Victims' Families Push For New Gun Laws On Capitol Hill
“We need to all speak up,” the father of a Sandy Hook survivor says. The Connecticut deaths move to Washington. Image by Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT WASHINGTON — Family members of shooting...
View ArticleWorkplace Protections For LGBT Workers Remain Stalled
Neither the Congress nor the White House have taken action on a law to stop anti-LGBT job discrimination or an executive order to ban contractors from doing so. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Jared Polis...
View ArticleSyria's Amateur Photographers Tell The Story Of Their Civil War
An American-Canadian group for Syrian expats has launched a project to collect photos from Syrians on the ground. A ground-level view of devastation. Syrian cat in Aleppo, November 3 The Syrian...
View ArticleMichigan's Republican Governor Vetoes Concealed Gun Bill, Cites Sandy Hook...
Sandy Hook was a factor, said Snyder in a statement. “This type of violence often leaves society with more questions than answers.” Republican Michigan Governor Rick Synder vetoed a concealed gun bill...
View ArticleKirsten Gillibrand No Longer Keeps Guns Under Her Bed
The New York Senator emerges as a major gun control backer. Four years ago her NRA rating was 92 percent. Image by Cliff Owen / AP New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — once a vocal supporter of the...
View Article9 Takeaways From The Benghazi Report
A report out Tuesday night details the State Department's failings surrounding the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. “System failures” and “management deficiencies.” Image by Esam Omran Al-Fetori...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Call Tax Increase "Tax Cut"
Creative messaging on the edge of the fiscal cliff. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are framing the extension of the Bush tax cuts for most brackets as a "net...
View ArticleHarry Reid YouTube Account Features Video With Head Of NRA
The Democrat Senate Majority Leader gave a speech touting his love of gun rights featuring Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre. Reid opposed renewing the assault...
View ArticleWhy Gun Control Is Different For The Obamas
Sandy Hook is the fourth mass shooting they've mourned. “A lot of emotion” on a private visit to a Colorado hospital. Image by John Gara/Buzzfeed Barack Obama doesn’t cry in public often. It’s...
View ArticleMormon Church-Owned Website Suspends Gun Sales
One of the largest classifieds sites in the country takes down its “firearms and hunting” section. A victory for Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg displays a confiscated AR-15 assault rifle above a table...
View ArticleThe Best Picture Of President Obama Yet
Caught in Spiderman's web outside the Oval Office. Source: White House/Pete Souza / via: lightbox.time.com
View ArticleWhite House Shifts Pressure To "Big Deal" With Veto Threat
There are no back-up plans. Boehner spokesman calls it “bizarre and irrational.” Image by Carolyn Kaster / AP WASHINGTON — A White House official said Wednesday President Obama would veto Speaker of...
View ArticleHow Joe Biden And Ted Kennedy Took Down Robert Bork
The former solicitor general Robert Bork, who passed away Wednesday morning, faced one of the sharpest takedowns in the history of Supreme Court nominations. The New York Times reported Wednesday...
View ArticleIn Wake Of Newtown Shooting, Obama Announces Commission To Address Gun Violence
“This time the words need to lead to action.” WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden will lead a commission drawing up recommendations to address...
View ArticleObama To Republicans On Fiscal Cliff: "Take The Deal"
“They keep on finding ways to say no,” says the president. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room December 19, 2012. Image...
View ArticleThe Assault Weapon Ban Would Have Never Passed If It Wasn't For Ronald Reagan
Two members said Reagan changed their votes. The bill passed by two. Ronald Reagan with James Brady Source: mrmediatraining.com In 1994, former President Ronald Reagan's health was still good enough...
View ArticleObama Asked About Efforts On Gun Control: “Where Have You Been?”
“I don't think I've been on vacation,” Obama replies. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was pressed about his lack of leadership on gun control issues in a press conference Wednesday after...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Gives Shortest Press Conference Ever
A curt response to President Obama's fiscal cliff rhetoric. “The president will have a decision to make.” View Video › Image by
View ArticleAnother Jewish Leader Joins Hagel Opposition
American Jewish Committee executive director David Harris is “puzzled” by the talk of nominating Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon. Image by Kris Connor / Getty Images Another leading figure in the...
View ArticleConservatives Push Back Against Boehner's "Plan B"
“There's a core conservative principle here at stake,” Rep. Heulskamp says. Image by Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans continued to push back Wednesday against House Speaker...
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