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Why has Washington Become Such a Cluster Frag? Blame It on the iPhone

Tom Hayes | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
Tom Hayes

In an era of big data and modeling, we have hand-drawn, gerrymandered political districts. In a time when you can buy a handgun with just a pulse, in some precincts you won't be issued a voting ballot without a cavity search.

Time for Tough Love

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Clarence B. Jones

I never contemplated or considered the possibility that the Department of Justice under President Obama would initiate an action that would blatantly violate and desecrate the principles enshrined in the First Amendment.

The NRA's Perverted View of America

Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Josh Horwitz

The NRA didn't just throw down the gauntlet to our government in Houston. It also articulated a vision of America and its ideals that is the antithesis of what our Founders intended, and which would mean the absolution of our Constitution.

Ted Nugent's Brother Takes Swipe At Rocker's Gun Stance

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent is now catching heat from his own brother on his uncompromising stance on gun rights. In a Washington Post op-ed publis...

Jason Linkins

No Labels Will Have An Occasional Radio Show, For Some Reason

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

Good news for people who like radio-broadcasted vapidity! Former Utah governor and presidential aspirant Jon Huntsman (R) and current West Virginia Se...

The Letter From the NRA that You Will Never See

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.10.2013 | Comedy
Sanjay Sanghoee

The following piece may seem like comedy but it's really political satire, which basically means it's about serious issues that make Americans so uncomfortable that I need to dress them up in humor just to talk about them.

Ad Backing Kelly Ayotte Presents Former Party Chair As A 'Mom'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

The American Future Fund, a pro-Republican nonprofit, is running an ad defending Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), whose approval ratings dropped precipitou...

Dem Senator Still Bothered By Senate Failure

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

Nearly a month removed from watching his background checks legislation fall flat on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) revealed Thursday wha...

New Ad Thanks GOP Senator For Controversial Vote

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced a new television ad Thursday than...

Sabrina Siddiqui

Red State Democrats Unfazed By Background Check Backlash

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) considers holding another vote on legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers, ...

Getting Real About Gun Violence

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Hoyt Hilsman

The pro-gun vs. anti-gun debate does not address the realities of gun violence in America and the most critical issues in preventing it.

Keep Your Flowers on Mother's Day, I Want My Rights

Shannon Watts | Posted 05.08.2013 | Parents
Shannon Watts

That day in December, I wept, as many of us did, for people we didn't know, but who could have easily been any one of our family members. But in April, when 46 Senators voted to block a bill to make our children and families safer, I was outraged.

NRA Launches Ad Backing Kelly Ayotte

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

The National Rifle Association is running a new television spot in support of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), who recently voted against bipartisan legisl...

Jason Linkins

This Is NOT An Effective Argument Against Expanding Background Checks, Sorry!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

According to a new study released Tuesday by Pew Research, the gun homicide rate has declined 49 percent since its peak in 1993. Actually, check that ...

Senators Consider Ways To Resuscitate Defeated Measure

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands...

Jennifer Bendery

Republican Senator Says He May Support Background Checks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday that he could support tighter background checks on gun sales -- something he declined to do last ...

Lawmakers Targeted Over Senate Gun Failure

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch the...

Rob Portman Faces Heat For His Vote Against Background Checks

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

Sen. Rob Portman's (R-Ohio) vote against bipartisan background checks legislation followed him home during the congressional recess, with protests at ...

Sam Stein

Manchin Tells Reid He's Already Got A 'Couple More Votes' On Background Checks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats believe that they have several new votes in favor of a bill that would expand background checks for gun buyers, after w...

Hammering Nails in the Gun Bill Coffin

Rizwan A. Rahmani | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Rizwan A. Rahmani

The media should be ashamed of itself for not taking issue with Congress or the gun lobby and taking them to task. I wish it had conducted equally ceaseless coverage of Sandy Hook to keep the issue alive in the news, but it appears the media doesn't put equally intrinsic value on those twenty innocent children's lives.

Giffords: 'I Wish There Was More Courage In Congress'

Reuters | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

By Aaron Pressman BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in C...

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics
Arianna Huffington

This week brought evidence that America continues to evolve in positive ways. On Monday, NBA player Jason Collins came out, becoming the first openly gay male athlete in a major sport. Collins' trust in the American people was rewarded, as the response to his revelation was overwhelmingly positive. Too bad that same trust isn't shared by Washington, which continues to operate out of fear. Gun control seems dead, despite decreased support for Senators who voted against universal background checks, and increased support for those who voted for them. Likewise, this week President Obama reiterated his desire to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay -- where a hunger strike has spread to 100 of the 166 prisoners still being held there without a trial -- but he's done very little to make it happen. Unlike Collins, whom he called to congratulate, the president doesn't seem to trust us to rise to the occasion.

LaPierre Praises 'Defeat' Of Background Check Measure

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics

HOUSTON — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles...

Friday Talking Points -- Most Disappointing Plan B

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

A professional pundit was fired because he wrote an opinion piece that was factually inaccurate. Is that even a thing? "Journalists" can get fired for saying things which are false (things that five minutes of fact-checking would have proven laughably wrong), and for other stupid comments?

There's Nothing To Celebrate: NRA's Celebratory Atmosphere At National Conference Is Disgusting

Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Sen. Richard Blumenthal

There is nothing celebratory about the fact that 11,000 Americans die each year from gun violence. Despite these morbid realities, the NRA is still celebrating this weekend in the Lone Star State, slowly but surely consigning itself to irrelevance.