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The World Reacts To The 2014 Election As Told By 14 Front Pages
Mea culpa de Obama… Argentina Newseum.org / Via webmedia.newseum.org Austria Newseum.org / Via webmedia.newseum.org Brazil Newsuem.org / Via webmedia.newseum.org Colombia Newseum.org / Via...
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Four States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans
6th Circuit Court of Appeals splits with other federal appeals courts, upholding Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee’s bans. The decision sets up a likely Supreme Court showdown over the issue....
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Two Prominent Democrats Float Idea Of Delaying Immigration Actions
Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are standing firm: Obama must act now, they say. Where the executive actions stand after Tuesday’s electoral drubbing. A protester at a campaign rally in Maryland...
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Same-Sex Couples Heading To Supreme Court After Appeals Court Loss
Update: Couples from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee marriage cases all will be seeking Supreme Court review. BuzzFeed News talks with the lawyers for the same-sex couples in all four...
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Top Republican Places Blame For Opposition To Immigration Changes On Obama
“I sure as heck hope we’re running against Hillary Clinton,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chairman...
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Missouri's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
A second ruling in the state this week. [Update: Same-sex couples are marrying Friday in Jackson County, Missouri.] WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday declared Missouri's ban on same-sex couples'...
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Obama Will Nominate Loretta Lynch For Attorney General
Lynch, the Brooklyn federal prosecutor, would be the first black woman to be attorney general. Lucas Jackson / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Obama will nominate U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to replace...
View ArticleSenator Grassley Explains His Odd Dairy Queen Tweet
Ice cream. Twitter was abuzz this week when Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent this strange tweet about Dairy Queen. Now, Sen. Grassley is explaining what he meant by "u kno what."...
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Supreme Court To Take Up Obamacare Subsidies Case
The justices agree to hear challenge by conservatives to subsidies under the federal health exchange. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — Wading back into the partisan fight over Obamacare, the...
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House Will Likely Wait Until 2015 To Vote On New War Authorization Against ISIS
“Congress should never have recessed prior to the elections while a new war was getting underway, and it must not compound this abdication of its Constitutional duty by failing to take up a war...
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Absent Supreme Court Action, Same-Sex Marriages To Start In Kansas Next Week
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kansas’ request to keep marriages on hold during any attempted appeal by the state. WASHINGTON — The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stop same-sex...
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Officials Won't Put Cap On Number Of Troops U.S. Might Send To Iraq
“I don’t think we want to specify that we’re going to be steady at a very specific number.” Stringer/Iraq / Reuters WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Friday wouldn't set a limit on the number of troops...
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So Here's Barack Obama And Willie Nelson Singing "On The Road Again"
It was a concert for the troops before Veterans Day. Hat tip to Ryan Cormier . View Video › This really did happen.
View ArticleDemocrats: "Our Party Has A Problem"
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Democrats can’t make their case to the country when a presidential nominee isn’t on the ballot. “We’ve got to do better.” The head of the Democratic National...
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Tennessee Same-Sex Couple Talks About Marriage Fight, Supreme Court Possibility
“We were married, not married, married, not married,” Sophy Jesty says of her fight to force Tennessee to recognize her marriage to Val Tanco. “Right now, our family remains legally divided.” Via...
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ACLU Not Commenting On Obama's Attorney General Pick
While several progressive, particularly civil rights groups, praised Obama’s nomination of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general, the American Civil Liberties Union was silent....
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The Facebook Election
At some point in the next two years, the pollsters and ad makers who steer American presidential campaigns will be stumped: The nightly tracking polls are showing a dramatic swing in the opinions of...
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Obama Takes Responsibility For Democrats’ Midterm Losses
“The buck stops right here at my desk,” the president told CBS News. President Barack Obama says he bears responsibility for the Democrats’ poor performance during last week’s midterm elections, which...
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Major Democratic Donor: Israel Should "Bomb The Daylights" Out Of Iran
Haim Saban and Sheldon Adelson weigh in on the Iran talks, the peace process, and more. Saban says Israel should take military action if the West negotiates a nuclear deal with Iran that will be bad...
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EXCLUSIVE: NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the rules as written would “needlessly restrict competition.” Carlo Allegri / Reuters In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine...
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