Jon Ossoff on the campaign trail (image from Ossoff's Facebook)
The latest confirmation that Democrats have a wind at their backs came early Saturday morning. The man fighting to take the seat once occupied by Newt Gingrich announced that he is the first congressional candidate...
Rodney Frelinghuysen touring a Superfund site (image courtesy Frelinghuysen's congressional office, part of public domain)
One of the most, if not the most, outrageous moves by a politician not named Donald Trump in recent memory came to light earlier this week. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, the chairman of the House Appropriations...
Overall, former President Obama has been very respectful and said almost nothing about Donald Trump since leaving the White House in January, but a new report reveals that Obama doesn't hold the current resident of...
One of the stories of my childhood involved John F. Kennedy. I grew up in greater Boston, so that shouldn't be a big surprise. Still, the story has stayed in my mind for 50 years...
Lisa Bloom at SXSW 2017 (image courtesy Bloom's Twitter)
Last Tuesday night, Bill O'Reilly went on what he said was a pre-planned trip to Europe while in the middle of a firestorm over allegations that he sexually harassed dozens of women. Although he didn't...
Under former President Barack Obama's administration, several U.S. cities came under a consent decree that outright stated they would work with the Department of Justice's civil rights division to reform themselves. This decision came after...
Apparently, there is a rumor going around that former President Barack Obama did nothing in Syria. Syria's brutal civil war has claimed almost half a million lives and left the country in ruins, and many people...
Many people who continuously saw the bad within former President Barack Obama constantly ask why people believe Obama was such a great president. And for them, we have two words: forward thinking. The greatest misconception of many...
Alec Baldwin as Bill O'Reilly--and Donald Trump (screenshot courtesy NBC via Daily Beast)
When "Saturday Night Live" returned from a four-week hiatus, the gang at Studio 8H wasn't lacking for material. They had the flap over the nuclear option and the smorgasbord of news about Donald Trump's Russia ties,...
It happened back in January 2016. We were still in the early days of the presidential campaign, before the first caucus had even taken place. Candidate Donald Trump was holding a rally at the University of...
Alright, let's break this down. The military rules of engagement are directives set forth in order to dictate circumstances that require ground, air, and naval forces to enter combat zones and fight. They are rules to...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announcing a civil suit against JPMorganChase in 2012 (image courtesy Lonnie Tague, part of public domain)
Everyone knows by now that the FBI and Justice Department publicly declared for the first time that Donald Trump's wiretapping allegations are groundless. But believe it or not, an even more ominous piece of news...
Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump at the debates (screenshot courtesy NBC)
One of the few things that has made Donald Trump's so-called presidency bearable is seeing Alec Baldwin send him up--bigly--on "Saturday Night Live." Earlier this week, Baldwin hinted that he may not keep it up...
Hollywood is known for its liberalism, and in the wake of President Donald Trump's election to the highest office in the country, Hollywood is showing more solidarity than ever. Many celebrities are becoming outspoken watchdogs...
Patrick Stewart at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival (image courtesy Maxmillian Buhn, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
One of the most beloved actors in the world has decided to protest Donald Trump in one of the most meaningful ways possible. Patrick Stewart announced on Friday that he has applied to become an American citizen...
Photo art courtesy Emil Lendof, The Daily Beast
On paper, Breitbart News should be sitting pretty. After all, the rabidly alt-right fake news machine played a key role in propelling Donald Trump to the Republican nomination. Indeed, it was so fanatically loyal to...
The internet went nuts yesterday when pictures from CPAC showed attendees waving Russian flags with "TRUMP" on them in huge letters. Now, the activists behind those flags have come forward with why they did it. 'Proudly Waving...
Let's face it: Obama has moved on without us, and it hurts. We've seen him sailing the ocean seas and and sharing hot tubs with smiling individuals. He's been on a post-presidential vacation, and he...
There is no doubt that every day that we get further and further into President Trump's regime we miss President Obama even more. Oftentimes I find myself lost in the distance dreaming of a time...
Rumana Ahmed (image courtesy Leah Varjacques, The Atlantic)
It's no secret that Islamophobia runs deep in the DNA of the Donald Trump White House. But one person saw it first-hand--and is speaking out about it. A National Security Council staffer who was a...