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Internal DNC Document Shows 2014 Latino Turnout Was Worst Of Last Three Cycles
A document obtained by BuzzFeed News shows that Latino voter turnout in 2014 was worse than 2012 and 2010. The Democrats on Saturday unveiled a preliminary task force report on lessons from an...
View ArticleKansas Congressman: Obama's Comments On Islam Reflect His Overseas Education
“He learned all kinds of things wherever he was educated. He spent time in Indonesia and their schools there and this is exactly what they taught there. It’s probably close to what he believes.”...
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Obama Administration Wants To Proceed With New Immigration Program During...
Following a district court judge’s decision that put Obama’s immigration executive actions on hold, the administration asked the judge to stay his injunction during the administration’s appeal....
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Obama Administration Expresses Support For Out Transgender Military Service
Nothing “but their suitability for service should preclude” transgender people from serving in the military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter says. The White House agrees, but the next steps remain...
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Stay Of Execution Issued For Texas Man Claiming New Evidence Of Innocence
Rodney Reed was set to be executed on March 5 for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Rodney Reed Texas Department of Criminal Justice / AP The Texas Court of Criminal appeals on Monday...
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New Hampshire Republicans Put Married Gay Man In Party Leadership
Dan Innis ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2014. Dan Innis, right, poses with his husband, Doug Palardy, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Jim Cole / AP WASHINGTON — Dan Innis, the married gay man who...
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Mike Bowers Calls For A "Swift Death" To Georgia Religious Freedom Bills
The former Georgia attorney general, who defended the state’s sodomy ban, releases a scathing memo opposing proposed religious freedom bills in the state. Erik S. Lesser / Associated Press WASHINGTON...
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Republicans Pulled The Plug On Black Outreach Site In 2012
The RNC paid a consultant group $14,000 last presidential cycle for a website devoted to reaching black people before dropping the project. Former Rep. Allen West campaigns with Mitt Romney in 2012....
View ArticleRon Paul: Black Caucus Only Against War Because They Want That Money For Food...
“They are really against war because they want all of that money to go to food stamps for people here.” w.soundcloud.com Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the father of potential presidential candidate...
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Inside Obama's Campaign To Use Latino Celebrities And Spanish-Language Media...
A court ruling suspending the immigration actions means the administration is trying to tamp down fear that they will go away. Democrats plan to hit Republicans hard, but immigration advocates are...
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A Lawmaker Asked If Women Could Get Gyno Exams By Swallowing A Camera
A doctor had to explain that when you swallow things they do not end up in the vagina. The Associated Press reported that after Dr. Julie Madsen, a physician testifying in opposition to the bill,...
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A Weird Duo: Health Insurance Lobby Joins New York AG's Battle Against...
The leading health insurance lobby is getting behind New York’s attorney general, who has cracked down on the health insurance industry in the state. The case is against a drug company that they argue...
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Biden: "I Don't Know Enough About" Foreign Donations To Clinton Foundation To...
As Hillary Clinton prepares her expected run for president, the Clinton Foundation acceptance of donations from foreign countries has come under scrutiny. SAUL LOEB / Getty Images CONCORD, N.H. — Vice...
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Why Is This Stock Video Of A Small Child Waving An American Flag In So Many...
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. The video from these ads can be found on Shutterstock, a stock video website. It is called "young boy waving flag, slow motion." Via shutterstock.com Scott Walker's...
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The Man Who Defended Sodomy Bans At The Supreme Court Now Believes Everyone...
Mike Bowers says he is a different man today than he was 30 years ago, when he went to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep Georgia’s sodomy ban alive. Bowers talks with BuzzFeed News about religious...
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Top Police Chief Group Backs Loretta Lynch Nomination
IACP President Chief Richard Beary calls for her swift nomination in a new letter obtained by BuzzFeed News. U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch testified during a confirmation hearing before the Senate...
View ArticleDemocratic Congressman: I Won't Let "Tea Party People" Take Us Back To...
“We’re not going back to a day when we were segregated. We’re not going back to a day when women were considered secondary citizens.” youtube.com Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, said...
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Progressive Group’s Former Employees File Complaint With National Labor...
Former employees of the New Organizing Institute say they were illegally fired after they organized and made their concerns known to leaders of the progressive firm. New Organizing Institute (NOI)...
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Jeb Bush, 2016's Gay-Friendly Republican
Shortly after the 2012 election ended, David Kochel, the top-flight Iowa Republican strategist who had run Mitt Romney's campaign in the state, decided to stop keeping his opinion of marriage equality...
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AIPAC Mobilizing Members To Pressure Democrats To Attend Netanyahu Speech
An email obtained by BuzzFeed News shows the group asking members to directly appeal to congresspeople who have not publicly said whether or not they will attend the Israeli prime minister’s speech to...
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