Elizabeth King

I had the pleasure of press access to the Democratic presidential debate on Saturday night, which meant that I was on Drake University's campus for around 15 hours (yes, there was a lot of coffee involved). The experience was amazing in part because…

Overall, the three remaining Democratic candidates hold one another in high esteem, and are generally very respectful even when they disagree. Saturday night's second Democratic debate saw a bit of a change in tone, however. Despite speculation that…

So, you guys watched the second Democratic debate on Saturday night, right? It was great and lively, and I feel like we actually learned some new things about the candidates. Because I was lucky enough to snag credentials, I learned so much about…

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is a really interesting person. He's been mayor of Baltimore, governor of Maryland, he plays guitar in a band, and is also a practicing Catholic. But one of the coolest things about him is his…

Jonathan Butler, the Mizzou student who went on a hunger strike in response to racist acts at the school and his belief that the system president failed to adequately respond to those incidents, has been "outed" as rich. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

I've led myself to believe that Bernie Sanders was probably born with a half head of lightning white hair and bifocals. He just sort of has that look to him. So imagine my surprise when I did some searching around and found photos of the Bern back…

A new president of the University of Missouri System was named on Thursday. The new University of Missouri System interim president is Mike Middleton, a former civil rights lawyer and Mizzou faculty member. Middleton was selected to be the…

On Thursday morning, Donald Trump tore into student protesters at Mizzou during an interview with Fox Business News, calling their actions "disgusting" and "disgraceful." And just to double down and be as Trump-y as he possibly could, Trump promised…

The Democratic field for the presidential nomination is down to three candidates, and sitting third in the polls for the DNC is Martin O'Malley, the former mayor of Baltimore and two-term governor of Maryland. With Hillary Clinton holding relatively…

I have information that has made me completely giddy for at least an entire hour. Everyone: Bernie Sanders had a public access TV show in the 1980s, and it was called Bernie Speaks. I mean, on the one hand I'm thinking well of course he had a public…

The University of Missouri has been contending with racist threats directed at students and staff over the social media app Yik Yak. Yik Yak users are completely anonymous, and their posts are only visible to people within 10 miles. The app quickly…

Dr. Ben Carson, who is a leader in the current GOP presidential polls, has been very open about his religious beliefs throughout his presidential campaign. Carson is a Seventh-Day Adventist, a unique Protestant religion that believes in the imminent…

It's an end of a weird, gooey era in Seattle. On Tuesday, a cleaning crew commenced the three- or four-day task of scrubbing clean Seattle's famous Gum Wall. The Gum Wall could perhaps be thought of as a disgusting and unromantic version of the Lock…

Ellen Pao, former interim CEO of Reddit and all-around tech and investments guru, wrote a very honest and raw essay for this Tuesday's edition of Lenny. Pao certainly knows what she's talking about: Pao pursued a gender discrimination lawsuit…

Personally, if I were Donald Trump, I wouldn't show my face in the public eye for at least a week after that dreadful appearance on Saturday Night Live, but Trump's hubris is also incomprehensible to me, so here we are with another moment of…

The next Republican presidential debate will once again be hosted by Fox, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Last week Fox announced that there will be both an undercard (which you may know as the "kid's table" debate) as well as a primetime debate.…

The fourth Republican presidential debate is coming up on Tuesday and will include another undercard (also known as the "kid's table" debate) forum before the main event during primetime. The debates will air on Fox Business, with Fox's Maria…

The next GOP debate will air on Tuesday and will be hosted by Fox Business Network. This will be the second time Fox has hosted the Republicans this election season, but the next debate will have a different set of moderators than the first debate…

On Friday evening, the top three (and only remaining) Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley, will meet in South Carolina to discuss the issues with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. The format of this conversations among…