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Speaker John Boehner Just Announced He'll Resign from Congress
The head of the House was under extreme pressure from conservative members of Congress who wanted to defund Planned Parenthood even at the cost of shutting down the federal government.
The Speaker of the Most Anti-Science Congress in History is Quitting
Who hates science more, John Boehner or whoever replaces him?
Pope Politely Sticks It to Congress in Historic Speech
Congress cheered, cried, and experienced some pretty dramatic mood-swings as Pope Francis pontificated on a potpourri of sticky issues, including climate change, abortion, and the death penalty.
Pope Francis Is Holding A Climate Change Conference At The Vatican
Ahead of an expected June encyclical on climate change, the pontiff continues to push for international action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Some Catholics Will Be Fasting for Action on Climate Change During Lent
Pope Francis says climate change is 'mostly' the fault of humans and Catholics around the world are heeding his call for greater environmental awareness and an international climate change treaty.
Obama's State of the Union Address: 'This Is Good News, People'
Addressing for the first time a Congress with Republican majorities in both chambers, Obama is discussing the economy, Cuba, cybersecurity, the Islamic State, and more.
John Boehner is Using Taylor Swift GIFs to Criticize Obama
It was only a matter of time before BuzzFeed leaked its way into Republican politics.
How One Republican Could Stop DC From Legalizing Weed
Maryland Congressman Andy Harris is on a relentless crusade to stop the nation's capital from getting high.
Obama Has Saved 5 Million Illegal Immigrants from Deportation – Now What?
Republicans are already losing their minds over the president's new executive order.
Well, That Was Stupid: The Shutdown “Crisis” Is Over
Around noon today, it became increasingly clear that the manufactured crisis that was the government shutdown is going to end the way everyone knew it would, with the Republican position collapsing.
The Continued Stupidity of the Government Shutdown
The world economy might be in danger thanks to a group of Republicans stuck in a feedback loop of information and a few powerful men committed to playing an extremely high-stakes game of chicken. This is not good.
The US Government Shut Down Because Everything Is Stupid
Thanks to a few dozen ultraconservative Tea Party politicians, the entire federal government shut down at midnight last night. This doesn't seem like a great way to run a country, does it?