Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), an Iraq war veteran and a hawk on foreign policy, endorsed former vice-president Dick Cheney as John Boehner‘s replacement as Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Look, these are trying times for our nation. It’s important to have a steady hand on the helm during times like this. I think […]
The Dutch Safety Board investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 concluded in their final report that the jet was downed by a Russian-made “warhead” fired from eastern Ukraine that detonated outside the jet’s cockpit. The report was accompanied by a chilling animation of Malaysia Airline MH17 being hit by a missile. [below] Malaysia […]
Republican tensions exploded on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press” when Representatives Dave Brat (R-VA) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) had a candid discussion about the divide between moderates and Freedom Caucus conservatives in the party. Dent is a moderate Republican who has served in the House of Representatives since 2004. Brat, a member of the […]
Progressive political pundit Cenk Uygur and “combative conservative commentator” Ann Coulter battled it out on Saturday at the inaugural Politicon Conference, a two-day event in Los Angeles billed as a nonpartisan fan fest for politics and entertainment – in short, the Comic-Con of politics. The heated debate between Uygur, the founder and CEO of The […]
Elle Magazine has created a new video showcasing what happens when women are Photoshopped out of images in the workplace and in politics. Quartz reports that the video is a “series of disheartening images that serve an inspiring purpose,” adding that the video is part of a #morewomen campaign “launched by the magazine to elevate […]