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Photo Demonstrators protested the religious freedom bill in Indianapolis on Saturday. Credit Nate Chute/Reuters Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, who last week signed a religious-freedom law driven by bigotry against gays and lesbians, has been complaining that the law’s opponents — which include top business leaders and civil-rights groups — are spreading “misinformation.” It is…
“Let’s be honest here,” O’Malley said. “The presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families.” READ: Can this Democrat really beat Hillary Clinton? The Democrat’s comments, in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” are another signal that he’s likely to challenge Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary….
INDIANAPOLIS — Three days after signing legislation widely criticized as a “license to discriminate” against LGBT people, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he didn’t anticipate “the hostility that’s been directed at our state.” Pence told the Indianapolis Star on Saturday he’s been in discussions with legislative leaders this weekend, and will support legislation to “clarify…
51 photos Smoke rises from the front line of a clash south of Kirkuk, Iraq, on Saturday, March 14. 51 photos A group of Kurdish Peshmerga troops take a break from fighting ISIS militants south of Kirkuk on March 14. 51 photos Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen gather in Tikrit on Friday, March…
Things You May Not Know About Ted Cruz close story-meta-footer close story-meta Ted Cruz on Monday morning announced his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Here are some things to know about the Texas senator. Photo Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, shook hands and took pictures with people after his speech at Liberty…
Claims that climate science is a hoax, that human action is not a factor: these are not just positions in a normal debate. They are ways of saying — saying to the press — hey, the evidence doesn’t matter. In October of last year, the New York Times ran an in-house interview with its own…
WASHINGTON — It was a grueling hearing. A month after the September 2012 attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, House Republicans grilled a top State Department official about security lapses at the outpost. Later that day, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tapped out an email to a close adviser: “Did…
Copyright 2015 Reuters Report: Hillary Clinton didn’t email to official State Dept addresses U.S. Politics • March 23, 2015 6:38 AMMarch 23, 2015 6:38 AM FOLLOW STORY Register or sign in to receive story updates. FOLLOW STORY Register or sign in to receive story updates. Copyright 2015 Reuters this is necessary because of the different…
Getting a national political Republican campaign up and running is hard, guys. Just ask Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who’s declaring his candidacy today. There are just tons of little details you need to anticipate, like filing all the paperwork for an exploratory committee, setting up a PAC, asking Sheldon Adelson’s handlers if he prefers that…
And surprisingly, Rand Paul isn’t the culprit. Despite his effort to win over social media tonight … or the few people awake just after midnight on Monday, what really lit up Twitter was the website TedCruz.com. While TedCruz.org leads to a spiffy new campaign website, TedCruz.com features a black page with the message “SUPPORT PRESIDENT…