Though the midterm elections were a slight disaster, some good did come out of them: over 100 women were elected to Congress, the highest number ever. But the number of women leading House Committees remains low: one. » 11/20/14 1:50pm 11/20/14 1:50pm

Hello Texas state residents, and any American human of voting age who has even an ounce of concern about the men and women elected to lead our nation: Texas is about to elect a living, breathing, Rush Limbaugh parody as its next Lieutenant Governor and every last one of us should be terrified. » 10/21/14 7:00pm 10/21/14 7:00pm

What is the world coming to when a Republican publicist can't even wear dangly jewelry or a seersucker suit while making the Sunday-morning talk show rounds? THANKS, OBAMA. » 10/15/14 3:10pm 10/15/14 3:10pm

The midterm elections are coming, and this time the Republican Party wants YOUR vote, ladies. Not by revamping their platform and selecting candidates that don't say horrifying, sexist shit—don't be silly! No, as the Daily Show's Kirsten Schaalexplained last night, the GOP is producing a bunch of ads putting politics… » 10/09/14 9:50am 10/09/14 9:50am

The Republican party’s seeming inability to avoid saying dumb shit about rape has baffled many this election cycle. But it turns out, that the reason behind the GOP’s rape obsession has been right in front of our noses this entire time. Indeed, you can’t spell the word “Republican Party” without the letters R, A, P,… » 11/01/12 12:10pm 11/01/12 12:10pm

Republican strategist Mary Matalin appeared on Good Morning America this morning and championed Herman Cain's statements made at his press conference, calling his denial "powerful and believable." Worse, she blames the women who have stepped forward for being feminists during a time when she thinks feminists were… » 11/09/11 11:10am 11/09/11 11:10am

You knew about the gays and the "abortion-minded women." Add to the list of those who should beware of Michele Bachmann: A journalist, a Republican activist. Forget being afraid of her policies — apparently we should now be worried about getting roughed up by her people or, under the right circumstances, being told,… » 8/18/11 6:00pm 8/18/11 6:00pm

Fred Karger, a former dirty-tricks Republican operative turned gay rights activist, has declared his candidacy for President. He may not have a shot, but it looks like he's going to have a lot of fun pissing off Republicans who'd just as soon not talk about the Homosexuals these days. » 3/24/11 2:30pm 3/24/11 2:30pm

Ladies and gentlemen, the "pro-life" explanation for what the three draconian House bills restricting reproductive rights have to do with fiscal responsibility: "It is an economic and a moral issue, so anytime you can kill two birds with one stone, we ought to do that. And if we can kill the whole flock with one rock,… » 2/11/11 5:35pm 2/11/11 5:35pm

The one woman vying to lead the Republican National Committee is scrambling to proclaim herself pro-life after evidence surfaced that she was previously involved in a group that didn't take a hard line against abortion. Fun with Republican purity tests! » 12/27/10 5:57pm 12/27/10 5:57pm

We don't often agree with Sarah Palin, but we shared her irritation this morning at Politico illustrating a story about Michele Bachmann's leadership bid with a photo of her getting made up. Politico's replaced it, but we'd grabbed the original. » 11/04/10 3:26pm 11/04/10 3:26pm