The bills suggest the GOP did not learn from the national backlash to super aggressive abortion rhetoric in the 2012 elections. (We're talking to you Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock). Read More

James Carter IV recounted how Obama thanked him: “Hey great, get over here’ and then he kind of half-embraced me, I want to say, put his arm around me and we shook hands. He thanked me for my support several times." Read More

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican State Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli are tied at 38% in the Virginia gubernatorial race, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, all eyes are on Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a GOPer, who will announce next month whether or not he’ll run as an Independent. Read More

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert has been among the loudest voices on the birther fringe. Now he's talking up another false conspiracy to defend gun rights in this… Read More

Asked to comment on the incident, McConnell’s office chalked it up to a “humorous misunderstanding.” Read More

The Republican Party’s attempts to block voters are exactly the suppression the Voting Rights Act was designed to stop. Read More

The Republican strategist is defending his Super PAC and ripping Bob Woodward's suggestion that he was creating a "Politburo." So who IS on Rove's side? Read More

President Obama's job approval rating is at a three-year high, according to a new Bloomberg Poll. You'd have to go back to 2009 to find a higher approval number… Read More

The GOP has admitted it must broaden its appeal. So why has the Conservative Political Action Conference invited speakers like Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney? Read More

One girl's family is trying to encourage the Archdiocese to change its "no-girls" policy. Read More

Is Limbaugh good or bad for the GOP? Joe Scarborough and S.E. Cupp don't see it the same way that Rush himself does. Read More

As more and more Americans are accepting the idea of marriage equality, it’s time for the government to follow suit and allow equality for all. Read More

"I lived off my campaign," Jackson Jr told the judge. He spent money on expensive watches and furs, as well as a fedora that once belonged to Michael Jackson. Read More

When it comes to gossip, Capitol Hill looks a lot like middle school. Read More

Rep. Heck seemed to backtrack during a meeting with the editorial board of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Read More

President Obama will unveil details of his plan to rebuild America's roads, bridges, airports and transit systems...Plus other political stories that are driving our day. Read More

How do you win in red states while pushing an agenda that’s focused on gun control and immigration –issues that tend to do well in reliably blue states? Read More

The good news is that the approval rating for Congress is holding steady. The bad news is that it's so low. Read More

President Obama wants to keep the government running. Republicans threaten to stop it. Read More

The disgraced former South Carolina governor – whose political career was derailed following revelations of an extra marital affair – is going on a media blitz to apologize. Read More