So now they care about sexism?  The ugly hypocrisy of the right's reaction to Trump's Kelly slur  —  I've had righties bray I'm not marriageable and that it's my “time of the month.”  Why the Kelly mess is different  —  Congratulations, Donald Trump.  You made sure that throughout …

G is for Google  —  As Sergey and I wrote in the original founders letter 11 years ago, “Google is not a conventional company.  We do not intend to become one.”  As part of that, we also said that you could expect us to make “smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange …

Rick Perry Stops Paying South Carolina Staff  —  The decision suggests the former Texas governor's campaign is facing serious financial woes.  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign team in South Carolina is no longer being paid by his presidential campaign, National Journal has learned.

Washington Post reporter charged with trespassing, interfering with a police officer  —  A Washington Post reporter who was arrested at a restaurant last year while reporting on protests in Ferguson, Mo., has been charged in St. Louis County with trespassing and interfering with a police officer and ordered to appear in court.

Donald Trump Was Inevitable  —  Trumpmentum appears to be a thing.  And no one understands why.  —  I don't blame them.  On paper, Donald Trump's candidacy looks like it should be a laughingstock in any Republican primary, let alone one in a party where ideological purity still means a great deal.

Liberals Are Not Happy About Schumer's Defection On Iran Deal  —  Literally, as the 2016 Republican candidates arrived on the debate stage on August 6, news broke that the presumptive successor to Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) leadership position in the Senate-Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)-would be voting against the nuclear deal with Iran.

O'Malley: Sparse debate schedule ‘undemocratic’  —  Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is keeping pressure on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to increase the number of Democratic presidential debates.  —  “We're making a big mistake, as Democrats, if we try to limit debate …

Dad lets daughter die, rather than be touched by ‘strange’ rescuer  —  Asian father stopped rescue team from saving his drowning daughter  —  A father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown, stopping life guards from rescuing her.  —  He preferred that his daughter die rather …

Melissa Gilbert running for Congress  —  WASHINGTON - Actress Melissa Gilbert, best known for her portrayal as Laura Ingalls Wilder on NBC's “Little House on the Prairie” in the 1970s and '80s, has announced her intentions of running for Congress in Michigan's 8th District.

Donald Trump prepares to bolster depleted staff  —  Donald Trump is ready to move on.  —  After a weekend of controversy and campaign infighting, Trump embarked on an effort to bulk up a depleted staff and to flesh out specific policy proposals.  But questions remained about how far …

The Big Secret of Abortion: Women Already Know How It Works  —  Planned Parenthood and the truth about women’s bodies.  —  10.2k  —  Shares  —  9.9k  —  Pin It … “I gave birth to two premature kids,” said California's Barbara Boxer on the Senate floor last week …

State by State, Democratic Party Is Erasing Ties to Jefferson and Jackson  —  WASHINGTON — For nearly a century, Democrats have honored two men as the founders of their party: Thomas Jefferson, for his visionary expression of the concept of equality, and Andrew Jackson, for his populist spirit and elevation of the common man.