Following outcry, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced that he would put forward an amendment to Senate farm bill
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:26 PM UTCThe justices agreed to determine if Christian prayer at a town council meeting violated the Establishment Clause
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:22 PM UTCLast night, Donald Trump "fired" Penn Jillette on TV -- months after the magician mocked his "boss" on Salon VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:06 PM UTCWhile DC fixates on whether Obama is worse than Nixon, polls show the public likes the president more and more
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:02 PM UTC“It’s not hard to recruit women to run; they are running,” said the Republican State Leadership Committee president
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:01 PM UTCState Democrats passed legislation to allow voter registration up until Election Day
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:58 PM UTCShaker Aamer, held without charge for 11 years, asks attorneys to garner support through social media
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:43 PM UTCThe comedian has been friends with Elizabeth “Mimi” Haist since the 1990s and later helped her out of homelessness
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:17 PM UTCAfter inaccurate reporting transformed the trajectory of the story, the network doubles down and denies culpability
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:15 PM UTCA former Philadelphia police officer who was once seated next to first lady is held on bail for raping two women
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:05 PM UTCAn 18-year-old high school senior is facing felony charges for a consensual, same-sex relationship with a classmate
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 21Its Exempt Organizations division has been horribly dysfunctional since the agency was restructured in 1998
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:55 PM UTCBiowarfare consultant prodded government to stockpile antidote, bringing $334 million to his biotech company
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:19 PM UTCRon Wyden believes sequestration is a blessing in disguise, giving Congress a chance to reevaluate its priorities
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:17 PM UTCConservatives don't want you to misunderstand their position on the BSA: Gays are fine -- if they stay closeted
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTCThe "Family Guy" creator says his schedule won't allow for it
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTCThree Chicago teens are charged with a horrible sexual assault. They allegedly posted the video on social media
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:04 PM UTC 35Martha Shoffner is accused of taking at least $36,000 from a broker who invested state money
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:26 PM UTCThank lax regulations for increased levels of arsenic in our chicken and unsafe conditions in our plants
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:04 PM UTCA recent analysis of census data reveals that suburban poverty is growing faster than ever
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:01 PM UTCThe president gets personal at Morehouse College, as hard questions loom for black men and his presidency
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 34A new study reveals that men diagnosed with the disorder in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:57 PM UTCDaniel Sbarra's unit was repeatedly charged with violence, racial profiling -- yet he was made lieutenant
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:54 PM UTCBen Affleck's monologue was work to get through -- and not "the best kind of work" VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:45 PM UTCThe president's inclusive remarks were about "setting an example for what it means to be a man," Obama said VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:36 PM UTCYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:25 PM UTCGuinness World Records allowed him to have one five-minute break each hour
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:24 PM UTCThough he insists his show is returning next year, Donald Trump got bad ratings news today
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:21 PM UTCFederal aid like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is proving to be a sweet deal for softdrink groups
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:15 PM UTCCanadian jazz singer Alexis Normand bungled the "Star-Spangled Banner," but she's hardly the first VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:13 PM UTCThe rapper's incendiary "SNL" performance delivered condemnations of the prison industrial complex worth unpacking VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 19On Tuesday, Tea Partiers are planning "to protest the IRS’ complete abuse of power"
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:03 PM UTC 11My family has a history of breast cancer. If my time comes, I won't have the luxury of preventive surgery
Monday, May 20, 2013 3:51 PM UTCVirginia Sen. Mark Obenshain wanted to send women to jail who failed to report their miscarriages to the police
Monday, May 20, 2013 3:24 PM UTC 32The comedian delivered a funny and uplifting speech to the Class of 2013 VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 3:21 PM UTCMinnesota safe schools initiative dies after right balks, and local archdiocese calls it an "Orwellian nightmare"
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:52 PM UTC 39It's the company's biggest acquisition since it bought the online search engine Overture for $1.3 billion
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:49 PM UTCLast night, we moved closer to the season's epic conclusion -- and Salon writers are discussing it all now!
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTCAfter failing to stop Colorado from legalizing it, pot foes now want to criminalize drug images and media content
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 22After three quiet months, cyberattacks traceable to a military unit have resumed, despite U.S. warnings
Monday, May 20, 2013 1:45 PM UTC