Gabby Giffords' Hero Intern Hit With Anti-Gay Smear Tactics
Daniel Hernandez Jr., one of Gabrielle Giffords' former interns who performed lifesaving first aid on the Arizona Congresswoman after she was was shot in 2011, is now an elected member of a Tucson-area school board. That's all great news — except now he's being targeted by an anti-gay smear campaign that's several…
Gabrielle Giffords Gives a Moving, Emotional Speech at Senate Gun Violence Hearing
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords doesn't speak in public too often anymore, because she has trouble forming complete sentences ever since she was shot in the head while meeting with constituents two years ago. (She's also partially blind and her right arm is completely paralyzed. Guns are fun.)
Gabby Giffords 'Celebrates' the Two Year Anniversary of Her Shooting By Launching a Gun Control PAC
Today marks the second anniversary of the Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people and left former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head. Is it the time to talk politics? Giffords certainly thinks so: today she and her husband, Mark Kelly, launched a…
Gabrielle Giffords Enjoys a Moment in the Spotlight
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords receives the 2012 Salute to Women award from Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum at the museum's 21st annual 'Salute to Freedom' dinner on May 24, 2012 in New York City. The gala dinner, which looks to honor men and women who have served the nation, is held aboard…
Horrible Congressman Suggests Shooting Senators to Get Budget Bill Passed
You know how every time a Republican politician says or does something mindblowingly stupid or offensive, we shake our heads and think it can't possibly get any worse? Well, of course, we're always wrong. GOP legislators seem to have a supernatural ability to constantly come up with new and shittier things to say.…
Your Afternoon Cry: Gabrielle Giffords' Farewell Speech

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is resigning from her seat in the US House of Representatives after being shot in the head while meeting constituents. Watch her friend, Florida's Debbie Wasserman Schultz, read her final statement to her colleagues as Giffords looks on, surrounded by friends. And ready the…
The Most Glittery Declarations From the State of the Union
Last night, the Powers that Be gathered in Washington DC for the annual Nerd Oscars— the President's State of the Union address. There were ties in primary colors, John Boehner's aggressively orange skin, that hug between the President and Gabrielle Giffords that made everyone cry, plenty of clapping, and more…
Gabrielle Giffords Finishes What She Was Doing When She Was Shot
Gabrielle Giffords is basically incapable of doing anything that doesn't pull on the heartstrings, but yesterday she did something that seems especially moving. After announcing that she will resign from Congress, Giffords spent the day, her last in Arizona while still in office, wrapping up unfinished business. Chief…
Gabrielle Giffords Resigns from Congress Via YouTube
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned from Congress just a year after being shot in the head at an event outside a Tuscon supermarket. Preoccupied with her physical rehabilitation, Giffords explains in the video that it's best if she steps down despite previous speculation in the wake of her speedy recovery…
Man Wounded in Arizona Shooting Hates Gabrielle Giffords
Reporters have finally managed to locate a man who may be the only American that doesn't find Gabrielle Giffords' recovery inspirational. In fact, he's disgusted by Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly and says, "Every time I see them on TV, it makes me want to vomit." George Morris knows firsthand what the couple have…
Giffords Leads Pledge at Arizona Shooting Memorial
One year after a bullet went straight through her head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led the crowd in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at a candlelight vigil in Tucson. Giffords' recovery has inspired people across the country, but her presence at numerous memorial events today was particularly meaningful for those still…
Giffords Will Return To Arizona For Anniversary Vigil
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is still undergoing physical and speech therapy in Houston, but on Sunday she'll return to Arizona to participate in events marking the one year anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded and six people dead. Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, plans to speak during a vigil at the University…
Gabrielle Giffords' Incredible TV Interview
Last night TV viewers had an unusual choice. By flipping between two networks' primetime news magazine shows, they got to see that absolute worst and best of America. While NBC's Rock Center featured former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky suggesting that kids might have made up their abuse claims, ABC's 20/20 had…
Get A Sneak Preview Of Diane Sawyer's Interview With Gabrielle Giffords
It's hard to believe it's been 11 months since Gabrielle Giffords took a bullet that shot straight into her forehead as she was meeting constituents at a "Congress on Your Corner" event, ultimately rendering her unable to nod her head or even smile. But the good news is, she's doing remarkably well.

