Justin Amash's absolutely amazing victory speech  —  Politicians who win campaigns, no matter how dirty, will almost always kiss and make up with their political opponents in their election-night speeches.  —  Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), of course, is not your average politician.

America's Fed Up: Obama Approval Rating Hits New Low  —  Yet because this discontent differs - among Democrats, Republicans, and independents - Hart cautions that Americans still aren't likely to be storming the polls on Election Day in November.  —  “We're unhappy, but we aren't coalescing around an issue,” he said.

Mike Huckabee: Obama ‘Acting Like God,’ ‘Worthy Of Impeachment’  —  Mike Huckabee appeared on Monday's edition of Iowa-based Steve Deace's radio talk show, where he said President Obama “absolutely” deserves to be impeached but cautioned that Republicans should not pursue impeachment …

U. of Illinois apparently revokes job offer to controversial scholar  —  Professor whose writings have angered many was offered job at U. of Illinois, pending formal board approval.  He didn't get it.  Is he being punished for his views?  His tone?  Both?  —  Editorial Tags:  —  Academic freedom

A Friend Flees the Horror of ISIS  —  A humanitarian crisis that could turn into genocide is taking place right now in the mountains of northwestern Iraq.  It hasn't made the front page, because the place and the people are obscure, and there's a lot of other horrible news to compete with.

Wikipedia refuses to delete photo as ‘monkey owns it’  —  Wikimedia, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has refused a photographer's repeated requests to stop distributing his most famous shot for free - because a monkey pressed the shutter button and should own the copyright

Conservative Journalist: I Did So Pay For Discredited Vote Buying Story!  —  Charles Johnson, the feisty conservative journalist who's been the driving force behind the allegations of a vote-buying scheme in Mississippi's Republican runoff, responded Wednesday to the latest twist …

Democrats Have a White Working Class Problem—and Not Just in the South  —  Whenever elections approach, there is always a flurry of concern among Democrats regarding the white working class.  Despite a steady and gradual decline in its size over the last several decades …

A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast  —  A Madison, Miss., precinct worker offers a voter a “I voted” sticker after voting in party primaries on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.  Mississippi's new voter ID law was put to its first test in Tuesday's primaries.

Michelle Obama: ‘Women are smarter than men’  —  First Lady Michelle Obama engaged in a battle of the sexes Wednesday, claiming that women are more intelligent than their male counterparts.  —  “We can't waste the spotlight.  Time is short.  Change is needed.

Leader Of Republican's “Business Coalition” Resigns After Inquiry About Domestic Violence Conviction  —  The CEO was sentenced to 17 months in prison for domestic violence.  Following an inquiry by BuzzFeed, he has resigned.  —  Two weeks ago, Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby announced a …

$619 billion missed from federal transparency site  —  WASHINGTON — A government website intended to make federal spending more transparent was missing at least $619 billion from 302 federal programs, a government audit has found.  —  And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate …

NATO says Russia could be poised to invade Ukraine  —  (Reuters) - Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine's eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday.  —  Stating the conflict in Ukraine …

16 Things We Learned From Bill Nye The Science Guy's Emails With The White House  —  BuzzFeed obtained Bill Nye's emails with the White House through a FOIA request.  There is a science poem.  —  Mark Wilson / Getty Images  —  Bill Nye sometimes signs off his emails with hopeful messages and clip art.

(CNN) — U.S. intelligence agencies fear Edward Snowden has achieved celebrity as a leaker and could be inspiring others to disclose classified national security information.  —  One indication of that may be in new documents published this week by the Intercept, the website begun by Glenn Greenwald, who published Snowden's leaks.

New Washington Post project discloses fabrications from a source  —  The Washington Post's “Storyline” project has posted a bruising editor's note on a story about black men and HIV: … As laid out in its initial posting, “Storyline” hovers where people and policy mingle: “We care about policy as experienced by people across America.