June 14, 2016 Archive June 2016

Trump's Orlando terror speech roundly mocked by conservatives on Twitter: "This is like right-wing def poetry"

Ken Burns trashes Donald Trump at Stanford commencement — without even mentioning his name

Trump's clampdown on the press continues: Washington Post latest media outlet to have press credentials revoked

Call the Orlando massacre a hate crime: This was an attack on the LGBT community—and that matters

Do it for Emily Doe: 10 ways to turn your Brock Turner anger into action

American crime: Maybe Omar Mateen used “radical Islam” as an excuse, but his heinous actions are all too familiar

Orlando shooter supported conflicting Islamist groups that are fighting each other, FBI says

In Orlando, the 'Happiest Place' confronts a sad reality

Noam Chomsky: "The Republican Party is becoming a danger to decent human survival"

8 reasons the Republican Party must dump Trump before it's too late

Elizabeth Warren rips for-profit colleges: “Students and taxpayers have paid the price”

The 6 most ludicrous claims the Trump campaign has made since the Orlando massacre

Democrats can own the terror issue: Hillary Clinton has just made it harder for Trump to control the narrative

The do-nothing-about-guns party: The GOP's loyalty to the NRA rises above keeping weapons from suspected terrorists

The unexpected side effect of Hillary 2016: How she transformed Democrats into "new" Republicans

Donald Trump's war with Islam: A campaign rooted in pernicious religious discrimination

Here are the names and faces of the Orlando nightclub shooting victims

WATCH: Even Bill O'Reilly wonders whether Donald Trump's "hot rhetoric" is "contributing to the demonization of all Muslims"

Alien brain-bugs gridlock Washington? New satire "BrainDead" spoofs rigid partisan politics

Fear, racism, and hatred: Why the gun industry makes so much money off mass shootings

Trump's disgusting attacks on Obama: His smears are right out of Roy Cohn's playbook

WATCH: Fox News contributor attacks Trump for banning Washington Post: "I know he admires Vladimir Putin, but this isn't Russia"

Singer David Allan Coe ordered to pay IRS nearly $1 million

WATCH: Morning Joe panel declares Trump's "treasonous" remarks about Obama should "disqualify him from running for president"

WATCH: NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton blames Orlando massacre on GOP "prostituting itself in front of the NRA"

Another moment of silence -- when will we act?: Democrats turn their backs on Paul Ryan's empty gesture for Orlando

"Congress consistently chooses nothing as a course of action": Seth Meyers mourns Orlando victims, slams politicians

WATCH: Bill O'Reilly tells Stephen Colbert that Trump's "using this terrorism issue ... to bolster his popularity"

The birther candidate rears his ugly head: Donald Trump implies President Obama is a Muslim Manchurian candidate (again)

"Everybody knows, ISIS without guns is just basically a blog": Trevor Noah's impassioned plea for stricter gun laws

The FDA's heartless blood restrictions: Gay and bisexual male donors could be saving lives

Authoritarian gun lovers: The gun lobby was never about freedom, and the Orlando massacre fallout proves it

Samantha Bee's righteous rage: "Full Frontal" stands out in late-night responses to Orlando shooting

The conservative third-party fantasy: Lots of tweets and press releases, no actual progress

Entire database of Trump opposition research stolen from DNC database by Russian hackers

How could this be legal? A look at the AR-15 assault rifle, the weapon used in the Orlando masscre

Sacramento pastor: Orlando mass shooting victims "deserve what they got"

With their Orlando response, Trump and the alt-right are playing directly into the hands of ISIS

"What exactly would using this label accomplish?": Obama's impassioned speech on Orlando, Trump's Muslim ban and not using term "radical Islam"

Trump lackey Chris Christie calls for a military strike in response to Orlando attack: "You've got to get over there and make them pay where they live"

Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good news: "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to return for 9th season, HBO confirms

The narrative falls apart: Evidence that Omar Mateen was in the closet undermines GOP framing of the Orlando shooting

Kerry and Saudi prince pledge to fight extremism after Orlando shooting, while LGBT Saudis face execution

Americans are hoarding their pain pills as opioid abuse reaches "epidemic" level

Ahead of meeting with Clinton, Sanders calls for "fundamental transformation of Democratic Party"