By Jeff Spross on September 29, 2013
Rick Perry has worked to effectively outlaw abortion in Texas. His wife, meanwhile, thinks it is "a woman's right."
By Annie-Rose Strasser on September 29, 2013
According to Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif, the website of Ayatollah Khamenei that calls the Holocaust a "myth" is mistranslated.
By Scott Keyes and Zack Beauchamp on September 28, 2013
Another conservative conference descends into chaos.
By Judd Legum on September 28, 2013
He called it “a good historical analogy.”
After sparking a battle to defund Obamacare that leaves a government funding bill in limbo and puts the country on the brink of a shutdown, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) left Washington D.C. Saturday to mingle at a conservative confab in Missouri.
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By Ian Millhiser on September 28, 2013
The tea party faction may be steering the Republican ship, but they are not the only faction in the party. If Boehner is deposed, it is not at all clear that any faction within the GOP has the votes to elect any person speaker unless they join with Democrats.
By Annie-Rose Strasser on September 28, 2013
"This is dangerous. We've never been here before," Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said.
By Zack Ford on September 27, 2013
A New Jersey judge has ruled that same-sex couples must have access to marriage, a decision that will take effect October 21 if it is not stayed by the appeals process.
By Sy Mukherjee on September 27, 2013
The agreement will extend health benefits to 200,000 low-income Arkansas residents -- and could serve as a template for red states skeptical of expanding the public Medicaid program.
By Alyssa Rosenberg on September 27, 2013
Showtime's 'Homeland' took a dive last season, but it can correct course this year. Here are five ideas for improving the show--and a sense of how well 'Homeland' is doing through the first two episodes.
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