human Rights Chief Rebukes Congress Over Gaza Criticism
“The establishment of an independent commission of inquiry should be welcomed by all of us who cherish the rule of law,” Navi Pillay wrote in a letter to Congress. U.N. High Commissioner for Human...
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