Salting the Earth
I was on my way home from a camping trip on an unusually cool summer day when I learned that John McCain had died. I…
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Trump Memorialized John McCain on Instagram in the Most Trump Way Possible
Whether or not you think John McCain leaves behind a more complicated legacy than the one of a war hero and maverick…
These 3,600 Comments Are None Too Pleased With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's John McCain Tweet
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s base erupted last night after she praised the late John McCain’s “decency.” She tweeted:
Dick Cheney, Unsurprisingly, Still Really Into Torture
I didn’t think our cultural obsession with nostalgia would include Bush-era torture, but here we are!
One of John McCain's Dying Wishes Is That Donald Trump Not Be Invited to His Funeral
The great thing about death is that Donald Trump won’t be there.
Of Course a Republican Senator Is Now Implying That McCain's Brain Tumor Swayed His Health Care Vote
A couple weeks back, Senator John McCain treated the nation to a real showstopper of a C-SPAN feed as he toyed with…
Democrats Didn't Learn Anything From the Health Care Disaster
The morning after the Republican’s last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed to pass the Senate,…
Democrats and Republican Women Saved Your Health Care, Not John McCain
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate narrowly struck down a “slimmed down” healthcare replacement bill that…
John McCain Will Return to Senate Tuesday to Vote On Healthcare Bill
Days after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer, Senator John McCain will return to the Senate on Tuesday to…
John McCain Has Been Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to a statement released by the Mayo Clinic on behalf of the…
Trump Thinks Kim Jong Un Is a 'Smart Cookie,' Would Totally Meet With Him
Donald Trump—the human equivalent of a teenage boy slumber party abundant in erections and pimples—has lately engaged…
Phew! John McCain Doesn't Think Trump Wants to Be 'a Dictator'!
On Sunday, Republican senator John McCain appeared—remotely—on NBC’s Meet the Press, where he pussyfooted around…
John McCain: Obama Is 'Directly Responsible' for Orlando Shooting [Updated]
On Thursday, Sen. John McCain revealed he is functioning on heavy Republican autopilot when he said that Barack Obama…
Republicans to Employ House of Cards-Style Tactics to Block Obama's SCOTUS Nominees
The Republican National Committee has doubled down on its commitment to being a real headache by employing the…
Half of America Thinks the Government Is Out to Get Them
Republicans are really concerned about the size of the American government. In fact, they’re pretty sure that, like the…
Here's Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in HBO's Confirmation
Kerry Washington, who is playing Anita Hill in the upcoming HBO biopic entitled Confirmation, gave her fans proof in an…
Madeleine Albright Loved Her Waffle Date With Leslie Knope
In its final season, Parks & Recreation is really going for it—taking its humor and political heart as far as they…