National Politics

As expected, Senate Democrats have successfully filibustered Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch—which has Republicans and in particular, Mitch McConnell, moving toward the “nuclear option” of changing Senate rules to shove Gorsuch down our throats. And Twitter is not happy. BREAKING: Senate Republicans set in motion a “nuclear option” rule change to confirm […]

Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2,864,974 votes, has revoked US funding for the United Nations Population Fund. Win McNamee / Getty Right on the heels of his facetious choice to dedicate the month of April to sexual assault awareness (yeah, right), Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote to […]

Pence REALLY wants to legislate women’s health, despite apparently only knowing one woman personally. Mark Wilson / Getty Woman-hating ghoul Mike Pence was called to the Senate today, along with ailing Republican Senator Johnny Isakson, to cast a tie-breaking vote to withhold family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide access to […]

Rep. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from California, demonstrating four possible reasons Trumpcare didn’t go anywhere today. Screenshot via CSPAN After a debate in the House today, multiple news outlets have reported that a planned vote on the GOP’s alternative to the Affordable Care Act will not be happening, following the “president’s” decision to pull the bill […]

This is the future liberals want. GETTY / FATCAMERA So much for the “president’s” “promise” to get this done on Day 1. Looks like the GOP’s proposed plan to take out the parts of Obamacare that actually work and defund Planned Parenthood while they’re at it won’t be getting a vote today after all. Here […]

CAROLINE CAMPBELL As I near the entrance to the Oregon Convention Center, a white security guard is in the process of ordering a homeless African American man, lying inside a sleeping bag, to vacate the premises. When I reach the front doors, I’m confronted by a phalanx of roughly 150 protesters: older people, younger people, […]

Remember pro-choice Republicans? Or as I call them: Republicans who actually believe in small government. Getty / kbeis The very annoying conservative pundit Tomi Lahren has my admiration today: She’s apparently been suspended from internet cesspool the Blaze for deigning to share that she’s pro-choice. First: IT CAME TRUE! Now, I’m sure plenty of Republican […]

Look, most of us just want old ladies to be able to go to the doctor. It’s not complicated, GOP. Getty / FatCamera CONSIDER THE SOURCE. Because if a Fox poll is saying this, you know Paul Ryan and his terrible gang of awful old men have quite a row to hoe. Salient points, to […]