White House Shuts Down Rumors Of Iran Nuclear Plant Explosion
Carney doesn't believe WorldNetDaily's report is “credible.” A screenshot of conservative website WorldNetDaily. WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Jay Carney knocked down reports of an...
View ArticleKey House Republican Doesn't Rule Out Senate Immigration Plan
“The current immigration system is broken and inspires confidence in no one,” Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy says. Image by Jose Luis Magaua / Reuters WASHINGTON — Following the news Monday that a...
View ArticleRepublican Governor Embraces Community Organizing
Virginia governor, and potential presidential hopeful, Bob McDonnell told a conservative audience at the National Review Institute that Republicans need to be better at community organizing. "I know...
View ArticleExperts Throw Cold Water On Iranian Space Monkey
A cover for something else? “It’s sort of like, that’s really great, you’re like 70 years behind the curve here, but you’re trying.” One of the photos that Iranian state television released of the...
View ArticleLGBT Groups Call For Same-Sex Couples To Be Protected In Immigration Plans
“Any legislation must include the ability of couples in same-sex relationships to sponsor their spouse or permanent-partner in the same way opposite-sex couples have long been able to,” the groups...
View ArticleA Timeline Of Barack Obama's Positions On Guns
From openly supporting a handgun ban to working on gun control “under the radar.” 1996: Obama questionnaire says he supports banning assault weapons, handguns. 2001: Obama helps pass a law against...
View ArticleSenators Championing Immigration Reform Have No Answers For LGBT Immigrants
“We'll be working out those details,” Sen. McCain says. A potentially perilous issue moving forward. Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images WASHINGTON — A bipartisan framework for immigration reform...
View ArticleThe House Has Its Own Bipartisan Immigration Plan In The Works, Republicans Say
With House Republicans apparently on board, immigration reform could become a reality. Boehner “seems pretty optimistic,” a source tells BuzzFeed. Image by Joe Raedle / Getty Images WASHINGTON — The...
View ArticleGreek Nationalist Party's American Website Is Back In Action
There's also a podcast. Greek far-right nationalist party Golden Dawn's American website was shut down back in September, but it looks like it appeared back online in December to little fanfare. An...
View ArticleProminent House Dem: "Madness" To Pass Immigration Reform Without LGBT...
“I feel certain that Democrats would not move forward with a bill that was not fully inclusive,” Nadler says. Pressure mounts on Democrats. Nadler WASHINGTON — The leading House advocate for same-sex...
View ArticleRand Paul Will Propose Ban On Sending F-16s To Egypt
The senator from Kentucky told a group of conservatives at an off-the-record meeting Monday. Beefing up his pro-Israel credentials. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul told...
View ArticleCNN's Erin Burnett Tweets Her Hookah Stash
The Out Front host mourned Turkey's ban on public hookah smoking with a Tweet of her water pipe for the fans. Source: @ErinBurnett
View ArticleObama Will Include Same-Sex Couples In Immigration Plan
The Senate is silent on bi-national couples divided by law. WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples will be a part of the proposal for addressing immigration reform that President Obama is scheduled to unveil...
View ArticleLatino Conservative Group Sends Memo To Republicans On How To Talk About...
“Please consider these tonally sensitive messaging points as you discuss immigration, regardless of your position,” Hispanic Leadership Network leader advises Republicans. No mentions of Reagan or...
View ArticleCan Cory Booker Keep It Together?
The mayor of Newark is in control of his own narrative like no other man or woman in politics. But can he run the same show from the national stage? Image by John Gara/Buzzfeed CORY BOOKER IS in a...
View ArticleJohn McCain: Immigration Rights For Same-Sex Couples "Not Of Paramount...
While Obama will include same-sex couples in his immigration proposal, the Senator calls it “a red flag.” A potential roadblock to reform. Arizona Sen. John McCain said Tuesday morning that...
View ArticleNew Jersey Professor Wants To Be The "Deng Xiaoping Of Iran"
Hooshang Amirahmadi's American campaign for the presidency of the Islamic Republic. “I believe that the Islamic leaders are rational.” Via: facebook.com There may not have been many votes for the...
View ArticleThe Hippest, Coolest Gun Control Ads Of The Last 15 Years
The industry loves to make them; their impact isn't clear. An AK-47 made from the bones of my enemies.German Ad from 2010 for Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (Society for Threatened People) looking...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Celebrates Republican Party's 'Death' With Some Cake
Beck, dressed as a doctor, declared the establishment wing of the Republican party to be dead, celebrating with a giant cake and confeti while a dying patient laid on a gurney and file footage of dead...
View Article29 Pictures Of '80s Pop Culture At The Reagan White House
The hair! The clothes! The supply-side economics! Tom Cruise, Bruce Jenner, Cher, and Robert Rauchenberg Source: reagan.utexas.edu A young Drew Barrymore Source: reagan.utexas.edu Nancy Reagan sitting...
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