Idaho Readies For Same-Sex Couples' Marriages To Begin Wednesday
“We have done all we can through the courts for now to defend traditional marriage in Idaho,” Governor Butch Otter says. Courtney Yamada-Anderson and Melanie Yamada-Anderson pose for a photo as...
View ArticleEven Obama's Campaign Wizards Don't Think Democrats Can Keep The Senate
Robert Gibbs thinks Republicans will win, and David Axelrod won’t say Democrats will. View Video › WASHINGTON — Two of the most prominent architects of President Obama's underdog primary win in 2008...
View ArticleHow Obamacare Drives The Sharing Economy
Health care, but for Uber. The White House Pete Souza/John Gara for BuzzFeed President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in late March of 2010, about three months before Uber...
View Article7 Reasons The Vermont Governor's Debate Was One Of The Strangest Debates This...
What. The Vermont gubernatorial debate Monday evening was one of the strangest debate of this election cycle. The debate featured seven candidates and was by no means short of weird topics. There was...
View ArticleJuarez's Biggest Booster Is An Irish-American Congressman
Rep. Beto O’Rourke represents El Paso, Texas — which shares a border with drug-destroyed Juarez. One of the strangest Congressional districts in the United States. John Stanton CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico —...
View ArticleKeg Stand Senator Against Medical Marijuana
Soft on keg stands, hard on medical marijuana. At the Louisiana Senate debate Tuesday evening, Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu said she was against medical marijuana. Her opponent, Republican Rep. Bill...
View ArticleMary Burke Says Of Plagiarism Response: "I Wish It Was Better Handled"
“Yeah, probably, sure, it had an impact.” Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke said she wishes her campaign's response to BuzzFeed News reporting that she plagiarized several large...
View ArticleBeheaded American Journalist Featured Heavily In Series Of Political Ads...
The group running the ads, Secure America Now, is a conservative national security nonprofit. James Foley, the American journalist murdered by ISIS militants, makes a cameo in a series of web ads from...
View ArticleNational Democrats Haven't Spent Anything On Maine's Senate Race
“I don’t understand it … [Money would have] a much bigger impact than it would have in say Kentucky or Georgia right now.” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Getty Images Alex Wong WASHINGTON — One of the most...
View ArticleGOP Rep: Obama Talking About "Opening Up The Borders More To Either Ebola...
“He’s out fundraising, he’s out golfing, and he’s talking about shutting down Guantanamo Bay.” View Video › A Republican congressman says President Obama is talking about "opening up the borders more...
View ArticleAppeals Court Puts Alaska Marriages On Hold, Sends State Officials To Supreme...
Unless the Supreme Court grants a stay, the stay issued tonight by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will end on Friday and same-sex couples’ marriages would then be allowed to proceed. Ann Marie...
View ArticleThe Dumbest, Most Florida Thing Happened In The Florida Governor's Debate
Republican Gov. Rick Scott delayed his debate against former Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday night because Crist put a fan under his podium, against the debate rules. A fan — like the kind that blow...
View ArticleRepublicans: Immigration's More Likely To Happen If We Take The Senate
Two key House Republicans tell BuzzFeed News it could happen. Democrats and activists say they’ve heard this all before. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Key House Republicans say congressional action on...
View ArticleBoehner Won't Say If Texas Should Have An Ebola Travel Ban, Too
The nation’s top elected Republican said Wednesday that travel should be halted from West African nations suffering from the Ebola outbreak. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — House Speaker John...
View ArticleObama Picks A True Blue, Real Deal, Long-Time Police Critic To Head Up Civil...
Obama’s new pick to run the civil rights division is as passionate an advocate for racial justice as you could find. But will that help or hurt her nomination? Vanita Gupta appearing on Comedy...
View ArticleHow Our Shopping Harms The Lungs Of California Children
MORENO VALLEY — The largest bribe the FBI has ever paid to a public official in a sting operation wasn’t to a United States senator or even a state lawmaker. It was to a lowly city councilman in this...
View ArticleGOP Congressman: CDC Director "Is The New Commander Of The Democrats' War On...
If you’re confused here it’s because we are, too. A Republican Texas congressman says the Center for Disease Control is part of the "Democrats' war on woman nurses." "Ya know it's a shame that the CDC...
View ArticleRick Scott Bizarre Debate Fan Moment Is Front Page News In Florida
They’re fans. At the Florida gubernatorial debate last night, Republican Governor Rick Scott refused to go stage for seven minutes because his opponent, former Governor Charlie Crist had an electronic...
View ArticleHere Are The Most Conservative And Liberal Names In America
There’s… a pattern. Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed The most conservative and liberal names in America are Doyle and Natasha. Crowdpac, a nonpartisan group, focuses on how money and policy work in politics....
View ArticleGOP Senator: ISIS Using Ebola Is A "Real And Present Danger"
Asked whether the U.S. should be concerned about ISIS militants bringing Ebola into the country, Sen. Ron Johnson said we should do everything possible to prevent such a thing. View Video › A...
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