Barack Obama's New Portrait
White House photographer Pete Souza made this official portrait for the president's second term. The official portrait hangs in all federal buildings. Source: whitehouse Here's a side by side with...
View ArticleObama Campaign To Reorganize Like Karl Rove Group
501(c)4 to advocate for Obama's agenda. First up: guns. Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's reelection campaign will relaunch this weekend as a nonprofit advocacy...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel Loses It On Reporter: "What'd You Just Say To Me?"
The Chicago mayor's blowups are legendary. Here's one captured on tape. View Video › On Nov. 8, 2012, two days after President Obama's re-election, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech at the Ritz...
View ArticleObama Organization To Disclose All Donors
A nod toward transparency. Image by Charles Dharapak, file / AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's new nonprofit will disclose all donors, a senior Democrat close to the White House said Friday.The...
View ArticleGOProud Backs Civil Marriage For Gay Couples
The gay conservative group had avoided taking a position on the issue in the past. LaSalvia cites a need for “a truly conservative voice” to stand up for marriage equality. GOProud's party at the 2012...
View ArticleCory Booker Is Melting Guns And Turning Them Into Bracelets
The Newark mayor is promoting a jewelry line made with melted metal from guns seized by the Newark Police Department. “The Caliber Collection.” Via: calibercollection.com Newark Mayor Cory Booker...
View ArticleSandy Hook Conspiracy Theories Edge Toward The Mainstream
“By far the hottest topic of the moment.” Ignore it and it won't go away. There are two kinds of conspiracy theories: The ones, about the Illuminati and about mysterious "chemtrails," that lurk...
View ArticleDemocrats Explain "Organizing For Action"
Seeking to preempt concerns by some members of their own party. “It definitely could be potential problem.” Image by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — Top Democrats laid out the case to BuzzFeed...
View ArticlePoll: Majority Want Obama To Lay Out Spending Cuts In Inaugural Address
Most Americans also say the would rather have Oprah manage their money than the federal government. Image by Carolyn Kaster, File / AP WASHINGTON — A new poll released by the non-partisan fiscal...
View ArticleStephen Colbert's Sister To Run For Tim Scott's House Seat
Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, an administrator at Clemson University, will file papers for the South Carolina special election. “Our best chance to beat Sanford.” Two sources tell BuzzFeed that Elizabeth...
View ArticleChuck Schumer: Hagel "Convinced Me He Had Changed His Views"
“I'll be watching him like an eagle,” the New York Senator tells a Jewish radio show. New York Senator Chuck Schumer said on Friday that during his meeting with Chuck Hagel, the Secretary of Defense...
View ArticleReal Joe Biden Salutes Onion Joe Biden
The White House, winners of the Internet. Via: @VP Source: l2.yimg.com
View ArticleJoe Kennedy Is The Hottest Ginger In Congress
Joe Kennedy is the latest in a long line of Kennedys in politics. That is hot. He is also a ginger. That is hotter. Bask in the ginger hotness of Joe Kennedy. [Ed. note: This post is by a BuzzFeed...
View ArticleObama Inauguration Bumps Up List Of Banned Items From 2009
No mace! 2013 2009 Correction I originally put 2008 and 2012 instead of 2009 and 2013. I apologize for being dumb.
View ArticleNRA's Ad On Armed Guards At Obama's Children's School Based Off Error In Article
An error in a conservative outlet's article pokes a hole in the NRA's new ad campaign. The National Rifle Association recently ran an ad calling President Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having armed...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Makes Peace With Conservatives At Republican Retreat
Republicans' debt ceiling proposal is the result of a détente reached in a Williamsburg resort that may not last long. One conservative aide see a Biblical comparison. Via: speakerboehner...
View ArticleThe Worst Story Intro You Will Ever Read
The lede ran in a Toronto Star column Friday about a sexual assault victim testifying against a doctor who she said violated her while she was sedated. Via: thestar.com Via Doug Saunders
View ArticleThe BuzzFeed Inaugural Guide To Hometown Washington
If you're coming to DC for the inauguration, forget what you think you know about the nation's Capitol. WASHINGTON — So you're coming to DC for President Barack Obama's second inauguration. You've got...
View ArticleBill Clinton Courts Obama Donors
Hillary 2016? Image by Gene J. Puskar / AP WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton is addressing President Barack Obama's top donors Saturday at a meeting of his National Finance Committee in...
View ArticleMysterious LGBT "Group" Pays For Ad Opposing Chuck Hagel
A liberal who has clashed with Obama about the pace of action on LGBT rights says the group behind “Use Your Mandate” ad is “chicken” for not revealing the funders' names. The ad is scheduled to run...
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