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Sheila Jackson Lee defends calling Jazmine Barnes murder hate crime: ‘There was no hysteria’

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is defending herself after her initial claims that a black child's killing was a "hate crime" turned out to be false.

January 7, 2019

John Yarmuth, Dem congressman, says aspects of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal ‘totally impossible’

Rep. John Yarmuth, the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, criticized some climate change proposals by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as being too ambitious.

January 4, 2019

Cheri Bustos, DCCC chair, supports ‘partial wall’ funding: ‘There’s got to be some give and take’

Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, suggested Friday that Democrats should be willing to concede "partial" border wall funding in exchange for helping "Dreamers" brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

January 4, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests 70% tax on rich to fund Green New Deal: ‘Call me a radical’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested taxing the rich as much as 70 percent to fund a sweeping economic and energy reform plan called the "Green New Deal."

January 4, 2019

Ronna McDaniel rips uncle Mitt Romney for feeding media ‘frenzy,’ urges him to get on Trump train

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday urged her uncle, Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, and like-minded Republicans to unite in support of President Trump and dedicate their energy to attacking Democrats.

January 3, 2019

India’s Kerala erupts in violence after women of ‘menstruating age’ make historic temple entry

Violent protests have swept the southern Indian state of Kerala after two women made history by entering a prominent Hindu temple where they were previously forbidden.

January 3, 2019

Nancy Pelosi’s daughter: ‘She’ll cut your head off, and you won’t even know you’re bleeding’

Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, warned Wednesday that no one has ever won a bet against her mother.

January 2, 2019

Bre Payton, The Federalist writer, dies suddenly at 26

The Federalist writer and frequent Fox News guest Bre Payton died Friday after a sudden illness. She was 26.

December 28, 2018

Libby Schaaf, Oakland mayor: ‘I did the right thing’ alerting illegal immigrants of ICE raid

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, whose warning about an impending immigration raid in Northern California sparked the ire of the Trump administration earlier this year, said she has no regrets putting the people of her community first.

December 28, 2018

Democrats more excited for ‘someone new’ in 2020 over Biden, O’Rourke: Poll

Democratic and independent voters are more excited about an unnamed candidate than they are about Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren running for president in 2020, a new poll has revealed.

December 27, 2018

Mark Hamill declares Darth Vader better than Trump: ‘He saw the error of his ways’

"Star Wars" star Mark Hamill says he gets annoyed when people make comparisons between President Trump and Darth Vader, because at least the fictitious supervillain eventually "repented" for his misdeeds.

December 27, 2018

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder, apologizes for funding misinformation campaign against Roy Moore

LinkedIn's billionaire co-founder Reid Hoffman apologized Wednesday for funding a group that's been linked to a misinformation campaign against Republican candidate Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama Senate runoff election.

December 27, 2018

Les Moonves won’t get $120M exit package, CBS says

Disgraced former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not collect on his $120 million severance package following an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, the network announced Monday.

December 17, 2018

Mattel considers designing Barbie gay wedding set

Mattel said it will meet with a same-sex couple from Arizona in the coming weeks to discuss creating Barbie's first-ever gay wedding set.

December 17, 2018

Hillary Clinton to 8-year-old girl who lost class election: ‘As I know too well, it’s not easy’

Hillary Clinton penned a letter of encouragement to an 8-year-old girl who recently lost her class election, saying she knows the feeling all too well.

December 17, 2018

White House says no annual Christmas party for the press

The White House announced it will not be hosting its annual Christmas party for members of the media this holiday season.

December 14, 2018

Ayanna Pressley, Democrat-elect, says party at a crossroads: ‘Are we really who we say we are?’

Democratic Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley gave some tough love to her party during a speech to its biggest donors Tuesday, according to audio reviewed by BuzzFeed News.

December 13, 2018

Jenny McCarthy: Barbara Walters asked me to ‘act Republican’ on ‘The View’

Author and activist Jenny McCarthy claims that "The View" founder Barbara Walters once asked her to "act Republican" on the left-leaning daytime talk show.

December 13, 2018

Migrant group demands U.S. pay them $50K each to turn back

A group of about 100 Central American migrants currently camped out in Tijuana, Mexico, have reportedly sent a letter to the U.S. government demanding entry or $50,000 each to go back to their home countries.

December 12, 2018

Nancy Pelosi takes shot at Donald Trump’s ‘manhood’ after tense White House meeting

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi reportedly took a swipe at President Trump's "manhood" Tuesday following a tense Oval Office meeting discussing the president's border wall with Mexico.

December 11, 2018