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The set of “Veep” was “deathly quiet.” On election night, even with dozens of extras, the set drew to a hush as the evening wore on.  ADVERTISEMENT “Veep” showrunner David Mandel recalls that, as the results were coming in, the cast and crew were shooting a fake polling station set in the country of Georgia. […]

Colleagues of former Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., describe the septuagenarian as competent and congenial — the “Mister Rogers” of Republicans, as Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., said — but his positions on issues including NSA surveillance, Edward Snowden, torture, and Guantanamo Bay are bound to spark arguments with civil libertarians as Congress debates his nomination today by President-elect […]

U.S. B-2 war planes bombed two camps in Libya overnight that Pentagon officials claim were housing Islamic State (ISIS) militants, concluding President Barack Obama’s time as commander in chief with another slew of deaths. More than 80 people were killed at the camps about 25 miles southeast of Sirte, where ISIS fighters fled from last […]

Thousands of protesters gathered outside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) home in New York on Tuesday night, demanding he take a stronger stand against President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. Roughly 3,000 people amassed at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn around 6:00pm, then marched to Schumer’s apartment near Prospect Park, waving signs that read, “Show […]

As the Trump administration and Republicans in power in Congress set to work destroying environmental regulations, scientists have added urgency to the resistance with a simple new equation that shows the staggering effect human activity has had on the climate. Their findings? Humans have altered the climate 170 times faster than natural forces. In fact, […]

A majority of registered voters are in favor having a special prosecutor investigate potential ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign aides and Kremlin officials, a Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday shows. Fifty-seven percent say they are in favor of such a probe, compared to 31 percent who say they are not. Thirteen percent say they […]

John Rogers, the head of the House GOP’s campaign arm, has his work cut out for him as he tries to hold on to the House majority in 2018. Rogers, the executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), faces both an unpopular president pulling down his party’s candidates and historic trends that usually […]

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing one of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s accusers, said on Friday her client Beverly Young Nelson believes her life is in danger after she accused Moore of sexual assault. “I think she’s in danger, and she knows it,” Allred said at a press conference.  “There are people who feel […]

Thursday, February 23, 2017 Tell your elected representatives to publicly condemn the Trump administration’s attack on transgender students’ civil rights. Call today; More details here. Voice your support online (and see others doing the same) using the hashtag # With congressional lawmakers in their home districts this week, the following tools have been established so […]

Since President Donald Trump’s November election, there has been a wave of hate incidents nationwide—and now he’s chosen a leader from one group that has itself espoused violence to represent the U.S. on the international stage. Earlier this week, the State Department announced that representatives from infamous anti-LGBTQ hate group the Center for Family and […]