With no evidence to support the claim, President Donald Trump told congressional leaders that he lost the popular vote due to up to five million fraudulent votes, the Washington Post reports . Trump reportedly made the claim during a Monday night reception...

In one of the largest days of protest in U.S. history, millions took to the streets yesterday, one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The largest protest was the Women’s March on Washington , where more than 500,000 packed the streets....

Protesters across the nation hit the streets yesterday to protest Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Thousands gathered in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Portland, chanting slogans like, “No Trump! No KKK! No racist USA...

Donald Trump continued to attempt to reach out to black voters specifically during a rally in Akron, Ohio, last night. Riffing on his prepared remarks, he said “I’ll straighten it out... you can walk down the street without getting shot. Now...

Conservative stalwart Phyllis Schlafly has died at the age of 92, her organization Eagle Forum confirmed last night. The controversial activist came to fame in the mid-20th century with her public crusade against feminism and the Equal Rights Amendment...

Protests in St. Paul last night against the recent police shooting of Philando Castile erupted into violence, with 21 police officers injured and more than 100 people arrested. This morning, police announced that one officer had suffered a spinal fracture...

Armed protesters who have occupied a building in a Oregon federal wildlife reserve in Burns, Oregon , said this evening that they were carrying out “truly a peaceful protest.” Acting spokesman Ammon Bundy tweeted that protesters had not destroyed...

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump knocked Hillary Clinton yesterday for not returning to the stage on time in Saturday night’s Democratic debate and getting “schlonged” by Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race. “Even...

A school in Utah has canceled a homework assignment asking ninth-graders to design a propaganda poster for terrorist groups like the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS. Salem Junior High School officials nixed the assignment, which the teacher...

A New York Times investigation found that 158 families have donated $176 million to the presidential election so far, much of it to Republicans, by giving more than $250,000 each. They, along with about 200 other families who donated more than $100,000...

Republic presidential candidate Jeb Bush met with Black Lives Matter advocates yesterday before a town hall event in Las Vegas, according to a statement from his campaign. The Republican presidential candidate discussed his commitment to criminal-justice...

Seattle’s City Council unanimously approved a proposal last evening that would tax gun and ammunition sales inside city limits . Council President Tim Burgess introduced the measure, which would tag on a $25 tax for every gun sold and a 5-cent-per...

President Obama summoned Jon Stewart to the White House at least twice for secret meetings , Politico reported Tuesday. Both meetings came before key moments : the first during the 2011 budget fight, the second during Russia’s 2014 intervention...

NAACP Spokane President Rachel Dolezal began her public ordeal by fighting back against critics calling her out for lying about being black. "I don't give two shits about what you guys think," Dolezal said in an interview last Friday with...

Oregon lawmakers passed a bill yesterday that requires criminal background checks for private gun sales , sending it to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for her signature. The bill passed the Oregon House in a 32-28 vote after nearly five hours of debate...

A new study released earlier this week found there has been a big drop since 2007 in the number of Americans who identify as Christian , according to the Pew Research Center. Though seven in 10 Americans still describe themselves as Christian, more people...

Protesters angry over the death of Freddie Gray, an unarmed black man who died of a mysterious spinal injury he suffered while in police custody, promised to “shut down” Baltimore with their biggest march yet over the weekend. “We are...

Hillary Clinton may push back the official start of her presidential campaign, top Democrats told Politico yesterday. Clinton was initially planning to roll out her campaign in April, but since she doesn’t have any strong primary opponents yet,...

Darren Wilson resigned from the Ferguson, Missouri police department yesterday, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch it is "the hardest thing I've ever had to do." "I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents...

If George P. Bush, Jeb Bush’s eldest son, is to be believed, it’s “more than likely” his dad will run for president in 2016. The younger Bush, currently running for Texas land commissioner, broke the news during an interview with...

Florida’s contentious race for governor pitting incumbent Republican Rick Scott against Democratic challenger Charlie Crist descended into farce last night over a disagreement about a podium cooling fan at a debate that was supposed to be about...

Ohio University Student Senate President Megan Marzec has come under fire for her response to being challenged to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by University President Roderick McDavis. Marzec chose to cover herself in fake blood on behalf of Palestinians...

The Republican National Committee announced today that their 2016 convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland beat out Dallas, Texas for the right to host the meeting at which Republicans will gather to select a nominee for President. Enid Mickelsen...

Missouri governor Jay Nixon vetoed a law mandating that women wait at least 72 hours before they can have an abortion. Not only did the Democrat denounce the legislation as “disrespectful,” but he also expressed specific concern for how it...

In the most stunning upset since Republicans took over the House of Representatives four years ago, Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his GOP primary to a poorly funded and disorganized Tea Party activist. David Brat, an economics professor, beat Cantor...