When the U.S. Education Department released new rules dictating how college campuses should respond to sexual misconduct on Friday, liberals around the country reacted with outrage, including one particularly blistering tweet from a Minnesota…

The Trump administration has taken the next step in its fight to change the treatment of gender issues on college campuses. On Friday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released proposed rules for schools' sexual harassment policies. Her rules…

The blue wave continues: A Democratic win in the 3rd District of New Jersey on Wednesday left liberals with 34 seats gained in the House and the potential for more. Reports indicate that the president is deeply unhappy with the midterm results…

Michelle Obama's friendship with President George W. Bush is legendary. Even their subtlest public interactions inevitably turn into viral photo-ops, from hugs to passing each other mints. In a new interview with the former president's daughter on…

All eyes are on Florida this week as officials recount the ballots in three extremely tight midterms races. Luckily, you don't have to sit idly by if you care about the results. There are several ways you can help the Florida recounts right now. The…

Kellyanne Conway's husband has made headlines recently for occasionally speaking out against President Donald Trump. Now he's taking his opposition a step further: Just before the opening of this year's Federalist Society convention, George Conway…

Democrats have officially taken over one chamber of Congress, and while they won't be able to pass legislation without the Senate's support, they can exercise their power to oversee President Donald Trump's administration. If you're one of the many…

The justice's fans can take a deep breath: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's fractured ribs don't seem to be causing her much alarm. A Reuters report on Friday indicated that she's already started work again — from the hospital bed, no less — and that she's in…

The Keystone XL Pipeline was due to begin construction next year. President Donald Trump had approved it just after he entered office, reversing an Obama-era decision to halt its development. But the tide turned yet again on Thursday: A…

Quite a few races in Florida could be headed for a recount. Two — the governor and Senate races — have received overwhelming media attention and are still being watched anxiously by people around the country, while others are less high-profile but…

The 2018 midterms aren't over yet. Many races are either still undecided or heading into a runoff, so we won't have the full results for weeks. Some of the remaining candidates are female, which means that the too close to call midterms races may…

A Supreme Court spokesperson said Thursday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell in her office Wednesday night and was later hospitalized, according to USA TODAY. Ginsberg fractured three ribs in the fall, according to the spokesperson. Ginsburg…

Another tragic instance of gun violence shook the country on Wednesday night, this time hitting a California bar. The commander-in-chief weighed in early the next morning: President Donald Trump responded to the Thousand Oaks Borderline shooting…

The 2018 midterms have been labeled by many as the most important election of recent years. Despite this, there were some measures on ballots around the country that were a bit more — erm — frivolous. Atlanta, Georgia passed a Sunday "Brunch Bill" —…

One of the most highly-anticipated election seasons ever is finally over and the country is reeling. A cacophony of voices is rising to process the event, including that of the 2016 presidential hopeful whose stunning loss is partially responsible…

The results from Tuesday's elections will have enormous impact on the reproductive rights movement. On both the national and local level, the 2018 midterms showed that abortion access is a major issue for voters and set the stage for a continued…

This year's midterm candidates generally didn't make birth control a central theme of their campaigns, instead choosing to focus on topics like healthcare and immigration. But reproductive rights were still deeply relevant to the elections. It won't…

The 2018 midterm elections are over, and attention is shifting to whether Nancy Pelosi will be elected Speaker of the House now that Democrats have won control of the chamber. The representative from California herself thinks that she will; in an…

Even though the midterm elections haven't happened yet, people are already spreading a plethora of outlandish theories about them. Even President Donald Trump has joined in — and in several cases, he's the primary driver of the false claims. It's…

In recent weeks, racist robocalls have attacked black candidates in tough midterms races. Multiple calls preyed on Florida's Andrew Gillum, and now there's a new one against another gubernatorial candidate. Georgia's Stacey Abrams has been targeted…