White House Says Many Agencies Are Taking The Lead On Ebola
The White House says Lisa Monaco is the point person, but other departments are leading parts of the epidemic response. View Video › There are a number different departments and agencies overseeing...
View ArticleMitt Romney Thinks Selfies Are Super Weird
And here’s why he probably thinks that. View Video › Mitt Romney thinks selfies are super weird. "It's just a strange thing in America today," Romney said on Bloomberg Politics' new show With All Due...
View ArticleHeartwarming Pictures From The First Same-Sex Weddings In Oklahoma
Same-sex couples were allowed Monday to wed legally for the first time in the state’s history. View Entire List ›
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Justice Anthony Kennedy's Marriage Equality End Game
With Monday’s nondecision decision, marriage equality is moving forward. What’s more, Justice Anthony Kennedy, as both the court’s key vote and guiding force on gay rights, created the path to end...
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Conservative Pro-Marriage Equality Group Launches Grassroots Effort
The Paul Singer-backed American Unity Fund seeks to reach “rank-and-file Republicans” in an effort that’s focused on 2016. A BuzzFeed News exclusive report. Via americanunityfund.com WASHINGTON — A...
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The 19 Most Anti-LGBT Members Of Congress, According To Pro-LGBT Group
Including one Democrat. A BuzzFeed News exclusive report. Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON — The nation's largest LGBT advocacy organization has a new list of the 19 "most anti-equality" members of...
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Republican Congressional Candidate Wrote Rant About YOLO
“Drake and Little Wayne are wrong.” Zach Dasher, a cousin to the Duck Dynasty family and a Louisiana congressional candidate, hates YOLO. Before running for Congress, Dasher, who is challenging...
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Marriage Equality Comes To Colorado
Beginning today, Colorado’s 64 county clerks are legally required to issue licenses to same-sex couples who request them. [Update: Slower movement in the other five states indirectly impacted by...
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Dem. Congressman: Capitol Police Told Me My Life "Could Be In Danger" From...
During the Obamacare debate, Rep. G.K. Butterfield says. Freedom Fan / Via en.wikipedia.org North Carolina Democratic Rep. G.K. Butterfield said the Capitol Police told him and Georgia Rep. John Lewis...
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Conservative Groups Use Aurora Shooting Photo In Attack Ads ... Again
Americans For Prosperity apologized for using a photo of the president mourning Aurora shooting victims in a negative political ad in April. A similar group used the same photo in a new Colorado...
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Idaho And Nevada Marriage Bans Unconstitutional, Some Marriages Starting...
A fourth federal appeals court to reach the same conclusion. [Update: Nevada state officials say the state will not appeal the matter further.] The 9th Circuit ruling — regarding Idaho and Nevada —...
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Labor Department Will Delay Enforcement Of Home-Care Workers Wage Protections
The delay will last for at least six months. Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — The Labor Department will delay enforcement of a rule that extends minimum wage and overtime protections to home care...
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Leading Tea Party Group Part Of Fake Founding Father Quotes Epidemic
As John Adams once said, don’t believe everything you read on the internet… The conservative Tea Party Express bills itself as wanting to return America to the principles held in the founding...
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How A 12-Year-Old Rape Victim Lost His Mom To “Failure To Protect” Law
Collin Grant wishes he had never told anyone that his stepfather raped him.Jimmy Don Mackey would hold Collin down, punch him in the back if he tried to move, and cover his mouth if he tried to...
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Justice Anthony Kennedy Halts Idaho Marriages, Allows Nevada Ruling To Go...
Update: Following a morning order stopping same-sex couples from marrying in Idaho and Nevada, a second order from the justice only puts the Idaho ruling on hold. WASHINGTON — In response to a...
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Conservative Nevada Judge Recuses Himself From Ending Marriage Ban
After upholding Nevada’s ban on marriages for same-sex couples in 2012, Judge Robert C. Jones ended his involvement in the case on Wednesday morning. Although same-sex couples began getting marriage...
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Obama Administration Ready To Brag About HealthCare.Gov Again
The Department Of Health And Human Services says this time, it’s going to work. We won't be seeing this again. WASHINGTON — A year after the calamitous launch of Obamacare's online portal, three new...
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Supreme Court Blocks North Carolina Same-Day Voter Registration,...
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissent. Visitors stand in line to watch arguments on the first day of the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington October 6, 2014. Jonathan...
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How A Coal Miner's Autopsy Proved A Top Doctor Wrong
After working underground in the coal mines of southern West Virginia for almost 35 years, Steve Day thought it was obvious why he gasped for air, slept upright in a recliner, and inhaled oxygen from...
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White House Uses Emojis To Make Its Economic Case To The Youth
Say it with tiny flexing arms and mortarboards. WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing a new emoji-based social media campaign to make it's economic pitch to young people, BuzzFeed News has...
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