Top 2016 Republican Fundraisers To Push For Immigration "Action"
Mitt Romney’s sought-after fundraising architect, and some of the GOP’s wealthiest donors, will make their immigration pitch on a media call next week, according to a release provided to BuzzFeed...
View ArticleDespite Report, The Army Hasn't Yet Changed Transgender Service Policy
USA Today initially reported Monday afternoon on an Army “decision” to make it harder to discharge transgender service members. After the Army would not confirm the news and advocates questioned the...
View ArticleAxelrod: No "Major Scandal" In Six Years Proves Obama Administration's Ethics
“I’m proud of the fact that basically you have had an administration in this place for six years in which there hasn’t been a major scandal. And I think that says a lot about the ethical strictures of...
View ArticleDHS Will Not Accept Applications For Deportation Deferment Program After...
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended plans to begin accepting deportation deferment requests on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Joshua Roberts /...
View ArticleEric Holder: I Don't Worry Too Much About Terminology Debate On Islamic...
“I think that people need to actually think about that and think about really, are we having this conversation about words as opposed to what our actions ought to be?” Pool / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleGOP Congressman: Atlanta Fire Chief's Ouster Over Anti-LGBT Comments Exactly...
“And what we’re seeing now is the government being used as an arm, an enforcer to force people to act and think in a certain way. This is exactly what the Soviet Union did.” w.soundcloud.com...
View ArticleObama Administration Shying Away From Full Ban On Combat Gear For Local Cops
Public statements from top officials indicate the White House will keep sending military hardware designed for the battlefield to local police forces after Ferguson. Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON...
View ArticleEric Holder Endorses Death Penalty Moratorium As Some States Halt Executions...
The attorney general suggested a nationwide hold on executions pending a Supreme Court review of Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol. Alabama, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee have halted executions...
View ArticleRon Paul: U.S. Didn't Really Want To Catch Bin Laden Because They Needed An...
“Ya know, they knew where Bin Laden was. I don’t think they really wanted to catch him because he was used as the excuse for us, you know, invading various countries and building up the military.”...
View ArticleGOP Congressman: President Obama And Iranian Regime Are "Unusually The Same"...
“Something is unusually the same with this President and the regime in Iran: the lack of rule of law.” Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar says the Iranian government and President Obama are "unusually...
View ArticleJeb Bush Makes Vague First Foray Into Foreign Policy
His prescription: Hit ISIS, arm the Ukrainians, keep NSA surveillance, chuck the original justification for getting into Iraq in 2003. Broad strokes, but few details. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush...
View ArticleThe Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil...
After decades of failed attempts to pass LGBT job protections through Congress, change could be coming instead through the historic civil rights law. A new memorandum from the Equal Employment...
View ArticleDocuments Suggest Ebola Con Man's Cleanup Firm Claimed Training It Didn’t Have
Bio-Recovery Corp. employees didn’t get the training on dealing with hazardous waste the company claimed they had until after they cleaned up Ebola in New York City, documents suggest. The latest in a...
View ArticleGiuliani: Obama A "Moron" Who Isn't Defending America
“This president is moving us in a much worse and really frightening direction.” youtube.com Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani called President Obama "a moron" for negotiating with Iran over...
View ArticleRon Paul: "Good News" That Secession Is Happening
“The good news is it’s gonna happen. It’s happening.” View Video › buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com Former Republican presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul says secession is happening and...
View ArticleUnder New Leadership, Republican LGBT Group Aims To Spend $40 Million This Cycle
Tyler Deaton will take the leadership role at the American Unity Fund and associated PAC going into 2016. This year, Deaton says, the focus is on the states. Charlie Neibergall / AP American Unity,...
View ArticleThe Big, New Bipartisan, Well-Funded Effort To Change The U.S. Criminal...
New offices, new lobbyists, new money pour into a new national criminal justice effort — that features some of the most well-known names in progressive and libertarian politics. Nate Guidry/Pittsburgh...
View ArticleMan Who Once Defended Georgia Sodomy Ban To Oppose Religious Liberty Bills
Former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers will team up with LGBT advocates in opposing legislation pending in the state now. Bowers is best known nationally as the man who defended sodomy laws in...
View ArticleThe Libertarian Network That Rand Paul Hasn’t Walked Away From And Can’t...
A band of libertarian groups provide a big advantage for Rand (a ready-made base of operatives, volunteers, and donors), but a big drawback, too: They don’t work for him. Chip Somodevilla / Getty...
View ArticleHow Scott Walker Thinks About The Media
Wisconsin’s governor understands how the media works, as he illustrates in a new book from Guy Benson and Mary Katharine Ham. (Except occasionally when he doesn’t.) Win McNamee / Getty Images During...
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