GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”
Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 199Politics Social conservatives, Abortion
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Politics Social conservatives, Abortion
Jeb Bush’s massive whiff
The ex-Florida governor tried to assuage conservatives, but only made things much worse
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Elizabeth Warren pushes Obama on judicial nominations
The senator also warned the courts are becoming a "wholly owned subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce"
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 30Politics Elizabeth Warren, Supreme Court
Mark Sanford to social conservatives: “I am not worthy”
The former governor says he initially declined an invitation to speak at a Christian-right confab
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 16Politics Mark Sanford, Adultery
Allen West tells conservatives to visit black neighborhoods in D.C.
The former congressman wants a mostly elderly and white crowd to witness the "decimation" firsthand
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 44Politics Allen West, African Americans
Paul Ryan claims Obamacare will force churches to cover abortions
The former vice presidential candidate throws factless fearmongering red meat to social conservatives
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 107Politics Paul Ryan, Abortion, Obamacare
FBI’s shameless 9/11 claims
FBI Director Robert Mueller invokes the terror attack to defend NSA's snooping -- but history doesn't support him
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 12Politics National security
No one understands what treason is
Has anyone accusing Snowden of treason actually read the Constitution?
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 72Politics Edward Snowden, treason
NSA has a propaganda center to make it seem fun!
There's a lot you'll never know about the ultrasecret spy agency, but you can buy a coffee mug
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:26 PM UTC 13Politics National Security Agency
Why is the History Channel obsessed with conspiracy theories?
The cable channel's newest star thinks Obama is "a Kenyan-Muslim"
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 5:10 PM UTC 62Politics conspiracy theory
Alex Jones’ new competition
A controversial former anchorman from Cincinnati is building his own web platform for the Ron Paul movement
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 2:35 AM UTCMedia Ben Swann, Ron Paul, Media
Why you can’t sue the government for spying on you
The courts have set up "one big Catch-22" that makes it impossible to take on the government
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 9:15 PM UTCPolitics Surveillance
Another kid with an AR-15
The shooting last week in Santa Monica is all too familiar, and yet Washington has given up on gun control
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 5:05 PM UTC 179Politics Gun Control, Guns
What happens next to Snowden?
The NSA leaker fled to Hong Kong, but his fate remains unclear
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 1:40 PM UTCPolitics Edward Snowden, Hong Kong
Despite Obama’s claim, FISA court rarely much of a check
Records show that the court meant to oversee the government hasn't denied an application in almost four years
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 7:43 PM UTCPolitics FISA, Court, Civil Liberties
5 things you need to know about government spying
After a flood of new revelations on government snooping, here's what you need to know
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 23All Salon National Security Agency
Bachmann: I might run for president in 2016
The retiring Tea Partyer says she isn't going anywhere and is "not taking anything off the table"
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 41Politics Michele Bachmann
As senator, Obama wanted to curb data collection he now defends
Then-Sen. Obama's bill would have drastically limited the mass collection of phone records by the government
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 10Politics Barack Obama, Civil Liberties
Chris Christie effectively appoints himself to the Senate
The New Jersey governor didn't choose to fill his state's open Senate seat -- but now he'll still control its votes
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 7:15 PM UTC 43Politics Chris Christie, Jeffrey Chiesa
Fox News is spoon-fed a scandal — and blows it
Fox is still too busy focusing on fake scandals to cover the real one
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 5:44 PM UTC 185Media Fox News, Benghazi, FISA, Scandal
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