Claire McCaskill Gets In Some Senate Shit Talk on Her Way Out the Door
Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is on her way out, having lost re-election in Missouri. But on Friday morning, she…
Mitch McConnell Says the Kavanaugh Vote Will Happen on Friday
As my grandfather says, “I feel like I have aged 7 days in the past week.”
Brett Kavanaugh and the Myth That Sports Build Better Men
Brett Kavanaugh needed to project a certain type of masculinity on Thursday, so he talked about sports. He was captain…
Senator Mazie Hirono Calls 'Bullshit' on Kavanaugh Hearings
Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono from Hawaii spoke for all of us in a recent interview with ABC News. She succinctly and…
The House and the Senate Can't Agree on Whose Proposed Sexual Harassment Reform Is Better
In May, the Senate passed legislation that would bring much-needed reform to the way sexual harassment cases against…
Terry Crews Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee: 'This Is How Toxic Masculinity Permeates Culture'
On Tuesday, Terry Crews testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, retelling the story of his 2017 sexual…
The Senate Finally Passed a Sexual Harassment Bill, but a Bullshit Version
After months of stalling, on Thursday the Senate passed an anti-sexual harassment bill aiming to reform how Congress…
Kirsten Gillibrand Is Still Waiting for the Senate to Take Sexual Harassment Seriously
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is fed the fuck up. She took to Twitter on Thursday to blast her colleagues for their…
After Giving It Some Thought, Gina Haspel Thinks Torture Was a Bad Idea and Thank You for Your Vote
It should be pretty easy to declare that the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used by the CIA after 9/11 were…
Lincoln Chafee Is Considering Running for Senate and I Am Considering Dying in an Explosion of Delight
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, America’s gentlest nincompoop, is once again teasing a run for office. In…
Tammy Duckworth Cast a Vote Today, Newborn at Her Side
Senator Tammy Duckworth made history on Thursday, bringing her newborn daughter Maile onto the Senate floor to cast a…
It Took the Senate 2 Centuries to Allow New Parents to Bring Infants to Chamber Floor
The Senate is expected to change its rules to allow Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to bring her newborn onto the…
Women in the Senate Call Bullshit After Inaction on Sexual Harassment Bill
A bill to support victims of sexual harassment and hold harassers accountable is dying on Capitol Hill, and women…
Senate Passed Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill That Compromises Sex Workers, Is Now On Its Way to Trump
The Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) on Wednesday, which would allow websites, social media…
Hello Again, Mitt
After months of dull speculation, former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney…
The White House Is Not Very Interested in Solving the DACA Crisis It Created
Trump, who previously bragged about his “great love” for Dreamers and claimed he would “sign any deal” on immigration…
Second Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Ending DACA as Senate Debate Stumbles
I’m still thinking about Louise Linton’s bird feeder.