GOP Lawmakers Clash Over Shutdown
A tense debate broke out during a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday, a sign of the serious hurdles GOP leaders face ahead of a critical funding deadline for…
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Elizabeth Warren Is Waiting To See Just How Progressive Hillary Clinton Is
Liberal hero Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Tuesday that she’s waiting to see how progressive a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign would be. – Warren has repeatedly insisted that she’s not…
Chicago Mayoral Race Isn’t Over Yet, As Rahm Emanuel Falls Short Of Votes Needed To Avoid Runoff
Former congressman and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel won the most votes in Tuesday’s Chicago mayoral election, but he failed to receive the degree of support needed from…
‘American Sniper’ Trial: Eddie Ray Routh Convicted Of Killing Chris Kyle And Chad Littlefield
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Marine has been convicted in the deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and Kyle’s friend at a shooting range. Jurors returned the verdict…
Bob Goodlatte Seemed ‘Remarkably Open’ To Criminal Justice Reform At White House Meeting
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was “remarkably open to many aspects of criminal justice reform” during a White House meeting on Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told…
GOP Pollster Explains Why Republicans Need Record Minority Support To Win In 2016
WASHINGTON — The American electorate is more diverse than ever, which means Republicans will have to attract a record percentage of minorities to win the presidency in 2016, a GOP…
‘It’s Heartbreaking’: Already Down, Wisconsin Unions Reckon With Right-To-Work
MADISON, Wis. — The capitol dome here filled quickly Tuesday morning with workers in overalls and hard hats, their jackets signifying proud membership in Wisconsin’s blue-collar unions: steelworkers, ironworkers, pipefitters,…
California May Shut Down Baseball’s Tobacco Habit
The familiar image of baseball players chewing tobacco may soon be history in California, where state lawmakers are considering outlawing tobacco use in all baseball parks to set a better…
No Charges For LAPD Cops Who Shot Unarmed Man To Death On Live Television
No charges will be filed against three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot an unarmed, mentally ill man on live television following a high-speed chase, the city’s top prosecutor…
Ron Paul: Congressional Black Caucus Opposed War Because They Wanted To Spend Money On Food Stamps Instead
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said earlier this month that members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed war because they wanted to spend money on food stamps instead. – Listen…
Lawmakers Honor Civil Rights Marchers But Do Nothing On Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — It took the Senate Banking Committee about two minutes on Tuesday to unanimously pass a bill honoring those who walked in the historic 1965 civil rights marches in…
How Junk Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison For Life
JUST BEFORE DAWN, on the unseasonably warm morning of February 24, 1992, a small house caught fire in Old Hickory, Tennessee, a few miles northeast of Nashville. The one-story cinderblock…
Cory Booker Explains How The Drug War Hurts Law Enforcement
In a Tuesday interview with HuffPost Live, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discussed how the high cost of the war on drugs prevents law enforcement agencies from getting the funds they…
ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Into Mexican Farmworker’s Slaying
SEATTLE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican farmworker…
Top Medical Groups Say Gun Violence Is A Public Health Crisis
WASHINGTON — Seven medical groups representing most U.S. physicians are seeking to recast gun-related casualties as a public health crisis, pointing to data that blames firearms for 33,000 U.S. deaths…
Couple Married 67 Years Dies Holding Hands, Just Hours Apart
After 67 years of marriage, Floyd and Violet Hartwig died on February 11 just five hours apart at their home in Easton, California. With their beds pushed together, the couple…
Netanyahu Declines Invite To Meet With Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Tuesday an invitation to meet with U.S. Senate Democrats during his trip to Washington next week. “Though I…
Why Weed Gives You The Munchies, Explained By Neuroscience
Getting high tends to make the prospect of a late-night snack (or a second dinner) suddenly very appealing. But why? – The findings were published in the journal Nature.
‘Game Change’ Writer Danny Strong Explains How Sarah Palin’s Outrage Propelled His Film To Success
Before he was the executive producer behind the insanely successful new series “Empire,” Danny Strong wrote “Game Change,” the television adaptation of the dishy book depicting the 2008 president election….
NYC, Orthodox Jews Reach Deal On Circumcision Ritual
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – New York City has reached a tentative agreement with local rabbinical leaders regarding the Jewish circumcision ritual of direct oral suction…
Shelby Counterman, 8, Has Thousands Of Cockroach Pets
Like many 8-year-old girls, Shelby Counterman has a doll house in her room. She also something most girls don’t have: Thousands of breeding cockroaches as pets. – “A very wise…
Highly Skilled Immigrant Spouses Can Soon Work In U.S.
When Neha Mahajan’s husband got a job transfer from New Delhi to New Jersey, she was excited to come along. But the thrill faded when the television reporter realized there…
Lyon Sisters’ 1975 Disappearance May Soon Be Solved As Police Zero In On Persons Of Interest
Police say they’re closer than ever to solving the mysterious disappearance of Sheila and Katherine Lyon, the young sisters who vanished almost 40 years ago from a suburban Washington, D.C.,…
Republicans Propose Declaring Idaho A ‘Christian State’
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Members of a county Republican Party in Idaho are to take up a measure on Tuesday evening that would declare the…
Floating Strip Club Accused Of Dumping Poop Into Harbor
Ever since a crabbing boat was converted into a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaska island, it’s been beset by legal tangles over safety rules and liquor…
O’Reilly Lied About Suicide Of JFK Assassination Figure, Former Colleagues Say | Blog | Media Matters For America
Bill O’Reilly has repeatedly claimed he personally “heard” a shotgun blast that killed a figure in the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination while reporting for a Dallas television…
Homeowner Arrested After Missing Girlfriend’s Body Found In Well
A South Carolina homeowner was arrested Sunday after the body of a missing woman he dated was discovered in a well on his property. Perry Thomas Pruitt, 54, was charged…
Watch Radio Show Hosts Surprise Grieving Mom With Beautiful Gift After Son’s Death
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
Watch Radio Show Hosts Surprise Grieving Mom With Beautiful Gift After Son’s Death
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
’12 Years A Slave’ Screenwriter John Ridley Explains Why He Feels ‘Lucky To Be A Black Man’ In Film
John Ridley scored a career milestone when he was awarded an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in “12 Years A Slave” during the 86th annual Academy Awards last year. However,…