Before Running For Congress, "Duck Dynasty" Candidate Twitter Trolled Jindal,...
And Richard Dawkins. Zach Dasher is running for Congress in Louisiana. Before running for Congress, Zach Dasher, the cousin of the Duck Dynasty cast challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Vance...
View ArticleObama Mourns French Hostage Killed By ISIS-Linked Group
“We stand with you and the French people, not only as you grieve this terrible loss but as you show resolve against terror and in defense of liberty.” President Obama mourned the murder of a French...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Upholds Decision Restoring Ohio Early Voting Hours
Quick turnaround from a liberal three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Ohio Secretary of State's Office / Via sos.state.oh.us WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court...
View ArticleGOP Congressional Candidate: Atheism, Post-Modernism Contributed To Sandy...
“He reduced humanity to nothing more than a collection of atoms, to be discarded like an old banana peel.” Dasher for Congress Facebook / Via Facebook: DasherforCongress Zach Dasher, the cousin of the...
View ArticleRouhani Dodges Human Rights Questions In New York
“I’m not certain what this thing you’re referring to was, how many people danced.” Iran’s president on jailed dancers, journalist. Ali Abdi holding up the photographs of Green Movement leaders Zahra...
View ArticleMore Copied Text In Mary Burke's Rural Communities Plan
Copy-and-paste. Burke for Wisconsin More sections of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke's rural communities plan appear to be copied directly from a variety of sources. The copied...
View ArticleEric Holder Stepping Down As Attorney General
The nation’s first black Justice Department head will announce his resignation Thursday, a senior administration official confirms to BuzzFeed News. Pool / Reuters Eric Holder will announce on...
View ArticleTop Obama Aide: Rand Paul Is The "Most Interesting" Republican
“I think (Rand Paul’s message) is a little bit of a warning sign to Democrats in the long run that demographics is not destiny,” Dan Pfeiffer says. Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT Sen. Rand Paul is...
View ArticleFederal Government Sues Companies Over Anti-Transgender Discrimination Claims
An historic first from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The federal courthouse in Detroit. Getty Images / Bill Pugliano WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed...
View ArticleRepublicans Have Harsh Words For Eric Holder As He Resigns
GOP members took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the Attorney General. Attorney General Eric Holder Pool / Reuters WASHINGTON — It's no secret that outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder has had...
View ArticleWhite House Delayed Immigration Action Until After Election Because Of 1994...
The much-criticized decision was made because of lessons learned during a bruising 1994 gun-legislation fight that damaged Democrats, Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said at a BuzzFeed Breakfast....
View ArticleSD Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Somehow Plagiarized Biographical Sentence
Mary Burke had her own policies plagiarized. Susan Wismer For South Dakota / Via Facebook: SusanForSD Democratic gubernatorial South Dakota nominee appears to have plagiarized parts of her issues page...
View ArticleTeam Kamala Harris Sees Path To D.C. After Holder Resignation
Will the next attorney general of the United States be the attorney general of California? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images WASHINGTON — Supporters of Kamala Harris, California's popular Attorney...
View ArticleElection Could Force Quick Action On Eric Holder Replacement
If Democrats fail to keep the majority in the Senate, they’ll move quickly in November to confirm the next Attorney General. United States Attorney General Eric Holder Gary Cameron / Reuters...
View ArticleConservatives Launch 'Unprecedented' Campaign Against Pro-Marriage Equality...
National Organization for Marriage, Family Research Council, and CitizenLink lash out against candidates “working to actively alienate the Republican base.” Olaf Faeskorn/Tisei for Congress DeMaio for...
View ArticleThe Lesbian Who Could Be The Next U.S. Attorney General
Meet Jenny Durkan, being pushed as a potential nominee by LGBT advocates in D.C. U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan speaks during a news conference in Seattle. AP/Ted S. Warren WASHINGTON — Three weeks after...
View ArticleWhy Politicians' Plagiarism Matters
Politics is about policy . What Andrew Kaczynski found. Burke for Wisconsin Mary Burke is running for governor in Wisconsin. When you pull up her economic plan, you get 35 pages of text, 59 instances...
View ArticlePresident Obama Will Address "My Brother's Keeper" In Saturday Speech
In his speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 44th Annual Legislative Conference, President Obama will turn attention toward domestic program. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleLabor Secretary’s Name Goes In The Attorney General Replacement Hopper
Sources tell BuzzFeed News Tom Perez has White House supporters who want him to be the nation’s next top lawyer. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — Add Labor Secretary Tom Perez to the list of...
View ArticleFerguson Protesters Feel A Loss As Holder Steps Down
During weeks of racial turmoil in Ferguson, Attorney General Eric Holder visited and sent FBI agents to the town. Pool / Reuters With Attorney General Eric Holder departing the Obama administration,...
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